RR Auction: Fine Autographs & Artifacts

Born Bartolomeo Alberto Cappellari (1765-1846), he served as pope from 1831 to 1846. Strongly conservative and traditionalist, he opposed democratic a

Born Count Vincenzo Gioacchino Raffaele Luigi Pecci (1810–1903), he served as pope from 1878 to 1903. LS in Italian, signed “G. Card. Pecci Vesc. di P

Born Giovanni Battista Enrico Antonio Maria Montini in Italy in 1897, Paul VI reigned as pope from 1963 until his death in 1978. TLS signed “G.B. Mont

Pope born Ambrogio Damiano Achille Ratti, who ascended the papal throne in 1922 and issued encyclicals condemning communism, fascism, and racism (1857

Born Eugenio Maria Giuseppe Giovanni Pacelli (1876–1958), he served as pope from 1939 until his death. TLS in Italian, signed “E. Card. Pacelli,” one

Rare partly-printed note of Mormon currency in the amount of fifty cents, 3.75 x 2, filled out in another hand to N. K. Whitney, signed in ink by Brig

Prussian statesman and First Chancellor of the German Empire (1815–1898). Serious vintage matte-finish 6.5 x 9 half-length portrait of von Bismarck in

LS in Spanish, signed “Bolivar,” one page both sides, 8 x 9.75, September 28, 1829. Letter to brigade commander Colonel Jose Felix Blanco. In part (tr

Partly-printed DS in Spanish, one page, 7.5 x 12, August 22, 1819. As president of Venezuela, Bolivar promotes Leon Galindo to captain in the infantry

Older brother of Napoleon (1868–1844) who served as King of Spain from 1808 to 1813, and King of Naples from 1806 to 1808. ALS in French, signed “Jose

Uncommon Russian greeting card featuring an image of Lenin with a translucent overlay of the Soviet flag bearing the text “Glorious Octob

Manuscript DS in Spanish, written in the hand of fellow Moncada prisoner Agustin Cartaya, one lined page, both sides, dated December 6, 1953, written

DS in Spanish, one page, 8.25 x 11.75, no date but circa 2000. Certificate issued to Raquel Garcia Fleita commemorating the 42nd anniversary of the Cu

Signed book: Fidel Castro by Jules Dubois. First edition. Indianapolis: The Bobbs-Merrill Company, 1959. Hardcover with dust jacket, 6 x 8.75, 391 pag

TLS, one page, 8 x 10, Chartwell Manor letterhead, February 1, 1929. Letter to Colonel Fitzhugh Lee Minnegerode, foreign correspondent of the New York

TLS signed “Winston S. Churchill,” one page, 7.5 x 9.5, personal letterhead, July 25, 1956. Letter to former Cabinet Secretary and close friend Norman

Signed book: The World Crisis. First abridged edition. NY: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1931. Hardcover, 7 x 9.5, 866 pages. Signed on the first fre...

Collection of seven TLSs, six signed “Winston S. Churchill,” and one signed “W. S. Churchill,” all one page, various sizes, dated from 1948 to 1961. A

Color glossy 10.75 x 7 photo shot by Annie Liebovitz for a Louis Vuitton ad in 2007, showing the ever-stylish Soviet leader seated in a limousine besi

DS in Spanish, signed “Che,” one page, 8.5 x 10.75, February 26, 1959. In full (translated): "Circulation Pass (Permanent). Order of Commandant...

Premier of the People's Republic of China (1921–2008) who served from 1976–1980; he was eventually outmaneuvered by Deng Xiaoping, who forced hi...

High-quality color glossy 7 x 9.5 official German press photo of Kohl visiting the People’s Republic of China in November of 1995, signed in black ink

DS in Cyrillic, signed “N. S. Khrushchev,” one page, 8.5 x 6, September 15, 1944. A typed governmental telegram. In part (translated): "Under R...

Signed book: Higher than Hope. Later printing. London: Penguin Books, 1990. Softcover, 5 x 7.75, 456 pages. Signed on the author’s biographical page i

Prominent Austrian politician and diplomat (1773–1859). ALS in French, signed “K. Metternich Winnebourg,” three pages on two adjoining sheets, 6.5 x 7

Partly-printed DS in French, signed “Np,” one page, 12.75 x 18.25, February 18, 1813. Untranslated ship's paper issued for "La Neptune,&quo...

LS in French, signed “Np,” one page, 7.25 x 9, June 9, 1815. Letter to Count Mollien, his finance minister during the ‘Hundred Days,’ regarding a requ

Manuscript DS in French, signed “Np,” one page both sides, 8.25 x 12.75, July 10, 1811. A report to Napoleon from Minister of War Henri Jacques Guilla

South Korean military leader (1917–1979) who seized power in a 1961 coup d’etat; he was assassinated by the director of his own security force. An int

ALS in French, signed “L. Trotsky,” one page, 6.75 x 8.75, September 28, 1936. Letter to a friend penned while living in exile in Norway, in part (tra

TLS in Spanish, one page, 8.5 x 13.25, Liberation Army letterhead, November 13, 1915. Letter to General Genovevo de la O. In part (translated): &quo...

Manuscript DS in French, signed “Payez, Marie Antoinette,” one page, 9.5 x 14.5, December 31, 1788. The document is addressed “To the Chancellor’s Sec

Member of the House of Habsburg-Lorraine (1782–1859) who was an Austrian field marshal and German Imperial regent during the Revolutions of 1848. Leng

The last Holy Roman Emperor (1768–1835) who ruled from 1792 to 1806, when he dissolved the empire and became the first Emperor of Austria. LS in Germa

Holy Roman Emperor from 1637 until his death, well-known as a patron of music and himself a composer (1608–1657). Large vellum manuscript DS in Latin,

The last Holy Roman Emperor (1768–1835) who ruled from 1792 to 1806, when he dissolved the empire and became the first Emperor of Austria. Manuscript

King of Prussia (born 1712) from 1740 until his death in 1786. His political prowess and enlightened attitudes toward religion, learning, and the huma

Collection of six ALSs and one LS with autograph postscript in French, signed “Frederic,” each one page, 7.5 x 9, dated from 1777 to 1785. All are to

British monarch (1630–1685) who ushered in the Restoration of 1660 and ruled until his death. Manuscript DS, signed “Charles R,” one page, 9.5 x 14.5,

Monarch of the House of Valois who ruled as King of France from 1515 until his death, remembered as a prodigal patron of the arts who initiated the Fr

King of Prussia during the Napoleonic wars (1770–1840) who ruled from 1797 until his death. LS in German, signed “Friedrich Wilhelm,” one page, 8.5 x

King of Prussia (1795–1861) who ruled from 1840 until his death. Exceptional collection of ALSs in German from King Frederick William IV to General Je

King of Great Britain and Ireland from 1760 until his death in 1820 whose reign was marked most notably by the loss of British control over the Americ

Partly-printed DS, signed “George R. J.,” one page, 18.25 x 13.5, May 7, 1935. King George recognizes the appointment of an American diplomat. In part

Signed book: British War Medals and How They Were Won. London: Norie and Wilson, 1893. Hardcover, 6.25 x 8.75, 656 pages. Signed and inscribed on the

Grandson of King Louis XIV whose accession to the Spanish throne prompted the fourteen-year long War of Spanish Succession (1683–1746). LS in Spanish,

Holy Roman Empress and Queen of Bohemia (1717–1780) who was the mother of Marie Antoinette. Manuscript DS in Latin, one page, 20.75 x 14.5, October 25

Russian czar (1672–1725) who ruled from 1682 until his death and was an instrumental force in the Westernization and expansion of Russia into a major

ALS, one page both sides, 5.25 x 7, Kensington Palace letterhead, December 21, 1989. Letter to fashion designer Bruce Oldfield, in full: “It fits perf

ALS in French, unsigned, one page both sides, 7.25 x 11.5, no date but circa 1688. Queen Christina’s draft for a letter to King Louis XIV. In part (tr