RR Auction: Fine Autographs & Artifacts

DS, signed “Elizabeth R,” one page, 21 x 16.5, August 24, 1963. Queen Elizabeth appoints a consul. In part: “Whereas we have thought it necessary for

LS signed “Madame my Sister, Your Majesty’s Good Sister, Victoria M.,” one page both sides, 7.5 x 9, black-bordered letterhead, April 21, 1875. Letter

Nobleman (1533–1584) and primary leader of the Dutch revolt against the Spanish Habsburgs that set off the Eighty Years' War. He led the Dutch t...

Senior Commodore of the Cunard line (1856–1937) who served as master of the RMS Carpathia. Color postcard depicting the Rock of Gibraltar, 5.5 x 3.5,

Captain who commanded the RMS Mauretania on her maiden voyage on November 16, 1907, and later that month set the record for fastest eastbound crossing

Royal Navy vessel under the command of William Bligh sent to Tahiti in 1787 to acquire breadfruit plants; the ship’s master, Fletcher Christian, led a

Intriguing collection of handwritten passages in French covering a variety of subjects, 19 pages, approximately 6 x 4, no date. Bougainville pens a nu

ALS in German, signed “A. Fr. von Humboldt, Kon. Oberburgermeister,” four pages on two adjoining sheets, 7.25 x 9, July 2, 1793. An early letter to ca

Explorer, soldier, and hunter (1817–1864) known as ‘the lion killer.’ ALS in French, one page, 5 x 8, September 22, 1862. Untranslated letter to an En

ALS, one page, 5.5 x 8.25, November 24, 1884. Letter to a gentleman. In part: “One of the most important personages in Germany has invited me to dinne