RR Auction: Fine Autographs & Artifacts

American military captain and explorer (1779–1813) who, at the behest of President Thomas Jefferson, led an expedition through the Louisiana Territory

TLS signed “Y. Arafat,” one page, 8.5 x 11.5, Palestine Liberation Organization letterhead, March 4, 1979. Letter to Irvin M. Schnett, in full: “We re

Dutch lawyer and legal scholar (1838–1913) who received the Nobel Peace Prize in 1911 for his role in the formation of the Permanent Court of Arbitrat

British prime minister (from 1902 to 1905) whose Balfour Declaration established a national home in Palestine for the Jewish people. Vintage matte-fin

German politician (1840–1913) who was one of the founders of Germany’s oldest political party, the Social Democratic Party. ALS in German in pencil, s

Three items: a glossy 2.5 x 3.5 photo of Begin, signed in the lower border in blue ballpoint, “M. Begin”; a ballpoint signature, “With my best wishes,

Color 8 x 12 cardstock head-and-shoulders photo of Ben-Gurion, signed in the lower border in black ballpoint in Hebrew, adding the date, “23.6.72.” Ar

French military officer (1763–1844) who was appointed Marshal of France by Napoleon and later became King of Sweden (as Charles XIV Johan) and King of

Hungarian aristocrat and statesman (1874–1946) who served as the country’s prime minister from 1921 to 1931. Vintage matte-finish 3.5 x 5.5 postcard p

ALS, one page, 4.5 x 6.75, Supreme Court of the United States letterhead, December 4, 1933. Letter introducing a doctor “formerly of Berlin.” In fine