RR Auction: Fine Autographs & Artifacts

Partly-printed invitation filled out in another hand, unsigned, one page, 5.75 x 7.75, February 10, 1880. In part: “The President & Mrs. Hayes r...

Engraved announcement, unsigned, one page, 4.25 x 6.5, June 14, 1888. In part: “Mrs. James A. Garfield announced the marriage of her daughter; Mary, t

Four unsigned items: a partly-printed invitation from “The President and Mrs. Cleveland” for a series of meetings and receptions in early 1896; a “Mrs

Engraved invitation, unsigned, one page, 6.25 x 4.25, April 27, 1891. In full: “Reception to The President and Mrs. Harrison, Palace Hotel, San Franci

Partly-printed invitation filled out in another hand, unsigned, one page, 5.75 x 4.75, February 11, 1904. In part: “The President and Mrs. Roosevelt r

Partly-printed invitation filled out in another hand, unsigned, one page, 5 x 4.25, May 10, no year. In part: “The Secretary of War and Mrs. Taft requ

Three partly-printed invitations, unsigned, 5.5 x 4.75, dated 1914, 1916, and 1917. All are invitations from “The President and Mrs. Wilson” for recep

Two invitations: a partly-printed invitation filled out in another hand, unsigned, one page, 5.5 x 4.75, February 17, 1927, in part: “The President an

Three unsigned invitations: a “The President and Mrs. Roosevelt At Home” social arrangement card for May 23, no year, with accompanying response card;

Three unsigned “Mrs. Truman” social arrangement cards, measuring approximately 4.5 x 3.5, dated 1947, 1950, and 1951. Includes all three transmittal e

Five unsigned items: three different “Mrs. Eisenhower” social arrangement cards, 4.5 x 3.5, dated 1953, 1957, and 1960; a secretarial letter regretful

Partly-printed invitation filled out in another hand, unsigned, one page, 6 x 4, April 25, 1963. In full: “The President and Mrs. Kennedy request the

Five unsigned invitations and pieces of ephemera: a partly-printed dinner invitation from “The President and Mrs. Johnson” for December 15, 1967; an e

Two unsigned passes related to the Nixon-Eisenhower wedding: one engraved card, 4 x 3.5, in full: “Nixon-Eisenhower Wedding, Sunday, the twenty-second

Engraved invitation, unsigned, one page, 6.25 x 4.25, August 13, 1969. In part: “The President and Mrs. Nixon request the pleasure of your company at

Printed invitation, unsigned, one page, 8.5 x 11, July 4, no year. In part: “The President and Mrs. Reagan cordially invite you and your immediate fam

Three unsigned items: an engraved invitation, unsigned, one page, 6.25 x 4.25, April 10, 1989, in part: “The President and Mrs. Bush request the pleas

Printed invitation, unsigned, one page, 4 x 7, August 18, 1996. In part: “On behalf of First Lady Hillary Rodham Clinton, Victory ’96 requests the ple

Ink signature, “Rutherford B. Hayes,” on an off-white 5 x 1.75 lightly-lined slip. In fine condition, with a couple rough edges and trivial show-throu

Ink signature, “J. A. Garfield,” on the reverse of an off-white 3.5 x 2.25 calling card of a “Wm. A. Wiley,” who notes that the signature was obtained

TLS signed “W. McKinley,” one page, 5.25 x 8.25, personal letterhead, July 15, 1896. Letter to Edward Henshaw, in full: “For your assurance of support

Fountain pen signature, “Wm. McKinley, Jr., Canton, Ohio,” on an off-white 6.75 x 4 album page. In fine condition, with a trimmed top edge.

TLS signed “T. Roosevelt,” one page, 6.5 x 7.75, The Outlook letterhead, August 16, 1910. Letter to F. Z. Pezet of the Peru Legation, in full: “It is

TLS signed “Wm. H. Taft,” one page, 7 x 9.25, personal letterhead, July 2, 1913. Letter to William F. Butler, in full: “I have your kind letter, and t

Ink signature, “Calvin Coolidge,” on a beige 3.5 x 2.5 clipped card bearing a collector’s date notation to bottom edge, “1931.” In fine condition, wit

Two items: an ink signature, “Calvin Coolidge,” on an off-white 3.75 x 1.75 slip affixed to a 4.75 x 2.5 slip bearing collector’s ink notations and an

Signed book: The Problems of Lasting Peace. First edition. NY: Doubleday, Doran and Company, 1942. Hardcover, 5.75 x 8, 295 pages. Signed and inscribe

Signed book: On Growing Up. Second printing. NY: William Morrow & Company, 1962. Hardcover with dust jacket, 5.75 x 8.5, 160 pages. Signed and i...

TLS, one page, 8 x 10.5, American Relief Administration letterhead, June 23, 1920. Letter to Lewis Strauss, in part: “It has indeed been a great honor

TLS, one page, 7.25 x 9.5, State of New York letterhead, March 19, 1929. Letter to Miss Long, in full: “It is splendid that you are going to go with M

TLS, one page, 5 x 8, personal letterhead, November 10, 1964. Letter James A. Farley, in full: “Thank you very much for your good letter of October 15

TLS, as president, one page, 6.75 x 8.75, White House letterhead, August 6, 1947. Letter to Katherine Blackburn, director of the Office of Government

TLS, one page, 8.5 x 11, County Court, Jackson County, Missouri letterhead, August 18, 1931. Letter to former Secretary of the Treasury John W. Snyder

Vintage glossy 8 x 10 full-length photo of Truman shaking hands with Judge Wilkinson, signed and inscribed in fountain pen, “To Hon. Perry O. Wilkinso

Signed book: Mr. Citizen. NY: Bernard Geis Associates, 1960. Hardcover with dust jacket, 6.25 x 9.25, 315 pages. Signed on the half-title page in blac

Signed book: At Ease: Stories I Tell to Friends. NY: Doubleday, 1967. Hardcover with dust jacket, 6.5 x 9.5, 400 pages. Signed on a bookplate affixed

Ink signature, “To T/Sgt Charles Sivertsen, with best wishes, Dwight D. Eisenhower,” on an off-white 5.5 x 3.25 government postcard. In fine condition

Hand-addressed mailing envelope, 4.75 x 4.25, addressed by Kennedy to Nicholas Katzenbach, “The Under Secretary of State, Nicholas de B. Katzenbach, D

TLS, one page, 7 x 9, on personal letterhead, April 2, 1969. Letter to Miss Carol Nelson Tolson, in full: “Thank you very much for your thoughtful tel

TLS signed “L. B. J.,” one page, 7 x 9, personal letterhead, May 1, 1972. Letter to John Carroll, in full: “Congratulations on the publication of anot

Souvenir typescript of his resignation letter on an off-white 5 x 8 sheet, signed in blue ink by Nixon. In full: “I hereby resign the Office of Presid

Glossy 10 x 8 photo of the US presidents shaking hands, with Rosalynn Carter in the background, signed in black ink by Jimmy Carter and Gerald Ford. I

White unused 3.5 x 5 library edition bookplate depicting the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library & Museum, signed in black felt tip. Matted with ...

Color satin-finish 8 x 10 photo of Reagan posing outside, calligraphically inscribed, “To Jennifer Cannon, With best wishes,” and signed in the lower

Color satin-finish 10 x 8 photo of Reagan shaking hands at a social gathering, signed and inscribed in the lower border in black felt tip, “To Meg Gre

Color satin-finish 7.75 x 9 photo of Bush campaigning for a fellow Republican, inscribed in a calligraphic hand, “To John Rousselot, with best wishes,

Signed book: Between Hope and History. Later printing. NY: Times Books, 1996. Hardcover with dust jacket, 5.5 x 8.25, 178 pages. Signed and inscribed

Official Wilson baseball signed in black ballpoint on the sweet spot. In fine condition, with trivial soiling and some fading to the first letter of t

Two Decision Points bookplates, 4.25 x 3.5, both signed in black felt tip. In overall very fine condition.

Signed book: The Audacity of Hope. First edition. NY: Crown Publishers, 2006. Hardcover with dust jacket, 6.5 x 9.5, 375 pages. Signed on the title pa

Partly-printed DS, signed “B. Franklin,” one page, 15.25 x 11.75, January 29, 1787. Land grant reads, in part “That in consideration of the services r

Manuscript DS, one page, 7.75 x 11.75, September 11, 1784. As governor of Massachusetts, Hancock certifies “that Joseph Greenleaf of Boston is a Justi

Unsigned handwritten endorsement by Hancock, “Capt. St Loe Recd 17 March 1760, 2 box Spr Candles, Garden Seeds,” on the reverse of a letter to his unc

Philadelphia Bank check, 6.25 x 2.25, signed “Geo. Clymer,” filled out and signed by Clymer for $30, January 30, 1804. Soiling to edges, a vertical fo

Signer of the Declaration of Independence from Massachusetts (1744–1814) who later served as vice president under James Madison. His name entered the

Revolutionary War–dated partly-printed DS, signed “F. Hopkinson” and “Nich. Gilman,” one page, 8 x 3.75, June 12, 1780. An international currency exch

Signer of the Declaration of Independence from South Carolina (1746–1809). Partly-printed DS, signed “Tho. Heyward, Jr.,” one page, 13 x 8.25, August

Partly-printed DS, one page, 9.5 x 15, December 17, 1794. As governor of Massachusetts, Adams orders the selectmen of Flintstown, Massachusetts “to ca

American lawyer and statesman (1740–1821) who served as President of the Continental Congress from 1782 to 1783 and later became a US Representative f

Autograph check, 8 x 3.5, written entirely in Burr’s hand and signed in full, “Aaron Burr,” payable to “Bearer James Dwight” for $75, August 4, 1784.

Exceedingly rare string-bound printed pamphlet of Peter Thacher’s speech known as ‘An Oration Delivered at Watertown, March 5, 1776: To Commemorate th

ALS signed “Tho Penn,” one page both sides, 7.5 x 9, October 9, 1762. Letter to Edward Penington in Philadelphia, in part: “As I mentioned you to my N

Powerful AQS on an off-white 5 x 8 sheet. In full: “A queen on a scaffold is a less pitiful sight than a woman on the auction block.” Sumner signs at

Pencil signature, “Cordially, Helen Keller,” on an off-white 4.5 x 1.5 slip. Matted with an image of Keller reading braille to an overall size of 14 x

Unsigned and untranslated letter typed in braille, four sheets, 9 x 11, no date. Three sheets are a heavier cardstock and contain three to five lines

Signed book: Vi Kan Inte Vanta [Why We Can't Wait]. Later printing. Stockholm, Sweden: Gummesons Bokforlag, 1964. Hardcover with dust jacket, 5....

Large ballpoint signature, “Martin Luther King,” on a light blue 6 x 4 Montreat–Anderson College stationery sheet bearing an inscription in another ha

TLS, one page, 8.5 x 11, The Muslim Mosque, Inc. letterhead, May 25, 1964. Letter to Robert Franke, in part: “Thank you very much for your letter of M

Buffalo Bill’s Wild West & Pawnee Bill’s Far East business check, 8.5 x 3.5, filled out in another hand and signed by Cody, “W. F. Cody,” payabl...

Incredibly bold ink signature, “Geronimo,” on an off-white 4.5 x 2 card. In very good condition, with stray ink blots affecting a few letters and slig

Satin-finish 8.5 x 9.75 head-and-shoulders photo of Gotti in court, signed and inscribed in black ballpoint, “To Rebecca, Your friend, John Gotti”; an

ALS, one page both sides, 5.5 x 9, July 1, 1905. Letter to W. R. Barnhart, written from Skibo Castle in Scotland. In full: “The first Grand House I ev

TLS signed “J. P. Morgan,” two pages, 8.25 x 10, 23 Wall Street letterhead, June 19, 1918. Letter to Secretary of the Treasury William McAdoo, in part

Financier and Pennsylvanian official (1733–1808) who served as a militia officer in the American Revolutionary War. ALS signed “J. Nixon,” one page, 7

Partly-printed DS, signed “Henry Wells” and “Wm. G. Fargo,” one page, 12 x 8, October 7, 1863. Handsomely engraved certificate for one share of capita

TLS, one page, 7 x 6.75, personal letterhead, January 31, 1917. Letter to Miss Agnes Shand of the Dana Hall School. In part: “It gives me pleasure to

ALS in French, signed “M. Curie,” one page, 5.25 x 8.5, April 6, 1934. Letter to physicist Jean Surugue. In part (translated): "Returning from ...

ALS signed “Ch. Darwin,” two pages on two adjoining sheets, 5 x 8, no date. A memorandum headed, “Index for Mr. Darwin's work on the Variation o...

ALS signed “Thos. A. Edison,” one page, 8.5 x 11, Laboratory of Thomas A. Edison letterhead, June 5, 1910. Letter to Maria Taylor Ottis, a neighbor fr

Desirable 8.75 x 7.25 paperstock photo of Edison walking with Hamilton Holt, the president of Rollins College, prior to Edison receiving an honorary d

Matte-finish 8 x 10 photo of an artist’s depiction of the revered inventor, signed and inscribed in the lower border in fountain pen, “To M. Jane Lidl

Edison Botanical Research Corporation business check, 8.75 x 3, filled out in another hand and signed by Edison with his prominent ‘umbrella’ signatur

TLS signed “A. Einstein,” one page, 8.5 x 11, blindstamped personal letterhead, February 8, 1955. Letter to Mr. Irwin Edelman. In full: “When I partic

TLS signed “A. Einstein,” one page, 7 x 9.25, personal embossed letterhead, June 10, 1939. Letter to Mr. I. Newburger at Robert Woolen Co., in full: “

Mailing envelope addressed in type to Walter Knasmuller in Germany, 9 x 6.5, notated on the front in Einstein’s hand, “First Class!,” and filled out o

American theoretical physicist (1918–1988) whose work in quantum electrodynamics earned him the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1965; he is often credited f

ALS, one page both sides, 5 x 8, Ministry of Health letterhead, August 27, 1945. Letter in a fundraising effort for St. Mary’s. In part: “Mary’s goes

Inventor of photographic equipment (1862–1954) who, with his brother Louis, patented the cinematograph and produced the first-ever motion picture in 1

Inventor of photographic equipment, along with his brother, Auguste. In 1893 they developed, the cinématographe, and showed the first motion pi...

Collection of fourteen items signed by Nobel Prize winners from a variety of fields, consisting of photos, letters, and signatures, including: Friedri

Comprehensive collection of approximately 67 items signed by winners of the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (as well as a couple non-winners), c

ALS in French, signed “L. Pasteur,” one page, 5.25 x 7.75, May 5, 1884. Letter to the stationmaster of the Paris-Lyon Railroad Line. In part (translat

Russian physiologist (1849–1936) best known for his investigation of conditioned reflex through the use of experiments involving salivating dogs. He w

Archive of papers related to the publication of Schweitzer’s book Goethe: Four Studies, translated by Charles R. Joy and released by the Beacon Press

Scarce signed book: Tourner les mots: au bord d'un film. First edition, limited issue, numbered 58/70. Paris: Galilee, 2000. Signed on the half-...

TLS in German, signed “Freud,” one page, 5.75 x 9, personal letterhead, April 29, 1925. Letter to a doctor. In full (translated): “Permit me to correc

ALS in German, signed “Sigm. Freud,” one page, 5.5 x 7.25, personal letterhead, September 18, 1932. Letter to a doctor, in part (translated): “The ide

TLS signed “C. G. Jung,” one page, 8 x 5.75, personal letterhead, December 12, 1952. Letter to Clarisse Eggemann, in part: “Thank you for your kind Ch

Collection of four manuscript police reports in French from the period of the Belgian Revolution in 1848, totaling 34 pages, approximately 8 x 12.5, c

Stone tablet from the Cathedral of Notre Dame, measuring approximately 5 x 7.5 x .25, with crosses carved into each corner and the center of the stone