RR Auction: Fine Autographs & Artifacts

TLS, one page, 8 x 10.5, State of New York Executive Chamber letterhead, January 13, 1930. Letter to Hon. William H. Kelley at the Merchants National

TLS, one page, 6 x 9.5, Georgia Warm Springs Foundation letterhead, November 27, 1932. Letter to Professor Nelson C. Brown, written shortly after winn

TLS as president signed “FDR,” one page, 7 x 8.75, White House letterhead, December 22, 1939. Letter to Professor Nelson Brown of the State College of

Handsome matte-finish 7.25 x 9.25 portrait of Truman by Leo Stern, signed and inscribed in fountain pen, "Best wishes to Mrs. Mary Ana Kapek, f...

Illustrated tri-fold program for Truman’s 75th birthday held at Kansas City’s Muehlebach Hotel on May 12, 1959, four pages, 9 x 11.5, signed and inscr

Uncommon White House mailing envelope, 4.25 x 3.75, signed in the upper right in black ink, “Harry S. Truman,” who also signs on behalf of the first l

Three items: a commemorative cover with a cachet honoring Vice President Truman, postmarked April 1, 1945, signed in blue ballpoint, “Harry S. Truman,

Partly-printed DS as president, one page, 19.75 x 15.5, November 1, 1951. President Truman appoints John James Malloy as “Associate Judge of the Munic

Vintage matte-finish 13 x 10 photo of Truman holding hands in a large group of people, signed in fountain pen, “Kindest regards, Harry S. Truman.” Fra

TLS, one page, 8 x 10.5, United States Senate letterhead, June 24, 1940. Letter to Dwight Newton of Missouri. In full: “As you know I am nearing the e

Signed book: Mandate for Change: 1953–1956. Limited edition, numbered 325/1434. NY: Doubleday, 1963. Hardcover with slipcase, 6.5 x 9.5, 650 pages. Si

TLS as president signed “D. E.,” one page, 6.75 x 8.75, White House letterhead, February 7, 1955. Letter to Cliff Mahaffey, in full: “As always, it wa

Matte-finish 8 x 10 photo, signed and inscribed in the lower border in fountain pen, “For Edward H. North, with best wishes, Dwight D. Eisenhower.” Wh

Matte-finish 8 x 10 head-and-shoulders portrait of Eisenhower, signed and inscribed in the lower border in fountain pen, “For John Hughes—with best wi

TLS signed “D. E.,” one page, 6.5 x 7.75, personal letterhead, December 15, 1961. Letter to his former National Security Advisor Robert Cutler, in ful

Signed book: One Special Summer. Limited signed first edition of 500 copies. NY: Delacorte Press, 1974. Hardcover in dust jacket, 11 x 13.25, signed i

TLS as president, one page, 6.75 x 8.75, White House letterhead, December 10, 1968. Letter to New Jersey Senator Harrison A. Williams, Jr., in full: “

TLS as president, one page, 7 x 10.25, White House letterhead, August 9, 1965. Letter to New York Congressman Seymour Halpern, in full: “I am sending

Scarce ANS signed “Lyndon B. Johnson,” one page on a 4.25 x 2.25 stationery card embossed with the presidential seal, no date. Brief note offering goo

TLS, one page, 7.25 x 10.5, personal letterhead, October 31, 1980. Letter to Kevin Richard, in full: “This is the first opportunity I have had to tell

Two items: a TLS, one page, 4.5 x 6.25, April 8, 1977, to a centenarian, in part: “Mrs. Nixon and I join in this expression of our heartfelt congratul

Five items relating to Presidents Carter and Nixon, one of which is signed, including: an unusual canvas peanut bag marked with Carter’s hometown, “Pl

TLS, one page, 7.25 x 10.5, personal letterhead, August 11, 1980. Letter to Pasquale Mennone, in full: “Because of a heavy volume of mail, this is the

TLS signed “Dick,” one page, 7.25 x 10.5, personal letterhead, October 11, 1967. Letter to James S. Copley, chairman of Copley Newspapers, in full, ...

Color textured matte-finish 7 x 8.75 photo of Nixon in the Oval Office, affixed to its original 10.75 x 13.75 mount, signed and inscribed on the mount

Signed book: President John F. Kennedy: Assassination Report of the Warren Commission. Limited edition of 3000 copies (this copy No. 1516). Nashville:

Five items: a special presidential bookplate, 3.25 x 4.5, signed in black felt tip, “Gerald R. Ford”; a guest ticket for the Republican National Conve

TLS as president signed “Jerry Ford,” one page, 6.75 x 8.75, White House letterhead, October 7, 1974. Letter to Robert McBain, in part: “During this p

Fascinating TLS signed “Jerry Ford,” one page, 8 x 10.5, Congress of the United States, Office of the Minority Leader letterhead, April 26, 1972. Lett

TLS as president signed “Jerry Ford,” one page, 6.75 x 8.75, White House letterhead, September 12, 1975. Letter to William J. McManus. In full: “I wis

Handsome engraved portrait of President Carter by the Bureau of Engraving and Printing, 9 x 12, signed below the vignette in black felt tip, “J. Carte

Assemblage of five first edition books, all but one hardcover with dust jackets, four signed on an opening page in black or blue ink by Jimmy Carter,

Glossy 10 x 8 photo of Newsweek’s William Cook interviewing Governor Reagan, signed and inscribed to the photographer in black felt tip, “To Jim Wilso

Limited edition color glossy 15 x 5.25 photo of the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library, numbered 212/250, signed in the lower left in black felt tip b

Color semi-glossy 9.75 x 8 photo of Ronald and Nancy Reagan posing with a gentleman, signed and inscribed in black ink, “To Paul Prudhomme—With very b

Ink signature, “Ronald Reagan,” on an off-white 4 x 2.75 slip clipped from a presidential stationery note. In fine condition, with two mounting remnan

Signed book: But What’s He Really Like? First edition. California: Pacific Coast Publishers, 1970. Paperback, 7.5 x 10.5, 113 pages. Signed and inscri

Signed book: An American Life. First edition, first printing. NY: Simon & Schuster, 1990. Hardcover with dust jacket, 6.5 x 9.5, 748 pages. Sign...

Color glossy 10 x 8 photo of Nancy Reagan shaking hands with Mikhail Gorbachev, signed in the lower border in black felt tip by Reagan and in blue fel

Uncommon color satin-finish 10 x 8 photo of Nancy Reagan and Margaret Thatcher, signed in black felt tip by Reagan and in silver ink by Thatcher. Reve

ALS, one page both sides, 6.25 x 8.5, personal letterhead, February 8, 1997. Letter to Louisiana State University’s men’s basketball coach Dale Brown,

Autograph manuscript in pencil, signed “GB,” two pages, 5 x 8, White House letterhead, no date. In full: “In Texas there’s a great expression about wh

ALS signed “George,” one page both sides, 6.25 x 4.25, United States Liaison Office, People’s Republic of China stationery card, March 7, no year but

Uncommon oversized 1991 Hallmark Christmas card bearing a print of Kamil Kubik’s painting entitled ‘The Family Tree, Upstairs at the White House,’ 11.

Three items: a copy of Decision Points, hardcover with dust jacket, signed on the half-title page in black felt tip by George W. Bush; a first edition

Uncommon yellow ticket for admission to the gallery of the US Senate for the impeachment trial of President Bill Clinton, 5.5 x 2.5, January 22, 1999.

Program from the Congressional Gold Medal Ceremony honoring President Nelson Mandela at the Capitol Rotunda on September 23, 1998, 6 x 9.5, two pages,

Signed book: Hard Choices. First edition. NY: Simon & Schuster, 2014. Hardcover with dust jacket, 6.5 x 9.5, 635 pages. Signed on the title page...

Signed book: Between Hope and History. First edition. NY: Random House, 1996. Hardcover with dust jacket, 5.5 x 8.25, 178 pages. Signed on the title p

Signed book: My Life. First edition. NY: Alfred A. Knopf, 2004. Hardcover with dust jacket, 6.5 x 9.5, 957 pages. Signed on the title page in blue fel

Five unsigned items, including: an embossed copper shell badge cardboard jugate 1892 campaign pin, 1.25 x 1.25, featuring albumen portraits of Clevela

Eight unsigned items: a humorous pull-tab caricature card depicting Van Buren, showing him with either “A beautiful goblet of White House Champagne” o

Two unsigned items: a large engraved invitation to Buchanan’s “Grand National Inauguration Ball,” on March 4, 1857, one cardstock page, 7 x 10.5, issu

Magnificent Revolutionary War–dated ALS signed “B. Franklin,” one page, 7 x 9, March 13, 1779. Letter to “the Representative of the Author of Experime

Vellum manuscript DS, signed “B. Franklin,” one page, 15.75 x 13.5, June 11, 1787. Land grant issued by the Supreme Executive Council of the Commonwea

Exquisite ALS signed “Jno. Hancock,” three pages on two adjoining sheets, 7 x 8.75, December 27, 1760. Letter to his brother, Ebenezer Hancock, in par

Partly-printed DS, one page, 14.5 x 12, October 1, 1792. As governor of Massachusetts, Hancock appoints James Walker as “Junior Second Lieutenant of a

Signer of the Declaration of Independence from Pennsylvania (1725–1777) who also chaired the committee that wrote the Articles of Confederation. Revol

Signer of the Declaration of Independence from Rhode Island (1707–1785) who served as the colony’s governor in the 1750s and 1760s. Manuscript DS, sig

Signer of the Declaration of Independence from New Jersey and delegate to the Continental Congress (1730–1781). Scarce ADS, signed twice within the te

Signer of the Declaration of Independence from Maryland (1743–1787). Rare manuscript DS, signed “T. Stone,” one page, 8.25 x 13, no date but concernin

ALS signed “A. Burr,” one page, 7.75 x 9.25, July 31, 1816. Letter to Josiah Woodbridge, in part: “Tim. Edwards, son of Richard, has been informed tha

Wonderful vintage matte-finish 11 x 14 bust-length portrait of Kennedy, signed and inscribed in the lower border in fountain pen, “To Judge Irving Kau

Collection of three items, including: an ALS by William Jennings Bryan, signed “W. J. Bryan,” November 9, 1900, just three days after he was defeated

Appealing collection of sixty-nine books signed by a variety of explorers, politicians, entrepreneurs, entertainers, and many other historical figures

ALS in English, signed “Bapu,” one page, 5.5 x 3.5, October 14, 1941. In full: “I admit your sincerity but not your experiment. You should do as your

Signed book: Helen Keller’s Journal. First edition. NY: Doubleday, Doran & Company, 1938. Hardcover with dust jacket, 5.75 x 8.25. Signed and in...

Highly appealing matte-finish 6.5 x 9 photo of Keller when she graduated from Radcliffe College, affixed to its original 10.5 x 13.25 mount, signed on

Signed book: Alcoholics Anonymous Comes of Age. First edition. NY: Alcoholics Anonymous Publishing, Inc., 1957. Hardcover with dust jacket, 6 x 8.5, 3

ADS, signed “J. Marshall,” one page, 7.25 x 5.5, May 22, 1790. A financial document. In full: “Recd from Mr. Isaac Hite fifty shillings the moity of a

Influential French physicist (1775–1836) who pioneered the discovery and understanding of electromagnetism; a unit of electric current was named in hi

Partly-printed DS, signed “Thos. A. Edison,” one page, 15 x 8, August 19, 1899. Stock certificate issued to Edison for one hundred shares of capital

Morse’s personal copy of a pamphlet entitled Slavery Sanctioned by the Bible: A Tract for Northern Christians, published by J. B. Lippincott & C...

Endorsement in pencil, “TAE,” at the top of a handwritten memo from his son Charles, two pages, June 13, 1923. Memo regarding an employee’s promotion.

ALS signed “R. J. Gatling,” one page, 7.75 x 5.75, November 6, 1898. Letter to Lynds. E. Jones, in full: “Absence from home has prevented an earlier r

Biologist (1894–1956) who in 1947 founded the Institute for Sex Research at Indiana University, and whose research on human sexuality created the mode

Canadian-born physician and researcher (1849–1919) who was a founding professor of Johns Hopkins Hospital. ALS signed “Wm. Osler,” one page, 4.5 x 6,

ALS signed “Geo. Westinghouse, Jr.,” one page, 8.25 x 10.75, Westinghouse Air Brake Co. letterhead, November 24, 1879. Letter to John Newell, presiden

Uncommon May Day greeting card with a glossy gilt image of Moscow’s Red Square on the front, measuring 8.25 x 7.5 open, signed inside in ink below a p

Highly appealing matte-finish 5.5 x 7.5 head-and-shoulders portrait of Chiang Kai-shek, affixed to its original 8.5 x 11 photographer’s mount, signed

DS, signed “W. S. Churchill,” one page both sides, 7.25 x 9.55, July 12, 1952. A page from Churchill’s tax return for the tax year ending on April 5,

TLS signed “Winston S. Churchill,” one page, 7.25 x 9, Chartwell letterhead, November 7, 1960. Letter to Major A. E. Carey Foster, a veterinarian and

TLS signed “Winston S. Churchill,” one page, 7 x 9, Office of the Prime Minister letterhead, November 27, 1951. Letter to Mrs. James Forrestal, in ful

Menu for the Third Reunion Dinner of the Officers of the Tank Corps, held at the Hyde Park Hotel on November 19, 1921, 4 x 5.5, signed on the back cov

Partial DS, one page, 5 x 3.25, no date but circa September 1903. The concluding portion of a form for an event at “Sheffield, on Thursday, Oct. 1st,

World War II-dated telegram signed in Cyrillic, one page, 8 x 6, March 13, 1942. Letter to Leonid A. Sosnin, in full (translated): “A shortage of ceme

Signed book: Long Walk to Freedom. Collector’s Edition. Norwalk, CT: Easton Press, 2000. Leatherbound hardcover, 6.25 x 9.5, 558 pages. Signed on the

DS in Japanese, one page, 23.75 x 18.25, circa 1890–1912. Untranslated document in which the emperor of Japan confers the Sixth Class, Order of the Ri

Manuscript DS in French, signed “Bonaparte,” one page, 8.25 x 11.75, February 1800. In part (translated): “According to the plan evinced by the First

Partly-printed DS in French, signed “Np,” one page, 8 x 12.25, January 22, 1810. Untranslated military report concerning the resignation of an officer

Partly-printed DS in Italian, signed “Nap,” one page both sides, 7.5 x 12, February 28, 1810. An untranslated draft and summary of four articles relat

Exceptional matte-finish 7.25 x 9.5 photo of Trotsky conversing with Communist artist Diego Rivera, signed and inscribed on the reverse in fountain pe

TLS in Spanish, one page both sides, 8 x 10.5, Correspondencia particular del General Emiliano Zapata letterhead, July 31, 1917. Letter to Don Genovev

Queen consort of France (1573–1642) as the second wife of King Henry IV of France. She herself was a member of the wealthy and powerful House of Medic

Pair of boldly penned letters in old Spanish. First, an LS signed by King Ferdinand at the center, "Yo el Rey,” [I the King] one page 8 x 11.5,...

Two items: a partly-printed document endorsed by King Louis XV, “Pay, Louis,” one page, 9.5 x 14.25, July 1, 1772, ordering the royal treasurer to pay

Manuscript DS, signed “George R.,” one page, 16.25 x 12, August 27, 1777. King George appoints Arthur Holdsworth as “Captain and Governor of our Castl

Manuscript DS, signed “George R,” one page both sides, 7.75 x 12.5, December 31, 1820. Warrant directing “the Great Seal of Our United Kingdom of Grea

Official souvenir of the Royal Wedding between Charles, Prince of Wales, and Diana Spencer, 8.25 x 11.75, thirty-two pages, signed on the inside of th

Rare manuscript DS in Arabic, one page, 6.75 x 8.25, received May 2, 1903. Document directed to the director of the General Archaeology Directorate, i