RR Auction: Fine Autographs & Artifacts

TLS in German, one page, 5.75 x 8.25, April 20, 1959. Untranslated letter about the Anne Frank Foundation and the United States’s growing interest in

Bold ink signature, “Felix Frankfurter,” on an off-white Supreme Court card affixed to an attractive 6 x 9.5 album page hand-embellished with a callig

Glossy 4.25 x 6.5 photo of Gandhi, signed in black felt tip, “Indira Gandhi, 1966.” Reverse bears a Press Information Bureau, Government of India stam

Three books: a first edition of Leadership Through the Ages, softcover, signed on the title page in black felt tip by Rudy Giuliani; a limited first e

Very rare embossed calling card, 3.25 x 2, signed on the front in black ballpoint, “M. Gorbachev 6.VI.03.” In very fine condition. Accompanied by a fu

Ink signature, “Robert F. Kennedy,” on a section of a “Certificate of Award” document issued on December 31, 1962, matted and framed with a photo of R

Collection of four reels of film: first, a second-generation true copy of the historic Abraham Zapruder film of the assassination of John F. Kennedy,

Provisional leader of the Soviet Union (1881–1970) from July to November 1917, when he was unseated by Lenin and forced into exile. Ballpoint signatur

King of Saudi Arabia (1913-1982) who ruled from 1975 until his death. Color semi–glossy 5.75 x 8 formal photo of King Khalid, signed in the lower bord

King of Spain and Portugal from 1598 until his death in 1621. Manuscript DS in Spanish, signed “Yo el Rey,” one page, 8 x 12, November 15, 1620. Offic

Mexican statesman, writer, and revolutionary (born 1873) who served as the 33rd president of Mexico from 1911 until his assassination in 1913. Vintage

Color glossy 8 x 12 photo of the South African president speaking from a podium, signed in blue felt tip, “N. Mandela, 18.6.2000.” In fine condition.

Ink signature, “Guglielmo Marconi, 18 Finch Lane, Threadneedle Street, London (England),” on an off-white 5.5 x 5.5 sheet of clipped Waldorf-Astoria s

TLS signed “Joe,” one page, 8 x 10.5, United States Senate letterhead, February 5, 1952. Letter to John H. Teeter, in part: “Just received your note i

Signed book: The Ox Team or the Old Oregon Trail, 1852–1906. Fourth edition. NY: Ezra Meeker, 1907. Hardcover, 5.25 x 7.25, 248 pages. Signed on the f

TMS in English, signed in Hebrew, “Golda Meyerson,” one page, 8.25 x 10.75, no date but circa July 1935. Manuscript submitted to G. Agronsky, editor o

Matte-finish 4.5 x 7 photo of Meir, signed in the lower border in black ballpoint. Reverse bears a photography stamp of Alfred Bernheim. In fine condi

Two photos: a glossy 10 x 8 photo of Rosa Parks having her fingerprints taken by an Alabama police officer, signed vertically in black ink by Parks; a

Governor of South Carolina when that state became the first to secede from the USA (1805–1869). Civil War-dated ALS signed “F. W. Pickens,” one page,

Six books: a first edition of A Time to Heal, hardcover with dust jacket, signed and inscribed by Gerald Ford; a first edition of Humor and the Presid

Rare partly-printed DS, one page, 8 x 6.75, March 10, 1900. Proxy appointment reads, in part: “I, Joseph Pulitzer do hereby constitute and appoint Cha

Queen of Spain (1830–1904) who came to the throne as an infant in 1833 and reigned until 1868 when she was deposed in the Glorious Revolution. LS in S

Glossy 8 x 10 half-length photo of Salk in front of a construction site, signed in black felt tip. Reverse bears a Wide World Photos stamp. In fine co

Set of nine items signed in various ink types by eight justices of the Supreme Court, consisting mostly of 5.5 x 9 info sheets, with some inscribed. S

Signed book: The Downing Street Years. First edition, first printing. NY: HarperCollins, 1993. Hardcover with dust jacket (price-clipped), 6.25 x 9.5,

Longtime leader of Yugoslavia (born 1892) from 1945 until his death in 1980. Fountain pen signature of Tito dated August 9, 1961, on an off-white 6 x

Glossy 8 x 10 three-quarter length photo of Trump leaning on a railing, inscribed in another hand, “To Brad, Best Wishes—,” and signed in blue felt ti

Signed book: Crippled America. Limited first edition, numbered 5928/10000. NY: Threshold Editions, 2015. Hardcover with dust jacket, 5.75 x 8.75, 193

Civil War-dated ALS signed “G. A. Custer,” one page both sides, 5 x 8.25, Head-Quarters Cavalry Brigade letterhead, August 21, 1863. Letter to General

Planters National Bank check, 7 x 2.75, filled out and signed by Custer, “G. A. Custer,” payable to Grinstead & Bradley or order for $2,580.38, ...

Hand-addressed mailing envelope from New York’s Fifth Avenue Hotel, 5.25 x 3, addressed by Custer to his wife, “Mrs Genl Custer, Monroe, Mich,” bearin

War-dated LS signed “Jeff’n Davis,” one page, lightly-lined, 7.75 x 10, Confederate States of America, Executive Department letterhead, February 9, 18

Intriguing archive of 17 ALSs to Charles Button in Seychelles, most signed “C. G. Gordon,” totaling 33 pages, dated 1881–1882; one is unsigned and lis

Civil War-dated ALS signed “J. B. Hood,” four pages on two adjoining sheets, 4.5 x 7, March 11, 1864. Written from Dalton, Georgia, a letter to a colo

Two items: a Civil War–dated LS signed “R. E. Lee, Genl,” at the conclusion of a letter of recommendation by William Clarke, one page, 7.75 x 7.25, Oc

Neat ink signature, “R. E. Lee,” on an off-white 2.5 x .75 lightly-lined slip affixed to a slightly larger card. Mounted, matted, and framed with a ca

ALS as superintendent of West Point, signed “R. E. Lee,” one page both sides, 8 x 9.75, May 8, 1854. Letter to Cadet W. Eugene Webster, in full: “The

Fantastic hand-addressed free frank, measuring 8.5 x 7 unfolded, addressed in Nelson’s hand to his sister Catherine, “London March Eighteenth, 1803, M

TLS signed “G. S. Patton, Jr.,” one page, 8 x 10.5, January 11, 1919. Letter of recommendation for Sergeant First Class Kenneth O. Harter, detailing h

ALS in German, signed “Erwin,” one page both sides, 8.25 x 11.5, December 10, 1939. A letter to his wife, in part : "Dearest Lu! Thank you

ALS signed “W. T. Sherman, General,” one page both sides, 5 x 8, Headquarters Army of the United States letterhead, April 22, 1876. Letter regarding a

Revolutionary War general (1745–1796) whose daring tactics earned him the nickname ‘Mad Anthony.’ Scalloped-topped vellum autograph document, with “Wa

An original Confederate “CSA” cast brass Atlanta Arsenal–type belt plate measuring 2 3/4? x 1 7/8?. The plate has the distinctive ruddy-ochre patina s

Pair of well-worn Confederate brogans that have had several repairs and re-soles over what looks to have been a rather tough career. The heels of the

Well-made Confederate foot officer’s sword by Boyle & Gamble patterned, more or less, after the US Model 1850 Foot Officer Sword, measuring 35 1...

A typical, “US” marked, oval, die-struck and lead-filled enlisted belt plate that was hit by a .58 caliber musket ball close to the edge nearest the “

US Model 1816 Musket converted to percussion and shortened to carbine length, used by V. M. Ramey of the 43rd Virginia Cavalry, commonly known as ‘Mos

Late 19th/early 20th century wool bunting flag with thirteen stars and thirteen stripes, measuring 97 x 50.5 overall with a 28.75 x 37 two-piece canto

Prussian field marshal (1742–1819) who led his army against Napoleon I at the Battle of the Nations at Leipzig in 1813, and at the Battle of Waterloo

TLS signed “Omar N. Bradley,” two pages, 7 x 10.25, Joint Chiefs of Staff letterhead, August 14, 1953. Thoughtful letter to R. J. ‘Mac’ McDuff, in par