RR Auction: Fine Autographs & Artifacts

Partly-printed ADS, signed within the text, "John Hancock," one page, 9 x 4.25, December 16, 1771. A bill of lading filled out by Hancock,...

Signer of the Declaration of Independence and surgeon general of the Continental Army (1746–1813). ADS, signed "Benj. Rush," one page, 6.2...

LS signed “A. Hamilton,” one page, 7.25 x 9, April 29, 1790. Letter to O. H. Williams, collector for the port of Baltimore. In full: "I have re...

Prominent lawyer in colonial Philadelphia (1676–1741) remembered for his victory on behalf of the printer and newspaper publisher John Peter Zenger in

Jewish journalist, theatre critic, and radical leader (1867–1919) who was assassinated shortly after overthrowing the Wittelsbach monarchy in Bavaria.

Rare ALS signed "Malcolm X," one page on a color 5.5 x 3.5 postcard depicting New York City, postmarked October 22, 1958. Letter to Gloria...

DS, signed “N. Mandela,” one page, 11.5 x 16.5, March 20, 1997. Certificate issued by the Friends of Robben Island, in full: “Presented to Ivan May on

ALS, three pages on two adjoining sheets, 7.25 x 8.5, December 5, 1794. Loving letter to his wife Sally, written while abroad in London after negotiat

Superb matte-finish 6.25 x 9.25 portrait of Bell taken circa 1910 by renowned photography studio Harris & Ewing, affixed to a 6.5 x 9.5 mount, n...

Danish physicist (1885–1962) who was awarded the 1922 Nobel Prize in Physics for his theory of atomic structure. Niels Bohr's academic cap worn ...

TLS in German, signed “A. Einstein,” two pages, 8.5 x 11, blindstamped Princeton letterhead, December 17, 1953. Remarkable letter to Max Fishler, in p

British astrophysicist (1882–1944) famous for his work regarding the theory of relativity. Scarce ALS signed “A. S. Eddington,” one page, 4.5 x 6.75,

Handsome matte-finish 7 x 9.25 half-length portrait of Edison by Falk of New York, affixed to its original studio mount, signed on the mount in founta

British physicist and chemist (1791–1867) best known for his development of the first dynamo and the discovery of electromagnetic induction. ALS signe

Physicist (1901–1954) who became the first to split the atom and was awarded the Nobel Prize for Physics in 1938 for his developments in harnessing nu

ALS, one page, 5.25 x 7, Connemara Hotel letterhead, February 26, 1953. In part: "I have no objection to your adding my signature to the glass ...

German theoretical physicist (1901–1976) awarded the 1932 Nobel Prize in physics for the creation of quantum mechanics. Uncommon matte-finish 4.25 x 6

Chemist (1868–1934) who received the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1918 for his invention of the Haber–Bosch process, a method used to synthesize ammoni

English physician and scientist (1749–1823) often called the ‘father of immunology,’ who successfully tested his smallpox inoculation in 1796. ALS sig

LS in French, one page, 6.75 x 10.75, July 7, 1792. Letter from the "Commissioners of the National Treasury," in part (translated): "...

ALS signed “Sam'l F. B. Morse,” one page, 4.5 x 7, December 28, 1861. Letter to his friend Abraham Flandrau, in full: "Your note has just b...

British surgeon (1827–1912) who innovated the practice of sterile surgery, one of the most important medical advances of the day. ALS, one page, 4 x 6

ALS signed “Wm. T. G. Morton,” one page, 7 x 8.75, April 17, 1854. Letter to his attorney Horace Cornwall, in full: "It pains me not to be able...

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

Fountain pen signature in German (translated), "Max Planck, 3.8.38, and Marga, on a friendly summer's day!,” on an off-white 4.5 x 1.25 sli...

Distinguished German physicist (1845–1923) who discovered X-rays in 1895, for which he was awarded the Nobel Prize in 1901. ALS in German, signed “Dr.

TLS in Polish, signed “Karol card Wojtyla,” one page, 8.25 x 5.75, Kuria Metropolitalna letterhead, June 10, 1978. Untranslated letter announcing a ho

TLS in Polish, signed “Karol card. Wojtyla,” one page, 5.75 x 4, Easter 1975. In full (translated): "Please accept my heartfelt well wishes and...

TLS in Cyrillic, signed “Brezhnev,” one page, 8.25 x 11.75, July 21, 1949. Letter to Nikita Khrushchev, then First Secretary of the Communist Party of

TLS signed “Winston S. Churchill,” one page, 7.5 x 9.5, Chartwell, Westerham, Kent letterhead, November 19, 1950. Letter to A. L. Cranfield of the Lon

French Socialist leader (1859–1914) who was assassinated at the outbreak of World War I, and remains one of the main historical figures of the French

World War II–dated DS in Cyrillic, one page, 7.25 x 10, March 25, 1944. In part (translated): “To the Members of the Military Soviet of the 4th Ukrain

Important German statesman and socialist leader (1867–1922) who served as foreign minister during the Weimar Republic and initiated the Treaty of Rapa

Impressive, massive leatherbound volume of ten portraits of British royalty, measuring 17 x 21, with a title page in calligraphy, reading: "The...

Empress consort of Russia (1872-1918) as spouse of Nicholas II, best remembered as being the last Czarina of Russia, as well as a close friend of Rasp

The last Tsar of Russia (born 1868) who reigned from 1894 until he was deposed in 1917. In the wake of the Russian Revolution, Nicholas, Empress Alexa

ALS signed “Charles,” one page both sides, 4.75 x 7.5, Windsor Castle letterhead, April 17, 1987. Letter to friend and landscape consultant Vernon Rus

Royal Christmas card from 1992, measuring 12 x 8 open, featuring an affixed color photo of young Princes Henry and William, signed and inscribed insid

Christmas card embossed with the Prince of Wales’s feathers and Order of the Garter motto and the Spencer family arms, measuring 10.5 x 7.25 open, fea

Christmas card for 2012 measuring 16 x 6 open, featuring an affixed color photo of the Queen and Prince Philip holding an award, signed in fountain pe

Royal 1954 Christmas card with an embossed golden crown on the front, measures 16 x 7 open, bearing a wonderful family photo of Queen Elizabeth II and

LS in Spanish, signed “Yo la Reyna,” one page, 8.5 x 9, November 2, 1503. Letter to Dr. Alfonso Ramires de Villaescusa, municipal royal representative

Original mounted matte-finish 6.75 x 4.5 photograph of two Titanic emergency lifeboats, affixed to its original 9.75 x 8 photographic mount. The photo

Remarkable original first generation glossy 5.5 x 4 photograph of the infamous iceberg that the Titanic struck on the night of April 14, 1912. The pho

Original first-generation matte-finish 6.25 x 8.25 full-length photo of RMS Carpathia Captain Arthur Rostron with passengers Louis M. Ogden and his wi

Two items: a black-and-white 5.5 x 3.5 postcard portraying the SS Carpathia with incoming Titanic rescue boats, published by Joseph Koehler, with capt

Five items: a black-and-white 5.5 x 3.5 postcard portraying the SS Carpathia with incoming Titanic rescue boats, published by Joseph Koehler, with cap

Collection of three letters related to the insurance claim made by the family of Titanic victim Bridget Delia Mahon. First is a letter to the White St

American tennis player (1891–1968) who survived the Titanic disaster. Scarce vintage fountain pen signature, "Richard N. Williams 2nd,” on an o...

Rare partly-printed DS, signed “Tho's Cooke, Jr.,” two pages, 16 x 10, October 1, 1811. Whaling document issued from Edgartown, Martha's Vin...