RR Auction: Fine Autographs & Artifacts

Uncommon partly-printed DS as president, one page, 20 x 16, December 18, 1924. President Coolidge appoints Donald F. de Otte as "temporarily an...

TLS as president, one page, 7 x 9, White House letterhead, December 10, 1924. Letter to Chauncey J. Hamlin, the chairman of the National Conference on

TLS as president, one page, 6.75 x 9, White House letterhead, April 23, 1925. Letter to former Massachusetts Congressman Charles G. Washburn, in full:

An original hand-drawn cartoon portraying Eisenhower dressed as six presidents of the past, 5.75 x 9, signed across the middle in fountain pen by Eise

Program for the 1956 Republican National Convention in San Francisco, August 20, 1956, two pages, 7 x 11, signed on the front and back by numerous att

Two books: Churchill Lecture, published by Lord John Press in 1984, limited edition hardcover identified on the colophon as 'printer's copy,...

Signed book: The Presidents. First Longmeadow Press edition, 1993. Hardcover with dust jacket, 9.5 x 11, 152 pages. Signed on the first free end page

Sharp unsigned 4.25 x 6.5 cabinet photo of Garfield in a handsome suit by Sherman & McHugh of New York. In fine condition, with light scattered ...

TLS as president, one page, 6.75 x 9.75, White House letterhead, February 3, 1925. Letter to Henry C. Wallace, the secretary of agriculture, in full:

TLS signed “Florence Kling Harding,” two pages on two adjoining black-bordered sheets, 4.75 x 6.5, May 6, 1924. Letter to Mrs. George B. Richards, in

The Harding Publishing Company business check, 8.25 x 3.5, filled out in another hand and signed by the company's treasurer, payable to W. G. Ha...

Bold ink signature, "Benj. Harrison, Iowa,” on an off-white 3.25 x 1.5 card. Double-matted and framed with a portrait of Harrison to an overall...

Bank check, 7.75 x 2.75, filled out and signed by Harrison, "Benj. Harrison," payable to Eddy & West, September 9, 1879. Encapsulated ...

TLS as president, one page, 7 x 8.75, White House letterhead, May 18, 1931. Letter to Bishop William F. McDowell, in full: "I wish to thank you...

Signed book: The Vantage Point. First edition. NY: Holt, Rinehart and Winston, 1971. Hardcover with dust jacket, 6.5 x 9.5, 636 pages. Signed and insc

Two dinner menus for Washington D.C. events sponsored by the Association of American Editorial Cartoonists, both 8.5 x 11, dated May 10 and 11, 1963,

Unused original “Press Section, Balcony Only” ticket, number 1365, 2.5 x 6, to the ‘Texas Welcome Dinner’ presented in honor of President John F. Kenn

Two first edition books: The Memoirs of Richard Nixon, hardcover with slipcase, published in 1978 by Grosset & Dunlap, signed on the colophon in...

Color 10.25 x 10.75 photo of Nixon standing next to United States Ambassador to Morocco Joseph Reed, signed and inscribed in black felt tip, "T...

Signed book: Leaders. First UK edition. London: Sidgwick & Jackson, 1982. Hardcover with dust jacket, 6.25 x 9.25, 371 pages. Signed and inscrib...

Annual convention banquet program for the Association of American Editorial Cartoonists, held in Kansas City on May 27, 1966, measures 6.5 x 9, signed

Invitation from the Inaugural Committee for "the Inauguration of Richard Milhous Nixon as President…and Spiro Theodore Agnew as Vice President ...

Ink signatures of Ronald and Nancy Reagan on a yellow 5.75 x 3.5 lightly lined sheet bearing an affixed photo. In fine condition.

TLS signed “FDR,” 8 x 10.5, State of New York, Executive Chamber letterhead, August 9, 1932. Letter to Nelson C. Brown of Syracuse University’s New Yo

TLS, one page, 8 x 10.5, State of New York, Executive Chamber letterhead, June 27, 1932. Letter to William H. Kelley, president of the Merchants Natio

ALS, three pages on two adjoining sheets, 4.5 x 7, Sagamore Hill letterhead, June 25, no year. Letter to General Bradley T. Johnson, in full: "...

Original pearl-finish 8 x 9.75 press photo of Roosevelt taken in 1929, showing him meeting with Governor Morgan F. Larson of New Jersey concerning a p

Partly-printed DS as president, signed “Wm. H. Taft,” one page, 22.75 x 19, May 31, 1909. President Taft appoints Samuel T. Lee, of Michigan, as &qu...

Partly-printed DS as president, signed “Wm. H. Taft,” one page, 21 x 16, March 9, 1911. President Taft appoints Richard M. Blatchford as "Lieut...

Partly-printed vellum DS as president, signed “Wm. H. Taft,” one page, 15.75 x 19.5, April 13, 1911. President Taft appoints George W. Beaman as &qu...

TLS as president signed “Wm. H. Taft,” one page, 7 x 6.5, White House letterhead, May 8, 1909. Letter to the American minister to the Argentine Republ

TLS as president, one page, 7 x 8.75, White House letterhead, May 3, 1949. Letter to George E. Allen, in full: "I appreciated your taking the t...

White House card signed in black ink by Truman, "Harry S. Truman." In very good condition, with light soiling, old tape stains to the lowe...

TLS as vice president, one page, 8 x 10.5, Office of the Vice President letterhead, January 26, 1945. Letter to William Sandeson, an editorial cartoon

Color glossy 14 x 11 photo of Trump standing behind a podium during a presidential campaign speech, prominently signed in black felt tip. In fine cond

Signed book: Crippled America. Limited first edition, numbered 5927/10000. NY: Threshold Editions, 2015. Hardcover with dust jacket, 5.75 x 8.75, 193

Felt tip signature, "D. Trump,” on a white 3 x 5 card. In very fine condition. Consignor notes that the signature was obtained in person in 1997.

Signed book: Trump: Art of the Comeback. First edition. NY: Times Books, 1997. Hardcover with dust jacket, 6.25 x 9.5, 244 pages. Signed on the first

Partly-printed vellum DS as president, one page, 15.5 x 19, March 16, 1917. President Wilson appoints George C. Hamner as "Second Lieutenant in...

Early partly-printed vellum DS as president, one page, 15.75 x 19.5, June 30, 1913. President Wilson appoints John Huff Van Vliet as "Second Li...

TLS as president, one page, 7 x 8.75, White House letterhead, March 29, 1918. Letter to Andrew B. Humphrey, director of the American Peace and Arbitra

Uncommon glossy 5.75 x 4.25 photo of Wilson with his cabinet members affixed to an off-white mount, signed on the mount in fountain pen by Wilson. Mat

Ink signature, "Woodrow Wilson,” on an off-white 3.75 x 1.75 slip. In very good to fine condition, with light creasing and a central vertical f...

Manuscript DS, signed “O. Ellsworth" and "Wm. Williams,” one page, 7.5 x 8.25, June 13, 1777. Pay order issued to Treasurer John Lawrence,...

Manuscript vellum DS, signed “B. Franklin,” one page, 15.75 x 13.5, June 9, 1787. As president of the Supreme Executive Council of the Commonwealth of

Very rare manuscript document, signed “Tho: Bosomworth,” one page, 10.25 x 6.25, March 8, 1773. Payment receipt penned in the lower portion of a parti

Signer of the Declaration of Independence from Georgia (1724–1790) who went on to serve as governor of the state. Rare Revolutionary War–dated ADS, on

Signer of the Declaration of Independence from New Jersey (1737–1791) who is also known as the designer of the first official American flag. Revolutio

Signer of the Declaration of Independence from Connecticut (1731–1796) and seventh president of the Continental Congress. Manuscript DS, signed “Sam...

Signer of the Declaration of Independence from South Carolina (1749–1779); his father had served in the Continental Congress from 1775 to 1776 but had

Manuscript DS, signed “Robt Morris" and "James Wilson,” one page both sides, 8 x 13, October 13, 1794. An indenture between Robert Morris ...

Signer of the Declaration of Independence who, following the Revolution, devoted himself almost entirely to Georgia state politics (1749–1804). Revolu

LS signed “H. Clay,” one page both sides, 7.5 x 9, August 16, 1827. Letter to Samuel Hodges, the US consul for the Cape de Verd Islands, in full: &q...

ALS signed “H. Clay,” one page both sides, 8 x 10, August 7, 1846. Letter to William C. C. Claiborne, in part: "I lament that there is so much ...

Partly-printed vellum DS, signed “P. Henry,” one page, 16.5 x 14.75, January 19, 1786. As governor of Virginia, Henry grants William Churchill Jones...

English-born Quaker (1644–1718) and founder of the colony that became the State of Pennsylvania. Scarce vellum manuscript DS, signed “Wm. Penn,” one p

Autograph endorsement, signed “Edm: Randolph,” eight total pages, 6.5 x 8.5, June 18, 1782. Deposition made by Patrick Henry as a defendant in a case

Indian reformer (1772–1833) who challenged traditional Hindu culture and first introduced the word Hinduism into the English language in 1816. Scarce

LS in German, signed “Oskar,” one page on the reverse of a 3.5 x 5.5 postcard, no date but postmarked Menden (Sauerland), August 20, 1957. Written in

AMS in German in pencil, four pages, 8.5 x 11, no date but circa 1990s, signed vertically in the left margin in black ballpoint, “S. Wiesenthal,” and

ALS, one page, 8 x 9.75, December 2, 1800. Letter to his son, "Peter Augustus Jay, Esqr," in part: "As Mr. Ph. P. Livingston consents...

Influential lawyer, jurist, and Harvard Law School professor (1779–1845) who served on the Supreme Court from 1811 to 1845. ALS, one page both sides,

Signed book: The Story of Mary and Her Little Lamb. First edition. Dearborn, Michigan: Mr. and Mrs. Henry Ford, 1928. Stiff faux-leather cover, 5 x 8,

Partly-printed DS, signed “Henry Wells” and “Wm. G. Fargo,” one page, 12 x 8.75, May 1, 1866. Attractively engraved certificate for five shares of cap

TLS, one page, 8.5 x 11, personal letterhead, March 3, 1915. Writing on his 68th birthday, Bell addresses Miss Margaret Sanders, the daughter of his f

Rare bank receipt, 7 x 2.75, filled out and signed by Bell, "A. Graham Bell," received from Thomas Sanders the sum of $87.50, December 19,...

TLS, one page, 8.5 x 11, personal letterhead, December 16, 1912. Response to a collector, in full: "Agreeably with the request contained in you...

Sought-after ANS signed “C. Darwin,” one page both sides, 7 x 4.5, October 8, no year but likely 1856. Written from Down House, England, a brief note

TLS signed “Thos. A. Edison,” one page, 8.25 x 10.75, From the Laboratory of Thomas A. Edison, Orange, N.J. letterhead, September 15, 1916. Letter to

Austrian biologist and physician (1868–1943) who is recognized as the father of transfusion medicine. Noted for distinguishing and developing the mode

TLS signed "G. Marconi," one page, 8 x 10, personal letterhead, July 13, 1931. Letter to Admiral Mark Kerr. In part: "I read with gre...

ALS signed “Sam'l. F. B. Morse,” one page, 5 x 8, December 8, 1866. Written from Paris, a letter to E. S. Sanford, in full: "Don't forg...

Exceedingly rare 7.5 x 5.5 cabinet photo of Pasteur in a contemplative full-length pose, portraying the revered scientist resting in a parlor chair be

Sought-after ALS in French, signed “L. Pasteur,” one page, 5.25 x 8, Ecole Normale Superieure letterhead, January 13, 1859. Letter to his colleague, t

Nobel Prize-winning German physicist (1858–1947) who pioneered the understanding of quantum theory. Crisp ink signature, "Dr. Max Planck,” on a...

Original amateur pencil sketch of Freud on an off-white 9.5 x 11 sheet, signed below in pencil by the pioneering psychoanalyst, "Sigm. Freud.&q...

ALS in German, signed “Freud,” one page, 8.25 x 10.75, personal letterhead, December 25, 1908. Letter to "My dear Colleague," Friedrich Sa...

Russian geographer, zoologist, and political theorist (1842–1921) best known for his advocacy of anarchist communism. ALS signed “P. Kropotkin,” four

TLS in Polish, signed “Karol card. Wojtyla,” one page, 6 x 4, Metropolita Krakowski stationery card, August 16, 1977. Untranslated letter of recommend

TLS in Polish, signed “Karol card Wojtyla,” one page, 5.75 x 4.25, Easter 1976. In full (roughly translated): "Thank you for the good words of ...

Pope Pius XII's personally-owned and -worn white zucchetto skullcap, measuring 6.5? in diameter, with a small label inside, " tas Mariae Re...

Rare ALS in Spanish, three pages both sides, 4 x 5.5, September 29, 1958. Letter to Revolutionary Air Force Chief Pedro Luis Diaz Lanz, one of the key

DS, in Spanish, four pages, 9 x 13, May 12, 1959. Document related to public planning, in part (translated): "I hereby inform you that the Coun...

Rare autograph album, 7.5 x 4.5, featuring gold lettering on the front, “Autografo de Heroes de la Revolucion,” signed inside circa March 1959 in ink

DS in Japanese, one page, 23.25 x 17.75, circa 1890–1912. Untranslated document in which the emperor of Japan confers the Order of the Golden Kite upo

Amazing archive of 28 TLSs from Churchill to his proofreader and editor C. C. Wood relating to the publication of the monumental biography Marlborough

LS in Spanish, signed by Ferdinand, "Yo el Rey [I the King]," and by Isabella, "Yo la Reyna [I the Queen]," one page, 8.5 x 6, D...

King of Prussia (born 1712) from 1740 until his death in 1786. His political prowess and enlightened attitudes toward religion, learning, and the huma

Handwritten letter, unsigned, one page, no date but postmarked July 18, 1814. Written from 12 Temple Place, a letter to Colonel Richard Puleston, in f

King of England, Scotland, and Ireland (born 1600) from 1625 until his execution in the wake of the English Civil War in 1649. LS in French, signed “

Signed book: The Encyclopaedia of Sport, Vols. I and II. London: Lawrence and Bullen, 1897–1898. Leatherbound hardcover, 8 x 10.75. Signed and inscrib

Vintage matte-finish 4.75 x 3.25 family portrait of the Queen and King sitting with their daughters, Elizabeth and Margaret, affixed to a slightly lar

Attractive royal Christmas and New Year card from 1949, with an embossed golden crown on the front, measures 11.75 x 7 open, bearing a photo of King G

Queen consort of France (1575–1642) as the second wife of King Henry IV of France. She herself was a member of the wealthy and powerful House of Medic

Rare and early manuscript DS, signed "Henry R," one page, 11.5 x 5, March 20, 1509/10. Petition to grant Bartholomew Brereton an extension...

Queen of Tahiti (born 1813) from 1827 until her death in 1877; she succeeded as ruler of Tahiti after the death of her brother Pomare III when she was

ALS signed “Charles,” five pages on three sheets, 7.25 x 9.5, personal letterhead, February 16, 1986. Letter to friend and landscape consultant Vernon

ALS, signed “Diana x,” written inside a 5 x 7 greeting card, no date. Letter to her friend Janet, quite possibly her personal beautician, Janet Filder

Christmas card embossed with the Prince of Wales’s feathers and Order of the Garter motto and the Spencer family arms, measuring 12 x 8 open, featurin

Christmas card embossed with the Prince of Wales’s feathers and Order of the Garter motto and the Spencer family arms, measuring 16 x 6 open, featurin