RR Auction: Fine Autographs and Artifacts Featuring Royalty

Vintage matte-finish 3.5 x 5.5 postcard photo of the great German theologian by the N. & C. Hess Studio, signed and inscribed in the lower borde...

ANS in German, penned on the reverse of a 5.5 x 3.5 postcard of Lambarene, June 21, 1935. An untranslated handwritten note from Albert Schweitzer send

FDC with a cachet honoring 'Progress in Electronics,' signed in black ballpoint by William Shockley, "W=Shockley," with a sketch o...

TLS signed "N. Sihanouk," one page, 7.25 x 9, personal letterhead, May 29, 1969. Letter to ornithologist Jon Wanamaker, in full: "I t...

Partly-printed DS, one page, 13.5 x 8.5, September 1, 1876. Bond for $1000 issued by the Old Colony Rail Road Company, signed in ink by Onslow Stearns

Vintage matte-finish 8 x 10 photo of Sumner standing outdoors in a handsome three-quarter-length pose, signed in the lower border in fountain pen, &...

LS in French, signed "Ch. Maur. Talleyrand," one page, 8 x 12.25, February 10, 1802. Untranslated Napoleonic decree headed "Bonaparte...

Two glossy 5 x 7 photos of physicist Edward Teller from the same sitting, both signed in the lower border in either blue or black ink. In overall fine

Color glossy 8 x 10 close-up photo of Margaret Thatcher, signed nicely in black felt tip. In very good to fine condition, with scattered light creases

Signed book: The Downing Street Years. First edition. NY: HarperCollins, 1993. Hardcover with dust jacket, 6.5 x 9.5, 914 pages. Signed and inscribed

A thin 1.75″-long sliver of wood, originally part of the ship's oak wheelhouse door, recovered from the Atlantic Ocean after the sinking o...

Vintage semi-glossy 3.5 x 5.5 postcard photo containing religious imagery and text memorializing the tragic sinking of the RMS Titanic, signed in blue

Partly-printed DS, signed "Geo. D. Widener," one page, 11.5 x 8, October 3, 1905. Stock certificate issued to George C. Thomas for 100 sha...

Glossy 8 x 10 photo of the anti-apartheid and human rights activist with his hands raised, signed in blue ballpoint, "God bless you, Desmond Tu...

Partly-printed DS, signed "W. M. Tweed," one page, 8.5 x 7, December 10, 1868. Receipt from the Bureau of Wharves, Piers and Slips Street ...

Manuscript DS in Italian, signed "Umberto di Savoia," one page both sides, 9.5 x 14.25, September 7, 1945. Untranslated official document ...

Vintage matte-finish 7 x 5 photo of James Van Allen, the award-winning space scientist, standing in front of a large satellite dish, signed in bold bl

Partly-printed DS, one page, 15 x 9.75, March 20, 1885. Pine Creek Railway Company bond for $1000 issued to C. L. Rossiter, signed along the bottom in

Manuscript DS in Italian, signed "Vittorio Emanuele," one page, 10 x 14.5, May 24, 1874. Untranslated official document neatly signed at t...

Manuscript DS in Italian, signed "Vittorio Emanuele," one page both sides, 9.75 x 15, November 9, 1919. Untranslated official document pro...

Partly-printed DS, signed "W. Wagner," one page, 11.25 x 8.75, April 1, 1880. Stock certificate issued to A. T. Thomas for 30 shares in th...

Manuscript DS, signed "Robert Walsh, U.S. Consul," three pages on two adjoining sheets, 8.75 x 13.5, April 5, 1848. Walsh certifies a manu...

LS, one page, 8.5 x 11, Tuskegee Normal & Industrial Institute letterhead, May 30, 1913. Letter to Mrs. A. S. Ashbridge, a potential benefactor,...

Partly-printed DS, signed "W. S. Webb," one page, 11.75 x 8, April 23, 1899. Stock certificate issued to George B. Wilson for 100 shares i...

Scarce ink signature, "Tho. F. Pendel, White House, Nov. 3 1864, Dc 8, 1897," on an off-white 4 x 2.25 sheet. In fine condition, with a sm...

Partly-printed DS, one page, 11.75 x 8, November 12, 1894. Stock certificate issued to Robert M. Cox for 20 shares in the Philadelphia Passenger Railw

Signed book: The Fifth Son. First edition. Franklin Center, PA: Franklin Library, 1985. Leatherbound hardcover, 6 x 9, 210 pages. Signed on a free end

ALS, one page, 7.25 x 9.25, September 8, 1784. Handwritten letter from "Brome near Eye," sent to Lt. Gen. Hofer. In full: "I this day...

ALS in English, signed "Lafayette," one page, 6.5 x 6.5, July 6, 1807. Handwritten by the Marquis de Lafayette, referencing the anniversar...

Partly-printed vellum DS in French, signed "Lafayette," one page, 11.5 x 10.5, July 20, 1790. Volunteer's certificate for the "Ba...

Manuscript DS in French, signed "Le cte de Rochambeau," one page, 8.25 x 13.5, August 25, 1771. An untranslated document approved at the c...

ALS, three pages on two adjoining sheets, 4.75 x 8, December 20, 1870. Letter to T. G. Wharton Esquire, marked at the top "Private." In fu...

ALS signed "Jeffn. Davis," one page, 7.25 x 4.5, January 23, 1858. Letter to Myron Smith, written from the "Senate Chamber," in ...

Desirable 2.5 x 4 carte-de-visite photo of an artistic profile portrait of 'Fighting Joe' in uniform, signed below in ink, "Joseph Hook...

Rarely found 2.25 x 3.75 carte-de-visite photo of Robert E. Lee in a near-profile pose, prominently signed in ink, "R. E. Lee." The red ba...

Historic vintage matte-finish 10 x 8 photo of Douglas MacArthur on board the USS Cleveland in 1945, neatly signed in fountain pen, "Douglas Mac...

World War II-dated TLS from Douglas MacArthur, one page, 7.75 x 9.75, General Headquarters, Southwest Pacific Area, Office of the Commander-in-Chief l

Vintage matte-finish 7.75 x 9.75 head-and-shoulders portrait photo of the American five-star general, signed nicely in fountain pen, "Douglas M...

Rare partly-printed DS, in French, signed "Montcalm," one page, 9.25 x 14, April 27, 1748. Document headed "By The King," concer...

ALS in French, signed "J. Napoleon," one page, 7.75 x 9.25, March 27, 1811. Untranslated letter to a government minister. Double-matted an...

Exceedingly rare autograph endorsement signed, "Government etablie par Napoleon," on an off-white 6.5 x 2.25 slip, certified below by Gene...

LS in French, signed "Nap.," one page, 7.25 x 9, April 10, 1809. Untranslated letter to General Clarke regarding military matters, boldly ...

Manuscript DS in French, signed "Vauban," one page both sides, 8.25 x 5.75, 1675. Am untranslated stakeholder receipt from the Generality ...

Rare Civil War-dated mailing envelope, 5 x 3, addressed by another hand to "Mrs. J. H. Carr, Fremont, N.H.," and signed vertically along t...

Vintage matte-finish 8 x 10 photo of General Bradley wearing his four-star jacket and helmet, signed and inscribed in the lower border in fountain pen

Three items: a glossy 10 x 8 photo of Doolittle with his Tokyo bombing crew, signed in black felt tip, "J. H. Doolittle"; a glossy 10 x 8 ...

Vintage matte-finish 3.5 x 5 postcard photo of James Doolittle in uniform seated in his cockpit, signed in fountain pen, "J. H. Doolittle."...

Color 24 x 18 print of a Harley Copic painting entitled ‘Atomic Warfare Is Born,’ which shows the Enola Gay flying over Japan, with

Signed book: Return of the Enola Gay. Columbus, OH: Mid Coast Marketing, 1998. Hardcover, 6.25 x 9.25, 339 pages. Signed below the frontispiece image

Vintage French-language menu for a "Dinner in honor of the Marshals of France, Joffre and Foch," held at Hotel Calridge’s on Decembe...

Uncommon ink signature, "Wade Hampton, So. Ca.," on an off-white 4.75 x 1.75 slip. Suede-matted with a portrait and a biographical plaque ...

The State Banking Company of Gainesville check, 6.25 x 3, filled out and signed by James Longstreet, payable to George W. Walker for $8.80, January 3,

ALS in French, signed "Macdonald," one page, 4.75 x 7.5, January 11, 1832. Untranslated handwritten letter sent from Paris. In fine condit...

ALS, signed "Nelson A. Miles, M. G. U. S. Army," three pages on two adjoining sheets, 5 x 8, embossed Chicago World's Fair letterhead,...

TLS, one page, 5.5 x 7.25, Admiral's House letterhead, October 30, 1955. Letter to Jim Wiggins, in part: "Thank you for your letter…a...

Desirable barrel-shaped matchstick holder, measuring 2.25˝ tall and 1.75˝ in diameter, crafted from wood removed from the bowsprit fro

Vintage fountain pen signature, "C. W. Nimitz," on an off-white 4 x 1.75 card imprinted with the flag of the fleet admiral. In fine condit...

ALS signed "C. W. Nimitz," one page both sides, 8 x 10.5, personal letterhead, February 17, 1965. Letter to "Bill," thanking him...

DS, signed "C. W. Nimitz," one page, 8 x 10.5, August 17, 1939. Document endorsing a "request from German Naval Attache for Informati...

Signed book: It Worked for Me. First edition. NY: Harper, 2012. Hardcover with dust jacket, 6.25 x 9.25, 283 pages. Signed in black felt tip on a book

Canadian FDC with a cachet honoring peace, signed in black felt tip by Colin Powell and Norman Schwarzkopf. In very fine condition.

ALS in French, signed "Rouget de Lisle," one page, 4.75 x 7.5, February 22, 1831. An untranslated handwritten letter sent to Monsieur Rous...

Civil War-dated LS signed "P. H. Sheridan," one page both sides, 5 x 8, December 30, 1864. Letter to "Maj. Genl. E. A. Hitchcock, Com...

LS signed "Wellington," one page, 7.25 x 8, December 10, 1839. A letter addressed from Stratfield Saye, in full: "As it appears that ...

Color vintage glossy 7.25 x 9.25 photo of Westmoreland in uniform, affixed to its original 10 x 13 mount, signed and inscribed in black felt tip, &q...

Vintage matte-finish 6.5 x 5.5 portrait of the young aviator, neatly signed and inscribed in fountain pen, "To Jessie Butcher, Sincerely, Charl...

Exceptionally rare 3.5 x 5.5 real photo postcard of the Wright brothers standing side by side, boldly signed in the lower border in ink, "Orvil...

Flown metal fragment from the Hindenburg retrieved from its crash site, matted within a limited edition display featuring an image of the ill-fated di

The Winters National Bank check, 8.25 x 3.25, filled out and signed by Orville Wright, "Wright Cycle Co., O. W.," payable to F. B. Hall fo...

Vintage matte-finish 9.5 x 7.5 photo of the original seven Mercury astronauts admiring a large rocket and capsule model, signed in the lower border in

Official color 10 x 8 NASA lithograph of the Apollo 11 crew posing in their white space suits against a lunar backdrop, signed neatly in blue ink by B

Color 10.75 x 8.5 textured lithograph of the Apollo 11 Lunar Module Ascent Stage returning to the Command Module, signed in blue felt tip, "Buz...

Ballpoint signature, "Buzz Aldrin," on an off-white 5.75 x 9.25 page from his book Magnificent Desolation. In very fine condition.

Color satin-finish 10 x 8 photo of the crew of the Apollo 9 mission posing together outdoors in their white space suits, signed in black felt tip, &...

Two official color 8 x 10 NASA lithographs of the Apollo 9 crewmen in their white space suits, one signed in green felt tip, "James A. McDivitt...

Front cover from an issue of Newsweek magazine from July 21, 1969, the day after the Apollo 11 moon landing, 8.25 x 11, signed in black felt tip Neil

Souvenir typescript of the chapter "Some Fabulous Tricks of the Trade" from the 1962 book We Seven, 14 pages, 8.5 x 11, signed on the last...

Lot of 14 items signed in black felt tip by veteran Space Shuttle astronaut Bob Crippen, consisting of four color satin-finish 8 x 10 photos, four Spa

Official color 8 x 10 NASA lithograph of Cunningham posing beside a model of the Saturn V, signed in black felt tip, "Walt Cunningham, Apollo 7...

Color satin-finish 20 x 16 photo of Duke saluting the American flag on the lunar surface, signed in black felt tip, "Tenth Man to Walk on the M...

Color satin-finish 10 x 8 photo of LMP Charlie Duke working next to the lunar rover during the Apollo 16 moon mission, signed in blue felt tip. In ver

Signed book: Exploring Space with a Camera. First edition. Washington, DC: NASA, 1968. Hardcover, 9.5 x 11.75, 214 pages. Signed on the half-title pag

Souvenir typescript, one page, 8.5 x 11, signed and inscribed at the conclusion in black felt tip, "To Sue--John Glenn." An excerpt descri...

Bold vintage fountain pen signature and inscription, "Best regards to Mrs. Catanese--John H. Glenn, Jr., Mercury Astronaut," on an off-whi...

Postal cover with four affixed Project Mercury stamps, postmarked at Cape Canaveral on February 20, 1962, the date of the Mercury-Atlas 6 mission, sig

Official color 10 x 8 NASA lithograph of Apollo 15 CDR Jim Irwin saluting the American flag on the lunar surface, signed and inscribed in black felt t

Satin-finish 10 x 8 photo as taken from the lunar module 'lifeboat' during the Apollo 13 mission, which shows the damaged service module and...

Color satin-finish 8 x 10 photo of Gene Kranz wearing a special patriotic vest as he celebrates the Space Shuttle mission STS-41C, signed in blue felt

Appealing group lot of six Soviet Union-era stamp blocks honoring 15 years of Russian space achievements, each 8 x 4.25 block contains six unused stam

Commemorative cover with a cachet of the Apollo-Soyuz Test Project insignia, postmarked in Houston on February 11, 1975, signed in black ink by Alexei

Two books signed by the Apollo 13 Commander: a later printing of Lost Moon, hardcover with dust jacket, signed in black felt tip by Jim Lovell on a bo

Satin-finish 8 x 10 close-up photo of CDR James Lovell in his white space suit with donned helmet prior to the launch of the Apollo 13 mission, signed

Color satin-finish 8 x 10 half-length photo of CDR James Lovell wearing his white Apollo space suit and posing in front of the Saturn V rocket at Kenn

Color glossy 8 x 10 photo of CDR James Lovell in his white space suit with donned helmet prior to the launch of the Apollo 13 mission, signed in black

Color satin-finish 8 x 10 photo of the Mercury capsule with escape tower attached, signed in blue and black felt tip, "Scott Carpenter, Aurora ...

Color satin-finish 11 x 14 photo of the Mercury Seven in their silver space suits, signed in black felt tip, "Wally Schirra," "Gordon...

Color satin-finish 20 x 16 photo of Mitchell posing beside the American flag on the lunar surface during an Apollo 14 EVA, signed in blue felt tip, ...

Three photos signed by Story Musgrave: an official color 10 x 8 NASA lithograph of the Hubble Space Telescope, signed in black felt tip (reverse bears

Official color 8 x 10 NASA lithograph of Ride with an STS-7 patch on her shirt, signed in black felt tip, "Sally K. Ride." In fine conditi...

Group lot of six photos signed by one or more astronauts from the Skylab missions: a color satin-finish 10 x 8 photo of Jerry Carr and Ed Gibson carry