RR Auction: Fine Autographs and Artifacts February 2020

Sought-after crisp ink signature, "John Jay,” on an off-white 2.75 x 1.25 slip. In fine condition. Encapsulated in a PSA/DNA authentication hol...

ALS signed “O. Ellsworth,” one page, 8 x 9.5, January 12, 1796. Letter to Ezekiel Williams, in full: "I have rec'd your letter of the 3'...

Impressive collection of 59 items signed by one or more justices of the Supreme Court, consisting mostly of signed cards, slips, letters, and photogra

ALS, one page, 5 x 8, postmarked April 8, 1875. Letter to R. T. Hawley, in full: "Yours rec'd. I shall be glad to gratify the very laudable...

DS, signed “W. P. Chrysler,” one page, 9.5 x 11.25, November 15, 1913. A Buick Motor Company "Standard Practices" document outlining the &...

TLS in Duesenberg Motors Corporation, signed “F. S. Duesenberg,” one page, 8.5 x 11, August 17, 1917. Letter to the Rome Turney Radiator Company, in f

DS, signed “Leland Stanford,” three pages on two adjoining sheets, 8.5 x 14, February 7, 1885. Central Pacific Railroad Co. deed for the sale of a plo

Four uncommon untranslated ALSs in German, signed "J. Breuer," totaling nine pages, dated between 1912 and 1919. Breuer writes to various ...

ALS in French, one page, 6 x 7.5, February 1933. Letter to Henriette Perrin, the wife of the 1926 Nobel Prize-winning French physicist Jean Baptiste P

ALS signed “Ch. R. Darwin, J. P.,” one page, 5 x 7.75, May 8, 1863. Letter to George Snow, in full: "After twenty years experience of your char...

LS signed “Ch. R. Darwin,” one page both sides, 5 x 8, Down letterhead, February 5, 1868. Letter to his lawyer, Thomas Salt, regarding alleged monies

Edison Botanic Research Corporation business check, 8.25 x 3, filled out in another hand and signed by Edison with his classic umbrella signature, &...

Highly appealing vintage matte-finish 5 x 7 portrait of Einstein relaxing in a sweater, signed and inscribed in fountain pen, "To Mr. & Mrs...

ALS in German, signed "A. Einstein," one page, 8.5 x 11, October 4, 1929. Letter to Nicholas Murray Butler, in part (translated): "I ...

Excessively rare ALS in French, signed "Mesmer," one page, 6.75 x 8.25, October 3, 1795. Letter to Madame Cardon of Versaille, in full (tr...

Fountain pen signature, "J. R. Oppenheimer,” on an off-white 4.5 x 6 card bearing an affixed magazine photo, which has an article about Oppenhe...

Twice-signed ALS, one page both sides, 8 x 10.5, March 2, 1802. Letter to Jonathan Burrall, the cashier of the New York branch of the National Bank, i

ALS, one page, 8 x 10, September 5, 1784. Letter to musician and notable Watt benefactor Joah Bates, in full: "Having received from Mr. Brown t...

ALS in German, signed “Freud,” one page, 5.25 x 3.5, personal stationery card, September 24, 1928. Written from Berlin-Tegel, an untranslated letter t

Extremely rare Liveright Publishing Corporation business check, 8.5 x 3, filled out in another hand as payable to Sigmund Freud for $787.50, February

TLS in German, signed “Freud,” one page, 5.75 x 8.75, personal letterhead, July 2, 1925. Letter to psychiatrist and neurologist Isador Coriat, in full

Rare and unusual vintage matte-finish 3 x 3.5 candid photo of Krishnamurti in profile against a watery background, signed and inscribed in fountain pe

Color matte-finish 7 x 8.75 photo of Pope John XXIII in his papal robes, affixed to its official 11 x 15 mount embossed with his official seal, signed

Scarce semi-glossy 7 x 8.25 photo of Pope Paul VI shaking hands with a priest during a ceremony, inscribed on the mount in a calligraphic hand, &quo...

Untranslated TLS in Hebrew, two pages, 8.5 x 11, 1961. In very good to fine condition, with paperclip impressions and staple holes to the tops of each

Partly-printed DS in Spanish, three pages on two adjoining sheets, 8.5 x 12.25, August 7, 1829. As president of Colombia, Bolivar recognizes the merit

TLS signed “Mayling Soong Chiang,” one onionskin page, 8.25 x 10.5, Office of the President, Republic of China letterhead, May 4, 1956. Letter to Juli

Fountain pen signature, "Merci pour votre témoignage! C. de Gaulle,” with added date of February 2, 1960, on an off-white sheet of 5.25 x ...

ALS signed “Winston S. Churchill,” one page both sides, 5 x 7.75, Ashby St. Ledgers letterhead, February 5, 1905. Churchill writes to "My dear ...

Complete book set: The Second World War, Volumes I–VI. First British editions. London: Cassell and Co. Ltd., 1948-1954. Hardcovers with dust jackets,

Scarce DS in Cyrillic, one page, 8 x 11.25, August 20, 1937. Official letter issued to Georgy Malenkov, Alexander Alemasov, and Alfred Lepa, which con

Unique hand-drawn 'official order' from Stalin's daughter endorsed at the conclusion by the Russian ruler, one page, 7.25 x 8.5, 1934. O...

ALS signed "L," one page on a plain 3.5 x 6.25 postcard addressed in his hand, April 29, 1930. Trotsky writes from Turkey to his friend an...

Untranslated manuscript DS in Russian, signed “Aleksandr,” one page both sides, 8.75 x 13.75, 1886. Signed boldly at the conclusion by Alexander. The

LS in Spanish, signed “Yo el Rey," [I the King] and "Yo el Reyna," [I the Queen], one page, 8.25 x 8.75, July 26, 1494. Royal missive...

Partly-printed vellum DS, signed “George R.,” one page, 13.5 x 9.25, February 16, 1715. King George appoints Lewis de la Boiragon as a "Lieuten...

Partly-printed DS in Cyrillic, signed “Nicholas,” one page, 8.5 x 14, February 16, 1905. Decree addressed to the Chapter of the Russian Imperial and R

TLS signed “Elizabeth,” one page, 4.75 x 7.5, Buckingham Palace letterhead, November 27, 1948. Letter to Mrs. Fisher, in full: "Thank you so mu...

DS, signed “Marye the Quene,” one page, 7.75 x 5.75, June 22, 1557. Royal warrant ordering the livery of her plumber and naming four of her residences

Royal Christmas card from circa 1987 embossed on the front with the Prince of Wales’s feathers and Order of the Garter motto and the Spencer family ar

Signed book: The Present State of the Fine Arts in France by Philip Gilbert Hamerton. First edition. London: Seeley and Co. Limited, 1892. Hardcover,

ALS in German, signed “Victoria R.,” three pages on two adjoining sheets, 4.5 x 7, Osborne letterhead, May 10, 1859. Letter to her cousin, in part (tr

Scarce DS, signed "E. J. Smith," one page, 7.75 x 6, June 6, 1895. A certificate of discharge issued to Thomas Riley a fireman aboard the ...

ALS signed “Howard E. Carter,” one page, 7 x 9, Direction Generale du Service des Antiquites letterhead, December 6, 1901. In part: "At Kom-Omb...

Rare pencil signature, "Geronimo,” on the reverse of an off-white 3.75 x 2.25 business card belonging to the Oklahoma City law firm Pruiett, Ca...

Collection of seven pieces of Sam Giancana's 14K gold jewelry, including: a glamorous 14K lighter with an intriguing burst finish, featuring his...

An 18K gold Piaget wristwatch custom-designed for Chicago Outfit racketeer Murray 'The Camel' Humphreys, featuring a concentric design with ...

ALS in French, signed “Marguerite,” one page both sides, 8.5 x 11, Victoria Hotel letterhead, January 15, 1915. Emotional letter to her lover, Dutch a

Uncommon vintage glossy 10 x 7.75 photo of Powers in front of a U-2 ultra-high altitude reconnaissance aircraft, signed and inscribed in blue ballpoin

ALS signed “Bartolomeo V.,” three pages on two sheets, 6 x 9.5, June 18, 1924. Letter to John and Virginia G. Bournan of Stephen City, Virginia. In fu