RR Auction: Fine Autographs and Artifacts featuring Literature

TLS signed “God bless you, M. Teresa mc,” one page on the reverse of a 6.25 x 3.25 prayer slip depicting Mother Teresa holding a child, dated May 19,

Prayer slip depicting Mother Teresa holding a child, 6.25 x 3.25, no date, signed in blue ink, "God bless you, M Teresa mc." In very fine ...

President of the French Second Republic and as Napoleon III, the ruler of the Second French Empire (1808-1873). Handwritten draft telegram, signed &...

Matte-finish 6.75 x 9.25 portrait of Gamal Abdel Nasser in his military uniform, signed in the lower border in fountain pen with added date, "2...

Vintage glossy 8.75 x 6.75 photo of Madame Nhu posing with her husband Ngo Dinh Nhu and several of her family members, signed in fountain pen. Typed c

Vintage matte-finish 3.5 x 4.75 photo of Nguyen Van Thieu, signed in black felt tip. Typed notation on reverse dates the signature to 1967. In fine co

Two signed items: a Supreme Court card, signed in black felt tip, "Sandra Day O'Connor, 4/23/82"; and an ALS signed "Sandra O'...

Three items: a glossy 10 x 8 photo of O'Connor at her desk, signed and inscribed in the lower border in black felt tip, "To Ken, with best ...

TLS signed “Rosa L. Parks,” one page, 8.5 x 11, personal letterhead, January 18, 1991. Letter to Tim O'Flynn, in part: "Thank you for your ...

Vintage matte-finish 11.25 x 16 artistic portrait of Eva Peron, signed and inscribed in Spanish in fountain pen along the right side. In very good con

TLS in Spanish, one page, 8.5 x 6.5, personal letterhead, August 26, 1949. Peron responds to a request from Mrs. Nieves Pastoriza by appointing her to

Twice-signed TLS in Spanish, one page, 6 x 10.5, monogrammed letterhead, December 20, 1950. Peron "salutes with special and distinguished consi...

Handwritten manuscript signed by Timothy Pickering within the text in the third-person, one page, 8 x 13.25, September 15, 1790. Receipt issued to Sam

Manuscript document presented to Pitt, eight pages on five sheets, 8 x 13, 1791. Document with small cover sheet labeled, "State of the Navigat...

Two color 4 x 6 postcard photos of Grace Kelly and Prince Rainier, one signed in black felt tip, "Grace de Monaco," and the other signed i...

Six color glossy photos of Princess Stephanie, ranging in size from 5 x 7.5 to 8 x 11.25, with the majority of images of her during modeling shoots, e

Color glossy 7 x 9 official photo of Yitzhak Rabin in a front-facing pose, signed as the Prime Minister of Israel in black felt tip, "Y. Rabin....

TLS, one page, 7.25 x 10.5, personal letterhead, December 19, 1932. Letter to George A. Zabriskie, in part: "Have just received with your compl...

TLS, one page, 8.5 x 11, Cornell University, Center for Radiophysics and Space Research letterhead, July 1, 1994. Letter to student Mark Klempner, in

TLS signed “Glenn,” one page, 8.5 x 11, University of California letterhead, January 26, 1961. Letter to General Leslie R. Groves, former the director

Glossy 8.5 x 11 photo of Seaborg seated at his desk, signed in the designated autograph box in black felt tip, "Glenn T. Seaborg." In fine...

Manuscript DS, signed “T. Hutchinson" and "W. Shirley,” one page, 5.75 x 7.5, February 26, 1747. Pay order issued from the House of Repres...

Three pins from Al Smith's 1928 presidential campaign, measuring between 3/4? and 1 1/4?, including two different "For President" port...

Partly-printed DS, signed “Geo. Widener,” one page, 11.5 x 8.25, June 18, 1906. Stock certificate for 20 shares of capital stock in the Philadelphia T

Three items: a satin-finish 4 x 5 photo of Tombaugh in a pleasant up-close pose, signed in blue ballpoint; a pamphlet for The Clyde Tombaugh Scholar E

ALS, one page, 4.25 x 7, personal letterhead, July 21, 1904. Letter to Mr. Goldschmidt, in part: "I have posted to you today your Guide Book of...

Revolutionary War–dated ALS signed “J. Trumbull,” one page both sides, 8.25 x 13.25, March 18, 1783. Letter to Colo. Dyar, in part: "The Time o...

Three photos of Pancho Villa and his wife María Luz Corral, glossy and matte-finish, ranging in size from 3.5 x 5.5 to 7 x 5, each signed on th...

Manuscript DS as prime minister, signed “R. Walpole,” one page, 8.25 x 9.75, February 1729. An official treasury order for the payment of the sum of...

LS signed “Dan'l Webster,” three pages on two adjoining sheets, 8.25 x 13, April 27, 1843. Official letter to "The Publishers of 'The G...

Two identical 4 x 6 cardstock portraits of Simon Wiesenthal, each signed in the lower border in blue ballpoint. In overall fine condition.

ALS as vice president signed “H. Wilson,” one page, 5 x 8.25, Vice-President's Chamber letterhead, April 8, 1875. Letter to J. R. Osgood & C...

Ballpoint signature, "Edward, Duke of Windsor," and a fountain pen signature, "Wallis, Duchess of Windsor,” on an off-white 5.5 x 3.5...

ALS signed “Wallis Windsor,” one page both sides, 6 x 8, Nassau, Government House letterhead, October 16. Letter to a Mr. Burnside, in full: "I...

Ink signature, "Wu Tingfang, 24 Oct. 1898,” on an off-white 4 x 2 card affixed to a 4.5 x 6.5 mount below a portrait. In fine condition.

Vintage glossy 4.25 x 4.75 photo of Yen Chia-kan, signed in ink in Chinese. Scattered light surface creases, trimmed edges, and a few spots of adhesiv

Vintage glossy 6.75 x 9 wire photo of Hideki Yukawa shaking hands with Columbia University President Dwight D. Eisenhower on November 3, 1949, signed

Untranslated ALS in German, signed “H. Zwaardemaker,” one page, 8.5 x 10.75, April 28, 1907. In fine condition. Accompanied by the original mailing en

ALS in French, signed “Lafayette,” one page, 7 x 9.25, January 1, 1816. Letter to "Monsieur Thierry" in Melun, written from La Grange, in ...

Civil War-dated ALS signed "T. J. Jackson, Mj Genl," one page, lightly-lined, 7.25 x 4.75, Winchester, Virginia, March 6, 1862. Letter to ...

Beautifully engraved partly-printed vellum DS, signed “R. E. Lee,” as superintendent of West Point, one page, 20.75 x 25, June 17, 1853. United States

Self-contained war-dated endorsement, "G. A. Custer," on a 3 x 2.5 slip, dated "Headquarters…Cav. Div., November 25th, 1864." Th...

Scarce partly-printed DS, in French, signed “Lannes,” one page, 9.25 x 7, December 10, 1805. A pay receipt, in part (translated): "I subscribe ...

LS in French, signed “Np,” three pages on two adjoining sheets, 7.25 x 9, March 19, 1808. Letter to "General Clarke," organizing the passa...

LS in French, signed “Np,” four pages on two adjoining sheets, 8 x 12, September 23, 1809. Official order reorganizing his troops amidst the War of th

Partly-printed vellum DS, in French, signed “Napole,” one page, 22 x 17.5, May 27, 1813. Document for the pardon of an Austrian prisoner of war, signe

Partly-printed DS, in French, signed “Np,” one page, 13.75 x 19.25, January 11, 1813. Impressive document authorizing the ship Le Felix to sail and tr

Manuscript DS, in French, signed “Np,” three pages on two adjoining sheets, 8.25 x 12.25, December 18, 1811. Official military document signed by the

Manuscript DS, in French, signed “Accorde, Np,” one page, 8.5 x 13, October 27, 1808. Official document for a legion of honor request made by Marshal

Manuscript DS, in Polish, one page, 8 x 12, February 19, 1810. Letter to Minister of the Interior Jan Pawel Luszczewski, written in favor of Captain K

Two items: first-rate 3.5 x 5.5 head-and-shoulders postcard portrait signed "A. Dreyfus" in the lower white border; and a brief untranslat...

Mixed and incomplete collection of valuable vintage lead toy soldiers, including: seven horses, two riders, two carts, and two smaller French soldiers

Manuscript DS, in French, signed “Le Marechal de L'Empire,” one page, 8.75 x 13.75, November 10, 1805. The Prince de Furstenberg having become t...

Revolutionary War-dated LS, one page, 8 x 12.75, July 13, 1778. Letter to "The Principal Officers and Commissioners of His Majesty's Navy,&...

ALS in French, signed “Eugene Napoleon,” one page both sides, 8 x 12.25, October 19, 1809. Untranslated letter to Napoleon. In very good to fine condi

LS in French, signed “J. Bernadotte,” one page, 8 x 12.5, February 24, 1805. Letter about a sum of 10,000 francs granted to the director of artillery.

LS in French, one page, 7.75 x 12, December 31, 1806. Letter to Marshal Jean Lannes, advising him that he had sent an order to Brigadier General Girar

Scarce ALS in French, signed “Bessieres,” one page, 7.25 x 9.25, April 28, 1809. Letter to an unknown recipient, almost certainly Marshal Jean Lannes,

Color semi-glossy 7.25 x 9.25 photo of Bradley wearing his military uniform in a bust-length pose, signed and inscribed on the mount in black felt tip

Ink signature, "A. E. Burnside, Maj. Gen'l,” on an off-white 3.25 x 2 sheet. Matted and framed with an engraving to an overall size of 11.2...

LS in French, signed “Cambaceres,” one page, 5.75 x 7.25, July 6, 1812. Letter to "the Altesse Imperiale madame la Princesse Pauline, Duchesse ...

Partly-printed DS, in French, signed "Cambronne, Commdng," one page, 16 x 12.75, December 22, 1804. Service record for 2nd Lt. Charles Doz...

LS in French, signed “Carnot,” one page, 7.75 x 11.5, Ministry of the Interior letterhead, June 13, 1815. Letter to a prefect who had written asking f

LS in French, signed “Duc D'auerstadt,” one page both sides, 8.25 x 12.25, November 29, 1808. Letter concerning the dissolution of the Grande Ar...

Manuscript report in French, four pages on two adjoining sheets, 7 x 9.5, about the French fleet's voyage under Francois Joseph Paul de Grasse a...

ALS, one page, 6 x 9.5, The Berkeley–Waiontha letterhead, August 25, 1907. Letter to J. W. Crawford, in part: "Please send me the amount of Joh...

VHS tape of the documentary 'Enola Gay: The First Atomic Mission' presented by Greenwich Workshop, signed on the cardboard sleeve in black f...

LS in French, signed “Fouche,” one page, 7 x 9, June 29, 1801. Letter to the commissary general of police at Toulon, returning to him, properly stampe

ANS signed “C. G. Gordon,” one page on a 3.5 x 5.5 postcard, no date but postmarked May 13, 1881. Note to "Monsieur Boulger" in London, in...

ALS signed "Emml. Grouchy," one page, 4.5 x 7.5, personal letterhead, November 28, 1801. Letter to General Jean-Louis Debilly, explaining ...

Two handwritten drafts of letters in pencil by Groves, one signed “L. R. G.,” on opposite sides of a single 7.25 x 10.5 sheet of personal letterhead,

Commemorative cover with a cachet honoring the U.S. Navy, postmarked aboard the USS Leary on June 15, 1961, signed in black ballpoint, "John H....

LS signed “H. Knox, Sec'y of War,” one page both sides, 7.75 x 12.25, August 13, 1792. Written from the War Department, a letter to Nathaniel Ap...

LS in French, signed "Alex. Lameth," one page both sides, 7.25 x 9.5, no date but circa 1806–1809. Untranslated letter as prefect of the D...

ALS in French, signed “Lefebvre,” one page, 7.75 x 9.75, October 2, 1806. Letter to Napoleon, whom he asks the favor of appointing his first aide-de-c

Two photos of the German naval officer (1881–1966) who earned the nickname ‘Sea Devil’ for his legendary maritime exploits during World War I: a vinta

ALS signed “N. Lyon, Capt. 2'd Inf'y, R.A.Q.M.,” one page, 8 x 10, September 30, 1851. Letter to Major General Thomas S. Jesup, in full: &qu...

ALS in French, signed “Macdonald,” one page both sides, 11.25 x 8.25, March 16, 1810. Untranslated autograph letter by Macdonald, penned at the conclu

ALS in French, signed “Le G'al Marbot,” four pages on two adjoining sheets, 6.5 x 8.5, no date. Letter concerning a conspiracy against Bonaparte...

LS in French, signed “Duc de Raguse,” one page both sides, 8.75 x 11, August 31, 1808. Letter to a colonel, in part (translated): "As you have ...

Three items: a vintage matte-finish 8 x 10 portrait of McAuliffe in uniform, signed and inscribed in white ink, "To Mr. Kenneth Browne, with be...

ALS, one page, 8 x 10, personal letterhead, June 5, 1969. Letter to Ken Browne, in full: "Thank you for your 'John F. Kennedy' air lett...

LS in French, signed “Le M'al Duc de Trevise,” one page, 8.5 x 11.75, May 25, 1809. Letter to Prince Berthier, in part (translated): "Gener...

Broadside headed "Prefecture de L'Aisne, Guerre Continentale, Discours de l'Empereur au Sénat [Prefecture de L'Aisne, Continen...

Document from Napoleonic France, one page, 9.5 x 14.75, December 1810. Document for the royal household, headed (translated), "House of H.M. Em...

Document from Napoleonic France, one page, 9.5 x 14.75, March 1810. Document for the royal household, headed (translated), "House of H.M. Emper...

Partly-printed DS, in French, one page, 15.25 x 15.75, June 7, 1805. Official document for a retirement leave from Napoleon's "Garde Imperi...

Vintage matte-finish 5 x 7 photo of Nimitz in uniform, signed in the lower border in fountain pen, "C. W. Nimitz," and inscribed in anothe...

LS in French, signed “Le M. duc de Reggio,” one page, 8 x 9.75, September 15, 1810. Letter to Marshal Louis-Gabriel Suchet, sending a recommendation f

One-of-a-kind World War II photo album scrapbook of an American sailor stationed in the Pacific Theater, measuring 13.25 x 10.5, containing over 350 o

Ink signature, "Censored, G. S. Patton, Lt. Gen'l,” on an off-white 3.75 x 1.25 slip clipped from an envelope. In fine condition, with a ru...

Four Revolutionary War–dated documents, each one page, related to Calvin Green, a soldier in the first troop of Col. Elisha Sheldon's famous Lig...

Revolutionary War–dated printed booklet entitled "The Triumph of Liberty, and Peace with America: A Poem Inscribed to General Conway," 8 x...

Two Revolutionary War-dated pay orders addressed to Treasurer John Lawrence of Connecticut: one signed "Elizur Tallot" and "Jonth. We...

Five Revolutionary War-era DSs relating to Major Jonathan Clapp and the Second Regiment of Militia in the County of Hampshire, including: a roll of so

TLS, one page, 7.25 x 10.5, personal letterhead, February 25, 1966. Letter to Evelyn Byrne, in part: "Of course it must be remembered that due ...

ALS signed “J. M. Schofield, Maj. Gen'l,” one page both sides, 8 x 10, September 28, 1866. Letter to Union General Oliver Otis Howard, in full: ...

LS in French, signed “M'al duc de Dalmatie,” one page, 8 x 12.25, December 20, 1809. Letter addressed to the minister of war, in part (translate...

Three items: an off-white 5 x 3 card signed in fountain pen by Carl Spaatz; a vintage matte-finish 8 x 10 photo of Spaatz in his military uniform, sig

Partly-printed DS, in French, signed “Charles Maurice,” one page, 7.25 x 9, February 24, 1812. As vice-grand elector, Talleyrand acknowledges receipt