RR Auction: Fine Autographs and Artifacts featuring Literature

Washington City Canal lottery ticket, 4 x 1.75, signed "D. Carroll of Duon." In full: "This ticket will entitle the Possesser to such...

LS signed “Lew. Cass,” one page, 7.75 x 10, January 31, 1860. Written from the State Department, a letter to Alexander Henry, the mayor of Philadelphi

Uncommon color glossy 5.5 x 9 photo of the Romanian head of state, signed in the lower border in fountain pen, "N. Ceau?escu." In very fin...

Four items signed in ink or felt tip by Internet pioneer Vint Cerf, including: a personal Google business card belonging to Cerf; an off-white 5 x 3 c

Crisp black ink signature in Chinese on an off-white 3.75 x 6.5 card with raised lettering reading, "The President of the Republic of China,&qu...

Color satin-finish 4.75 x 7 bust-length photo of Chiang Ching-kuo in a suit and tie, signed in crisp black ink in Chinese. In fine condition. Accompan

Fountain pen signature, "Mayling Soong Chiang,” on an off-white 5 x 3 card. In fine condition. Accompanied by a full letter of authenticity fro...

TLS signed “Clementine S. Churchill,” one page both sides, 7 x 8.75, 10 Downing Street letterhead, September 18, 1942. Poignant letter to "Mrs....

Handwritten manuscript in pencil by Eldridge Cleaver, entitled "The Codes of Life," unsigned, one page, 5 x 7, no date [circa late 1970s, ...

Group lot of five items signed in ink or felt tip by communications engineer Martin Cooper, including: a Topps trading card, an FDC with color cachet,

Four items: a color satin-finish 8 x 11 photo of Jacques Cousteau signing autographs, signed in black felt tip; and three 4 x 6 postcard photos of Han

White-and-purple 2 3/4? oval badge from one of Curley's gubernatorial campaigns, reading: "Curley for Governor, Precinct Captain." In ...

Five pins and buttons associated with colorful Massachusetts politician James Michael Curley, measuring between 7/8? and 1?, including a "James...

Appealing color glossy 10 x 8 full-length photo of the Dalai Lama seated in prayer, signed in Tibetan in black felt tip. In fine condition. Accompanie

Ribbon and badge from turn-of-the-century Democratic Party conventions: a red 5? long ribbon with sewn-on printed badge, reading: "Democratic P...

Five different pins from Thomas E. Dewey's Republican presidential campaigns in 1944 and 1948, measuring between 7/8? and 1 1/4?, featuring a &q...

Six different pins from Thomas E. Dewey's Republican presidential campaigns in 1944 and 1948, measuring between 3/4? and 1 3/4?, featuring a &qu...

ALS signed “B. Disraeli,” four pages on two adjoining sheets, 4.5 x 7, black-bordered 2 Whitehall Gardens letterhead, February 25, 1874. Letter to Sir

ALS signed “B. Disraeli,” 4.5 x 6.75, Hughenden Manor letterhead, September 5, 1889. Letter to James W. Hudson, in full: "I delayed replying to...

ALS signed “D. L. Dix,” two pages on two adjoining sheets, 5 x 8, Office of Women Nurses letterhead, October 5, 1865. Letter to Mr. Otto, in full: &...

ALS signed “T. W. Dorr,” one page, 8 x 10, February 1, 1840. Written from Providence, a letter to former governor John Brown Francis, in full: "...

Partly-printed DS, signed “Fred'k Douglass,” 3.5 x 8.5, February 21, 1884. District of Columbia deed of trust from Theodore Plitt to M. C. Barne...

Third-person ADS, signed within the text, “William Ellery,” one page, 3.75 x 2.5, June 22, 1768. A short receipt, in full: "Newport June 22'...

Four glossy 8 x 10 and 10 x 8 photos of the noted Nazi prosecutor at various stages of his career, each signed in black felt tip by Ben Ferencz. In ov

TLS, one page, 5.75 x 9, Supreme Court of the United States letterhead, January 7, 1946. Letter to Harold R. Shapiro, in full: "I wish much tha...

Collection of five items signed by noted French politicians, including: Charles Maurice de Talleyrand (DS), Guillaume Guizot (ALS), Georges Clemenceau

Color magazine photo of Indira Gandhi standing with two Golden Retrievers, matted to an overall size of 7.25 x 9.25, signed on the mat in blue ink. Ty

TLS, one page, 7 x 9, Prime Minister letterhead, September 9, 1987. Letter to Ken Browne, in full: "Thank you for your letter of July 16 and fo...

Two items: a vintage glossy 8 x 10 photo of Goldberg in a suit and tie, signed in the lower border in fountain pen, "Arthur J. Goldberg"; ...

Civil War-dated ALS as vice president signed “H. Hamlin,” one page, 6.5 x 8, February 25, 1862. In full: "Your letter of the 19th was duly rec&...

Untranslated ALS in German, signed “v. Hindenburg, G. F.,” 8.25 x 5.25, October 3, 1924. In fine condition. Accompanied by the original mailing envelo

The Washington Loan and Trust Company check, 6.75 x 2.75, filled out and signed by Hoover, "John Edgar Hoover," payable to F. A. Mehler fo...

Five pins from Hughes's political career, measuring between 5/8? and 7/8?, including two pins from his 1906 campaign for governor of New York, t...

Vintage matte-finish 10.5 x 13.5 portrait of Hughes by Underwood & Underwood, signed in the lower border in fountain pen, "Sincerely yours,...

Twice-signed ALS, one page, 4.5 x 7.25, 1830. Letter to Dr. McVickar, in part: "Mr. Richards will call for you tomorrow morning at 1/4 after 8 ...

Revolutionary War-dated manuscript DS, signed “Sam'l Huntington,” one page, 8 x 7, March 1782. State of Connecticut payment order for Sheriff Wi...

Trio of ink signatures of Jawaharlal Nehru, Indira Gandhi, and Rajiv Gandhi on individual off-white cards, each affixed below a portrait to an overall

ALS signed “J. Ingersoll,” one page, 7.5 x 8, January 23, 1807. Letter to Philadelphia lawyer William Rawle, in part: "I think you are right in...

Color glossy 8 x 10 close-up photo of the recently elected Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, signed in black ink by Boris Johnson. In fine conditi

TLS, one page, 7.25 x 10.5, personal letterhead, October 22, 1948. Letter to Kenneth Browne in Maine, in part: "At this writing, I have no avai...

Three items signed in ballpoint by Nobel Prize-winning physicist Jack Kilby: an off-white 5 x 3 card with affixed Nobel Prize stamp; an FDC with a cac

Color satin-finish 5.75 x 8 photo of King Fahd in his traditional attire, affixed to a slightly larger mount, signed in the lower border in blue ballp

Vintage matte-finish 12.25 x 19.25 photo of King George wearing his military attire in a distinguished three-quarter-length pose, signed on a card aff

DS, signed “George R. I.,” two pages, 8.25 x 12.5, March 2, 1937. Official letter to Federico Laredo Brú, offering congratulations on his ascen...

Revolutionary War-dated handwritten endorsement, signed "R. R. Livingston," penned at the bottom of a petition from Jane Cuyler, one page,...

Original October 25, 1935 edition of The New York Sun, 17 x 22.5, 46 pages. Front page bears a headline which reads, "Police Question Schultz&#...

Uncommon book: Das Kapital: Kritik der politischen Oekonomie, Buchs I and II, by Karl Marx and edited by Freidrich Engels. Later printing. Hamburg: Ve

Two hardcover first edition books: Worth the Fighting For, signed on the title page in black ballpoint by John McCain; and An Outdoor Journal, signed

Vintage glossy 10 x 8 photo of the Communist-hunting demagogue, signed and inscribed in fountain pen, "To Walter Potter, With Sincere Good Wish...

Two items: a vintage glossy 5 x 7 close-up photo of Golda Meir, signed in the lower border in blue ballpoint; and a TLS, one page, 6.5 x 8.25, Ministr