RR Auction: Fine Autographs and Artifacts featuring Science and Technology

Dutch jurist and philosopher (1583–1645) who laid the foundations for international law with his book De jure belli ac pacis, and played a key role in

TLS in Polish, signed “Karol card Wojtyla,” one page, 5.75 x 4.25, Easter 1973. In full (roughly translated): "I am very thankful for the memor...

TLS in Polish, signed “Karol c W,” one page, 5.75 x 4, Easter 1963. In full (roughly translated): "The most honorable God pay for Easter wishes...

Born Eugenio Maria Giuseppe Giovanni Pacelli (1876-1958), he served as pope from 1939 until his death. Untranslated manuscript DS in Latin, signed “E.

Revolutionary and political leader (1783–1830) whose military campaigns against the Spanish were instrumental in the emergence of the independent nati

Early DS in Spanish, three pages, 8.5 x 13.25, March 31, 1959. In part (roughly translated): "I hereby announce that the Council of Ministers h...

Magnificent matte-finish 15 x 18.5 photo of Churchill by legendary portrait photographer Yousuf Karsh, signed in the lower border in fountain pen, &...

Ink signature, "Winston S. Churchill,” on an off-white 4.5 x 3 sheet of embossed Chancellor of the Exchequer letterhead. Matted with an image o...

DS in Cyrillic, signed “N. S. Khrushchev,” one page, 8 x 5.5, March 13, 1944. A typed governmental telegram. In part (translated): “A shortage of ceme

Untranslated DS in Italian, signed “Napol,” one page, 7.75 x 12.5, August 17, 1810. Decree relating to the minister of finance. In fine condition. A c

Untranslated DS in Cyrillic, signed in purple pencil, “L. Trotsky,” one page both sides, 8.75 x 6.75, no date. In very good to fine condition, with tr

Vintage matte-finish 11 x 14 portrait of the renowned chemist and Zionist leader, signed "Ch. Weizmann" in black ink, with "In apprec...

Untranslated manuscript DS in Spanish, signed by Ferdinand, "Yo el Rey [I the King]," and by Isabella, "Yo la Reyna [I the Queen],&qu...

King of France (born 1638) from 1643 until his death in 1715, known as the 'Sun King' for the glittering splendor of his court at Versailles...

Gorgeous leather-bound and gilt-embellished guest book from the historic Surrey manor house Sutton Place, dated between 1983 and 1984, measures 14.75

Two photos: a matte-finish 9.75 x 13.75 half-length portrait of a young Prince Charles posing in military uniform, affixed to the original 13 x 19.75

Fabulous satin-finish 10 x 12 portrait of Princess Diana affixed to its original 14 x 17 mount, signed on the mount in black felt tip, "Diana, ...

Christmas card embossed with the Prince of Wales’s feathers and Order of the Garter motto and the Spencer family arms, measuring 10.5 x 7.25 open, fea

Partially printed DS, signed “Elizabeth R,” one page, 21 x 16.5, February 25, 1965. Queen Elizabeth appoints David George Crichton as Consul for the R

Royal Christmas and New Year card with an embossed Order of the Garter seal on the front, measures 13.25 x 8.25 open, bearing a wonderful color family

Wonderful color matte-finish 7 x 8.75 photo of Prince Philip and Queen Elizabeth posing with their children and dogs outside, neatly removed from a 19

Official executioner of Paris active during the French Revolution (1739–1806) who performed 2918 executions, including those of Louis XVI, Georges Dan

Remarkable original matte-finish 4x 3 photograph of the infamous iceberg that the Titanic struck on the night of April 14, 1912. The photograph, taken

Vivid original first-generation glossy 5.5 x 4 photo of two Titanic Emergency Lifeboats floating in the North Atlantic. The photograph, taken by Carpa

Tremendous original 13.75 x 11 matte-finish close-up photo of a Titanic Emergency Lifeboat floating in the waters of the North Atlantic. The photograp

Huge original 13.75 x 11 matte-finish photo of a Titanic Emergency Lifeboat floating in the waters of the North Atlantic. The photograph, taken by Car

Original first-generation matte-finish 4.25 x 2.75 photo of a Titanic Emergency Lifeboat floating in the North Atlantic alongside the Carpathia. The p

French scholar (1790–1832) who published the first translation of the Rosetta Stone hieroglyphs in 1822. Incredible handwritten hieroglyphic manuscrip

Soldier, general, and statesman (1798–1851) known as the 'Old Indian Fighter.' In October 1835 he was appointed a lieutenant colonel in the ...

Rare ALS, two pages on two adjoining sheets, lightly lined, 6.25 x 8, 1882. Letter to the Gibson Brothers Publishing Company, in part: "This bo...

ALS signed “Love, Dad,” one onionskin page, lightly lined, 8.5 x 10.75, December 31, 1970. Letter to his daughter Sandra and her husband Vince Lombard

The partner of Richard Loeb, Leopold (1904–1971) was one half of the notorious gay Jewish ‘thrill-killing’ couple whose trial for the kidnapping and m

Vintage chess set given to Lee Harvey Oswald by his mother after the family had moved to New Orleans in 1954, consisting of 14 white plastic pieces—on

ALS, one page, lightly-lined, 5.5 x 8, November 23. Letter written in Oswald’s hand for his wife to his mother. Signed by Oswald on her behalf, “Marin

German rabbi, scholar and theologian (1873–1956) who served as a leader of Liberal Judaism in his native country and internationally, and later repres

British aristocrat and professional gambler (born 1934) who famously disappeared after allegedly attacking his former wife and killing his children&...

Associate justice of the US Supreme Court (1856–1941) from 1916 to 1939. ALS, one page, 4.75 x 7.75, Supreme Court of the United States letterhead, De

Signed book: Significant Supreme Court Opinions of Chief Justice Warren E. Burger. Manila, Philippines: The Philippine Bar Association, 1984. Hardcove

Complete issue of The Connecticut Courant from September 9, 1799, printed by Hudson and Goodwin, Hartford, four pages [two sheets, both sides], 12.25

Color semi-glossy 11 x 8.5 photo of Cousteau with his arms resting on a boat railing, signed and inscribed in blue felt tip, "To Ira, J. Y. Cou...

Vintage matte-finish 3.5 x 5.5 head-and-shoulders photo of the Dalai Lama, signed in the lower border in Tibetan in black ink, with a longer longer ha

ALS signed “B. Disraeli,” three pages on two adjoining sheets, 7.5 x 9, January 27, 1856. Written from Grosvenor Gate, a letter to Viscount Palmerston

Manuscript DS, signed “B. Disraeli,” one page, 9.5 x 14.75, March 4, 1843. Official declaration of the death of William George Meredith, in part: &q...

ALS signed “Wallis Windsor,” four pages on two adjoining sheets, 5.75 x 7.5, The Homestead, Virginia Hot Springs letterhead, October 4, 1943. Letter t

Complete issue of Dunlap's American Daily Advertiser from September 8, 1792, printed by John Dunlap, Philadelphia, four pages, 12.25 x 19.75, fe...

Revolutionary War-dated manuscript DS, signed “O. Ellsworth,” one page, 8.25 x 5, December 27, 1775. Pay order issued to Treasurer John Lawrence, in p

American Roman Catholic priest (1886–1948) best known for founding Boys Town, where he espoused an education-based approach to reforming 'waywar...

Complete issue of The Freeman's Journal from November 21, 1781, printed by Francis Bailey, Philadelphia, four pages, 10.25 x 16.25, containing p...

War-dated manuscript DS, signed “Timo. Paine,” one page, 7.75 x 12.25, August 6, 1760. Document issued in Worcester, Massachusetts, concerning deserte

Friend of Benjamin Franklin and delegate to the First Continental Congress who later became a Loyalist and returned to Britain (1731–1803). Manuscript