RR Auction: Fine Autographs and Artifacts featuring Science and Technology

TLS signed “RN,” one page, 6.75 x 8.75, White House letterhead, August 24, 1971. Written from the Western White House in San Clemente, a letter to Jac

Official White House dinner menu with embossed presidential seal, one cardstock page, 4.25 x 6.5, December 1, 1969, signed at the bottom in black felt

Felt tip signature, "Richard Nixon,” on an off-white 6 x 4 La Casa Pacifica autograph card bearing a typed inscription, "The Pupils of Lor...

Ink signature, "Richard Nixon,” on an off-white 4.25 x 1.5 sheet. Triple-cloth-matted and framed with a portrait of Nixon to an overall size of...

Color semi-glossy 8.5 x 11 photo of Nixon sitting at his desk with glasses in hand, signed in the lower border in blue ink. In fine condition, with tw

Humorous TLS signed “Dick,” one page, 7.25 x 10.5, personal letterhead, August 18, 1965. Letter to Paul W. Keyes, in full: "A few days ago a fr...

Signed book: Nancy. First edition. NY: William Morrow and Company, Inc., 1980. Hardcover with dust jacket, 6.5 x 9.5, 219 pages. Signed on the first f

Vintage glossy 8 x 10 photo of the future first lady, signed and inscribed in red fountain pen, "To Ann & Charles…with every good wish—Nanc...

Signed book: An American Life. Deluxe limited first edition, numbered 497/2000. NY: Simon & Schuster, 1990. Leather-bound hardcover, 6.5 x 9.5, ...

ALS signed “Dutch,” one page, 6.25 x 4.25, personal stationery card bearing an embossed presidential seal, October 4 [1993]. Letter to his longtime fr

TLS as president signed “Dutch,” one page, 6.75 x 8.75, White House letterhead, June 7, 1983. Letter to his longtime friend Lydia ‘Hup’ MacArthur, in

DS, eight pages, 8.5 x 11, June 15, 1955. Minutes of a meeting of the Motion Picture Industry Council, in part: "Lou Greenspan then brought up ...

Glossy 6.5 x 9.75 photo of a young Reagan, calligraphically inscribed, "To Andre Jouniaux, With best wishes,” and signed in thin black felt tip...

Color satin-finish 7.5 x 9.5 three-quarter-length photo of President Reagan and the First Lady, signed and inscribed to actor Glenn Ford and his wife

Partly-printed vellum DS as president, signed “Wm. H. Taft,” one page, 15.75 x 19.25, March 3, 1913. President Taft appoints Carl Jay Ballinger as &...

Partly-printed vellum DS as president, signed “Wm. H. Taft,” one page, 15.25 x 19, June 2, 1910. President Taft appoints Harry R. Taylor as "a ...

TLS signed “Wm. H. Taft,” one page, 5.5 x 7, personal letterhead, January 9, 1914. Letter to Small, Maynard & Company, in full: "I have you...

TLS as president signed “Wm. H. Taft,” one page, 7 x 8.75, White House letterhead, April 28, 1910. Letter to Frank L. Dingley, the chief editor of Mai

Ink signature, "Wm. H. Taft,” on an off-white 4 x 2.75 card. In fine condition, with a very light stain to the start of his last name.

ANS as president, one page, 5 x 8, February 19, 1949. In part: "To Michael…with best wishes for a complete and an early recovery. I know you...

TLS signed “Harry,” one page, 8 x 10.5, US Senate letterhead, April 8, 1938. Letter to John W. Snyder, in full: “There is a gentleman by the name of C

Signed book: Crippled America. Limited first edition, numbered 2141/10000. NY: Threshold Editions, 2015. Hardcover with dust jacket, 5.75 x 8.75, 193

Signed book: Think Like a Champion. First edition. NY: Vanguard Press, 2009. Paperback, 5.5 x 8.25, 204 pages. Signed on the half-title page in black

Signed book: The Art of the Deal. Later printing. NY: Random House, 1987. Hardcover with dust jacket, 6.25 x 9.5, 246 pages. Signed on the title page

Full free frank, measuring 12.75 x 8 with a center panel of 7 x 3.5, postmarked January 12 [1830], addressed in an unknown hand to "George M. D...

Desirable golden presidential seal coaster, 3.25? in diameter, featuring raised central design, engraved text along the border, "Seal of the Pr...

Partly-printed vellum DS as president, one page, 15.75 x 19.75, July 15, 1914. President Wilson appoints John R. Hornberger as "Paymaster in th...

Partly-printed DS as president, one page, 16 x 20, January 12, 1917. President Wilson appoints Edward S. Pegram as a "Second Lieutenant in the ...

Signer of the Declaration of Independence and a US representative from New York (1734–1821). Scarce, boldly penned ALS signed “Wm. Floyd,” one page, 6

ALS signed “J. H.,” one page, 7.25 x 6, May 2, 1782. Letter to the General Court asking the assembly to appoint a naval officer to a vacancy at Nantuc

Revolutionary War–dated LS as president of the Continental Congress, signed “Sam. Huntington President,” one page, 7.75 x 9.5, June 21, 1780. Letter t

Member of the notable Lee family and signer of the Declaration of Independence from Virginia (1732-1794). ALS, one page, 8 x 10, April 28, 1792. Lette

LS signed “Rob't Morris,” one page, 7.5 x 9, February 14, 1784. Letter to Captain John Green, in part: "I thank you…for the information…whi...

Signer of the Declaration of Independence from New Hampshire (1714–1803). Scarce partly-printed DS, signed “Mathew Thornton,” one page, 7.5 x 12.25, J

Sought-after note written in the hand of Alexander Hamilton, unsigned, one page, 6 x 7.75, September 24, 1794. Note to Samuel Hodgson, the superintend

Ink signature, "A. Hamilton,” on an off-white 3.25 x 1.75 slip clipped from the close of a printed document, and affixed to a slightly larger s...

Magnificent 1692 map of North America published by Alexis Hubert Jaillot after Nicholas Sanson, 36 x 24, entitled “Amerique Septentrionale, Divisee en

English-born Quaker (1644–1718) and founder of the colony that became the State of Pennsylvania. Scarce vellum manuscript DS, signed “Wm. Penn,” one p

Last Dutch Director-General of the colony of New Netherland (1612–1672) who was a major figure in the early history of New York City. LS in Dutch, sig

Panel of wood removed from the house of Paul Revere, 5.25 x 5.25 x .5, with three beveled edges and the top bearing an affixed label annotated by note

Politician (1823–1878) most notable for being the 'boss' of Tammany Hall, the Democratic Party political machine that played a major role in...

Political activist and leader of the Black Panther Party (1935-1998). He became a political radical with his best selling Soul on Ice, an autobiograph

ALS signed “Fredk. Douglass,” one page, 5 x 8, Cedar Hill letterhead, July 20, 1888. Letter to Magnus L. Robinson, an African-American journalist and

Scarce fountain pen signature, "M. K. Gandhi,” on an off-white 2 x 1.25 slip affixed to a larger card. In fine condition, with a tape stain ben...

Souvenir typescript of a speech delivered by "Mr. Justice Holmes at Commencement, Harvard University, June 28, 1911," fifty years after he...

French industrialist (1878–1935) best remembered for the make of car bearing his name. TLS in French, three pages, 8.25 x 10.5, personal letterhead, M

One of the four co-founders of Harley-Davidson (1881–1950) who was responsible for setting up the company’s nationwide network of dealers. Choice DS,

Automobile manufacturer (1863–1928) known for his Packard Motor Car Company, founded in 1899 in Warren, Ohio. ADS signed “J. W. Packard,” one page, 5.

Partly-printed DS, signed “Henry Wells” and “Wm. G. Fargo,” one page, 12.25 x 8.25, January 26, 1865. Attractively engraved certificate for three shar

Fountain pen signature, "Sigm. Freud, 1935,” on an off-white 5.5 x 3.25 album page affixed along its left edge to same-size backing. In fine co...

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