RR Auction: Fine Autographs and Artifacts featuring Science and Technology

World War II-dated TLS, one page, 5 x 7, Allied Forces Headquarters letterhead, December 15, 1943. Letter to Mrs. Michael J. Troch, in full: "I...

TLS, one page, 7 x 10.25, personal letterhead, September 27, 1967. Letter to Harlowe Hardinge, in full: "Thank you for your cordial invitation ...

Souvenir typescript on an off-white 6.25 x 8.5 sheet of personal letterhead with an embossed presidential eagle, signed in black felt tip by Ford. The

Color semi-glossy 8 x 10 photo of the 38th American president seated with his wife, signed in black felt tip, "Best wishes, Gerald Ford" a...

Color glossy 10 x 8 photo of the White House in the spring, signed in blue felt tip, "Gerald R. Ford" and "Betty Ford." In fine ...

Free franked mailing envelope, 5.75 x 3.25, addressed by Garfield to "Prof. B. A. Hinsdale, Alliance, Ohio," and franked in the upper righ...

Fletcher & Sharpe's Bank check, 7.5 x 3, filled out and signed by Harrison, "Benj. Harrison," payable to A. E. Fletcher for $5, Oc...

Collection of unsigned ephemera related to the 1877 presidential election, including: a yellow admission pass to the gallery of the House of Represent

Vintage matte-finish 5.25 x 7.25 portrait of Hoover by Fabian Bachrach, affixed to the original 7.75 x 11.25 mount, signed and inscribed on the mount

Original vintage color glossy 5 x 5 double-weight photo of President John F. Kennedy throwing out the ceremonial first pitch from the stands of the ne

Unused original "Press Section, Balcony Only" ticket, number 1375, 2.5 x 6, to the 'Texas Welcome Dinner' presented in honor of Pr...

Free-franked mailing envelope, 4.25 x 2.75, addressed in another hand to "Hon. Wm. H. Herndon, Springfield, Illinois," and franked vertica...

Glossy 8 x 10 photo of President Richard Nixon, addressing an audience while standing at a microphone, signed in blue felt tip. In very fine condition

Uncommon color 11 x 17 poster for Barack on Broadway, a sold-out fundraising event for the Obama Victory Fund 2012, held at Broadway's New Amste...

TLS signed “Ron,” one page, 6.5 x 8.5, personal letterhead, March 12, 1991. Letter to Robert D. Nesen, in part: "It is with great pleasure that...

Color satin-finish 8 x 10 three-quarter length photo of Reagan posing in the Oval Office, calligraphically inscribed, "To Mark Davis, With best...

Fountain pen signature and inscription, "To Arnold, Ronald Reagan,” on a blue 5.5 x 4.25 album page with affixed image. In fine condition.

Vintage glossy 10 x 8 photo of the Reagan family posing together in a living room setting, signed in black ink by Ronald and Nancy Reagan. Typed colle

Vintage matte-finish 4.25 x 7.5 portrait of the former first lady by Pach Bros. of New York, signed and inscribed in the lower border in fountain pen,

Crisp ink signature, "T. Roosevelt,” on an off-white 3.5 x 1.5 card affixed along its top edge to an 8.5 x 10.75 cardstock sheet with attached ...

TLS, one page, 7.25 x 10.5, personal letterhead, November 30, 1961. Letter to K. H. Browne, in full: "I appreciated very much your letter of th...

Three items: Uncommon matte-finish 7 x 9.5 photo of the Trumans waving from the steps of their private plane, the 'Sacred Cow,' boldly sign...

The Treasurer of Jackson County check, 8 x 3.5, filled out in type and signed by Truman, payable to Dexter Perry for $25, May 21, 1934. In fine condit

Glossy 5 x 7 three-quarter length photo of Trump leaning on a railing, signed in blue felt tip, "Best wishes, Donald Trump." In fine condi...

ALS signed “B. Rush,” one page both sides, 7.25 x 8.75, no date. Letter to a friend offering a medical prescription. In full: "Just after you l...

Large brown leather portfolio owned by Colfax during his term as vice president under Ulysses S. Grant, 9.75 x 14.75, gilt-stamped on the front cover,

Incredible manuscript DS, signed “Richard Nicolls,” two pages, 12.75 x 16.25, March 12, 1666. After the Dutch surrendered New Amsterdam in September 1

LS signed “A. Hamilton,” one page, 7.75 x 13, August 24, 1799. Letter to Major John Adlum, sent while Hamilton was second-in-command of the US Army; u

Revolutionary War-dated partly-printed DS, signed “Nath. Gorham,” one page, 8 x 11, July 10, 1781. Land grant between "David Wood of Charlestow...

Revolutionary War–dated ALS signed “Henry Laurens, President of Congress,” one page, 8 x 12.5, April 28, 1778. Letter to Thomas Wharton, Jr., the pres

ALS signed “John Lansing Jun'r,” one page, 8 x 12.5, July 25, 1787. Lansing writes from Albany, in part: "In your cause against Colonel Hay...

Partly-printed DS, one page, 7 x 11.5, March 6, 1742. Agreement in which Joseph Read of Freetown, Massachusetts, is bonded to John Manchester of Newpo

LS, one page, 7.25 x 9, March 13, 1805. Letter to a gentleman, in part: "You will perhaps greatly accommodate me, if you will authorize Mr. Wic...

ADS, signed “Nath. Saltonstall Justice of Peace,” one page, 8.25 x 3.5, November 11, 1702. Saltonstall orders the Constable of Haverhill to take John

Partly-printed DS, signed “Dan’l Webster,” one page, 11 x 15, March 23, 1832. A patent issued to Daniel Rudd of Bozrah, Connecticut, for “Improvement

Ink signature, "Susan B. Anthony, Rochester, N. Y., Dec. 9, 1899—,” on an off-white 3.25 x 1.5 card. Matted and framed with an engraving to an ...

Handwritten manuscript in pencil for a speech entitled "No Money," unsigned, one page, both sides, 5 x 7, no date but circa 1983. In full:...

ALS, signed "M. K. Gandhi," penned on both sides of a 3.5 x 5.5 India postal card, November 30, 1924. Letter to Dr. Annie Besant, an impor...

Signed book: The Story of My Life. Later printing. Garden City, NY: Doubleday, Page & Company, 1925. Hardcover, 5.25 x 7.5, 441 pages. Signed an...

TLS, one page, 8.5 x 11, Southern Christian Leadership Conference letterhead, June 25, 1964. Letter to Miss Willie Mackey, in part: "This will ...

Significant signed book: Why We Can't Wait. Later printing. NY: Harper & Row, 1964. Hardcover, 6 x 8.5, 178 pages. Neatly signed and inscrib...

Exceptional color 7 x 7.5 portrait of King removed from the cover of Time Magazine's 'Man of the Year' issue of January 3, 1964, applied...

Signed book: Mandela: A Life. First edition. Cape Town, South Africa: Sunbird, 2007. Hardcover, 8.75 x 11.25, 96 pages. Signed and inscribed on the fi

Program for the Presidential Inauguration of Nelson Mandela as South Africa's first black president on May 10, 1994, eight pages, 8.5 x 11.25, s...

Distinguished glossy 8 x 10 portrait of the Associate Justice of the Supreme Court, signed and inscribed in white ink, “For the Kenneth H. Brownes, wi

A sheet of 10 three-cent USPS Supreme Court postage stamps affixed to an off-white 8 x 10 sheet of Supreme Court stationery, with two additional stamp

ALS, three pages on two adjoining sheets, 4.5 x 7, personal letterhead, January 24, 1908. Letter to a close friend on his fiftieth birthday, in full:

Spectacular Fr. 122 $10 1901 Legal Tender Bison Note, serial no. E47203355, graded by PMG Choice Uncirculated 63. This beautiful note honors the Lewis

Beautiful Fr. 225 $1 1896 Silver Certificate, serial no. 53440009, plate A100/160, graded by PCGS Very Choice New 64PPQ. This is part of the 'Ed...

Large framed vintage Monopoly set displaying original stock certificates of the game’s railroads: Baltimore and Ohio (December 1, 1899), The Pennsylva

Partly-printed DS, signed “Henry Wells" and "Wm. G. Fargo,” one page, 12 x 8.5, May 1, 1866. Handsomely engraved certificate for one share...

TLS in German, signed “Adorno,” one page, 8.25 x 11.75, Johann Wolfgang Goethe-University letterhead, January 26, 1960. Letter to German philosopher J

ALS in French, signed “D'alembert,” one page, 6.5 x 8.5, January 18, 1763. Letter to noted French economist and statesman Anne Robert Jacques Tu...

Rare ALS in French, signed “K. Kautsky,” one page on a 3.5 x 5.5 postcard, March 8, 1908. Untranslated letter to Andre Morizet in Paris. In fine condi

ALS signed “T. Robt. Malthus,” one page both sides, 7.25 x 9, January 11, 1831. Unpublished letter to economist Nassau William Senior, written from St

Untranslated ALS in French, four pages on two adjoining sheets, 4 x 5, Chambre des Deputes letterhead, May 8, 1884. In fine condition.

Scarce ALS in French, signed “J. J. Rousseau,” one page, 6.75 x 9.5, October 9, 1751. Letter to Madame de Crequy, a well-known writer and the host of

Vintage glossy 7.5 x 9.5 photo of Graham with an open bible, affixed to a 9.5 x 12.25 mount, signed on the mount in ballpoint, "God Bless, Bill...

Color glossy 5.5 x 8 photo of Cardinal Francis kneeling before and embracing Pope John Paul II, signed in black felt tip as archbishop, "Bergog...

Wonderful color glossy 12 x 17.75 photo of Pope John Paul II in an attentive half-length pose, signed in thin black felt tip, "Joannes Paulus I...

Rare manuscript DS, signed with his papal mark, "T," and endorsed, "placet et ita mandam," one page, 7.75 x 11.5, no date. An un...

Untranslated LS in Italian, signed “Il Card. di Si Sev'na,” one page, 8 x 11, February 27, 1599. Untranslated letter as Roman Grand Inquisitor t...

ALS in German, signed “A. Bebel,” one page on a 3.5 x 5.5 postcard, October 13, 1902. Untranslated letter to Andre Morizet in Paris. In fine condition

Interesting collection of four TLSs in Hebrew relating to the construction of settlement houses in Israel, dated between March and May 1952, ranging i

Superb matte-finish 5.5 x 7 photo of Chiang in uniform, affixed to its original 9 x 11.5 mount, boldly signed and inscribed on the mount in ink. A typ

Striking pearl-finish 8 x 10 photo of Madame Chiang seated, signed in the lower border in blue ink, "Mayling Soong Chiang." Affixed to a s...

Fountain pen signature, "Winston S. Churchill,” on an off-white 2.75 x .75 slip. Matted and framed with a portrait to an overall size of 10 x 1...

Massive archive of mostly French materials, comprising thousands of pages of documents, letters, and other ephemera dating from the 15th century to th

Impressive DS in Japanese, one page, 23.25 x 17.75, November 10, 1915. Untranslated document in which Emperor Taisho confers the Third Class, Order of

Vintage matte-finish 9.5 x 12.5 studio portrait of Masaryk by J. F. Langhans, signed and inscribed in Czech in fountain pen, "T. G. Masaryk, 3/...

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

Scarce LS in French, signed "Robespierre," one page, 7.25 x 9.5, Comité de Salut Public letterhead, May 9, 1794. Letter to fellow rev...

Scarce ALS signed "Emma Hamilton," four pages on two adjoining sheets, 7.25 x 9, no date. Letter expressing delight with poet William Hayl...

Souvenir typescript of King Edward VIII's "Instrument of Abdication," signed "Edward, Duke of Windsor," one page, 5.5 x 8.75...

Impressive printed broadside document, one page, 12.25 x 15, dated June 27, 1814, signed at the conclusion by sheriffs Benjamin Bickley and Philip Geo

Manuscript DS, signed “William R,” one page, 7.75 x 12.25, May 8, 1695. Document making reference to a past commission that appointed "Our Righ...

Partly-printed DS, signed “William R,” one page, 13.5 x 9.25, December 1, 1830. King William appoints Francis G. Keough "to be Lieutenant to th...

Untranslated manuscript vellum DS, signed “Marie Terese,” one page, 14.5 x 9.75, December 19, 1673. In very good condition, with scratching and staini

Manuscript DS, in French, signed “Payez, Marie Antionette,” one page, 9.5 x 14.5, May 6, 1785. Document addressed to the treasurer Marc-Antoine-Franco

LS in French, signed “Marie,” one page, 9 x 13.5, February 22, 1611. Untranslated letter of introduction to her nephew on behalf of Barrault of the Ro

Original enameled cup made for the coronation of Czar Nicholas II and Czarina Alexandra Feodorovna on May 18, 1896, measuring 4? tall and 3.75? in dia

Vintage matte-finish 9.5 x 11 photo of the prince with a baby chimpanzee, signed and inscribed in fountain pen, "For Dear Mrs. Hale who loves a...

ALS signed “Diana, x,” one page both sides, 5.5 x 7, Kensington Palace letterhead, July 2, 1990. Letter to Bruce and Anita, in full: "What a wo...

Wonderful 1989 Christmas card embossed on the front with the Prince of Wales’s feathers and Order of the Garter motto and the Spencer family arms, mea

Very desirable 1992 Christmas card embossed on the front with the Prince of Wales’s feathers and Order of the Garter motto and the Spencer family arms

Christmas card embossed with the Prince of Wales’s feathers and Order of the Garter motto and the Spencer family arms, measuring 12 x 8 open, featurin

ALS signed “Grace de Monaco,” written on both sides of a 8.25 x 3.75 personal correspondence card, no date. Letter to "Mrs. Hale," in par...

ALS signed “Grace de Monaco,” written on both sides of a 5.25 x 3.75 royal correspondence card, no date. Letter to "Mrs. Hale," in full: &...

Royal Christmas and New Year's card from 1952, with a gilt-embossed crown on the front, measuring 13.5 x 8.5 open, featuring a charming photo of...

Partly-printed DS, signed “Victoria R. I.,” one page, 16 x 12, November 25, 1897. Queen Victoria appoints Arthur Mostyn Davies as "an Officer i...

ALS in French, signed “Laperouse,” one page both sides, 6.5 x 8.5, June 15, 1777. Letter to his sister Mme. Labessiere. In part (translated): “I have

Partly-printed DS, signed “Wm. Clark,” one page, 7.5 x 12.25, April 11, 1803. Indenture between George R. Clark, William Sullivan, Samuel Gwathmey, Da

Rare DS, one page, 8 x 3, June 4, 1895. Territory of Oklahoma prisoner subsistence form, in full: "I certify, that from May 30 to May 31, 1895,...

Lizzie Borden's personally-owned signed book: The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language. Later printing. NY: Funk & Wagnalls, ...

ALS in French, signed “Mata-Hari,” two pages on two adjoining sheets, 6.75 x 8.5, 11 rue Windsor letterhead, [March 26, 1913]. In full (translated):...

Collection of approximately 100 items, consisting of typed letters, manuscripts, and FBI memoranda, bearing 81 various signatures of Purvis, with the

Hand-addressed airmail envelope, 6.25 x 4.25, addressed in Oswald's hand to his brother, "USA, 7313 Davenport St., Fort Worth, Texas, Mr. R...

ALS signed “Bob, Robert Stroud #594,” one page both sides, 8 x 10.25, January 15, 1950. Letter to Fred E. Daw, in part: "If your friend Martin ...

Lengthy ALS signed “Bartolomeo Vanzetti,” three pages both sides, 8 x 10, May 22, 1927. Letter to Lilly Sarnoff, written while imprisoned in Dedham Ja

Signed book: Konrad Adenauer: Memoirs, 1945-53. First English edition. Chicago, IL: Henry Regnery Company, 1966. Hardcover with dust jacket, 6.5 x 9.7