RR Auction: Fine Autographs and Artifacts featuring Science and Technology

Vintage matte-finish 5 x 7 portrait of Hoover by Harris & Ewing, boldly signed in the lower border in fountain pen. Blindstamped in the lower le...

TLS, one page, 7.25 x 10.5, personal letterhead, March 15, 1949. Letter to Harry K. Sorensen of the Doctors Hospital, in full: "I have heard th...

Signed book: The Vantage Point: Perspectives of the Presidency, 1963–1969. First edition. NY: Holt, Rinehart and Winston, 1971. Hardcover with dust ja

Program for the 11th Annual State of the Nation and Silver Quill Award Dinner held at the Sheraton-Park Hotel in Washington, D.C., on February 1, 1962

TLS signed “L.B.J.,” one page, 7 x 9, personal letterhead, May 2, 1972. Letter to Master Sergeant David R. Friedman, in full: "Bright memories ...

TLS, one page, 8 x 10.5, United States Senate letterhead, February 19, 1960. Letter to Paul C. Barrett, in part: "There is really no 'formu...

Personalized bookplate for President John F. Kennedy, designed and crafted during his time in the White House. The bookplate measures 3.25 x 4.5 and f

Lawyer and politician (1817–1894) who served as the governor of Pennsylvania during the Civil War, who was the principal force behind the establishmen

World-renowned collector of Lincoln and Civil War-era photography (1865–1962), remembered for compiling a catalog of known Lincoln images. ANS signed

American theater manager (1829-1894) most famous for operating Ford's Theatre at the time of Abraham Lincoln's assassination. Ink signature,...

Partly-printed DS as president, one page, 19.25 x 15.5, May 27, 1901. President McKinley appoints Hubert L. Wigmore as "First Lieutenant of Cav...

TLS signed "Dick," one page, 7.25 x 10.5, personal letterhead, June 28, 1966. Letter to Lawrence Spivak, moderator of Meet the Press, in f...

TLS as president, signed "RN," one page, 7 x 9, White House letterhead, December 23, 1969. Letter to presidential aide John E. Nidecker, i...

Signed book: Real Peace: A Strategy for the West. First edition, first printing. NY: Privately printed, 1983. Hardcover with dust jacket, 5.75 x 8.5,

Signed book: The Audacity of Hope. First edition. NY: Crown Publishers, 2006. Hardcover with dust jacket, 6.5 x 9.5, 375 pages. Signed on the title pa

TLS as president signed “Ron,” one page, 6.75 x 8.75, White House letterhead, February 6, 1985. Letter to Preson Long, humorously thanking him for bir

Official California inaugural concert program hosted at the Sacramento Memorial Auditorium on January 4, 1967, eight pages, 8.5 x 11, signed on the fr

DS, one page, 9.5 x 12, January 16, 1967. State of California Executive Department document by which Governor Reagan appoints Ronald B. Frankum as &...

Wonderful color satin-finish 8 x 10 photo of Reagan toasting in a tuxedo, signed and inscribed in the lower border in black felt tip, "Dear Pre...

Desirable official 1985 White House Christmas Card, measuring 7.25 x 5.25 closed, signed and inscribed inside in black felt tip by President Reagan:...

Schedule of Reagan's activities from August 1989–March 1990, eight pages, 11 x 8.5, annotated on the first two pages in his own hand. Reagan wri...

Attractive fountain pen signature, "Franklin D. Roosevelt,” on an off-white 5 x 3.25 State of New York, Executive Mansion card. In fine conditi...

Very appealing FDC with a cachet honoring the 75th anniversary of the General Federation of Women's Clubs, signed in ink or felt tip by Jacqueli...

Group of four unused color tickets from the 1908 Republican National Convention held at the Chicago Coliseum between June 16 and 19, 1908. Each ticket

TLS signed “Wm. H. Taft,” one page, 5.5 x 9, War Department letterhead, October 22, 1904. Letter to Luke E. Wright, civil governor of the Philippines.

Uncommon off-white 8 x 6 engraving of the south face of the White House by the Bureau of Engraving and Printing, signed in black ballpoint, "Ha...

Attractive 5.75 x 8.5 book photo of Truman in profile, signed in fountain pen, "Harry S. Truman, July 28, 1956." In fine condition.

TLS, one page, 7.25 x 10.5, personal letterhead, September 16, 1958. Letter to Harold M. Slater of the St. Joseph News-Press, in full: "I am so...

Signed book: Crippled America. Limited first edition, numbered 5925/10000. NY: Threshold Editions, 2015. Hardcover with dust jacket, 5.75 x 8.75, 193

Ink signature, "Woodrow Wilson,” on an off-white 5.75 x 2.75 sheet clipped from the close of a letter to Mr. and Mrs. Hugh C. Wallace. In fine ...

Superb manuscript document with an autograph endorsement, signed “B. Franklin Presd't,” one page, 8 x 12.5, August 5, 1788. As president of Penn...

Partly-printed DS, one page, 15.75 x 12.5, September 3, 1790. As governor of Massachusetts, Hancock appoints William Barnard as "Jun'r seco...

Politician (1808-1873) who served as secretary of the treasury for the first three years of Abraham Lincoln's term, after which Lincoln appointe...

Eminent American senator and statesman (1813-1861), dubbed the 'Little Giant,' perhaps best remembered for his role in the Lincoln-Douglas d...

A 1957 Federal Republic 10 Ducats gold proof coin presented to John Foster Dulles during his tenure as Secretary of State. Issued to celebrate the ret

Sought-after ink signature, "Free, A. Hamilton,” on an off-white 2 x 1.5 slip removed from a free franked envelope. Double-matted with an engra...

Partly-printed vellum DS, signed “P. Henry,” one page, 14.75 x 11.75, July 27, 1786. As governor of Virginia, Henry grants Henry Banks "a certa...

Patriarch of the fabled family of American politicians (1888–1969) who served as American ambassador to Great Britain from 1938 to 1940. TLS in French

English-born Quaker (1644–1718) and founder of the colony that became the State of Pennsylvania. Vellum manuscript DS, signed “Wm. Penn,” one page, 26

Two items: a matte-finish 4 x 6 photo of Dean Rusk, signed in black ink; and a TLS, one page, 7 x 9, Secretary of State letterhead, December 23, 1962,

Police order issued to the East Godavari District Magistrate's Office in Cocanada, one page, 8.5 x 6.75, May 3, 1930, related to the arrest of G...

Signed book: Stride Toward Freedom: The Montgomery Story. First edition. NY: Harper & Brothers, 1958. Hardcover with dust jacket, 5.75 x 8.25, 2...

Desirable signed book: No Easy Walk to Freedom. NY: Basic Books, 1965. Hardcover with dust jacket, 5.5 x 8.25, 189 pages. Signed on the title page in

Uncommon color 6.75 x 12 ballot for the 1994 Republic of South Africa general elections, signed in the upper border in black felt tip, "N. Mand...

ALS, one page both sides, 7.25 x 9, October 21, 1856. Letter to nurse Mary Erskine, in part: "I had the pleasure of receiving your two letters ...

DS, in Hungarian, signed “R. Wallenberg,” one page, 8.25 x 5.75, September 22, 1944. Document associated with the issuance of a Schutz-Pass, in part (

Indian reformer (1772-1833) who challenged traditional Hindu culture and first introduced the word Hinduism into the English language in 1816. Rare LS

Partly-printed DS, one page, 14.5 x 8.75, April 16, 1798. As governor of New York, Jay appoints Sylvanus Willcocks Captain of a Company in the regimen

Collection of 18 items signed by a notable businessman, consisting mostly of signed slips, cards, and letters, ranging in size from 2.5 x 1 to 8.5 x 1

Vintage ink signature, "Henry Ford, July 9, 1929,” on an off-white 5 x 3.25 sheet clipped from his personal stationery. In fine condition, with...

Statesman, author, orator, political theorist, and philosopher (1729–1797) who, after relocating to England, served for many years in the House of Com

ALS in German, signed "Sigm. Freud," one page, 5.5 x 7.25, personal letterhead, September 18, 1932. Letter to a doctor, in part (translate...

ALS in German, signed “Freud,” penned on the reverse of a 4 x 2 business card belonging to the recipient, his assistant, Dr. Paul Federn, January 2, 1

Remarkable handwritten manuscript by Friedrich Hayek entitled "The Discipline of Civilsation ," unsigned, three pages, 7 x 9.75, circa 19...

Scottish economist (1671–1729) known as a monetary reformer and as the originator of the 'Mississippi scheme' for the development of French ...

Collection of 22 items signed by a Nobel Laureate in Economic Sciences, consisting almost entirely of cards or sheets, with signers including: Kenneth

Important Swiss-French philosopher and writer (1712-1778) who held that the individual is essentially good but usually corrupted by society. Rare auto

Rare book: Statuts de l'Ordre du Saint-Espirit [Statutes of the Order of the Holy Spirit]. Paris: Engelmann et Graf, Imprimeurs-Lithographes, 18...

DS in Japanese, one page, 22.75 x 17.75, circa 1890–1912. Untranslated document in which the emperor of Japan confers the Order of the Golden Kite upo

Extremely rare vintage fountain pen signature, "Ho Chi Minh, 7.2.58,” on a pink 4.5 x 3.25 album page from the collection of P.S. Bhiwandiwala,...

Longtime Emperor of Ethiopia (1892–1975) who reigned from 1930 to 1974. Selassie is one of the most revered figures among followers of the Rastafari m

King of Sweden from 1697 to 1718, remembered as a warrior who defeated the Russians at Narva, later defeating Peter the Great and nearly taking Moscow

Born the daughter of a humble blacksmith, the model, entertainer, and courtesan Emma Hamilton (née Amy Lyon, 1761) ascended through the ranks o...

Manuscript DS in Spanish, signed by Ferdinand, "Yo el Rey [I the King]," and by Isabella, "Yo la Reyna [I the Queen]," one page,...

Partly-printed vellum DS, signed “George R,” one page, 16.5 x 11, July 1, 1800. King George III appoints Howard Elphinstone "to be a Captain Li...

Sovereign Prince of Orange (1650–1702) who served as King of England, Scotland, and Ireland from 1689 until his death. Vellum manuscript DS, signed “W

Vellum manuscript DS in French, signed “Marie-Antoinette,” one page, 15.25 x 10.5, November 20, 1789. A debt acknowledgment related to expenses from s

Czar of Russia (born 1796) who reigned from 1825 until his death in 1855. By crushing the Decembrist Uprising, he confirmed the autocracy of czarist r

Uncommon Royal Christmas card from 1996 with an embossed coat of arms on the front, measuring 12 x 8 open, featuring an affixed color photo of Princes

Appealing Royal Christmas card from 1995 with embossed coat of arms on the front, measuring 16 x 6 open, featuring an affixed satin-finish photo of Pr

Queen of England (born 1665), the last British monarch in the Stuart dynasty, who reigned from 1702 until her death in 1714. Manuscript DS, signed “An

Partly-printed DS, signed “Elizabeth R,” one page, 20 x 15, August 12, 1966. Queen Elizabeth appoints Kenneth Charles Francis Davies "to be an ...

Mary I (1516–1558) was the oldest daughter of King Henry VIII who ruled as Queen of England and Ireland from 1553 until her death at which time her ha

Partly-printed DS, signed “Victoria R,” one page, 16 x 12, August 2, 1899. Queen Victoria appoints John Garrard Goodlake "to be an Officer in O...

Bold and crisp ink signature by the 16-year-old Princess Victoria, "Victoria, Kensington Palace, Jan: 17th, 1836,” on an off-white 4.5 x 1.5 sl...

Scarce DS, signed "E. J. Smith," one page, 8 x 6, October 30, 1896. A certificate of discharge issued to T. Riley a fireman aboard the S.S...

British archaeologist and Egyptologist (1874–1939) whose discovery of the tomb of Tutankhamun in Egypt's 'Valley of the Kings' proved to...

Rare hand-addressed and free-franked envelope panel, 5 x 2.75, addressed by Crockett to his publisher, "Messrs. E. L. Cary & A. Hart, Phila...

Superb vintage matte-finish 4.25 x 6.5 cabinet photo of Cody in a distinguished half-length pose, signed boldly in ink in the lower border, "W....

Vintage matte-finish 3.5 x 5.5 postcard photo of Two Guns White Calf in near-profile, signed in black ink with his three-character pictogram of two ri

One of the most feared and respected Native American warriors of the late 19th century (c. 1835–1905). A Hunkpapa Lakota, he was born in about 1835. H

Outlaw and older brother of Jesse James (1843–1915). ALS in pencil, one page both sides, 7.75 x 10.5, July 25, 1911. Written from Kearey, Missouri, a

Gangster (1913–1976) born Meyer Cohen who was a trusted associate of racketeer Bugsy Siegel. After Siegel's death in 1947, Cohen acquired Siegel...

Texas ranger (1884–1955) best known for tracking down legendary crime duo Bonnie Parker and Clyde Barrow and for leading the ambush that killed the pa

ALS signed “Johnnie,” one page both sides, 7.75 x 9.75, October 1, 1933. Letter to Mary Longnaker, written from Allen County Jail in Lima, Ohio, where

Collection of 30 ink signatures of 19th and early 20th century notables—including military figures, businessmen, politicians, and authors—on individua

Matte-finish 4 x 6 photo of Queen Alexandra and King Edward VII by W. & D. Downey, affixed to its original 7.5 x 10 mount, signed on the mount i...

Bold ink signature, "Truly Yours, P. T. Barnum, June 27, 1878,” on an off-white 3.75 x 2.25 card bearing Barnum's personal ink stamp to the...

Unusual assemblage of ink signatures on adjoining off-white 4.5 x 7 album pages. Royal signatures of key figures in World War I include: Rupprecht, Cr

Two items: a color satin-finish 10 x 8 official White House photo of Begin meeting with Jimmy Carter and Anwar Sadat during their historic peace talks

Israeli commemorative cover from 1960, signed in blue ballpoint in Hebrew by David Ben-Gurion. In fine condition.

Ink signatures of two Israeli Prime Ministers, "D. Ben-Gurion" and "Golda Meir, Jerusalem, Aug. 17, 1960," on a pair of off-whit...

Color satin-finish 10 x 8 head-and-shoulders photo of Joe Biden speaking at a podium in front of an American flag, signed in black felt tip. In very f

Color satin-finish 8 x 9.5 half-length photo of Joe Biden smiling with his arms crossed, signed in black felt tip, "Keep the faith, Joe Biden, ...

Collection of five items signed by the successors of Napoleon Bonaparte, including: a handwritten endorsement in pencil by Napoleon III, signed &quo...

Lincoln's controversial first secretary of war (1799–1889), who served only one year before resigning amidst allegations of corruption. Civil Wa...

Four items: an MIT business card belong to Chomsky, 3.5 x 2, signed in black ballpoint; and three laserprint photos of the noted analytical philosophe

American lawyer (1927–1986) best known for being Senator Joseph McCarthy's chief counsel during the Army–McCarthy hearings in 1954 and for being...

Rare 1756 booklet of "Acts and Laws Passed by the Great and General Court or Assembly of His Majesty's Province of the Massachusetts–Bay in...

Color glossy 3.5 x 5 cardstock photo of the Dalai Lama with his hands clasped, signed in Tibetan in blue ballpoint. In fine condition.