RR Auction: Fine Autographs and Artifacts

Two items: a color glossy 10 x 8 close-up photo of Shimon Peres, signed and inscribed in black felt tip; and a photocopy of the "Declaration of...

ALS signed “T. B. Reed,” one page, 5.5 x 9, House of Representatives letterhead, December 15, 1891. Letter to Charles Potts, in full

Ringling Bros. business check, 8.75 x 3.25, filled out in another hand and signed in pencil by Ringling, "Al Ringling," payable to C. W. G...

Ringling Bros. business check, 8.5 x 3.25, filled out in another hand and signed in pencil by Ringling, "Al Ringling," payable to Chas Mos...

DS, signed “Chas. Ringling,” one page both sides, 8.5 x 14, October 18, 1917. Artist's contract and release between Ringling Brother

TLS, one page, 8.5 x 11, personal letterhead, July 19, 1921. Letter to C. W. Galloway, vice president of the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Company, ...

Unsigned handwritten notes in pencil by Jack Ruby, three pages both sides, 4 x 6, no date but written while imprisoned. Ruby relates stories of himsel

DS, one page both sides, 8.5 x 13.75, February 11, 1952. Agreement in which Ruby leases "a building approximately 100 x 200 feet…now occu...

ADS signed "Jack L. Ruby," one page, 8.5 x 11, Bob Willis and His Texas Playboys letterhead, May 3, 1952. Handwritten document incorporati...

Cardstock introductory admittance pass for the Silver Spur nightclub, 4.25 x 2.25, signed at the bottom in blue ballpoint, "Jack L. Ruby."...

Group of six pieces of 'fan mail' sent to Jack Ruby at the Dallas City Jail in November 1963, including five 'thank-you' cards (some...

Seven pieces of 'fan mail' sent to Jack Ruby and his lawyer Tom Howard, totaling eleven pages, dated from November 24–29, 1963. Some q...

Three Western Union telegrams, all 8.25 x 5.5, all dated November 24, 1963, all sent to Ruby at the Dallas Police Department and Jail. One reads,

Jack Ruby's unfilled prescription form filled out and signed by Dr. Perry E. Gross, one page, 4.75 x 4.75, May 15, 1956. Gross prescribes 50 pil...

Original unsigned pencil sketch of geometric design accomplished by Jack Ruby on a 5 x 8 sheet, done while imprisoned at Dallas County Jail in 1963. I

Three checks signed by Ruby, "Jack Ruby," dated from 1954 to 1960, representing his various Dallas-area business enterprises. Includes a M...

Three checks filled out and signed by Ruby, "Jack Ruby," dated from 1960 to 1963, representing his various Dallas-area business enterprise...

Bound copy of papers from the case of "Jack Ruby (Jack Rubenstein), Appellant, vs. The State of Texas," 9.5 x 11.5, 83 pages, signed and i...

DS, signed “Jack Ruby,” five pages, 8.5 x 14, March 18, 1952. Contract by which Ruby becomes the manager of Ben Estes Nelson, a chil

DS, one page, 8.5 x 12.75, April 25, 1961. American Guild of Variety Artists contract between Jack Ruby and Opal Elizabeth Holmes for a series of perf

TQS signed "Dean Rusk," one page, 8.5 x 10.75, featuring Secretary of State Rusk's "Memorial to President Kennedy at Runnymede,&q...

Sketched portrait of Russell by an amateur artist accomplished in pencil on a beige 7.25 x 9.5 sheet, signed in the lower left in fountain pen by Russ

Signed book: Cosmos. NY: Random House, 1983. Hardcover with dust jacket, 8.25 x 10.25, 365 pages. Signed on the title page in thin black felt tip by C

Signed book: Communication with Extraterrestrial Intelligence, edited by Carl Sagan. First edition. Cambridge, MA.: The MIT Press, 1973. Paperback, 5.

Two items: a glossy 5 x 7 photo of Salk in his coat and tie, signed in black felt tip, "Jonas Salk"; and a color glossy 3.75 x 7 photo of ...

Three signed books associated with science and technology, including: a slipcased limited edition of The Color-Sense in Literature, numbered 59/215, s

Partly-printed vellum DS, one page, 16.5 x 12.5, February 4, 1864. As governor of New York, Seymour appoints Charles Lyell to be "2d Lieutenant...

ALS signed "Bob, Robert Stroud," one page both sides, 8 x 10, March 13, 1954. Letter written from Alcatraz to his sister Mamie, regarding ...

Uncommon 2.5 x 4 carte-de-visite photo of the abolitionist Massachusetts senator, signed in ink, "C. Sumner." In very good to fine conditi...

Group of three items signed by Teller, highlighted by a color semi-glossy 11 x 14 photo of of the theoretical physicist and 'father of the hydro...

Scarce first edition book: Shipping Casualties (Loss of the Steamship 'Titanic'). First edition. London: His Majesty's Stationery Office...

Two letters from Titanic survivors Millvina Dean and Eleanor Shuman: an ALS signed "Millvina," one page, 5 x 7.5, Titanic Ship of Dreams l...

FDC with a cachet honoring the Mariner 10 space probe that flew by Venus and Mercury, signed in blue ballpoint, "Clyde W. Tombaugh, Discovered ...

ALS, one page, 8.5 x 11, February 20, 1990. Interesting letter about Pluto, in part: "Referring to the photograph of the discovery sections of ...

Bold ink signature, "Booker T. Washington, Tuskegee, Ala., Mar. 19, 1906,” on an off-white 3 x 2.25 card. In very fine condition.

Impressive original British linen-backed patent lithograph for George Westinghouse's 'improvements in apparatus for working brakes and commu...

Airmail cover commemorating the visit of Vice President Yen Chia-kan of China to the United States, signed in fountain pen in Chinese and English. In

ALS in French, signed “Lafayette,” one page, 6 x 7.5, July 16, 1820. Untranslated letter written from Paris. In very good to fine co

ALS signed “Jeffn. Davis,” one page, 7.25 x 4.5, January 23, 1858. Letter to Myron Smith, written from the "Senate Chamber," i...

ALS signed “A. Doubleday,” four pages on two adjoining sheets, 5 x 8, November 27, 1870. Written from San Francisco, a letter to Pre

Exquisite 2.5 x 4 carte-de-visite photo of Robert E. Lee, taken by Mathew Brady in May 1869, prominently signed in ink, "R. E. Lee." Rever...

Headquarters Third Division Cavalry Corps mailing envelope, 5.25 x 3, addressed in Custer's hand to, "Mrs. Genl Custer, 369 H Street, Was t...

Historic vintage glossy 6 x 4 postcard photo of General Allenby entering Jerusalem on December 11, 1917, signed in fountain pen, "Allenby, F. M.

Vintage matte-finish 6 x 8 photo of Montgomery in uniform, signed in fountain pen, "B. L. Montgomery, General, Eighth Army, June 1943." Af...

Two glossy photos: a color 8 x 10 photo of the Bockscar nose, signed in blue felt tip, "Charles W. Sweeney, Commander Nagasaki, 9 Aug 45";...

Color glossy 7.5 x 9.5 photo of Bradley in uniform, affixed to an 11 x 14 mount, signed and inscribed on the mount in black felt tip, "With bes...

TLS signed “Omar N. Bradley,” one page, 7.25 x 10.5, personal General of the Army letterhead, March 8, 1967. Letter to Stephen J. An

ALS, two pages, 3.25 x 4.25, no date. Written from Monroe, Michigan, a letter to a lady, in full: "Sorry to reply so briefly to your very kind ...

FDC with a cachet honoring Doolittle's Raiders, signed in various inks by 13, including: Charles Ozuk (2), Davey Jones, Nolan Herndon, David Tha...

FDC with a cachet honoring Veterans of Foreign Wars, signed in various inks by Enola Gay crewmen Dutch Van Kirk, George R. Caron, Morris Jeppson, Jaco