RR Auction: Fine Autographs and Artifacts

Handwritten manuscript fragment in French, unsigned, one page, 7.75 x 2, no date but circa 1818. A five-line excerpt from a draft of Napoleon’s memoir

LS in French, signed “Np,” one page, 7 x 9, February 24, 1810. Letter to the Duke of Feltre, minister of war. In full (translated): “I ask you to send

Handwritten scientific notes in French, unsigned, one page, both sides, 7.25 x 9.5, dated June 19–28, [1857], headed at the top in pencil in another h

Uncommon partly-printed DS, signed “Elizabeth R,” one page both sides, 8.25 x 13, September 2, 1953. A pardon document. In part: “Whereas Stanislaw Ch

Margaret of Valois (1553–1615) was Queen of France and of Navarre during the late sixteenth century; she was the daughter of Catherine de Medici and H

Rare partly-printed banknote from colonial Virginia for five pounds, 6.5 x 4.5, March 4, 1773, signed at the bottom by the speaker of the Virginia Hou

French scientist (1683–1757) who contributed to many different fields, especially the study of insects, and introduced the Reaumur temperature scale.

Panamanian police chief and politician (1908–1955) who served as president of Panama from 1952 until his mysterious assassination in 1955, when he cam

Archduke Rudolf, the crown prince of Austria-Hungary and heir-apparent of the Habsburg dynasty, married Princess Stephanie of Belgium in 1881. In 1889

Mexican general and politician (1794–1876) best known in the US for his role in the Mexican-American War and the slaughter of scores of Americans at t

Pioneering archaeologist (1822–1890) best known for his excavations at the ancient sites of Troy and Mycenae. ALS in German, signed “H. Schliemann,” o

Orthodox rabbi (1902–1994) who led the Chabad-Lubavitch movement and is considered one of the most influential Jewish figures of the 20th century. TLS

ALS in German, one page, 8.5 x 10.5, February 26, 1853, Frankfurt am Main. Letter to auctioneer Johann Friedrich Lippert, regarding the payment of an

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

American inventor, actor, and entrepreneur (1811–1875) known for his important improvements to the sewing machine, who founded the Singer Sewing Machi

Representative from Pennsylvania who opposed fugitive slave laws and urged emancipation (1792–1868). Choice 2.25 x 4 carte-de-visite photo by Brady’s

Scottish moral professor and a respected pioneer of political economy (1723–1790) whose magnum opus, The Wealth of Nations, is considered the first mo

Highly skilled and influential diplomat (1754–1838) who served the French government from the reign of Louis XVI through that of Louis-Philippe, the l

Collection of approximately 50 letters written to American author and editor William Roscoe Thayer by several notable scholars and statesmen, some in

Two woodworking tools once owned and used by Thomas McCauley who was employed as a carpenter and cabinet maker at the Harland and Wolff Shipyard in Be