RR Auction: Fine Autographs and Artifacts

Connecticut politician (1726–1797) who signed both the Declaration of Independence and Articles of Confederation, and later served as governor of the

Signer of the Declaration of Independence from Pennsylvania (1742–1798), and one of only six men who signed both the Declaration and the US Constituti

German inventor and mechanical engineer (1858–1913) famous for the invention of the diesel engine. ALS in German, signed “Diesel,” one page, 5.25 x 3.

Iconic matte-finish 5.5 x 8.75 formal portrait of Edison by Walter Scott Shin, nicely signed in the lower border in black ink using his classic ‘umbre

ANS signed “Edison,” one page on a 4.5 x 1 slip, no date. A short and unusual note. In full: “Am compelled to go down to Laboratory tonight. Those Man

LS in French, signed “G. Eiffel,” one lightly gridded page, 5.25 x 8.25, December 16, 1899. Letter to Reynaud and Balsan, presidents of the Alumni Ass

TLS in German, signed “A. Einstein,” one page, 8.5 x 11, August 22, 1936. Letter to Leon Ziguelnik. In part (translated): “It makes no sense that my d

The last Holy Roman Emperor (1768–1835) who ruled from 1792–1806, when he dissolved the empire, and became the first Emperor of Austria. Collection of

Holy Roman Emperor (1741–1790) from 1765 until his death, and ruler of the Habsburg lands. Exceptional collection of 42 untranslated LSs in German, si

Empress of Austria and Queen of Hungary as wife of Emperor Franz Joseph I, known for her obsessive concern with her health and beauty (1837–1898). LS