RR Auction: Fine Autographs and Artifacts

Signer of the Declaration of Independence from Pennsylvania (1719–1806). Manuscript DS, one page, 7.25 x 6.5, May 6, 1788. Legal document, in full: “B

Scarce hand-addressed and free-franked envelope, 5.5 x 3, addressed in Wolcott’s own hand to his wife, “Mrs. Laura Wolcott, Litchfield, Connecticut,”

Scholar, jurist, opponent of slavery (1726–1806) who was the first of the seven Virginia signatories of the Declaration of Independence. Manuscript DS

American politician (1788–1870) who served as interim president of the Republic of Texas in 1836. ALS, one page, 7.5 x 5.25, December 6, 1866. Letter

ALS signed “A. Burr,” one page, 8 x 9.25, 1803. Letter to Jonathan Russell, in full: “I called just now at your house to consult you on a Case of Cons

ALS signed “H. Clay,” one page, 7.75 x 9.75, October 31, 1850. Letter to E. H. Derby, in full: “I received your favor, with a copy of your Review of t

ALS signed “H. Clay,” one page both sides, 7.75 x 9.5, April 25, 1829. Letter regarding a legal matter, in part: “John Fowler, one of the parties conc

Partly-printed vellum DS, signed “P. Henry,” one page, 14.5 x 12, July 27, 1786. As governor of Virginia, Henry grants Charles Young “a certain Tract

American politician (1753–1813) who served as both attorney general and secretary of state in George Washington’s cabinet. Partly-printed DS, signed “

Uncommon and highly desirable AQS in pencil on a 5.5 x 8.25 sheet of Hotel Utah letterhead, in full: “Faith is a fire of enthusiasm darkness cannot qu

Receipt for King’s American Express credit card, 4.75 x 3.25, dated October 12, 1963, for a charge of $87.38 at the Hyatt House Hotel in Los Angeles,

Leading United States social reformer, abolitionist, politician, and philanthropist (1797–1874) who was a candidate for President of the United States

TLS signed “Martin,” one page, 8.5 x 11, Southern Christian Leadership Conference letterhead, July 19, 1963. Letter to Dr. Hamilton T. Boswell of the

ALS signed “Bill,” one page on both sides of a 4.25 x 3.5 Supreme Court card, May 22, 1947. Letter to Barnet Nover of the Washington Post, in full: “T

ALS, one page both sides, 7.75 x 12.75, July 4, 1796. Letter to John Lowell Newbury, Jr., written while serving as chief justice of the Supreme Court.

Signed souvenir book from the ‘Firestone’ Homestead Outing, dated July 11, 1914. Columbiana, Ohio: Privately printed. Leatherbound softcover, 8.25 x 1

TLS, one page, 7.25 x 8.5, personal letterhead, December 29, 1939. Letter to Miss Margaret Lee Voorhees of Dearborn, Michigan, in full: “Thank you for

Handsome DS, one page both sides, 9.5 x 13.5, June 30, 1886. A one-hundred year bond issued by the New Jersey Junction Railroad Company for $1000, sig

Partly-printed DS, signed “Henry Wells” and “Wm. G. Fargo,” one page, 12 x 8.25, January 2, 1865. Handsomely engraved certificate for one share of cap

TLS, one page, 6.75 x 8.5, personal Yale University letterhead, August 6, 1935. Letter to pioneering autograph dealer Forest H. Sweet, in part: “I fin

Hand-addressed envelope panel, 9.75 x 3.75, addressed by Darwin to his close friend, “D. Hooker F. R. S., Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, London, W,” and

LS (the body written in the hand of Darwin’s son), four pages on two adjoining sheets, 5 x 8, Down, Beckenham, Kent letterhead, January 3, 1878. Lette

Archive of six memoranda pertaining to the Edison Service Record Club, totaling nine pages, dated September–December 1932. The memoranda were all writ

Unusual 4 x 4.75 paperstock photo of Edison speaking into a pair of microphones, affixed to a slightly larger mount, signed at the bottom in fountain

Edison Botanic Research Corporation business check, 8.25 x 2.75, filled out in another hand and signed by Edison, “Thos. A. Edison,” payable to Walter

Vintage glossy 7.25 x 9 press photo of Einstein in a candid moment, signed in the lower border in blue ballpoint, “A. Einstein, 53.” In fine condition

ALS in German, signed “Papa,” one page both sides, 5.75 x 8.25, no date but circa early 1929. Letter to his son Eduard Einstein, nicknamed “Tetel,” in

ALS in German, signed “A. Einstein,” one page, 8.25 x 11, blindstamped Princeton letterhead, March 3, 1947. Letter to Fannie Held, the widow of New Yo

World War II–dated TLS in German, signed “A. Einstein,” one page, 7.75 x 9.5, blindstamped personal letterhead, November 16, 1942. Letter to Hilde Spe

Choice fountain pen signature, “Albert Einstein, III. 45.,” on an off-white 3.75 x 2.25 card. In very fine condition. Accompanied by the original mail

Superb original diagram drawing of a cross-section of a torpedo flintlock detonator accomplished by Fulton in ink and watercolor on an off-white 17.25

German theoretical physicist (1901–1976) awarded the 1932 Nobel Prize in physics for the creation of quantum mechanics. Signed book: Der Teil und das

American engineer (1866–1945) who developed the first submarine to operate successfully on the open seas. Original signed pencil sketch of a cross-sec

Booklet containing Pasteur’s address delivered on the occasion of his entry into the French Academy on April 27, 1882, 23 pages, 9 x 11, signed and in

Signed book: Examen Critique d’un ecrit posthume de Claude Bernard sur la Fermentation. Paris: Gauthier-Villars, 1879. Leatherbound hardcover in marbl

ALS in French, signed “L. Pasteur,” one page, 5.25 x 8.25, April 23, 1882. Letter written a few days before his entry into the Academie Francaise, whe

ALS in German, signed “Freud,” one page on a 5.75 x 4 postcard, July 10, 1930. Letter to Dr. Theodor Reik, in full (translated): "Just received...

Impressive collection of well over 600 items, consisting primarily of signatures but also including an assortment of letters and signed photos, featur

Unique vintage matte-finish 10 x 13 portrait of Graham in profile by Dave Iwerks, signed and inscribed in white ink to the famed cowboy star, “To My L

Puritan clergyman, scholar, and author who countenanced the Salem witch trials (1663–1728). Extremely rare handwritten notes, unsigned, one page both

ALS signed “M. Teresa mc,” one page, 5.75 x 7.5, January 27, 1980. Letter to “the Readers of Outreach,” in part: “God has been so wonderful to have us

Superb matte-finish 8 x 10 full-length portrait of Pope Pius X, affixed to its original 10 x 13.75 mount, signed and inscribed on the mount in black i

Indian yogi and guru (1893–1952) who introduced millions of westerners to the teachings of meditation and Kriya Yoga through his book Autobiography of

LS, one page, 7 x 8, October 31, 1854. Letter to Governor William W. Hoppin, written from “Executive Dep’t, Utah Territory, Great Salt Lake City,” in

Remarkable handwritten manuscript in Hebrew, signed “M. Begin,” three pages, lightly-lined, 5 x 7, no date but circa 1951. Entitled “Shalom and Not to

Classic matte-finish 3 x 4 portrait of Churchill affixed to a 4 x 6 mount, neatly signed on the mount in fountain pen, “Winston S. Churchill.” Framed

TLS signed “Winston S. Churchill,” one page, 7.5 x 9, Chartwell letterhead, October 20, 1930. Letter to Archer Shee, in full: “How very kind of you to

Desirable menu for a Foyles Literary Luncheon at the Grosvenor House on January 9, 1941, 4 x 6.75, with a luncheon topic of “Free France,” and listing

ALS signed “D,” four pages on two adjoining black-bordered sheets, 4.5 x 7, September 26, 1852. Letter to Parliamentary Secretary of the Treasury Geor

TLS in Cyrillic, signed “N. Khrushchev,” one page, 8.25 x 11.75, March 28, 1960. Letter to former French President Vincent Auriol, in part (translated