RR Auction: Fine Autographs and Artifacts

TLS as president, one page, 7 x 8.75, White House letterhead, March 29, 1918. Letter to Andrew B. Humphrey, director of the American Peace and Arbitra

Partly-printed DS as president, one page, 21 x 16, May 21, 1913. President Wilson appoints Frank D. Wade as "Postmaster at Addison, in the Coun...

Revolutionary War–dated partly-printed DS, one page, 10.25 x 12.75, July 1, 1781. As governor of Massachusetts, Hancock appoints Solomon Lovell as &...

LS signed “A. Hamilton,” one page both sides, 7.5 x 9, April 8, 1791. Written from the Treasury Department, in full: "I enclose you a form of a...

Partly-printed vellum DS, signed “P. Henry,” one page, 15 x 12, August 14, 1786. As governor of Virginia, Henry grants John Callaway and John McClure

Political activist and leader of the Black Panther Party (1935-1998). He became a political radical with his best selling Soul on Ice, an autobiograph

Handwritten note by Malcolm X, "I believe in anger, The Bible says there is a time for anger" preceded by Alex Haley's writing, "...

Temperance agitator (1846-1911) known for smashing saloons with a hatchet. ALS in pencil, signed “Carrie Nation,” one page, 7.5 x 5, March 7, 1901. Wr

ALS, three pages on two adjoining black-bordered sheets, 4.5 x 7, February 23, 1863. Letter to Dr. William Broadbent of St. Mary's Hospital, in ...

Businessman who was the first prominent member of the Astor family and the first multimillionaire in the United States (1763–1848). ALS, one page, 7.

American property tycoon (1792–1875) who inherited most of his father John Jacob Astor's fortune. ALS signed “Wm. B. Astor, Presd't Am'n...

Pioneering British mathematician and mechanical engineer (1791–1871) whose Difference Engine and Analytical Engine are generally acknowledged as the f

Enormous matte-finish 13.5 x 16.5 photographic reproduction of a painting of Edison, affixed to a 14.75 x 18.5 mount, signed and inscribed on the moun

Influential Swiss mathematician (1667–1748) known for his contributions to infinitesimal calculus. Rare AQS signed "Joh. Bernoulli" on an ...

TLS in German, signed “A. Einstein,” one page, 8 x 10, blindstamped Princeton letterhead, no date. Letter to Frau Erna Silber-Keller, in full (transla

Remarkable ALS in German, signed “Albert” and “Papa,” one page both sides, 9 x 11, December 5, 1919. The front features a letter to his wife Mileva Ma

Fountain pen signature, "A. Einstein,” on an off-white 5.5 x 3.25 government postcard postmarked at Princeton, December 11, 1938. In fine condi...

German theoretical physicist (1901–1976) awarded the 1932 Nobel Prize in physics for the creation of quantum mechanics. Untranslated TLS in German, si

Signed book: Etudes sur le Vin. First edition. Paris: Victor Mason et Fils, 1866. Beautifully rebound in brown leather and marbled paper, 6.5 x 9.5, 2

TLS in French, signed “C. G. Jung,” one page, 8 x 11.5, personal letterhead, March 4, 1954. In part (translated): "I knew Mr. Einstein when he ...

French politician and philosopher (1809-1865) who was the first to describe himself as an anarchist. ALS in French, signed “P-J Proudhon,” one page, 5

Pope born Giacomo della Chiesa (1854-1922) who reigned from 1914 until his death. Benedict's pontificate was dominated by World War I, which he ...

Born Giulio di Giuliano de Medici in 1478, he served as pope from November 1523 until his death in 1534; the Sack of Rome and English Reformation occu

Italian pope (1649–1721), born Giovanni Francesco Albani, who ascended the papal throne in 1700 and served until his death. Manuscript DS in Latin as

Born Alessandro Ottaviano de Medici in 1535, he served as pope from April 1–27, 1605; his pontificate is one of the briefest in history, having lasted

Born Giovanni Battista Enrico Antonio Maria Montini in Italy in 1897, Paul VI reigned as pope from 1963 until his death in 1978. Untranslated ALS in I

Born Giuseppe Melchiorre Sarto in 1835, Pius X served as pope from 1903 until his death in 1914. Known for his conservative, anti-modernist philosophi

Matte-finish 10 x 8 photo of the CINCPAC (Commander-in-Chief of the Pacific) press group meeting with Chiang Kai-shek in Taiwan on December 5, 1959, s

Signed book: The Aftermath. Later printing. NY: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1929. Hardcover, 6.5 x 9, 502 pages. Boldly signed on the first free en...

TLS signed “Winston S. Churchill,” one page, 7.5 x 9.5, Hyde Park Gate letterhead, June 9, 1956. Letter to Edward H. Dodd, Jr., in full: "Thank...

TLS signed “Yours sincerely, Winston S. Churchill,” one page, 8 x 10, blindstamped Secretary of State for War letterhead, May 29, 1920. Letter to Visc

Printed broadside proclamation announcing the end of the First Anglo-Dutch War, one page, 10.75 x 14.25, printed in London by Will. du-Gard and Hen. H

DS in Japanese, one page, 18 x 23.25, circa 1915. Untranslated document in which Emperor Taisho confers the Fifth Class, Order of the Golden Kite upon

Silver desk set presented to US Congressman Bill Young of Florida by King Abdullah II of Jordan, comprising: a 11.25 x 9 black tray with silver border

LS in Russian, signed “Piotr,” one page, 6.25 x 8, July 29, 1714. Letter to Jan Lups, in full (translated): "Let Us reveal to you the means by ...

Chinese revolutionary (1866-1925) who helped to overthrow the centuries-old Qing Dynasty in 1911 to become the first president of the Republic of Chin

Untranslated DS in Cyrillic, endorsed across the center in blue pencil by Trotsky, one page, 8.25 x 6.75, November 10, 1919. An official order endorse

Holy Roman Emperor who, as Charles I, also served as king of Spain (1500–1558). Untranslated manuscript DS in German, signed as Holy Roman Emperor, on

King of France (born 1638) from 1643 until his death in 1715, known as the 'Sun King' for the glittering splendor of his court at Versailles...

Amazing LS in French, signed “Vre loyal frer cousin et bon compere, Henry,” one page, 16.5 x 12, August 25, 1514. Letter to King Louis XII of France,

Manuscript DS, in Spanish, signed “Yo la Reyna,” one page, 8.5 x 10.5, July 29, 1499. An order directed to her chamberlain Sancho de Paredes to presen

King of Spain (born 1527) from 1556 until his death in 1598; his eventful reign included Spain's conquest of the Philippines, the establishment ...

Partly-printed DS, signed “Victoria R.,” one page, 16 x 12, February 11, 1891. Queen Victoria appoints William Henry Kelsall as "an Officer in ...

French polar explorer, scientist, and medical doctor (1867–1936), and the son of neurologist Jean-Martin Charcot. Untranslated ALS in French, signed “

German naturalist and explorer (1769–1859) who wrote Kosmos, a massive five-volume study which attempted to unify the various branches of man's ...

Scottish missionary and explorer (1813–1873) who 'disappeared' on an expedition to find the source of the Nile only to be famously rediscove...

Explorer and officer of the British Indian Army (1827–1864) who is most associated with the search for the source of the Nile, and was the first Europ

Rare archive of three documents relating to the reputed killing of Butch Cassidy and ‘Wild Bunch’ desperado Joe Walker. Items include (with grammar an

Hand-painted wooden advertising panel from one of the wagons used in Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show, 21 x 13.75, circa 1884–1890. The scene depic...

French Catalan mathematician, physicist, astronomer, and politician (1786-1853). LS in French, signed “F. Arago,” one page, 5.25 x 8.25, April 16, 184