RR Auction: Fine Autographs and Artifacts

Leader of Cuba (1901–1973) who was in office from 1940 to 1944 and from 1952 to 1959, at which time he was overthrown by Fidel Castro. DS, in Spanish,

Swedish chemist (1779–1848) known as one of the founders of modern chemistry. Untranslated ANS in French, signed “Berzelius,” one page, 8.25 x 5, 1824

Uncommon May Day greeting card with a glossy gilt image of Moscow’s Red Square on the front, measuring 8.25 x 7.5 open, signed inside in ink below a p

Statesman, author, orator, political theorist, and philosopher (1729-1797) who, after relocating to England, served for many years in the House of Com

Distinguished French physician and researcher (1863-1933) who made a number of important discoveries in bacteriology and who developed the first antid

Physicist (1910-1995) who, with William A. Fowler, won the 1983 Nobel Prize for Physics for key discoveries that led to the currently accepted theory

French chemist (1786–1889) known for his work with fatty acids, who is credited with the discovery of margaric acid, creatine, and designing an early

Signed book: My Attainment of the Pole. NY: Mitchell Kennerley, 1912. Hardcover, 5.5 x 8, 604 pages. Signed on the first free end page in black ink,...

ALS, four pages on two adjoining sheets, 7.25 x 9, April 10, 1843. Letter to J. Chapman, in part: "Since I last wrote to you, a very considerab...

Scarce 1878 transferable ticket to the Royal Horticultural Society, 3.25 x 2, issued as No. 2831, signed in the lower right in black ink as prime mini

Unsigned handwritten notes by Francis Crick, six pages on four sheets, 6.75 x 9, dated August 3–7, 1966, from Crick’s nautical logbook used onboard hi

Signed book: The Double Helix. Later printing. NY: Atheneum, 1968. Hardcover with dust jacket, 5.5 x 8.5, 226 pages. Signed on the title page in black

Anarchist known for her political activism, writing and speeches (1869-1940). ANS, one page, 5.25 x 8.25, Hotel Antlers letterhead, May 8, 1912. In fu

Uncommon signed book: Perestroika. Collector's edition, limited issue, numbered 106/250. Norwalk, CT: The Easton Press, 1994. Leatherbound hardc...

Signed book: High Adventure. First edition. London: Hodder & Stoughton, 1955. Hardcover with dust jacket, 5.75 x 8.25, 224 pages. Signed and ins...

Two signed photos: a 3.5 x 4.75 cardstock photo of Hillary in a suit and tie, signed and inscribed in black ballpoint, "To Tony, E. P. Hillary&...

Handsome matte-finish 8 x 10 bust-length portrait of Kennedy as the United States Attorney General, signed and inscribed in the lower border in black

Partly-printed DS, signed “George RI,” three pages on two adjoining sheets, 8.5 x 13.5, December 20, 1944. King George grants Charles Kelk Blakelock t

State president of the South African Republic (1825-1904) who was known as the face of Boer resistance against the British during Second Boer War. Unt

French mathematician who specialized in celestial mechanics (1811-1877) best known for his part in the discovery of Neptune. Untranslated ALS in Fren

ALS signed “Robert T. Lincoln,” one page, 5.5 x 9, October 1, 1866. Brief letter to Mrs. F. H. Wyckoff, in full: "I regret that I have entirely...

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

Scarce signed book: Madiba. South Africa: Martin Schneider and Company, 1997. Hardcover with dust jacket, 9.75 x 11.5, 144 pages. Signed on the title

Signed book: Long Walk to Freedom. First edition. Boston: Little, Brown and Company, 1994. Hardcover with dust jacket, 6.5 x 9.5, 558 pages. Signed on

Uncommon typed manuscript, seven pages, 8.5 x 11, no date but circa 1923, signed at the conclusion in black ink. The article, entitled "Japanes...

French mammalologist, ornithologist and carcinologist (1835–1900). Untranslated ALS in French, signed “Milne Edwards,” one page, 5.5 x 8.5, Faculte de

Partly-printed DS in Italian, one page, 9.25 x 14, March 25, 1926. Untranslated official document signed at the conclusion in bold ink, "Mussol...

Collection of 20 items signed by winners of the Nobel Peace Prize, including: Norman Angell (ANS), Frederic Passy (ALS), Bertha von Suttner (postcard)

French financier (1770–1846) who was one of the greatest stock speculators of his day and a financier of Napoleon. DS in Spanish, English, and French,

FDC with a cachet honoring the life of Martin Luther King, Jr., postmarked Atlanta, Georgia, January 13, 1979, signed and inscribed in black ink, &q...

Journalist and newspaper publisher (1847–1911) who established the Pulitzer Prize ‘for the encouragement of public service, public morals, American li

Bank check, 8.25 x 3, filled out and signed by Purvis, "Melvin H. Purvis," payable to Walter J. Peer for $11.13, March 1, 1943. Encapsulat...

Indian physicist (1888-1970) whose work in the field of light scattering earned him the 1930 Nobel Prize for Physics. Very desirable ink signature, ...

Nineteenth-century American firearm, sewing machine, and typewriter manufacturers; E. Remington and Sons manufactured the first commercial typewriter

British banker and politician (1840–1915), the 1st Baron Rothschild, from the international Rothschild financial dynasty. Partly-printed DS in Russian

Vegas Club business check, 8 x 3, filled out and signed by Ruby, payable to James A. Smelkar for $30, September 7, 1960. In fine condition. The Vegas

Manuscript DS, signed at the conclusion, “Tho: Newton, attorney for the Defendt,” one page, 9 x 2.5, April, 1718. Legal document relating to the case

Signed book: The Survival of the Wisest. First edition. NY: Harper & Row, 1973. Hardcover with dust jacket, 5.75 x 8.5, 124 pages. Signed on the...

Two FDCs bearing cachets honoring the 20th anniversary of the National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis, both postmarked January 15, 1957, and signe

FDC with a cachet honoring first Virginia Governor Patrick Henry, signed in black ink, "Thinking about thinking improves thinking, W=Shockley, ...

Semi-glossy 4.75 x 6.75 half-length portrait of Thatcher, signed in the lower border in blue felt tip. In fine condition.

Unused color panoramic postcard depicting the Titanic, published by Walton of Belfast, 11 x 3.5, captioned in the lower border: "The new White ...

Collection of 12 checks and deposit slips deriving from the legendary city of Tombstone in Cochise County, Arizona, ranging in size from 6.25 x 2.75 t

Three books: a copy of Will: The Autobiography of G. Gordon Liddy, hardcover with dust jacket, signed and inscribed on the first free end page in blac

Union general and secretary of war (1829–1890) who holds the distinction of being the only cabinet secretary ever to have been impeached. ALS signed “

Rare ANS signed “Belle Boyd Hammond-High,” one page, 10.25 x 6, March 23, 1887. A friendly note to “Melton.” In full: “Cherish thru life kind thoughts

Uncommon AQS on an off-white 3.75 x 3.5 sheet, signed "Jefferson Davis, Beaumont, Miss., 5th Feb. 1883." Davis writes, "The inalienab...

US Army officer from Massachusetts (1842–1908) who received the Medal of Honor for his actions during the Indian Wars. He later became Paymaster Gener

Collection of 79 items signed by brevet Union generals of the Civil War, consisting predominately of clipped signatures but also including a few lette

Phenomenal ALS signed “J. A. Early,” three pages on two adjoining sheets, lightly lined, 5.75 x 9, April 6, 1888. Letter to E. T. Lansing, in full: ...