RR Auction: Fine Autographs and Artifacts

Bold ink signature, "Andrew Johnson of Tennessee,” on an off-white 4.5 x 1.5 sheet. In fine condition.

Color glossy 7.25 x 9.25 photo of President and First Lady Johnson, affixed to the original 11.75 x 14.25 paperstock mount, signed and inscribed on th

Choice ink signature, "Lyndon B. Johnson,” on an official 3.5 x 4.5 bookplate gilt-stamped with LBJ's initials and a presidential emblem. H...

Secretarially-signed Civil War–dated letter, one page, 7.75 x 9.75, State of Tennessee, Executive Department letterhead, September 4, 1863. In full:...

Sought-after pair of personalized bookplates for President John F. Kennedy and First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy, designed and crafted during their time i

Scarce black-bordered invitation in French from the US Ambassador to France, 5.25 x 4, which announces a “Solemn Service for the repose of the soul of

Appealing group lot of four 2.5 x 4 unsigned carte-de-visites of Abraham Lincoln from the mid-to-late 1860s. The images include: Lincoln sharing a boo

Ink signature as secretary of state, "James Madison,” on an off-white 6.75 x 2 vellum slip clipped from the close of a partly-printed document....

Four items: a booklet entitled "President McKinley's Last Public Address and Proclamation," eight pages, 3.25 x 5.75, issued at the Lo...

Ink signature, "Ja's Monroe,” on an off-white 2.75 x 1 slip. Matted with an engraved portrait to an overall size of 8 x 11. In very good co...

TLS as president signed “RN,” one page, 6.75 x 8.75, White House letterhead, October 15, 1971. Letter to Jack Dreyfus of the Dreyfus Medical Foundatio

Ink signature, "Dick Nixon," on a folded blue 3.5 x 2.25 sheet. In fine condition.

Vintage matte-finish 7.75 x 9.75 portrait of Nixon, signed and inscribed in the lower border in black ink, "To Bob Kane, with every good wish, ...

Signed book: The Real War. First edition. NY: Warner Books, 1980. Hardcover, 6.5 x 9.25, 341 pages. Signed on a special bookplate affixed to the half-

Vintage matte-finish 10 x 8 photo of Nixon on the docks of a harbor, signed and inscribed in blue ballpoint to United Press International photographer

Collection of unsigned items from eight presidential inaugurations, including: an official engraved invitation and program for the 1929 inauguration o

Group of ten presidential inauguration medals and gift items representing seven chief executives, including: a 2.75? bronze medal honoring the 1953 in

DS, one page, 14 x 11, 1974. A certificate issued by the Republican Governors of the United States to recognize Donn Osmond, signed at the conclusion

Signed book: An American Life. Later printing. NY: Simon and Schuster, 1990. Hardcover with dust jacket, 6.5 x 9.5, 748 pages. Signed on a bookplate a

TLS, one page, 5.25 x 8.5, Val-Kill Cottage letterhead, June 5, 1945. Letter to Andrew Cairns, president of the UNRRA Staff Society, in response to a

Uncommon embroidered portrait of President Franklin D. Roosevelt by Belgian textile manufacturer Edmond Meert, 10.75 x 15.25, issued on the occasion o

Beautiful fountain pen signature, "Franklin D. Roosevelt,” on an off-white 4.5 x 1.5 slip. Matted with an engraved portrait to an overall size ...

Desirable ink signature, "Theodore Roosevelt,” on an off-white 4.5 x .75 slip. Matted and framed with a small image of Roosevelt and a notarize...

Bold fountain pen signature, "Wm. H. Taft,” on an off-white 4.5 x 2.5 card. In very good to fine condition, with some light irregular toning.

Ink signature, "Wm. H. Taft,” on an off-white 3 x 1 slip. Matted with an engraved portrait to an overall size of 8 x 11. In fine condition, wit...

Partly-printed DS as president, signed “Wm. H. Taft,” one page, 21 x 16, September 11, 1911. President Taft appoints Jennings B. Wilson a “Captain of

TLS signed “Wm. H. Taft,” one page, 6.75 x 6.75, personal letterhead, February 14, 1916. Letter to Fredric W. Jenkins, in full: "I am sorry I c...

ALS signed "Wm. H. Taft," one page, 5 x 7.75, personal letterhead, March 23, 1918. Letter to a lady at the Chicago Tribune. In full: "...

TLS, one page, 7 x 10, personal letterhead, January 16, 1958. Letter to Lawrence Spivak, the moderator of Meet the Press, in full: “In reply to your l

Mimeographed speech, five pages, 8.5 x 14, originally given by Truman at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, on February 15, 1964. Speech deals with the power o

Ink signature, "J. Tyler,” on an off-white 1.25 x .75 slip. Matted with an engraved portrait to an overall size of 8 x 11. In fine condition.

Ink signature, "M. Van Buren,” on an off-white 2.5 x .75 slip affixed to a same-size mount. In fine condition.

Partly-printed vellum DS as president, one page, 15.75 x 19.75, March 16, 1917. President Wilson appoints Carl T. Vogelgesang as a "Captain in ...

Partly-printed DS as president, one page, 20.5 x 16.5, June 4, 1920. President Wilson appoints Ross Hazeltine of Indiana as a "Consul of Class ...

Manuscript vellum DS, signed “B. Franklin,” one page, 15.75 x 13.5, June 29, 1787. As president of the Supreme Executive Council of the Commonwealth o

Partly-printed DS, one page, 15.75 x 12.25, July 2, 1792. As governor of Massachusetts, Hancock appoints Adolphus Spring as "Ensign of a Compan...

ALS, one page, 7.75 x 9.75, February 25, 1852. Letter to Colonel Frazer, in full: "I was disappointed in the expectation of meeting you here on...

TLS, one page, 5.75 x 8.25, personal letterhead, September 26, 1969. Letter to Gary, in full: "A few days after I had received your kind letter...

TLS, one page both sides, 7 x 10.5, December 31, 1923. Written from Forest Hills, a letter to Betsy, in part: "We had a very happy Christmas. M...

Wonderful AQS in pencil on an off-white 6.75 x 4 sheet, in full: "There is no darkness so deep but the sunlight of Faith can find its heart, He...

Signed book: Long Walk to Freedom. Collector’s Edition. Norwalk, CT: Easton Press, 2000. Leatherbound hardcover, 6.25 x 9.5, 558 pages. Signed on the

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

Desirable 5 rand proof coin depicting Mandela issued by the South African Mint in 2000, presented in its original 5 x 5.5 CD-style plastic case, signe

Desirable felt tip signature and inscription, "To Gila Katz, Compliments, N. Mandela, 20.8.91,” on an off-white 7 x 7.5 sheet, also signed by E...

Interesting TLS signed “W. R. Hearst,” two pages, 8.5 x 10, personal letterhead, September 15, 1942. Letter to Warner Bros. director Raoul Walsh, in p

Amusing ANS signed “WRH,” penned at the bottom of a letter requesting that Hearst assist in a rodent problem, one page, 8.5 x 10.75, May 19, 1936. In

Swiss mathematician and physicist (1700–1782) known for his applications of mathematics to fluid mechanics. ALS in French, one page, 7.25 x 9.75, July

English chemist, meteorologist, and physicist (1766-1844) best known for his pioneering work in the development of modern atomic theory. Third-person

Tremendous partly printed DS, signed “Thomas Alva Edison,” six total pages, 7.75 x 12.75, October 28, 1882. A patent application for the “Improvements

ALS signed “Edison,” one page, 8 x 10.5, New Jersey and Pennsylvania Concentrating Works letterhead, no date. Letter to "F.L.P.," probably...

Superlative matte-finish 7.5 x 9.75 portrait of Einstein in a plaid sweater, signed in green ink, “Albert Einstein, 1935.” Attractively suede-matted a

German medical scientist (1843–1910) regarded as the father of bacteriology. He isolated the tuberculosis bacillus and the anthrax virus, and received

Brilliant American physicist (1904-1967) who directed the Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton and who spearheaded the Manhattan Project, leading

French polymath (1717–1783) known for his contributions in the realms of mathematics, physics, philosophy, and music theory; he served as co-editor of

ALS in German, signed “Freud,” one page, 5.5 x 9, personal letterhead, August 31, 1929. Letter to Dr. Dorian Feigenbaum, in full (translated): “I will

Important Swiss-French philosopher and writer (1712–1778) who held that the individual is essentially good but usually corrupted by society. ALS in Fr

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

Printed prayer slip with an image of Mother Teresa holding a child, 6.25 x 3.25, signed at the bottom in blue ballpoint, “God bless you, M Teresa mc.”

Two items: a TLS signed "Elijah Muhammad," two pages, 8.5 x 11, July 31, 1965, to Judge H. B. Daniels, in part: "In the Name of Almig...

Born Joseph Aloisius Ratzinger in 1927, he served as Pope from 2005 until his resignation in 2013. Since his resignation, Benedict holds the title Pop

Unusual woodblock-print diploma from the 1973 Polish Festival of Sacrosong, measuring 19.25 x 14 open, signed inside in fountain pen, "Karol ca...

Interesting woodblock-print diploma from the 1976 Polish Festival of Sacrosong issued to "Jana Gwiazdy," 9.5 x 13.75, signed at the bottom...

TLS in Polish, signed “Karol card,” one page, 8.25 x 11.75, Kuria Metropolitalna letterhead, September 18, 1971. Letter to the Presidium of the Nation

TLS in Polish, signed “Karol card Wojtyla,” one page, 5.75 x 4, illustrated 'Resurrexit' stationery, Easter 1969. In full (roughly translate...

Ornate red velvet shoe with leather sole attributed to Pope Pius IX, measuring 11? long, featuring discolored yellow-gold bands trimming the edges wit

Born Felice Peretti di Montalto (1521–1590) who served as Pope from 1585 to 1590. He was responsible for reforming the central administration of the c

Colorful certificate of merit issued to Gregorio Laza by the Cuban government, 8 x 11.5, signed at the bottom in blue felt tip by Castro. Suede-matted

TLS signed “WC,” one page, 8 x 10, Chartwell letterhead, July 8, 1936. Letter to C. C. Wood, chief copy editor at George G. Harrap & Co., relati...

Manuscript DS, signed “Oliver P,” one page, 8 x 11.25, April 19, 1655. In part: “Our will and pleasure is, and governs hereby required…to pay unto Sis

Immensely influential Chinese reformist leader (1904–1997) who was the architect behind the modernization of China’s economy by opening the country to

President of Haiti (born 1907) from 1957 until his death in 1971, whose rule, based on a purged military and the use of a pervasive cult of personalit

DS in Japanese, one page, 23.25 x 17.75, April 1, 1906. Untranslated document in which the emperor of Japan confers the Order of the Golden Kite upon

Desirable manuscript DS in Japanese, one page, 23.5 x 18, April 18, 1940. Document in which the Emperor of Japan confers the Imperial Order of Meiji u

Seventh Farnese Duke of Parma and Piacenza (born 1678) from 1694 until his death in 1727. Untranslated ALS in Italian, one page, 8.25 x 11.25, October

Qing Empire general (1823-1901) who quelled several major rebellions and served as the premier viceroy of Zhili and the minister of Belyang from 1871

LS in French, signed “Np,” one page both sides, 7.25 x 9, April 8, 1815. Letter to his Interior Minister, the count Carnot, whom he informs about the

Controversial leader of the early stages of the French Revolution (1749–1791). ALS in French, signed “Mirabeau fils,” three pages on two adjoining she

ALS in French, signed "Loise de Bretaigne," three pages on two sheets, 8.5 x 12, Toledo, Spain, February 20, 1561. A letter from Louise de...

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

Chinese businessman and politician (1891-1971) who briefly served as the premier of the Republic of China; brother-in-law to Chinese President Sun Yat

Empress of Austria and Queen of Hungary as wife of Emperor Franz Joseph I, known widely as 'Sisi,' remembered for her obsessive concern with...

LS in Spanish, signed by Ferdinand, "Yo el Rey," and by Isabella, "Yo la Reyna,” one page, 8.25 x 9, July 12, 1503. In full (translat...

Partly-printed DS, signed by Edward as prince, “Edward P,” and Queen Mary, "Mary R," one page, 16 x 12, June 10, 1929. On behalf of His Ma...

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...

King of France (born 1494) who reigned from 1515 until his death in 1547. Known as the 'Father and Restorer of Letters,' the cultured and we...

Manuscript DS in French, signed “payez, Marie Antoinette,” one page, 9.5 x 14.5, July 1, 1786. An order to Treasurer General Randon de la Tour, direct

Marvelous signed book: Dresses from the Collection of Diana, Princess of Wales. Limited edition, numbered 115/250. NY: Christie's, 1997. Purple ...

Wonderful ALS signed “Elizabeth R,” one page both sides, 4.75 x 7.5, Buckingham Palace letterhead, August 5, 1964. Written from Eastbourne, a letter t

Extremely rare manuscript DS, in Early Modern English, boldly signed at the top, "Elizabeth R," one page both sides, 9 x 12, September 4, ...

Gift tag featuring a colorful bird design, 2.25 x 4.75, signed and inscribed in black ballpoint to the famed milliner Philip Somerville, "Mr. S...

Desirable 1959 royal Christmas and New Year's card with their crests embossed on the front, measuring 16 x 8.25 open, featuring a printed image ...

Signed book: The Riviera: Etchings & Vignettes by Alexander Ansted. London: Seeley & Co. Limited, 1894. Hardcover, 9.25 x 13, 80 pages. Sign...

Scarce DS, signed "E. J. Smith," one page, 8 x 6, October 30, 1896. A certificate of discharge issued to T. Riley a fireman aboard the S.S...

English aristocrat (1866–1923) and amateur Egyptologist best known as the financier of Howard Carter's excavation of Tutankhamun's tomb. Ink...

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

Final page of a typescript draft for the article 'Fighting the Arctic Ice,' designated at the top as page seven, 7.75 x 10, signed at the co...

Rare ADS, one page, 6.5 x 8, November 23, 1784. Boone confirms receipt of a payment for surveying work in Fayette County, Kentucky. In part: "R...

An Indian Wars–era private purchase tailor-made bearskin coat, with toggle-fastened front, quilted interior, and polished cotton sleeve linings. The i

Attractive DS, one page, 8 x 12.75, October 16, 1830. A real estate document from the Galveston Bay and Texas Land Company, issued as certificate No.

Boss of New York's most powerful crime family (1902–1976) and model for the title character in Mario Puzo's The Godfather. S. G. S. Associat...