RR Auction: Fine Autographs and Artifacts

Two items: a booklet entitled "The Pictorial Biography of Harry S. Truman," 32 pages, 6.25 x 9.5, signed and inscribed on the title page i...

Desirable White House card, boldly signed in fountain pen, "Woodrow Wilson." In very fine condition.

Striking rice paper engraving of the Declaration of Independence, matted to a visible size 24 x 27.5, printed by Peter Force in 1848 for inclusion in

Signer of the Declaration of Independence from Massachusetts (1744–1814) who later served as vice president under James Madison. His name entered the

Extraordinary original issue of the July 3, 1776, edition of the Pennsylvania Gazette, four pages, each measuring 8.5 x 13.25, containing the first pu

Wonderful ALS as governor of Massachusetts, signed “Your faithful Husband, John Hancock,” one page, 7.75 x 5, July 21, 1791. Letter to "My Dear...

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...

Signer of the Declaration of Independence from Delaware (1734–1817) who later served as president of the Continental Congress, Chief Justice of Pennsy

Leatherbound autograph album, 7.75 x 9.25, signed inside by over 240 politicians and notables from the 19th century (plus a Woodrow Wilson signature f

One of the founders of Vermont (1751–1814) and brother of Ethan Allen. ADS, signed at the conclusion, “Ira Allen,” and also signed several times in th

Rare 1756 booklet of "Acts and Laws Passed by the Great and General Court or Assembly of His Majesty's Province of the Massachusetts–Bay in...

ALS, one page, 6.5 x 8, April 9, 1799. The letter, written on behalf of "Ezra L’Hommedieu," in part: "I have received your letter inf...

Wife (1757–1854) of founding father Alexander Hamilton, who became co-founder and deputy director of the first private orphanage in New York City. She

ALS signed “Your Affectionate Unworthy Father, John Brown,” one page, 8 x 12.5, July 27, 1853. Written from Akron, Ohio, a letter to his daughter Ruth

American Prohibition advocate and politician (1804–1897) nicknamed the 'Napoleon of Temperance' and the 'Father of Prohibition.' ALS...

Anarchist known for her political activism, writing and speeches (1869–1940). TLS, one page, 8.25 x 11, September 6, 1934. Letter to a friend about an

Signed book: Strength to Love. First edition. NY: Harper and Row, 1963. Hardcover with dust jacket, 6 x 8.5, 146 pages. Signed neatly on the first fre

Russian political leader (1870–1924) who provided the guiding spirit of the October Revolution, which led to the downfall of Russia's imperial g...

Remarkable TLS signed “Bro Malcolm X,” two pages, 8.5 x 11, As–Salaam–Alaikum letterhead, July 13, 1960. Expansive letter addressed to his teacher Eli

Satin-finish 11.75 x 8.25 photo of Nelson Mandela joyously raising a fist alongside second wife Winnie Madikizela, signed in gold ink, "N. Mand...

German industrialist (1908–1974) credited with saving almost 1,200 Jews during the Holocaust by employing them in his enamelware and ammunitions facto

Leader of the women's suffrage movement in the United States (1847–1919) who was also a physician and one of the first ordained female Methodist...

Scarce DS in German and Hungarian, quickly signed with an ink scribble "R" (as he commonly did on documents of this type), one page, 8.25 ...

Manuscript DS, one page, 20 x 14, March 20, 1797. As governor of New York, Jay appoints 24 judges to "keep our peace in the County of Delaware....

ALS, one page, 5 x 8, personal letterhead, February 3, 1876. Letter sending his autograph, in full: "I assure you that I have not received one ...

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

Enormous matte-finish 13.5 x 16.75 photographic reproduction of a painting of Edison, affixed to a 14.75 x 18.5 mount, signed and inscribed on the mou

Significant handwritten calculations in pencil by Albert Einstein, one page, 8 x 10, for his 1941 paper 'On the Five-Dimensional Representation ...

Superb glossy 9.5 x 7.75 photo of the Einsteins watching the Rose Parade in the office of John Willis Baer on January 1, 1931, affixed to a 9.75 x 9.2

TLS in German, signed "A. Einstein," one page, 8.5 x 11, October 8, 1952. A letter recommending the work of Dr. Paul Rosenstein, in full (...

TLS in German, signed “A. Einstein,” one page, 8.25 x 10.25, blind-stamped personal letterhead, June 23, 1939. Letter to Edward Barsky of the Medial A

TLS in German, signed “A. Einstein,” one page, 8.5 x 11, blindstamped Princeton letterhead, October 29, 1940. Letter to Miss Betty Neumann, in full (t

American theoretical physicist (1918-1988) whose work in quantum electrodynamics earned him the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1965; he is often credited f

TLS in German, signed "Freud," one page, 5.75 x 8.75, personal letterhead, September 13, 1924. Letter to a doctor, in part (translated): &...

Fabulous thank-you card sent following his 80th birthday, 6 x 4.75, May 1936, signed in fountain pen, "Freud." The printed text, in German...

ALS in German, signed “Freud,” penned on the reverse of a 4 x 2 business card belonging to the recipient, his assistant, Dr. Paul Federn, January 2, 1

Official color glossy 8 x 5.5 photo of the future Pope Francis kneeling before and embracing Pope John Paul II, taken by a Vatican photographer, signe

Pope Pius XII's personally-owned and -worn white zucchetto skullcap, measuring 6.5? in diameter, with a suede white lining and white moire silk ...

FDC with a cachet honoring the 50th Anniversary of Lions International Search for Peace, signed in various ink types by Jimmy Carter, Menachem Begin,

DS in Spanish, two pages, 9 x 13.75, July 18, 1959. Ministerial decree, No. 460, which declares (translated): "The Cuban Sugar Establishment In...

The most renowned and the longest-ruling female leader of Russia, reigning from July 9, 1762 until her death in 1796 at the age of 67. Vellum DS in Cy

ALS signed "Winston S. Churchill," one page, 5 x 8, personal letterhead, November 12, no year. Letter to his cousin, Ivor Viscount Wimborn...

TLS in French, signed “C. de Gaulle,” one page, 8.25 x 10.5, personal letterhead, July 19, 1951. Letter to Madame Louise Weiss, in full (translated):

English soldier and statesman (1599–1658) who led Parliamentary forces in the English Civil War, waged war against Scotland and Ireland and, in 1653,

Vice President of the Republic of China (1890–1969) who was a prominent Guangxi warlord and KMT military commander during the Northern Expedition, Sec

Chairman of the National Government of the Republic of China (1868–1943) who had a prominent role in combating the Japanese invasion of Taiwan. Remark

Autograph book filled with 32 signatures from historical figures dating between September 1962 and September 1989, 5.5 x 3.5, highlighted by the immen

Chinese revolutionary, born Sun Wen (1866-1925), who helped to overthrow the centuries-old Qing Dynasty in 1911 to become the first president of the R

Untranslated World War II–dated ALS in Italian, signed “Mussolini,” one page, 7.75 x 10, Il Capo del Governo letterhead, July 3, 1944. In fine conditi

TLS in German, signed “Ihr L. Trotsky,” one page, 8.25 x 10.75, November 2, 1933. Letter to Lilly and Ludwig Lore, in part (translated): "I am ...