RR Auction: Fine Autographs and Artifacts

Impressive oversized 13.75 x 18.25 print of Gary Giuffre's sketch of Reagan in a cowboy outfit, signed and inscribed across the bottom in black ...

TLS signed “Ron,” one page, 8.5 x 11, State of California Governor's Office letterhead, May 20, 1969. Letter to celebrity psychic an

TLS, one page, 5.25 x 6.75, black-bordered mourning letterhead with embossed presidential seal, April 20, 1945. Letter on the death of FDR, written ju

Grouping of four items signed in ink or fountain pen by Eleanor Roosevelt, including: two commemorative mourning covers with cachets honoring her husb

Four TLSs from Eleanor Roosevelt, four total pages, ranging in size from 6 x 7 to 6 x 9.25, dated between 1934 and 1955. The first two letters, writte

TLS as first lady, one page, 6 x 9.25, White House letterhead, April 25, 1934. Letter to Millicent Hearst, the wife of media tycoon William Randolph H

Two items: a large fountain pen signature, "Franklin D. Roosevelt," on an off-white 5 x 2 slip, annotated on the reverse in pencil by note...

Official circular distributed among the Harvard Class of 1904 regarding their plans to honor the life and family of late President Franklin D. Rooseve

High-quality black leather folder given by President Roosevelt as a Christmas gift in 1942, embossed in gold with a presentation inscription on the fr

ALS as president signed “Wm. H. Taft,” two pages, 5.5 x 7, The President’s Cottage letterhead, September 10, 1909. Letter t

Scarce partly-printed invitation for the erection of the National American Indian Memorial at Fort Wadsworth in New York Harbor on February 22, 1913,

TLS signed “Bill,” one page, 5.5 x 9, War Department letterhead, March 14, 1908. Letter to Howard C. Hollister, in full: "I have you

TLS signed "Wm. H. Taft," one page, 7.5 x 10, Supreme Court letterhead, May 2, 1928. Letter to Frank B. Steele, an official of the Nationa...

Five pages of documents from Truman's time as a major in the Reserves, including: A two-page report entitled "The Trajectory," signed...

TLS, one page, 8 x 10.5, United States Senate letterhead, July 29, 1937. Letter to John W. Snyder, manager of the Reconstruction Finance Corporation a

Color glossy 9.25 x 7.25 photo of Truman and staff during a 1949 retreat in Key West, affixed to its original 15.5 x 11.75 mount, signed on the mount

DS as president, one page, 8 x 10, no date but circa 1946. A citation to accompany the award of "The Air Medal to Captain Zack T. Mosley, 2R...

TLS, one page, 7.25 x 10.5, personal letterhead, June 4, 1959. Letter to F. Ryan Duffy, who served as a Democratic senator from Wisconsin from 1933[x=

TLS as president, one page, 7 x 8.75, White House letterhead, November 21, 1950. Letter to Lionel Aucoin, in full: "I want to express my thanks...

Ink signature, "Harry S. Truman, signed 6–19–63,” penned at the bottom of a 6.25 x 9.25 letter from White House Secretary W

Three off-white 3.5 x 2.5 cards bearing affixed foreign postage stamps honoring President Truman, each signed across the center in fountain pen, &qu...

Rare maximum FDC, 5.75 x 3.75, with a matte-finish image of the South Portico of the White House, postmarked June 12, 1950, signed in bold fountain pe

Two items: a color 5.5 x 3.5 postcard of the Grand Coulee Dam, signed on the front in fountain pen, "Harry S. Truman," and on the reverse,...

FDC, 2.75 x 3.25, with a cachet honoring the life of President Franklin D. Roosevelt, signed in fountain pen by Harry S. Truman. Matted and framed wit

Staple-bound softcover script for "The Harry S. Truman Series: 'The Quick or the Dead,'" 8.5 x 11, 25 pages, signed and inscribed ...

Fascinating 25-page packet of Treasury Department material related to the protection of President Harry S. Truman prior to his attendance at the weddi

TLS as president, one page, 6.75 x 8.75, White House letterhead, November 2, 1920. Letter to Ralph H. Whitney in New York City, in full: "Your ...

Manuscript DS, one page, 12.5 x 7.75, November 1, 1791. As governor of Massachusetts, Hancock appoints Asa Clap as "Quarter Master of the fifth...

ADS, one page, 7.25 x 12, September 5, 1770. Handwritten court document concerning the destruction of property of one John Osborn, including the death

Manuscript DS, signed “Fra's Hopkinson,” one page, 12 x 7.5, April 15, 1784. As judge of the Court of Admiralty, Francis Hopkinson o

Printed circular letter signed by Thomas McKean, John Barclay, James Hutchinson, Alexander J. Dallas, Hilary Baker, and Jared Ingersoll, one page, 8.2

Exceptional partly-printed DS, signed “B. Franklin, Presid't,” one page, 8 x 6.25, May 10, 1786. Pay order issued to Treasurer David

Partly-printed DS, signed "P. Henry," one page, 13.75 x 18, December 2, 1785. As governor of Virginia, Henry grants Alexander Skinner a &q...

ALS signed “J. Marshall,” one page both sides, 6.25 x 7.5, September 18, 1832. Letter to his son, James K. Marshall, concerning the

ADS, one page, 7 x 3, January 16, 1800. Handwritten receipt, in full: "Rec'd of Mr. Raunk one pound 6/ in full, New York, 16 January 1800, ...

Exceptional glossy 9.25 x 5.25 photo of 'The Four Vagabonds'—Henry Ford, Thomas Edison, John Burroughs, and Harvey Firestone—aff...

DS, signed “Jos: Banks,” one page, 7.25 x 8.75, November 21, 1804. Official announcement from the Royal Society, in full: "These are

ALS signed “Jno. Bard,” three pages, 7.25 x 9, May 27, 1765. Letter to "Mr. Samuel Bard, Student in Physick at the University of Edi

ADS in French, signed “Clairaut,” one page, 6.5 x 8, May 6, 1741. Document stating that he has examined, for the Academie, a "Memoir

ALS in French, signed “P. Curie,” one page, 5 x 8, Faculte de Sciences de Paris letterhead, April 7, 1905. Letter to the secretary o

Historic ADS, signed "Thomas A. Edison," one page, 5 x 3.5, Boston, February 3, 1869. Document related to his first successful invention, ...

Edison Botanic Research Corporation business check, 8.5 x 3, filled out in another hand and signed by Edison, "Thos. A. Edison," payable t...

ALS in German, signed “A. Humboldt,” one page both sides, 3.75 x 4.75, no date. A fascinating scientific letter to the geologist Bro

Rare ADS in French, signed “Laennec,” one page, 5 x 7.5, January 3, 1824. Medical prescription written by Laennec, in part (translat

ADS in French, signed "Lamarck," one page, 7.25 x 9.5, July 31, 1792. Lamarck writes, in full (translated): "I, the undersigned, ackn...

ALS in French, signed “Lavoisier,” one page, 6.5 x 8.25, March 23, 1791. Letter concerning the details of some payments. In fine con

Stunning vintage matte-finish 10.5 x 14.75 photo of Marconi in uniform by Harris & Ewing, boldly signed and inscribed in the wide lower border i...

ALS in French, signed “Elie Metchnikoff,” one page, 4.25 x 6.75, Institut Pasteur letterhead, May 16, 1906. Letter replying to an in

Extremely rare ALS in French, signed “D. Mendeleev, Profes. a l'Universite St. Petersburg,” one page, 8.5 x 11, November 25, 1888. S

Stock certificate for shares in the explosives manufacturing firm founded by Alfred Nobel, Nitroglycerin Aktiebolaget, three pages on two adjoining sh

Program for an Achievement Award Dinner held by the Pyramid Club Inc., in honor of Doctor J. Robert Oppenheimer on October 21, 1954, in Philadelphia,

Archive of sixteen letters from Dr. George Papanicolaou to veterinarian, dog breeder, and eugenicist Leon Whitney, comprising thirteen TLSs and three

ALS in French, signed “L. Pasteur,” one page, 4.5 x 3.5, January 28, 1885. Important letter about his research on a rabies vaccine,

AQS in German, one page, October 21, 1927. Planck writes an aphorism and signs with his initials, “Bleibe dir selber treu, M. P."

ALS in Italian, one page both sides, 7.5 x 10, June 29, 1783. Untranslated letter mentioning an "Edition di Enciclopedia Metodica di Padova.&qu...

Exceedingly rare twice-signed counter check drawn on Chase National Bank, 8.25 x 3.5, filled out and signed by Tesla, "Dr. Nikola Tesla," ...

TLS signed "C. G. Jung," one page, 8.25 x 5.75, personal letterhead, April 1, 1954. Letter to medieval art historian Summer Crosby, in ful...

LS in Italian as papal vice-chancellor, signed "Vr. Giu. Vice Cancell.," one page, 8.5 x 11.5, Florence, May 11, 1522. Letter to Paolo Vet...

TLS signed “Yours sinc'ly, Winston S. Churchill,” one page, 7.5 x 9.5, Hyde Park Gate letterhead, August 4, 1950. Letter to editor a

Ink signature and inscription, "To Stephen from, Winston S. Churchill, 1951,” on an off-white 5 x 7.5 book page. In very good condition, ...

ANS signed “WC,” penned in bold red ink on an off-white 4.5 x 1.25 slip, dated October 10 [1919]. In full: "Sir James Stevenson, Ple

Vintage matte-finish 6 x 8.25 photo of Masaryk by noted Czech photographer Frantisek Drtikol, affixed to its original 6.5 x 10.5 mount, signed on the

TLS in Hebrew, one page, 5 x 7, The Jewish Agency for Palestine letterhead, March 4, 1945. Letter to noted artist Mordechai Ardon-Bronstein, in part (

Very rare manuscript DS in Spanish, signed "La Reyna [The Queen],"one page, 8.5 x 12, September 22, 1519. Untranslated document issued at ...

Manuscript DS, signed “James R,” one page, 7.75 x 12, November 21, 1590. As King James VI of Scotland, he writes to Lord Gray, order

Manuscript DS in Spanish, signed “Yo el Rey,” one page, 8.25 x 11.75, May 21, 1578. Untranslated document issued to a prince. Mounte

Ink signatures from three members of the Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition—Ernest Shackleton ("E. H. Shackleton"), Frank Worsley (...

TLS signed “R. Scott,” one page, 7.75 x 9.5, British Arctic Expedition letterhead, no date. Letter to Mr. Benson, in part: "I wish I

ALS, one page, 4.75 x 7, 2 Richmond Terrace letterhead, April 27, 1899. Letter to R. S. Warren Bell, who was editor of The Captain, an English '...

Scarce travel brochure entitled 'The Cody Road into Yellowstone Park,' 14 pages, 4 x 9, signed and inscribed on the colorful front cover in ...

Rare hand-addressed and free-franked envelope panel, 5.25 x 2.75, addressed by Crockett to his publisher, "Messrs. E. L. Cary & A. Hart, Ph...

DS, signed “Henry Ward,” 22 pages, 7.5 x 12, March 1787. Printed booklet of acts and resolutions passed by the General Assembly of R

ALS signed “W. S. Edgerly, Captain 7th Cavalry,” four pages on three sheets, 8 x 10, December 29, 1890. Letter home to his wife, wri

Uncommon manuscript DS, signed “David G. Burnet,” three pages on two adjoining sheets, 7.75 x 12.75, November 8, 1834. Written verdi

Two items: a partly-printed DS signed “Mirabeau B. Lamar,” one page, 16.5 x 10.75, August 25, 1840, general land office document gra

Extraordinary partly-printed signed document, signed twice, “Alphonse Capone,” one page, 8.75 x 3, November 18, 1926. An interest no

ALS signed “C. F. Adams,” one page, 5.25 x 8, Adams Building letterhead, January 8, 1902. In full: "I have to acknowledge the receip

ALS in French, signed “L. Agassiz,” one page, 5 x 7.5, May 12, 1859. Letter concerning some publications to be sent to the Prince of

Brad-bound facsimile of the original Apple-1 operation manual, 8.5 x 11, 12 pages, signed on the front cover in blue felt tip by Apple- co-founders St

Partly-printed DS, signed “J. S. Bache,” one page, 10.75 x 7.25, April 29, 1886. Stock certificate issued to Bache for 100 shares in

TLS in Hebrew, one page, 5.75 x 8, March 30, 1955. Letter to Knesset Member Yitzhak Tabenkin, in part (translated): "Permit me to tell you a nu...

ALS in Hebrew,, one page, 4.75 x 8.25, March 22, 1971. Letter to the students of Remez School in Tel Aviv, in part: (translated): "When I came ...

ALS in French, signed “Joseph Cte. de Survilliers,” one page, 7.5 x 9.75, July 24, 1816. Untranslated letter written from New York.

Five small photos of British prime ministers, ranging in size from 3.5 x 5.5 to 6 x 4, each signed in ink by the subject. Signers are: Boris Johnson,

TLS signed “Clementine Spencer-Churchill,” one page, 6 x 8, personal letterhead, January 26, 1970. Letter to "Mr. Brown," in p...

Unsigned handwritten notes for a speech by Eldridge Cleaver, one page both sides, 5 x 7, comprising six talking points on the subject of "South...

Manuscript DS, signed “Edm. Quincy,” one page, 7.5 x 9.25, March 29, 1745. An invoice for "6 half Barrels Powder" aboard the &...

Outstanding vintage matte-finish 9.75 x 12.5 photo of the chemist using a slide rule, signed and inscribed in fountain pen to his assistant, "T...

Jay Cooke & Company bank check, 8 x 3, filled out in another hand and signed by Cooke, "Jay Cooke & Co.," payable to "Ourselv...

ALS, one page, 8 x 9.5, Union Transportation Line letterhead, October 23, 1834. Letter to C. Schrack concerning a business arrangement and incorporati

Ink signatures, "Cyrus W. Field" and "Peter Cooper," on a white 4.5 x 2 slip, trimmed and affixed to a larger album page. In ver...

Signed book: Un Trésor Englouti [A Sunken Treasure]. Germany: Flammarion, 1971. Hardcover with dust jacket, 7.25 x 10.5, 298 pages. Signed on

ALS signed “B. R. Curtis,” two pages on two adjoining sheets, 5 x 8, December 29, 1873. Letter to E. W. Stoughton regarding attendin

Manuscript DS in French, signed “B. G. Cuvier,” one page, 8.5 x 13.25, August 22, 1825. Academie Royale des Sciences document commun

Color glossy 4 x 6 photo of the Dalai Lama in his robes, signed in black felt tip. In fine condition, with a couple of small surface creases.

Vintage glossy 4 x 5 photo of de Forest hard at work, signed in blue ballpoint, "Lee de Forest, Mar 18 57." In very good to fine condition...

TLS, one page, 8.5 x 11, Lee De Forest Laboratories letterhead, June 5, 1941. A letter of recommendation for Verne T. Braman, who worked at De Forest

Printed letter, one page, 8.25 x 9.75, May 26, 1807. A letter to the "President and Members of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences,"...

John Z. DeLorean Corporation, Research & Engineering Division business check, 8.25 x 3, filled out in type and signed by DeLorean, payable to Co...

TLS signed “Francis Crick,” one page, 8.5 x 11, The Salk Institute letterhead, April 20, 1983. Letter to Paul Rifkin, in full: "No,