RR Auction: Fine Autographs and Artifacts

ALS, three pages on two adjoining sheets, 5 x 8, August 22, 1883. Handwritten letter to his old friend, Colonel C. W. Woolley. In part: "We lea...

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

TLS signed “M Teresa mc,” one page on the reverse of a 6.25 x 3.5 prayer slip, June 28, 1993. Letter to L. A. Black, in part: "Every

ALS, four pages on two adjoining sheets, 4 x 6, April 20. Letter to Mr. Childers on Sanskrit and Pâli words and grammar, in part: "I have ...

Untranslated ALS in French, signed “Louis Napoleon,” one page, 5.25 x 8, February 26, [no year]. In fine condition, with scattered l

Twelve ink signatures of Nobel Peace Prize winners on slips and cards of various sizes, including: Elihu Root, Robert Cecil, Elie Wiesel, Frank Kellog

Untranslated ALS in French, signed “Dr. M. Nordau,” one page, 4.25 x 7, May 27, 1914. In fine condition.

Booklet entitled "Charter, City Ordinance and Proposed Plan of Organization of the Ocean Steamship Line, Projected between Philadelphia and Eur...

Glossy 4.75 x 6.75 half-length photo of Ferry Porsche seated at his desk, signed in silver ink, "F. Porsche." In fine condition.

Manuscript document related to the Potomac Company, a project created in 1785 to make improvements to the Potomac River and improve its navigability f

Two attractive glossy 4 x 6 postcard photos of Grace Kelly (as princess of Monaco) and Prince Rainier III, individually signed in ink, "Grace d...

ALS in French, signed “Proust,” one page, 3.75 x 7, no date. Untranslated letter to a professor of botany. In fine condition, with l

Personal check, 8.25 x 3, filled out and signed by Purvis, "Melvin H. Purvis," payable to PMG Officers' Mess Annex for $2, April 2, 19...

Third-person ALS signed within the text “The Queen,” four pages on two adjoining sheets, 4.5 x 7, black-bordered Windsor Castle lett

Partly-printed vellum DS, signed “Victoria R,” one page, 15.5 x 11.5, July 10, 1844. Queen Victoria appoints Captain Philip Harris o

Vintage matte-finish 6 x 8.5 full-length photo of the queen in her crown jewels by Kaulak of Madrid, affixed to its original 9 x 13 mount, signed and

TLS as the U.S Minister to France, six pages, 7.5 x 10, Legation des Etats Unis d'Amerique letterhead, November 6, 1889. Lengthy letter to futur...

ALS in French, two pages on two adjoining sheets, 5 x 8, exotic illustrated letterhead, July 20, 1893. Letter concerning a potential Protestant baptis

ALS in French, one page, 8.25 x 10.75, June 10, 1937. Untranslated letter mentioning a toad. In fine condition, with light creasing.

Western Union Telegram sent to Jack Ruby by Col. Jack Stinson, president of the American Society of Auctioneers, one page, 8.5 x 5.5, stamp-dated Nove

ALS signed "W. T. Sedgwick," one page, 4.5 x 7, June 13, 1909. In full: "I am sorry that I am to be away on the 17th and am therefore...

Complete original issue of the Shaker and Shakeress Monthly from March 1873 (Vol. III, No. 3), eight pages, 9.5 x 13, published by the United Society

ALS signed “E. A. Schafer,” one page, 4.25 x 7, personal letterhead, October 26, 1894. Letter to Dr. Allchin, in part: "The plan you

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...

ALS signed “Spurzheim,” one page, 4.75 x 7.75, no date. Letter to a gentleman, in part: "Many thanks for the details you were so kin

Glossy 5 x 7 photo of Margaret Thatcher at her desk, signed in black felt tip. In fine condition.

Uncommon manuscript DS, signed “J. Edgar Thomson, Prest.,” three pages on two adjoining sheets, 9 x 15.75, April 30, 1867. Indenture

ALS signed “R. H. Thurston,” one page, 5.25 x 8, Stevens Institute of Technology letterhead, September 23, 1884. Letter requesting a

Three items: two identical color 11 x 8 prints of Simon N. Fisher's painting of the Titanic, each signed in the lower border in pencil by Millvi...

Group lot of three ALSs from Edwina MacKenzie (1884-1984), who was the second-oldest survivor of the Titanic, each signed “Edwina,”

Partly-printed DS, signed “Geo. D. Widener,” one page, 11.75 x 8.25, October 4, 1905. Stock certificate for 80 shares in the Philade

Color 20 x 16.5 print showing Tombaugh superimposed over imagery of Pluto, signed in the lower border in black felt tip, "Clyde W. Tombaugh.&qu...

Manuscript endorsement, signed “W. M. Tweed,” one page, 7.75 x 9.75, April 22, 1853. Letter of recommendation to the "Hon. Judge Bro

Merchants' Bank check, 5.25 x 2.5, filled out and signed by Daniel Webster, "Dan' Webster," for $20, May 29, 1843. In fine conditi...

Hand-addressed and free-franked mailing envelope, 4.75 x 2.75, addressed by Webster to "Wm. C. Zantzinger, Esq., Dept. of State, Washington,&qu...

Airmail cover commemorating the visit of Vice President Yen Chia-kan of China to the United States, signed in fountain pen in Chinese and English. In

Rare ALS signed “G. A. Custer, Lt. Col. 7th Cav., Bvt. Maj. Gnl.,” four pages on two sheets, 7.75 x 9.75, December 26, 1866. Address

Manuscript DS, signed “Anson,” one page, 9.25 x 2.75, January 8, 1753. A payment receipt issued to "The Lord Parker & the Hon&#...

Vintage matte-finish 7.75 x 9.75 photo of Air Force General Hap Arnold wearing his five-star uniform, signed and inscribed in fountain pen, "To...

Scarce untranslated ALS in French, one page, 4.25 x 6.5, no date. In fine condition.

Paperstock 7 x 10 frontispiece portrait of Bishop from The People's War Book, signed in fountain pen, "W. A. Bishop." In very good to ...

Interesting page featuring a "View of Washington City" and "Military Map of Maryland & Virginia" by Charles Magnus, 8.25 x 1...

Vintage matte-finish 8 x 10 photo of Army General Mark Clark wearing his four-star uniform, signed and inscribed in fountain pen, "To: Lionel A...

Four items signed by Clark: a vintage glossy 4 x 5 photo, marked "Signal Corps" on the reverse, signed in fountain pen, "Mark W. Clar...

French recruitment broadside headed "Gendarmerie d'Ordonnance de l'Empereur," issued by Prefect of Vaucluse Francois-Pascal Delatt...

ALS signed "T. H. Stockton," one page, 7.75 x 8.75, December 9, 1841. Handwritten letter to Rev. Luther Cox in Baltimore, in full: "A...

Glossy 10 x 8 photo of Halsey with fleet admiral insignia on his collar, signed and inscribed in blue ballpoint, "To Thomas K. Boyce, W. F. Hal...

Vintage matte-finish 10 x 14.25 portrait of Luckner in his study, signed and inscribed in the lower border in ink, "To my old friend Dr. Dale O...

Vintage fountain pen signature, "Douglas MacArthur,” on an off-white 4.25 x 2.75 sheet. Handsomely matted and framed under museum glass w...

Unsigned book: McClellan's Own Story: The Soldiers Who Fought It, The Civilians Who Directed It, and His Relations to It and to Them. First edit...