RR Auction: Fine Autographs and Artifacts

Large 1801 mezzotint engraving of the “Right Honourable George John Spencer, Earl Spencer, Viscount Althorp, First Lord Com

Exquisite matte-finish 15 x 18 photo of the Queen Mother wearing a beautiful ball gown, the Greville Tiara, and the Riband and Star of the Order of th

Rare ink signatures, "Kamehameha" and "Emma,” on an off-white 4 x 6.5 sheet embossed in the upper left with a royal...

Manuscript DS in Italian, signed “Il Duca di Fiorenza,” one page both sides, 8.25 x 11.25, no da

Magnificent pair of oversized vintage matte-finish portraits of Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip from 1953: the Elizabeth photo by Dorothy Wilding me

Wonderful vintage matte-finish 7.25 x 9.5 portrait of the royal couple, which depicts the queen seated and wearing a strapless dress with the Riband a

Vintage ink signature, "True to friend & foe, W. F. Cody, 'Buffalo Bill,' Born. Scott Co., Iowa, Feb. 26th, 1845, Rutland, N.Y., Ju...

Vintage chess set given to Lee Harvey Oswald by his mother after the family had moved to New Orleans in 1954, consisting of 14 white plastic pieces[x=

Hand-addressed air mail envelope, 6.25 x 4.25, addressed by Oswald to his brother Robert, "U.S.A., Fort Worth, Texas, 7313 Davenport St., R. Os...

Three publications dealing with enslavement and progress of African-American people in the United States, including: a 55-page pamphlet entitled &qu...

Four multicolored event tickets relating to the second inauguration of President Richard Nixon and Vice President Spiro Agnew, including: three ticket

Rare LS in Cyrillic, signed “Anna,” one page, 8 x 12.25, no date. Untranslated. In very good con

Collection of important slavery-related ephemera from the 18th and 19th centuries, including: 1. Two pages from the "Acts and Laws" of t...

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

Color glossy 14 x 11 photo of the Apple-1 computer, signed in blue felt tip, "Think Different! Woz." In fine condition.

ALS, four pages on two adjoining sheets, 8 x 9.75, May 27, 1832. Letter to his younger brother Powhatan Ellis, then representing Mississippi in the US

Choice ink signature, "Wm. W. Belknap,” on an off-white 4.5 x 2.75 card. In fine condition.

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 Hebrew, signed “D. Ben-Gurion,” one page, 5 x 8.5, May 12, 1970. Writing from his home in

ALS signed "Thomas H. Benton," one page both sides, 8 x 9.75, October 31, 1839. Letter to Judge Law, in part: "I have the satisfactio...

Untranslated ALS in French, signed “M. Berthelot,” one page, 4.25 x 5.25, March 7, 1898. In fine

A pair of Bonanno's personally-owned and -worn eyeglasses made by American Optical, featuring translucent gray plastic frames and bifocal lenses...

Two documents signed by Bradford: a manuscript DS, signed "William Bradford, Attorney General" [of Pennsylvania], one page, 7.75 x 6.75, J...

Signed book: Tap Dancing to Work. First edition. NY: Portfolio, 2012. Hardcover with dust jacket, 6.25 x 9.25, 345 pages. Signed on the title page in

LS as Secretary of State, signed “Lew. Cass,” one page, 8 x 10, September 15, 1859. Letter to Pe

Bold ink signature of Chiang Kai-shek in Chinese on an off-white 2 x 4.5 sheet with raised lettering reading, "The President of the Republic of...

ALS signed “C. M. Clay,” one page, 4.75 x 7.5, December 11, 1875. Letter to West Virginian polit

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, 7.75 x 4.25, January 10, 1852. Letter to Samuel McGrath in Philadelphia, in part: "Please to take notice that agreeably to the t...

Manuscript DS, signed “Cornbury,” one page both sides, 8.25 x 12.75, December 4, 1702. Last will

ALS signed “B. R. Curtis,” two pages on two adjoining sheets, 5 x 8, December 29, 1873. Letter t

Color satin-finish 4 x 6 of the Dalai Lama in his iconic robes, signed in black felt tip. In fine condition, with a light crease to the top edge.

ALS in French, signed “Broglie,” one page, 5.25 x 8.25, personal letterhead, March 12, 1924. Unt

TLS in French, signed “C. de Gaulle,” one page, 8.25 x 10.5, personal letterhead, December 18, 1

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,"...

ALS, one page, 7.25 x 5.25, October 15, 1771. Letter to William Dillwyn, whom he addresses as "Esteemed Cousin," in full: "If you wil...

Two items: a ballpoint signature, "James D. Watson," on an off-white 5 x 3 card; and a check made payable to Dr. Francis Crick for $10, Ma...

ALS in French, signed “J. Dumas,” one page, 7 x 9.75, no date. In part (translated): "Please aut

Rare unsigned booklet: Zur Einheitlichen Feldtheorie [On the Unified Field Theory]. First edition of one of Einstein's last important scientific...

Glossy 8 x 10 photo of a German Enigma machine, signed in black felt tip by Keith and Mavis Batey. In fine condition.

Uncommon matte-finish 4 x 5.75 photo of Karl von Frisch reading a letter, signed in the lower border in blue fountain pen. In very fine condition.

Souvenir typescript from Hillary's book 'High Adventure,' two pages, 8.5 x 11, signed at the conclusion in black felt tip, "E. P. H...

Ballpoint signature, "E. P. Hillary,” on an off-white 8 x 5 sheet of trimmed Himalayan Trust letterhead. In fine condition,

Commemorative cover with a cachet and inlaid medallion honoring the 25th anniversary of the first ascent of Mount Everest, 8 x 4.5, signed in black ba

ALS, one page, 8.5 x 10.75, no date. Addressed from St. Elizabeths Hospital in Washington, D.C., a handwritten letter to Rolling Stone magazine: &qu...

Two TLSs, each one page, FBI letterhead, dated 1949 and 1966. The first, to John F. Ballenger, dated September 8, 1949, in part: "I have been a...

Manuscript DS, signed “Pet. Jefferson,” one page, 7.5 x 12.25, October 10, 1736. Legal document

ALS signed “Amos Kendall, Postmaster General of the United States of America,” one page, 8 x 10,

ALS signed “Ethel,” three pages, 5.75 x 7.75, Hickory Hill stationery letterhead, no date. Lette

TLS as the U.S. Ambassador to the United Kingdom, signed “Yours sincerely, Joseph P. Kennedy,” o

TNS signed “Bob,” one page, 7 x 9, Attorney General letterhead, February 24, 1964. Letter to Chi

Two letters: an ALS signed "(Mrs. Joseph P.) Rose Kennedy," one page, both sides, 5 x 8, North Ocean Boulevard stationery, no date, addres...

Three glossy and semi-glossy photos, ranging in size from 8 x 10 to 11 x 8.5, each showing Secret Service agent Clint Hill on the back of the presiden

Fantastic original vintage color glossy 5 x 7 photo of John F. Kennedy, Jr., wearing a helmet and holding a toy submachine gun on the grounds of the K

LS in Italian, signed “Vittorio Emanuele,” one page, 9 x 13, August 2, 1900. Letter of state to

Vintage matte-finish 11.5 x 16.5 head-and-shoulders portrait of Land by Fabian Bachrach, signed in the lower border in fountain pen, "Edwin H. ...

Glossy 4.25 x 5.25 photo of Land seated in his library, signed in the lower border in black ink, "Edwin H. Land." In fine condition.

ALS signed “Edw. Livingston,” one page, 7.75 x 9, November 24, [1827]. Letter to W. P. Funand in

ALS signed “Edw. Livingston,” one page, 7.75 x 9, August 14, 1829. Letter to W. P. Farrand in Ha

ALS signed “B: Livingston,” one page, 7.75 x 9.5, June 6, 1822. Letter to Oliver Kane, in part:

ALS signed “J: H: Livingston,” one page, 8 x 10, March 31, 1807. Letter to Abraham Huss at Alban

Scarce ALS signed “J. M. Mason,” four pages on two adjoining sheets, 6.75 x 8.5, October 28, 185

Typed manuscript for an article entitled "Japanese Conquest of America Now Imminent and Inevitable," seven pages, 8.5 x 11, no date but ci...

Signed book: Character Is Destiny. Collector's edition. Norwalk, CT: Easton Press, 2007. Leatherbound hardcover, 8.25 x 9.5, 311 pages. Signed o...

ALS signed “L. McLane,” one page, 8 x 10, February 19, 1823. Letter to Thomas Wilson, Cashier of

Untranslated handwritten manuscript in French, unsigned, penned in the hand of Honoré Gabriel Riqueti, one page, both sides, 6.75 x 8

ALS in pencil, signed “C. N.,” one page on the reverse of a color 5.5 x 3.5 postcard of the Publ

DS, signed “Henry Ward,” 22 pages, 7.5 x 12, March 1787. Printed booklet of acts and resolutions

Hotel Astor counter check, 8 x 3.25, filled out and signed by Ness, "Eliot Ness," drawn on Riggs National Bank and payable to the Hotel As...

Rare ALS in French, signed “H. C. Orsted, Secretaire de la Societe Royale des Sciences a Copenhagen, Professeur de Physique

Limited edition semi-glossy 8 x 10 silver gelatin photograph of Oswald, on leave from the USMC, holding a rifle and smiling on the side of a rural roa

TLS in Spanish, one page, 8.75 x 6.5, May 4, 1949. Letter to Mr. Antonio Evaristo Schinocca, transmitting an appointment for him "to hold a pos...

ALS signed “J. R. Poinsett,” one page, 7.75 x 9.75, March 27, 1824. Letter to Robert Gilman, ask

Hand-addressed mailing envelope, 6.5 x 4.25, addressed in Diana's hand to "J. Saunders Esq., 70 Eaton Square, London S. W. 1." In fine...

Appealing original color semi-glossy 8 x 10 behind-the-scenes photo of the wedding reception of Princess Diana and Prince Charles, held at Buckingham

First National Bank check, 8.5 x 3, filled out in another hand and signed by Purvis, "Melvin Purvis," payable to The S. C. National Bank f...

Partly-printed DS, signed "Elizabeth R," one page, 21 x 16.5, February 9, 1953. The queen appoints Frank Martin Taylor, Esquire "to b...

TLS signed “Y. Rabin,” one page, 8.5 x 11, Israeli Prime Minister letterhead, August 6, 1974. Le

Autograph document signed in the third-person, "Thos. M. Randolph," one page both sides, 7.5 x 9.75, no date. Legal document concerning la...

ALS signed “Th. M. Randolph,” one page, 4 x 6, no date. Letter to Peter Carr, a Virginia educato

Souvenir typescript of a Supreme Court decision for Bush v. Gore, 531 U.S. 98 (2000), on December 12, 2000, which settled a recount dispute in Florida

Fort Dearborn National Bank check, 8.25 x 3.25, filled out in another hand and signed by Ringling, "Henry Ringling," payable to Shawmut Ma...

Nine items signed by members of the Rothschild banking family, including: Edmond James de Rothschild (LS), Gustave de Rothschild (ALS), Edouard A. de

Mercantile National Bank at Dallas check, 8 x 3, filled out and signed by Ruby, "Jack Ruby," payable to Coca Cola Co. for $12, August 5, 1...

Original vintage glossy 4.75 x 3 candid photograph of the four daughters of Emperor Nicholas II—Grand Duchesses Olga, Tati

Signed book: Cosmos. Later printing. NY: Random House, 1980. Hardcover with dust jacket, 8 x 10.25, 365 pages. Signed and inscribed on the title page

Extremely rare ALS signed “Rob't Semple,” one page, 8 x 9.75, March 20, 1815. Letter to his uncl

ALS signed “R. Smith,” one page both sides, 8 x 9.75, February 12, 1816. Letter to Robert G. Har

Civil War-dated partly-printed DS, one page, 7.75 x 9.75, September 26, 1863. War Department commission appointing George D. Ramsay as "Chief o...

Partly-printed DS, one page, 15.25 x 9.5, October 25, 1813. As governor of Massachusetts, Strong appoints John M. McDonald "to be Brigadier Gen...

LS signed “S. J. Tilden,” two pages, 4.5 x 6.75, Graystone letterhead, January 5, 1885. Letter t

Original 22 x 14.5 poster published by Tichnor Brothers of Boston in 1912, memorializing the tragedy of the S.S. Titanic, "Sunk in the greatest...

Partly-printed DS, signed “Jas. M. Trotter,” three pages, 8 x 13, May 4, 1887. Deed of release f

Manuscript DS, signed "W. M. Tweed," one page, 8 x 12.75, no date. Tweed, along with 23 others, orders 100 copies of "Hon. John Norto...

Vintage matte-finish 3.5 x 5.5 postcard photo of Two Guns White Calf in near-profile, signed in black ink with his three-character pictogram of two ri

Harriman National Bank check, 6.25 x 2.75, filled out and signed by Vanderbilt, "Cornelius Vanderbilt, Jr.," payable to The New-York Times...

TLS signed “Tom,” one page, 7.25 x 10.5, personal letterhead, October 13, 1972. Letter to David

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 (

ALS, one page, 8 x 10, December 29, 1840. Letter to General C. F. Cleveland, in part: "I send you the enclosed letter which ought to have been ...

Partly-printed DS, one page, 9.5 x 13.75, December 1, 1866. Commission from the U.S. Navy Department, which states, under the "direction of the...