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