RR Auction: Fine Autographs and Artifacts

Unusual 2.5 x 5 carte-de-visite featuring the iconic image of President Abraham Lincoln and his son Tad, taken by Mathew Brady's assistant Antho...

Partly-printed vellum DS as president, one page, 16 x 9.75, March 10, 1823. President Monroe grants Edward Davis of Garret County, Kentucky, a parcel

Historic 50-star American flag flown over the United States Capitol on January 20, 1973, the date of Richard Nixon's second inauguration as pres...

Signed book: The Memoirs of Richard Nixon. First edition. NY: Grosset & Dunlap, 1978. Clothbound hardcover with slipcase, 7.25 x 10, 1120 pages....

Signed book: In the Arena. Collector's edition. Norwalk, CT: Easton Press, 1990. Leatherbound hardcover, 6.25 x 9.5, 384 pages. Signed on a Nixo...

Signed book: A Promised Land. Deluxe first edition. NY: Crown, 2020. Clothbound hardcover with slipcase, 6.75 x 9.75, 751 pages. Signed on an opening

Signed book: Becoming. First deluxe edition, first printing. NY: Crown, 2018. Hardcover with presentation box, 6.5 x 9.5, 430 pages. Signed on a free

ALS as president signed “Frank. Pierce,” one page, 8 x 10, October 22, 1855. Handwritten letter

Very early ALS signed “F. Pierce,” one page, 8 x 8, May 31, 1830. Handwritten letter by the 25-y

ALS signed “Frank. Pierce,” one page both sides, 7.75 x 10, May 15, 1836. Handwritten letter to

Partly-printed DS as president, one page, 8 x 10.25, September 13, 1854. President Pierce directs the Secretary of State to "affix the Seal of ...

Partly-printed vellum DS as president, one page, 13.5 x 11, June 18, 1853. President Pierce appoints Albert G. Allen as a "Navy Agent for the N...

Scarce unsigned “Tentative & Proposed Schedule for Mrs. Reagan” for the months of February

Ballpoint signature, "Ronald Reagan," on a 5.5 x 2.75 cardstock cover from a ticket booklet from the "43rd National Office Management...

Official White House card, 4.25 x 2.75, signed neatly in fountain pen by the first lady, "Eleanor Roosevelt." In fine condition, a JSA lab...

Vintage glossy 8.25 x 10 photo of First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt shaking hands with a United States sailor in the South Pacific during World War II, sig

Partly-printed DS, one page, 10 x 8, November 17, 1931. As the Governor of New York, Roosevelt certifies "the requisition of the Governor of th...

Partly-printed vellum DS as president, one page, 14.5 x 19.75, December 26, 1908. President Roosevelt appoints Leon C. Garcia as a "First Lieut...

White House card, 4 x 2.75, signed in fountain pen by Theodore Roosevelt. In very good to fine condition, with toning to two edges, and old mounting r

Vintage off-white 7.5 x 4 album page featuring fountain pen signatures of Theodore Roosevelt and, in Chinese characters, controversial politician and

Partly-printed vellum DS as president, signed “Wm. H. Taft,” one page, 14.25 x 17.25, July 10, 1

Personal check, 8.75 x 3, filled out in another hand and signed by Taft, "Wm. H. Taft," payable to New Haven Gas Light Co. for $3, Decembe...

Signed book: Years of Trial and Hope, 1946–1952. Later printing. NY: Doubleday, 1956. Hardcover with dust jacket, 6 x 8.5,

Large color semi-glossy 19.25 x 23.5 photo of Riverside South Park on the Upper West Side of Manhattan, signed and inscribed in black felt tip, &quo...

Color glossy 8 x 10 photo of Donald Trump wearing a tuxedo in a seated pose, signed in blue felt tip. In very fine condition.

Fountain pen signature, "Woodrow Wilson,” on an off-white 3 x 1.5 slip attached to a transmittal letter from Wilson's secre

Rare Revolutionary War-era signatures of Declaration signer Samuel Adams ("Sam'l Adams") on a 6.5 x 3 slip clipped from the conclusion...

ALS signed “Wm. Ellery Coll.,” one page, 7 x 12, 1798. Handwritten letter as Collector of the Po

ADS, signed “Your most hum. servt., John Hancock,” one page, 7.75 x 4.25, April 21, 1774. Handwr

Faneuil Hall lottery ticket, nicely signed at the bottom, "John Hancock," 3.5 x 1.75, dated June 1765. The ticket reads, in full: "Fa...

Choice Revolutionary War-dated Colonial New Jersey engraved bank note for "Three Shillings," 4 x 2.25, issued as No. 44531, and reading: &...

Partly-printed DS, signed "Tho. Heyward, Jr.," one page, 13 x 8.25, August 14, 1787. Heyward issues a warrant for the arrest of Thomas Aik...

Rare ADS, signed "Will. Hooper, A.C." and "Wm. Hooper, A.C.," one page, 7.75 x 9.5, March 7, 1769. Handwritten legal document fo...

ALS signed “Step. Hopkins,” one page both sides, 6 x 7.25, June 5, 1755. Handwritten letter from

Manuscript DS, signed “Phil. Livingston,” one page, 7.75 x 12.5, March 13, 1765. Accounting docu

Exceedingly rare ink signature, "Lynch,” on an off-white 1.75 x .75 slip, expertly mounted to a display sheet with an affix

ALS signed “Tho. M:Kean President,” one page, 7.25 x 9, September 21, 1781. Handwritten circular

Revolutionary War–dated ADS, signed “R. T. Paine,” one page both sid

Manuscript DS, signed “Ed. Rutledge,” six pages, 13.25 x 16.25, circa 1794. Document issued to "

ADS signed twice within the text, "Richard Stockton," and at the conclusion, "Richard Stockton Atty," one page both sides, 7.5 x...

LS signed “Rich'd Stockton,” one page, 7.5 x 12.25, February 28, 1775. Letter to Samuel Shaw, is

Manuscript DS, signed twice, “Mathew Thornton,” one page both sides, 7.5 x 11, June 22, 1762. Le

Rare LS signed “Jno. Witherspoon,” one page both sides, 6 x 12.5, August 29, 1794. Letter concer

Desirable joint issue of the The Call–Chronicle–Examiner of San Francisco, California, from Ap

Very desirable 8´ x 5´ cotton American flag that was flown over the United States Capitol on September 11, 2011, on

ALS signed “H. Clay,” three pages, 8 x 10, August 24, 1848. Handwritten letter to Nicholas Dean,

Rare partly-printed DS, signed “A. Hamilton, M.G.,” one page, 9 x 7.25, no date but circa early

Complete issue of the New-York Herald from August 18, 1804, 13.5 x 19.25, four pages, with great content on the July 11th duel between Alexander Hamil

Large color semi-glossy 12.5 x 16.5 photographic print of Nelson Mandela raising a fist following his release from Victor Verster Prison on February 1

Desirable 4 x 5.75 cardstock close-up photo of Nelson Mandela, signed in black felt tip, "N. Mandela, 14-4-97.” In very fin

Important autograph judicial opinion signed in the third-person, "The Chief Justice," three pages on two adjoining sheets, 8 x 10, no date...

ALS, three pages on two adjoining sheets, 5 x 8, November 18, 1873. Handwritten letter to his publisher, asking that "one German copy & one...

TLS, one page, 6.75 x 8.5, Yale University School of Medicine letterhead, October 6, 1936. Letter to Professor John A. Timm of the Yale Chemistry depa

Hand-addressed envelope panel, 5 x 2.75, addressed by Darwin to the Lord Mayor of London, "Lord mayor, Mansion House, EC," and signed in t...

TLS signed “Thos. A. Edison,” one page, 8.5 x 11, From the Laboratory of Thomas A. Edison letter

Partly-printed DS, signed "Thos. A. Edison," one page, 15.5 x 8.25, August 19, 1899. Stock certificate issued to Thomas A. Edison for 1,00...

TLS signed “Thos. A. Edison,” one page, 8.5 x 11, From the Laboratory of Thomas A. Edison letter

Impressive archive of papers from the collection of Edison inspector/salesman Hal Starrett, comprising several memos annotated in Edison's hand,...

TLS signed “A. Einstein,” one page, The Institute for Advanced Study, School of Mathematics, Fin

AMS signed "Robert Fulton," four pages on two adjoining sheets, 5 x 8.25, March 7, 1799. Handwritten manuscript headed "Comparative v...

Scarce ALS in French, signed “Guillotin,” one page, 4.5 x 7, 1812. An untranslated handwritten l

TLS in German, signed “W. Heisenberg,” one page, 8.25 x 11.5, Max Planck Institute letterhead, O

Manuscript DS in French, signed “Laplace,” one page both sides, 7.75 x 12.25, May 18, 1807. Untr

LS in French, one page, 8.5 x 10.5, fabulously illustrated Antoine Lumiere & Fils letterhead, April 13, 1892. Untranslated letter to Maurice Lhu...

ALS in Latin, signed “Marcellus Malpighius,” one page, 7.75 x 5.25, August 29, 1691. Handwritten

ALS in French, one page, 4.75 x 5.75, December 18. An untranslated handwritten letter to French art historian and essayist Élie Faur

Rare ALS in Italian, three pages on two adjoining sheets, 5.5 x 8, June 16, 1735. Untranslated handwritten letter by Morgagni. In very good to fine co

ALS signed “Sam'l F. B. Morse,” one page, 8 x 10, December 26, 1848. Handwritten letter to Thoma

LS in French, signed “L. Pasteur,” one page, 4 x 5.25, September 14, 1869. Untranslated letter r

ALS in French, signed “Poincare,” one page, 4.75 x 6.25, no date. Untranslated handwritten lette

Ink signature, "Believe me your affectionate brother, Alfred Vail,” on an off-white 5 x .75 slip, affixed to the top of a f

ALS in French, signed “D'Alembert,” one page, 6.75 x 8.75, August 23, 1761. Untranslated handwri

Super rare ALS in French, signed “A. Herzen,” one page, 7.25 x 9, December 24, 1858. Letter with

Rare ALS, signed "David Hume," three pages on two adjoining sheets, 7.25 x 8.75, October 2, 1747. Handwritten letter to Scottish politicia...

ALS in French, four pages on two adjoining sheets, 5.5 x 8.75, June 17, 1905. Untranslated handwritten letter by Pareto. In fine condition.

ALS in French, signed “J. Benigne de Meaux,” one page both sides, 5.5 x 7.75, July 20, 1669. Unt

Scarce TLS in Italian, signed "A. G. Roncalli, n. a," one page, 8.25 x 10.5, Nonciature Apostolique letterhead, August 5, 1949. Untranslat...

Scarce manuscript DS, signed "Card. Richelieu," one page both sides, 8.5 x 13.5, July 30, 1637. Untranslated document concerning a lease f...

Vintage glossy 3.5 x 5 head-and-shoulders photo of Chen Cheng, signed in ink in Chinese. In fine condition. Accompanied by the original transmittal le

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

ALS, fifteen pages on four sets of adjoining sheets, 7.75 x 9.75, October 22, 1829. Lengthy handwritten letter to English philosopher and social refor

Scarce manuscript DS in French, signed “Robespierre,” one page both sides, 7.25 x 10.75, Decembe

Lengthy LS in Spanish, signed “Ant. Lopez de Santa Anna,” twelve pages on three sets of adjoinin

Third-person ADS in French, signed “M. de la Contesse du Barry,” one page, 7 x 4.5, July 9, 1788

Vellum manuscript DS in French, signed “Charles,” one page, 11.5 x 10.75, no date. Untranslated.

Manuscript DS, signed “Carolis,” one page, 8 x 12.75, March 7, 1611. Untranslated document promi

Rare untranslated manuscript DS in French, signed “Charles,” one page, 7.5 x 6, 1481. Profession

Vellum manuscript DS in French, signed “Francoys,” one page, 13 x 8, no date. Untranslated. In v

LS in Latin, signed “Jacobus R,” one page both sides, 7.25 x 11.5, May 27, 1688. Untranslated le

Desirable greeting card featuring the famous 'Bubbles' painting by John Everett Millais, measuring 5 x 7 closed, featuring a handwritten not...

TLS signed “Charles" and "Yours most sincerely, and Diana,” one page, 8 x 13, Buckingham Palace

Royal Christmas card from 1983 with embossed in gold on the front with the Prince of Wales’s feathers and Order of the Gar

Impressive color matte-finish 16 x 20 portrait of Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, originally taken by photographer Desmond Gr

Original Marconigram sent by two survivors of the Titanic while aboard the Carpathia, undated and stamped “Not Transmitted,

ALS signed “Love, Jack,” penned on the reverse a glossy 5.5 x 3.5 photo postcard of the Titanic

Two original Marconigrams sent by two survivors of the Titanic while aboard the Carpathia. Both are stamped “Not Transmitte

ALS in French, signed “S. A. Andree,” one page both sides, 5.5 x 8.75, September 15, 1895. Handw

ALS signed “Rich'd F. Burton,” one page, 4 x 5.25, November 10, [no year]. Handwritten letter to

Exceptional archive of 56 original vintage glossy 5.75 x 3.5 candid photographs from Richard E. Byrd's first Antarctic expedition in 1928â

Rare manuscript DS in French, signed “Laperouse,” one page, 6 x 4, August 19, 1781. Financial do