RR Auction: Fine Autographs and Artifacts

Two vintage matte-finish photos, 4 x 5.75 and 5.75 x 4, including a portrait of Heyerdahl, signed in fountain pen, "Thor Heyerdahl, 3. 3. 1971,...

Glossy 8 x 10 photo containing two images of Edmund Hillary during an ascent of Mount Everest, signed in blue ink, "Ed Hillary." In fine c...

Two books signed by the Everest climbers: a first edition of After Everest: An Autobiography, hardcover with dust jacket, signed in blue ballpoint on

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

Two vintage pearl-finish photos of Conrad Hilton and his son Barron, 7.5 x 9.75 and 8 x 10, individually signed in ballpoint or fountain pen by the re

ALS in German, signed “A. W. Hofmann,” one page, 5.5 x 8.25, November 26, 1883. Untranslated han

Ink signature, "Charles E. Hughes,” on an off-white 3.75 x 1.5 slip, handsomely matted and framed with a portrait to an ove

Vintage sepia matte-finish 7.5 x 11 Harris & Ewing portrait of Hull in a half-length pose, signed and inscribed in the lower border in fountain ...

ALS in French, signed “Humboldt,” one page, 4.75 x 7.25, June 1, 1812. Untranslated handwritten

Hand-addressed mailing envelope, 6 x 5.25, addressed by Humboldt to a high official and signed in the lower left corner, "A. v. Humboldt."...

DS, signed “C. P. Huntington,” one page, 10 x 7.5, July 24, 1885. Stock certificate for 500 shar

Partly-printed DS, signed “Sam'l Huntington, Governor,” one page, 7.75 x 6, October 1, 1790. As

Uncommon 4.25 x 6.5 cabinet photo of Ingersoll by Sarony, signed and inscribed on the reverse in ink, "Emma F. Morrill, from her friend, R. G. ...

Ten commemorative covers signed by Israeli political and military leaders, including: Menachem Begin, Shimon Pers, Yitzhak Rabin, Uzi Narkiss, Ephraim

TLS, one page, 7 x 10.5, no date. Letter to Mrs. H. Hunter, in part: "I must send you a little word of thanks while the pleasure of your gift i...

TLS, one page, 8 x 10.5, Office of the Attorney General letterhead, October 22, 1963. Letter to Massachusetts Congressman James A. Burke, in full: &...

Program for the 80th Annual Dinner of the Rochester Chamber of Commerce, held in Rochester, New York, on January 15, 1968, signed on the front cover i

Signed book: An Honorable Profession: A Tribute to Robert F. Kennedy. First edition, limited issue, numbered 865/1000. Garden City, NY: Doubleday, 196

Handwritten statement by Dr. Robert McClelland, one page, 8.5 x 11, no date. McLelland responds to an inquiry regarding the Warren Commission's ...

ALS signed “M. C. Kerr,” one page, 5 x 8, February 19, 1866. Handwritten letter from "Hall of Ho

Matte-finish 5 x 7 photo of King Fahd in his traditional attire, signed in the lower border in blue ink and captioned in another hand. Affixed within

Matte-finish 4.75 x 6.75 photo of King Faisal in his traditional attire, signed in the lower border in blue ink. Affixed within its original 6.5 x 8.7

LS, one page both sides, 8 x 12.75, September 8, 1676. Untranslated letter signed at the conclusion by Frederick I. In very good to fine condition, wi

LS in German, one page, 7.5 x 9.5, March 14, 1724. Untranslated letter from Potsdam, signed at the conclusion by King Frederick William I of Prussia.

Manuscript DS in German, one page, 8.25 x 10.25, March 15, 1823. Untranslated document signed at the conclusion by Frederick William III. In fine cond

Vintage matte-finish 7 x 9.5 photo of King Hussein in a casual seated pose, signed in fountain pen. In fine condition, with light edge rippling, and c

Early matte-finish 4.5 x 6 photo of the Spanish royals, signed in brown felt tip by King Juan Carlos and in blue ballpoint by Queen Sofia. In very fin

Matte-finish 5.75 x 8 portrait of King Khalid, signed in the lower border in blue ink and dated in an unknown hand, "20-3-1976." Housed in...

Manuscript DS in Swedish, signed “Oscar,” one page, 8.5 x 13.75, February 11, 1848. Untranslated

LS in Spanish, signed “Yo el Rey [I the King],” one page, 8.5 x 11.25, October 14, 1609. Untrans

Manuscript DS in Spanish, signed “Yo el Rey [I the King],” one page, 11.5 x 8, December 25, 1645

TLS signed “F. M. Kirby,” one page, 8.5 x 11, F. M. Kirby & Co. letterhead, January 31, 1912. Le

TLS in German, signed “Krupp,” one page, 6.75 x 8.75, personal letterhead, June 23, 1893. Letter

Partly-printed DS, in French, signed “B. G. E. L. Lacepede,” one page, 8 x 12.25, April 25, 1806

Vintage glossy 8 x 10 photo of Fiorello LaGuardia seated at his desk, signed and inscribed in fountain pen, "To Bill Bissette, a fellow worker,...

TLS signed “Simon Lake, Pres,” one page, 8.25 x 11, August 17, 1936. Letter to William W. Landis

ALS signed “Simon,” one page both sides, 8.5 x 11, The Emerson of Baltimore letterhead, May 31,

ALS signed “A. H. Layard,” one page both sides, 4.5 x 7, April 24, 1860. Handwritten letter send

Color satin-finish 5 x 7 head-and-shoulders portrait of Lee Teng-hui, signed in black ink in Chinese. In fine condition, with a couple surface impress

DS, signed “Henry M. Leland" and "Wilfred C. Leland,” one page, 8.5 x 11, June 24, 1922. Waiver

LS in German, signed “Dr. K. Liebknecht,” one page, 8.25 x 5.75, personal letterhead, January 6,

Ink signature, "Robert T. Lincoln,” on an off-white 4 x 2.25 card, affixed to a larger page bearing a collector's date nota

ALS, four pages on two adjoining sheets, 5 x 8, Nassau Hall letterhead, April 28, 1865. Handwritten letter by Princeton student Lewis T. Stevens to hi

Two ink signatures of members of President Abraham Lincoln's cabinet: an ink signature of his first vice president, "Hannibal Hamlin, Bango...

DS, signed “Carl F. Lomb,” one page, 9.75 x 14.25, May 1, 1927. Bausch & Lomb Optical Company fi

TLS signed "H. Lomb," one page, 8.5 x 5.5, Bausch & Lomb Optical Company letterhead, April 11, 1898. Letter to a school principal. In ...

ALS signed “Nath. Macon,” one page, 8 x 9.75, May 26, 1824. Handwritten letter from the "Senate

ALS, one page both sides, 5 x 8, April 26, 1856. Handwritten letter from Antioch College, where he served as president. In part: "I mourn over ...

Vintage glossy 7.5 x 9.5 photo of Ferdinand Marcos, signed in blue ballpoint, "F. Marcos." In fine condition, with scattered light creasing.

ALS in French, signed “Chauveau-Lagarde,” one page, 7.5 x 9.25, no date. Untranslated handwritte

Manuscript DS, in French, signed “Herman,” one page, 8 x 12.25, April 14, 1794. Document orderin

ALS signed “H. Martineau,” one page, 4.5 x 7, May 27, 1856. Handwritten letter concerning the li

TLS signed “A. W. Mellon,” one page, 8 x 10.25, Secretary of the Treasury letterhead, January 12

ALS in French, signed “Merlin (d. d.) p'r.,” one page, 7.25 x 9.25, Comité de S

Vellum manuscript DS, signed “Tho. Mifflin” and "A. J. Dallas," one page, 15.25 x 12.5, November

DS, signed “D. O. Mills,” one page, 11 x 6.75, April 1, 1905. Scarce stock certificate for 100 s

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

ALS signed “D. L. Moody,” one page, 4.75 x 7.75, October 25, 1886. Handwritten letter to Mr. Smi

Partly-printed DS, signed “J. Pierpont Morgan,” one page, 10.75 x 8, December 1864. Delaware, La

TLS signed “M Teresa mc,” one page on the reverse of a 6.5 x 3.5 prayer slip, April 28, 1997. Le

TNS signed “God bless you, M Teresa mc,” one page, 4.25 x 3.75, no date but postmarked 1989. Typ

Glossy 5 x 7 photo of Mugabe, signed in blue ballpoint, "Robert G. Mugabe." In fine condition. Accompanied by a copy of a transmittal lett...

Vintage matte-finish 6.75 x 9 photo of Nasser in uniform, signed and inscribed in fountain pen, "To Ada, with the best wishes of Gamal Abdel Na...

Broadside advertisement for "National Line Passenger Steamships," 6 x 9, listing a schedule of the firm's "magnificent, Full powe...

Partly-printed document, one page, 11 x 14, November 30, 1866. Desirable elected member certificate from the Naval Library and Institute, issued at th

ALS in German, signed “W. Nernst,” one page, 5.5 x 3.5, October 21, 1917. Untranslated handwritt

Partly-printed shipping document, one page, 11 x 17, June 20, 1859. Document headed "License of a Vessel above twenty tons to carry on the Coas...

Desirable pairing of two manuscript naval petitions signed by New York notables, recommending the appointment of Charles P. Delany as midshipman: one,

Scarce vintage 4.25 x 6.5 cabinet photo of Otto Nordenskjold, signed and inscribed in German in black ink, with Nordenskjold adding the date, "...

Third-person ALS signed four times within the text, “Mrs. Norton,” four pages on two adjoining s

TLS signed “Wm. C. Oates,” two pages, 8 x 11, State of Alabama Executive Department letterhead,

Broadside train schedule notice for the "Old Colony and Newport Railway," 10.75 x 14.5, listing a "change of time" for their Sun...

Civil War-dated ALS signed “Will'm Orton,” two pages, 5 x 8, August 1, 1862. Handwritten letter

Significant partly-printed DS, signed twice, “Fred. Pabst,” one page, 10 x 7, May 20, 1873. Stoc

Glossy 8.25 x 10 photo of Pandit at her desk, beautifully signed and inscribed in fountain pen, "Vijaya Lakshmi Pandit, June 1949.â€

FDC with a cachet honoring voting registration, signed in blue ballpoint by Rosa Parks. In fine condition.

Desirable felt tip signature and inscription, "To Charles, Rosa Parks,” on a light blue 5.25 x 4.5 album page. In very fine

ALS, two pages both sides, 6.5 x 9, Saratoga Springs letterhead, August 3, 1920. Handwritten letter to Don Seitz of the New York World regarding an ed

ALS signed “R. E. Peary, U.S.N.,” two pages on two adjoining sheets, 4.75 x 8, January 3, 1891.

Manuscript DS, one page, 8 x 10, January 30, 1832. Petition to "the Honourable Levi Woodbury, Secretary of the Navy," in part: "We re...

TLS signed “E. W. Pettus,” one page, 8.5 x 11, October 6, 1899. Letter from Selma, responding to

Partly-printed DS, signed "Geo. Poindexter," one page, 15.75 x 9.75, August 3, 1820. As governor of Mississippi, Poindexter appoints Isham...

ALS signed “Frederick,” one page, 7.5 x 9.25, January 3, 1798. Handwritten letter from "Horse Gu

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

Two photos: a nice glossy 4.25 x 6 postcard photo of the royal family of Monaco, signed in fountain pen, "Grace de Monaco" and "Raine...

ALS in French, signed “P. L. Proudhon,” one page both sides, 4.25 x 5.5, April 1860. Handwritten

Partly-printed DS, signed “Geo. M. Pullman,” one page, 9 x 5.75, 1870. Stock certificate for sha

Uncommon 4.25 x 6.5 cabinet photo of Reed by C. M. Bell, signed in ink, "Thomas B. Reed." Annotated below by a collector, "13/8/93.&q...

Partly-printed DS, signed “Wm. Rockefeller V. Prest.,” one page, 8.5 x 7, October 14, 1880. Docu

Partly-printed DS, one page, 8 x 7, June 31, 1889. Document by which Roebling, on behalf of John A. Roebling's Sons & Co., appoints Percy R....

ALS in French, signed “G. Romme,” one page, 6.5 x 8.25, January 16, 1794. Handwritten letter wit

Two photos: a matte-finish 7 x 9.5 photo of Anwar Sadat in a formal pose, signed and inscribed in black ink, "Mr. Michielsen, best wishes,"...

ALS, one page, 5 x 7.75, personal letterhead, July 2, 1881. Handwritten letter to "Postmaster Pearson," in part: "I understand there ...

Vintage glossy 7.75 x 10 photo of Jonas Salk in his laboratory, signed nicely in fountain pen, "Jonas E. Salk." In fine condition, with tr...

TLS signed “C. M. Schwab,” one page, 8.5 x 11, personal letterhead, May 12, 1930. Letter to Elme

Partly-printed DS, one page, 11.5 x 7.5, October 6, 1874. Stock certificate issued to the Pennsylvania Rail Road Co. for 1000 shares of the Pennsylvan

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

Exceptionally early ADS, three pages on two sheets, 8 x 12.5, April 1853. Handwritten invoice for a series of claims made by Charles Taylor Sherman an

FDC with a cachet honoring progress in electronics, signed in black felt tip, "W=Shockley," with a sketch of a transistor above. Nicely do...

Partly-printed DS, one page, 12 x 8, June 10, 1957. Stock certificate for 100 shares in the United Artists Theatre Circuit, Inc., issued to Jacob J. S