RR Auction: Fine Autographs and Artifacts

Vintage matte-finish 8 x 10 photo of Smith, signed and inscribed vertically in fountain pen, "To Mush, with best wishes of, Alfred E. Smith, Ma...

Ink signature, "Henry M. Stanley, Parker House, Dec. 11, 1872,” on an off-white 5.75 x 2.5 slip affixed to a same-size shee

ALS signed “Rob. Stephenson,” one page both sides, 8 x 10, June 9, 1841. Handwritten letter to e

Two items: a glossy 10 x 8 Boston Globe photo of Struik, signed on the reverse in black ballpoint, "Dirk J. Struik, With appreciation for your ...

ALS signed “W. G. Sumner,” one page, 4.5 x 7, December 23, 1892. Handwritten letter to C. E. You

Glossy 8 x 10 photo of Thatcher standing beside President Ronald Reagan, signed in black felt tip, "Margaret Thatcher." In very fine condi...

A desirable pairing of first edition books—The Downing Street Years (HarperCollins, 1993) and The Path to Power (HarperCol

Signed book: Socialism on the Defensive. First edition. NY: Harper & Brothers, 1938. Hardcover, 6.25 x 9, 304 pages. Signed on the first free en...

Vintage matte-finish 8 x 10 photo of Norman Thomas, signed in black ink. In fine condition, with a few small creases.

Partly-printed DS, signed “S. J. Tilden,” one page, 18.5 x 24, February 1, 1866. Large and impre

Partly-printed DS, signed “Geo. D. Widener,” one page, 11.75 x 8.25, October 4, 1905. Stock cert

Early partly-printed ship's passport document, one page, 18.5 x 15, January 11, 1798. Headed "Passport and Roll of Equipage, Agreeably to t...

Interesting broadside in Latin from Yale College, 16.5 x 20.5, dated 1770. At the top, the broadside lists Connecticut Governor Jonathan Trumbull, Dep

Partly-printed DS, signed “W. M. Tweed,” one page, 8.5 x 6.5, May 23, 1867. City of New York pay

LS signed “A. P. Upshur,” one page, 8 x 10, no date. Navy Department letter to the Hon. Truman S

Rare DS, one page, 8.5 x 18, October 15, 1880. Hudson River Railroad Company financial document listing stockholders' receipts for dividends, si...

Partly-printed DS, signed “Wm. H. Vanderbilt,” one page, 8.25 x 13.75, April 13, 1867. Document

Partly-printed DS, signed “W. K. Vanderbilt,” one page, 13 x 9.5, December 4, 1900. New York and

DS, signed "W. K. Vanderbilt" and "Chauncey M. Depew," one page, 15.25 x 9.75, March 20, 1885. Pine Creek Railway Company bond f...

Two stock documents for the Beech Creek, Clearfield & South Western Railroad Company, both signed by Cornelius Vanderbilt II, "C. Vanderbil...

Partly-printed DS, signed “C. Vanderbilt,” one page, 12.25 x 7.25, October 3, 1879. Stock certif

ALS signed “R. J. Walker,” one page, 8 x 10, April 7, 1845. Handwritten letter to Senator John M

Vintage matte-finish 7.75 x 11 photo, signed and inscribed in the lower border in fountain pen, "For Joseph Leib, Henry A. Wallace.â€

Manuscript DS, signed “James Wilson,” one page, 6 x 1.25, no date. Wilson confirms receipt from

Vintage glossy 6 x 9 photo of Wise in near profile, signed and inscribed in fountain pen, "For Edgar A. Moss, with good wishes, Stephen S. Wise...

Manuscript DS, signed “Oliv. Wolcott Jr. Comptr.,” one page, 8 x 6.25, May 11, 1787. Pay order t

Partly-printed DS, signed “Oliv: Wolcott Jr.,” one page, 6.25 x 4.5, September 1, 1788. State of

Original circa 1920 anti-suffrage 9.5 x 16.5 broadside offering quotes from the The Woman's Bible, edited by Elizabeth Cady Stanton, and asking:...

ALS, three pages on two adjoining sheets, 8 x 10, July 20, 1841. Letter to the Hon. John M. Niles from the "Senate Chamber," questioning t...

Yale College catalogue from 1784, 31 pages, 5 x 8.25, titled in Latin: "Catalogus Senatus Academici, et eorum qui Munera et Officia Academica g...

Vintage matte-finish 3.75 x 5.75 photo of Yen Chia-kan, signed in ink in Chinese. Reverse bears a Hu Chung Hsien credit stamp. In fine condition. Acco

Stock certificate for ten shares in the American Austin Car Company, Inc., one page, 10.75 x 6.75, March 5, 1930. The certificate features a vignette

Stock certificate for five shares in the American Hawaiian Steam Ship Company, one page, 10.25 x 7, October 6, 1916. Issued to Taylor, Smith & H...

Stock certificate for fifty shares in the Baltimore and Ohio Rail-Road Company, one page, 10 x 5.75, February 20, 1856. Issued to P. H. Coakley and si

Extremely unique set of five Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company bonds in sequential order (C968-C972), each assigning the sum of "Ten Thousand...

Rare and important $1000 bond of the Blue Ridge Railroad Company issued July 1, 1869, 15 x 22.25, complete with 40 coupons below. Mortgage loan bond c

Stock certificate for one share in the Boston Investment Company, one page, 9.75 x 14.25, July 17, 1889. This extremely rare format features a custom

Partly-printed document, one page, 11 x 5, November 12, 1861. Stock certificate for 100 shares in the Buffalo & State Line Railroad Company issu...

Handsome $500 County Hospital Bond of Sacramento, California, 14 x 14.75, with eleven coupons intact below. Payable in "United State Gold Coin&...

Desirable $5000 bond for the Cincinnati, Indianapolis, St. Louis, and Chicago Railway Company issued May 19, 1905, 15 x 10, with original receipt affi

Large $1000 bond of the Cincinnati, Peru and Chicago Railway Company issued March 1, 1855, 15.5 x 28, with 51 coupons intact below. The impressive bon

Stock certificate for 100 shares in the Columbia Motors Co., one page, 11.25 x 8, circa 1920s. Signed by the company's president and secretary, ...

Desirable Civil War-dated $1000 Confederate States of America loan bond issued March 2, 1863, 13.5 x 13.5, with seven interest coupons intact below. T

Partly-printed DS, signed “W. C. Van Horne,” one page, 11 x 7.5, May 29, 1909. Stock certificate

Partly-printed DS, signed “W. C. Van Horne,” one page, 11.5 x 8, July 13, 1909. Stock certificat

Partly-printed DS, signed “Verplanck Van Antwerp,” one page, 17.25 x 10.25, December 17, 1851. B

Stock certificate for ten shares in the Boston Dry Dock Company, one page, 9 x 6.25, October 17, 1853. Issued to Francis Lowe and signed by the ship b

Very rare $1000 bond of The Glen Mills, Pennsylvania, issued April 3, 1880, 13.75 x 17.5, with 17 coupons intact below. Carrying a rate of 6%, the bon

Appealing $1000 bond of the Gloversville and Northville Railway Company issued November 1, 1875, 15 x 26, with 60 coupons below. First mortgage bond c

Impressive $1000 bond of the Mobile and Alabama Grand Trunk Railroad Company issued April 1, 1874, 16.25 x 26.5, with 59 coupons intact below. Signed

Stock certificate for 100 shares in the Granville Gold Company, one page, 10.5 x 6.5, March 19, 1881. Signed by the company's president and secr...

Fantastic £50 bond of the Great Republic Gold & Silver Mining Company of Virginia issued July 25, 1867, 12.5 x 15.25, with ten coupon

Gorgeous stock certificate for eighteen shares in the Harrisburg, Portsmouth, Mount Joy and Lancaster Railroad Company, one page, 10.25 x 6.25, Decemb

Colorful original 16 x 17.5 poster for the Imperial Bank of Canada, circa 1870s-80s, published by Rolph and Clark of Toronto. Boasting vivid graphics

Attractive £20 bond of the Imperial Chinese Government for the 5% Hukuang Railways Sinking Fund Gold Loan of 1911, 13.25 x 20.25, wit

Fantastic $1000 bond of the International Railroad Company of Texas issued January 1, 1875, 16.75 x 28, complete with 60 coupons below. Second mortgag

Attractive $1000 first mortgage bond of the Iron Car Equipment Company issued August 23, 1890, 19 x 17, with 16 coupons intact on the side. The appeal

Rare $1000 gold bond (serial no. 2) for the Kansas, Emporia and Southern Railroad Company, 19 x 30.5, complete with eighty coupons below. Payable in...

Stock certificate for one share in the Lake Erie, Alliance & Wheeling Coal Company, one page, 12 x 8.25, January 28, 1903. Signed at the conclus...

Interesting $5000 bond of the Lake Shore and Michigan Southern Railway Company, 13 x 9.5, October 28, 1907. Gold bond carrying a rate of 3.5% issued t

Bond of the State of Louisiana for $1000 issued at New Orleans on April 24, 1871, 16.75 x 25.75, with 75 coupons intact below. The certificate boasts

Fine $5 State of Louisiana Constitutional Bond issued April 10, 1880, 17.5 x 16.25, with 40 coupons intact. Carrying a rate of 4%, the bond boasts nic

Bond certificate for the Louisville, Cincinnati & Charleston Railroad in the amount of £250 at 5%, one page, 14.75 x 10, December 31,

Stock certificate for fifty shares in the Marconi Wireless Telegraph Company, one page, 12 x 8, October 15, 1913. Issued to Alfonso Marconi, the certi

DS, one page, 10.75 x 13.25, June 2, 1792. Certificate for the admission of Benjamin Beale into the Massachusetts Society for Promoting Agriculture, s

State of Mississippi bond in the amount of $1000 issued March 1, 1833, 16.25 x 13.5, boldly signed in ink by Governor Abram Scott, "A. M. Scott...

Very rare unissued $1000 bond for the Mississippi and Atlantic Rail Road Company from 1854, 15.75 x 22.5, with 58 interest coupons intact below. The c

State of Mississippi loan bond for $2000, issued June 9, 1838, 14.5 x 16, with thirty coupons intact below. The certificate features multiple patrioti

Stock certificate for 100 shares in Mitchell Motors Company, Inc., one page, 11.5 x 7.75, January 3, 1921. The certificate features a vignette with th

Bond of the State of Nevada for $1000 issued at Carson City on March 1, 1867, 15 x 17.25, with one coupon intact below. The certificate boasts an attr

Stock certificate for one share in the New Orleans Lightering & Wrecking Company, one page, 9.5 x 7, April 5, 1867. Issued to D. DeHaven, the ce...

Large $1000 bond of the New Orleans, Mobile and Chattanooga Railroad Company issued on December 31, 1870, 16.5 x 28, with 85 coupons intact below. Gua

New-York Central Rail-Road Company transfer document, one page, 10.25 x 7.75, November 17, 1862, by which Daniel Drew transfers to Harrison Durkee &...

Outstanding $500 bond for the Norfolk and Petersburg Railroad Company issued July 1, 1857, 17 x 14.5, with eight coupons intact below. The certificate

State of Ohio Canal Stock in the amount of $1000 issued April 23, 1844, 10 x 7, assigned to Preston Hodges and payable at a rate of six percent per an

State of Ohio, Belmont County bond for $1000, 13 x 9.5, January 1, 1852. This desirable bond—serial no. 1â

State of Ohio Miami Extension Canal Stock in the amount of $100 issued to P. W. Taylor & Co. on November 17, 1843, 10.75 x 7.25, payable at a ra...

Attractive $10,000 bond of the Old Colony Steamboat Company, 13.25 x 9, issued to Kuyvet W. Sears of Nahant, Massachusetts, on October 20, 1890. The c

City of Philadelphia loan bond in the amount of $500 issued September 25, 1866, 15 x 8.5, featuring an ornamental border and ten engraved vignettes, i

Rare and superb stock certificate for one share in the Pioneer Gasoline Company, one page, 11.75 x 9, December 17, 1929. Issued to Rios Nelson, the ce

Stock certificate for two shares in the Portsmouth Automobile & Machine Co., one page, 10.5 x 8, May 31, 1912. Issued to and signed by Lincoln P...

Four attractive railroad stock and bond certificates, including: the Chicago & South Western Railway Company for 50 shares (late 1800s); the Cho...

Extremely colorful and decorative stock certificate for 100 shares in Ringling Bros.-Barnum & Bailey Combined Shows Inc., 11.75 x 7.75, issued t...

Stock certificate for 100 shares in the Security Aircraft Corporation, one page, 11.25 x 8, May 24, 1937. The certificate features a vignette of an al

Appealing $1000 bond of the Sierra Railway Company of California issued September 15, 1904, 9.25 x 14.25, retaining 27 of the attached coupons. Forty

Historic manuscript DS, signed “Ann Younger,” one page, 6.75 x 3, August 26, 1731. Document assi

Attractive Spanish bond in the amount of 1000 pesetas issued in Madrid on March 18, 1933, 21.25 x 22.75, complete with 60 coupons on both sides. In fi

Gorgeous $1000 bond for the St. Louis, Alton and Springfield Railroad Company issued September 1, 1887, 25 x 15, with 58 interest coupons intact on th

Large $1000 bond of the St. Louis, Kansas City and Northern Railway Company issued August 1, 1879, 16 x 27, with 70 coupons below. First mortgage bond

Partly-printed DS, signed “W. H. Tilford" and "Jno. D. Archbold,” one page, 10.75 x 7.75, Octobe

Stock certificate for four shares in Stevens-Dureya Inc., one page, 10.75 x 8.5, August 6, 1920. Issued to H. Y. Smith, the certificate is signed by t

Attractive $1000 bond of the Toledo and Wabash Railway Corporation issued November 1, 1862, 15 x 16, with 17 coupons intact below. Carrying a rate of

Stock certificate for 22 shares in the Triunfo Gold and Silver Mining Company, one page, 9.25 x 5, December 1, 1865. Issued to Edward P. Flint, the ce

Rare and important $100 bond of the Western North Carolina Railroad Company issued March 1, 1870, 14.25 x 20.75, with 40 coupons intact below. First m

Desirable $1000 bond of the County of Yuba, California, for the Yuba Rail Road Company issued February 13, 1866, 15.75 x 15.5, with 18 coupons intact

Partly-printed DS, signed “J. Lawrence,” one page, 8 x 3.75, June 1, 1782. State of Connecticut

Partly-printed DS, signed “Joshua L. Chamberlain,” one page, 10 x 15, January 19, 1870. As gover

Partly-printed DS, signed “G. W. C. Lee,” one page, 18 x 16.25, June 27, 1877. Desirable bachelo

Clean ink signature, "Adelbert Ames, Bvt. Maj. Genl. U.S. Army,” on an off-white 3 x 1 card. In very fine condition.

Neat ink signature, "Robert Anderson, July 13/65,” on an off-white 3.25 x 1 slip. In fine condition, with creases to two co