RR Auction: Fine Autographs and Artifacts

Color 14.25 x 16 calendar for January 1905 featuring artwork by Georges Jean-Marie Haquette of a painting entitled ‘Return

DS, signed on the reverse, “E. H. Harriman,” one page, 23.5 x 14.5, August 11, 1880. Fernandina

Partly-printed DS, signed on the reverse, “E. H. Harriman,” one page, 11.25 x 7.5, January 17, 1

Exquisite $1000 bond of the Harrison Wire Company of St. Louis, Missouri, issued June 1, 1880, 17 x 18, with ten coupons intact below. The attractive

Rare antique stock certificate issued to Linford A. Carman for 10 shares of the Haverford Cycle Company, one page, 11.75 x 8.25, May 28, 1920. Signed

Two items: a scarce 4.25 x 6.5 cabinet photo of Hedin in a bust-length pose by Gosta Florman of Stockholm, neatly signed in ink, "Sven Hedin, 1...

TLS signed "E. P. Hillary," one page, 8.25 x 11, Himalayan Trust letterhead, February 20, 1981. Letter to H. Ryder, in part: "It cert...

Three items signed by the Everest ascender: a cardstock 3.5 x 4.75 portrait, signed in ballpoint, "E. P. Hillary"; and two ballpoint signa...

Two items: a commemorative cover with a cachet and inlaid medallion honoring the 25th anniversary of the first ascent of Mount Everest, 8 x 4.5, signe

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 photos signed by the father-and-son hotel tycoons: a matte-finish 7.25 x 9.25 photo of Conrad Hilton at his desk, signed and inscribed in blue bal

DS, one page, 8.5 x 5.5, April 27, 1981. Memorandum from New York's Department of Correctional Services, which reads: "Received 2 yellow pa...

Bond of the State of North Carolina for $1000 issued for the Western North Carolina Railroad Company on April 1, 1869, 16.75 x 22.75, with 59 coupons

Vintage matte-finish 9 x 11.5 photo of the FBI director seated at his desk, signed and inscribed in fountain pen, "To Helen L. Melton, Best wis...

Vintage matte-finish 9.25 x 7.25 photo of FBI Director J. Edgar Hoover testifying before the Senate Internal Security Subcommittee on the Harry Dexter

Attractive first mortgage gold bearing bond for the Houston Great Northern Railroad for $1000, issued February 15, 1872, 15.75 x 26.25, with 55 coupon

DS, signed "Charles E. Hughes," one page, 9 x 12.25, November 17, 1909. A state of New York 'Thanksgiving Proclamation,' in which ...

Stately matte-finish 9.25 x 13.5 portrait of Hughes in his judicial robes by Harris & Ewing, signed in fountain pen, "Charles E. Hughes.&qu...

ALS in French, signed "Humboldt," one page, 4.75 x 7.25, June 1, 1812. Untranslated handwritten letter to "Monsieur Scholl" in P...

Glossy 8 x 10 formal portrait of the legendary oilman, signed on the front in black ballpoint, "H. L. Hunt" (with Hunt tracing over his ow...

DS, signed “C. P. Huntington,” one page, 11.5 x 15.5, November 21, 1889. Stock certificate issue

Attorney's license certificate issued by the State of Illinois Supreme Court, one page, 16.5 x 12.5, June 1, 1870. Certificate issued to William...

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

Unusual scallop-topped French-language bond of the Imperial Railway Company of Ethiopia, with head office based in Paris, 25.5 x 16.75, issued Decembe

Choice 4.25 x 6.5 cabinet photo of Ingersoll in a head-and-shoulders pose, boldly signed in ink, "R. G. Ingersoll." Reverse bears the stam...

Attractive $1000 antique bond of the International Railroad Company issued April 1, 1871, 16.25 x 28.5, complete with 76 attached bond coupons. A firs

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

Partly-printed DS, signed “Edwin Warfield” and "Oswald Tilghman," one page, 17 x 13.75, November

Oversized 15.75 x 13 certificate for the Jewish National Fund's "Tree Fund," for a garden of 100 trees planted in memory of Ida Dane o...

Two items: TLS, one page, 8.25 x 11, Lyndon B. Johnson School of Public Affairs letterhead, November 5, 1985. Letter to an admirer reads, in part: &...

Glossy 8 x 10 publicity photo of Jorgensen wearing a flashy diamond-and-pearl necklace, signed and inscribed in thin felt tip, "To Ben Morgan&#...

ALS in German, signed “W.,” one page, 5.5 x 9, January 27, 1865. Untranslated handwritten letter

Manuscript DS in German, signed “Wilhelm R,” three pages on two adjoining sheets, 8.25 x 10.5, M

Scarce ALS signed “John W. Keely,” one page, 7.75 x 9.75, August 1, 1895. Handwritten letter to

Signed book: To Seek a Newer World. First edition. NY: Doubleday, 1967. Hardcover, 5.75 x 8.5, 233 pages. Signed and inscribed on the first free end p

Vintage felt tip signature, "R. Kennedy,” on an off-white 5 x 3 card. In very good to fine condition, with scattered light

Four items signed by President John F. Kennedy's aides and colleagues, including: an original glossy 9.5 x 8 press photo of President Kennedy me...

Three satin-finish 10 x 8 photos of the Kennedy assassination, each signed in felt tip by witness Mary Ann Moorman. In overall very fine condition.

Original ballpoint sketch of an integrated circuit drawn by Kilby on a 6.5 x 3.75 FDC honoring progress in electronics, signed blue ballpoint, "...

Manuscript DS, signed “Yo El Rey [I the King],” one page, 11.25 x 16.25, January 21, 1754. Untra

Manuscript DS in German, one page, 8.5 x 9.5, February 24, 1833. Untranslated document signed at the conclusion by Frederick William III. In very good

LS in German, one page, 8.25 x 10.25, August 11, 1849. Untranslated letter signed at the conclusion by Frederick William IV as King of Prussia. In fin

Partly-printed vellum DS, signed "George R.," one page, 16.25 x 11.75, March 1, 1794. King George appoints "Our Trusty and Welbeloved...

Large and bold ink signature, "George R.," on an off-white 5.75 x 3 sheet clipped from a Royal Warrant to raise Volunteers for the Army. I...

Partly-printed vellum DS, signed “George R,” one page, 13.5 x 9.25, November 30, 1824. King Geor

Royal season's greetings card with a gilt-embossed crown on the front, measuring 16 x 10 open, featuring a wonderful photo of Jordan's royal...

Manuscript DS in French, signed “Leopold R,” three pages on two adjoining sheets, 8.25 x 13.5, F

Vintage matte-finish 8 x 10 photo of Fiorello LaGuardia seated at his desk, signed in fountain pen. Lower portion bears a preprinted title: "Ma...

Rare unissued $1000 bond of the Lake Erie & Western Railway Company, August 15, 1879, 15.75 x 27.75, complete with its 80 coupons below. The han...

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

Two items: a vintage glossy 8 x 10 photo of Lattimore smoking a pipe, signed in fountain pen; and a TLS by Lattimore, one page, 8.5 x 11, Johns Hopkin

Bold ink signature of Lee Teng-hui in Chinese on an off-white 3 x 5 sheet with raised lettering reading, "The President of the Republic of Chin...

Uncommon uncut sheet of five 1870s Leonardsville Bank of New York checks, measuring 13 x 16.5, numbered 12755 to 12759, each bearing two vignettes: a

The Riggs National Bank check, 7.75 x 2.75, filled out and signed by Robert Todd Lincoln, "Robert T. Lincoln," payable to currency for $25...

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

DS, signed "P. Lorillard," one page both sides, 13.75 x 12, December 28, 1865. Ledger page recording dividends paid by the Oswego and Syra...

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

Impressive $1000 bond of the Louisiana Electric Light Company issued December 1, 1892, 21.75 x 16.5, with 55 bond coupons attached to the right side.

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

Appealing vintage glossy 8 x 10 photo of Luce at her desk, signed and inscribed in fountain pen, “For â€

Two items: a vintage matte-finish 8 x 10 portrait of the publishing mogul, signed and inscribed in fountain pen, "For the Schendel collection! ...

Antique State of Georgia $1000 second mortgage bond of the Macon and Brunswick Railroad Company, issued September 1, 1868, 18 x 25.5, complete with 25

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

Desirable £100 bond of the Maryland & New York Iron & Coal Company issued April 1, 1840, 13 x 15.5, with 12 coupons intact below....

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

Vintage glossy 8 x 10 photo of the notorious Wisconsin senator, signed and inscribed in blue ballpoint, "To Ed Winston, with sincere good wishe...

Partly-printed DS, signed “A. W. Mellon,” one page, 16.75 x 16, August 17, 1925. As Secretary of

Collection of 24 Mexican letters and documents from the 19th century, highlighted by two letters signed by military leaders Juan Morales and Desiderio

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

Large and impressive $1000 bond of the Milford and Matamores Railroad Company issued September 1, 1871, 18.75 x 30, complete with its 188 coupons belo

Untranslated ALS in French, signed “Milne Edwards,” one page, 5.25 x 8, Faculte des Sciences de

Mineral patent issued in the district of Durango, Colorado, 10.5 x 16, five pages, October 21, 1909, boasting the secretarial signature of President W

Stock certificate issued to Josephine J. Butchart for 45 shares of the Minnesota Mining & Manufacturing Company, one page, 10.5 x 8.25, June 17,...

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

Early uncut sheet of five Mohawk and Hudson Rail Road Company stock transfer receipts, one page, 10 x 16, September 28, 1831, with one transferring al

Rare unissued $1000 bond of the Montana Territory, January 1, 1880, 15.75 x 15.75, complete with 20 coupons intact below. Carrying a rate of 7%, the b

Uncommon uncut sheet of five 1890s State of Montana Hecla Consolidated Mining Co. checks, measuring 9 x 16.25, numbered 941 to 945, each bearing an il

Document headed "Rent of Morris & Essex Railroad, Six Months' Interest on Stock, at Seven per Cent. per Annum," one page both side...

FDC with a cachet honoring the Salvation Army, signed in blue ballpoint by Nation of Islam leader Elijah Muhammad. In fine condition, with a tiny stai

Glossy 8 x 10 close-up photo of the innovative entrepreneur in his glasses, signed and inscribed in black felt tip, "For Jim, Best wishes, Earl...

Bold ink signature, "Mussolini," on an off-white 6 x 3.5 slip cut from a larger document. In very good to fine condition, with staining to...

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

Partly-printed shipping document, one page, 11 x 17, June 20, 1859. Document issued at Perth Amboy, New Jersey, headed "Enrolment in conformity...

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

Partly printed stock transfer document for the New-York and Harlem Rail Road Company, one page, 10.75 x 5.5, which finds John M. Tobin transferring 10

New-York Central Rail-Road Company transfer document, one page, 10.25 x 7.75, November 17, 1862, by which Daniel Drew transfers to Clarkson Brothers o

Partly-printed capital stock transfer receipt from the office of the New-York Central Railroad Company, one page, 10.5 x 14.75, dated January 14, 1868

TLS signed “R. Niebuhr,” one page, 8.25 x 11, September 22, [1943]. Letter to civil right activi

ALS in French, signed “A. E. Nordenskiold,” one page both sides, 5.5 x 8.75, November 16, 1887.

Attractive set of five multicolored stock certificates for the Northern Pacific Railroad Company, dating between 1881 and 1895, issued for shares of 1

Attractive $1000 bond of the Northern Pacific Railway Company issued November 10, 1896, 10.25 x 15, with 35 coupons intact on the adjoining sheet. The

State of Ohio Canal Stock in the amount of $196 issued July 8, 1840, 10 x 7.5, payable at a rate of six percent per annum. Signed in ink by two offici