RR Auction: Fine Autographs and Artifacts

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...

Handsomely engraved seven percent bond for Trumbull County of the State of Ohio, one page, 14.5 x 17, September 1, 1879, issued in the amount of $100

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

Attractive $500 bond of the Old Dominion Mining Company of Nevada issued May 30, 1868, 11 x 13.5, with six coupons intact below. The bond carries a ra

TLS signed “Wm. Osler,” one page, 8 x 6.25, 13 Norham Gardens, Oxford letterhead, June 2, 1911.

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

Signed book: Rosa Parks: My Story. First edition. NY: Dial Books, 1992. Hardcover with dust jacket, 6 x 8.5, 192 pages. Signed on the half-title page

Three items signed by the two-time Nobel Prize winner: a glossy 5 x 7 portrait of Linus Pauling in a suit and tie, neatly signed in ink; and two ink s

Glossy 8 x 10 photo of the department store mogul in later age, signed along the bottom in felt tip, "J. C. Penney." In very good to fine ...

Attractive $1000 antique first mortgage sinking fund gold bond of the Penobscot Central Railway, issued December 2, 1901, 24.25 x 17, with 37 coupons

Choice $500 bond of the Philadelphia and Sunbury Railroad Company, issued June 9, 1856, 13.25 x 15.75, complete with nine coupons intact below. Carryi

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

Striking matte-finish 4.5 x 6.5 close-up photo by Henri Martinie, affixed to its original 7.25 x 11 mount, signed on the mount in fountain pen, &quo...

Manuscript apostolic benediction, signed "Pius PP XI," one page, 11 x 16.5, April 8, 1924. An apostolic blessing for "the Members of ...

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...

Handsome second mortgage convertible bond for the Poughkeepsie, Hartford and Boston Railroad Company for $100, issued to Edward Elsworth on September

Vintage glossy 5 x 7 head-and-shoulders photo of the talent agent in a suit and tie, signed in fountain pen, "With best wishes, John Robert Pow...

Two items: a matte-finish 3.75 x 5.75 photo of Rivera, signed and inscribed vertically in fountain pen, "Madrid, 21-IX-29, M. Primo de Rivera,&...

Royal Christmas card, measuring 8.25 x 8.5 open, signed inside in ballpoint by Prince Paul and Princess Olga of Yugoslavia. In fine condition, with li

Color semi-glossy 5 x 5.75 lightweight photo of Grace Kelly as the princess of Monaco, signed in black felt tip, "Grace de Monaco." In fin...

Duplicate of a "Prescription Form for Medicinal Liquor," issued under the authority of the National Prohibition Act, one page, 5.5 x 4.5, ...

Manuscript DS in French, signed “G. Prony,” one page, 7.75 x 12.25, February 18, 1801. Official

LS signed “Geo. W. Pullman,” one page, 8 x 10.5, Pullman's Palace Car Company letterhead, Octobe

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

Office of the Commissioners of the Freedman's Savings and Trust Company check, 8 x 3.25, filled out in another hand and signed by Purvis, "...

Bold ink signature and inscription, "Jeannie, from the Queen, Welcome home! 1914," on the reverse of a 5.5 x 3.5 postcard depicting the HM...

Highly desirable original 6.5 x 4.5 admission pass to Westminster Abbey for the "Coronation of Her Most Sacred Majesty Queen Victoria" on ...

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

Unissued specimen stock certificate for the Red Bell Brewing Company, one page, 12 x 8, no date. The lower portion of this multicolored custom-designe

Ilion Bank check, 7.75 x 3.75, filled out and signed by Remington, "E. Remington Pres't," payable to J. Myers Esq. for $800, April 26,...

Mortgage bond for the Richmond & York River Rail Road Company for $1000, issued January 1, 1866, 14 x 18, with all 22 coupons intact. Carrying a...

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

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....

Bold ink signature, "N. M. Rothschild,” on an off-white 3.25 x 1.25 slip. In fine condition, with light soiling.

World War II-dated color 10.25 x 16 salesman's sample (series 41 R 58) of a calendar for January 1941 entitled 'On the Move,' featuring ...

World War II-dated color 10.25 x 16 salesman's sample (series 42 R 58) of a calendar for January 1942 entitled ‘Finding the

Color 10.25 x 16 salesman's sample (series 48 R 58) of a calendar for January 1948 entitled ‘Rider of the Rough String,' fe

DS, signed “Thomas F. Ryan” and "Brayton Ives," one page, 11.5 x 15.5, April 1, 1892. Mortgage b

Three stock certificates for shares in the Saint Paul & Duluth Railroad Company, each one page, dated from 1877 to 1883. Known as the 'Skall...

Vintage glossy 8 x 10 photo of Salk in his laboratory, signed and inscribed in the lower border in black ballpoint, "With warm appreciation for...

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

Superb state of Pennsylvania $500 mortgage bond of The Selins Grove and North Branch Rail Road Co., issued on July 1, 1874, 17.5 x 24.25, signed at th

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

Scarce partly-printed DS, one page, 16 x 13.25, September 2, 1717. As governor of His Majesty's Province of the Massachusetts-Bay in New-England...

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

Desirable $1000 bond of the South Mountain Railroad Co. issued February 1, 1873, 17.75 x 24, with 48 coupons intact below. The handsome oversized bond

Attractive Spanish bond in the amount of 1000 pesetas issued in Madrid on January 1, 1930, 16 x 19.5, complete with 40 coupons on both sides, all canc

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

Personal bank check belonging to noted lecture promoter James B. Pond, 8.25 x 2.75, filled out and signed by Pond, payable to Henry M. Stanley for $50

Uncommon $500 antique bond of the Staten Island Midland Railroad Company issued December 1, 1890, 19 x 24, complete with 60 attached bond coupons. A f

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

Rare antique stock certificate issued to Charles T. Evans, Jr., for 10 shares of the Strong & Green Cycle Mfg. Co., one page, 10.25 x 8.25, May ...

Partly-printed DS, one page, 14.25 x 25.5, stamp-dated April 19, 1881. Second mortgage bond of the Chicago, St. Louis, and New Orleans Railroad Compan

LS, two pages on two adjoining sheets, 5 x 7.75, January 4, 1872. Addressed from the Senate Chamber, a letter to Boston architect Theodore Voelkers, i

Noteworthy $500 antique mortgage bond of Susquehanna Steam Lumber and Lath Mills and Lumber Drying Company, issued March 1, 1867, 15 x 16.5, with nine

Uncommon 4.25 x 6.5 cabinet photo of Murphy by Davis Mahan of Pittsburgh, signed and inscribed on the mount in ink, "To Bro. William C. Moorland

Color glossy 8 x 10 photo of Ronald Reagan visiting with his British counterpart, signed in black felt tip, "Margaret Thatcher." In fine c...

Signed book: The Downing Street Years. First edition. NY: HarperCollins, 1993. Hardcover with dust jacket, 6.5 x 9.5, 914 pages. Signed in blue ink on

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

Fantastic $10,000 bond of the International Mercantile Marine Company issued April 1, 1917, 13.5 x 9.25, signed in ink by the company's vice pre...

Partly-printed DS, signed "Geo. D. Widener," one page, 11.75 x 8.25, June 7, 1906. Stock certificate issued to Lewis Davis for one hundred...

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

Souvenir typescript of "The Ten Special Commandments for a Would-Be Planet Hunter according to Clyde Tombaugh," one page, 8.25 x 10.75, si...

Manuscript DS, signed “Robert Treat Go'r,” one page, 8.5 x 6.25, no date but circa 1683â

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...

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

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

Two items: the soft blue “Just Call Me Arch” T-shirt worn by Desmond Tutu when he jogged at a Wh

Glossy 8 x 10 photo of the anti-apartheid and human rights activist with his hands raised, signed in black felt tip, "God bless you, Desmond Tu...

Color 7.75 x 18.5 salesman's sample (48 R 54) of a calendar for January 1948 entitled ‘Sail On O Ship of State,â[x=

Color 7.75 x 18.5 salesman's sample (50 R 54) of a calendar for January 1950 entitled ‘Man at Work,â€

Two FDCs with cachets honoring the United Nations, individually signed in ink by Trygve Lie and U Thant, both of whom served as secretary-general of t

Stock certificate for 30 shares in the United New Jersey Rail Road and Canal Company issued to George B. McLellan, Jr., one page, 11.75 x 8, April 28,

Rare unissued $100 bond of the Upper Potomac Steamboat Company, May 1, 1875, 13 x 11.25, complete with six coupons. The bond carries a rate of 8%, fea

Two items: a matte-finish 7 x 5 portrait of Van Allen in front of a satellite dish, signed in black felt tip, "J. A. Van Allen"; and an FD...

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

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 “Wm. H. Vanderbilt, V. Prest.,” one page, 11 x 3.75, May 1, 1874. New

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...

Handsome matte-finish 11 x 14 photo of Chief Justice Warren in his judicial robes by Harris & Ewing, signed and inscribed in the lower border in...

Nice $1000 bond of the Washita Cattle Company issued November 15, 1883, 10.75 x 15.25, with two coupons intact on the right edge. Carrying a rate of 6

Three photos: a glossy 10 x 8 photo of Carl Bernstein and Bob Woodward, signed in blue felt tip by both; a satin-finish 10 x 8 photo of Bernstein and

Signed book: All the President's Men. NY: Simon and Schuster, 1974. Hardcover with dust jacket, 6.5 x 9.5, 349 pages. Signed on the title page i...

ANS signed “J. W. Webster,” one page, 5 x 5, no date. Handwritten note by Webster concerning a s

ALS, one page, 5.25 x 8, United States Senate Press Gallery letterhead, no date. Handwritten letter to "Mr. Hill," in part: "At the r...

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

Cardstock 4 x 6 photo of Simon Wiesenthal, signed in the lower border in black felt tip. In fine condition.

Partly-printed DS, signed "Oliv: Wolcott, Jr.," one page, 6.75 x 4, June 2, 1789. Interest note in the amount of two pounds, in part: &quo...

Uncut sheet of four pay orders received by Oliver Wolcott, Jr., as Hartford’s Comptroller of the Public Accounts, 7.75 x 1

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

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

Collection of 35 collotype lithographs, "George Washington and His Times," printed in Vienna by Max Jaffee in 1932. Ranging in size from 5...

Scarce Revolutionary War-dated ALS signed “Rich'd Varick, Major of Brigade,” one page, 8 x 12.75

Partly-printed DS, signed “J. C. Fremont,” one page, 8 x 5.25, March 2, 1868. Bond headed

ALS signed “Thomas,” four pages on two adjoining sheets, 6.5 x 8, December 6, 1855. Addressed fr