RR Auction Quality Autograph Auction 356

Two items: a 8.25 x 3 check, dated September 2, 1954, and endorsed on the reverse by President Harry S. Truman, and a Thomas E. Dewey 5 x 3.25 signed

Ballpoint signature, “Harry S. Truman, 1-24-68,” on a 6 x 4 white card with the pre-printed “I am pleased to comply with your reques

TLS as president, one page, 7 x 9, White House letterhead, January 7, 1948. Letter to Basil O’Connor, President of the American National Red Cro

Important TLS as president, one page, 8 x 10.5, White House letterhead, September 18, 1945. Truman writes to the Executors of the Estate of Franklin D

FDC with a cachet honoring Franklin D. Roosevelt, signed on the front in black ink. In fine condition, with address stamp under signature, and a light

White House card, signed and inscribed in black ink, “Best wishes to Hayes Goetz, Harry S. Truman 10/9/50.” In fine condition. Accompanied

Signed book: Memoirs (Year of Decisions and Years of Trial and Hope) in two volumes. First edition. Garden City: Doubleday & Company, 1956. Hardco

Hardcover and leatherbound copy of Truman’s Address at the Conference on the Japanese Peace Treaty, which he gave on September 4, 1951. Hardcove

Incredibly rare free franked White House envelope, 7.25 x 4.75, addressed in type to “Honorable Edwin C. Johnson, United States Senate, Washingt

Partly-printed DS as president, one page, 8 x 8.5, June 29, 1842. President Tyler orders the Secretary of State “to affix the seal of the United

Black-bordered free franked envelope, 4.5 x 3, addressed in Tyler’s hand to “Alexander Gardiner Esq., 43 Lafayette Place, New York,”

LS signed “M. Van Buren,” one page, 11.25 x 6.5, January 1, 1830. Letter written as Secretary of State to the Speaker of the House of Repr

ALS signed “Go: Washington,” one page both sides, 8 x 12.5, October 17, 1773. Letter to a gentleman, possibly identified as Reverend Jonat

Full hand-addressed free frank, 9.25 x 7.5, with franked panel measuring 5.25 x 3.5. Addressed in his hand to “Col. Clem. Biddle, Philadelp,&a...

Partly-printed DS as president, signed “Go: Washington,” one page, 8 x 13.5, June 5, 1783. Washington discharges Anthony Parcell from mili

LS, as president, signed “Go: Washington,” one page, 8 x 10, April 4, 1791. Letter to Edward Carrington in care of Edmund Randolph, Govern

Franking signature as President, “President, U.S.,” on a 6.5 x 3 postal cover addressed in another hand to Miss Catharine Goddard in Balti

Partly-printed DS as president, one page, 18 x 14, March 29, 1916. President Wilson appoints W. Irving Williams to the position of Postmaster of Renss

Signed White House card, signed in the top left in black ink, “Woodrow Wilson.” Uniform light toning, with a couple heavier lines near edg

Progressive czar of Russia, 1855-1881. Widely hailed as the Liberator for freeing the serfs, he was nevertheless killed by a nihilist bomb. Manuscript

Beautician who developed the highly successful cosmetic line that bears her name. TLS, one page, 6.25 x 8.5, personal letterhead, January 5. Letter ad

Manuscript DS, signed “B. Arnold,” one page, 8 x 12.5, June 20, 1788. Document headed “Supreme Court” in the upper left for th

Member of the fabled Astor family of businessmen and financiers (1822–1890). The wealthiest family member of his generation, he served in the ar

Real estate magnate (1792–1875), son of John Jacob Astor, and at one time the richest man in America. ALS signed “W. B. Astor,” one

Founder of L. L. Bean (1872-1967). TLS, one page, 8.5 x 11, colorful L.L. Bean letterhead, May 11, 1955. Letter to the feature editor of Little League

Two items: TLS, signed “M. Begin,” one page, 8.5 x 11, personal letterhead, dated April 3, 1986. Begin writes to the friend of a victim of

ALS in Hebrew, signed “D. Ben-Gurion,” one page, lightly-lined, 4.5 x 8.5, September 30, 1963. Short letter to Sid Appelbaum. In full: &...

Ink signature, “David Ben-Gurion, Executive of the Jerusalem Agency, Jerusalem,” on an off-white lightly-lined clipped slip. Matted with a

Second president of Israel (1884–1963) who served from 1952 until his death. Blue ballpoint signature in Hebrew beneath untranslated printed Heb

French politician (1747-1825). Partly-printed DS, in French, signed “Bigot president,” one page, 8 x 12, April 24, 1792. Untranslated Nati

Politician nicknamed the “Plumed Knight,” he became secretary of state in 1889. ALS signed “J. G. Blaine,” four pages on two a

DS, in Russian, two pages, 8 x 11.75, March 21, 1947. An official untranslated document, signed at the conclusion in purple ink by Brezhnev. In very g

ALS, three pages on two adjoining sheets, 4.5 x 7, July 27, 1856. Bright writes to Lady Alice Peel, daughter of Sir Robert Peel, the former prime mini

A Connecticut-born farmer with Calvinist roots, Brown (1800–1859) was a lifelong opponent of slavery. In the 1850s, amid the heated debate over

English explorer, translator, writer, soldier, and diplomat (1821-1890). He was known for his travels and explorations within Asia and Africa as well

Revolutionary War soldier, lawyer, senator, and vice president under Jefferson (1756–1836), probably best known for mortally wounding Alexander

Self-educated African-American botanist (circa 1864–1943) who became a leading expert in agricultural science, most notably relating to the cult

British archaeologist and Egyptologist (1874–1939) whose 1922 discovery of the tomb of Tutankhamun in Egypt’s “Valley of the Kings...

Empress of Russia, 1762–1796. She murdered her husband, Peter III, and proclaimed herself Czarina in 1762. LS in Russian, one page, 7.25 x 9, De

Original 3.75 x 6 menu from the twenty-sixth annual Balaclava Dinner, Dance and Reunion of Members of the 4th “Queen’s Own” Hussars

Partly-printed DS, one page, 15.5 x 10, April 24, 1818. Governor Clinton appoints Judah Williams “Inspector of distilled spirits in and for the

Confederate statesman who administered the oath of office to Jefferson Davis, also a major general and commander of the District of Georgia at the tim

Color vintage 3.5 x 5.5 postcard photo of Rosa Banheur’s painting of Cody on horseback, signed and inscribed in blue ink “To Chas. Trego,

Manuscript DS, signed “N. Bayard Secretary,” also signed “Johannes de Peyster,” “Johannes van Brugh,” and “I

Polish-born French physicist (1867-1934), she and her husband Pierre discovered two new elements, polonium and radium, in 1898. In 1911 she won the No

Canadian doctor who delivered the famed Dionne quintuplets in Ontario in 1934. TLS, one page, 8.5 x 11, Dionne Quintuplet Guardianship letterhead, Apr

French statesman, one of the leading figures of the French Revolution. A Parisian lawyer, he became a leader of the Cordeliers early in the Revolution

Signed book: The Buddhism of Tibet. Later printing. NY: Snow Lion Publications, 2002. Softcover, 5.5 x 8.5, 219 pages. Signed in green ink on the half

ALS, one page, 5.75 x 8.5, July 13. Letter to Walden Book Shop. In full: “Please send the books mentioned in the enclosed to A. W. Wright, 251 W

English naturalist and author (1809–1882) whose book explaining his theories of evolution, On the Origin of the Species by Means of Natural Sele