RR Auction Quality Autograph Auction 370

Vintage fountain pen signature, “Martin Luther King,” on an off-white 5 x 3 card. A tiny photo of the Civil Rights leader is affixed at the bottom lef

Biologist (1894–1956) who in 1947 founded the Institute for Sex Research at Indiana University, and whose research on human sexuality created the mode

Business partner of F. W. Woolworth. Uncommon TLS signed “F. M. Kirby,” one page, 8.25 x 11, F. M. Kirby & Co. letterhead, January 26, 1907. Kir...

TLS, one page, 8.25 x 10.5, Office of the Mayor letterhead, October 19, 1943. The frustrated mayor writes John S. Burke of B. Altman & Company i...

Engineer and automotive magnate (1843–1932) who founded the Cadillac and Lincoln Motor Companies. Engraved DS, signed “Henry M. Leland” as president o

Partly-printed DS, signed “Gordon W. Lillie,” one page, 8.5 x 3.75, January 23, 1912. Promissory note from Buffalo Bill’s Wild West and Pawnee Bill’s

American showman (1860–1942) who began his career as a trapper and Pawnee interpreter and later became a partner in Buffalo Bill’s Wild West Show. DS,

Son of President Abraham Lincoln (1843–1926) who served as Secretary of War in the Garfield and Arthur administrations. ALS signed “Robert T. Lincoln,

Son of President Abraham Lincoln (1843–1926) who served as Secretary of War in the Garfield and Arthur administrations. TLS signed “Robert T. Lincoln,

British surgeon (1827–1912) who pioneered the practice of sterile surgery, one of the most important medical advances of the day. His name later becam

British statesman (1863-1945) and the only Welsh Prime Minister of the United Kingdom; he is also the only one to have spoken English as a second lang

Senator best known for his Share-the-Wealth national program; he was assassinated in 1935. Vintage ink signature, “Huey P. Long, U.S.S.,” on an off-wh

Ineffectual King of France from 1715 to 1774 who was dominated by his strong-willed and unscrupulous mistress, Madame de Pompadour. Vellum DS in Frenc

Soviet politician, Communist Party leader and close collaborator of Stalin (1902–1988). After Stalin's death, he became Premier of the Soviet Un...

Wife (1867–1953) of King George V. TLS signed “Mary,” one page, 7.5 x 9.5, Buckingham Palace letterhead, March 1922. The Queen Consort writes Sir Alfr

British philosopher and civil servant (1806–1873) who was an influential contributor to social theory, political theory, and political economy. Rare i

Highly important German philosopher, political theorist, and author (1818–1883) whose Communist Manifesto (1848) and Das Kapital (published 1867–1894)

Mafia boss (1897-1962). By the early 1930s he was the undisputed king of the NYC mafia. Convicted on 62 counts of compulsory prostitution in 1936, his

TLS, one page, 7.25 x 11, personal letterhead, September 16, 1948. Morgenthau writes Israel Goldstein, an American rabbi, Zionist leader, and one of t

TLS signed “M. Teresa mc,” on the reverse of a 6.25 x 3.25 prayer sheet, April 1997. Letter of thanks to a supporter. In part: “May the Joy and Peace

Endorsed bank check, 6 x 2.75, filled out and signed in another hand, payable to Mother Teresa & Missionaries of Charity for $10.00, April 1, 19...

Printed commemorative prayer, entitled “Washington Praying at Valley Forge,” on an 8.5 x 11 sheet, signed at the bottom in blue felt tip, “God bless y

Glossy 8 x 10 close-up photo, signed in blue felt tip along the bottom border “God bless you, M. Teresa m.c.” In fine condition, with a few faint surf

Glossy 8.5 x 6 photo of Mubarak talking to Strauss, signed in black felt tip by both, with Strauss adding a date of November 4, 1984. In fine conditio

African American religious leader (1897–1975) who led the Nation of Islam from 1934 until his death and was a mentor to Malcolm X, Louis Farrakhan, an

Two partly-printed DSs, in Italian, both one page, 9.5 x 14.5, 1935. Untranslated document each signed at the bottom, “Mussolini” and “Vittorio Emanue

Vintage matte-finish 9.25 x 13 photo of a pensive-looking Mussolini in a suit and bow tie, signed and inscribed in the lower border in fountain pen in

Four identical satin-finish color 10 x 8 photo composites of 1971 wedding of Tricia Nixon, signed in black felt tip “Ed Cox,” “Tricia Nixon Cox,” and

First President of Ghana and the first Prime Minister of Ghana (1909–1972). An influential 20th century advocate of Pan-Africanism, he was a founding

Collection of 39 items consisting of ink and felt tip signatures on various size cards and signed photos ranging in size from 4 x 6 up to 5 x 7, each

American biochemist (1891–1987) who won, with James Batcheller Sumner and Wendell Meredith Stanley, the 1946 Nobel Prize in Chemistry. ALS, one page,

Collection of 95 signatures of politicians, authors, actors, actresses and other notables on various size individual off-white cards, slips, sheets an

Six ink and ballpoint signatures on various size cards and clipped slips. Signers are: Pearl S. Buck, Mountbatten of Burma, Horace Mann, Alexander of

Signed book: Going Rogue: An American Life. First edition, first printing. NY: Harper Collins, 2009. Hardcover with dustjacket, 6.25 x 9.25, 413 pages

Souvenir typescript on two yellow 8.5 x 11 sheets, signed in ink at the top of the first page “Rosa L. Parks 11-1-80” and signed and inscribed in ink

Glossy 5 x 7 photo of the chemist sporting a beret, signed in black felt tip. In fine condition, with a trivial area of surface loss to his lapel.

Souvenir typescript on ten 8.5 x 11 sheets, entitled “The End of War,” signed in black ink at the top of the last page “Linus Pauling.” In part: “I be

President of Argentina (born 1895) from 1946 to 1955 and again from 1973 to his death in 1974. DS, in Spanish, signed “Peron,” one page, 9 x 12.5, Sep

Entrepreneur (1814–1904) who was a busy figure in the Underground Railroad and helped many slaves make their way to freedom in the north. The Abolitio

Seven items consisting of: fountain pen signatures of Sam Rayburn, Charles E. Hughes, and Fiorello LaGuardia on individual off-white cards; a fountain

DS, signed “Elizabeth R,” one page, 21 x 16.5, October 26, 1953. Her Royal Highness appoints a representative in Paris. In part: “Elizabeth the Second

Very rare partial LS in Old English, signed “Elizabeth R,” one page, 7.5 x 12, 1571. Paper loss along the right side has affected the end of each line

Spanish monarch (1451–1504) best known as the sponsor and patron of Christopher Columbus in his ventures to the ‘New World.’ Manuscript DS, in Old Spa

Ink signature, “Victoria R,” on an off-white 4.5 x 2 slip removed from a larger document. Vertical fold at the far left side, tear at the top fold lin

DS, signed “Victoria R,” one page, 15.5 x 12, November 22, 1881. In part: “The President of the United States of Columbia has by a commission…constitu

Prime Minister of Israel from 1974 to 1977 and from 1992 to 1995, when he was felled by an assassin. Matte-finish 3.5 x 5.5 photo, signed in blue ink.

LS in pencil, in Russian, signed “Grigori,” on a 5.5 x 3.5 postcard, no date, but postmarked from Tiumen, Siberia, on June 16, 1907. The letter is to

American entrepreneur (1839–1937) who entered the oil industry at the age of twenty-four and worked ruthlessly to unify his business interests into th

ALS signed “Dean Rusk, 54th Secretary of State,” one page, 5.75 x 7.75, personal letterhead, no date. Rusk writes Bessie Holmes in celebration of her

Longtime Emperor of Ethiopia (1892–1975) who reigned from 1930 to 1974. Selassie was one of the most revered figures among followers of the Rastafari