RR Auction: Rare Manuscript, Document, and Artifact Auction

British military officer and statesman (1850–1916) who served as Victoria’s aide-de-camp in the Sudan, commanded the British forces during the Boer Wa

German steel manufacturer (1854–1902) who took over leadership of the family business in 1887. He committed suicide after a magazine article accused h

German medical scientist (1843–1910) regarded as the father of bacteriology. He isolated the tuberculosis bacillus and the anthrax virus, and received

French physician (1781–1826) who invented the stethoscope in 1816 and pioneered its use for diagnosing chest problems. ALS in French, one page both si

ALS in French, signed “Lafayette,” one page, 7.25 x 8.75, January 20, 1830. Letter to General Guglielmo Pepe. In full (translated): “Here I am, back i

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. Pri

Signed book: Long Walk to Freedom. Collector’s edition. Norwalk, CT: Easton Press, 2000. Leatherbound hardcover, 6.5 x 9.5, 558 pages. Signed on the c

Italian physicist and inventor (1874–1937) who devoted his life to experiments in wireless communication, and was awarded with the Nobel Prize in 1909

Empress consort of Czar Alexander III (1847–1928). ALS, written as a child, signed “Marie Guise Valdemar of Denmark,” three pages on two adjoining she

Second wife of Emperor Napoleon I of France (1791-1847). Partly-printed DS in French, signed “Louise,” one page, 12.75 x 9, December 29, 1812. Appoint

McNamara’s Legion of Merit Legionnaire medal awarded to him by the Department of Defense, measuring 1.75? in diameter, featuring a beautiful design of

Bretagne (died 1602) was governess and lady-in-waiting to Elizabeth of Valois, the eldest daughter of Catherine de Medicis and Henry II. Medicis (1519

Two items: an untranslated TLS, in Hebrew, one page, 6.25 x 8, State of Israel letterhead, dated 1974, signed in Hebrew by Meir; and a commemorative c

ALS in Hebrew, four pages, 6 x 9, Morrison Hotel, Chicago letterhead, May 23, 1937. Boldly-penned untranslated letter. In fine condition, with punch h

Financier and philanthropist (1855–1937) who helped found the Gulf Oil Corporation; he also served as treasury secretary under Harding, Coolidge, and

Politician (1803–1888) who served as the first secretary of the treasury for the Confederate States of America. ALS signed “C. G. Memminger,” one page

Excessively rare ALS in French, signed “Mesmer,” one page, 6.75 x 8.25, October 3, 1795. Letter to Madame Cardon of Versaille. In full (translated): “

Partly-printed DS in Italian, four pages on two adjoining sheets, 9.5 x 14.5, November 22, 1937. An untranslated lengthy five-article decree boldly si

Ink signature and sentiment, “Wishing you health & happiness, Yr. Ob. Sevt., Sam. F. B. Morse, New York, March 23, 1870,” on a light blue 4.75 x...

ADS, signed “S. F. Morse Sup. Elec. Mag. Tel.,” one page, 8 x 12.5, July 10, 1843. Morses’s retained copy of a bill to the US government for construct

LS in French, signed “Np,” one page, 7 x 9, October 28, 1808. Letter to General Clarke. In part (translated): “I told you yesterday to send two captai

LS in French, signed “Napol,” one page both sides, 7.25 x 9, April 5, 1809. Letter to his adopted son Eugene reads, in part (translated): “I strongly

Quick ink endorsement, signed “Np,” along the left edge of an undated letter to Napoleon from a wounded soldier, 8.25 x 13. Letter reads, in part, (tr

Scarce printed broadside in French, one page, 12.75 x 15, June 10, 1808. Announcement issued by Jean-Pierre Chazal. In part (translated): “I learn, Mr

Leader of a special Prohibition squad (1903–1957), known as the Untouchables, which led to the downfall of Al Capone and his successor Frank Nitti, a

Czar of Russia (born 1796) who reigned from 1825 until his death in 1855. By crushing the Decembrist Uprising, he confirmed the autocracy of czarist r

Original enameled cup made for the coronation of Czar Nicholas II and Czarina Alexandra Feodorovna on May 18, 1896, featuring an elaborate design with

Collection of 39 items, consisting of photos, business cards, letters, and signatures, each signed by a congressman or senator involved with Nixon’s i

Christmas card from 1961, signed “Lee,” measuring 5.5 x 4 closed, with a color image of pine boughs on the front. On the inside Oswald has written, “M

Fearless and determined justice (1838–1896) of the Indian Territory in western Arkansas who earned the nickname ‘The Hanging Judge’ because of the gre

Autograph note in French on one of Pasteur’s printed visiting cards, 4 x 2.5, imprinted “Louis Pasteur, de l’Academie Francaise et de l’Academie des S

Collection of three signed items consisting of two short TLSs and a signed photo. The letters are both one page, both to Dr. Irwin Stone, and dated Ma

Collection of nine items, including three TLSs from Pauling, including two to Oscar Falconi, both dated from 1971. One letter reads, “I thank you for

TLS signed “Peary,” one page, 7.25 x 10, personal letterhead, April 1, 1912. Letter to Albert Operti. In full: “I am thinking of depositing in the Nat

Two TLSs signed “R. E. Peary,” each one page, spring of 1905. Both letters written to Tice & Lynch Ship Brokers regarding the import of 75 pound...

Founder and first ruler of the Empire of Brazil (1798–1834). Scarce LS in Portuguese, signed “D. Pedro,” one page, 7.75 x 9.75, July 19, 1834. Letters

Popular and much admired emperor of Brazil who ruled for nearly sixty years (1825–1891). Uncommon LS in Spanish, signed “Imperador,” one page, 9 x 13.

Pseudonym of Alexis Leger (1887–1975), French poet and diplomat who was awarded the 1960 Nobel Prize for Literature. ALS in French, signed “Alexis Leg

Signer of the US Constitution from South Carolina and a South Carolina governor, senator, and representative. ALS signed “Charles Cotesworth Pinckney,

Husband and Prince Consort of Elizabeth II (born 1921). Matte-finish 5.75 x 8 photo, affixed to a 7.25 x 10 mount, signed on the mount in fountain pen

Member of the French court (1721–1764) who was the chief mistress of Louis XV from 1745 to her death. Rare partial autograph letter, in French, one pa

Rare printed broadside in French and Latin, one page, 20.75 x 31.25, circa 1754. A letter from Pope Benedict XIV to Paul Passionei, vice-legate in Avi

Color satin-finish 5.75 x 8.25 photo of the future Pope as a cardinal kneeling at the feet of Pope John Paul II, signed in black felt tip, “J. Bergogl

Born Giuseppe Melchiorre Sarto in 1835, Pius X served as pope from 1903 until his death in 1914. Known for his conservative, anti-modernist philosophi

Born Bartolomeo Alberto Cappellari (1765-1846), he was Pope of the Catholic Church from 1831 to 1846. Strongly conservative and traditionalist, he opp

Prince of Monaco (1870–1949) who ruled from 1922 until his death. Matte-finish 4.75 x 7 three-quarter length photo of the Prince in full-dress uniform

Partly-printed DS, signed “Victoria R,” one page, 15.75 x 11.5, February 16, 1894. The Queen appoints Roland Murray Bourne “to be an Officer in Our Mi

ALS signed “VRI,” three pages on two adjoining sheets, 4.25 x 7, black-bordered personal letterhead, February 28, 1884. Letter to "Dearest Lady...

Partly-printed DS, signed “Victoria R,” one page, 20.5 x 13.25, March 13, 1875. The Queen, “with a view to conclude a Postal Convention between Us and

Autograph letter (unsigned), four pages on two adjoining sheets, 4.5 x 7, black-bordered Balmoral Castle letterhead, November 2, 1887. Letter to an un