RR Auction: Rare Manuscript, Document, and Artifact Auction

Color satin-finish 10 x 8 photo of President-elect Obama posing in the Oval Office with George W. Bush and former presidents Bush, Clinton, and Carter

Collection of six items, each signed by a former First Lady. Signers are: Frances Cleveland (White House card), Edith Bolling Wilson (ALS), Mamie Eise

Engraved portrait of the exterior of the White House, 8 x 6, by the Bureau of Engraving and Printing, signed in felt tip and ink by Gerald and Betty F

Color glossy 10 x 8 photo of Nixon, Ford, and Carter conversing in the White House, signed in blue felt tip by Jimmy Carter and Gerald Ford and in bla

ALS in French signed “S. A. Andrée,” one lined page, 5.5 x 8.75, August 16, 1895, to the great French balloonist Gaston Tissandier. In full: “P...

Revolutionary War–dated ALS signed “Bt Arnold Br Genl,” one page, 6.5 x 8.25, March 20, 1777. Letter to Captain Asa Waterman, a commissary general for

Color satin-finish 5.25 x 3 candid photo of Arafat on television, signed on the reverse, “With best wishes, Y. Arafat 6.4.78”; and a TLS, signed “Y. A

Business magnate and merchant (1763–1848) who became the first multi-millionaire in the United States. ALS, one page, 8 x 9.75, May 27, 1805. Letter t

ALS, one page both sides, 5 x 6.75, no date. Letter to her secretary. In part: “They tell us that the Washington papers published the Globe article—pi

French physicist (1852–1908) whose experiments with uranium salts led to the discovery of spontaneous radioactivity; for this breakthrough he shared t

Prominent and sometimes controversial American clergyman, orator, and abolitionist (1813–1887) who was the brother of Uncle Tom’s Cabin author Harriet

TLS signed “M. Begin,” one page, 8.25 x 10.25, State of Israel letterhead, December 17, 1975. Letter to Simon Bloom at the Jewish Ledger. In part: “It

Vintage glossy 10 x 8 Handy and Boesser press photo of Begin sitting around a table with nine other men, signed in blue ink, “With thanks for friendsh

TLS, two pages, 8 x 10.5, January 25, 1912. Letter to Edwin Elsbach, advocating marriage practices among young deaf persons that can decrease the risk

British-born American politician and lawyer (1811–1884) who, after serving in the US Senate and rejecting nomination to the Supreme Court, served vari

Businessman (1841–1905) who, along with his brother Joseph, founded Bloomingdale’s Department Store. Partly-printed DS, signed “Lyman G. Bloomingdale,

Younger brother of Napoleon (1775–1840) who served in various official capacities. Third-person ALS in French, one page, 4.25 x 7, no date but circa 1

Mobster (1905–2002) who became boss of one of the most prominent crime families in the world. A pair of Bonanno’s personally-owned and -worn eyeglasse

Empress of France, born Marie Josèphe Rose Tascher de La Pagerie (1763–1814), who married Napoleon in 1796 and was divorced in 1810, unable to ...

Famed American naturalist (1837–1921) best known for his writings on nature and travel. Matte-finish 8.25 x 6.75 photo of an elderly Burroughs looking