RR Auction: Rare Manuscript, Document and Autograph Auction

Captain of the ill-fated ocean liner S. S. Volturno, which sank in the North Atlantic in October 1913. Vintage 3.5 x 5.25 postcard photo of Inch, in h

Marshal of France and military leader during the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars (1765–1840). LS in French, signed “Mal. Macdonald,” one page

Unsigned autograph memo, one page, 7 x 4.5, Queen’s memorandum letterhead, February 18, 1928. Brief memo. In part: “You may like to have these…article

American statesman and lawyer (1817–1892). Vintage 2.25 x 3.5 carte-de-visite photo, affixed to a 4 x 5 album mount, signed on the mount in black ink.

Journalist and senator from California who authored the first Pacific Railroad Act (1827–1887). Original 4.25 x 6.5 cabinet photo by Bradley and Rulof

TNS, one page on the reverse of a 5.75 x 4 paperstock photo of Lambarene, January 1965. Note to a well-wisher. In full: “Thank you warmly for your goo

Vintage matte-finish 6 x 9 photo, signed and inscribed in blue ballpoint, “To Henry Capelle with my best wishes, Tom C. Clark.” In fine condition, wit

Glossy 8 x 10 close-up photo of Teller, signed in the lower border in blue ink. In fine condition.

Inventor, biochemist, and microbiologist (1888–1973) who discovered streptomycin, the first antibiotic effective against tuberculosis; for this he was

Free franked mailing envelope, 5.5 x 3.25, addressed to “Messrs. Washburn & Woodman, Mineral Point, Wisconsin Territory,” and franked in the upp...