RR Auction: Rare Manuscript, Document and Autograph Auction

ALS, one page both sides, 5 x 8, personal letterhead, April 20, [1861]. Letter to fellow scientist Oswald Heer. In full: “I am extremely much obliged

Brazilian diplomat (1876–1954) who helped 800 people escape France during the Holocaust, including 425 confirmed to be Jewish. Untranslated ALS in Por

ALS, three lightly-lined pages on two adjoining sheets, 4.5 x 7, November 25, 1876. Letter written onboard the S.S. Adriatic, while serving as preside

War-dated TLS in French, signed “C. De Gaulle,” one page, 8 x 10, personal letterhead, October 6, 1942. Letter to Captain Vaisseau Ortoli on board the

Signer of the Declaration of Independence, and founder and president of the Bank of Philadelphia (1739–1813). Bank check, 5.75 x 2, filled out and sig

Partly-printed DS, signed “Tho’s Heyward Jun'r,” one page, 13 x 8, September 1, 1785. Arrest warrant issued for coachmaker James Lyntch, “to ans...

Partly-printed DS, signed “E. Gerry,” one page, 8.75 x 14, February 9, 1811. Gerry, as governor of Massachusetts, appoints Moses Townsend “to be one o

Signer of the Declaration of Independence from Connecticut (1731–1796) and seventh President of the Continental Congress. ADS, signed “Sam’l Huntingto

Partly-printed DS, signed “Rob’t Morris,” one page, 12 x 9.5, March 10, 1795. Morris certifies that James Greenleaf “is entitled to five Shares in the

Signer of the Declaration of Independence from Connecticut (1721–1793) who was the only man to also sign the Articles of Association, Articles of Conf

Signer of the Declaration of Independence from Connecticut (1731–1811). ADS, signed “Wm. Williams,” one page, 7.25 x 6.75, March 12, 1778. Williams or

Connecticut politician (1726–1797) who signed both the Declaration of Independence and Articles of Confederation, and later served as governor of the

ALS, one page both sides, 4.5 x 7.5, Kensington Palace letterhead, July 3, 1989. Letter to friend and fashion designed Bruce Oldfield. In full: “A gre

Birthday card, measuring approximately 4.5 x 7, featuring a Gary Larson color image of a frog playing a guitar. Inside bears a short pre-printed senti

Partly-printed DS, signed three times, twice as “Geo. Eastman” and once as “George Eastman,” one page, 8.5 x 3.5, October 14, 1899. A “standing intere

Pencil ‘umbrella’ signature, “Thos A. Edison,” on an off-white 2.75 x 2 card. In fine condition, with a paperclip impression to top edge. Accompanied

Signed book: The Boy’s Life of Edison. First edition. NY: Harper and Brothers, 1911. Hardcover, 5.25 x 7.5, 332 pages. Signed on the second free end p

Edison Botanic Research Corporation business check, 8.5 x 3, filled out in another hand and signed by Edison with his bold ‘umbrella’ signature, “Thos

Partly-printed DS, signed “Thomas [A.] Edison, President,” one page, 11.5 x 7, July 17, 1901. Stock certificate issued to W. S. Pilling for “Eighty th

TLS in German, signed “A. Einstein,” one page, 8.5 x 11, blindstamped personal letterhead, Princeton, February 11, 1953. Einstein writes to Blanche H.

TLS in German, signed “A. Einstein,” two pages, 8.5 x 11, blind-stamped personal letterhead from his Princeton address, June 10, 1938. Letter to Dr. G

TLS signed “A. Einstein,” one page, 8.25 x 11, blind-stamped personal letterhead, April 3, 1951. Letter to Joseph Halle Schaffner. In full: “I thank y

Detailed scientific and mathematical calculations on both sides of a 2.5 x 5.5 off-white slip. On one side Einstein writes nine lines of an intricate

Swedish-American Army engineer (1803–1889) who designed and built the ironclad warship Monitor for the American Navy. ALS signed “J. Ericsson,” one pa

Last Empress consort of the French from 1853 to 1871 as the wife of Napoleon III, Emperor of the French. ALS in Spanish, four pages on two adjoining s

TLS, one page, 5 x 8, Wright-Fleming Institute of Microbiology letterhead, May 7, 1948. Letter to Norman Edwards of the magazine Answers, who had sent

The last Holy Roman Emperor (1768–1835) who ruled from 1792–1806 when he dissolved the empire, and became the first Emperor of Austria. Collection of

Physicist (1901–1954) who became the first to split the atom and was awarded the Nobel Prize for Physics in 1938 for his developments in harnessing nu

TLS in German, one page, 8.5 x 10.75, International Youth Center of the Anne Frank Stichting letterhead, December 21, 1960. Frank writes that he is ve

New Mexico lawman (1850–1908) who killed his former gambling partner, the fabled outlaw Billy the Kid, in 1881. Partly-printed DS, signed “P. F. Garre

ALS in German, signed “Freud,” one page both sides, 5.25 x 3.5, personal letterhead, December 14, 1930. Letter to poet Walter Philipp. In part (transl

Ink signatures, “King Gillette, Vienna, May 18th/27,” adding a sketch of a Gillette logo above his signature, and “Josephine Baker, Feb 4/28, ‘Wien,’”

French chemist and physicist (1778–1850) best known for his investigations into the nature and behavior of gases. ALS in French, signed “Gay-Lussac,”

Satin-finish 8.5 x 9.75 head-and-shoulders photo of Gotti in court, signed and inscribed in black ballpoint, “To Rebecca, Your friend, John Gotti”; an

Financier (1836–1892) known for his stock market manipulation of railroad securities; he also tried to corner the gold market, causing the ‘Black Frid

Important German philosopher (1889–1976) whose Being and Time was a fundamental text in the development of existentialism. AQS in German on an off-whi

Bold ink signature, “8. 2. 32. Your faithful grandfather, Hindenburg,” on an off-white 5 x 6.75 album page, adding a brief sentiment, in German, above

Partly-printed DS one page, 7 x 8.75, September 17, 1760. Document ordering Treasurer Alexander Hodgdon to pay “unto Honble David Cobb Esqr Speaker of

TLS in German, signed “Herzl,” two pages, one 8.25 x 6 and one 8.25 x 11, February 22, 1902. Printed circular letter to a member of the Action Committ

Swiss chemist (1906–2008) best known for the discovery of LSD. Original signed felt tip sketch of the chemical structure of LSD on an off-white 5.75 x

Incredibly rare manuscript DS in Japanese, one page, 23.5 x 18, April 18, 1940. Document in which the Emperor of Japan confers the Imperial Order of M

American clergyman (1721–1803) who founded the doctrine of Hopkinsian or New Divinity, a form of Calvinism that espoused free will and the denial of o

ALS in French, signed “Humboldt,” three pages on two adjoining sheets, 4.75 x 4.75, no date [likely circa 1822-23]. Letter to mineralogist Louis-Benja

Tremendously influential philosopher (1711–1776) considered one of the most important figures in the history of Western philosophy. ALS, one page, 6.5

TLS signed “C. G. Jung,” one page, 8.25 x 5.75, personal letterhead, April 1, 1954. Letter to medieval art historian Summer Crosby. In full: “I often

TLS, signed in pencil, one page, 7.25 x 9.25, personal letterhead, March 15, 1929. Letter to Edwin Gould, son of railroad magnate Jay Gould. In part:

TLS, one page, 6.25 x 8.5, personal letterhead, September 30, 1958. Letter to a man seeking help from Kennedy’s contacts. In full: “I have your letter

Official Rawlings Gyro-Metric R25 Hank Stram–model football thrown by Kennedy during a campaign event in Newport Beach on June 2, 1968. Recently servi

Rare signed photos: vintage matte-finish 6.5 x 8.5 portrait of Khrushchev in a suit and tie, signed in the lower right in black ink, adding the date o

King of Saudi Arabia (1906–1975) from 1964 until his assassination. Vintage matte-finish 4.75 x 6.75 portrait of King Faisal, signed in the lower bord