RR Auction: Rare Manuscript, Document, and Autograph Auction

New Year’s card for 1976 presented to Edward Gierek, First Secretary of the Polish Working Party, measuring 8.5 x 11 closed, bearing a pre-printed Ara

Color satin-finish 5 x 7 photo of Arafat in a military-style hat, signed in blue ink, “Y. Arafat, 22/11/83.” In fine condition.

American illustrator and cofounder of the American Boy Scouts (1850–1941). A 3.5 x 5 cardstock photo of Beard in a buckskin jacket, signed in fountain

French lawyer, royal librarian, and conseiller d’Etat (1711–1772). Partly-printed DS in French, signed “Bignon,” four pages on two adjoining sheets, 8

Boldly penned ALS in German, one page, 8.5 x 10.75, June 27, 1864. Untranslated letter to his future war minister Albrecht von Roon, with whom he orga

Collection of six photos, approximately 4 x 6, each signed in ink by the British leader pictured, including: Margaret Thatcher, John Major, Tony Blair

A matte-finish 3.75 x 5.75 head-and-shoulders photo of Chiang Kai-Shek signed in black ink in Chinese along the left edge; and a glossy 3.75 x 6 portr

American soldier and statesman (1739–1812) who served as governor of New York and vice president in the Jefferson and Madison administrations. ADS, si

Ballpoint signature on an off-white 5.5 x 3.25 United Nations airmail postcard. In fine condition, with a couple paperclip impressions. Accompanied by

Signer of the Declaration of Independence from New Jersey (1737-1791) and a delegate to the Continental Congress. Revolutionary War-dated partly-print