RR Auction: Rare Manuscript, Document, and Autograph Auction

Governor general of the French establishment in India and rival of Robert Clive (1697–1763). Rare manuscript DS, in French, signed “Dupleix,” one page

Bold ink endorsement signature, “Thos. A. Edison,” on the reverse of a clipped 3.25 x 3.25 portion of a check written for $5000 to the Edison Portland

Unusual artistic color postcard of a landscape oil painting, 5.5 x 3.5, nicely signed against a white area in the sky with his classic ‘umbrella’ sign

Remarkable early ALS signed “Edison,” one page, lightly-lined both sides, 5.75 x 9, personal letterhead, May 8, 1882. Letter to Charles L. Clarke, chi

TLS signed “A. Einstein,” one page, 7.5 x 9.5, Emergency Committee of Atomic Scientists letterhead, April 24, 1947. Letter to F. J. Koster. In full: “

TLS in German, signed “A. Einstein,” one page, 8.25 x 11, California Institute of Technology letterhead, January 30, 1933. Letter to Hans Dose in Chic

Lengthy ALS in German, signed “A. Einstein,” one page, 8.5 x 11, March 27, 1940. Letter to Helene Hertz, the widow of Paul Hertz. In full (translated)

Exquisite matte-finish 9 x 7.25 candid photo of Einstein standing outdoors at a dock with the water and shoreline in the background, nicely signed in

Emperor of Japan from 1867 to 1912, who oversaw Japan’s rapid change from an isolated feudal state to an imperial world power (1852–1912); he was also

Second wife of Tsar Paul I of Russia and mother of Tsar Alexander I and Tsar Nicholas I of Russia (1759–1828). Neatly penned ALS in French, signed “Ma