RR Auction: Rare Manuscript, Document, and Autograph Auction

Collection of five items, each signed by a former president or first lady. Signers are: George Bush (SP, ins), Gerald Ford and Richard Nixon (commemor

Manuscript DS, three sides of two adjoined pages, 7.25 x 12.25, November 13, 1795. A statement of property seized from William Winthrop, an American c

Docketing signature, “D. Ayers,” on the reverse of a manuscript document, 8 x 12.75, dated November 10, 1837. Document is a land survey done by J. E.

One of the founders of Vermont (1751–1814) and brother of Ethan Allen. ADS, signed at the conclusion, “Ira Allen,” and also signed several times in th

Massive lifetime collection of roughly 2,000 books in a wide variety of subjects, including sports, fiction, politics, history, cooking, children’s, i

Remarkable leatherbound volume intended as an address book, 9.5 x 10.5, approximately 520 pages, signed within by a fantastic assemblage of 20th centu

Choice partly-printed DS in Spanish, one page, 8.25 x 12, August 15, 1822. Untranslated document in which Bolivar, as president of Colombia, promotes

Rare ALS in Italian, signed “Sac. G. Bosco,” one page, 5.25 x 8.25, August 3, 1870. Untranslated lengthy letter to his great benefactor, countess Carl

Remarkable archive consisting of a small American flag carried to the South Pole, three one-page TLSs, and a signed book. Most important is the printe

Choice untranslated LS in Cyrillic, one page, 7.75 x 12, 1790. In fine condition, with central vertical and horizontal folds. From 1788 to 1790, Russi

Rare ALS in German, unsigned, one page, 7.25 x 8.75, April 14, 1787. Untranslated letter to Princess von Lieven, born von Gaugreben, the governess of

LS signed “Yours sincerely, Winston S. Churchill,” three pages on two adjoining sheets, 5 x 8, Board of Trade letterhead, September 24. Letter, sent w

TLS signed “Winston S. Churchill,” one page, 5 x 8, Chartwell letterhead, August 17, 1956. Letter to Desmond Flower. In full: “Thank you so much for s

TLS signed “Winston S. Churchill,” three pages, 7.5 x 9.5, 10 Downing Street letterhead, February 1, 1952. Letter to MP Roger Fleetwood-Hesketh. In pa

Exquisite youthful 3.5 x 5.5 postcard photo of Churchill in uniform with a chest full of medals as First Lord of the Admiralty, a position he was appo

TLS signed “Winston S. Churchill,” one page, 7.5 x 9.75, Chartwell letterhead, July 7, 1963. Letter to Norman. In part: “We had an agreeable cruise. W

Exquisite matte-finish 4.25 x 6 portrait of Churchill in a distinguished pose, affixed to a 6 x 8.75 mount, nicely signed on the mount in fountain pen

Union army sergeant who shot assassin John Wilkes Booth as the murderer’s figure passed a crack in the wall of a burning barn on Richard Garrett’s far

Ink signatures of Marie Curie, “M. Curie,” and her daughters “I Curie” and “Eve Curie,” on an off-white 6.5 x 8.5 album or guest book page. Page

Surgeon (1869–1939) who pioneered many modern neurosurgical techniques and investigated the functions of the pituitary gland. TLS, one page, 8.5 x 11,