RR Auction: Rare Manuscript, Document, and Autograph Auction

Ballpoint signatures, “James D. Watson,” “Francis Crick,” and “MHF Wilkins,” on an off-white 5.75 x 4 card. In fine condition. An exceptionally desira

Manuscript DS, signed “Fred’k Douglass, Recorder,” two pages both sides, 8 x 12.25, April 25, 1882. Indenture for the sale of parcel of land owned by

Partly-printed DS, signed “Fred’k Douglass,” one page, 8.5 x 7, October 3, 1877. As US Marshall for Washington, DC, Douglass directs warden J.S. Crock

Remarkable AQS on an off-white 5 x 4.25 sheet, boldly signed at the conclusion in black ink, “Fred: Douglass, 1866.” Douglass pens a thoughtful quote,

Leading pioneer of the US automobile industry (1861–1947) who co-founded General Motors and Chevrolet, creating the system of multi-brand holding comp

Edison Botanic Research Corporation business check, 8.25 x 3, filled out in another hand and signed by Edison with his prominent ‘umbrella’ signature,

Fantastic matte-finish 3.5 x 5.5 postcard photo of Edison as a young man in the 1870s, beautifully signed in bold black ink with his famous ‘umbrella’

Superb matte-finish 8 x 10 portrait of Edison in profile, boldly signed and inscribed in fountain pen, “To Mrs. F. D. Morrison, Thos. A. Edison.” In f

Eiffel’s personal calling card printed with his name and Paris address, 3.75 x 2.25, bearing a handwritten message in French addressed to his brother-

TLS signed “A. Einstein,” one page, 7 x 7, blind-stamped personal letterhead, November 22, 1945. Short letter to Dr. Frank Kingdon. In full: “I am gla

Striking unsigned matte-finish 11 x 14 bust portrait of Einstein in a handsome suit and tie, taken by photographer Ervin Willard Spurr during Einstein

Vintage matte-finish 7 x 9 Dorothy Wilding photo of Elizabeth in a tiara and pearls, signed in the lower border in fountain pen, “Elizabeth R, 1945.”

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

Russian jeweller (1846–1920) best known for the famous Faberge eggs made of precious metals and gems. Scarce DS in Russian, signed in Cyrillic, “K. Fa

The only resident peer in late colonial America who administered his vast Northern Neck Proprietary from his wilderness estate at Greenway Court, Virg

British physicist and chemist (1791–1867) best known for his development of the first dynamo and the discovery of electromagnetic induction. ALS signe

Member of the House of Habsburg (1503–1564) who ruled as Holy Roman Emperor from 1558 until his death, a reign characterized by conflict with the Otto

Scottish bacteriologist (1881–1955) who shared the 1945 Nobel Prize in Medicine for his role in the discovery and isolation of penicillin. Uncommon TL

Scottish bacteriologist (1881–1955) who shared the 1945 Nobel Prize in Medicine for his role in the discovery and isolation of penicillin. Rare ALS, o

TLS, one page, 7.25 x 9.75, personal letterhead, August 12, 1938. Letter to Mr. A. Stainforth of the Boston Antique Shop. In part: “May I extend to yo