RR Auction: Rare Manuscripts, Documents and Autographs

Christmas card from 1994, 8 x 6 closed, embossed in gold on the outside with the royal coat of arms. Inside, the card bears a charming and informal fa

British geneticist responsible for creating the methods used for DNA fingerprinting and profiling. Benham color Commemorative Cover honoring the 50th

FDC with a cachet honoring Dag Hammarskjold, UN Secretary General, signed in blue ballpoint, “James D. Watson, Harvard University.” In fine condition.

Eminent American senator and statesman (1813–1861), dubbed the ‘Little Giant,’ perhaps best remembered for his role in the Lincoln-Douglas debates dur

Partly-printed DS, signed “Fredk. Douglass,” two pages, 8.5 x 14, June 9, 1883. A Deed of Trust between Ellen Kelly and Fred Browning, signed on an ou

American lawyer and journalist (1764-1846). ALS, one page both sides, 7.75 x 9.5, December 31, 1836. Letter to S. W. Pomeroy, Jr. concerning a long du

Autograph letter, dictated by Earp and written by his wife, three sides of two pages, 8 x 10, no date (but postmarked April 18, 1927). Letter to John

Edison Botanic Research Corporation business check, 8.25 x 3, filled out in another hand and signed by Edison, “Thos. A. Edison,” payable to W. A. Ben

TLS signed with his impressive ‘umbrella’ signature, “Thomas A. Edison,” one page, 8.25 x 11, From the Laboratory of Thomas A. Edison letterhead, May

Printed message, signed “Albert Einstein,” two pages on two adjoining sheets, 6 x 8, entitled “A Message from Prof. Albert Einstein to the Friends of

Vintage matte-finish 6 x 8.5 head-and-shoulders photo of Einstein looking directly into the camera, signed and inscribed in the lower border in founta

ALS signed “E,” one page, 8.5 x 11, no date. Letter written by Edison on the first page of a two-page TLS to Edison, dated June 23, 1923, from Herman

American industrialist (1868–1938) who organized the Firestone Tire & Rubber Company in 1900. He later became a close associate of Henry Ford an...

Russian jeweller (1846–1920) best known for the famous Faberge eggs made of precious metals and gems. Scarce TLS in Russian, signed “C. Faberge,” one

ALS, three pages, on two lightly-lined adjoining sheets, 8 x 9.5, January 27, 1859. Letter to David Burnet. In full: “I have to apologize for not repl

DS, signed “Henry Ford,” and “Edsel B. Ford”,” four pages, 8.5 x 13, August 6, 1919. Financial agreement between C. Harold Wills and Henry Ford after

Partly-printed DS, signed “B. Franklin,” one page, 15.25 x 11.75, January 29, 1787. Land grant reads, in part “That in consideration of the services r

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

American forger (1887-1950?) who forged letters from American luminaries. An original Joseph Cosey forgery of a Benjamin Franklin document, 8.5 x 7.5,

Pre-printed 6 x 5 card, dated May 1936, in German, concerning the occasion of his eightieth birthday. The printed text reads (translated): “I thank yo