RR Auction: Rare Manuscripts, Documents and Autographs

Swiss chemist (1906–2008) best known for the discovery of LSD. Original signed and inscribed ballpoint sketch of the chemical structure of LSD on a wh

TLS, one page, 8 x 10.5, Federal Bureau of Investigation letterhead, August 3, 1937. Hoover writes David H. Steinle of Burlington, Iowa. In part: “I a

TLS, one page, 7.25 x 10, FBI letterhead, December 10, 1953. Hoover declines an invitation. In part: “I am indeed honored by the Association’s generou

ALS, one page, lightly-lined both sides, 8.25 x 10.75, June 14, 1851. Letter to J. W. Brashear. In full: “I thank you for your message which you sent

ALS, one page, 8 x 9.75, August 11, 1828. Letter to “Colonel R. E. W. Earl,” American portrait artist named Ralph Eleaser Whiteside Earl. Earl was a p

One among scores of gold-seeking ‘forty-niners,’ Huntington eventually became a member of the ‘Big Four’ who organized the Central Pacific Railroad in

LS signed “Francis McCoonse & others,” one page, 7.5 x 9.75, January 10, 1837. Letter to Isaac Pierce Simonton reads, in part: “We the Chiefs of...

One among scores of gold-seeking ‘forty-niners,’ Huntington eventually became a member of the ‘Big Four’ who organized the Central Pacific Railroad in

LS, in Spanish, signed as Governor of the State of Oaxaca, one page, 8.5 x 12.5, Gobierno del Estado De Oaxaca letterhead, December 13, 1847. Letter t

Secret Service Agent #9 assigned to the president’s motorcade detail on November 22, 1963. After hearing the fateful shot, Hill leapt onto Kennedy’s l

Secret Service Agent #9 assigned to the president’s motorcade detail on November 22, 1963. After hearing the fateful shot, Hill leapt onto Kennedy’s l

Iconic satin-finish 10 x 8 photo of Leavelle reacting moments after Jack Ruby shoots Lee Harvey Oswald, signed in black felt tip “James Leavelle.” In

Iconic satin-finish 8 x 10 photo of Leavelle reacting moments after Jack Ruby shoots Lee Harvey Oswald, signed in black felt tip. In fine condition.

Dallas patrolman who captured Lee Harvey Oswald after the assassination of JFK on November 22, 1963. Glossy 8 x 10 photo of McDonald holding Lee Harve

Vegas Club business check, 8 x 3, filled out in another hand and signed by Ruby, payable to Ed La Valley for $99.00, July 12, 1961. Memo indicates che

Program from “An Evening with Marian Anderson,” 5.25 x 8.25, signed on the back cover in blue ballpoint by Robert Kennedy, Ethel Kennedy, and Abe Ribi

This fascinating Cuban archive, all in Spanish, with translations, traces the reparations of hostile Latin relations and attitudes after the Bay of Pi

ALS signed “Edward R,” one page both sides, 5 x 4, H. M. Yacht Victoria & Albert letterhead, August 20, 1902. Letter in Edward’s difficult to de...

Emperor of Austria, King of Bohemia, King of Croatia and Apostolic King of Hungary from 1848 until 1916. Ink signature, “Franciscus Josephus,” on an o

King of Great Britain and Ireland from 1760 until his death in 1820. His reign was marked most notably by the loss of British control over the America