RR Auction: Rare Manuscripts, Documents and Autographs

Hand-addressed free frank envelope as president, 5.5 x 3.25, addressed in Tyler’s hand to “Elizabeth R. Potter, Kingston, Rhode Island,” and franked i

AQS in another hand on a 7 x 4.75 off-white sheet, “Verbum sat sapienti,” signed by Van Buren below, “A good saying, & well applied, M. Van Bure...

Full free frank, measuring 9.75 x 7.75 unfolded, with panel measuring 5.25 x 3.5, addressed in another hand “For Mrs. Charles S. Daveis, Portland, Mai

ALS as president signed “Go: Washington,” one page, 7.25 x 9, March 30, 1795. Letter to General ‘Light Horse’ Harry Lee. In full: “If this letter shou

Hand addressed and free franked panel, 4.5 x 3.25, addressed in Washington’s hand to “Richard Bland Lee, Esq.,” and franked in the lower left “Go: Was

Partly-printed DS, signed “Go: Washington,” one page, 7 x 13, no date, but likely 1783. Discharge reads, in part: “By His Excellency George Washington

Seventeen complete and partial words in Washington’s hand on an irregularly clipped 6.75 x 1.5 slip taken from a larger document. Washington writes “S

ALS signed “Go: Washington,” three pages on two adjoining sheets, 7.25 x 8.75, June 2, 1784. Letter, written from Mount Vernon, to David Humphrys. In

ADS, signed “Go: Washington,” and again in the text “Geo: Washington,” one page, 14.5 x 9.25, April 6, 1775. An account remitted by Washington to his

Partly-printed DS, one page, 9 x 11.5, June 3, 1912. Wilson commits a woman to the New Jersey State Institution for Feeble Minded Women. In part: “You

Uncommon and nicely detailed engraved portrait of the exterior of the White House, 6.5 x 4, signed along the bottom in black ink, “Woodrow Wilson.” In

Impressive vintage pearl-finish 16.25 x 14 photo of the U. S. S. George Washington, signed in the upper right in fountain pen. Scattered creases, a si

Printed speech in booklet form, “Address of the President of the United States, Delivered at a Joint Session of the Two Houses of Congress, April 2, 1

Billionaire publisher and philanthropist (1908–2002). TLS, one page, 6.25 x 8.5, Sunnylands letterhead, February 28, 1975. Letter to Ken Browne. In fu

Billionaire publisher and philanthropist (1908–2002). Distinguished glossy 8 x 10 photo, signed and inscribed in black felt tip “To Alvin Moeller, wit

Turkish army officer, statesman, and writer (1881–1938), credited with being the founder of the Republic of Turkey and serving as the country’s first

French astronomer, mathematician, and politician (1736–1793) who was guillotined during the Reign of Terror. ADS, in French, signed “Bailly,” one page

Ink signature, “Bridgeport, Conn. Oct. 14th, 1878, Truly Yours, P. T. Barnum,” on an off-white 5.5 x 2.5 lightly-lined sheet. In very good condition,

Attorney general during the Civil War (1793–1869). AQS on an off-white 4.5 x 4.5 slip affixed to an identical size card. In full: “The Union forever!

ALS signed “A. Graham Bell,” two pages, 4.5 x 7, March 24, 1873. Letter to Mr. Bogdon. In part: “I am sorry that a bad cold compels me to keep indoors