RR Auction: Rare Manuscripts, Documents, and Autographs

Physician, land speculator, and legislator (1798–1852). Handwritten endorsement, signed “Rob: Peebles,” dated December 8, 1834, at the bottom of a one

ADS, signed “Timothy Pickering QMG” in the text, one page, 8 x 5, February 26, 1783. Document prepared by Pickering as a receipt of his payment for “f

Italian Pope (1590-1676) born Emilio Bonaventura Altieri who ascended the papal throne in 1670 and served until his death. LS in Italian, signed “E. V

Born Ugo Boncompagni in 1502, he served as Pope from 1572 to 1585. Rare LS in Italian, to the Bishop of Lodi, signed “Greg. pp XIII,” March 13, 1580,

Italian fashion designer and politician (1914–1992). TLS in German, one page, 6.5 x 10.25, High Fashion House letterhead, March 19, 1982. Untranslated

Queen Consort to Edward VII of England (1844–1925) and mother of George V. Original 2.5 x 4.25 carte-de-visite portrait by W. & D. Downey of Lon...

Spanish monarch (1451–1504) best known as the sponsor and patron of Christopher Columbus in his ventures to the ‘New World.’ Manuscript DS, in Spanish

Ink signature, “Victoria R,” on an off-white 8 x 3.25 slip clipped from a larger document and retaining its original embossed seal. Scattered creases,

LS signed, “Sir my brother, Your Majesty’s Good Sister, Victoria M,” one page both sides, 7.5 x 9.25, July 4, 1859. Letter to, “My Good Brother,” newl

Revolutionary War-dated manuscript DS, signed by 34 soldiers of Capt. Luke Drury's Company, one page, 7.75 x 12.25, February 9, 1776. The docume...