RR Auction: Remarkable Rarities

Magnificent collection of presidential autographs representing a complete set from George Washington through Franklin D. Roosevelt, uniformly affixed

Extraordinary ADS signed "Washington, SCC" one page, 6.5 x 7.5, November 6, 1749. A handwritten land survey drafted for James Scott and un...

Revolutionary War-dated ALS signed “Go: Washington,” one page, 6.25 x 8, January 20, 1776. Letter to Brigadier General John Sullivan, written from Cam

ALS as president signed “Go: Washington,” one page, 7.5 x 4.25 (with a blank lower section professionally added to produce a final overall size of 7.5

Remarkable ALS, one page, 7.75 x 10, May 1, 1787. Letter to Philip Mazzei, in full: "Your favour of Feb. 24. I recd., but this moment.—The Mass...

Exceptional LS, one page, 7.75 x 9.75, February 20, 1818. Letter addressed to "Le Ray de chaumont Esquire," James Donatien le Ray de Chaum...

Extraordinary ALS as president signed “Th: Jefferson,” one page, 7.75 x 9.75, January 15, 1802. Letter to "the honorable the President of the S...

LS as president, one page both sides, 8 x 10, April 12, 1835. Letter to Messrs. Samuel Hart, W. J. Luper, Henry Horn, F. Flower, and T. M. Troutman. I

ALS as president, three pages on two adjoining sheets, 7.75 x 10, December 27, 1850. Letter to New York Governor Hamilton Fish, in part: “I have yours

Extraordinary compilation of ink signatures, "A. Lincoln," "William H. Seward," "S. P. Chase," "Edwin M. Stanton,...

Civil War–dated ALS as president signed “A. Lincoln,” one page, 5 x 8, July 30, 1862. Letter to Secretary of War Edwin M. Stanton, in full: "Co...

ALS signed “A. Lincoln,” one page both sides, lightly lined, 8 x 9.75, July 10, 1856. Written from Springfield, a letter to James Berdan, in full: &...

Magnificent 9.75 x 8.25 mounted albumen photograph of Garfield giving his inaugural address on the east portico of the US Capitol on March 4, 1881, af

Signed book: Message of the President of the United States, Fifty-Seventh Congress, First Session. First edition. Washington, DC: Government Printing

Significant DS as president, one black-bordered page, 8.25 x 13.25, September 14, 1901. Official proclamation issued upon the death of President Willi

ALS signed “Jack,” three pages on two adjoining sheets, 5.75 x 3.75, Jacqueline Kennedy's personal stationery letterhead, postmarked Hyannis Por...

Signed book: Inaugural Addresses of the Presidents of the United States, from George Washington 1789 to John F. Kennedy 1961. One of 85 specially boun

Remarkable pairing of TLSs by Richard Nixon and Gerald R. Ford, both as president, written in August 1974 to Senator George Murphy of California. Nixo

Uncommon ALS signed “RN,” one page, 7.25 x 10.5, personal letterhead, November 29, 1984. Letter to Roger, in full: "I would appreciate it if yo...

Amazing hand-edited copy of Reagan's "A Time for Choosing" speech, three pages, 8.5 x 14, postmarked January 26, 1965, signed and insc...

Donald Trump’s personally-owned and -used set of seven custom-made TaylorMade forged irons, 3–9, gifted to the head pro at Trump National Golf Club in

Beautiful official engraved portrait of the White House by the Bureau of Engraving and Printing, 8 x 6, signed in felt tip by a whopping eight preside

Partly-printed DS, signed “John Hancock” and "S. Adams," one page, 11.5 x 17, June 25, 1789. As governor of Massachusetts, Hancock appoint...

Revolutionary War–dated partly-printed DS, one page, 15 x 9, February 16, 1776. As president of the Continental Congress, Hancock appoints Moses Marti

Extremely rare partly-printed DS, signed “John Hanson, Presid't,” one page, 16.5 x 13.5, no date, but circa 1781–82. Unissued ship's pass si...

Signer of the Declaration of Independence from Massachusetts (1744–1814) who later served as vice president under James Madison. His name entered the

Sought-after ALS, one page, 5.75 x 9.25, September 14, 1894. Letter to Dr. Hightower Theodore Kealing, the president of Paul Quinn College in Waco, Te

TLS signed in pencil, “MK Gandhi,” two pages (8.25 x 10.5 and 8.5 x 10.5), personal attorney letterhead, August 5, 1908. Written from Johannesburg, So

Wonderful vintage semi–glossy 4 x 5.5 full-length photo of Gandhi wearing a dhoti and sandals and posing with the commander of the S.S. Pilsna, G. Sup

Signed book in German: The Unbesungen Helden [The Unsung Heroes] by Kurt R. Grossmann. First edition. Berlin: Arani, 1957. Hardcover with dust jacket,

Original first-generation recording of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s important speech at Grosse Pointe High School on March 14, 1968, on a 1/

Page from the original typescript of Alex Haley’s 1963 interview of Malcolm X for Playboy magazine, one onionskin page, 8.5 x 11, signed "Malco...

Handwritten draft letter, unsigned, one page both sides, 7.75 x 12.5, December 16, 1800. Draft letter to Sir John Sinclair, written as governor of New

Businessman (1813–1878) who was one of the 'Big Four' of the Central Pacific Railroad along with Leland Stanford, Charles Crocker, and Colli...

Important handwritten manuscript in German, unsigned (but incorporating "Einstein" in the title), two pages, 8 x 10.25, no date but circa ...

ALS, one page, 5 x 8, personal letterhead, February 14, 1877. Letter of thanks for good wishes on the occasion of his 68th birthday, in full: “I reque

Handwritten responses by Oppenheimer to a series of four questions from "Whole World Inquiry," one page, 8.25 x 12.25, April 24, 1958. The...

Amazing issue of Newsweek magazine from October 24, 1988, featuring Jobs and his NeXT computer on the front cover, 84 pages, 8 x 10.75, signed vertica

Scottish economist (1671–1729) known as a monetary reformer and as the originator of the 'Mississippi scheme' for the development of French ...

ALS in German, signed “Freud,” one page, 5.5 x 8.75, personal letterhead, July 9, 1932. Letter briefly describing his thoughts on noted philosopher Ba

Statesman, author, orator, political theorist, and philosopher (1729–1797) who, after relocating from Ireland to England, served for many years in the

Absolutely amazing hand-drawn battle map, 13.5 x 43.5, headed in Spanish, “Mapao de las Fortificaciones de Zacatecas dada por El Em. General President

TLS in French, signed "L. Trotsky," one page, 8.5 x 11, October 31, 1939. Letter to a friend, written from Coyoacan, Mexico. In full (tran...

Manuscript DS in French, signed “Antoinette,” one page, 7.5 x 10, July 1779. Marie Antoinette adjudicates a real estate agreement. In part (translated

Important manuscript DS in Cyrillic, signed "Peter," nine pages on five sheets, 8.25 x 12.75, St. Petersburg, February 1, 1721. An amendme...

Collection of items related to the 1997 Christie's sale of Diana's dresses, highlighted by a rare personal invitation card featuring a color...

Famed frontiersman, politician, and folk hero (1786–1836) who became famous for his shrewd and humorous speeches; he was killed at the Alamo during th

Two original Marconigrams sent by two survivors of the Titanic, while aboard the Carpathia. Both are in pencil on Marconi International Marine Communi

Incredible photograph album belonging to Louis M. Ogden, a New York socialite aboard the RMS Carpathia during the Titanic disaster who helped to photo

ALS signed "Bartolomeo Vanzetti," four pages, 6 x 9.5, September 12, 1923. Letter to famed writer H. G. Wells, in part (spelling and gramm...

Beautiful late 19th century Tiffany officer's sword with elaborate cast solid silver, eagle hilt, gold washed silver mounts and etched blade. Th...

British army officer, politician, and dramatist (1722–1792) best known for his role in the American Revolution, where he surrendered his army of 5,000

ALS signed “Armstrong,” four pages on two adjoining sheets, 8 x 10, April 6, 1859. Written from West Point, New York, a letter to his friend Minnie St

Civil War-dated ALS signed “N. B. F.,” three pages on two adjoining sheets, 7.75 x 12, April 15, 1865. Written on the day of his surrender to Union fo

ALS signed “J. E. B. Stuart, 1st Lt. 1st Cav.,” three pages on two sheets, lightly lined, 7.75 x 9.75, March 23, 1857. Written from Fort Leavenworth,

Rare ALS signed “T. J. Jackson,” one page, 6.5 x 8.5, August 5, 1854. Written from Lexington, Virginia, a letter to his brother George, in full: &qu...

Flown swatch of red fabric recovered from the wreckage of the Hindenburg following its disastrous explosion at Naval Air Station Lakehurst in New Jers

Exquisite grouping of items related to Howard Hughes and his 1938 round-the-world flight, including a signed menu, a flown airmail cover, and two flow

John Young’s flown STS-1 mission patch removed from his blue in-flight garment by NASA’s Man-Systems Division following the first Space Shuttle missio

ALS in French, signed “P. Gauguin,” four pages on two adjoining sheets, 4.5 x 7, August 2, 1882. Letter to fellow painter Camille Pissarro, addressed

Original circa 1985 signed sketch of a large-format dress-and-jacket design of a redheaded model wearing a long purple scarf and slim-fitting plaid ou

Excessively rare Osborne Trust Company check, 6.25 x 7.25, filled out and signed by Pollock, "Jackson Pollock," payable to Director of Int...

Unique soup can artwork created by renowned digital artist Laurence Gartel in honor of his 2017 exhibition 'Warhol vs. Gartel, Hyp Pop'...

Rare found object sculpture by Warhol entitled 'You're In,' consisting of a glass Coca-Cola bottle spraypainted silver, initialed by War...

Outstanding original Charles Schulz drawing presented to gold medal-winning Olympic diver Pat McCormick. Accomplished in graphite, ink, crayon, and wa

Rare ALS, three pages on two adjoining sheets, 4.25 x 7.25, August 1, 1839. Written from Putney, a letter to friend and musician Vincent Novello, in f

Rare ALS signed “H. Melville,” one page, 5 x 7.5, August 26, no year [likely circa 1855]. Written from Pittsfield, Massachusetts, a letter to Osmond T

Much lauded and influential Czech-born writer (1883–1924) whose man-turned-insect story Metamorphosis (1915) and novel The Trial (1925) have earned a

TLS signed “Jack,” one page, 8.5 x 11, December 4, 1965. Letter to famed Beat Generation figure Neal Cassady, in full: "Provoking literature is...

Heartfelt ALS signed “Nelle,” one page both sides, 5.25 x 7.5, personal monogrammed letterhead, April 10, 2007. Letter to her close friend and New Yor

Phenomenal grouping of three ALSs signed “Roald” or “Roald Dahl,” six total pages, ranging in size from 8 x 10 to 8.25 x 10.5, dated between 1967 and

ALS signed “J. K. Rowling, (Jo to my friends),” one page both sides, 8.25 x 11.75, April 11, 1998. Very early letter to "Ross and Chris." ...

Phenomenal handwritten musical manuscript, unsigned, one page both sides, 8.5 x 6.25, no date but circa 1773. A fragment from Mozart’s manuscript for

AMQS on an off-white 8 x 10 sheet with embossed decorative border, signed at the bottom, "F. Liszt," and dated July 1, 1841. Liszt pens th...

Circa late 1880s sepia 4.25 x 6.5 cabinet portrait of Tchaikovsky in a noble head–and–shoulders pose, boldly signed and inscribed in Cyrillic black in

Exceptional Swedish Parlophone Records 45 rpm yellow picture sleeve for the single ‘She Loves You / I’ll Get You,’ 7 x 7, beautifully signed in dark b

John Lennon’s personally-owned and -worn handsome custom-tailored green wool jacket by Lord John of Carnaby Street, featuring a four-button front with

Exceptional vintage 4 x 5.75 cardstock promo photo produced especially for a one-off concert at the Sporthalle in Cologne, Germany, on January 13, 196

Amazing vintage color 16.5 x 23.5 poster for the legendary Woodstock Festival, depicting a man and woman in psychedelic embrace, their bodies extendin

Circa 1971 vintage handmade charm amulet made from hair belonging to Jimi Hendrix. The charm measures approximately 19? in length, and is constructed

Extremely rare vintage glossy 4 x 8 photo of the influential Doors frontman staring directly into the camera, prominently signed in blue felt tip, &...

Incredibly rare album cover proofs for the front and back of the Rolling Stones' masterpiece Beggars Banquet, using the unreleased 'toilet&#...

Unpublished handwritten poem on an off-white 8 x 10.5 sheet of notebook paper, signed at the bottom in red ballpoint, "Tupac A. Shakur," w...

Rare vintage matte-finish 11 x 14 portrait of a young Greta Garbo in lovely soft focus, resting her head and casting a delicate, daydreaming expressio

Marvelous oversized matte-finish 16 x 20 reproduced Hartsook portrait of The Tramp looking rather melancholic and desolate, signed and inscribed in hi

Exceptionally bold vintage circa 1927 fountain pen signatures, "Babe Ruth" and "Lou Gehrig," on an off-white 4.75 x 6.5 sheet. I...

Historically interesting archive of six TLSs to Jackie Robinson, two by Dwight D. Eisenhower as president and four by Robert F. Kennedy as attorney ge

Extremely rare ALS, one page, 7.25 x 10.5, personal letterhead, no date but postmarked December 22, 1951. Letter to Mort Shaw of Brooklyn, in full: ...

Official unused 1964 Tokyo Olympics torch, consisting of a blackened aluminum alloy bowl and a stainless steel cylinder, measuring 25.5? in length and