Fine Autographs and Artifacts Featuring Notorious Notables and Royalty

The 30 Minute Rule begins October 14 7:00 PM EDT (Auction Details)

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- RR Auction’s October 2026 Fine Autographs & Artifacts sale presents an exceptional selection of historic manuscripts, documents, photographs, books, and artifacts. Royalty highlights include rare signed documents of Henry VII and Henry VIII, a Ferdinand and Isabella decree, and a King George IV warrant concerning suppression of the slave trade. An extraordinary crime and law-enforcement section features Al Capone letters and personal artifacts, John Dillinger prison material, an early Meyer Lansky mug shot, and remarkable collections of original police photographs documenting Murder, Inc. and the 1928 Cleveland Mafia Summit. Additional standouts include equation-filled Albert Einstein letters, major manuscripts by Mark Twain, John Steinbeck, Jack London, and Saint-Exupéry, plus exceptional Beatles and Nirvana material. Join us as we make history selling history in October 2026.

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Lot #1 Thomas Jefferson and James Madison Signed

1. Thomas Jefferson and James Madison Signed Four-Language Ship's Passport

Starting Bid: $300 (0 bids)

Estimate: $4,000+

Ends on 10/14

Lot #2 Thomas Jefferson and James Madison Document

2. Thomas Jefferson and James Madison Document Signed as President and Secretary of State, Approving Passage of the Armed Ship John & Francis (1804)

Starting Bid: $300 (0 bids)

Estimate: $4,000+

Ends on 10/14

Lot #3 James Madison Signed Ship's Pass Document

3. James Madison Signed Ship's Pass Document as President

Starting Bid: $200 (0 bids)

Estimate: $800+

Ends on 10/14

Lot #4 James Madison and James Monroe Document

4. James Madison and James Monroe Document Signed as President and Secretary of State - Scalloped-Top Passport Issued to the Ship America

Starting Bid: $200 (0 bids)

Estimate: $800+

Ends on 10/14

Lot #5 James Madison and James Monroe Document

5. James Madison and James Monroe Document Signed Ship's Pass as President and Secretary of State

Starting Bid: $200 (0 bids)

Estimate: $800+

Ends on 10/14

Lot #6 James Monroe Endorsement Signature as

6. James Monroe Endorsement Signature as President-Elect, Approving a Construction Contract for the Cumberland Road (“United States Western Road”) - America’s First Federally Funded Highway

Starting Bid: $1,000 (0 bids)

Estimate: $12,000+

Ends on 10/14

Lot #7 James Monroe Autograph Letter Signed as

7. James Monroe Autograph Letter Signed as Governor of Virginia, Discussing the State's Proposed Constitutional Amendments (1802)

Starting Bid: $200 (0 bids)

Estimate: $1,000+

Ends on 10/14

Lot #8 James Monroe Document Signed as President,

8. James Monroe Document Signed as President, Granting Land in Alabama

Starting Bid: $200 (0 bids)

Estimate: $800+

Ends on 10/14

Lot #9 John Quincy Adams Document Signed as

9. John Quincy Adams Document Signed as President - Alabama Land Grant (1828)

Starting Bid: $200 (0 bids)

Estimate: $500+

Ends on 10/14

Lot #10 Andrew Jackson Document Signed as

10. Andrew Jackson Document Signed as President, Appointing a Major by Brevet

Starting Bid: $200 (0 bids)

Estimate: $1,000+

Ends on 10/14

Lot #11 Andrew Jackson Document Signed as

11. Andrew Jackson Document Signed as President - Scalloped-Top Passport Issued to the Ship Victoria

Starting Bid: $200 (0 bids)

Estimate: $800+

Ends on 10/14

Lot #12 Martin Van Buren Letter Signed - Four Days

12. Martin Van Buren Letter Signed - Four Days After Leaving the White House

Starting Bid: $200 (0 bids)

Estimate: $2,000+

Ends on 10/14

Lot #13 Martin Van Buren Document Signed as

13. Martin Van Buren Document Signed as President, Appointing a Navy Lieutenant

Starting Bid: $200 (0 bids)

Estimate: $600+

Ends on 10/14

Lot #14 John Tyler Signed Free Frank as a Virginia

14. John Tyler Signed Free Frank as a Virginia Senator

Starting Bid: $200 (0 bids)

Estimate: $600+

Ends on 10/14

Lot #15 John Tyler Autograph Letter Signed

15. John Tyler Autograph Letter Signed

Starting Bid: $200 (0 bids)

Estimate: $600+

Ends on 10/14

Lot #16 James K. Polk Document Signed as

16. James K. Polk Document Signed as President, Appointing Jefferson C. Davis as an Artillery Lieutenant

Starting Bid: $200 (0 bids)

Estimate: $800+

Ends on 10/14

Lot #17 Zachary Taylor Document Signed as

17. Zachary Taylor Document Signed as President, Commissioning a Mexican-American War Veteran as "Captain in the Eighth Regiment of Infantry"

Starting Bid: $300 (0 bids)

Estimate: $3,500+

Ends on 10/14

Lot #19 Millard Fillmore Document Signed - Bond of

19. Millard Fillmore Document Signed - Bond of the Hudson & Berkshire Rail-Road Co.

Starting Bid: $200 (0 bids)

Estimate: $400+

Ends on 10/14

Lot #20 Millard Fillmore Autograph Letter Signed

20. Millard Fillmore Autograph Letter Signed

Starting Bid: $200 (0 bids)

Estimate: $400+

Ends on 10/14

Lot #21 Franklin Pierce Autograph Letter Signed as

21. Franklin Pierce Autograph Letter Signed as a New Hampshire Senator

Starting Bid: $200 (0 bids)

Estimate: $600+

Ends on 10/14

Lot #22 Franklin Pierce Document Signed as

22. Franklin Pierce Document Signed as President

Starting Bid: $200 (0 bids)

Estimate: $600+

Ends on 10/14

Lot #23 Franklin Pierce Signature as President

23. Franklin Pierce Signature as President

Starting Bid: $200 (0 bids)

Estimate: $400+

Ends on 10/14

Lot #24 James Buchanan Document Signed as

24. James Buchanan Document Signed as President, Appointing an Assistant Surgeon in the Navy

Starting Bid: $200 (0 bids)

Estimate: $600+

Ends on 10/14

Lot #25 James Buchanan Signed Free Frank

25. James Buchanan Signed Free Frank

Starting Bid: $200 (0 bids)

Estimate: $500+

Ends on 10/14