- RR Auction’s March Manuscript & Artifact Sale brings together an exceptional range of historical, scientific, and cultural material spanning centuries of discovery and influence. Highlights include a remarkable King James VI document signed discharging Sir Walter Raleigh from the Tower of London—part of a phenomenal English and European royalty section featured in the sale—offering a powerful intersection of monarchy and early modern political history. American history is equally well represented by a Thomas Jefferson letter signed as Secretary of State forwarding legislation from Thomas Mifflin related to slavery in the Tennessee Territory, and a rare George Washington–signed 1768 Mountain Road lottery ticket dating to his early public career. The sale also features important material from the worlds of science and innovation, including works associated with Albert Einstein and Charles Darwin, alongside a distinguished classical music selection led by a Johann Strauss II handwritten musical manuscript from Prinz Methusalem. A major component of the auction is the estate collection of Alto Reed, legendary saxophonist for Bob Seger and the Silver Bullet Band, featuring dozens of items including stage-played and tour-used instruments central to the band’s live performances beginning in 1976. These historically significant pieces offer a rare, firsthand connection to one of America’s most enduring rock acts. Together with strong selections across RR Auction’s traditional categories—historical manuscripts, science, music, and culture—the March sale offers collectors a rich and wide-ranging opportunity.
This is a timed auction.
