A signed “Order of Battle” issued by Vice Admiral Horatio Nelson from HMS Victory days before the Battle of Trafalgar sold for $189,888 in RR Auction’s Remarkable Rarities sale.
Gene Cernan’s three-time flown $2 bill—carried into Earth orbit on Gemini 9A, into lunar orbit on Apollo 10, and then all the way to the surface of the Moon on Apollo 17—sits alone at the summit of this rarest category.
A royal warrant signed by King James I authorizing Sir Walter Raleigh’s final expedition sold for $81,251 in RR Auction’s Fine Autographs and Artifacts sale.
Before it was revealed to the world, the Segway existed only as a whispered rumor in Silicon Valley. This early “Ginger” prototype reflects the secret development phase that preceded the self-balancing transporter’s public debut in 2001.
An autograph letter written in April 1780 to Mozart’s cousin, Maria Anna Thekla Mozart, blends formal courtesy with playful humor and is part of the known series of “Bäsle” letters.
A silver first-place medal from the 1896 Athens Olympic Games sold for $103,713 in RR Auction’s Olympics Auction, highlighting the rarity of awards from the inaugural modern Olympiad.
Two Louisiana Purchase diplomatic documents sold for $82,394 and many others sold with remarkable results at our Fine Autographs and Artifacts Featuring Presidents.
The earliest known check drawn from Apple’s original bank account sold for $2,409,886 as RR Auction closed Steve Jobs & the Computer Revolution: The Apple 50th Anniversary Auction.
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