RR Auction: Fine Autographs and Artifacts Featuring The Founding Fathers

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Beginning with a selection of fantastic early American history—the Founding Fathers and Revolutionary War—RR Auction’s July Fine Autograph and Artifact sale boasts over 1,000 lots. Top items include a 1776 autograph letter by General George Washington, a document from rare Declaration signer George Taylor, a book from the personal library of Thomas Jefferson, and a manuscript by John Jay, tracking claims by New York’s Loyalists. An additional special highlight of the auction is an exceedingly rare autograph letter by Protestant Reformer Martin Luther, dated 1543. Other lots of significance are letters by Albert Einstein, Martin Luther King, Jr., Horatio Nelson, Lord Byron, and Barack Obama. RR Auction is a globally recognized and trusted auction house specializing in historical autographs and artifacts. Join us as we make history selling history in July 2018.
ALS - Autograph Letter Signed
ANS - Autograph Note Signed
AQS - Autograph Quotation Signed
AMQS - Autograph Musical Quotation Signed
DS - Document Signed
FDC - First Day Cover
Inscribed - “Personalized”
ISP - Inscribed Signed Photograph
LS - Letter Signed
SP - Signed Photograph
TLS - Typed Letter Signed
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Pope Benedict XVI407 - Pope Benedict XVI
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Born Joseph Aloisius Ratzinger in 1927, he served as Pope from 2005 until his resignation in 2013. Since his resignation, Benedict holds the title Pop
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Prince Charles408 - Prince Charles
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Color satin-finish 9.75 x 7 photo of Charles and his staff, affixed to the original 12 x 10 mount, signed on the mount in fountain pen, “Charles 1993.
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Estimate : 20.00 - 40.00
 
 
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Princess Grace and Prince Rainier409 - Princess Grace and Prince Rainier
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Matte-finish 5 x 7 photo of Grace Kelly and Prince Rainier posing with their children, signed in fountain pen, “Grace de Monaco,” and in blue ballpoin
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Queen Mary of Teck410 - Queen Mary of Teck
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Wife of King-Emperor George V and queen of the United Kingdom and the British Dominions (1867-1953). ALS signed “May,” three pages on two adjoining sh
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Queen Victoria411 - Queen Victoria
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Two items related to Queen Victoria's coronation: an issue of The Globe and Traveller newspaper from the day of Queen Victoria's coronation,...
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Francois-Vincent Raspail412 - Francois-Vincent Raspail
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French chemist, naturalist, and physician (1794–1878) who was one of the founders of the cell theory in biology. Untranslated ALS in French, signed “R
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[John D. Rockefeller]413 - [John D. Rockefeller]
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Manuscript document, three pages, 7.75 x 9.75, July 28, 1885. Notarized true copy of a loan by John D. Rockefeller to professor Telemachus T. Timayeni
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Royal Family414 - Royal Family
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Group of 16 original cabinet photos of members of the royal family, all approximately 4.25 x 6.5, with subjects including: Queen Alexandra; Queen Alex
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Jonas Salk415 - Jonas Salk
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Color glossy 8 x 10 photo of Salk seated in a classroom, signed in-person in blue felt tip. In very fine condition. Originally obtained by in-person s
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Jonas Salk416 - Jonas Salk
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Medical researcher and virologist (1914–1995) who discovered and developed the polio vaccine. Vintage glossy 7 x 9.5 photo of Salk in his laboratory,
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