RR Auction: Remarkable Rarities Live Auction

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Once a year, RR Auction gathers together the best of the best – items so superlative, so historic, so unique, they belong in a class by
themselves. We call this our Remarkable Rarities auction.

The 2018 Remarkable Rarities collection features autographs and artifacts relating to the greatest minds of history – the founders who created a new nation of United States; the presidents who lead that country for more than two centuries; scientists, inventors and technology visionaries who explained our existing universe and then expanded it; artists and musicians who left indelible marks on their craft.
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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Declaration of Independence Signers Collection3001 - Declaration of Independence Signers Collection
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An amazing, near-complete set of autographs of Signers of the Declaration of Independence, featuring 55 of the 56 legendary founders who signed Americ
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Estimate : 250,000.00 - 350,000.00
 
 
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Alexander Hamilton Estate Document3002 - Alexander Hamilton Estate Document
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Significant partly-printed document concerning the estate of Alexander Hamilton, one page, 6.5 x 5.75, November 29, 1804. Marked as certificate &quo...
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Estimate : 3,000.00 - 5,000.00
 
 
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George Washington Autograph Letter Signed3003 - George Washington Autograph Letter Signed
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Marvelous ALS signed “Go: Washington,” three pages on two adjoining sheets, 7.75 x 9.75, October 3, 1798. Written from Mount Vernon, a finely penned l
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Estimate : 15,000.00 - 25,000.00
 
 
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Martha Washington and George Washington Autograph Letter Signed and Free Frank3004 - Martha Washington and George Washington Autograph Letter Signed and Free Frank
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Exceedingly rare ALS by First Lady Martha Washington, retaining its original free-franked address panel by President George Washington: ALS signed “M.
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Estimate : 20,000.00 - 30,000.00
 
 
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John Adams Autograph Letter Signed3005 - John Adams Autograph Letter Signed
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ALS as president, one page, 8 x 10, August 15, 1798. Letter to Dr. Samuel Holten of Danvers. In full: "Your letter of 17th of July never reache...
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Estimate : 8,000.00 - 10,000.00
 
 
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Thomas Jefferson Autograph Letter Signed3006 - Thomas Jefferson Autograph Letter Signed
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War-dated ALS signed “Th: Jefferson,” one page, 7.75 x 9.75, July 2, 1812. Written from Monticello, a letter to David Gelston, in part (grammar and sp
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Estimate : 10,000.00 - 15,000.00
 
 
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James Madison and James Monroe Signed Document3007 - James Madison and James Monroe Signed Document
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Manuscript DS, signed "James Madison" as president and "Jas. Monroe" as secretary of state, one page, 10.25 x 16.25, August 4, 1...
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Estimate : 15,000.00 - 20,000.00
 
 
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Andrew Johnson Signed Document3008 - Andrew Johnson Signed Document
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Handwritten manuscript in pencil by Andrew Johnson, unsigned, one page both sides, 5.25 x 8.25, no date but circa 1874. The manuscript, likely written
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Estimate : 2,500.00 - 3,500.00
 
 
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Franklin Pierce Autograph Letter Signed3009 - Franklin Pierce Autograph Letter Signed
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ALS, four pages on two adjoining sheets, 7.75 x 10, December 1, 1857. Letter to Sidney Webster, his former private White House secretary, on the subje
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Estimate : 15,000.00 - 20,000.00
 
 
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John Steuart Curry Signed Lithograph3010 - John Steuart Curry Signed Lithograph
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Desirable circa 1939 lithograph entitled 'John Brown,' 13.25 x 18.5, signed in the lower border in pencil, "John Steuart Curry." T...
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Estimate : 6,000.00 - 8,000.00
 
 
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Theodore Roosevelt 1901 Signed Proclamation Upon McKinley's Death3011 - Theodore Roosevelt 1901 Signed Proclamation Upon McKinley's Death
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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
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Estimate : 12,000.00 - 15,000.00
 
 
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Harry S. Truman Autograph Letter Signed3012 - Harry S. Truman Autograph Letter Signed
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ALS signed “Harry,” one page both sides, 7.25 x 10.5, personal letterhead, May 13, 1961. Letter to his former Secretary of State Dean Acheson, in full
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Estimate : 2,500.00 - 3,500.00
 
 
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Dwight D. Eisenhower Hand-Edited 'Balance Sheet on Bombing' and 'Negotiations: Hopes and Realities' 3013 - Dwight D. Eisenhower Hand-Edited 'Balance Sheet on Bombing' and 'Negotiations: Hopes and Realities'
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Two hand-edited typed manuscripts for articles entitled "A Balance Sheet on Bombing" and "Negotiations: Hopes and Realities," co...
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Estimate : 4,000.00 - 6,000.00
 
 
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John F. Kennedy and Moonwalkers Signed Display3014 - John F. Kennedy and Moonwalkers Signed Display
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An extraordinary display representing the birth and success of America's space program, including a significant TLS by President John F. Kennedy...
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Estimate : 10,000.00 - 15,000.00
 
 
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Lyndon B. Johnson Civil Rights Act Signing Pen3015 - Lyndon B. Johnson Civil Rights Act Signing Pen
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Historic dipping pen used by President Lyndon B. Johnson to sign the landmark Civil Rights Act of 1964 (H.R. 7152), presented to influential labor lea
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Estimate : 6,000.00 - 8,000.00
 
 
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Louis Pasteur Autograph Letter Signed3016 - Louis Pasteur Autograph Letter Signed
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Superb ALS in French, signed “L. Pasteur,” one page both sides, 5 x 8, June 25, 1863. Letter to Monsieur Terrel des Chines, in full (translated): “I h
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Estimate : 5,000.00 - 7,000.00
 
 
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Titanic: J. Bruce Ismay Signed Document3017 - Titanic: J. Bruce Ismay Signed Document
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Chairman and managing director of the White Star Line (1862–1937). He came to rather negative international attention as the highest-ranking White Sta
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Estimate : 5,000.00 - 6,000.00
 
 
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Alexander Graham Bell and The Aerial Experiment Association Photograph Collection3018 - Alexander Graham Bell and The Aerial Experiment Association Photograph Collection
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Significant collection of 25 vintage silver gelatin prints portraying Alexander Graham Bell and his fellow members of the Aerial Experiment Associatio
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Estimate : 20,000.00 - 25,000.00
 
 
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Wright Brothers Photograph Collection of William Preston Mayfield3019 - Wright Brothers Photograph Collection of William Preston Mayfield
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Extraordinary personal album of great early aviation photographer William Preston Mayfield, ‘the Mathew Brady of the Air Age,’ containing 50 vintage g
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Estimate : 25,000.00 - 30,000.00
 
 
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Orville Wright Typed Letter Signed3020 - Orville Wright Typed Letter Signed
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TLS, four pages, 8.5 x 11, The Wright Company letterhead, April 7, 1915. Letter to Frederick Eppelsheimer of the New York Herald, discussing the possi
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Estimate : 10,000.00 - 12,000.00
 
 
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Amelia Earhart 1928 Transatlantic 'Friendship' Chair3021 - Amelia Earhart 1928 Transatlantic 'Friendship' Chair
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Amazing upholstered leather and rattan chair once installed as seating aboard the Fokker F.VIIb/3m, NX4204 aircraft known as the ‘Friendship,’ the pla
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Estimate : 15,000.00 - 20,000.00
 
 
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Apollo 1 Signed Photograph and Flight Suit Patches3023 - Apollo 1 Signed Photograph and Flight Suit Patches
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Extremely rare color semi-glossy official red-numbered NASA photo, trimmed to a size of 9.75 x 7.5, signed and inscribed in black felt tip by White, “
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Estimate : 10,000.00 - 15,000.00
 
 
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Apollo 11 Lunar Surface Flown American Flag3024 - Apollo 11 Lunar Surface Flown American Flag
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Extremely desirable flown mid-sized American flag carried to the lunar surface on Apollo 11 mission, 12 x 7.5, accompanied by a handwritten letter of
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Estimate : 10,000.00 - 15,000.00
 
 
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Isaac Newton Signature3025 - Isaac Newton Signature
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English physicist, mathematician, and astronomer (1643–1727), widely regarded as the most influential figure in the history of science, whose ideas an
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Estimate : 10,000.00 - 15,000.00
 
 
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Charles Babbage Autograph Letter Signed3026 - Charles Babbage Autograph Letter Signed
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Pioneering British mathematician and mechanical engineer (1791–1871) whose Difference Engine and Analytical Engine are generally acknowledged as the f
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Estimate : 10,000.00 - 15,000.00
 
 
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Apple-1 Computer3027 - Apple-1 Computer
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An amazing, fully functional later production ‘Byte Shop’–style Apple-1 computer (also commonly known as the Apple I, or Apple Computer 1), complete w
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Estimate : 300,000.00 - 400,000.00
 
 
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Steve Jobs Yearbook3028 - Steve Jobs Yearbook
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Scarce hardcover 1972 Pegasus yearbook from Steve Jobs’ senior year at Homestead High School in Cupertino, California, 8.75 x 11.25, 201 pages. Jobs i
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Steve Jobs Signed Time Magazine Cover3029 - Steve Jobs Signed Time Magazine Cover
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Rare magazine cover featuring Steve Jobs removed from the February 15, 1982 issue of Time, 8.25 x 10.75, beautifully signed in the lower left in black
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Estimate : 15,000.00 - 20,000.00
 
 
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Steve Jobs Signed Annual Report3030 - Steve Jobs Signed Annual Report
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Exceptional Apple Computer, Inc. annual report for 1982, 32 pages, 8.5 x 11, signed and inscribed on the front cover in ink, "Mark—Thanks for c...
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Estimate : 20,000.00 - 25,000.00
 
 
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Steve Jobs Signed Program3031 - Steve Jobs Signed Program
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Superb program for the 1982 American Academy of Achievement 'Banquet of the Golden Plate' award ceremony, 8.5 x 11, eight pages, boldly sign...
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Estimate : 15,000.00 - 20,000.00
 
 
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Apple Computer's '1984' Superbowl Ad Betamax Tape3032 - Apple Computer's '1984' Superbowl Ad Betamax Tape
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A first state Betamax videotape of two versions of the iconic '1984' Apple Computer ad directed by Ridley Scott, which famously aired on CBS...
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Estimate : 10,000.00 - 15,000.00
 
 
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Steve Jobs and Nine Team Members Signed Macintosh Plus Computer3033 - Steve Jobs and Nine Team Members Signed Macintosh Plus Computer
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Amazing original Apple Macintosh Plus 1Mb personal computer, serial no. F84525GM0001A, signed on the bottom of the beige-colored case in black felt ti
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Estimate : 25,000.00 - 30,000.00
 
 
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Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster 'Reign of Superman' 1933 Fanzine3034 - Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster 'Reign of Superman' 1933 Fanzine
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Fantastically rare set of the first four issues of Science Fiction: The Advance Guard of Future Civilization, Volume 1, a mimeographed science fiction
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Estimate : 25,000.00 - 30,000.00
 
 
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Howard Hughes and Louis B. Mayer Signed Document3035 - Howard Hughes and Louis B. Mayer Signed Document
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DS, signed “Howard R. Hughes, pres.,” two pages, 8.5 x 11, November 11, 1930. Agreement by which Hughes's Caddo Company loans Jean Harlow to Met...
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Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,500.00
 
 
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Greta Garbo Signed Document3036 - Greta Garbo Signed Document
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DS, one page, 8.5 x 11, Law Offices of Laurence W. Beilenson letterhead, March 11, 1935. Document submitted to Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, in full: "I...
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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Judy Garland Signed Document3037 - Judy Garland Signed Document
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DS, one page, 8.5 x 11, June 12, 1939. Document submitted to Loew's Incorporated, in part: "I agree, with respect to the results and procee...
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Estimate : 3,000.00 - 5,000.00
 
 
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Marilyn Monroe Autograph Letter Signed3038 - Marilyn Monroe Autograph Letter Signed
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ALS in pencil signed “Norma Jeane,” two pages, 5.25 x 8.25, postmarked January 17, 1945. Letter to her legal guardian, Grace (McKee) Goddard, in full
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Estimate : 8,000.00 - 10,000.00
 
 
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Marilyn Monroe Oversized Signed Photograph3039 - Marilyn Monroe Oversized Signed Photograph
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Gorgeous vintage matte-finish 11 x 14 photo of Monroe in a low-cut dress and diamond jewelry reclining on a pillow, circa 1953, signed and inscribed i
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Estimate : 30,000.00 - 35,000.00
 
 
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Audrey Hepburn Oversized Signed Photograph3040 - Audrey Hepburn Oversized Signed Photograph
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Magnificent oversized vintage matte-finish 15.5 x 19.5 close-up portrait of Hepburn captured circa 1956 by War and Peace cinematographer Jack Cardiff,
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Estimate : 16,000.00 - 18,000.00
 
 
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James Dean Signed Yearbook3042 - James Dean Signed Yearbook
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Rare softcover 1948 Black and Gold yearbook from James Dean’s junior year at Fairmount High School in Fairmount, Indiana, 8.25 x 10.75, signed on the
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Estimate : 4,000.00 - 6,000.00
 
 
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Jack Lord's Personal Hawaii Five-O Badge, Pilot Script, and Signed Photos3043 - Jack Lord's Personal Hawaii Five-O Badge, Pilot Script, and Signed Photos
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A one-of-a-kind Jack Lord/Hawaii Five-O collection, comprising a Hawaii Five-O badge with TLS from Lord, Lord's personal Hawaii Five-O pilot scr...
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Estimate : 5,000.00 - 10,000.00
 
 
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Bonnie and Clyde Ballistics Investigation Bullets3044 - Bonnie and Clyde Ballistics Investigation Bullets
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Test cartridges fired by forensic ballistician Merle A. Gill used in the Union Station Massacre and Red Crown Tavern shootout investigations of 1933.
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Estimate : 3,000.00 - 5,000.00
 
 
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Al Capone Twice-Signed Document3045 - Al Capone Twice-Signed Document
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Extraordinary partly-printed DS, signed twice, “Alphonse Capone,” one page, 8.75 x 3, November 18, 1926. An interest note for "Loan No. 6223,&q...
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Estimate : 15,000.00 - 20,000.00
 
 
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Leon Trotsky Typed Letter Signed3046 - Leon Trotsky Typed Letter Signed
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TLS in German, signed "L. Trotsky," one page both sides, 8.5 x 11, January 18, 1931. Letter to a publisher concerning the contract and del...
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Estimate : 2,500.00 - 3,500.00
 
 
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Frank Lloyd Wright Archive3047 - Frank Lloyd Wright Archive
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Large compilation of Frank Lloyd Wright–related materials from the collection of Christian Science Monitor reporter Bernice Stevens Decker, highlighte
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Estimate : 2,000.00 - 4,000.00
 
 
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Norman Rockwell Original Sketch and Brush3048 - Norman Rockwell Original Sketch and Brush
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Original felt tip sketch by Norman Rockwell on an off-white 8.75 x 11 sheet, depicting a dog with an open tin can tied to its tail, signed and inscrib
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Estimate : 4,000.00 - 6,000.00
 
 
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Ernest Hemingway 'Death in the Afternoon' Manuscript Outline3049 - Ernest Hemingway 'Death in the Afternoon' Manuscript Outline
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Unsigned manuscript outline for ‘Death in the Afternoon,’ written in pencil by Hemingway on an off-white 2.75 x 5.25 sheet, no date but circa 1925. Th
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Estimate : 3,000.00 - 5,000.00
 
 
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Princess Diana Dress Fabric Archive3050 - Princess Diana Dress Fabric Archive
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Comprehensive archive of fabric samples and related paperwork for Princess Diana's 1986 'Gulf Tour,' originating from the shop of David ...
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Estimate : 30,000.00 - 35,000.00
 
 
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Ludwig van Beethoven Signed Letter3051 - Ludwig van Beethoven Signed Letter
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Partial LS in German, signed “Ludwig van Beethoven,” one page, 7.5 x 3, July 23, 1823. The closing lines of a letter to King Frederick Augustus I of S
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Estimate : 60,000.00 - 80,000.00
 
 
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Beatles: McCartney, Harrison, and Starr Signed Guitar3052 - Beatles: McCartney, Harrison, and Starr Signed Guitar
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Extremely rare and desirable Gibson Epiphone Telecaster-style electric guitar with a natural finish, signed on the white pickguard in blue felt tip,...
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Estimate : 20,000.00 - 30,000.00
 
 
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