RR Auction: Remarkable Rarities

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Our fourth-annual Remarkable Rarities Auction is full of incredible pieces of history. All manner of genres are represented, from storied American Presidents, to revolutionary scientists and inventors, distinguished royalty, Space commanders, pop art icons, literary giants, and Rock n’ Roll greats.
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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Presidential Collection7001 - Presidential Collection
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Magnificent collection of presidential autographs representing a complete set from George Washington through Franklin D. Roosevelt, uniformly affixed
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Estimate : 50,000.00 - 60,000.00
 
 
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George Washington Autograph Land Survey Document Signed7002 - George Washington Autograph Land Survey Document Signed
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Extraordinary ADS signed "Washington, SCC" one page, 6.5 x 7.5, November 6, 1749. A handwritten land survey drafted for James Scott and un...
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Estimate : 25,000.00 - 30,000.00
 
 
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George Washington Autograph Letter Signed7003 - George Washington Autograph Letter Signed
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Revolutionary War-dated ALS signed “Go: Washington,” one page, 6.25 x 8, January 20, 1776. Letter to Brigadier General John Sullivan, written from Cam
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Estimate : 25,000.00 - 30,000.00
 
 
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George Washington Autograph Letter Signed7005 - George Washington Autograph Letter Signed
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ALS as president signed “Go: Washington,” one page, 7.5 x 4.25 (with a blank lower section professionally added to produce a final overall size of 7.5
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Estimate : 60,000.00 - 70,000.00
 
 
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John Adams Autograph Letter Signed7006 - John Adams Autograph Letter Signed
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Remarkable ALS, one page, 7.75 x 10, May 1, 1787. Letter to Philip Mazzei, in full: "Your favour of Feb. 24. I recd., but this moment.—The Mass...
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Estimate : 15,000.00 - 20,000.00
 
 
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John Adams Signed Letter With Free Frank7007 - John Adams Signed Letter With Free Frank
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Exceptional LS, one page, 7.75 x 9.75, February 20, 1818. Letter addressed to "Le Ray de chaumont Esquire," James Donatien le Ray de Chaum...
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Estimate : 10,000.00 - 20,000.00
 
 
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Thomas Jefferson Autograph Letter Signed7008 - Thomas Jefferson Autograph Letter Signed
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Extraordinary ALS as president signed “Th: Jefferson,” one page, 7.75 x 9.75, January 15, 1802. Letter to "the honorable the President of the S...
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Estimate : 20,000.00 - 30,000.00
 
 
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Andrew Jackson Signed Letter7009 - Andrew Jackson Signed Letter
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LS as president, one page both sides, 8 x 10, April 12, 1835. Letter to Messrs. Samuel Hart, W. J. Luper, Henry Horn, F. Flower, and T. M. Troutman. I
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Estimate : 8,000.00 - 10,000.00
 
 
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Millard Fillmore Autograph Letter Signed7010 - Millard Fillmore Autograph Letter Signed
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ALS as president, three pages on two adjoining sheets, 7.75 x 10, December 27, 1850. Letter to New York Governor Hamilton Fish, in part: “I have yours
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Estimate : 30,000.00 - 40,000.00
 
 
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Abraham Lincoln and Cabinet Signatures7011 - Abraham Lincoln and Cabinet Signatures
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Extraordinary compilation of ink signatures, "A. Lincoln," "William H. Seward," "S. P. Chase," "Edwin M. Stanton,...
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Estimate : 20,000.00 - 25,000.00
 
 
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Abraham Lincoln Autograph Letter Signed7012 - Abraham Lincoln Autograph Letter Signed
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Civil War–dated ALS as president signed “A. Lincoln,” one page, 5 x 8, July 30, 1862. Letter to Secretary of War Edwin M. Stanton, in full: "Co...
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Estimate : 10,000.00 - 12,000.00
 
 
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Abraham Lincoln Autograph Letter Signed7013 - Abraham Lincoln Autograph Letter Signed
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ALS signed “A. Lincoln,” one page both sides, lightly lined, 8 x 9.75, July 10, 1856. Written from Springfield, a letter to James Berdan, in full: &...
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Estimate : 20,000.00 - 30,000.00
 
 
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James A. Garfield Oversized Signed Photograph7014 - James A. Garfield Oversized Signed Photograph
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Magnificent 9.75 x 8.25 mounted albumen photograph of Garfield giving his inaugural address on the east portico of the US Capitol on March 4, 1881, af
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Estimate : 8,000.00 - 10,000.00
 
 
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Theodore Roosevelt Signed First Edition Presidential Address To Congress7015 - Theodore Roosevelt Signed First Edition Presidential Address To Congress
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Signed book: Message of the President of the United States, Fifty-Seventh Congress, First Session. First edition. Washington, DC: Government Printing
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Estimate : 15,000.00 - 20,000.00
 
 
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Theodore Roosevelt Signed Proclamation Upon McKinley's Death7016 - Theodore Roosevelt 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 : 20,000.00 - 25,000.00
 
 
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John F. Kennedy Autograph Letter Signed7017 - John F. Kennedy Autograph Letter Signed
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ALS signed “Jack,” three pages on two adjoining sheets, 5.75 x 3.75, Jacqueline Kennedy's personal stationery letterhead, postmarked Hyannis Por...
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Estimate : 6,000.00 - 8,000.00
 
 
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Jacqueline Kennedy Signed Book7018 - Jacqueline Kennedy Signed Book
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Signed book: Inaugural Addresses of the Presidents of the United States, from George Washington 1789 to John F. Kennedy 1961. One of 85 specially boun
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Estimate : 8,000.00 - 10,000.00
 
 
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Richard Nixon and Gerald Ford Typed Letters Signed7019 - Richard Nixon and Gerald Ford Typed Letters Signed
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Remarkable pairing of TLSs by Richard Nixon and Gerald R. Ford, both as president, written in August 1974 to Senator George Murphy of California. Nixo
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Estimate : 4,500.00 - 5,000.00
 
 
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Richard Nixon Handwritten Letter Signed7020 - Richard Nixon Handwritten Letter Signed
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Uncommon ALS signed “RN,” one page, 7.25 x 10.5, personal letterhead, November 29, 1984. Letter to Roger, in full: "I would appreciate it if yo...
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Estimate : 10,000.00 - 15,000.00
 
 
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Ronald Reagan Hand-Annotated 'A Time for Choosing' Speech7021 - Ronald Reagan Hand-Annotated 'A Time for Choosing' Speech
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Amazing hand-edited copy of Reagan's "A Time for Choosing" speech, three pages, 8.5 x 14, postmarked January 26, 1965, signed and insc...
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Estimate : 12,000.00 - 14,000.00
 
 
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Donald Trump's Personally-Owned Golf Clubs7022 - Donald Trump's Personally-Owned Golf Clubs
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Donald Trump’s personally-owned and -used set of seven custom-made TaylorMade forged irons, 3–9, gifted to the head pro at Trump National Golf Club in
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Estimate : 15,000.00 - 20,000.00
 
 
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White House Engraving Signed by Eight Presidents7023 - White House Engraving Signed by Eight Presidents
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Beautiful official engraved portrait of the White House by the Bureau of Engraving and Printing, 8 x 6, signed in felt tip by a whopping eight preside
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Estimate : 15,000.00 - 20,000.00
 
 
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John Hancock and Samuel Adams Signed Document7024 - John Hancock and Samuel Adams Signed Document
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Partly-printed DS, signed “John Hancock” and "S. Adams," one page, 11.5 x 17, June 25, 1789. As governor of Massachusetts, Hancock appoint...
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Estimate : 6,000.00 - 8,000.00
 
 
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John Hancock Signed Document7025 - John Hancock Signed Document
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Revolutionary War–dated partly-printed DS, one page, 15 x 9, February 16, 1776. As president of the Continental Congress, Hancock appoints Moses Marti
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Estimate : 10,000.00 - 15,000.00
 
 
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John Hanson Signed Document7026 - John Hanson Signed Document
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Extremely rare partly-printed DS, signed “John Hanson, Presid't,” one page, 16.5 x 13.5, no date, but circa 1781–82. Unissued ship's pass si...
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Estimate : 15,000.00 - 20,000.00
 
 
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Elbridge Gerry Autograph Letter Signed7027 - Elbridge Gerry Autograph Letter Signed
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Signer of the Declaration of Independence from Massachusetts (1744–1814) who later served as vice president under James Madison. His name entered the
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Estimate : 8,000.00 - 10,000.00
 
 
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Frederick Douglass Autograph Letter Signed7028 - Frederick Douglass Autograph Letter Signed
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Sought-after ALS, one page, 5.75 x 9.25, September 14, 1894. Letter to Dr. Hightower Theodore Kealing, the president of Paul Quinn College in Waco, Te
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Estimate : 5,000.00 - 7,000.00
 
 
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Mohandas Gandhi Typed Letter Signed7029 - Mohandas Gandhi Typed Letter Signed
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TLS signed in pencil, “MK Gandhi,” two pages (8.25 x 10.5 and 8.5 x 10.5), personal attorney letterhead, August 5, 1908. Written from Johannesburg, So
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Estimate : 5,000.00 - 7,000.00
 
 
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Mohandas Gandhi Signed Photograph7030 - Mohandas Gandhi Signed Photograph
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Wonderful vintage semi–glossy 4 x 5.5 full-length photo of Gandhi wearing a dhoti and sandals and posing with the commander of the S.S. Pilsna, G. Sup
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Estimate : 10,000.00 - 15,000.00
 
 
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Oskar Schindler Signed Book7031 - Oskar Schindler Signed Book
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Signed book in German: The Unbesungen Helden [The Unsung Heroes] by Kurt R. Grossmann. First edition. Berlin: Arani, 1957. Hardcover with dust jacket,
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Estimate : 15,000.00 - 20,000.00
 
 
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Martin Luther King Jr. Original Recording of 'Grosse Pointe' Speech7032 - Martin Luther King Jr. Original Recording of 'Grosse Pointe' Speech
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Original first-generation recording of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s important speech at Grosse Pointe High School on March 14, 1968, on a 1/
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Estimate : 10,000.00 - 15,000.00
 
 
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Malcolm X Signed Manuscript7033 - Malcolm X Signed Manuscript
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Page from the original typescript of Alex Haley’s 1963 interview of Malcolm X for Playboy magazine, one onionskin page, 8.5 x 11, signed "Malco...
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Estimate : 3,000.00 - 5,000.00
 
 
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John Jay Handwritten Draft Letter7034 - John Jay Handwritten Draft Letter
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Handwritten draft letter, unsigned, one page both sides, 7.75 x 12.5, December 16, 1800. Draft letter to Sir John Sinclair, written as governor of New
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Estimate : 8,000.00 - 10,000.00
 
 
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Mark Hopkins Signed Letter7035 - Mark Hopkins Signed Letter
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Businessman (1813–1878) who was one of the 'Big Four' of the Central Pacific Railroad along with Leland Stanford, Charles Crocker, and Colli...
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Estimate : 4,500.00 - 5,000.00
 
 
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Albert Einstein Handwritten Manuscript7036 - Albert Einstein Handwritten Manuscript
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Important handwritten manuscript in German, unsigned (but incorporating "Einstein" in the title), two pages, 8 x 10.25, no date but circa ...
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Estimate : 250,000.00 - 300,000.00
 
 
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Charles Darwin Autographed Letter Signed7037 - Charles Darwin Autographed Letter Signed
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ALS, one page, 5 x 8, personal letterhead, February 14, 1877. Letter of thanks for good wishes on the occasion of his 68th birthday, in full: “I reque
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Estimate : 5,000.00 - 7,000.00
 
 
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Robert Oppenheimer Handwritten and Signed Answer Sheet7038 - Robert Oppenheimer Handwritten and Signed Answer Sheet
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Handwritten responses by Oppenheimer to a series of four questions from "Whole World Inquiry," one page, 8.25 x 12.25, April 24, 1958. The...
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Steve Jobs Signed Magazine7039 - Steve Jobs Signed Magazine
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Amazing issue of Newsweek magazine from October 24, 1988, featuring Jobs and his NeXT computer on the front cover, 84 pages, 8 x 10.75, signed vertica
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Estimate : 10,000.00 - 15,000.00
 
 
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John Law Signed Letter7040 - John Law Signed Letter
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Scottish economist (1671–1729) known as a monetary reformer and as the originator of the 'Mississippi scheme' for the development of French ...
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Estimate : 5,000.00 - 7,000.00
 
 
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Sigmund Freud Autograph Letter Signed7041 - Sigmund Freud Autograph Letter Signed
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ALS in German, signed “Freud,” one page, 5.5 x 8.75, personal letterhead, July 9, 1932. Letter briefly describing his thoughts on noted philosopher Ba
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Estimate : 10,000.00 - 12,000.00
 
 
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Edmund Burke Autograph Letter Signed7042 - Edmund Burke Autograph Letter Signed
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Statesman, author, orator, political theorist, and philosopher (1729–1797) who, after relocating from Ireland to England, served for many years in the
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Estimate : 5,000.00 - 7,000.00
 
 
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Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna's Hand-Drawn Battle Map7043 - Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna's Hand-Drawn Battle Map
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Absolutely amazing hand-drawn battle map, 13.5 x 43.5, headed in Spanish, “Mapao de las Fortificaciones de Zacatecas dada por El Em. General President
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Estimate : 100,000.00 - 150,000.00
 
 
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Leon Trotsky Typed Letter Signed7044 - Leon Trotsky Typed Letter Signed
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TLS in French, signed "L. Trotsky," one page, 8.5 x 11, October 31, 1939. Letter to a friend, written from Coyoacan, Mexico. In full (tran...
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Estimate : 4,000.00 - 6,000.00
 
 
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Marie Antoinette Signed Document7045 - Marie Antoinette Signed Document
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Manuscript DS in French, signed “Antoinette,” one page, 7.5 x 10, July 1779. Marie Antoinette adjudicates a real estate agreement. In part (translated
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Estimate : 6,000.00 - 8,000.00
 
 
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Peter the Great Signed Document7046 - Peter the Great Signed Document
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Important manuscript DS in Cyrillic, signed "Peter," nine pages on five sheets, 8.25 x 12.75, St. Petersburg, February 1, 1721. An amendme...
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Estimate : 10,000.00 - 12,000.00
 
 
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Princess Diana Signed Invitation and Christie's Dress Sale Ephemera7047 - Princess Diana Signed Invitation and Christie's Dress Sale Ephemera
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Collection of items related to the 1997 Christie's sale of Diana's dresses, highlighted by a rare personal invitation card featuring a color...
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Estimate : 6,000.00 - 8,000.00
 
 
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David Crockett Signature7048 - David Crockett Signature
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Famed frontiersman, politician, and folk hero (1786–1836) who became famous for his shrewd and humorous speeches; he was killed at the Alamo during th
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Estimate : 8,000.00 - 10,000.00
 
 
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Titanic Marconigrams: Leila Meyer Saks7049 - Titanic Marconigrams: Leila Meyer Saks
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Two original Marconigrams sent by two survivors of the Titanic, while aboard the Carpathia. Both are in pencil on Marconi International Marine Communi
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Estimate : 5,000.00 - 6,000.00
 
 
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Titanic Photo Album7050 - Titanic Photo Album
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Incredible photograph album belonging to Louis M. Ogden, a New York socialite aboard the RMS Carpathia during the Titanic disaster who helped to photo
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Estimate : 50,000.00 - 60,000.00
 
 
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Bartolomeo Vanzetti Autograph Letter Signed and Ephemera7051 - Bartolomeo Vanzetti Autograph Letter Signed and Ephemera
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ALS signed "Bartolomeo Vanzetti," four pages, 6 x 9.5, September 12, 1923. Letter to famed writer H. G. Wells, in part (spelling and gramm...
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Estimate : 8,000.00 - 10,000.00
 
 
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