Fine Autograph and Artifact Auction: Featuring Pop Culture

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RR Auction's December Fine Autograph and Artifact sale boasts more than 900 lots, highlighted by a multitude of important historical letters and a robust selection of material from popular culture. Highlights of the sale include a signed Abraham Lincoln carte-de-visite, checks from George Washington and Donald Trump, a Charles Dickens autograph quote from A Christmas Carol, rare artifacts recovered from the USS Arizona after Pearl Harbor, unique mixed-media artwork by Bob Dylan, a Christmas card from Al Capone, and rare oversized 'outtake' prints from the Beatles' famous Abbey Road shoot. 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 December 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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Joseph P. Kennedy262 - Joseph P. Kennedy
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TLS signed "Dad," one page, 8 x 10, personal letterhead, June 25, 1956. Letter to his daughter, Patricia Kennedy, addressed to "Mrs. ...
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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King George III263 - King George III
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Partly-printed vellum DS, signed “George R.,” one page, 13.5 x 9.5, April 1, 1807. King George appoints Thomas Gloster as "Ensign in the 61st (...
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King George V264 - King George V
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DS, signed “App'd, G. R. I.,” one page, 7.5 x 9.5, May 17, 1933. Document submitted to King George V by Prime Minister Ramsay MacDonald, in full...
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King George V265 - King George V
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Partly-printed vellum DS, signed “George,” one page, 9.75 x 13.75, July 16, 1900. Certificate from the Royal Humane Society, in part: "It was R...
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Scandinavian Royalty: King Gustaf VI Adolf of Sweden and Queen Louise of Sweden266 - Scandinavian Royalty: King Gustaf VI Adolf of Sweden and Queen Louise of Sweden
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Scandinavian Royalty: King Gustaf Adolf VI and Queen Louise, daughter of Charles XV of Sweden and spouse of Frederick VIII of Denmark. Two items: 1.
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King Henry IV267 - King Henry IV
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King of France (born 1553), the first of the Bourbon line, who ruled from 1589 until he was assassinated in 1610. Untranslated vellum manuscript DS in
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King Hussein268 - King Hussein
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Two items: a TLS, signed "Your sincere friend, Hussein," one page, 6.75 x 9, embossed crown letterhead, April 27, 1974, addressed to "...
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Austen Henry Layard269 - Austen Henry Layard
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British historian and archaeologist (1817-1894) best known as the excavator of Nimrud. ALS signed “A. H. Layard,” three pages on two adjoining sheets,
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Henry M. Leland270 - Henry M. Leland
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American machinist, inventor, engineer, and automotive entrepreneur (1843–1932) who founded the luxury automotive brands Cadillac and Lincoln. Partly-
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Nelson Mandela271 - Nelson Mandela
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Color glossy 10.25 x 7.5 photo of South African President Nelson Mandela meeting with German Chancellor Helmut Kohl during the former's three-da...
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Jules Mazarin272 - Jules Mazarin
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French cleric and statesman (1601–1662) who, through the influence of Cardinal Richelieu, became Prime Minister of France. He later became minister to
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John McCain273 - John McCain
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Signed book: Character Is Destiny. Later printing. NY: Random House, 2005. Hardcover with dust jacket, 8.25 x 9.5, 311 pages. Signed on the title page
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Mother Teresa274 - Mother Teresa
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Glossy 8 x 10 photo of Mother Teresa with her hands clasped in prayer, signed in black felt tip, "God bless you, M Teresa mc." Typed colle...
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Mother Teresa275 - Mother Teresa
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Printed prayer slip with an image of Mother Teresa with her hands clasped in prayer, 4 x 5.5, signed at the bottom in black ink, “God bless you, M Ter
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Mother Teresa276 - Mother Teresa
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Scarce color glossy 6.75 x 10 photo of Mother Teresa smiling and holding rosary beads, signed in blue felt tip, "God bless you, M Teresa mc.&qu...
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Benito Mussolini and Vittorio Emanuele III277 - Benito Mussolini and Vittorio Emanuele III
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Partly-printed DS in Italian, one page both sides, 9.5 x 14.5, May 12, 1930. Untranslated official document signed at the conclusion in bold ink, &q...
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Timothy Pickering278 - Timothy Pickering
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Postmaster general, secretary of war, and secretary of state under Washington (1745–1829). ALS signed “T. Pickering,” one page, 7.75 x 9.75, March 5,
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Pope Benedict XV279 - Pope Benedict XV
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Uncommon apostolic benediction in Latin and Italian, signed "Benedictus P.P. XV," one page, 10.75 x 14, December 5, 1919. An untranslated ...
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Pope Benedict XVI280 - Pope Benedict XVI
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Ink signature, "Joseph Card. Ratzinger," on an off-white 3.5 x 5.75 presentation card in German, reading (translated): "Presented wit...
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Prince Arthur281 - Prince Arthur
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Matte-finish 4 x 5.75 photograph of Prince Arthur in the formal dress uniform of a General of the British Army, affixed to a 7 x 9 Alfred Ellis and Wa
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