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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King George III212 - King George III
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ALS signed “George R,” one page both sides, 7.25 x 9.5, May 4, 1783. With great melancholy, King George III writes about the death of his favorite son
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Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,000.00
 
 
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King George III213 - King George III
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Revolutionary War–dated handwritten letter by King George III, unsigned, one page both sides, 7.25 x 9.5, December 11, 1779. Letter to Lord Thurlow, i
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,000.00
 
 
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King Henry II214 - King Henry II
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King of France from 1547 until 1559, he was killed in a jousting match held to celebrate the end of the Eighth Italian War (1519–1559). LS in French,
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Estimate : 2,000.00 - 4,000.00
 
 
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King Philip II215 - King Philip II
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LS in Spanish, signed “Yo El Rey,” one page, 8.5 x 11.25, February 15, 1575. Letter to the "Council, Court, Governors, Caballeros, Officials an...
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Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,000.00
 
 
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Maria Theresa216 - Maria Theresa
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Holy Roman Empress and Queen of Bohemia (1717–1780) who was the mother of Marie Antoinette. Impressive archive of 31 handwritten letters in French by
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Estimate : 7,500.00 - 8,500.00
 
 
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Marie Antoinette217 - Marie Antoinette
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Manuscript DS in French, signed “Antoinette,” one page, 14.75 x 9.25, [1770]. The Abbe de Vermond implores the kindness and protection of Madame la Da
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Estimate : 15,000.00 - 20,000.00
 
 
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Marie de Medici218 - Marie de Medici
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Queen consort of France (1573–1642) as the second wife of King Henry IV of France, and regent of France following his assassination; she herself was a
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Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,000.00
 
 
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Princess Diana219 - Princess Diana
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ALS signed “Diana,” one page both sides, 6.25 x 4, personal Kensington Palace stationery, March 22, 1995. Letter to "Peter," in full: &quo...
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Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,500.00
 
 
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Princess Diana and Prince Charles220 - Princess Diana and Prince Charles
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Christmas card from 1983 embossed on the front with the Prince of Wales’s feathers and Order of the Garter motto and the Spencer family arms, measurin
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,000.00
 
 
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Princess Diana and Prince Charles221 - Princess Diana and Prince Charles
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TLS signed “Charles" and "Yours most sincerely, and Diana,” one page, 8 x 13, Buckingham Palace letterhead, October 7, 1981. Letter to Mrs...
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,000.00
 
 
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