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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Chiang Kai-shek242 - Chiang Kai-shek
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Crisp black ink signature in Chinese on an off-white 3.75 x 6.5 sheet with raised lettering reading, "The President of the Republic of China,&q...
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Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
 
 
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Madame Chiang Kai-shek243 - Madame Chiang Kai-shek
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Matte-finish 5 x 7 full-length photo of Madame Chiang, signed in the lower border in fountain pen, "Mayling Soong Chiang." In very good co...
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,000.00
 
 
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Walter P. Chrysler244 - Walter P. Chrysler
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Automotive mogul (1875–1940) who founded the Chrysler Corporation. TLS signed “Dad,” one page, 8 x 10, personal letterhead, May 18, 1925. Letter to hi
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Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
 
 
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Cassius Marcellus Clay245 - Cassius Marcellus Clay
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Prominent abolitionist leader (1810–1903) known as the 'Lion of Whitehall.' An ardent supporter of Lincoln, he served as American Minister t...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Henry Clay246 - Henry Clay
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ALS signed “H. Clay,” one page, 8 x 9.75, February 7, 1836. Letter to Elijah Haywood in Zanesville, Ohio. In part: "I am obliged by your letter...
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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William F. ‘Buffalo Bill’ Cody247 - William F. ‘Buffalo Bill’ Cody
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Appealing hand-addressed stationery envelope for Buffalo Bill's Wild West and Congress of Rough Riders, 6.5 x 3.5, addressed in Cody's hand ...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Dalai Lama248 - Dalai Lama
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Highly displayable color glossy 8 x 10.5 front-facing photo of the Dalai Lama against a sky blue backdrop, signed in Tibetan in black felt tip. In fin
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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John DeLorean249 - John DeLorean
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John Z. DeLorean Corporation business check, 8.25 x 3, filled out in type and signed by DeLorean, "John Z. DeLorean," payable to Malcolm R...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Charles H. Dow250 - Charles H. Dow
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American journalist (1851–1902) who co-founded Dow Jones & Company, created the Wall Street Journal, and conceived the influential Dow Jones Ind...
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Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
 
 
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Roy DeMeo251 - Roy DeMeo
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Personal check, 6 x 2.75, filled out in another hand and signed by DeMeo, payable to Fredericks of Hollywood for $69.75, May 11, 1978. Encapsulated in
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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