Fine Autographs & Artifacts featuring Hollywood

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With more than 1,200 items up for bidding, RR Auction's September sale features an abundance of signed Hollywood photographs, plus a nice selection of awards, props, and costumes. Highlights include a James Dean document dealing with Rebel Without a Cause and Giant, unique Gone With the Wind autographs, and a great Bruce Lee document. Other highlights in the sale are rare and extraordinary autographs of Emily Dickinson, Isaac Newton, The Beatles, John Law, Franz Joseph Haydn, and Abraham Lincoln. A fantastic archive of Alexander McQueen material rounds out the impressive sale. 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 September 2020.
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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John Tyler202 - John Tyler
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Ink signature, "J. Tyler,” on an off-white 2.75 x 1.25 slip. In very good to fine condition, with staining at the side edges from old adh...
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Martin Van Buren203 - Martin Van Buren
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Free franked mailing envelope, 4.75 x 2.75, addressed in another hand to "Mr. Henry P. Boyden, Worcester, Mass.," and franked in the upper...
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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George Washington204 - George Washington
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Rare memorial calligraphic engraving entitled "Eulogium Sacred to the Memory of the Illustrious George Washington, Columbia's Greatest and ...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Martha Washington205 - Martha Washington
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Yellow silk fabric swatch cut from a dress worn by Martha Washington, measuring 1 x 1, with a letter of provenance from noted autograph dealer Charles
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Estimate : 500.00 - 700.00
 
 
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White House Christmas Cards and Programs206 - White House Christmas Cards and Programs
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Collection of more than 50 Christmas cards and programs associated with White House figures and events. Cards include: Secret Service Chief James Jo
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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White House Easter Egg Roll207 - White House Easter Egg Roll
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Collection of items associated with the famous annual White House Easter Egg Roll, including 18 commemorative eggs. Includes eggs from the Clinton adm
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Edith Bolling Wilson208 - Edith Bolling Wilson
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Signed book: The Road Away from Revolution by Woodrow Wilson. Boston: The Atlantic Monthly Press, 1923. Hardcover, 4.5 x 6, 13 pages. Signed on the fi
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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Edith Bolling Wilson209 - Edith Bolling Wilson
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ANS signed “Mrs. Wilson,” one page both sides, 3 x 2.25, personal calling card letterhead, no date. Note forwarding a copy of the me
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Woodrow Wilson210 - Woodrow Wilson
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Five TLSs as president, each one page, White House letterhead, dated from 1914 to 1917. Includes: September 9, 1914, to Hon. Theo. B. Werner: "...
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Woodrow Wilson211 - Woodrow Wilson
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TLS, one page, 7 x 9, personal letterhead, November 24, 1921. Letter to former Congressman South Trimble, in full: "You are singularly generous...
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Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
 
 
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Woodrow Wilson212 - Woodrow Wilson
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DS, one page, 10 x 16.5, State of New Jersey letterhead, December 26, 1912. Wilson instructs that Fred R. Sked, a prisoner in New Jersey for second de
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Woodrow Wilson213 - Woodrow Wilson
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Partly-printed vellum DS as president, one page, 15.75 x 19.75, June 13, 1913. President Woodrow Wilson appoints John Huff Van Vliet as a "Seco...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Woodrow Wilson214 - Woodrow Wilson
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Nice ink signature, "Woodrow Wilson,” on an off-white 4.25 x 2.75 slip. In fine condition, with some light soiling to the left edge.
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Mohandas Gandhi216 - Mohandas Gandhi
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Vintage fountain pen signature, "M. K. Gandhi," on a purple 2.25 x 1 slip, affixed within an autograph album containing a variety of autog...
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Estimate : 3,000.00 - 4,000.00
 
 
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Bill Wilson217 - Bill Wilson
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TLS signed “Bill,” one page, 7.25 x 10.5, personal letterhead, April 14, 1967. Letter to Robert Frey, in full: "Furthering your requ
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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John Jay218 - John Jay
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Partly-printed DS, one page, 15 x 9.5, April 11, 1800. As governor of New York, Jay appoints John Dunning as "Second major of the Regiment of M...
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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Vinson Supreme Court219 - Vinson Supreme Court
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Outstanding vintage matte-finish 13.25 x 10.25 Bachrach portrait of the Vinson Supreme Court, affixed to its original 17 x 15.25 mount, signed on the
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Estimate : 2,000.00 - 2,500.00
 
 
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William Boeing220 - William Boeing
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Exceptionally rare partly-printed DS, signed twice, “W. E. Boeing,” one page, 10.25 x 8.25, March 25, 1929. Stock certificate, numbe
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Estimate : 2,500.00 - 3,000.00
 
 
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Harley-Davidson: William S. Harley221 - Harley-Davidson: William S. Harley
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Scarce TLS signed “Wm. S. Harley,” two pages, 8.25 x 10.75, Harley-Davidson Motor Co. letterhead, October 25, 1934. Letter to a Harl
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Estimate : 2,000.00 - 2,500.00
 
 
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J. Pierpont Morgan222 - J. Pierpont Morgan
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Partly-printed twice-signed DS, four pages, 8.5 x 14, August 31, 1881. Payroll for employees at the American Museum of Natural History for the month o
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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John D. Rockefeller and Henry Flagler223 - John D. Rockefeller and Henry Flagler
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DS, signed "J. D. Rockefeller" and "H. M. Flagler," one page, 15.25 x 7.75, April 5, 1882. Stock certificate for 14,060 shares i...
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Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,000.00
 
 
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Cornelius Vanderbilt224 - Cornelius Vanderbilt
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Scarce early ADS, signed “C. Vanderbilt,” one page, 8 x 4.5, July 25, 1828. Pay order for George Jenkins for "one hundred and Charge
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Estimate : 3,000.00 - 4,000.00
 
 
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Alexander Graham Bell225 - Alexander Graham Bell
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ALS, one page both sides, 5.25 x 7.5, New York Institution for the Instruction of the Deaf and Dumb letterhead, August 24, 1890. Letter to Madame Rink
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Estimate : 2,000.00 - 4,000.00
 
 
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Thomas Edison226 - Thomas Edison
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TLS signed “Thos. A. Edison,” one page, 8.5 x 11, From the Laboratory of Thomas A. Edison letterhead, February 14, 1922. Letter to W
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 2,000.00
 
 
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Thomas Edison227 - Thomas Edison
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Edison Botanic Research Corporation business check, 8.25 x 3, filled out in another hand and signed by Edison, "Thos. A. Edison," payable ...
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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Thomas Edison228 - Thomas Edison
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Vintage fountain pen 'umbrella' signature, "Thomas A. Edison,” on an off-white 3.25 x .75 slip, which is suede-matted and framed ...
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Estimate : 500.00 - 700.00
 
 
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Robert Fulton229 - Robert Fulton
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Rare ALS signed “Rob't Fulton,” one page, 7.75 x 9.75, 8 Thermidor an 7 [July 26, 1799]. Letter to Nathaniel Cutting in Paris, in fu
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Estimate : 2,000.00 - 4,000.00
 
 
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Albert Einstein Autograph Manuscript230 - Albert Einstein Autograph Manuscript
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Partial handwritten manuscript in German, penned on an off-white 8.5 x 5 sheet by Albert Einstein, unsigned, no date but circa late 1928–earl
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Estimate : 4,000.00 - 6,000.00
 
 
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Franz Anton Mesmer231 - Franz Anton Mesmer
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Excessively rare ALS in French, signed "Mesmer," one page, 6.75 x 8.25, October 3, 1795. Letter to Madame Cardon of Versaille, in full (tr...
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Estimate : 4,000.00 - 6,000.00
 
 
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Louis Pasteur232 - Louis Pasteur
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ALS in French, signed “L. Pasteur,” one page, 5.25 x 8, Ecole Normale Supérieure, University of France letterhead, November
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,000.00
 
 
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Samuel F. B. Morse233 - Samuel F. B. Morse
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ALS signed “Sam: F: B: Morse,” one page, 5 x 7.75, December 24, 1841. Letter to chemist James J. Mapes, in part: "My cousin Samuel B
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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Isaac Newton Signature234 - Isaac Newton Signature
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Bold and crisp ink signature, "Yo'r Lord'ps most humble & most obedient servant, Is. Newton,” on an off-white 4 x 2 slip affi...
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Estimate : 10,000.00 - 15,000.00
 
 
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Eli Whitney235 - Eli Whitney
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Scarce ALS signed “E. Whitney,” one page, 7.5 x 9.75, March 15, 1804. Letter to attorney Samuel M. Hopkins in New York, concerning a
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Estimate : 3,000.00 - 5,000.00
 
 
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Sigmund Freud236 - Sigmund Freud
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Extremely rare Liveright Publishing Corporation business check, 8.5 x 3, filled out in another hand as payable to Sigmund Freud for $787.50, February
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Estimate : 4,000.00 - 6,000.00
 
 
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John Law237 - John Law
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Very rare ALS in French, signed “Law,” one page both sides, 8 x 1.5, January 24, 1721. Partly translated letter to an unidentified r
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Estimate : 6,000.00 - 8,000.00
 
 
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David Ben-Gurion238 - David Ben-Gurion
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TLS in Hebrew as Minister of Defense, one page, 5.75 x 7.75, July 6, 1955. Letter to Israeli Prime Minister Moshe Sharett, in full (translated): &qu...
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,000.00
 
 
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Winston Churchill239 - Winston Churchill
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Exquisite vintage matte-finish 3.25 x 3.5 portrait of Prime Minister Churchill, affixed to the original 4 x 5.25 studio mount, signed on the mount in
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Estimate : 3,500.00 - 4,500.00
 
 
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Winston Churchill240 - Winston Churchill
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TLS signed “Winston S. Churchill,” one page, 8 x 10, Chartwell letterhead, January 1, 1938. Letter to his proofreader and editor C.
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Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,000.00
 
 
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Winston Churchill241 - Winston Churchill
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TLS signed “Winston S. Churchill,” one page, 7.5 x 9.5, Chartwell, Westerham, Kent letterhead, October 27, 1955. Letter to editor an
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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Winston Churchill242 - Winston Churchill
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Vintage ink signature, "Winston S. Churchill,” on an off-white 4.5 x 3.5 card imprinted with his "12 Bolton Street" address, an...
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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Napoleon: Josephine243 - Napoleon: Josephine
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ALS in French, signed “Josephine Bonaparte,” one page, 4 x 7, November 19, 1800. Letter to Napoleon’s Minister of War Alexa
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Estimate : 2,000.00 - 2,500.00
 
 
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Nicholas II244 - Nicholas II
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Partly-printed DS in Cyrillic, one page, 8.75 x 13.5, November 17, 1904. Legal document issued from Tsarskoe Selo and headed (translated) "Edic...
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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Princess Diana245 - Princess Diana
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Stunning personalized Halcyon Days Enamels gift box presented by Princess Diana to a staff member at the Hotel Arlberg in March 1993. The hand-made an
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Estimate : 3,000.00 - 5,000.00
 
 
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David Livingstone246 - David Livingstone
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Unique bilingual AQS in English and the Southern Bantu Sotho language, one page, 3.5 x 6.25, in full: "David Livingstone, Ena eo o tlen go na g...
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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Meyer Lansky247 - Meyer Lansky
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ALS signed “Dad,” one page, 8.25 x 10.75, December 26, 1970. Letter to his daughter Sandra, in part: "So near and yet so far: isn&#...
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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William F. 'Buffalo Bill' Cody248 - William F. 'Buffalo Bill' Cody
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ALS signed “W. F. Cody,” one page, 8.5 x 11, impressively illustrated 'Buffalo Bill' letterhead, July 13, [1916]. Letter to Henr...
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Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,000.00
 
 
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Charles F. Adams III249 - Charles F. Adams III
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ALS signed “C. F. Adams,” one page, 5.25 x 8, Adams Building letterhead, January 8, 1902. In full: "I have to acknowledge the receip
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Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
 
 
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Apple: Steve Wozniak250 - Apple: Steve Wozniak
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Color glossy 14 x 11 photo of an Apple-1 computer, signed in blue felt tip, "Think Different! Woz." In very fine condition.
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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John Jacob Astor III251 - John Jacob Astor III
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Ink signature, "I am my dear sir, Very Respectfully Yours, J. J. Astor, 338 Fifth Avenue Dec'r 25th 1874,” on an off-white 5 x 1.5 sl...
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Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
 
 
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John Jacob Astor IV252 - John Jacob Astor IV
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Fountain pen signature, "J. J. Astor, New York,” on an off-white 4 x 3 sheet, which is signed on the reverse by Congressman Stewart L. Wo...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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