Fine Autographs & Artifacts

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Highlighted by extraordinary letters—highlighted by Martin Luther, Edgar Allan Poe, Henry David Thoreau, Thomas Jefferson, Albert Einstein, James Dean, and Abraham Lincoln—RR Auction's October Fine Autographs and Artifacts auction is filled with rare and remarkable pieces. Other top lots include a rare Adam Smith document, a stunning George Washington appointment, a Beatles album inscribed to George's sister, and an early document signed by Sun Yat-sen. 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 October 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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Josiah Bartlett Autograph Document Signed141Josiah Bartlett Autograph Document Signed
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Partly-printed DS, signed “Josiah Bartlett Just. Peace,” one page, 6.25 x 7.5, April 9, 1773. Document filled out and signed within
Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
Carter Braxton Autograph Document Signed142Carter Braxton Autograph Document Signed
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Scarce ADS, one page, 7.25 x 6, April 16, 1790. Handwritten receipt for casks of tobacco, in full: "Rec'd of James Browne the Sum of fifty ...
Estimate : 2,000.00 - 2,500.00
Charles Carroll of Carrollton Autograph Letter Signed143Charles Carroll of Carrollton Autograph Letter Signed
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ALS signed “Ch. Carroll of Carrollton,” one page, 7.25 x 9, March 30, 1786. Letter the Hon. Robert Carter, in full: "Inclosed you wi
Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,000.00
Samuel Chase Autograph Document Signed144Samuel Chase Autograph Document Signed
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Revolutionary War–dated partial ADS signed "Sam'l Chase," one page, 6 x 1, August 17, 1779, in full: "Received Aug't 17...
Estimate : 2,500.00 - 3,500.00
William Ellery Autograph Document Signed145William Ellery Autograph Document Signed
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ADS, signed “W. Ellery Colle,” one page, 6.75 x 3.25, September 19, 1790. Receipt issued to John Tillinghast from the "Port of Newpo
Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
George Clymer Autograph Document Signed146George Clymer Autograph Document Signed
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ADS signed "Geo. Clymer," one page, 7.75 x 3, September 7, 1802. Clymer writes a promissory note, in full: "Sixty days after date I p...
Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
William Floyd Document Signed147William Floyd Document Signed
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Manuscript DS, signed “Wm: Floyd,” one page, 6.75 x 8.25, March 12, 1784. Receipt for £24.19.5 paid to him by New York State
Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,000.00
Elbridge Gerry Autograph Letter Signed148Elbridge Gerry Autograph Letter Signed
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ALS signed “E. Gerry,” one page both sides, 7.25 x 9, March 14, 1807. Letter to his sister-in-law Mary Ricketts, settling the estate
Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
Lyman Hall Document Signed149Lyman Hall Document Signed
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Revolutionary War–dated ADS, one page, 7.5 x 2.5, May 4, 1779. Handwritten receipt of payment, in full: "1779, Rec'd 4th May of Dr. J...
Estimate : 5,000.00 - 7,000.00
John Hancock Document Signed150John Hancock Document Signed
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Partly-printed DS, one page, 15.75 x 12.75, August 24, 1790. As governor of Massachusetts, Hancock appoints Isaac Hunter as "Captain of a Compa...
Estimate : 5,000.00 - 7,000.00