Auction Details
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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141Josiah Bartlett Autograph Document SignedRR Auction
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
142Carter Braxton Autograph Document SignedRR Auction
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
144Samuel Chase Autograph Document SignedRR Auction
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
145William Ellery Autograph Document SignedRR Auction
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
146George Clymer Autograph Document SignedRR Auction
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
147William Floyd Document SignedRR Auction
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
148Elbridge Gerry Autograph Letter SignedRR Auction
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
149Lyman Hall Document SignedRR Auction
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
150John Hancock Document SignedRR Auction
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