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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Optronics Microscope Camera Head with Power Supply343Optronics Microscope Camera Head with Power Supply
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Optronics microscope camera head with power supply, marked as "Model: 60800 Power Supply, Magnafire." The camera head, designed to capture...
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Group of (3) Pastoriza Personal Analog Computers from the 1960s344Group of (3) Pastoriza Personal Analog Computers from the 1960s
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Group of three circa 1960s personal analog computers in brown carrying cases, manufactured by Pastoriza Electronics in Boston, with each case containi
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Simtronix Environmental Monitoring System Sensor345Simtronix Environmental Monitoring System Sensor
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Large Simtronix Environmental Monitoring System submersible sensor, measuring 33.5˝ long and 8˝ in diameter, used to measure the under
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Antique Slide Projector346Antique Slide Projector
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Antique slide projector, measuring 10˝ x 8˝ x 6.5˝, featuring a lens on the front marked "S. V. E., Series 0A, 4˝ Focu
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Microdyne Spectrum Display Unit for Telemetry Receiver Spectrum Display347Microdyne Spectrum Display Unit for Telemetry Receiver Spectrum Display
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Microdyne 1161-S(A) Spectrum Display Unit for a telemetry receiver, measuring 7˝ x 2˝ x 16.5˝, marked on the side as "Ser. No.
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Collection of Test Equipment348Collection of Test Equipment
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Collection of six pieces of test equipment, including: a Bendix TS-2828/UQ Sonar Range Calibrator in a gray metal carrying case; a rack-mountable &q...
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Thunder Scientific Humidity Sensor349Thunder Scientific Humidity Sensor
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Humidity sensor manufactured by the Thunder Scientific Corp. of Albuquerque, marked as "Model 2300H1T21, Serial 2633." The main black box ...
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Torpedo Gyro/Recorder Assembly and Miniature Military Reel-to-Reel Tape Recorder350Torpedo Gyro/Recorder Assembly and Miniature Military Reel-to-Reel Tape Recorder
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Two interesting pieces of military hardware: a panel marked "Exercise Assembly Torpedo Mark 64 Mod. 1," measuring 15.25˝ x 13˝ x...
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Vacuum Tube Collection351Vacuum Tube Collection
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Collection of vintage vacuum tube devices, including: two "C.R.T. Register/Gate" units for analog computers with vacuum tube operational a...
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Wallace & Tiernan High Precision Pressure Gauges Lot of (2)352Wallace & Tiernan High Precision Pressure Gauges Lot of (2)
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Pair of two large Wallace & Tiernan Model FA145 high precision pressure gauges, each measuring 10˝ in diameter and 5˝ tall, with one m
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
W-P Instruments Window Discriminator Window353W-P Instruments Window Discriminator Window
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Window discriminator panel useful for nuclear and photon counting, manufactured by W-P Instruments of New Haven, Connecticut, measuring 19˝ x
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Marquis de Lafayette Autograph Letter Signed354Marquis de Lafayette Autograph Letter Signed
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ALS signed “Lafayette,” one page, 7.25 x 8.75, April 7, 1828. Letter to a gentleman, in part: "Not knowing at what time this letter
Estimate : 800.00 - 1,000.00
Jubal Early Autograph Letter Signed355Jubal Early Autograph Letter Signed
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Phenomenal ALS signed “J. A. Early,” three pages on two adjoining sheets, lightly lined, 5.75 x 9, April 6, 1888. Letter to E. T. La
Estimate : 3,000.00 - 5,000.00
Chester Nimitz Signed Photograph356Chester Nimitz Signed Photograph
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Twice-signed vintage matte-finish 11 x 13.75 photo of Fleet Admiral Chester Nimitz signing the Japanese surrender aboard the USS Missouri on September
Estimate : 800.00 - 1,000.00
George S. Patton Signed Envelope357George S. Patton Signed Envelope
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World War II–dated airmail envelope, 9.5 x 4.25, addressed by Patton to "Mrs. G. S. Patton, Jr., South Hamilton, Mass.," and signed ...
Estimate : 800.00 - 1,000.00
Horatio Nelson Signature358Horatio Nelson Signature
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Sought-after ink signature, "Nelson & Bronte,” on an off-white 2.75 x .75 slip, handsomely double-matted and framed with a portrait t...
Estimate : 1,000.00 - 2,000.00
Charles ‘Chinese’ Gordon Autograph Letter Signed359Charles ‘Chinese’ Gordon Autograph Letter Signed
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ALS signed "C. G. Gordon," one page both sides, 8 x 12.75, July 17, 1863. Written from Quinsan during his campaign against the Taipings, G...
Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,000.00
Omar Bradley Signed Photograph360Omar Bradley Signed Photograph
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Vintage matte-finish 8 x 10 portrait of Bradley in uniform by Fabian Bachrach, boldly signed and inscribed in fountain pen, "To Brig. Gen. Wm. ...
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Ambrose E. Burnside Autograph Letter Signed361Ambrose E. Burnside Autograph Letter Signed
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ALS signed “A. E. Burnside,” one page, 5.25 x 8, December 29, no year but likely war-dated, between 1862 and 1864. Written from Anna
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Edward Cornwallis Letter Signed362Edward Cornwallis Letter Signed
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LS signed “Cornwallis,” one page, 7 x 8.75, February 26, 1764. Timely letter as governor of Gibraltar, where he had implemented a qu
Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00