Fine Autographs and Artifacts Featuring Art and Literature

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RR Auction's October Fine Autographs and Artifacts sale boasts a wealth of important literary letters and Revolutionary rarities, highlighted by an autograph letter signed by Edgar Allan Poe, a handwritten poem by Emily Dickinson, an original manuscript by Beatrix Potter, a Charles Dickens draft for 'David Copperfield,' and remarkable letters by John Steinbeck, Ernest Hemingway, Herman Melville, and Louisa May Alcott. Other top items include a letter by Benjamin Franklin regarding the mutinous crew of John Paul Jones's flagship, outstanding letters by John Hancock, and autographs of George Washington, Alexander Hamilton, and Thomas Jefferson. The sale is rounded out by a fine selection of important antiquarian books, numerous signed photographs, and other historic memorabilia. 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 2022.
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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Nelson Mandela Signed Limited Edition 'Key & Bars' Lithograph and Replica Key92 - Nelson Mandela Signed Limited Edition 'Key & Bars' Lithograph and Replica Key
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Highly sought limited edition 10.5 x 16 lithograph by Nelson Mandela entitled ‘Key & Bars,’ which depicts four dark vertical lines r
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Estimate : 5,000.00 - 7,000.00
 
 
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Nelson Mandela Typed Letter Signed93 - Nelson Mandela Typed Letter Signed
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TLS signed “N. Mandela,” two pages, 8.25 x 11.75, personal letterhead, March 6, 2001. An update letter to Kgalema Motlanthe, the Sec
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 2,000.00
 
 
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Nelson Mandela (2) Signed Items: Booklet and Envelope94 - Nelson Mandela (2) Signed Items: Booklet and Envelope
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Scarce English and Afrikaans-language softcover booklet gilt-entitled “National Orders,” with dual front covers bearing an embossed
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 2,000.00
 
 
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Nelson Mandela Signed Booklet95 - Nelson Mandela Signed Booklet
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Uncommon softcover “African National Congress” booklet containing the ANC Constitution, “As adopted at the ANC National Con
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 2,000.00
 
 
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Nelson Mandela Signed Ballot96 - Nelson Mandela Signed Ballot
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Uncommon color 6.75 x 12 ballot for the 1994 Republic of South Africa general elections, signed near his image in ballpoint, "N. Mandela, 18-1-...
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 2,000.00
 
 
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Ram Mohan Roy97 - Ram Mohan Roy
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Indian reformer (1772–1833) who challenged traditional Hindu culture and first introduced the word Hinduism into the English language in 1816
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,000.00
 
 
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Albert Schweitzer Autograph Letter Signed98 - Albert Schweitzer Autograph Letter Signed
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ALS in French, two pages, 8.5 x 10.75 and 8.5 x 5.75, June 15, 1948. A handwritten letter from Lambarene, Gabon, sent to Paris publisher M. G. Payot,
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,200.00
 
 
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John Jay Document Signed99 - John Jay Document Signed
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Manuscript DS, one page both sides, 12.75 x 10.75, February 16, 1796. As the 2nd governor of New York, Jay appoints Nathaniel Lawrence as "Assi...
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Estimate : 2,500.00 - 3,500.00
 
 
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John Marshall Autograph Letter Signed100 - John Marshall Autograph Letter Signed
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ALS signed “J. Marshall,” one page both sides, measures 11.5 x 7.25 open, August 6, 1788. Handwritten letter to attorney Archibald S
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Estimate : 4,000.00 - 6,000.00
 
 
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F. L. Maytag Typed Letter Signed101 - F. L. Maytag Typed Letter Signed
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Founder and chairman (1857–1937) of the Maytag Company, which eventually became the Maytag Corporation, which was acquired by the Whirlpool C
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Estimate : 500.00 - 700.00
 
 
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