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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Jonas Salk Signed Photograph203 - Jonas Salk Signed Photograph
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Glossy 8 x 10 photo of Jonas Salk, signed nicely in blue felt tip. In fine condition. Originally obtained by in-person specialist Mike Wehrmann.
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Antonin Scalia Signed Photograph204 - Antonin Scalia Signed Photograph
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Color semi-glossy 4.5 x 6.25 photo of Justice Scalia in his library holding an open book, displayed within its original 8 x 10 presentation mat, which
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Alfred E. Smith Signed Photograph205 - Alfred E. Smith Signed Photograph
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American politician (1873–1944) who served as governor of New York and who was the unsuccessful Democratic presidential candidate in 1928. Vi
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Supreme Court Justices (6) Signatures206 - Supreme Court Justices (6) Signatures
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Six official "Supreme Court of the United States" cards, 4.5 x 3.5, each signed in ink by a justice. Includes: Abe Fortas, Stanley Reed, W...
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Margaret Thatcher (5) Signed Commemorative Covers207 - Margaret Thatcher (5) Signed Commemorative Covers
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Group of five commemorative covers honoring various occasions, each signed in blue felt tip by Margaret Thatcher. Includes: one with an inset medallio
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Margaret Thatcher Signed Photograph208 - Margaret Thatcher Signed Photograph
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Attractive semi-glossy 3.75 x 5 silver gelatin print of Margaret Thatcher by Terence Donovan, affixed to its original 6 x 7.5 mount, which is signed i
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Titanic Oak Wheelhouse Door Relic Display209 - Titanic Oak Wheelhouse Door Relic Display
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A thin 1.75˝-long sliver of wood, originally part of the ship's oak wheelhouse door, recovered from the Atlantic Ocean after the sinking of...
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Titanic: Michel Navratil, Bertram Vere and Millvina Dean Signed Envelope210 - Titanic: Michel Navratil, Bertram Vere and Millvina Dean Signed Envelope
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Royal Mail commemorative cover, 8.5 x 4.5, with a cachet honoring the 25th Anniversary of the British Philatelic Bureau, postmarked in Edinburgh, Scot
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Desmond Tutu Signed Photograph211 - Desmond Tutu Signed Photograph
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Glossy 8 x 10 photo of the anti-apartheid and human rights activist with his hands raised, signed in blue ballpoint, "God bless you, Desmond Tu...
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William M. 'Boss' Tweed (2) Documents Signed212 - William M. 'Boss' Tweed (2) Documents Signed
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Two partly-printed DSs, each signed "W. M. Tweed," one page, 8 x 9.75, dated 1867 and 1869. Both are official City of New York expense doc...
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William M. 'Boss' Tweed Document Signed213 - William M. 'Boss' Tweed Document Signed
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Partly-printed DS, signed “W. M. Tweed,” one page, 8.5 x 7, December 10, 1868. Receipt from the Bureau of Wharves, Piers and Slips S
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Lech Walesa Signed Photograph214 - Lech Walesa Signed Photograph
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The second president of Poland (born 1943) and the first to be democratically elected; he helped end communism in Europe as the leader of the freedom-
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Booker T. Washington Typed Letter Signed215 - Booker T. Washington Typed Letter Signed
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TLS, one page, 5.5 x 6.75, Tuskegee Institute letterhead, May 6, 1915. Letter to L. Kahn of Cincinnati, Ohio, in full: "I am not writing to ask...
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Booker T. Washington Signature216 - Booker T. Washington Signature
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Neat ink signature, "Booker T. Washington, Tuskegee, Alabama, Feb. 24, 1900,” on an off-white 3.25 x 2.25 card. In fine condition. Accomp...
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Daniel Webster Document Signed217 - Daniel Webster Document Signed
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Partly-printed DS, signed “Dan'l Webster,” one page, 7.75 x 10.5, January 27, 1842. As secretary of state, Webster certifies "t...
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Henry Wells and William Fargo Signed Stock Certificate218 - Henry Wells and William Fargo Signed Stock Certificate
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Partly-printed DS, signed “Henry Wells" and "Wm. Fargo,” one page, 10.25 x 6.5, March 10, 1854. Handsomely engraved stock cert...
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Wu Ting-fang Signature219 - Wu Ting-fang Signature
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Chinese diplomat and politician (1842–1922) who served as Minister of Foreign Affairs and briefly as Acting Premier during the early years of
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Benedict Arnold Autograph Document Signed220 - Benedict Arnold Autograph Document Signed
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Revolutionary War–dated ADS, signed “B. Arnold, M. Genl.,” one page, 7.25 x 12.25, September 17, 1778. As senior officer in
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Henry Knox Letter Signed221 - Henry Knox Letter Signed
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Revolutionary War general, first United States Secretary of War, and founder of the military school that became West Point (1750–1806). LS as
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Marquis de Lafayette Autograph Letter Signed222 - Marquis de Lafayette Autograph Letter Signed
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ALS in French, signed “Lafayette,” one page, 5.5 x 3.25, July 5, 1811. A handwritten letter addressed from “La grange,
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