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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Roy Cohn Document Signed153 - Roy Cohn Document Signed
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American lawyer (1927–1986) best known for being Senator Joseph McCarthy's chief counsel during the Army–McCarthy hearings in 1954 a
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Clarence Darrow Signed Book154 - Clarence Darrow Signed Book
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Signed book: Altgeld of Illinois: A Record of His Life and Work by Waldo R. Browne. First edition. NY: B. W. Huebsch, 1924. Hardcover, 5.5 x 8.25, 342
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Democratic National Convention 1924 Ticket Stub - PSA VG-EX 4155 - Democratic National Convention 1924 Ticket Stub - PSA VG-EX 4
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Green ticket stub for the Democratic National Convention held in New York City on June 24, 1924, 5 x 2.5, issued for "Guest, Twelfth Session, A...
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DNA: Watson and Crick Signed Book156 - DNA: Watson and Crick Signed Book
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Signed book: What Mad Pursuit. Later printing. NY: Basic Books, Inc., 1988. Hardcover with dust jacket, 6.5 x 9.5, 182 pages. Signed and inscribed on
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Arthur Eddington Autograph Quote Signed157 - Arthur Eddington Autograph Quote Signed
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British astrophysicist (1882–1944) famous for his work regarding the theory of relativity, remembered for his observations of bending starlig
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Elizabeth, Queen Mother Signed Christmas Card (1967)158 - Elizabeth, Queen Mother Signed Christmas Card (1967)
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Desirable Royal Christmas card from 1967 with an embossed crown on the front, measuring 15.5 x 9.25 open, with the inside bearing an affixed image of
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Oliver Ellsworth Document Signed159 - Oliver Ellsworth Document Signed
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Third chief justice of the United States (1745-1807) and delegate to the Constitutional Congress who later submitted the amendments which became the B
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Milton Friedman Signed Photograph160 - Milton Friedman Signed Photograph
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University of Chicago economist (1912-2006) who won the 1976 Nobel Prize in Economics as one of the intellectual leaders of the Chicago school of econ
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Ernst Haeckel Autograph Letter Signed161 - Ernst Haeckel Autograph Letter Signed
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Influential German evolutionist, morphologist, and developmental biologist (1834–1919) remembered as a supporter and exponent of Charles Darw
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Alfred Harmsworth, 1st Viscount Northcliffe Typed Letter Signed162 - Alfred Harmsworth, 1st Viscount Northcliffe Typed Letter Signed
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British newspaper and publishing magnate (1865–1922) who, as owner of the Daily Mail and the Daily Mirror, was an early developer of popular
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