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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American Parade Flag, 42-Star (Washington Statehood) 1889-189082 - American Parade Flag, 42-Star (Washington Statehood) 1889-1890
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Unofficial block-printed 42-star American national parade flag (Washington statehood), 9.75 x 7, cotton fabric with sewn edges, featuring a canton wit
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Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
 
 
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American Parade Flags (3) and Stars (2) Display (Mid-to-Late 19th-Century)83 - American Parade Flags (3) and Stars (2) Display (Mid-to-Late 19th-Century)
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Collection of five mid-to-late 19th-century American national parade ephemera, containing a pair of fabric 13-star 1876 America centennial flags, both
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Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
 
 
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Aaron Burr Autograph Letter Signed with Franked Address Panel84 - Aaron Burr Autograph Letter Signed with Franked Address Panel
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ALS signed “A. Burr,” one page, 7.75 x 9.5, July 20, 1807. Addressed from New York, a handwritten letter to Ephraim Kirby of Litchfi
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Estimate : 2,000.00 - 3,000.00
 
 
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Alexander Hamilton Estate Document85 - Alexander Hamilton Estate Document
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Significant partly-printed document concerning the estate of Alexander Hamilton, one page, 6.5 x 5.75, November 29, 1804. Marked as certificate &quo...
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Estimate : 5,000.00 - 6,000.00
 
 
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Patrick Henry Document Signed86 - Patrick Henry Document Signed
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DS as Governor, signed “P. Henry,” one page, 6.5 x 8.25, October 20, 1785. Broadside issued from the Virginia Council Chamber to the
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Estimate : 5,000.00 - 7,000.00
 
 
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Robert F. Kennedy Typed Letter Signed87 - Robert F. Kennedy Typed Letter Signed
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TLS, two pages, 7.25 x 9.5, Office of the Attorney General letterhead, January 7, 1964. Letter to Finn J. Larsen, in full: “I am sure that yo
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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William Penn Partial Document Signed88 - William Penn Partial Document Signed
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English-born Quaker (1644–1718) and founder of the colony that became the State of Pennsylvania. Scarce partial manuscript DS, signed
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Estimate : 5,000.00 - 7,000.00
 
 
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Dian Fossey Archive of (19) Letters, (2) Mountain Gorilla Vocalization Tapes, a Signed Published Art89 - Dian Fossey Archive of (19) Letters, (2) Mountain Gorilla Vocalization Tapes, a Signed Published Art
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Captivating archive of research material and signed correspondence from renowned primatologist and conservationist Dian Fossey, composed of 19 letters
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Estimate : 10,000.00 - 15,000.00
 
 
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Mohandas Gandhi Hand-Corrected Manuscript90 - Mohandas Gandhi Hand-Corrected Manuscript
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Partial hand-corrected manuscript by Mohandas Gandhi, one page, 6.5 x 8.25, on the reverse of a letter on Go-Palak Co-Operative Society letterhead wri
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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Martin Luther King, Jr. Signature91 - Martin Luther King, Jr. Signature
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Amazing large ballpoint signature, “Best Wishes, Martin Luther King Jr.,” on an off-white 9.5 x 11.5 book page. This autograph was p
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Estimate : 10,000.00 - 20,000.00
 
 
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