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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Edmund Hillary Signed Book163 - Edmund Hillary Signed Book
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Signed book: View from the Summit. Collector's edition. Norwalk, CT: Easton Press, 1999. Leather-bound hardcover, 6.5 x 9.5, 310 pages. Signed o...
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Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay Signed Commemorative Cover164 - Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay Signed Commemorative Cover
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Commemorative cover with a cachet and inlaid medallion honoring the 25th anniversary of the first ascent of Mount Everest, 8 x 4.5, signed in black ba
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J. Edgar Hoover Typed Letter Signed165 - J. Edgar Hoover Typed Letter Signed
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TLS signed “J. E. Hoover,” one page, 8 x 10.5, Federal Bureau of Investigation letterhead, February 3, 1938. Letter to Nicholas Pell
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J. Edgar Hoover Signed Book166 - J. Edgar Hoover Signed Book
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Signed book: Masters of Deceit. Later printing. NY: Holt, Rinehart and Winston, 1958. Hardcover, 5.75 x 8.5, 374 pages. Signed and inscribed on the fi
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Kaiser Wilhelm I (4) Documents Signed167 - Kaiser Wilhelm I (4) Documents Signed
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Four manuscript DSs in German, each signed “Wilhelm,” one page, 9 x 11.25, all dated 1883. Four untranslated official documents, eac
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Kaiser Wilhem II Document Signed168 - Kaiser Wilhem II Document Signed
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Manuscript DS in German, signed “Wilhelm R,” one page, 8.25 x 13, January 18, 1910. Untranslated official order issued by Kaiser Wil
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Robert F. Kennedy Typed Letter Signed169 - Robert F. Kennedy Typed Letter Signed
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TLS, one page, 6 x 9, personal United States Senate letterhead, April 3, 1967. Letter to Michael D’Alessandro, the president of the Young Rep
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Rose Kennedy Typed Letter Signed170 - Rose Kennedy Typed Letter Signed
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TLS signed “Rose F. Kennedy,” one page, 5.75 x 7.75, North Beach Boulevard (Palm Beach, Florida) letterhead, March 22, 1977. Letter
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Kennedy Assassination Swatch of Limousine Leather171 - Kennedy Assassination Swatch of Limousine Leather
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Uncommon .25˝ x .25˝ swatch of dark blue seat leather from the 1961 Lincoln Continental X-100 presidential limousine Kennedy was ridin
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King Christian VI of Denmark Letter Signed172 - King Christian VI of Denmark Letter Signed
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King of Denmark and Norway from 1730 to 1746, remembered for his peaceful reign and religious devotion. LS in Danish, signed “Christian R,[x=
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King Frederick V of Denmark Letter Signed173 - King Frederick V of Denmark Letter Signed
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King of Denmark and Norway from 1746 until his death in 1766, who relied on his capable 'Age of Enlightenment' advisors to attend to matters...
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King George III Document Signed174 - King George III Document Signed
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Partly-printed vellum DS, signed “George R,” one page, 15.75 x 11.75, June 16, 1808. King George III appoints Archibald McNeill "to
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King George IV Signature175 - King George IV Signature
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Large, crisp ink signature of King George IV, "George R.,” on an off-white 4.75 x 3 sheet clipped from the top of a royal document. Doubl...
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King George V and Mary of Teck Signatures176 - King George V and Mary of Teck Signatures
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Clean fountain pen signatures of King George V and Mary of Teck—"George R. I." and "Mary R."—on an off-white 9.75 x ...
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King George VI Document Signed177 - King George VI Document Signed
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DS, signed “App'd, G. R.,” one page, 7.5 x 9.5, March 8, 1949. War Office document requesting King George VI's approval of "...
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King Gustav IV Adolf of Sweden Document Signed178 - King Gustav IV Adolf of Sweden Document Signed
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King of Sweden (1778–1837) from 1792 until he was deposed in an 1809 coup, who was the son of Gustav III of Sweden and his queen consort Soph
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King Louis XV Document Signed179 - King Louis XV Document Signed
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Ineffectual King of France from 1715 to 1774 who was dominated by his strong-willed and unscrupulous mistress, Madame de Pompadour. Manuscript DS in F
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King William IV Document Signed180 - King William IV Document Signed
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Partly-printed vellum DS, signed “William R,” one page, 15.75 x 11.75, December 1, 1830. King William IV appoints George Nolcken "to
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Gordon W. 'Pawnee Bill' Lillie Typed Letter Signed181 - Gordon W. 'Pawnee Bill' Lillie Typed Letter Signed
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TLS signed “G. W. Lillie,” one page, 8.5 x 11, Pawnee Bill's Oldtown letterhead, April 9, 1933. Letter to “Friend Kerr,
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Louise of Great Britain Letter Signed182 - Louise of Great Britain Letter Signed
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Queen of Denmark and Norway from 1746 until her death in 1751 as the first wife of King Frederick V; she was the youngest surviving daughter of King G
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