Fine Autographs and Artifacts Featuring John F. Kennedy

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RR Auction's November Fine Autographs and Artifacts sale boasts over 750 rare and remarkable lots, including a stunning assortment of classical music autographs, special sections honoring President John F. Kennedy and King Tut discoverer Howard Carter, and a wealth of important letters from famous figures. Among the highlights are a significant handwritten musical manuscript by Ludwig van Beethoven, an original sketch by Amedeo Modigliani, a signed example of the famous 'Dewey Defeats Truman' newspaper, and letters by Nikola Tesla, Albert Einstein, Margaret Mitchell, Alexander Graham Bell, Bruce Lee, and Napoleon Bonaparte. 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 November 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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Pierre Lacau Document Signed222 - Pierre Lacau Document Signed
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Egyptologist and philologist (1873-1963) who served as Egypt's director of antiquities from 1914 until 1936, and oversaw the 1922 discovery of t...
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Jacques Laffitte Letter Signed223 - Jacques Laffitte Letter Signed
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French banker and politician (1767–1844) who was an important figure in the development of new banking techniques during th
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Austen Henry Layard Autograph Letter Signed224 - Austen Henry Layard Autograph Letter Signed
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British historian and archaeologist (1817-1894) best known as the excavator of Nimrud and Nineveh, where he uncovered a large proportion of the Assyri
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Theodor Leutwein (2) Letters Signed225 - Theodor Leutwein (2) Letters Signed
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Soldier and colonial administrator (1849–1921) of German Southwest Africa from 1894 to 1904. Two untranslated letters by Th
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David Lloyd George Signed Oversized Photograph226 - David Lloyd George Signed Oversized Photograph
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British statesman (1863-1945) who served as prime minister from 1916 to 1922, and who was a major player at the Paris Peace Conference of 1919, overse
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Thurgood Marshall Signature227 - Thurgood Marshall Signature
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Ballpoint signature, "Thurgood Marshall,” on an off-white 5 x 3 card. In very fine condition. Encapsulated in a Beckett aut
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Harriet Martineau Autograph Letter Signed228 - Harriet Martineau Autograph Letter Signed
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English social theorist (1802-1876) considered to be the first female sociologist, remembered for her writings on politics, religion, and society. ALS
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Gaston Maspero Autograph Letter Signed229 - Gaston Maspero Autograph Letter Signed
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Egyptologist (1846–1916) known for his studies of hieroglyphics and archaeological excavations. ALS in French, signed
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F. L. Maytag Typed Letter Signed230 - 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
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John McLean Autograph Letter Signed231 - John McLean Autograph Letter Signed
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American jurist and politician (1785-1861) who served in Congress, as postmaster general, and as an associate justice of the Supreme Court. ALS, one p
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Golda Meir Signed Photograph232 - Golda Meir Signed Photograph
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Glossy 5 x 7 photo of Meir in a pleasant head-and-shoulders pose, signed and inscribed neatly in the lower border in black ballpoint, "To Hans ...
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Thomas Mellon Autograph Letter Signed233 - Thomas Mellon Autograph Letter Signed
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American entrepreneur, lawyer, and judge (1813‚Äì1908) best known as the founder of Mellon Bank. ALS signed ‚
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Karl Menninger (4) Signed Photographs234 - Karl Menninger (4) Signed Photographs
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American psychiatrist (1893-1990) who pioneered a scientific approach to psychiatry and advocated the prevention of crime through psychiatric treatmen
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Thomas Livingstone Mitchell Autograph Letter Signed235 - Thomas Livingstone Mitchell Autograph Letter Signed
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Important surveyor, mapmaker, and explorer of Southeastern Australia (1792–1855) who served as Surveyor General of New Sout
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Robert Mitchum Signed Photograph236 - Robert Mitchum Signed Photograph
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Attractive glossy 8 x 9.75 portrait of Mitchum from early in his acting career, signed in black felt tip. In fine condition.
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Mother Teresa Signed Photograph237 - Mother Teresa Signed Photograph
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Scarce semi-glossy 5.75 x 4 postcard photo of Mother Teresa gently holding an infant, signed in black felt tip, "God bless you, M Teresa mc.&qu...
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Fridtjof Nansen Typed Letter Signed238 - Fridtjof Nansen Typed Letter Signed
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Norwegian explorer, scientist, diplomat, humanitarian, and Nobel laureate (1861–1930) who led the first crossing of the Gre
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Napoleon III239 - Napoleon III
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President of the French Second Republic and, the ruler of the Second French Empire (1808-1873). Partial autograph manuscript, in French, one page with
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John Nash Signature240 - John Nash Signature
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American mathematician (1928-2015) who made fundamental contributions to game theory, differential geometry, and the study of partial differential equ
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Jawaharlal Nehru Signature241 - Jawaharlal Nehru Signature
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Fountain pen signature, "Jawaharlal Nehru, 18.5.63,” inside an off-white 4 x 5 leaflet depicting the First Congregational C
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