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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Apple: Steve Wozniak Signed Photograph152 - Apple: Steve Wozniak Signed Photograph
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Color glossy 14 x 11 photo of an Apple-1 computer, signed in blue felt tip by Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak, "Think Different, Woz." In v...
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Joseph Charles Arthur Autograph Letter Signed153 - Joseph Charles Arthur Autograph Letter Signed
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Pioneering American plant pathologist and mycologist (1850-1942) best known for his work with the parasitic rust fungi. ALS signed "J. C. Arthu...
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William Waldorf Astor Autograph Letter Signed154 - William Waldorf Astor Autograph Letter Signed
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American-born statesman, philanthropist, and financier (1848–1919) of the prominent family of New York millionaires. ALS si
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Aung San Suu Kyi Signed Photograph155 - Aung San Suu Kyi Signed Photograph
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Burmese politician, diplomat, and author (born 1945) who is the leader of the National League for Democracy and the first State Counsellor of Myanmar;
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Automobile Executives (4) Signed Magazine Covers156 - Automobile Executives (4) Signed Magazine Covers
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Four magazine front covers from Time, Newsweek, and the Saturday Evening Post, 8.25 x 11 and 10.25 x 13.25, each honoring notable automobile executive
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Jules Bache Document Signed157 - Jules Bache Document Signed
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American banker, art collector, and philanthropist (1861-1944) whose stock brokerage firm, J. S. Bache & Co., was one of the top brokerage house...
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John Barrow Autograph Letter Signed158 - John Barrow Autograph Letter Signed
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British naval administrator and explorer (1764-1848) who mapped the interior of South Africa and promoted the exploration of the Arctic; the Barrow St
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David Ben-Gurion Signature159 - David Ben-Gurion Signature
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Vintage fountain pen signature, "D. Ben-Gurion,” on an off-white 3.25 x 6.5 slip. In fine condition, with some faint envelo
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William Bingham Document Signed160 - William Bingham Document Signed
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Partly-printed vellum DS, signed “Wm. Bingham,” one page, 9.5 x 7.5, March 10, 1795. Stock certi
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Hiram Bingham III (2) Typed Letters Signed161 - Hiram Bingham III (2) Typed Letters Signed
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United States senator and explorer who discovered Machu Picchu (1875–1956). Two TLSs from Hiram Bingham, dated July 14 and
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BioNTech: Ugur Sahin and Ozlem Tureci162 - BioNTech: Ugur Sahin and Ozlem Tureci
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Color glossy 8 x 10 photo of a Time magazine cover featuring the BioNTech founders, signed in black felt tip by Ugur Sahin and Ozlem Tureci. In fine c
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Jean-Baptiste Biot Autograph Letter Signed163 - Jean-Baptiste Biot Autograph Letter Signed
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French physicist, astronomer, and mathematician (1774–1862) who established the reality of meteorites, made an early balloo
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Otto von Bismarck Document Signed164 - Otto von Bismarck Document Signed
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Prussian statesman and First Chancellor of the German Empire (1815–1898). Scarce manuscript DS in German, signed "v. Bismar
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John Bright (2) Autograph Letters Signed165 - John Bright (2) Autograph Letters Signed
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British statesman (1811-1872) considered one of the greatest orators of his generation, remembered as a promoter of free trade, electoral reform, and
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Claudius Buchanan Autograph Letter Signed166 - Claudius Buchanan Autograph Letter Signed
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Scottish theologian and missionary (1766-1815) who did much to advance Christianity and native education in India, and supervised the first translatio
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William C. Bullitt Typed Letter Signed167 - William C. Bullitt Typed Letter Signed
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American diplomat, journalist, and novelist (1891–1967) known for his special mission to negotiate with Lenin on behalf of
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Howard Carter: Letter from Ahmad Kirkar168 - Howard Carter: Letter from Ahmad Kirkar
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ALS signed “El Rais Ahmad Kircar,” one page, 5.25 x 8.25, May 12, 1930. Handwritten letter to Ho
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Vint Cerf Autograph Quotation Signed169 - Vint Cerf Autograph Quotation Signed
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American Internet pioneer (born 1943) and one of 'the fathers of the Internet,' who developed TCP/IP technology and the first commercial ema...
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Vint Cerf Signed Sketch170 - Vint Cerf Signed Sketch
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American Internet pioneer (born 1943) and one of 'the fathers of the Internet,' who developed TCP/IP technology and the first commercial ema...
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William S. Clark Autograph Letter Signed171 - William S. Clark Autograph Letter Signed
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American professor of chemistry, botany, and zoology, colonel during the American Civil War, and leader in agricultural education (1826-1886) remember
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Georges Clemenceau Signature172 - Georges Clemenceau Signature
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Journalist and statesman (1841-1929) who served as Prime Minister of France during World War I. Vintage ink signature of Georges Clemenceau,
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Georges Clemenceau Autograph Letter Signed173 - Georges Clemenceau Autograph Letter Signed
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Journalist and statesman (1841-1929) who served as prime minister of France during World War I. ALS in French, signed “G. C
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Richard Cobden Autograph Letter Signed174 - Richard Cobden Autograph Letter Signed
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Influential British statesman (1804-1865) associated with John Bright in the formation of the Anti-Corn Law League; an immensely important figure in c
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Roy Cohn Document Signed175 - Roy Cohn Document Signed
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American lawyer (1927‚Äì1986) best known for being Senator Joseph McCarthy's chief counsel during the Army‚Ä
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Joseph Cosey: Abraham Lincoln Forged Handwritten Letter176 - Joseph Cosey: Abraham Lincoln Forged Handwritten Letter
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American forger (1887-1950?) who forged letters from American luminaries. Joseph Cosey forgery of a handwritten letter signed ‚Ä
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Dalai Lama Signed Photograph177 - Dalai Lama Signed Photograph
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Color semi-glossy 3.5 x 5 cardstock photo from the Buddhist Center, depicting the Dalai Lama in a pleasant pose with his hands clasped near his head,
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Sidney Dillon Document Signed178 - Sidney Dillon Document Signed
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One of America's premier railroad builders (1812–1892) who was involved with the construction of the Union Pacific Railroad
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Paul Du Chaillu Signature and Autograph Letter Signed179 - Paul Du Chaillu Signature and Autograph Letter Signed
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French-American traveler and anthropologist (1835-1903) best known as the first modern outsider to confirm the existence of gorillas and the Pygmy peo
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George Ebers Autograph Letter Signed180 - George Ebers Autograph Letter Signed
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Egyptologist and novelist (1837–1898) who discovered and purchased one of the most important ancient Egyptian medical papyr
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Elisabeth, Empress of Austria Hand-Addressed Envelope181 - Elisabeth, Empress of Austria Hand-Addressed Envelope
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Empress of Austria and Queen of Hungary as wife of Emperor Franz Joseph I, known widely as 'Sisi,' remembered for her obsessive concern with...
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Elizabeth, Queen Mother Signed Christmas Card (1981)182 - Elizabeth, Queen Mother Signed Christmas Card (1981)
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Desirable Royal Christmas card from 1981 with an embossed crown on the front, measuring 18 x 7.25 open, with the inside bearing an affixed image of th
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Elizabeth, Queen Mother Signed Christmas Card (1983)183 - Elizabeth, Queen Mother Signed Christmas Card (1983)
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Royal Christmas card from 1983 with an embossed crown on the front, measuring 15 x 8.75 open, with the inside bearing an affixed image of the Queen Mo
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Elizabeth, Queen Mother Signed Christmas Card184 - Elizabeth, Queen Mother Signed Christmas Card
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Royal Christmas and New Year's card from 1988 with an embossed crown on the front, measuring 15 x 8.75 open, with the inside bearing an affixed ...
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Eugenie185 - Eugenie
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Last Empress consort of the French from 1853 to 1871 as the wife of Napoleon III, Emperor of the French. ALS in Spanish, four pages on two adjoining s
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Gaston, Duke of Orleans Autograph Letter Signed186 - Gaston, Duke of Orleans Autograph Letter Signed
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Third son (1608–1660) of King Henry IV of France and his wife Marie de' Medici, and brother of King Louis XIII; remembered
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Bill Gates Signed First Day Cover187 - Bill Gates Signed First Day Cover
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FDC with a cachet honoring Guglielmo Marconi and 'Progress in Electronics,' boldly signed in black felt tip, "Bill Gates." In very...
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German Authors, Composers and Painters188 - German Authors, Composers and Painters
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Menu for a banquet at the Prussian Academy of Arts in honor of poet Rudolf Binding's 70th birthday on August 13, 1937. Numerous prominent German...
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J. Paul Getty Document Signed189 - J. Paul Getty Document Signed
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Partly-printed DS, one page, 11 x 8.25, July 15, 1922. Stock certificate for 1000 shares in the Oklahoma Oil Corporation issued to G. W. Woolley, sign
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J. Paul Getty Signed Check190 - J. Paul Getty Signed Check
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Desirable Chase Manhattan Bank check, 8 x 4, filled out in another hand and signed by Getty, "J. Paul Getty," payable to K. W. Hancot for ...
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J. Paul Getty Signed Book191 - J. Paul Getty Signed Book
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Signed book: Collector's Choice: The Chronicle of an Artistic Odyssey Through Europe. First edition. London: W. H. Allen, 1955. Hardcover, 6 x 8...
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Mikhail Gorbachev Signed Photograph192 - Mikhail Gorbachev Signed Photograph
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Color satin-finish 10 x 8 photo of Gorbachev sitting in front of a fireplace with Ronald Reagan, signed in blue felt tip, "M. Gorbachev." ...
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Mikhail Gorbachev Signed Book193 - Mikhail Gorbachev Signed Book
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Signed book: Memoirs. First edition. NY: Doubleday, 1996. Hardcover with dust jacket, 6.5 x 9.75, 769 pages. Signed on the title page in black felt ti
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Wilfred T. Grenfell (2) Signed Books with Sketches194 - Wilfred T. Grenfell (2) Signed Books with Sketches
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British physician (1865–1940) known for his medical missionary work in Newfoundland and Labrador. Two signed books, both la
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Galusha A. Grow Autograph Letter Signed195 - Galusha A. Grow Autograph Letter Signed
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Prominent politician, lawyer, writer, and businessman (1822-1907) who served as Speaker of the House of Representatives from 1861 to 1863. ALS, one pa
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Ernst Haeckel Autograph Quotation Signed196 - Ernst Haeckel Autograph Quotation Signed
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Influential German evolutionist, morphologist, and developmental biologist (1834–1919) remembered as a supporter and expone
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Otto Hahn Signed Photograph197 - Otto Hahn Signed Photograph
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German chemist (1879–1968) who won the 1944 Nobel Prize for the discovery of nuclear fission. Vintage matte-finish 3.75 x 5
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Isaac Israel Hayes Autograph Letter Signed198 - Isaac Israel Hayes Autograph Letter Signed
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Arctic explorer and physician (1832-1881) who served as ship's surgeon for the Second Grinnell Expedition in 1853-1855, led his own expedition i...
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Joseph Henry Autograph Letter Signed199 - Joseph Henry Autograph Letter Signed
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Physicist (1797–1878) who conducted experiments in the field of electromagnetism and served as the first secretary of the S
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Edmund Hillary Signed Photograph200 - Edmund Hillary Signed Photograph
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Glossy 8 x 10 photo of Hilllary enjoying a hot cup of coffee while scaling a mountain, signed in black felt tip, "Ed Hillary." In very goo...
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Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay Signed Commemorative Cover201 - 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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