Fine Autographs and Artifacts

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RR Auction's March Fine Autographs and Artifacts sale boasts a host of truly remarkable items. Among the important autographs in the sale are a letter by Karl Marx about the French edition of Das Kapital, a letter by Nikola Tesla about the possibility of extraterrestrial life and his detection of "feeble impulses emanating from Mars," a choice fully signed Beatles Fan Club promo card, and significant handwritten letters by Mohandas Gandhi, Paul Gauguin, and Malcolm X. Top artifacts include American diplomat Ellsworth Bunker's Presidential Medal of Freedom with Distinction, a plate from Thomas Jefferson's White House china service, and a brooch gifted by Jacqueline Kennedy to her secretary. 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 March 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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Martha Washington Signature1 - Martha Washington Signature
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Clean and bold ink signature, "M. Washington, on an off-white 2.5 x .5 slip, mounted onto thin paper inlaid into a paper frame. Handsomely matt...
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Estimate : 6,000.00 - 8,000.00
 
 
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Thomas Jefferson White House China Dessert Bowl2 - Thomas Jefferson White House China Dessert Bowl
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Extraordinarily rare circa 1790s china dessert bowl from Thomas Jefferson's White House service. The stunningly beautiful white Chinese export p...
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Estimate : 15,000.00 - 20,000.00
 
 
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Thomas Jefferson Autograph Letter Signed to George Washington3 - Thomas Jefferson Autograph Letter Signed to George Washington
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Third-person ALS signed within the text using his title, The Secretary of State, one page, 7.75 x 10, February 17, 1791. Handwritten letter from Secre
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Estimate : 15,000.00 - 20,000.00
 
 
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John Quincy Adams Press Copy Letter4 - John Quincy Adams Press Copy Letter
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ALS, one page, 7.5 x 9, February 15, 1815. Original press copy of a letter from Paris to Under Secretary of State Henry Goulburn, referencing his depa
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Estimate : 2,500.00 - 3,000.00
 
 
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John Quincy Adams Signed Free Frank5 - John Quincy Adams Signed Free Frank
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Free franked mailing envelope, 5.75 x 3, addressed by Adams to "Revd N. Murray, Elizabethtown, New Jersey," and franked in the upper right...
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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Andrew Jackson Document Signed6 - Andrew Jackson Document Signed
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Partly-printed vellum DS as president, one page, 12 x 15.25, July 6, 1835. Desirable patent signed by President Andrew Jackson, in part: "Ernst...
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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Martin Van Buren Autograph Endorsement as President7 - Martin Van Buren Autograph Endorsement as President
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Autograph endorsement signed as president, signed by Martin Van Buren with his initials, "M. V. B.," on the reverse of a manuscript DS, th...
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Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,500.00
 
 
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Martin Van Buren Handwritten Manuscript on J. Q. Adams8 - Martin Van Buren Handwritten Manuscript on J. Q. Adams
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Handwritten draft of a biographical sketch of John Quincy Adams by Martin Van Buren, totaling 14 pages on 11 sheets, mostly 7.75 x 12.75 and inlaid in
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Estimate : 10,000.00 - 15,000.00
 
 
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Abraham Lincoln Signature9 - Abraham Lincoln Signature
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Sought-after early ink signature, "Logan & Lincoln, for Petitioners, on an off-white 3.5 x 1 slip clipped from a circa 1840s handwritten le...
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Estimate : 3,000.00 - 5,000.00
 
 
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Abraham Lincoln: 1863 Neutrality Laws Customs Circular10 - Abraham Lincoln: 1863 Neutrality Laws Customs Circular
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Printed circular letter issued to customs collectors during the Lincoln administration, one page, 8 x 10, November 28, 1863. The circular features mes
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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Andrew Johnson Document Signed11 - Andrew Johnson Document Signed
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DS as president, one page, 13.25 x 9.25, April 26, 1865. President Johnson appoints David Batchelder as "Deputy Postmaster at Amesbury, Massach...
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Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,000.00
 
 
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U. S. Grant Signature12 - U. S. Grant Signature
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Crisp ink signature, "U. S. Grant, on an off-white 3 x 1.75 card. In fine condition, with old mounting remnants on the back.
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,200.00
 
 
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Rutherford B. Hayes, Benjamin Harrison, and Politicians Autograph Album13 - Rutherford B. Hayes, Benjamin Harrison, and Politicians Autograph Album
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Leatherbound autograph album, 7 x 4.25, signed inside in ink by over thirty political figures, very few signed back-to-back, including: Rutherford B.
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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James A. Garfield Signed Photograph and Ephemera14 - James A. Garfield Signed Photograph and Ephemera
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Magnificent 4.25 x 6.5 cabinet portrait of General James A. Garfield in a distinguished head-and-shoulders pose, signed in the lower border in black i
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Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,500.00
 
 
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William McKinley Signed Photograph15 - William McKinley Signed Photograph
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Scarce 4.25 x 6.5 commemorative cabinet photo featuring oval portraits of William McKinley and his wife Ida, along with their Canton, Ohio home, boldl
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Estimate : 500.00 - 700.00
 
 
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Franklin D. Roosevelt Signed Check16 - Franklin D. Roosevelt Signed Check
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Scarce State of New York Adjutant General's office check, 9 x 3.5, filled out in type and signed by Roosevelt as governor, "Franklin D. Roo...
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Estimate : 500.00 - 700.00
 
 
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Harry S. Truman Signed Dollar Bill17 - Harry S. Truman Signed Dollar Bill
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Desirable series 1935 C silver certificate one-dollar bill, signed on the left side in fountain pen, "Harry S. Truman." In fine condition....
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Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,500.00
 
 
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Dwight D. Eisenhower Hand-Annotated Draft (~1,150 Words) with (4) TLSs18 - Dwight D. Eisenhower Hand-Annotated Draft (~1,150 Words) with (4) TLSs
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Typed draft manuscript of Colonel Russel P. 'Red' Reeder's juvenile biography, "Dwight David Eisenhower: Fighter for Peace," 1...
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Estimate : 12,000.00 - 15,000.00
 
 
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Jacqueline Kennedy Gifted Brooch with Autograph Gift Note19 - Jacqueline Kennedy Gifted Brooch with Autograph Gift Note
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Vintage brooch by designer Marcel Boucher, gifted by Jacqueline Kennedy to her personal secretary in 1960. The golden rope pin measures approximately
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Estimate : 3,500.00 - 4,500.00
 
 
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Jacqueline Kennedy Autograph Letter Signed20 - Jacqueline Kennedy Autograph Letter Signed
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ALS signed Jackie, one page both sides, 5.75 x 3.75, personal stationery card, no date circa 1986. Handwritten letter to author Dilys Evans, in part:
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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