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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Ellsworth Bunker's Presidential Medal of Freedom with Distinction154 - Ellsworth Bunker's Presidential Medal of Freedom with Distinction
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Ellsworth Bunker (1894-1984), who served the United States in various capacities under seven presidents, was without a doubt one of the most important
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Estimate : 20,000.00 - 30,000.00
 
 
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John C. Calhoun Document Signed155 - John C. Calhoun Document Signed
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Partly-printed DS, signed J. C. Calhoun, one page, 7.5 x 10, May 31, 1820. Revolutionary claim from the War Department certifying that Richard Grinnel
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Estimate : 500.00 - 700.00
 
 
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Henry Clay Autograph Letter Signed156 - Henry Clay Autograph Letter Signed
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ALS signed H. Clay, one page, 8 x 10, September 28, 1847. Handwritten letter to Nicholas Dean, thanking him for sending some poetic verses written abo
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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Henry Clay Autograph Letter Signed and Free Frank157 - Henry Clay Autograph Letter Signed and Free Frank
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ALS signed H. Clay, one page, 8.25 x 10.5, May 28, 1849. Handwritten letter to Nicholas Dean, referring to Dean's recent attempts and successes ...
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,000.00
 
 
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Alexander Hamilton Letter Signed as Treasury Secretary158 - Alexander Hamilton Letter Signed as Treasury Secretary
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LS signed A. Hamilton, Sec'y of the Treasury, three pages on two sheets, 8 x 10, October 14, 1789. Treasury Department circular letter to Benjam...
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Estimate : 15,000.00 - 25,000.00
 
 
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Frederick Douglass Document Signed159 - Frederick Douglass Document Signed
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Manuscript DS, signed Fred'k Douglass, one page, 3.25 x 7.75, April 20, 1885. Deed for a transaction between H. N. Bowen and Horatio Easley, sig...
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,000.00
 
 
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Mohandas Gandhi Autograph Letter Signed from Prison160 - Mohandas Gandhi Autograph Letter Signed from Prison
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Important ALS in Gujarati, one page both sides, 4.25 x 6, September 3, 1930. A handwritten letter sent from Yerwada prison in Poona, addressed to his
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Estimate : 15,000.00 - 25,000.00
 
 
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Malcolm X Autograph Letter Signed161 - Malcolm X Autograph Letter Signed
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ALS signed "As Salaam Alaikum, your Brother, Malcolm X," six pages on three sheets, 8.5 x 11, March 9, 1950. Handwritten letter to a fello...
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Estimate : 12,000.00 - 15,000.00
 
 
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Emmeline Pankhurst Signed Photograph162 - Emmeline Pankhurst Signed Photograph
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Rare vintage matte-finish 8 x 10 bust-length portrait of Pankhurst by Underwood & Underwood Studios of New York, signed below in fountain pen, &...
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Estimate : 2,000.00 - 2,500.00
 
 
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John Jacob Astor Autograph Letter Signed163 - John Jacob Astor Autograph Letter Signed
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ALS, one page, 7.75 x 9.5, March 24, 1810. Letter to Superintendent of Indian Trade John Mason concerning the fur trade, in part: "I have your ...
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Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,000.00
 
 
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