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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Russell Sage (2) Autograph Letters Signed377 - Russell Sage (2) Autograph Letters Signed
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Two ALSs, each one page, 7.75 x 5, October 8 and 13, 1856. Responding to letters from M. D. Phillips, Sage replies that he has sent "2 bundles ...
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Charles Sprague Sargent (2) Autograph Letters Signed378 - Charles Sprague Sargent (2) Autograph Letters Signed
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Two ALSs signed "C. S. Sargent," each one page, 5.25 x 8.25, March 22, 1874 and June 3, 1884. Both to English botanist and taxonomist Maxw...
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Emilio Segre Signed Photograph379 - Emilio Segre Signed Photograph
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Vintage matte-finish 10 x 8 photo of Segre at his desk, signed in the lower border in fountain pen. In fine condition, with light edge rippling.
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Hans Selye Signed Photograph380 - Hans Selye Signed Photograph
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Vintage matte-finish 8 x 10 photo of Selye by Andre Larase, signed and inscribed in the lower border in fountain pen, "To the Reverend Corneliu...
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Moshe Sharett (3) Signed Letters381 - Moshe Sharett (3) Signed Letters
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Three letters signed by Moshe Sharetttwo TLSs and one ALSeach one page, dated between 1934 and 1962. The earliest letter, an onionskin TLS signed in H
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John Sherman Signed Check382 - John Sherman Signed Check
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First National Bank check, 7.5 x 3, filled out and signed by Sherman, "John Sherman," payable to Rev. R. Gailey for $56.85, June 25, 1866....
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Benjamin Spock Typed Letter Signed383 - Benjamin Spock Typed Letter Signed
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TLS signed Ben Spock, one page, 8.5 x 7.25, personal letterhead, September 26, 1970. Letter to Dr. Gilbert C. Norton, in full: "Thanks for your...
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Henry M. Stanley 'Dark Continent' Brochure384 - Henry M. Stanley 'Dark Continent' Brochure
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Publisher's advertisement for Heroes of the Dark Continent and How Stanley Found Emin Pasha by J. W. Buel, published by the Historical Publishin...
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William Sulzer Endorsement and Chester Platt Typed Letter Signed385 - William Sulzer Endorsement and Chester Platt Typed Letter Signed
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TLS signed Chester C. Platt, one page, 8 x 10.5, State of New York Executive Chamber letterhead, August 15, 1913. Letter to S. B. Coston in New York C
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William Graham Sumner Autograph Letter Signed386 - William Graham Sumner Autograph Letter Signed
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ALS signed W. G. Sumner, one page, 4.5 x 7, December 23, 1892. Handwritten letter to C. E. Young, in part: "On my return from Europe I find her...
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