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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E. E. Cummings Typed Letter Signed587 - E. E. Cummings Typed Letter Signed
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TLS signed EEC" in red pencil, one page, 4 Patchin Place letterhead, January 23, 1958. Letter to Bernice, in full (spelling and grammar retaine...
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Gabriele D'Annunzio Autograph Letter Signed588 - Gabriele D'Annunzio Autograph Letter Signed
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ALS in Italian, signed Gabriel, one page, 8.5 x 10.25, no date. Handwritten letter to Italian writer and journalist Giulio Piccini, writing that he ha
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Lord Dunsany Letter Signed589 - Lord Dunsany Letter Signed
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LS signed Dunsany, one page, 4.5 x 7, Dunstall Priory, Shoreham Nr. Sevenoaks letterhead, July 27, 1933. Letter to W. W. Jackson, in full: "I h...
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French Writers (6) Annotated Visiting Cards590 - French Writers (6) Annotated Visiting Cards
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Six personal visiting cards of French writers of the 19th and 20th centuries, all annotated with handwritten notes of varying lengths, and a couple si
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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Paul Heyse Autograph Quotation Signed591 - Paul Heyse Autograph Quotation Signed
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AQS signed "Paul Heyse," one page, 8.5 x 5.75, no date. Heyse pens a verse of German poetry. In fine condition, with slight loss to upper ...
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Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr. Autograph Letter Signed592 - Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr. Autograph Letter Signed
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ALS signed O. W. Holmes, one page, 5 x 8, August 29, 1877. Handwritten letter to printers Welch, Bigelow & Co., in full: "Can you send me t...
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Julia Ward Howe Autograph Letter Signed593 - Julia Ward Howe Autograph Letter Signed
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ALS, two pages on two adjoining sheets, 3.75 x 6, February 23, 1902. Handwritten letter, in full: "I cannot be at the club tomorrow, but I hope...
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W. W. Jacobs Autograph Letter Signed594 - W. W. Jacobs Autograph Letter Signed
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ALS, two pages on two adjoining sheets, 4.5 x 7, blindstamped "The Outlook" letterhead, March 23, 1905. Handwritten letter with reference ...
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Ken Kesey Signature595 - Ken Kesey Signature
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Felt tip signature, "For Georgethe winds of chance are whistlingKen Kesey, (The play by the way is McBeth), on the reverse of a 5.5 x 3.5 postc...
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Stephen King Typed Letter Signed596 - Stephen King Typed Letter Signed
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TLS, one page, 8 x 10, July 26, 1984. King responds to a fan regarding his book The Dark Tower, in part: "I have been deluged with questions, c...
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