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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Benjamin Harrison Signed Engraving81 - Benjamin Harrison Signed Engraving
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Handsome engraving featuring a front view of the White House, 4.75 x 3.75, signed and dated in bold ink as president, "Jan'y 8/92, Benj. Ha...
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Benjamin Harrison Signed Check82 - Benjamin Harrison Signed Check
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The Fletcher's Bank check, 7 x 2.75, filled out in another hand and signed by Harrison, "Benj. Harrison," payable to Mrs. Mandeville f...
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Rutherford B. Hayes Signature83 - Rutherford B. Hayes Signature
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Ink signature, "Sincerely, R. B. Hayes, Spiegel Grove, 4 Oct 1881, 5th Avenue House, N.Y., on an off-white 5 x 3.25 sheet. In fine condition, w...
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Herbert Hoover Signed White House Card84 - Herbert Hoover Signed White House Card
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Official White House card, 4.25 x 2.75, signed neatly in ink as president by Herbert Hoover. In fine condition, with old mounting residue on the back.
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Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
 
 
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Herbert Hoover Signed Book85 - Herbert Hoover Signed Book
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Signed book: The Challenge to Liberty. First edition. NY: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1934. Hardcover with dust jacket, 6 x 8, 212 pages. Signed an...
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Herbert Hoover Signed RNC Ticket and Inaugural Ephemera86 - Herbert Hoover Signed RNC Ticket and Inaugural Ephemera
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Desirable guest ticket for the third day of the 1928 Republican National Convention in Kansas City at which Herbert Hoover was nominated for the presi
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Lyndon and Lady Bird Johnson Signed Inauguration Invitation87 - Lyndon and Lady Bird Johnson Signed Inauguration Invitation
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Scarce official 8.5 x 11 invitation to the inauguration of President Lyndon B. Johnson and Vice President Hubert H. Humphrey on January 20, 1965, sign
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Lyndon and Lady Bird Johnson Signed Inaugural Ball Invitation88 - Lyndon and Lady Bird Johnson Signed Inaugural Ball Invitation
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Desirable official invitation to the Inaugural Ball honoring President Johnson and Vice President Humphrey on January 20, 1965, 7 x 9.5, signed and in
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Lyndon B. Johnson Signed Book89 - Lyndon B. Johnson Signed Book
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Signed book: The Vantage Point. First edition. NY: Holt, Rinehart and Winston, 1971. Hardcover with dust jacket, 6.5 x 9.5, 636 pages. Signed by Lyndo
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Lyndon B. Johnson and Hubert Humphrey Signed Inauguration Program90 - Lyndon B. Johnson and Hubert Humphrey Signed Inauguration Program
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Fantastic ribbon-bound official program for the Inauguration Ceremonies held on January 20, 1965, eight pages, 6.25 x 9, signed on the front cover in
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John and Jacqueline Kennedy: JFK Jr. Misericordia Medal Baby Gift91 - John and Jacqueline Kennedy: JFK Jr. Misericordia Medal Baby Gift
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Silver-finish Miraculous Medal (Medal of Our Lady of Graces) gifted to President-elect John F. Kennedy and Jacqueline Kennedy upon the birth of their
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Estimate : 500.00 - 700.00
 
 
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John and Jacqueline Kennedy 1963 Christmas Card92 - John and Jacqueline Kennedy 1963 Christmas Card
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Sought-after official Hallmark card issued during the 1963 holiday season, featuring an image of a nativity scene on the front, measuring 4.5 x 6.5 cl
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Estimate : 750.00 - 950.00
 
 
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John F. Kennedy Original Photograph by Cecil Stoughton93 - John F. Kennedy Original Photograph by Cecil Stoughton
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Cecil Stoughton's own original vintage color glossy 5 x 5 photo of President John F. Kennedy speaking with Minister of External Affairs of India...
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John F. Kennedy Original Photograph by Cecil Stoughton94 - John F. Kennedy Original Photograph by Cecil Stoughton
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Cecil Stoughton's own original vintage color glossy 5 x 5 photo of President John F. Kennedy attending a convocation at the University of Maine,...
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John F. Kennedy: Texas Welcome Dinner Invitation and Program95 - John F. Kennedy: Texas Welcome Dinner Invitation and Program
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Two scarce 'Texas Welcome' items: an original one-page broadside program for the 'Texas Welcome Dinner' which was to be held at the ...
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,200.00
 
 
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John F. Kennedy Assassination: News Report Draft99 - John F. Kennedy Assassination: News Report Draft
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Typed draft of a news report on the assassination of President John F. Kennedy, one page, 8.5 x 11.25, no date but circa November 22, 1963. The piece
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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John F. Kennedy: Richard Cardinal Cushing Typed Letter Signed100 - John F. Kennedy: Richard Cardinal Cushing Typed Letter Signed
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TLS signed Richard Cardinal Cushing, one page, 8.5 x 11, Cardinal's Residence letterhead, no date but circa 1953-1960. Letter acknowledging an a...
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Abraham Lincoln 'Deathbed' Photograph101 - Abraham Lincoln 'Deathbed' Photograph
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Unusual 4 x 2.5 carte-de-visite photo featuring an image of A. Brett & Co.s print Death Bed of Lincoln, which depicts Abraham Lincoln on his dea...
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Abraham Lincoln Photograph102 - Abraham Lincoln Photograph
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Scarce 2.5 x 4 carte-de-visite photo of an engraving of Abraham Lincoln after a photograph by Mathew B. Brady. Published by Francis Forshew of Hudson,
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Abraham Lincoln Photograph and Print103 - Abraham Lincoln Photograph and Print
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Two items: a 4 x 2.5 carte-de-visite photo of President Abraham Lincoln surrounded by several notable Union officers, sold by Lawrence & Housewo...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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