Fine Autographs and Artifacts

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RR Auction's July Fine Autograph and Artifact sale boasts a wealth of remarkable historic material from the 18th century to the present day: significant letters by Nikola Tesla, Albert Einstein, Paul Cezanne, and Marilyn Monroe; incredible signed photographs of Ernest Hemingway and the Apollo 11 crew; rare mid-century Academy Awards; and marvelous music autographs including the Beatles, the Eagles, Bob Dylan, and Led Zeppelin. To celebrate the Fourth of July, we also have an offering of autographs from patriot luminaries like George Washington, John Adams, Thomas Jefferson, Samuel Adams, and Thomas Paine. 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 July 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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Tom Bradley Signed Photograph and Typed Letter Signed151 - Tom Bradley Signed Photograph and Typed Letter Signed
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Two items: a glossy 8 x 10 photo of the pioneering Los Angeles mayor, signed and inscribed in black felt tip, "Chuck Midgette, with best wishes...
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Paul Broca Autograph Letter Signed152 - Paul Broca Autograph Letter Signed
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French physician and anthropologist (1824-1880) who discovered the seat of motor control of speech in the brain. ALS in French, signed “P. Br
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Helen Gurley Brown Signed Photograph153 - Helen Gurley Brown Signed Photograph
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Author, publisher, and businesswoman (1922–2012) who was the editor-in-chief of Cosmopolitan magazine for 32 years. Attractive vintage glossy
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Warren E. Burger and William Rehnquist Signed Photographs154 - Warren E. Burger and William Rehnquist Signed Photographs
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Two glossy 10 x 8 photos of ceremonies with the chief justices, individually signed in the lower borders in black ink, "Warren E. Burger" ...
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Benjamin Cardozo Signed Oversized Photograph155 - Benjamin Cardozo Signed Oversized Photograph
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Vintage matte-finish 9.25 x 13 Harris and Ewing photo of Cardozo in his judicial robe, signed and inscribed in the lower border in fountain pen, &qu...
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Alexis Carrel Typed Letter Signed156 - Alexis Carrel Typed Letter Signed
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French surgeon and biologist (1873–1944) who won the Nobel Prize in Medicine in 1912 for pioneering vascular suturing techniques. ALS, one pa
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Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar Signed Photograph157 - Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar Signed Photograph
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Physicist (1910-1995) who, with William A. Fowler, won the 1983 Nobel Prize for Physics for key discoveries that led to the currently accepted theory
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Shirley Chisholm Signed Photograph158 - Shirley Chisholm Signed Photograph
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American politician, educator, and author (1924–2005) who, in 1968, became the first black woman elected to the United States Congress. Gloss
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Noam Chomsky Signed Photograph159 - Noam Chomsky Signed Photograph
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American linguist, philosopher, cognitive scientist, historical essayist, social critic, and political activist (born 1928). Glossy 6 x 4 photo of Noa
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Schuyler Colfax Signed Photograph160 - Schuyler Colfax Signed Photograph
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Outstanding Civil War–era 2.5 x 4 carte-de-visite photo of Colfax by Wm. Shaw of San Francisco, signed at the bottom of the image in ink, &quo...
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Denton Cooley Original Heart Sketch and Signed Photograph161 - Denton Cooley Original Heart Sketch and Signed Photograph
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Two items: a glossy 5 x 6.75 photo of Cooley in the operating room, signed and inscribed in black felt tip, “June 1994, To Scott MacEwen, wit
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George Curzon Signed Photograph162 - George Curzon Signed Photograph
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British Conservative statesman (1859-1925) who was viceroy of India and foreign secretary. Choice crystal-clear 4.25 x 6.5 cabinet photo of Curzon in
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Warren De la Rue Signed Photograph163 - Warren De la Rue Signed Photograph
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British astronomer, chemist, and inventor (1815–1889) known for his pioneering work in astronomical photography. Scarce 2.5 x 4 carte-de-visi
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Eugene V. Debs Signed Photograph164 - Eugene V. Debs Signed Photograph
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Influential American socialist and labor activist (1855–1926) who founded the American Railway Union, the Social Democratic Party of America,
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Charlotte Despard Signed Photograph165 - Charlotte Despard Signed Photograph
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Anglo-Irish suffragist, socialist, pacifist, Sinn Féin activist, and novelist (1844–1939). Vintage matte-finish 3.25 x 5.25 postcard
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James Dewar Signed Photograph166 - James Dewar Signed Photograph
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Scottish chemist and physicist (1842–1923) best known for his invention of the vacuum flask. Superb matte-finish 6 x 7.75 photo of Dewar posi
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DNA: Francis Crick Signed Book167 - DNA: Francis Crick Signed Book
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Signed book: The Astonishing Hypothesis: The Scientific Search for the Soul. First edition. NY: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1994. Hardcover with du...
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DNA: James D. Watson Signed Photograph168 - DNA: James D. Watson Signed Photograph
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Iconic satin-finish 10 x 8 photo of James Watson and Francis Crick with their DNA model at the Cavendish Laboratories in 1953, signed in black felt ti
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DNA: James D. Watson Signed Book169 - DNA: James D. Watson Signed Book
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Signed book: Avoid Boring People. Limited first edition, numbered 881/1125. Norwalk, CT: Easton Press, 2007. Leather-bound hardcover, 6.5 x 9.5, 347 p
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Alec Douglas-Home Signed Oversized Photograph170 - Alec Douglas-Home Signed Oversized Photograph
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Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (1903–1995) who served from 1963 to 1964. He was the only British prime minister born during the Edwardi
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John Foster Dulles Signed Photograph171 - John Foster Dulles Signed Photograph
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Republican diplomat (1888–1959) who played a significant role in American foreign policy during the early Cold War era, advocating an aggress
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Alfred Dunhill Signed Photograph172 - Alfred Dunhill Signed Photograph
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English tobacconist, entrepreneur, and inventor (1872–1959) who helped to create the modern luxury goods market through high-end pipes, light
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Anton Eiselberg Signed Photograph173 - Anton Eiselberg Signed Photograph
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Austrian neurosurgeon, teacher, and clinical researcher (1860–1939) known as one of the foremost physicians of his time; he helped to introdu
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Elizabeth, Queen Mother Signed Christmas Card from 1967174 - Elizabeth, Queen Mother Signed Christmas Card from 1967
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Desirable Royal Christmas card from 1967 with an embossed crown on the front, measuring 15.5 x 9.25 open, with the inside bearing an affixed image of
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Elizabeth, Queen Mother Signed Christmas Card from 1964175 - Elizabeth, Queen Mother Signed Christmas Card from 1964
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Uncommon Royal Christmas card from 1964 with an embossed crown on the front, measuring 19.75 x 8 open, with the inside bearing an affixed image of the
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Elizabeth, Queen Mother Signed Christmas Card from 1960176 - Elizabeth, Queen Mother Signed Christmas Card from 1960
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Christmas card from 1960 featuring an embossed royal crown on the front, measuring 18 x 7.75 open, with an affixed portrait of Queen Elizabeth seated
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Oliver Ellsworth Document Signed177 - Oliver Ellsworth Document Signed
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Third chief justice of the United States (1745-1807) and delegate to the Constitutional Congress who later submitted the amendments which became the B
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David Filo Signed Photograph178 - David Filo Signed Photograph
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Billionaire businessman (born 1966) who, with Jerry Yang, co-founded the Yahoo! web portal. Glossy 5 x 7 Yahoo! promo photo of the company's co-...
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Dian Fossey Signature179 - Dian Fossey Signature
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American ethologist (1932-1985) who earned worldwide renown for her intimate studies of gorillas in the mountain forests of Rwanda. She was murdered u
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Francisco Franco Signed Photograph180 - Francisco Franco Signed Photograph
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Leader of Spain (born 1892) from 1939 until his death in 1975, who came to power after overthrowing the elected government during the Spanish Civil Wa
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Fuller Court (9) Signed Items181 - Fuller Court (9) Signed Items
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Group of nine items signed by associate justices of the Fuller Court, primarily including signatures on individual slips and cards. Includes: John Mar
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Mohandas Gandhi (3) Original Photographs182 - Mohandas Gandhi (3) Original Photographs
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Three original vintage photographs of the revered Indian freedom fighter and pacifist Mohandas Gandhi, including: a glossy 6.25 x 4.5 photo of Gandhi
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Mohandas Gandhi (10) Envelopes183 - Mohandas Gandhi (10) Envelopes
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Unique collection of ten envelopes addressed to Mohandas Gandhi, most postmarked between 1947 and 1948, including several with delivery postmarks dati
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Giuseppe Garibaldi Signature184 - Giuseppe Garibaldi Signature
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Ink signature and inscription in Italian, "Sig'r Isidoro…mio autografo, G. Garibaldi, Roma, 6 febbraio 1875,” on an off-white 5...
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J. Paul and George Getty (2) Signed Checks185 - J. Paul and George Getty (2) Signed Checks
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Two Getty family checks: a personal check filled out in another hand and signed by the pioneer oilman, “Geo. F. Getty,” payable to J
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Miep Gies Signed Photograph186 - Miep Gies Signed Photograph
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Dutch citizen (1909–2010) who hid Anne Frank, her family, and four other Dutch Jews from the Nazis during World War II. Together with her col
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Rudy Giuliani Signed Magazine187 - Rudy Giuliani Signed Magazine
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Special double issue of Time magazine from January 7, 2002, honoring Rudy Giuliani as 'Person of the Year,' 156 pages, 8 x 10.5, signed in b...
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William Gladstone Autograph Letter Signed with Free Frank188 - William Gladstone Autograph Letter Signed with Free Frank
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British statesman (1809–1898) who served as prime minister on four separate occasions between 1868 and 1894. ALS signed “W. Gladston
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Emma Goldman Signed Photograph189 - Emma Goldman Signed Photograph
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Anarchist known for her political activism, writing, and speeches (1869-1940).  Rare color 3.5 x 5.5 postcard photo of Union Station in Washin
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Jane Goodall Signed Photograph190 - Jane Goodall Signed Photograph
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Color satin-finish 10 x 8 close-up photo of a curious baby chimp touching Jane Goodall's nose, signed in black felt tip. In fine condition, with...
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Michail Gorbachev Signed Book191 - Michail Gorbachev Signed Book
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Signed Russian-language book: Meetings with Gorbachev. Moscow, 1991. Softcover, 5 x 7.75, 301 pages. Signed and inscribed vertically in Cyrillic on th
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Mikhail Gorbachev Signed Book192 - Mikhail Gorbachev Signed Book
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Signed book in Cyrillic: I Remain an Optimist. 2017. Hardcover, 5.75 x 8.75, 415 pages. Signed on the title page in blue ink, "M. Gorbachev.&qu...
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Ernst Haeckel Signed Photograph193 - Ernst Haeckel Signed Photograph
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Influential German evolutionist, morphologist, and developmental biologist (1834-1919). Uncommon vintage matte-finish 3.5 x 5.5 postcard photo of Haec
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Otto Hahn Signed Photograph194 - Otto Hahn Signed Photograph
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German chemist (1879–1968) who won the 1944 Nobel Prize for the discovery of nuclear fission. Vintage matte-finish 3.75 x 5.5 head-and-should
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John Hancock: The New-York Gazette, &c. Extraordinary Mentioning the Repeal of the Stamp Act195 - John Hancock: The New-York Gazette, &c. Extraordinary Mentioning the Repeal of the Stamp Act
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Rare American Revolution-dated issue of The New-York Gazette, &c. Extraordinary from Friday, December 27, 1765, "Printed by John Holt, near...
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W. Averell Harriman Signed Photograph196 - W. Averell Harriman Signed Photograph
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Vintage matte-finish 5 x 7 photo of Harriman at his desk, signed in the lower border in black ink. In very good to fine condition, with creasing to th
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John Hart Signed Currency197 - John Hart Signed Currency
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Signer of the Declaration of Independence from New Jersey (1713-1779).  Encapsulated and graded by PMG Very Fine 30. Revolutionary War-dated C
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John Hart Signed Currency198 - John Hart Signed Currency
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Signer of the Declaration of Independence from New Jersey (1713-1779).  Encapsulated and graded by PMG Very Fine 25. Revolutionary War-dated C
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Henry Heimlich Signed Photograph199 - Henry Heimlich Signed Photograph
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American physician (1920–2016) who developed the most effective means of helping a choking victim. Glossy 5 x 7 photo of the inventor of the
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Joseph Henry Letter Signed200 - Joseph Henry Letter Signed
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Physicist (1797-1878) who conducted experiments in the field of electromagnetism and served as the first secretary of the Smithsonian Institute. LS, o
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