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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Brooke Astor Signed Photograph141 - Brooke Astor Signed Photograph
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American philanthropist, socialite, and writer (1902–2007). Glossy 5 x 7 photo of Astor, signed in blue felt tip, "Brooke Astor, Best Wis...
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Nancy Astor Signed Photograph142 - Nancy Astor Signed Photograph
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American-born English socialite (1879–1964) who married Waldorf Astor and became the first woman to sit as a Member of Parliament in the Hous
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Athenagoras I of Constantinople Signed Photograph143 - Athenagoras I of Constantinople Signed Photograph
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Greek Orthodox bishop (1886–1972) who served as Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople from 1948 to 1972. Vintage matte-finish 3.5 x 5.5 post
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David Baltimore Signed Photograph144 - David Baltimore Signed Photograph
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American biologist (born 1938) who shared the 1975 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for 'discoveries concerning the interaction between tum...
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Fulgencio Batista Typed Letter Signed145 - Fulgencio Batista Typed Letter Signed
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TLS in Spanish, one page, 6 x 8, Reid's Hotel (Funchal, Madeira) letterhead, September 12, 1960. Written while in exile, a letter to his son Rub...
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Paul Berg Signed Photograph146 - Paul Berg Signed Photograph
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Biochemist (born 1926) who shared the 1980 Nobel Prize in Chemistry with the team of Walter Gilbert and Frederick Sanger. All three were recognized fo
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Berlin Wall Remnant Presentation147 - Berlin Wall Remnant Presentation
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Original colored fragment of the Berlin Wall, 2" x 1.75" x 1", the top of which bears an authenticity stamp: "Original Berliner ...
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Hugo Black Signed Oversized Photograph148 - Hugo Black Signed Oversized Photograph
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Impressively sized vintage matte-finish 12 x 17 photo of Justice Black in a suit and tie, signed and inscribed in the lower border in black ink, &qu...
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Henry W. Bloch Signed Photograph149 - Henry W. Bloch Signed Photograph
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Co-founder, with his brother Richard, of the tax preparation firm H&R Block (1922–2019). Glossy 3.5 x 5 head-and-shoulders photo of the bu...
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Norman Borlaug Signed Photograph150 - Norman Borlaug Signed Photograph
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American agronomist (1914-2009) who won the 1970 Nobel Peace Prize for his work related to improving and increasing the world food supply. Glossy 5 x
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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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