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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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Space Shuttle Astronauts (16) Signed Photographs402 - Space Shuttle Astronauts (16) Signed Photographs
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Desirable collection of 16 uninscribed official color 8 x 10 NASA lithographs of Space Shuttle astronauts, each signed in ink by the subject. Includes
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Valentina Tereshkova (2) Signed Photographs403 - Valentina Tereshkova (2) Signed Photographs
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Two different glossy 5 x 7 photos of the first woman in space, each neatly signed in blue felt tip by Valentina Tereshkova. In overall very fine condi
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Constantin Brancusi Autograph Letter Signed404 - Constantin Brancusi Autograph Letter Signed
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Pioneering Romanian sculptor (1876-1957) whose art emphasizes clean geometrical lines that balance forms inherent in his materials with the symbolic a
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Georges Braque Signed Photograph405 - Georges Braque Signed Photograph
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Important French painter (1882–1963) who, along with Picasso, was one of the seminal figures in the development of Cubism. Very rare oversize
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Gustave Caillebotte Autograph Letter Signed406 - Gustave Caillebotte Autograph Letter Signed
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French painter (1848-1894) who was a member and patron of the Impressionists, although he painted in a more realistic manner than many others in the g
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Paul Cézanne Autograph Letter Signed407 - Paul Cézanne Autograph Letter Signed
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Rare ALS in French, signed “Paul Cezanne,” one page both sides, 5.25 x 8.5, June 11, 1898. Handwritten letter to the young poet and
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Marc Chagall Autograph Letter Signed408 - Marc Chagall Autograph Letter Signed
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ALS in Yiddish, one page, 5.75 x 8.25, March 16, 1972. Addressed from Saint Paul de Vence in France, a handwritten letter to Israeli journalist and wr
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Salvador Dali Autograph Manuscript Signed409 - Salvador Dali Autograph Manuscript Signed
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AMS in French, signed "Salvador Dali," five pages on large 16 x 17 sheets, circa 1953. Dali's handwritten manuscript for a piece entit...
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Eugene Delacroix Autograph Letter Signed410 - Eugene Delacroix Autograph Letter Signed
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French artist (1798-1863) who takes a place in the first rank of painters in the Romantic tradition and whose mastery of color and technique inspired
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Christian Dior Signed Photograph411 - Christian Dior Signed Photograph
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French designer (1905–1957) who earned a place as one of most influential figures in 20th century fashion. Vintage glossy 7 x 9.25 photo of C
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Marcel Duchamp Autograph Letter Signed412 - Marcel Duchamp Autograph Letter Signed
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Extremely influential French artist (1887-1968) associated with Dadaism and conceptual art, best remembered for his controversial 'Nude Descendi...
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James Ensor Autograph Note Signed413 - James Ensor Autograph Note Signed
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Belgian painter and printmaker (1860-1949) who was an important influence on expressionism and surrealism. ANS in French, one page, 4.75 x 3.5, Septem
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Emile Galle Autograph Letter Signed414 - Emile Galle Autograph Letter Signed
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Renowned French glassmaker (1846–1904) considered to be one of the innovators of the Art Nouveau movement. ALS in French, signed “Ga
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Maximilien Luce Autograph Letter Signed with Sketches415 - Maximilien Luce Autograph Letter Signed with Sketches
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Prolific French neo-impressionist artist (1858–1941) known for his work in both the Impressionist and Pointillist modes. ALS in French, signe
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Henri Matisse Autograph Letter Signed416 - Henri Matisse Autograph Letter Signed
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ALS in French, signed “H.,” one page both sides, 7.75 x 10.25, no date. Letter to his daughter Marguerite, "My dear Marg," in ...
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Jean-Francois Millet Autograph Letter Signed417 - Jean-Francois Millet Autograph Letter Signed
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French painter (1814–1875) known as one of the founders of the Barbizon school. ALS in French, signed “J. F. Millet,” three
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Joan Miro Autograph Letter Signed418 - Joan Miro Autograph Letter Signed
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Boldly penned ALS in French, signed “Miró,” one page both sides, 8.25 x 10.5, June 29, 1935. Untranslated letter written fro
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Claude Monet Autograph Letter Signed419 - Claude Monet Autograph Letter Signed
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ALS in French, one page, 4.5 x 7, February 25, 1890. Handwritten letter by Claude Monet, sending thanks for a contribution of 500 francs to his campai
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Claude Monet Autograph Letter Signed420 - Claude Monet Autograph Letter Signed
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ALS in French, two pages, 5.25 x 8.5, Giverny par Vernon letterhead, August 30, 1892. Handwritten letter to fellow painter Camille Pissarro, in part (
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Berthe Morisot Autograph Letter Signed421 - Berthe Morisot Autograph Letter Signed
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French painter (1841–1895) considered one of the greatest female Impressionists alongside Mary Cassatt. She was married to Eugene Manet, the
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Pablo Picasso Signed Book422 - Pablo Picasso Signed Book
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French-language signed book: Faunes et Nymphes de Pablo Picasso. First edition. Geneva, Switzerland: Pierre Cailler, 1952. Softcover, 5.5 x 7.5. 40 pa
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Auguste Rodin Autograph Letter Signed423 - Auguste Rodin Autograph Letter Signed
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ALS in French, signed “Rodin,” one page, 4.5 x 7, 182 rue de l'Universite letterhead (the address of his studio), no date. Untransla
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Kees van Dongen Handwritten Letter with Sketches424 - Kees van Dongen Handwritten Letter with Sketches
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Dutch painter and one of the Fauves (1877–1968). Handwritten letter in French, four pages on two adjoining sheets, 5.25 x 7, no date. Unsigne
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Andy Warhol Signed Book425 - Andy Warhol Signed Book
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Signed book: Warhol: Campbell's Soup Boxes. Los Angeles, California: Michael Kohn Gallery / Martin Lawrence Limited Editions, 1986. Paperback, 1...
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Zao Wou-Ki Autograph Letter Signed426 - Zao Wou-Ki Autograph Letter Signed
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Chinese-French painter (1920–2013) known for his large abstract works; in 2018, his triptych 'Juin-Octobre 1985' sold for $65 million,...
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Ansel Adams Signed Book427 - Ansel Adams Signed Book
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Signed book: Yosemite and the Range of Light. Third printing. Boston: New York Graphic Society, 1979. Hardcover with dust jacket, 15.25 x 12.25. Signe
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Ai Weiwei Signed Photograph428 - Ai Weiwei Signed Photograph
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Chinese Contemporary artist and activist (born 1957). Glossy 11.5 x 8 photo of the shirtless Ai Weiwei, signed in the corner in blue felt tip. In very
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Richard Artschwager Signed Photograph429 - Richard Artschwager Signed Photograph
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American painter, illustrator, and sculptor (1923–2013) associated with the Pop Art, Conceptual Art, and Minimalist movements. Desirable 5.75
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Frederic Auguste Bartholdi Autograph Letter Signed430 - Frederic Auguste Bartholdi Autograph Letter Signed
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ALS in French, signed “Bartholdi,” one page, 5.25 x 8.25, April 19, 1865. Handwritten letter to Mr. Stern, in part (translated): "Yo
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Louise Bourgeois Signed Postcard431 - Louise Bourgeois Signed Postcard
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French-American artist (1911–2010) best known for her large-scale sculpture and installation art, which touched on themes including domestici
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Alfred Caravanniez Signed Photogravure432 - Alfred Caravanniez Signed Photogravure
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French sculptor (1855–1917) who studied under Aimé Millet. Uncommon 9.5 x 12.75 photogravure of the Monument de Mr. le Comte de Chamb
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Marc Chagall Signed Book433 - Marc Chagall Signed Book
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Signed German-language book: Arabian Nights. Munich: R. Piper & Co. Verlag, 1956. Hardcover, 5 x 7.5, 47 pages. Signed and inscribed on the firs...
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Howard Chandler Christy434 - Howard Chandler Christy
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American artist and illustrator (1872–1952) widely known for his iconic WWI posters. Vintage matte-finish 8 x 10 close-up photo, signed and i
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Chuck Close Signed Photograph435 - Chuck Close Signed Photograph
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Color 4.25 x 6 postcard photo from the Whitney Museum of Chuck Close's 1979 composite self-portrait, signed at the bottom in black felt tip. In ...
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Salvador Dali Signed Program436 - Salvador Dali Signed Program
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Program for the 1939–40 season of the Ballet Russe de Monte Carlo, 9.5 x 12, signed inside in black felt tip on his image, "Dali." D...
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Jim Dine Signed Photograph437 - Jim Dine Signed Photograph
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Sought-after 4 x 6 postcard photo of the versatile American artist taken by Hans Nemuth in 1964, signed in black felt tip, "Jim Dine." In ...
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Erte Signed Book438 - Erte Signed Book
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Signed book: Erte's Costumes and Sets for Der Rosenkavalier in Full Color. Limited edition, numbered 246/1750. NY: Dover Publications, 1980. Har...
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Buckminster Fuller Signed Photograph439 - Buckminster Fuller Signed Photograph
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Visionary American architect, inventor, writer, and philosopher (1895-1983) perhaps best known for inventing the geodesic dome, one of the signal deve
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Yousuf Karsh Signed Photograph440 - Yousuf Karsh Signed Photograph
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Celebrated Canadian photographer (1908-2002) best known for his portraits of the leading cultural, scientific, and political figures of his time, incl
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Richard Lindner Signed Print441 - Richard Lindner Signed Print
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German-American painter (1901–1978) who drew upon expressionistic exaggeration, Surrealist fantasy, and Cubist manipulations of form. Oversiz
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Adolph Menzel Signed Photograph442 - Adolph Menzel Signed Photograph
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German artist (1815-1905) noted for drawings, etchings, and paintings. Uncommon 5.5 x 3.5 postcard photo of Menzel in a stern pose, signed in pencil i
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Henry Moore Signed Photograph443 - Henry Moore Signed Photograph
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Glossy 3.75 x 6 photo of the English sculptor known for his semi-abstract works, signed in the lower border in black ballpoint, "Henry Moore.&q...
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LeRoy Neiman Signed Photograph444 - LeRoy Neiman Signed Photograph
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Glossy 8 x 10 photo of Neiman holding a cigar, signed in the lower border in black felt tip, "LeRoy Neiman '87." He playfully adds a s...
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Louise Nevelson Signed Photograph445 - Louise Nevelson Signed Photograph
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American sculptor (1899–1988) known for her monumental, monochromatic, wooden wall pieces and outdoor sculptures. Nice 3.5 x 5.5 postcard pho
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Robert Rauschenberg Signed Print446 - Robert Rauschenberg Signed Print
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Uncommon oversized 13.75 x 11 print of Rauschenberg in his studio on Captiva Island in 1971, signed in the lower border in black felt tip. In fine to
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Norman Rockwell Signed Photograph447 - Norman Rockwell Signed Photograph
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Vintage matte-finish 13 x 10.5 photo of Rockwell showing Hedda Hopper his painting 'The Homecoming,' which appeared on the Christmas 1948 is...
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Augustus Saint-Gaudens Signature448 - Augustus Saint-Gaudens Signature
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French-Irish sculptor (1848–1907) of the Beaux-Arts generation who embodied the ideals of the American Renaissance, known for his Civil War m
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James Van Der Zee Signed Postcard449 - James Van Der Zee Signed Postcard
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Influential African-American photographer (1886-1983) who was a leading figure in the Harlem Renaissance.  Desirable 5.75 x 4 postcard of his
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James Abbott McNeill Whistler Document Signed450 - James Abbott McNeill Whistler Document Signed
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Pioneering and influential American-born artist (1834–1903), best known for his distinctively evocative portraits, city-scenes, and landscape
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Donald Duck production cel from Donald Gets Drafted452 - Donald Duck production cel from Donald Gets Drafted
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(Walt Disney Studios, 1942) Original production cel of Donald Duck from Donald Gets Drafted, which depicts the new recruit accidentally firing his rif
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