Fine Autographs and Artifacts

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RR Auction’s September Fine Autographs and Artifacts sale boasts an extraordinary selection of over 900 items, with a special focus on Hollywood, classical music, and icons of history. Among the Hollywood rarities represented are horror heroes Edward Van Sloan, Tod Browning, Ed Wood, James Whale, and Rondo Hatton, plus icons like Marilyn Monroe, Alfred Hitchcock, John Wayne, and the Marx Brothers. Perhaps even more remarkable are the exceedingly rare autographs of three great composers—Frederic Chopin, Ludwig van Beethoven, and Franz Joseph Haydn. The auction is rounded out by unseen photos of Elon Musk, a handwritten letter by 16-year-old Napoleon Bonaparte, and autographs of Stephen Hawking, Albert Einstein, and Benjamin Franklin. 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 September 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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Vint Cerf Signed Sketch183 - Vint Cerf Signed Sketch
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Original sketch by Vint Cerf of a diagram of the "National Internet Design," which details the connection between the “Host,”
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Lord Randolph Churchill Autograph Letter Signed184 - Lord Randolph Churchill Autograph Letter Signed
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British statesman (1849–1895) and the father of Winston Churchill; he led the so-called Fourth Party, a group of Conservative members of Parl
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Winston Churchill: The British Gazette Complete Set of (8) Newspapers185 - Winston Churchill: The British Gazette Complete Set of (8) Newspapers
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Complete run of eight issues of The British Gazette (No. 1–8), edited by Winston S. Churchill, each measuring 18.5 x 23.5, May 5–13,
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Connecticut: Peter Colt and Fenn Wadsworth (2) Documents Signed186 - Connecticut: Peter Colt and Fenn Wadsworth (2) Documents Signed
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Two partly-printed DSs, one signed by Peter Colt and the other signed by Finn Wadsworth, both one page, 6.5 x 4.75 and 8.25 x 6.5, dated June 11, 1783
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Frederick Cook Signature187 - Frederick Cook Signature
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Vintage fountain pen signature, "With the joys of zeros lowest—Frederick A. Cook,” on a 5 x 3.25 sheet. In very good to fine conditi
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Astley Cooper Autograph Letter Signed188 - Astley Cooper Autograph Letter Signed
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British surgeon and anatomist (1768–1841) who made historical contributions to otology, vascular surgery, the anatomy and pathology of the ma
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Jacques Cousteau Signed Photograph189 - Jacques Cousteau Signed Photograph
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Glossy 4.75 x 8 close-up photo of the celebrated divemaster, signed and inscribed in black felt tip, "To Michael! J. Y. Cousteau.” In fin...
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Cyrus H. K. Curtis Autograph Letter Signed190 - Cyrus H. K. Curtis Autograph Letter Signed
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American publisher of magazines and newspapers (1850–1933) including the Ladies' Home Journal and The Saturday Evening Post. Curious ALS s...
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Allan Roy Dafoe Signed Sketch and Typed Letter Signed191 - Allan Roy Dafoe Signed Sketch and Typed Letter Signed
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Canadian obstetrician (1883–1943) remembered for delivering and caring for the Dionne quintuplets, the first quintuplets known to survive ear
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Dalai Lama Signed Photograph192 - Dalai Lama Signed Photograph
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Color glossy 8 x 11.5 close-up photo of the Dalai Lama in his robes, signed in black felt tip. In very good to fine condition, with light creasing alo
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Lee de Forest Typed Letter Signed193 - Lee de Forest Typed Letter Signed
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Prolific American inventor (1873-1961) often referred to as 'the father of radio' for his pioneering work in wireless telegraphy. World War ...
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Thomas Anthony Dooley III Signed Photograph194 - Thomas Anthony Dooley III Signed Photograph
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American doctor (1927–1961) who was serving in Southeast Asia as a physician in the United States Navy at the outset of the Vietnam War. He b
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Thomas Edison Photograph195 - Thomas Edison Photograph
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Sharp original vintage circa 1910s glossy 9.25 x 7.5 photograph of Thomas Edison with two dapper gentlemen outdoors, all wearing long overcoats. Inher
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Elizabeth, Queen Mother Signed Christmas Card196 - Elizabeth, Queen Mother Signed Christmas Card
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Royal Christmas card with an embossed crown on the front, measuring 13.5 x 8.25 open, with the inside bearing an affixed photograph of the Queen Mothe
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Oliver Ellsworth Document Signed197 - Oliver Ellsworth Document Signed
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Revolutionary War-dated manuscript DS, signed “O. Ellsworth,” one page, 8 x 6.25, January 27, 1777. Pay order issued to Treasurer Jo
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Oliver Ellsworth Document Signed198 - 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 bec
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Matthias Erzberger Typed Letter Signed199 - Matthias Erzberger Typed Letter Signed
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German publicist and politician (1875-1921) who spoke out against World War I and signed the armistice between Germany and the Allied Powers as head o
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Edward Everett Letter Signed200 - Edward Everett Letter Signed
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American statesman (1794–1865) renowned for his oratory, best remembered for giving the speech preceding Lincoln's Gettysburg Address. Par...
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David Fairchild Signed Book201 - David Fairchild Signed Book
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Signed book: The World Grows Round My Door. First edition. NY: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1947. Hardcover, 6.5 x 9.5, 347 pages. Signed and inscri...
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Hamilton Fish Autograph Letter Signed202 - Hamilton Fish Autograph Letter Signed
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ALS, one page both sides, 8 x 10, March 25, 1851. Handwritten letter to noted publisher Horace Greeley, founder and editor of the New-York Tribune, pe
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