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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Princess Diana Signed Photograph153 - Princess Diana Signed Photograph
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Attractive color semi-glossy 6 x 9 photo of Princess Diana smiling at an outdoor event in Manchester, England, on July 7, 1992, affixed to the origina
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Estimate : 3,000.00 - 5,000.00
 
 
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Princess Diana and Prince Charles Signed Christmas Card (1985)154 - Princess Diana and Prince Charles Signed Christmas Card (1985)
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Desirable Christmas card from 1985, embossed on the front with the Prince of Wales’s feathers and Order of the Garter motto and the Spencer f
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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Titanic Floor Tile155 - Titanic Floor Tile
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Original floral-pattern floor tile manufactured for use in the first-class smoking room on board Titanic, measuring 12 x 12, nicely mounted and framed
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Estimate : 2,500.00 - 3,500.00
 
 
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Titanic: Bruce Ismay (8) Marconigrams156 - Titanic: Bruce Ismay (8) Marconigrams
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Extraordinary group of eight Marconigrams sent by Bruce Ismay, managing director of the White Star Line, the fleet to which the Titanic belonged, just
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Robert Falcon Scott and the Terra Nova Expedition Signatures157 - Robert Falcon Scott and the Terra Nova Expedition Signatures
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Scarce set of pencil signatures belonging to members of the Terra Nova Expedition—Robert Falcon Scott, “R. Scott,” Edward L
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Anglo-California Gold Mining Company Stock Certificate158 - Anglo-California Gold Mining Company Stock Certificate
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Very early antique stock certificate for a share in The Anglo-California Gold Mining Company, one page, 8 x 7.5, issued to “Dennis Topham of
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Apple: Ronald Wayne Signed Apple-1 Replica159 - Apple: Ronald Wayne Signed Apple-1 Replica
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Desirable replica of the Apple-1 Computer circuit board, 15.5 x 9, signed in black felt tip, "Ronald Wayne, Co-Founder Apple Computer Co., Stev...
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Apple: Ronald Wayne Signed Magazine Cover160 - Apple: Ronald Wayne Signed Magazine Cover
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Magazine cover featuring Steve Jobs removed from the February 15, 1982 issue of Time, 8 x 10.75, signed in silver ink by Apple's third co-founde...
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Apple: Wozniak and Wayne Signed Photograph161 - Apple: Wozniak and Wayne Signed Photograph
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Color satin-finish  10 x 8 photo of a classic Apple-1 Computer setup, signed in black felt tip by Steve Wozniak, "Woz," and by Ron Wa...
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Apple: Wozniak and Wayne Signed Apple-1 Schematic162 - Apple: Wozniak and Wayne Signed Apple-1 Schematic
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Printed reproduction of an Apple-1 Computer schematic diagram, 11 x 17, signed in blue felt tip by Steve Wozniak, "Woz," and in black felt...
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Apple: Wozniak and Wayne Signed Photograph163 - Apple: Wozniak and Wayne Signed Photograph
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Color satin-finish 14 x 11 photo of a Macintosh computer, signed in blue felt tip by Woz using his uncommon full name, "Steve Wozniak," an...
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Apple: Wozniak and Wayne Signed Apple-1 Manual164 - Apple: Wozniak and Wayne Signed Apple-1 Manual
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Brad-bound facsimile of the original Apple-1 operation manual, 8.5 x 11, 12 pages, signed on the front cover in blue felt tip by Apple co-founders Ste
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Apple: Steve Wozniak Signed Book165 - Apple: Steve Wozniak Signed Book
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Signed book: iWoz. First edition. NY: W. W. Norton & Company, 2006. Hardcover with dust jacket, 6.5 x 9.5, 313 pages. Signed on the title page i...
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Abolhassan Banisadr Signed FDC166 - Abolhassan Banisadr Signed FDC
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First president of Iran (1933-2021) who served from 1980–81 following the overthrow of the Shah in 1979. His impeachment by parliament in Jun
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Abolhassan Banisadr and Ahmed Zaki Yamani (2) Signed Photographs167 - Abolhassan Banisadr and Ahmed Zaki Yamani (2) Signed Photographs
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Two photos: a color glossy 5.25 x 3.5 photo of Abolhassan Banisadr speaking into a microphone, signed in blue ink in English and in Farsi and dated to
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Bernard Baruch Signed Photograph and Signed Book168 - Bernard Baruch Signed Photograph and Signed Book
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Two items: a color 9.5 x 10 book photo of the financier in a half-length pose, signed below in blue ink, “B. M. Baruch”; and a first
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Fulgencio Batista Typed Letter Signed169 - Fulgencio Batista Typed Letter Signed
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TLS in Spanish, one page, 8.5 x 11, September 13, 1969. Written while in exile, a letter to "Orlando, Cuca and family," in full (translate...
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Judah P. Benjamin Autograph Document Signed170 - Judah P. Benjamin Autograph Document Signed
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British-born American politician and lawyer (1811–1884) who, after serving in the US Senate and rejecting nomination to the Supreme Court, se
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Estimate : 500.00 - 700.00
 
 
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Hiram Bingham III Signed Pass171 - Hiram Bingham III Signed Pass
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United States senator and explorer who discovered Machu Picchu (1875–1956). United States Senate Chamber gallery admission card issued to Mis
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James G. Blaine Letter Signed172 - James G. Blaine Letter Signed
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LS, one page, 5 x 8, March 25, 1883. Letter to Mr. French, in full: "I would like to contribute to the revenues of the Richmond & Allegheny...
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Charles-François de la Bourdonnaye Autograph Letter Signed173 - Charles-François de la Bourdonnaye Autograph Letter Signed
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French naval officer (1746–1802) who commanded the ship Le Sagittaire as part of Admiral de Grasse's fleet during the American Revolution....
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Nathaniel Bowditch Signed Check174 - Nathaniel Bowditch Signed Check
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American mathematician remembered as the founder of modern maritime navigation (1773–1838); his influential encyclopedia, The American Practi
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Aristide Briand Signature175 - Aristide Briand Signature
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French statesman (1862–1932) who shared the 1926 Nobel Peace Prize with German Foreign Minister Gustav Stresemann for the realization of the
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Ruby Bridges Signed Book176 - Ruby Bridges Signed Book
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American civil rights activist (born 1954) who, at the tender age of six, was the first African-American child to integrate an elementary school in th
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British Prime Ministers (5) Signed Photographs177 - British Prime Ministers (5) Signed Photographs
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Five glossy photos of British prime ministers, all about 4 x 6, each signed in ink by the subject. Includes: Margaret Thatcher, Theresa May, Gordon Br
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Ferdinand Buisson Autograph Note Signed178 - Ferdinand Buisson Autograph Note Signed
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French academic and liberal politician (1841–1932) who helped build the modern French education system, and shared the 1927 Nobel Peace Prize
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Richard E. Byrd Typed Letter Signed179 - Richard E. Byrd Typed Letter Signed
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TLS signed “R. E. Byrd,” two pages, 8.5 x 11, October 10, 1935. Letter to Arthur A. Zuhn, physicist with the Byrd Antarctic Expediti
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Richard E. Byrd Signed Book180 - Richard E. Byrd Signed Book
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Signed book: Little America: Aerial Exploration in the Antarctic, The Flight to the South Pole. First edition. NY: G. P. Putnam's Sons, 1930. Ha...
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Andrew Carnegie Signed Program181 - Andrew Carnegie Signed Program
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Program for the "Presentation of Pan-American Gold Medal to Andrew Carnegie," 6 x 9.25, 23 pages, signed and inscribed on the title page i...
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S. Truett Cathy Signed Book182 - S. Truett Cathy Signed Book
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American businessman, investor, author, and philanthropist (1921–2014) who founded the fast food restaurant chain Chick-fil-A. Signed book: I
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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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