RR Auction: August 2016 Fine Autograph and Artifact Auction

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RR Auction is a globally recognized and trusted auction house specializing in rare and remarkable documents, manuscripts, autographs, and historical artifacts. Among the highlights of this month’s sale are a document signed by Columbus sponsors Ferdinand and Isabella, an autograph letter signed by Thomas Jefferson, an original Force print of the Declaration of Independence, and a signed handwritten letter by Lord of the Rings author J. R. R. Tolkien. Artifacts offered include Ernest Hemingway’s baseball cap and a Beretta Carcano M1891 Cavalry Carbine commissioned by Prince Amadeo of Savoy. Join us as we prepare to make history selling history in August 2016.
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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Charles Sumner225 - Charles Sumner
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ALS, two pages on two adjoining sheets, 8.25 x 8, October 8, 1868. Letter to Theodore Tilton, in part: “Let me commend to you Mr. Jenkins, of Delaware
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Roger B. Taney226 - Roger B. Taney
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Partly-printed DS, signed “R. B. Taney,” one page, 8 x 10, March 7, 1834. Acknowledgment of a letter from the Cashier Office Bank “inclosing certifica
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Margaret Thatcher227 - Margaret Thatcher
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Signed book: The Path to Power. First US edition. NY: HarperCollins, 1995. Hardcover with dust jacket, 6.5 x 9.5, 656 pages. Signed on the title page
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Margaret Thatcher228 - Margaret Thatcher
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Signed book: Statecraft. Collector’s edition. Norwalk, CT: Easton Press, 2002. Leatherbound hardcover, 6.25 x 9.5, 486 pages. Signed on the colophon i
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Titanic229 - Titanic
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Impressive collection of 30 postcards related to the Titanic from both before and after the disaster, including real photo postcards showing: a lifebo
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 2,000.00
 
 
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Titanic230 - Titanic
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Collection of 19 items related to the Titanic, primarily consisting of newspapers covering the disaster, including: a rare original complete April 16,
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Titanic231 - Titanic
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Collection of ten items related to the Titanic, including: a 1913 hardcover edition of The Titanic Tragedy—God Speaking to the Nations by Alma White;
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Donald Trump232 - Donald Trump
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Glossy 8 x 10 three-quarter length photo of Trump leaning on a railing, signed and inscribed in blue felt tip, “To Richard, Best Wishes—Donald J. Trum
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Daniel Webster233 - Daniel Webster
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Bank of the United States check, 6 x 2.5, filled out and signed by Webster, “Dan’l Webster,” payable for $470, October 20, 1831. In fine condition.
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Stephen Wise234 - Stephen Wise
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Reform rabbi and Zionist leader (1875–1949). Vintage glossy 6 x 9 photo of Wise in near profile, signed and inscribed in fountain pen, “For Edgar A. M
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World Leaders235 - World Leaders
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Collection of six items signed by world leaders and royalty, including: Prince Emanuele Filiberto (SP), Leon Gambetta (ANS), Robert C. Schenck (ALS an
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John Burgoyne236 - John Burgoyne
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Revolutionary War–dated ALS signed “J: Burgoyne,” one page, 7.25 x 9.5, March 27, 1778. Letter to Major General William Heath, in full: “I should be g
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Estimate : 10,000.00 - 15,000.00
 
 
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Henry Dearborn237 - Henry Dearborn
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General during the Revolutionary War and the War of 1812 (1751–1829) who served as secretary of war under Thomas Jefferson. ALS signed “H. Dearborn,”
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Edward Hand238 - Edward Hand
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Physician and general in the Continental Army known for his service during the siege of Yorktown (1744–1802); he was appointed adjutant general to Was
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,200.00
 
 
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Arthur St. Clair239 - Arthur St. Clair
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American soldier and politician (1737-1818) who rose to the rank of major general in the Continental Army during the American Revolution but lost his
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Estimate : 400.00
 
 
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Horatio Nelson240 - Horatio Nelson
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Contemporary manuscript copy of a letter by Horatio Nelson, one page, 9.75 x 15.75, October 21, 1805. In part: “The eminent services of Emma Hamilton…
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Estimate : 2,200.00 - 2,500.00
 
 
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Horatio Nelson241 - Horatio Nelson
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Fantastic hand-addressed free frank panel, 4.75 x 3, addressed in Nelson’s hand to his sister-in-law, “Merton, October Twenty fifth, 1802, Honble. Mrs
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Estimate : 2,000.00 - 3,000.00
 
 
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P. G. T. Beauregard242 - P. G. T. Beauregard
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LS signed “G. T. Beauregard,” one page, 5 x 8, Office New Orleans and Carrollton R. R. Co. letterhead, October 22, 1870. Letter to W. J. Hardee, in fu
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Jefferson Davis243 - Jefferson Davis
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ALS, one page, lightly-lined both sides, 5 x 8, October 13, 1883. Letter to former Confederate General Marcus Wright, in full: “When your memo was rec
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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Robert E. Lee244 - Robert E. Lee
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Partly-printed vellum DS, signed “R. E. Lee,” one page, 7.5 x 9.5, April 11, 1854. As superintendent of West Point, Lee authorizes a discharge. In par
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Estimate : 2,800.00 - 3,200.00
 
 
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