RR Auction: August 2016 Fine Autograph and Artifact Auction

Uncommon 14 x 4.25 embroidered McDonnell Douglas logo patch, signed on the reverse in black felt tip, “Tom Jones, STS–59–68–80–98.” In fine condition.

Kathy Thornton’s gray Land’s End polo shirt worn during training for STS–73, women’s regular size small, embroidered on the left breast with black thr

Two Beta cloth swatches, both approximately 9 x 9 and bearing a 3.5? diameter Skylab I (SL–2) mission insignia in the center, both signed in black fel

Flown two-sided checklist page carried on board STS-6, 10.5 x 8.5, signed and flight-certified on one side in blue ballpoint, “Flown on STS–6. From my

Extraordinary matte-finish 10.25 x 13.5 photo of an early clay model of Mount Rushmore, thoughtfully signed and inscribed in fountain pen, “Greetings

ALS in French, two pages, 5.5 x 7, November 9, no year. Letter to a friend, in part (translated): “I was planning to be at my studio on Monday, which

ALS in French, signed “G. Eiffel,” two pages on two adjoining sheets, 5.25 x 8.25, September 5, 1909. Letter to “My dear Captain,” in full (translated

Exceptional original pencil and watercolor sketch of an elderly woman admiring her much younger reflection in a department store window on an off-whit

Signed book: Eight Ball. First edition. Kyoto, Japan: Kyoto Shoin, 1989. Hardcover, 9 x 12.25, 48 pages. Signed and inscribed on an opening page in bl

Belgian symbolist painter (1858–1921). Untranslated ALS in French, one page, 4.5 x 7, no date. Pencil notation in upper left corner indicates the year

Desirable ALS in French, one page, 8.25 x 10.5, March 4, 1910. Untranslated letter to students informing them that they must pay for their class in ad

Scarce ALS in French, signed “Miro,” one page both sides, 8.25 x 10.5, January 21, 1935. Letter to his friend and fellow artist Alice Frey. In part: “

Colorful cardboard bullfighting souvenir, perhaps a fan, measuring 12.5? in diameter, signed on the reverse in blue ballpoint, “Picasso.” In very good

Desirable original original signed felt tip sketch of a Campbell’s soup can on a light brown 7 x 9.25 sheet of cardboard, neatly signed below in black

Distinguished American architect (1853–1906) who was a leading figure of the ‘Beaux Arts’ movement. He was fatally shot and killed in the roof garden

TLS, one page on the reverse of a 6 x 4.25 postcard showing Adams’ photo of ‘Surf and Rocks’ at California’s Timber Cove, October 31, 1980. Letter to

Ten postcards featuring various artworks, ranging in size from 6 x 4 to 5.25 x 7.25, each signed in various ink types by an individual artist, includi

Two checks: an 1876 check signed by mezzotint engraver John Sartain; and a 1953 check signed by famous pin-up artist Alberto Vargas. In overall fine c

Collection of twenty items, each signed by a notable artist or writer, including: William Cullen Bryant (ALS), John Stevens Cabot Abbott (SP), Helen Z

Three items, each signed “Hirschfeld,” including: a pamphlet for Artists in Line: An Al Hirschfeld Retrospective held at the Brandywine River Museum f