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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Ronald Reagan104 - Ronald Reagan
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Color satin-finish 8 x 10 photo of President Reagan, signed and inscribed in the lower border in black felt tip, “To the Staff & Students of Ear...
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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George and Barbara Bush105 - George and Barbara Bush
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Color satin-finish 8.25 x 9.75 photo of George and Barbara Bush, signed and inscribed in the lower border in blue felt tip, “To Bill McManus—with appr
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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The Bushes106 - The Bushes
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Nice collection of six hardcover books signed by members of the Bush family, including: All the Best, signed on a bookplate by George Bush; Decision P
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Bill Clinton107 - Bill Clinton
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Booklet of the Department of Defense Appropriations Act of 1996 introduced to the House of Representatives by Florida Congressman Bill Young, 96 pages
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,200.00
 
 
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Hillary Clinton108 - Hillary Clinton
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Signed book: Living History. NY: Viking Press, 2003. Hardcover with dust jacket, 6.5 x 9.5, 562 pages. Signed and inscribed on the title page in black
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Hillary Clinton109 - Hillary Clinton
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Signed book: Hard Choices. Limited autographed collector’s edition, numbered 191/1000. NY: Simon & Schuster, 2014. Hardcover with dust jacket, 6...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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George W. Bush110 - George W. Bush
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Pink necktie featuring a Washington Nationals logo pattern, signed on the inside label in black felt tip by Bush. Handsomely double-suede-matted and f
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Estimate : 1,600.00 - 2,000.00
 
 
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Barack Obama111 - Barack Obama
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Signed book: Dreams from My Father. First edition. NY: Random House, 1995. Hardcover with dust jacket, 6.5 x 9.5, 403 pages. Signed and inscribed on t
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Declaration of Independence Force Print112 - Declaration of Independence Force Print
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Striking rice paper engraving of the Declaration of Independence, 25.5 x 29, printed by Peter Force in 1848 for inclusion in his series American Archi
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Estimate : 18,000.00 - 20,000.00
 
 
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Josiah Bartlett113 - Josiah Bartlett
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ADS signed a total of eight times throughout the text, one page, 7.25 x 12, May 21, 1792. Lengthy legal document entirely in the hand of Bartlett, in
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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Charles Carroll of Carrollton114 - Charles Carroll of Carrollton
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ALS signed “Ch. Carroll of Carrollton,” one page, 6.25 x 7.75, January 9, 1827. Letter concerning one of the slaves at his Doughoregan Manor plantatio
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Estimate : 1,200.00 - 1,400.00
 
 
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William Ellery115 - William Ellery
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Autograph endorsement, signed “Wm. Ellery,” on the reverse of a partly-printed document, one page, 13 x 16.75, May 20, 1776. Deed for land in Newport,
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Estimate : 3,500.00 - 4,500.00
 
 
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Elbridge Gerry116 - Elbridge Gerry
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Signer of the Declaration of Independence from Massachusetts (1744–1814) who later served as vice president under James Madison. His name entered the
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Estimate : 1,800.00 - 2,200.00
 
 
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Benjamin Franklin117 - Benjamin Franklin
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Manuscript vellum DS, signed “B. Franklin,” one page, 15.5 x 13.5, May 11, 1787. As president of the Supreme Executive Council of the Commonwealth of
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Estimate : 10,000.00 - 15,000.00
 
 
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John Hancock118 - John Hancock
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Revolutionary War–dated partly-printed DS, one page, 11.75 x 12.25, July 1, 1781. As governor of Massachusetts, Hancock appoints Leonard Stone as “fir
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Estimate : 4,000.00 - 6,000.00
 
 
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John Hancock119 - John Hancock
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Twice-signed partly-printed DS, signed “Jno: Hancock,” one page, 7.25 x 11.25, June 10, 1758. Promissory note in which Samuel Philips of Boston is bou
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Estimate : 3,000.00 - 4,000.00
 
 
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John Hancock120 - John Hancock
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Bold ink signature, “John Hancock, President,” on an off-white 3.5 x 1 slip clipped from a letter. Archivally mounted, matted, and framed with a portr
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 2,000.00
 
 
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Francis Hopkinson121 - Francis Hopkinson
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Signer of the Declaration of Independence from New Jersey (1737–1791). Revolutionary War-dated partly-printed DS, signed “F. Hopkinson,” one page, 8.5
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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John Morton122 - John Morton
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Signer of the Declaration of Independence from Pennsylvania (1725–1777). Vellum manuscript DS, one page, 16.25 x 15.25, January 20, 1764. An indenture
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Estimate : 3,000.00 - 4,000.00
 
 
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James Wilson and Thomas Mifflin123 - James Wilson and Thomas Mifflin
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Dual-signed manuscript DS, signed “James Wilson” and “Tho Mifflin,” one page on the reverse of a manuscript indenture, 27.5 x 24.25, dated March 22, 1
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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