RR Auction: Fine Autograph & Arifact Auction

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Highlighted by a rare Edgar Allan Poe signature, an autograph letter by Monet about the infamous ‘Olympia,’ an Albert Einstein letter on the study of relativity, and a special assortment of JFK material, our November monthly sale offers over 900 unique items.

RR Auction is a globally recognized and trusted auction house specializing in rare and remarkable documents, manuscripts, autographs, and historical artifacts. Join us as we make history selling history in November 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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John Hancock229 - John Hancock
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Partly-printed DS filled out in Hancock’s hand but unsigned, one page, 9 x 4.5, April 28, 1762. A bill of landing filled out by Hancock, incorporating
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,000.00
 
 
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Samuel Huntington230 - Samuel Huntington
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Signer of the Declaration of Independence from Connecticut (1731–1796) and seventh president of the Continental Congress. Manuscript DS, signed “Sam’l
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,200.00
 
 
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Caesar Rodney231 - Caesar Rodney
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ADS, signed “Caesar Rodney, Surv:g Trustee,” one page, 10 x 1.5, May 11, 1771. Receipt for a mortgage payment, in part: “Recd of John Hardin the Sum o
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Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,000.00
 
 
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George Ross232 - George Ross
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Signer of the Declaration of Independence from Pennsylvania (1730–1779). ALS signed “Geo: Ross,” one page, 7.5 x 12.5, July 14, 1770. Letter to a gent
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William Williams and Oliver Wolcott234 - William Williams and Oliver Wolcott
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Manuscript DS, signed “W. Williams” and “O. Wolcott” one page, 7.5 x 12, June 1790. Document headed “Debenture of the Supreme Court of Errors in their
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Samuel Adams, Sr235 - Samuel Adams, Sr
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American brewer and local Boston politician (1689–1748), known for being the father of Samuel Adams. Manuscript DS, signed “Samuel Adams,” three pages
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Henry Clay236 - Henry Clay
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Manuscript DS, signed “Henry Clay p.p.,” eleven pages on seven sheets, 8 x 12, July 9, 1823. In part: “Henry Clay complains of the President Director
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Estimate : 900.00 - 1,100.00
 
 
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Albert Gallatin237 - Albert Gallatin
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Politician and financial genius (1761–1849) responsible for the formation of what is now known as the Ways and Means Committee. ADS, signed “Albert Ga
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Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
 
 
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Patrick Henry238 - Patrick Henry
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Partly-printed DS, signed “P. Henry,” one page, 14.5 x 18, August 20, 1785. As governor of Virginia, Henry grants John Sulsen a “certain Tract or parc
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Peyton Randolph239 - Peyton Randolph
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Virginia politician, planter, and the first president of the Continental Congress (1721–1775). DS, one page, 7.25 x 3, June 7, 1770. In full: “Then Re
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Frederick Douglass240 - Frederick Douglass
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ALS signed “Fred’k Douglass,” one page, lightly-lined, 5 x 8.25, Young Men’s Association Library letterhead, February 7, 1868. In part: “I am obliged
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Estimate : 2,000.00 - 3,000.00
 
 
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Helen Keller241 - Helen Keller
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ANS in pencil, signed “Helen,” on the reverse of a 4.5 x 3.5 Christmas greeting card, no date. In full: “We are thinking of you, dear friend, and our
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,200.00
 
 
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Helen Keller242 - Helen Keller
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TLS, two pages, 6 x 9.25, Hotel Tulsa letterhead, March 17, 1922. Letter to Miss Hortop, in part: “The lovely verse you sent brought a glow to my hear
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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John Brown243 - John Brown
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ALS, one page, 7.75 x 10, October 28, 1848. Letter to Willis A. Hodges, an African-American abolitionist in Franklin County, New York. In full (spelli
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Estimate : 7,500.00 - 8,500.00
 
 
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Martin Luther King, Jr244 - Martin Luther King, Jr
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DS, one page, 8.5 x 11, November 23, 1965. Permission to broadcast contract in which King consents to the recording of a lecture at the University of
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Estimate : 2,800.00 - 3,200.00
 
 
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Malcolm X245 - Malcolm X
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Rare ALS, one page on the reverse of a 5.5 x 3.5 postcard depicting downtown St. Petersburg, Florida, postmarked Tampa, Florida, September 24, 1958. B
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Estimate : 7,200.00 - 7,500.00
 
 
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Nelson Mandela246 - Nelson Mandela
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Wonderful color semi-glossy 11.25 x 16.25 portrait of the revered South African president, signed and inscribed in silver ink, “To Priscilla Jana, Bes
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Estimate : 2,000.00 - 2,500.00
 
 
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What Would You Do Differently?247 - What Would You Do Differently?
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Unusual collection of over 60 custom-printed cartoons and letters filled out by celebrities and notable figures from a wide variety of fields, all res
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 2,000.00
 
 
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Burger Court248 - Burger Court
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Color satin-finish 13.5 x 10 photo of the justices of the Supreme Court, affixed to its original 17.5 x 13.5 mount, signed on the mount in ink by John
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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Isaac Doolittle249 - Isaac Doolittle
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American clockmaker, printer, and supplier of gunpowder to the Continental Army (1722–1800). Revolutionary War–dated partly-printed DS, signed “Isaac
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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