RR Auction: Fine Autograph & Artifact Auction featuring Founding Fathers

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Headlined by a robust Revolutionary War section in celebration of Independence Day, RR Auction’s July 2017 Fine Autographs & Artifacts sale boasts over 800 lots of collectibles from an array of genres. Opening with a pair of remarkable Revolutionary War amputation kits used by Dr. John Warren, the first section traces the history of the founding of America from William Penn to George Washington. Key items from other categories include a set of Donald Trump’s personally-owned and -used golf clubs, a rare portrait of Thomas Edison with an inscription about the “electric vehicle,” a chair from Rick’s Cafe in Casablanca, and an incredible autograph letter by Ernest Hemingway. 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 July 2017.
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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Dr. John Warren's Revolutionary War Amputation Kits1 - Dr. John Warren's Revolutionary War Amputation Kits
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Two amputation kits personally-owned and used in the Revolutionary War by Continental Army surgeon Dr. John Warren, a founder of Harvard Medical Schoo
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Estimate : 50,000.00 - 100,000.00
 
 
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William Penn2 - William Penn
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English-born Quaker (1644–1718) who founded the colony that became Pennsylvania. Vellum manuscript DS, signed “Wm. Penn,” one page, 27.25 x 20.5, Sept
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Estimate : 4,500.00 - 5,000.00
 
 
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British Officer in Boston: 17683 - British Officer in Boston: 1768
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ALS signed "John Wilson," one page, 7.5 x 9.5, October 8, 1768. Letter to Lord Townshend, written from Boston, in part: "I beg leave ...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Boston Massacre4 - Boston Massacre
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Revolutionary War–dated printed pamphlet entitled "An Oration, delivered March 5th, 1779, at the Request of the Inhabitants of the Town of Bost...
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Estimate : 2,800.00 - 3,200.00
 
 
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Fincastle Resolutions: Walter Crockett5 - Fincastle Resolutions: Walter Crockett
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ADS, signed “Walter Crockett,” one page, 7.5 x 1.75, February 1, 1775. Receipt for a wolf-killing bounty, in full: "Fincastle. This day Samuel ...
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Estimate : 700.00 - 900.00
 
 
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Newgate Prison6 - Newgate Prison
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Revolutionary War–dated manuscript DS, signed “George Wyllys,” one page, 6.25 x 7.75, May 11, 1775. In part: "At a General Assembly…at Hartford...
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Estimate : 1,200.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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Paul Revere7 - Paul Revere
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American patriot and silversmith (1735-1818) whose 1775 'midnight ride' to warn of an impending British invasion later became one of the mos...
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Estimate : 10,000.00 - 15,000.00
 
 
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Paul Revere: Richard Devens8 - Paul Revere: Richard Devens
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Commissary General of Massachusetts during the Revolutionary War, who warned Paul Revere there were a number of British officers patrolling the road t
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Estimate : 2,000.00 - 2,500.00
 
 
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George Washington9 - George Washington
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Extraordinary Revolutionary War–dated manuscript DS, signed "Go: Washingto ," one page, 7.25 x 8.25, April 20, 1775. Draft for an ad to be...
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Estimate : 20,000.00 - 25,000.00
 
 
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Joseph Warren10 - Joseph Warren
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Boston physician, orator, and patriot (1741–1775) who was a pivotal figure in the early revolutionary agitation in Massachusetts. Revolutionary War–da
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Estimate : 12,000.00 - 15,000.00
 
 
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