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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Titanic246 - Titanic
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Large original 11 x 13.75 matte-finish photo of a pair of Titanic Emergency Lifeboats floating in the waters of the North Atlantic. The photograph, ta
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Estimate : 2,500.00 - 3,000.00
 
 
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Titanic247 - Titanic
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Original first-generation matte-finish 10.75 x 13.75 lightweight photo of Titanic Emergency Lifeboat 2, the first to reach the Carpathia, being hoiste
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Estimate : 2,500.00 - 3,000.00
 
 
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Titanic248 - Titanic
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Large original 13.75 x 11 matte-finish photo of a Titanic Emergency Lifeboat floating next to the RMS Carpathia in the waters of the North Atlantic. T
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Estimate : 2,200.00 - 2,500.00
 
 
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Titanic250 - Titanic
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Uncommon original 13.75 x 11 matte-finish photo of a Titanic Emergency Lifeboat floating next to the RMS Carpathia in the waters of the North Atlantic
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Estimate : 1,600.00 - 1,800.00
 
 
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Titanic: Daniel Keane251 - Titanic: Daniel Keane
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ALS by the mother of Titanic victim Daniel Keane, signed “Honoria Keane,” four pages on two adjoining sheets, 4 x 6, December 28, 1915. Letter to &q...
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Roald Amundsen252 - Roald Amundsen
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Desirable signed book in Norwegian: Nordvest-Passagen. First edition. Kristania: H. Aschenhoug & Co., 1907. Hardcover, 6.5 x 9.25, 511 pages. Si...
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Estimate : 1,200.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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Howard Carter253 - Howard Carter
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Signed book: The Tomb of Tut-ankh-amen: The Second Volume. First American edition. NY: George H. Doran, 1927. Hardcover with dust jacket, 6 x 8.75, 40
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Estimate : 2,800.00 - 3,200.00
 
 
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Geronimo255 - Geronimo
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Highly sought-after pencil signature, “Geronimo,” on an off-white 3.5 x 1.75 slip affixed within a leatherbound scrapbook containing about thirty affi
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Estimate : 8,500.00 - 9,000.00
 
 
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Sam Houston256 - Sam Houston
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Boldly penned hand-addressed and free-franked mailing envelope, 5.5 x 3, addressed in Houston’s hand to “Mrs. Jackson Smith, 143 Lexington Avenue, New
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Estimate : 700.00 - 900.00
 
 
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Jesse James257 - Jesse James
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Incredibly rare 4.25 x 6.25 postmortem cabinet portrait of Jesse James, originally taken by photographer Rudolph Uhlman at McFadden's St. Joseph...
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Estimate : 4,500.00 - 5,500.00
 
 
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John Wilkes Booth258 - John Wilkes Booth
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Desirable printed broadside playbill, 5 x 14, advertising a performance of Romeo and Juliet at the Boston Museum on January 30, 1863, starring John Wi
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Estimate : 1,300.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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Jack the Ripper: Duke of Clarence and Avondale Prince Albert Victor259 - Jack the Ripper: Duke of Clarence and Avondale Prince Albert Victor
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Grandson (1864–1892) of Queen Victoria who was once considered a suspect in the 'Jack the Ripper' murders, allegations which have since been...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Meyer Lansky Signed Birthday Card to His Wife260 - Meyer Lansky Signed Birthday Card to His Wife
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Beautiful birthday card given to his wife, Thelma 'Teddy' Lansky, with the front design featuring embossed gilt roses, birds, and printed te...
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,000.00
 
 
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Meyer Lansky's Remy Martin Cognac Champagne261 - Meyer Lansky's Remy Martin Cognac Champagne
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Unopened bottle of E. Remy Martin Grande Champagne cognac from the liquor collection of Meyer and Teddy Lansky, serial no. B18044, 80 proof, 4/5 quart
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Estimate : 2,000.00 - 3,000.00
 
 
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19th-Century America: British Influence on the Affairs of the United States262 - 19th-Century America: British Influence on the Affairs of the United States
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Pamphlet entitled "British Influence on the Affairs of the United States, Proved and Explained," 23 pages, 5 x 8, printed in Boston by You...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Arthur James Balfour263 - Arthur James Balfour
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Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (1848–1930) who also served as foreign secretary, first lord of the admiralty, and chief secretary for Ireland; h
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Antoine Cesar Becquerel264 - Antoine Cesar Becquerel
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Scientist and a pioneer in the study of electric and luminescent phenomena (1788–1878) who was the father of the physicist Edmond Becquerel and grandf
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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William Jennings Bryan265 - William Jennings Bryan
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Signed book: The First Battle: A Story of the Campaign of 1896. Chicago: W. B. Conkey Company, 1896. Leatherbound hardcover, 6.5 x 9.5, 629 pages. Sig
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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William Jennings Bryan266 - William Jennings Bryan
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Two items: a TLS signed "W. J. Bryan," one page, 7.5 x 10.5, Department of State letterhead, May 8, 1915. Letter to Oscar Strauss, in part...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Warren Burger and Harlan Stone267 - Warren Burger and Harlan Stone
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Interesting collection of three TLSs from Chief Justice Warren E. Burger to Lauson Stone, the son of Chief Justice Harlan Stone, plus an ANS by Harlan
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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