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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Civil War Generals330 - Civil War Generals
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Assemblage of six ink signatures on off-white cards or slips, ranging in size from 1.75 x .5 to 3.75 x 2.25, including: "H. C. Corbin, Lieut. G...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Duke of Wellington331 - Duke of Wellington
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Hand-addressed and free franked envelope panel, 4.5 x 2.5, signed in the lower left, "Free, Wellington," and dated November 5, 1836. Affix...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Duke of Wellington332 - Duke of Wellington
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Boldly penned ALS signed “Wellington,” one page, 4.5 x 7.25, January 18, 1820. In part: "I have written…that you should be informed when he wil...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Enola Gay333 - Enola Gay
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Incredible FDC postmarked on Victory over Japan Day, September 2, 1945, US Navy, signed in blue or black ink or felt tip by Paul W. Tibbets, Tom Fereb
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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John C. Fremont334 - John C. Fremont
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Prominent American explorer, military officer, and politician (1813–1890). Endorsement signature, “J. C. Fremont,” on the reverse of a partly-printed
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Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
 
 
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Joseph E. Johnston335 - Joseph E. Johnston
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Uncommon ink signature, "J. E. Johnston,” on an off-white 3.5 x 2.25 card. In fine condition.
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Douglas MacArthur336 - Douglas MacArthur
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Ink signature, "Douglas MacArthur,” on an off-white 4.5 x 2 autograph sheet bearing a typed quotation. Affixed to the lower left corner of a co...
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George B. McClellan337 - George B. McClellan
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Desirable ink signature, "Geo. B. McClellan,” on an off-white 3.25 x 2.25 card. In fine condition.
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Nelson A. Miles338 - Nelson A. Miles
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American soldier (1839-1925) who is the only man to serve as an officer in the Civil War, Indian Wars, and Spanish-American War. Ink signature, &quo...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Roger Pryor339 - Roger Pryor
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Newspaper editor and fiery secessionist orator (1828–1919) who served as a general in the Civil War. Manuscript DS, signed “Roger A. Pryor,” one page,
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WWI Medals340 - WWI Medals
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Impressive display of the WWI-era military service medals of Captain Lawrence A. Dockstader, framed to an overall size of 22.5 x 22.5. Among those inc
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Airplanes341 - Airplanes
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Three model airplanes: a desirable 9? long model of a US Navy Lockheed S-3A Viking made in Holland by Matthys M. Verkuyl, set on a wooden base; a 19?
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Aviator Statues342 - Aviator Statues
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Collection of four aviation statues: a bronze 7? tall sculpture entitled "Wings" by Gary Lee Price, portraying a boy running with an airpl...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Louis Bleriot343 - Louis Bleriot
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French engineer and aviator (1872-1936) who made the first crossing of a large body of water in a heavier-than-air craft when he flew across the Engli
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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Amelia Earhart344 - Amelia Earhart
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Vintage pearl-finish 8 x 10 full-length photo of Earhart posing with Constance Cummings, Walter Huston, Richard Arlen, and Joel McCrea prior to an exh
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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Charles Lindbergh345 - Charles Lindbergh
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ALS signed “Charles A. Lindbergh,” one page, 5.25 x 7.25, personal letterhead, April 23, 1935. Letter to British author, Harold Nicolson, concerning s
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Estimate : 2,200.00 - 2,500.00
 
 
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Charles Lindbergh346 - Charles Lindbergh
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Signed book: The Spirit of St. Louis. First edition. NY: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1953. Clothbound hardcover, 5.75 x 8.5, 562 pages. Signed and ...
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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Charles Lindbergh347 - Charles Lindbergh
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Souvenir typescript of Lindbergh’s speech at the IAS Honors Night Dinner at New York’s Hotel Astor on January 25, 1954, 8.25 x 11, eleven pages, signe
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,200.00
 
 
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US Navy Airships348 - US Navy Airships
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Collection of original vintage photos of airships, including: a 1925 semi-glossy 16 x 8.5 photo of a US Navy airship at a mooring mast, matted and fra
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Orville Wright349 - Orville Wright
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Mailing envelope bearing a stamped cachet honoring the silver anniversary of man's first flight at Kitty Hawk, 6 x 3.5, postmarked at Homestead,...
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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