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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Thomas Edison196 - Thomas Edison
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Partly-printed DS, signed twice, “Thos. A. Edison,” one page, 11 x 7.75, May 6, 1907. Stock certificate issued to Thomas A. Edison for “One hundred an
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Estimate : 2,800.00 - 3,200.00
 
 
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Guglielmo Marconi197 - Guglielmo Marconi
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Italian physicist and inventor (1874–1937) who devoted his life to experiments in wireless communication, and was awarded the Nobel Prize in 1909. AL
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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Marcello Malpighi198 - Marcello Malpighi
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Italian doctor (1628-1694) who gave his name to several physiological features and played an important part in the discovery of the microscope and stu
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Estimate : 3,000.00 - 4,000.00
 
 
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Louis Pasteur199 - Louis Pasteur
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ALS in French, signed "L. Pasteur," one page, 5.25 x 8, personal monogrammed letterhead, June 30, 1885. Letter to his secretary. In full (...
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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Louis Pasteur200 - Louis Pasteur
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ALS in French, signed "L. Pasteur," one page, 5.25 x 8.25, April 23, 1882. Letter written a few days before his entry into the Academie Fr...
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,000.00
 
 
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Andre Thouin201 - Andre Thouin
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Important French botanist (1747–1824) who made contributions in the field of agronomy and was a pioneering conservationist. ADS in French, signed “Tho
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Sigmund Freud202 - Sigmund Freud
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ALS in German, signed "Sigm. Freud," one page, 5.5 x 7.25, personal letterhead, September 18, 1932. Letter to a doctor, in part (translate...
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Estimate : 4,000.00 - 5,000.00
 
 
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Sigmund Freud203 - Sigmund Freud
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TLS in German, signed "Freud," one page, 5.75 x 9, personal letterhead, April 29, 1925. Letter to a doctor. In full (translated): "Pe...
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Estimate : 2,000.00 - 2,500.00
 
 
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Carl Jung204 - Carl Jung
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Untranslated ALS in German, signed “C. G. Jung,” one page, 8.25 x 5.75, personal letterhead, August 21, 1939. In fine condition.
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,200.00
 
 
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David Hume205 - David Hume
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Tremendously influential philosopher (1711-1776) considered one of the most important figures in the history of Western philosophy. ALS, one page, 7.2
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Estimate : 8,500.00 - 9,500.00
 
 
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