RR Auction: Fine Autograph and Artifact Auction Featuring Civil War

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RR Auction’s October Fine Autographs and Artifacts sale boasts a diverse 1,000+ items from all fields of collecting, with a special focus on Civil War and Literature. In addition to an incredible assortment of autograph letters from luminaries like Charles Darwin, Mohandas Gandhi, Charles Dickens, Claude Monet, and J. R. R. Tolkien, a few highlights are a sketch by Pablo Picasso, hand-drawn survey map by George Washington, signed photograph of Leo Tolstoy, and beautiful portrait of Marilyn Monroe. Top artifacts are an officer’s sword presented to Brig.-Gen. Calvin Pratt, a scarce multi-level amputation kit, bullets fired in ballistic tests used as evidence against Bonnie and Clyde, and an incredible hand-engraved Colt revolver honoring Hollywood’s ‘Monster Legacy,’ just in time for Halloween. 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 October 2018.
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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Nathaniel Gorham223 - Nathaniel Gorham
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Massachusetts delegate (1738–1796) and president to the Continental Congress, who was one of the signers of the United States Constitution. Uncommon i
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Ernst Haeckel224 - Ernst Haeckel
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Influential German evolutionist, morphologist, and developmental biologist (1834-1919). Uncommon 4.25 x 6.5 cabinet portrait of Haeckel in a bust-leng
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Francois Hanriot225 - Francois Hanriot
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French leader and street orator of the Revolution (1761-1794) who played a vital role in the Insurrection and subsequently the fall of the Girondins;
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John M. Harlan226 - John M. Harlan
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American lawyer and politician (1833–1911) who served as an associate justice on the U.S. Supreme Court; his role as the lone dissenter in the Civil R
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John F. W. Herschel227 - John F. W. Herschel
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British mathematician, astronomer, and inventor (1792–1871) known for his discoveries related to the moons of Saturn and Uranus and for his pioneering
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Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay228 - Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay
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FDC with a cachet and inlaid medallion honoring the 25th anniversary of the first ascent of Mount Everest, 8 x 4.5, signed in black ballpoint by Edmun
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Internet Pioneers229 - Internet Pioneers
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Group of five business cards, each 3.5 x 2, signed in ink of felt tip by the respective Internet pioneer, including: Vint Cerf, one of 'the fath...
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Karl Jaspers230 - Karl Jaspers
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German psychiatrist and philosopher (1883-1969) who attempted to develop an innovative philosophical system. Signed book in German: Der Philosophische
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Thomas Johnson231 - Thomas Johnson
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American judge and politician (1732–1819) who served as the first Governor of Maryland, a delegate to the Continental Congress, and an Associate Justi
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Edme-François Jomard232 - Edme-François Jomard
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French cartographer, engineer, and archaeologist (1777-1862) who supervised the educational and cultural mission sent to France from Egypt by Muhammad
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Robert F. Kennedy233 - Robert F. Kennedy
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TLS, one page, 8 x 10.5, United States Senate letterhead, February 13, 1958. Letter to Mr. and Mrs. Ken Browne, in full: "My apologies for the ...
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Robert F. Kennedy234 - Robert F. Kennedy
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TLS, one page, 7 x 9, Office of the Attorney General letterhead, September 3, 1964. Letter to William M. Alexander, in part: "On the terminatio...
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Robert F. Kennedy235 - Robert F. Kennedy
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TLS, one page, 8 x 10.5, United States Senate letterhead, September 17, 1957. Letter to Ken Browne, in part: "I am so sorry I do not have a fam...
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Kennedy Assassination: M. Nick McDonald236 - Kennedy Assassination: M. Nick McDonald
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Souvenir document reproducing Lee Harvey Oswald's arrest report and fingerprint card, two cardstock pages, 8.5 x 11, each signed along the botto...
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King Frederick William III237 - King Frederick William III
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King of Prussia during the Napoleonic wars (1770-1840) who ruled from 1797 until his death. Partly-printed DS in German, signed “Friedrich Wilhelm,” o
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King Peter II238 - King Peter II
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Youngest son (1648–1706) of John IV who became King of Portugal and the Algarves in 1683. Group of five LSs in Portuguese, signed "Rey," e...
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King Umberto II239 - King Umberto II
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Last king of Italy (1904-1983) who spent the last 37 years of his life in exile. Vintage matte-finish 6.75 x 9.25 portrait of King Umberto in a head-a
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King Wilhelm I240 - King Wilhelm I
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Untranslated ANS in German in pencil, signed “Wilhelm,” one page, 5.5 x 3.5, July 28, 1879. Double-matted and framed with an engraved portrait to an o
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King William IV241 - King William IV
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Partly-printed DS, signed “William R,” one page, 13.5 x 9.25, December 1, 1830. King William appoints Francis G. Keough "to be Lieutenant to th...
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Henry Kissinger242 - Henry Kissinger
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Two items: a TLS signed "Henry A. Kissinger," one page, 7 x 10.5, March 10, 1977, personal letterhead, addressed to Mr. and Mrs. Ken Brown...
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