RR Auction: Fine Autograph and Artifact Auction Featuring Presidents

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In honor of Washington's Birthday, RR Auction's February Fine Autograph and Artifact sale opens with a remarkable assortment of nearly 200 presidential autographs, highlighted by an excessively rare William Henry Harrison document as president, an autograph letter by LBJ to the Speaker of the House, and a significant selection of free franks. Other top lots include an extraordinary signed portrait of James Joyce, Pierre-Auguste Renoir's personal ledger, an Einstein letter on a childhood game, and Warren Buffett's personal set of golf clubs. The Beatles, Apollo 11 astronauts, Charles Schulz, Marilyn Monroe, and Babe Ruth round out our pop culture offerings. 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 February 2019.
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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Gutzon Borglum446 - Gutzon Borglum
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American artist and sculptor (1867–1941) remembered for his creation of Mount Rushmore. Fountain pen signature and inscription, "To George Phil...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Salvador Dali447 - Salvador Dali
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Fantastic color limited edition 17.25 x 22.75 lithograph entitled 'Les servantes,' numbered 95/250, signed in the lower right in pencil, &qu...
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Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,000.00
 
 
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Al Hirschfeld448 - Al Hirschfeld
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Color limited edition 9.25 x 12.25 print entitled 'Le Gong, Bali,' numbered 6/50, signed in the lower left corner in pencil, "Hirschfel...
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Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
 
 
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Salvador Dali449 - Salvador Dali
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Extraordinary circa 1930s handwritten manuscript in French by Salvador Dali, signed in the third-person within the text, with the conclusion featuring
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Estimate : 20,000.00 - 30,000.00
 
 
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Keith Haring450 - Keith Haring
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Superb original felt tip sketch of a dolphin rider and 'X' man together accomplished by Haring on an off-white 6.25 x 3.25 sheet, signed and...
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Estimate : 8,000.00 - 10,000.00
 
 
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Augustus John451 - Augustus John
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Welsh post-impressionist painter, draughtsman, and etcher (1878– 1961). Uncommon ALS, one page, 7.5 x 9.25, no date. Letter to Mr. Potter, in full: ...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Robert Motherwell452 - Robert Motherwell
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Uncommon ALS, one page, 5.5 x 3.25, 173 East 94th Street letterhead, December 2, 1959. Letter to Howard Church at Michigan State University's De...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Russell Patterson453 - Russell Patterson
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American cartoonist, illustrator, and scenic designer (1893–1977) whose art deco illustrations helped to promote the 'flapper' style during ...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Pablo Picasso454 - Pablo Picasso
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Primitive unsigned original green felt tip sketch of a man holding a spear accomplished by Pablo Picasso on a 6.25 x 2.75 check made out to "Pa...
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Estimate : 5,000.00 - 7,000.00
 
 
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Yves Saint Laurent455 - Yves Saint Laurent
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Scarce vintage glossy 7 x 9.5 photo of the great designer sketching a woman's dress, signed in fountain pen, "Yves Saint Laurent." Rev...
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Estimate : 3,000.00 - 5,000.00
 
 
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Pierre-Auguste Renoir456 - Pierre-Auguste Renoir
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Incredible hardcover ledger book containing 14 pages filled out in Renoir's hand to record the sales of his paintings, 4.5 x 6.5, marked "T...
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Estimate : 30,000.00 - 40,000.00
 
 
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J. M. W. Turner457 - J. M. W. Turner
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Highly regarded English Romanticist landscape painter (1775-1851). ALS, one page, 3.75 x 5, no date. Short letter to H. Rogers, in full: "I wil...
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Estimate : 2,000.00 - 2,500.00
 
 
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Andy Warhol458 - Andy Warhol
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Signed book: The Philosophy of Andy Warhol (From A to B & Back Again). Later printing. NY: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, 1975. Hardcover with dust ...
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Estimate : 2,000.00 - 2,500.00
 
 
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Andy Warhol459 - Andy Warhol
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Color postcard of a stylized portrait of Andy Warhol by Leen Alting, 4 x 6, signed in the lower border in thick black felt tip. In fine condition.
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,000.00
 
 
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Andy Warhol460 - Andy Warhol
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Very appealing Interview magazine from October 1981, Vol. XI, No. 10, 11 x 17, 102 pages, with Diana Ross on the front cover, signed on the front cove
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Frank Lloyd Wright461 - Frank Lloyd Wright
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Attractive Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation business check, 8.25 x 3.25, filled out in type and signed by Wright, "Frank Lloyd Wright," payab...
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Cartoonists462 - Cartoonists
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Wonderful collection of 22 original felt tip sketches by celebrated cartoonists on individual off-white sheets ranging in size from 9 x 12 to 11 x 14,
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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V. T. Hamlin463 - V. T. Hamlin
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American cartoonist (1900-1993) best known as the creator of the strip Alley Oop. Desirable grouping of two original hand-inked comic strips and one A
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Charles Schulz464 - Charles Schulz
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Signed book: Charlie Brown & Charlie Schulz. Second printing. NY: The World Publishing Company, 1970. Hardcover with dust jacket, 8.75 x 11.25, ...
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Estimate : 3,000.00 - 4,000.00
 
 
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Charles Schulz465 - Charles Schulz
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Signed book: Peanuts Lunch Bag Cook Book. First edition. San Francisco: United Feature Syndicate, 1970. Hardcover with dust jacket, 5.75 x 5.75, 90 pa
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,000.00
 
 
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