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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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254Everest: Edmund Hillary and Tenzing NorgayRR Auction
Commemorative cover with a cachet depicting Mount Everest and honoring Nepal, 'The Living Museum of the World,' signed in ink by Edmund Hill...
Estimate : 500.00 - 700.00
255Ernest and Julio GalloRR Auction
Billionaire brothers who founded the E & J Gallo Winery in 1933 at the end of Prohibition. Glossy 8 x 10 photo of the brothers holding their fam...
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
256Indira GandhiRR Auction
Signed book: Magic or Miracle. Bombay: Interpress, 1980. Stiff paperback with dust jacket, 5.5 x 8.5. Signed on the title page in felt tip, "In...
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
257Indira GandhiRR Auction
Time magazine cover from January 28, 1966, 7.25 x 10, signed in black felt tip by Indira Gandhi. In fine condition, with trimmed edges.
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
258Indira GandhiRR Auction
Two ink signatures of Indira Gandhi, one on a beige 6 x 4 album page dated "11. 11. 56," and the other on an off-white 5.5 x 3 card dated ...
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
259Rajiv GandhiRR Auction
FDC with a stamp honoring Eleanor Roosevelt, signed in fountain pen by Rajiv Gandhi and dated 1986. Encapsulated in a PSA/DNA authentication holder. I
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
260Bill GatesRR Auction
Signed book: The Road Ahead. Later printing. NY: Viking, 1995. Hardcover with dust jacket, 6.25 x 9.25, 286 pages. Signed on the title page in blue fe
Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
261Mikhail GorbachevRR Auction
Color glossy 10 x 8 photo of Mikhail Gorbachev speaking at a podium after receiving the Reagan Freedom Medal at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
262Mikhail GorbachevRR Auction
Color glossy 10 x 7.75 photo of Mikhail Gorbachev embracing Ronald Reagan after he received the Reagan Freedom Medal in May 1992, signed in blue felt
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
263Mikhail GorbachevRR Auction
Three limited edition FDCs with silk color cachets honoring Mikhail Gorbachev's speech at Monticello in honor of Thomas Jefferson's 250th bi...
Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
264Hell's Angels: Sonny BargerRR Auction
Three laserprint photos, 8.5 x 11 and 11 x 8.5, each signed in black felt tip by Sonny Barger, the founding member of the Oakland, California, US chap
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
265Charles Evans HughesRR Auction
Mounted matte-finish 4 x 7 portrait of Hughes by Moffett of Chicago, signed and inscribed on the mount in ink, "With cordial regards, Charles E...
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
266Sarah T. HughesRR Auction
Souvenir typescript entitled "The President Is Sworn In," four pages, 8.5 x 11, detailing her role in the swearing-in of Lyndon B. Johnson...
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
267Internet PioneersRR Auction
Group of six business cards, each 3.5 x 2, signed on the front or back in ink of felt tip by the respective Internet pioneer, including: Vint Cerf, on
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
268Caroline KennedyRR Auction
Iconic matte-finish 8 x 10 photo of the Kennedy family after attending Easter services, signed in black felt tip by Caroline Kennedy. In fine conditio
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
269Joseph P. KennedyRR Auction
TLS, one page, 7.25 x 10.5, personal letterhead, January 26, 1944. Letter to Robert Troutman, Jr., of the Special Committee on Post-War Economic Polic
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
270Robert and Ethel KennedyRR Auction
Two signatures: a vintage ballpoint signature of Robert F. Kennedy on an off-white 6 x 4 card; and a modern silver ink signature of Ethel Kennedy on a
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
271Robert F. KennedyRR Auction
TLS signed “Bob,” one page, 6 x 8, United States Senate letterhead, February 23, 1965. Letter to John G. W. Mahanna, in part: "Your article on ...
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
272Robert F. KennedyRR Auction
ALS signed “Love, B.,” penned on a 5.75 x 4 postcard, no date. Kennedy writes a brief letter to Teresa Kraus, in full: "Well this is the way we...
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
273Charles F. KetteringRR Auction
Vintage glossy 10 x 8 photo of Charles Kettering standing between Atomic Energy Commissioner Lewis Strauss and Vice Admiral Harold G. Bowen, affixed t
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
274Jack KilbyRR Auction
Physicist (1923–2005) who won the Nobel Prize in 2000 for his 1958 invention of the integrated circuit. Original ballpoint sketch of a microchip accom
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
275King Alfonso XIIIRR Auction
King of Spain from 1886 until 1931, who was proclaimed king at birth and assumed leadership at just 16 years old (1886–1941). Matte-finish 3.5 x 5.5 f
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
276King George IIRR Auction
Manuscript DS, signed “George R,” one page both sides, 11 x 17.5, August 9, 1758. Military document related to the use of fictitious names on muster r
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
277King George IIIRR Auction
Ink signature, "George R.,” on an off-white 5.5 x 5 slip clipped from a document, with retained original white paper seal. In fine condition.
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
278King George IIIRR Auction
DS, signed “George R.,” one page both sides, 8 x 12.5, November 17, 1786. King George approves to "pay unto Robert Anderson the Sum of Five Shi...
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
279King HusseinRR Auction
Two items: a TLS signed "Your sincere friend, Hussein," one page, royal letterhead, April 27, 1974, in part: "Thank you so much for t...
Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
280King HusseinRR Auction
Two items: a fountain pen signature, "Hussein," on an off-white 3.5 x 2.75 card with embossed crown; and a biographical pamphlet for "...
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
281King Umberto IIRR Auction
Last King of Italy (1904-1983) who spent the last 37 years of his life in exile. Vintage matte-finish 4.5 x 7 portrait of King Umberto in a head-and-s
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
282King Wilhelm IRR Auction
Two untranslated ALSs in German by King Wilhelm I: the first is one page both sides, 8 x 9.75, July 30, 1829; the second is one page, 5.5 x 8.75, Janu
Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
283Henry KissingerRR Auction
Two color glossy photos of Henry Kissinger, 8 x 10 and 10 x 8, each signed in blue felt tip by the elder statesman. In overall fine condition, with li
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
284Marie LeszczynskaRR Auction
Daughter of King Stanislaw Leszczynski (Stanislaw I of Poland) and Catherine Opalinska, (1703–1768) who married King Louis XV of France and became que
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
285John McCainRR Auction
Signed book: Character Is Destiny. Collector's edition. Norwalk, CT: The Easton Press, 2007. Leather-bound hardcover, 8.25 x 9.5, 311 pages. Sig...
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
286Mother TeresaRR Auction
Color satin-finish 8 x 10 photo of Mother Teresa with her hands clasped in prayer, signed in the lower border in blue felt tip, "God bless you,...
Estimate : 500.00 - 700.00
287Mother TeresaRR Auction
TLS signed “God bless you, M. Teresa mc",” one page on 6 x 4.25 postcard depicting Mother Teresa holding a child, postmarked November 16, 1988....
Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
288Hosni MubarakRR Auction
The fourth president of Egypt (born 1928) who served from 1981 to 2011. Color glossy 5 x 7 half-length photo of the former Egyptian president seated a
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
289Benito Mussolini and Vittorio Emanuele IIIRR Auction
Partly-printed DS in Italian, signed “Mussolini,” one page both sides, 9.75 x 14.5, June 28, 1928. Untranslated official document, boldly signed at th
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
290Nobel Peace PrizeRR Auction
Group lot of three photos and one FDC, each signed in ink or felt tip by a recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize: F. W. de Klerk, Mikhail Gorbachev, Yitz
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
291Lee Harvey Oswald: M. Nick McDonaldRR Auction
Fascinating autograph manuscript entitled "The Arrest and Capture of Lee Harvey Oswald, By Officer M. N. 'Nick' McDonald, 11-22-63,&quo...
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
292The Palm Coast SymposiumRR Auction
Program for The Palm Coast Symposium, held on November 15–16, 1974, 12 pages, 5.75 x 8.5, signed inside by the event's speakers: Saul Bellow, Gu...
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
293Vijaya Lakshmi PanditRR Auction
Indian diplomat and politician (1900–1990), related to Prime Ministers Jawaharlal Nehru, Indira Gandhi, and Rajiv Gandhi, who served as Nehru's ...
Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
294Park Chung-heeRR Auction
South Korean military leader (1917-1979) who seized power in a 1961 coup d'etat; he was assassinated by the director of his own security force. ...
Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
295Lester B. PearsonRR Auction
Canadian diplomat and politician (1897–1972) who won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1957 for organizing the United Nations Emergency Force to resolve the Su
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
296Juan PeronRR Auction
Argentine lieutenant general and politician (1895-1974) who was thrice elected President of Argentina. Two items: a vintage matte-finish 6.5 x 9 half-
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
297PhysicistsRR Auction
Group lot of nine photos of world-renowned physicists, various finishes, ranging in size from 4.25 x 6.25 to 11 x 8.5, each signed in ink or felt tip
Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
298Timothy PickeringRR Auction
Postmaster general, secretary of war, and secretary of state under Washington (1745–1829). LS, one page, 7.75 x 9.75, December 20, 1799. Duplicate cop
Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
299Timothy PickeringRR Auction
ALS signed “T. Pickering,” one page, 8 x 10, May 7, 1795. Written from the War Office, a letter to Samuel Hodgdon, in full: "I send you herewit...
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
300Francis Gary PowersRR Auction
Signed book: Operation Overflight. Sixth printing. NY: Holt, Rinehart and Winston, 1970. Hardcover with dust jacket, 6 x 8.5, 375 pages. Signed and in
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
301Princess Grace and Prince RainierRR Auction
Attractive vintage glossy 5.75 x 4 postcard photo featuring portraits of Grace Kelly and Prince Rainier above the Prince's Palace of Monaco, sig...
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
302Yitzhak RabinRR Auction
Early glossy 5 x 7.25 photo of Rabin as Israel's ambassador to the United States, signed in fountain pen, "Y. Rabin, Gen." Reverse bea...
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
303Yitzhak RabinRR Auction
Two items: an FDC with a cachet honoring President Lyndon B. Johnson, signed in felt tip by Yitzhak Rabin, "Y. Rabin," and signed in ballp...
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00