RR Auction: Fine Autograph and Artifact Auction

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RR Auction’s February Fine Autograph and Artifact Auction will host over 750 lots of historical memorabilia from all genres, ranging from America’s presidents to the starlets of Hollywood. Among the highlights offered for sale are rare autograph letters by Alan Turing and Albert Einstein, a signed photo of Emperor Hirohito, a Roman Olympic torch, and Peter Finch’s Golden Globe for Network. 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 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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George Washington1 - George Washington
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ALS as president signed "G. Washington," one page both sides, 7.25 x 8.75, July 3, 1792. Letter to Virginia Governor Henry Lee, in full: &...
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Estimate : 15,000.00 - 20,000.00
 
 
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John and Abigail Adams2 - John and Abigail Adams
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Manuscript DS, signed "J. Q. Adams," one page both sides, 8.5 x 13, October 2, 1827. Contract for the construction of the family crypt. In...
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Estimate : 15,000.00 - 20,000.00
 
 
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John Adams3 - John Adams
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Remarkable ALS, one page, 7.75 x 10, May 1, 1787. Letter to Philip Mazzei, in full: "Your favour of Feb. 24. I recd., but this moment.—The Mass...
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Estimate : 10,000.00 - 15,000.00
 
 
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John Adams4 - John Adams
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Exceptional free franked address panel, 5.25 x 3, addressed in another hand to Adams's grandson Thomas Boylston Adams, Jr., "Cadet Thomas B...
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Estimate : 2,500.00 - 3,500.00
 
 
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Thomas Jefferson and James Madison5 - Thomas Jefferson and James Madison
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Partly-printed DS, signed "Th: Jefferson" as president and "James Madison" as secretary of state, one page, 22 x 17, August 10, ...
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Estimate : 5,000.00 - 6,000.00
 
 
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Andrew Jackson7 - Andrew Jackson
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ALS, three pages on two adjoining sheets, 7.75 x 9.5, December 14, 1842. Lengthy letter to J. George Harris, editor of the Nashville Union, written fr
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Estimate : 15,000.00 - 20,000.00
 
 
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Andrew Jackson8 - Andrew Jackson
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LS as president, one page both sides, 8 x 10, April 12, 1835. Letter to Messrs. Samuel Hart, W. J. Luper, Henry Horn, F. Flower, and T. M. Troutman. I
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Estimate : 8,000.00 - 10,000.00
 
 
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John Tyler9 - John Tyler
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ALS signed "J. Tyler," one page, 8 x 6.5, July 20. Letter to Mr. Cheever, in full: "I regret that you are so circumstanced as to prev...
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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James K. Polk10 - James K. Polk
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Signed book: Register of Debates in Congress, Part I of Vol. VIII. Washington: Gales and Seaton, 1833. Custom-bound hardcover in three-quarter leather
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Estimate : 3,000.00 - 3,500.00
 
 
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Zachary Taylor11 - Zachary Taylor
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Ink signature, "Z. Taylor,” on an off-white 2.5 x 1.25 slip clipped from a free frank panel, with "Free" penned in another hand. Neat...
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,200.00
 
 
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Franklin Pierce12 - Franklin Pierce
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ALS, one page both sides, lightly lined, 7.75 x 9.75, October 29, 1837. In part: "It must be extremely gratifying to you to observe how your el...
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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James Buchanan13 - James Buchanan
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Signed book: Report of Cases Ruled and Adjudged in the Several Courts of the United States, and of Pennsylvania, Vol. II, by A. J. Dallas. Philadelphi
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Estimate : 3,000.00 - 4,000.00
 
 
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Abraham Lincoln14 - Abraham Lincoln
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Partly-printed vellum DS as president, one page, 12.5 x 17, June 8, 1863. President Lincoln appoints Byron G. Daniels as a "Captain in the Nine...
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Estimate : 6,000.00 - 8,000.00
 
 
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Abraham Lincoln15 - Abraham Lincoln
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Desirable Civil War–dated autograph endorsement as president, signed "A. Lincoln," on a 2.75 x 4 slip presumed clipped from a larger docum...
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Estimate : 6,000.00 - 8,000.00
 
 
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Abraham Lincoln16 - Abraham Lincoln
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Civil War-dated partly-printed DS as president, one page, 17.75 x 11.25, July 16, 1861. President Lincoln appoints Edward H. Shelley as "Deputy...
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Estimate : 5,500.00 - 6,500.00
 
 
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Andrew Johnson17 - Andrew Johnson
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ALS, one page, lightly-lined, 7.75 x 9.75, May 22, 1850. Written from the House of Representatives, a letter to William M. Lowry, in full: "Sin...
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Estimate : 1,400.00 - 1,600.00
 
 
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Andrew Johnson18 - Andrew Johnson
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Partly-printed DS as president, one page, 8.5 x 11, March 14, 1867. President Johnson authorizes and directs “the Secretary of State to affix the Seal
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,000.00
 
 
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Andrew Johnson19 - Andrew Johnson
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Partly-printed DS as president, one page, 17 x 11.5, March 7, 1867. President Johnson appoints Edward H. Shelley as "Deputy Postmaster at Rome,...
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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U. S. Grant20 - U. S. Grant
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Ink signature, "Respectfully yours, U. S. Grant, Lt. Gen. U. S. A.,” on an off-white 4.75 x 2 lightly lined slip affixed to a slightly larger m...
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Estimate : 500.00 - 700.00
 
 
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James A. Garfield21 - James A. Garfield
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Signed book: The Works of Charles Lamb. NY: Derby & Jackson, 1856. Hardcover, 5.25 x 7.5, 611 pages. Signed on the first free end page in pencil...
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Estimate : 2,500.00 - 3,500.00
 
 
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