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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Robert F. Kennedy122 - Robert F. Kennedy
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Partly-printed DS, one page, 16.5 x 13.5, February 19, 1962. As attorney general, Kennedy appoints Daniel W. Moylan as "Assistant United States...
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Quantity : 1 | Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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John Lansing, Jr123 - John Lansing, Jr
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Prominent American lawyer and politician (1754–1829) who served as a longtime member and speaker of the New York State Assembly and the Confederation
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Quantity : 1 | Estimate : 800.00 - 1,200.00
 
 
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Henry Lee124 - Henry Lee
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Revolutionary War hero (1756–1818) who captured British posts in New York and in the South; he was also the father of Robert E. Lee. Partly-printed ve
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Quantity : 1 | Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Thomas Mifflin125 - Thomas Mifflin
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Signer of the US Constitution from Pennsylvania (1744–1800) and first governor of that state. Partly-printed vellum DS, signed “Tho. Mifflin,” one pag
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Quantity : 1 | Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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William Penn126 - William Penn
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English-born Quaker (1644–1718) and founder of the colony that became the state of Pennsylvania. Vellum manuscript DS, signed “Wm. Penn,” one page, 10
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Quantity : 1 | Estimate : 3,000.00 - 4,000.00
 
 
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Oliver Wolcott, Jr127 - Oliver Wolcott, Jr
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LS signed “Oliv: Wolcott,” three pages on two sheets, 7.5 x 9.75, May 19, 1824. Letter to Ogden Edwards regarding Gov. Joseph C. Yates of New York, in
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Quantity : 1 | Estimate : 700.00 - 900.00
 
 
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John Brown128 - John Brown
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Ink signature, "John Brown,” on an off-white 2 x 1.5 slip, dated in another hand, "June 30, 1836, Franklin, Ohio." Affixed to a sligh...
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Quantity : 1 | Estimate : 800.00 - 1,200.00
 
 
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God Letters: The Follow-Up129 - God Letters: The Follow-Up
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Collection of over 65 letters by celebrities and notable figures from a wide variety of fields, all written in response to a request to publish their
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Quantity : 1 | Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,500.00
 
 
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Helen Keller130 - Helen Keller
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TLS, one page both sides, 7 x 10.5, December 31, 1923. Written from Forest Hills, a letter to Betsy, in part: "We had a very happy Christmas. M...
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Quantity : 1 | Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Martin Luther King, Jr131 - Martin Luther King, Jr
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Noteworthy TLS signed “Martin,” one page, 8.5 x 11, Southern Christian Leadership Conference letterhead, April 5, 1964. Letter to Margaret Long, in fu
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Quantity : 1 | Estimate : 2,400.00 - 2,600.00
 
 
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Malcolm X132 - Malcolm X
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Rare ALS signed “Malcolm X,” one page on a 5.75 x 4 color postcard depicting the first president of Nigeria, Nnamdi 'Zik' Azikiwe, postmarke...
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Quantity : 1 | Estimate : 4,500.00 - 5,000.00
 
 
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Nelson Mandela133 - Nelson Mandela
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Scarce signed book: Madiba. South Africa: Martin Schneider and Company, 1997. Hardcover with dust jacket, 9.75 x 11.5, 144 pages. Signed on the title
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Quantity : 1 | Estimate : 1,600.00 - 1,800.00
 
 
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Henry Ford135 - Henry Ford
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Very early LS signed “Henry Ford, Eng'r Edison Co.,” one page, 8.75 x 4.75, August 18, 1898. In full: "To Whom this may Concern the Bearer ...
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Quantity : 1 | Estimate : 800.00 - 1,000.00
 
 
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Harley-Davidson: William H. Davidson136 - Harley-Davidson: William H. Davidson
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Son of William A. Davidson and 1999 inductee into the Motorcycle Hall of Fame (1905–1992), who served as the president of Harley-Davidson Motorcycles
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Quantity : 1 | Estimate : 500.00 - 700.00
 
 
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Alexander Graham Bell137 - Alexander Graham Bell
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ALS in pencil signed “A. G. B.,” one page on a 5 x 3 postcard, postmarked November 30, no year. Written from Salem, Massachusetts, a letter to P. D. R
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Quantity : 1 | Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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Thomas Edison138 - Thomas Edison
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ADS, signed "Thomas A. Edison," one page, 5 x 3.5, Boston, February 3, 1869. Document related to his first successful invention, an improv...
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Quantity : 1 | Estimate : 14,000.00 - 16,000.00
 
 
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Thomas Edison139 - Thomas Edison
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Letter to Thomas Edison from his son Charles, endorsed at the top by Thomas Edison in pencil, “OK if no fire risk to us, E,” one page both sides, 8.5
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Quantity : 1 | Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Thomas Edison140 - Thomas Edison
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ALS signed with his prominent ‘umbrella’ signature, “Thomas A. Edison,” one page, 5 x 8, October 26, 1881. Letter to Edward W. Bok, in full: “I take p
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Quantity : 1 | Estimate : 2,200.00 - 2,500.00
 
 
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Albert Einstein141 - Albert Einstein
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Handsome 1934 portrait etching of Einstein by German printmaker J. J. Muller, 7 x 9, signed in the lower border in fountain pen, "Albert Einste...
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Quantity : 1 | Estimate : 3,000.00 - 4,000.00
 
 
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Robert Fulton142 - Robert Fulton
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Superb original diagram drawing of a cross-section of a torpedo flintlock detonator accomplished by Fulton in ink and watercolor on an off-white 17.25
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Quantity : 1 | Estimate : 15,000.00 - 20,000.00
 
 
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