RR Auction: Fine Autograph and Artifact Auction

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Featuring a diverse 1,000+ lots, RR Auction’s September Fine Autographs and Artifacts auction boasts a highlighted Royalty section that spans the centuries, offering rarely seen autographs from the likes of Queen Elizabeth I, Queen Mary I, King Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette, Frederick the Great, and Princess Diana. Other top lots include a remarkable oversized Abraham Lincoln signed photograph, a letter by philosopher Francis Bacon, an extremely early Winston Churchill signed photo, and a sharp signed portrait of Martin Luther King, Jr. Other noteworthy autographs include Albert Einstein, J. D. Salinger, the Beatles, Ernest Hemingway, Walt Disney, John F. Kennedy, and more! 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 September 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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George Washington1 - George Washington
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Extraordinary Revolutionary War–dated manuscript DS, signed "Go: Washingto ," one page, 7.25 x 8.25, April 20, 1775. Draft for an ad to be...
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Estimate : 9,000.00 - 10,000.00
 
 
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John Adams2 - John Adams
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Unique volume of handwritten poems, quotes, and drawings by members and friends of the Adams family, presented to a young member of John Adams's...
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Estimate : 6,000.00 - 8,000.00
 
 
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John Adams3 - John Adams
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Exceptional partly-printed DS as president, one page, 19.75 x 15.5, August 16, 1800. Four-language ship's paper issued to "Nath'l Packa...
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Estimate : 4,000.00 - 5,000.00
 
 
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Thomas Jefferson and James Madison4 - Thomas Jefferson and James Madison
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Partly-printed vellum DS, signed "Th: Jefferson" as president and "James Madison" as secretary of state, one page, 11.5 x 12, Ju...
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Estimate : 3,500.00 - 4,500.00
 
 
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Thomas Jefferson5 - Thomas Jefferson
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Terrific ALS signed as secretary of state, “Th: Jefferson,” one page, 7.75 x 10, March 28, 1791. Letter to James McHenry, a participant in the Constit
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Estimate : 15,000.00 - 25,000.00
 
 
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Thomas Jefferson6 - Thomas Jefferson
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ALS as president signed “Th: Jefferson,” one page, 7.75 x 7.25, April 27, 1804. Letter to Wilson Cary Nicholas written from Monticello, regarding his
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Estimate : 10,000.00 - 12,000.00
 
 
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James Madison7 - James Madison
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ALS as secretary of state, three pages on two sheets, 8 x 9.75, June 5, 1801. Letter to Tench Coxe, in full: “The infirm state of health in which I ca
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Estimate : 5,000.00 - 7,000.00
 
 
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James Madison8 - James Madison
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Partly-printed vellum DS, one page, 12 x 15, January 11, 1816. Desirable military land grant, in part: "In consideration of Military Service, p...
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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James Monroe9 - James Monroe
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LS as secretary of state, signed “Jas. Monroe,” one page, 7.5 x 12.75, November 30, 1815. Letter to Anthony Morris in Madrid, in part: "It is a...
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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James Monroe10 - James Monroe
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LS as secretary of state, signed "Jas. Monroe," one page, 7.75 x 9, November 13, 1812. Letter to a gentleman, authorizing the release of c...
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Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,000.00
 
 
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James Monroe11 - James Monroe
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War-dated DS, signed “Jas. Monroe,” one page, 8 x 10.25, August 28, 1812. Printed circular headed "Additional Instruction to the public and pri...
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,000.00
 
 
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James Monroe12 - James Monroe
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Partly-printed DS as president, one page, 12.5 x 17.75, July 31, 1824. A grant for a 125-acre parcel of land, issued to James Harrison, "a Lieu...
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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John Quincy Adams13 - John Quincy Adams
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Desirable DS, 23 total pages, 6.5 x 9.75, April 4, 1844. Report on the Massachusetts Resolutions entitled "Mr. Adams's Report," issued...
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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John Quincy Adams14 - John Quincy Adams
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Handwritten manuscript by John Quincy Adams, unsigned, four pages on two adjoining sheets, 6.75 x 8, no date but circa early 1800s. Adams defends Dr.
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Estimate : 3,000.00 - 5,000.00
 
 
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John Quincy Adams15 - John Quincy Adams
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ADS, signed “J. Q. Adams, Chairman,” one page, 8 x 10, December 1834. Document penned by Adams as ex-president while serving in the House of Represent
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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John Quincy Adams and Henry Clay16 - John Quincy Adams and Henry Clay
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Partly-printed vellum DS, signed “J. Q. Adams" as president and "H. Clay" as secretary of state, one page, 10.75 x 15, May 6, 1825. S...
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Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,000.00
 
 
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Andrew Jackson17 - Andrew Jackson
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Partly-printed vellum DS as president, two pages, 11 x 14, September 28, 1831. A patent issued to "Benjamin Myers, A Citizen of the United Stat...
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,200.00
 
 
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Andrew Jackson and Martin Van Buren18 - Andrew Jackson and Martin Van Buren
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Partly printed vellum DS, signed “Andrew Jackson" as president and "M. Van Buren" as secretary of state, one page, 10.5 x 14.75, June...
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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Martin Van Buren19 - Martin Van Buren
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ALS as vice president, signed “M. Van Buren,” three pages on two adjoining sheets, 8 x 10, July 6, 1836. Letter endorsing a statement of New York...
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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Martin Van Buren20 - Martin Van Buren
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Partly-printed DS as president, signed “M. Van Buren,” one page, 7.25 x 10, July 11, 1839. President Van Buren authorizes and directs "the Secr...
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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