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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Queen Victoria284 - Queen Victoria
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Scarce oversized 9.25 x 11.5 imperial cabinet portrait of Queen Victoria in a splendid full-length pose, signed in the upper left in black ink, &quo...
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Estimate : 2,000.00 - 3,000.00
 
 
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Queen Victoria285 - Queen Victoria
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Signed book: Windsor: A Description of the Castle, Park, Town and Neighbourhood. London: Seeley & Co., 1886. Hardcover, 10.5 x 14, 91 pages. Sig...
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Estimate : 2,000.00 - 3,000.00
 
 
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Queen Victoria286 - Queen Victoria
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ALS in German, signed “Victoria R.I.,” three pages on two adjoining sheets, 7.25 x 9, royal crested letterhead, June 13, 1842. Letter to King Frederic
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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New Bedford Whaling288 - New Bedford Whaling
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ALS signed “James M. Snow,” one page both sides, 7.75 x 9.75, October 22, 1849. Written from New Bedford, a letter to Ezera T. Gifford of Grafton, New
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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New Bedford Whaling289 - New Bedford Whaling
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Whalemen's Shipping List and Merchants' Transcript newspaper from January 25, 1853, Vol. XI, No. 47, eight pages (342–349), 11.75 x 16, publ...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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New Bedford Whaling Journal290 - New Bedford Whaling Journal
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Interesting whaling journal from the late 1840s, 8.25 x 13.25, featuring nearly 200 pages of entries, bound in quarter leather with marbled boards, co
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Estimate : 10,000.00 - 15,000.00
 
 
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Atlas to Captain James Cook's Third Voyage291 - Atlas to Captain James Cook's Third Voyage
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Rare oversized book: Atlas to Cook's Voyage, containing 64 engraved plates and charts, 16 x 21.75, bound in half brown leather with marbled boar...
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Estimate : 4,000.00 - 6,000.00
 
 
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Edward Whymper292 - Edward Whymper
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British illustrator, climber and explorer (1840–1911) best known for the first ascent of the Matterhorn in 1865. ALS, three pages on two adjoining she
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Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,000.00
 
 
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William F. ‘Buffalo Bill’ Cody293 - William F. ‘Buffalo Bill’ Cody
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Exceptional matte-finish 6.5 x 9 photo of Cody with a suitable smirk on his face and twinkle in his eye, signed and inscribed in black ink, "W....
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Estimate : 3,000.00 - 3,500.00
 
 
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California294 - California
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Partly-printed DS, one page, 10.5 x 12.5, March 8, 1867. Handsome engraved stock certificate for 150 shares in the "Triunfo Silver Mining and C...
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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Shawnee and Delaware Indians295 - Shawnee and Delaware Indians
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Rare collection of three letters concerning grievances addressed to Superintendent of Indian Affairs William Clark by various Native American chiefs o
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Estimate : 2,000.00 - 3,000.00
 
 
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Transcontinental Railroad297 - Transcontinental Railroad
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Four rare and important items relating to the early days of the transcontinental railroad. The earliest is a handsomely engraved invitation from the U
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Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,000.00
 
 
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Officer William Henderson ‘Ben’ Turpin’s Colt Commercial Government Model Pistol298 - Officer William Henderson ‘Ben’ Turpin’s Colt Commercial Government Model Pistol
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Desirable Colt Commercial Government Model pistol belonging to William Henderson ‘Ben’ Turpin, one of the first black police officers in Detroit Polic
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Estimate : 4,000.00 - 8,000.00
 
 
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Sheriff Thomas B. Bash's Engraved and Gold-Washed Colt New Service Revolver, attributed to Cole Agee299 - Sheriff Thomas B. Bash's Engraved and Gold-Washed Colt New Service Revolver, attributed to Cole Agee
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Beautiful gold-washed Colt New Service revolver belonging to gangster-era Kansas City Sheriff Thomas B. Bash, with ornate engraving attributed to fame
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Estimate : 5,000.00 - 10,000.00
 
 
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Walter S. Adams300 - Walter S. Adams
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American astronomer (1876–1956) who rose to become director of the Mount Wilson Observatory. TLS, one page, 8.5 x 11, Mount Wilson Observatory letterh
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Roald Amundsen301 - Roald Amundsen
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Vintage order form for the release of Roald Amundsen's The South Pole: A Full Account of an Expedition to the Antarctic Regions in 1911–1912, 6....
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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David Ben-Gurion302 - David Ben-Gurion
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Program in Hebrew and English for Rolf Hochhuth's The Representative, presented at the National Theater Habimah in 1964, 8.5 x 10.5, prominently...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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William Jennings Bryan303 - William Jennings Bryan
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Large vintage matte-finish 12.5 x 17 Harris & Ewing portrait of Bryan as US secretary of state, signed in fountain pen, "Your truly, W. J. ...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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William Jennings Bryan304 - William Jennings Bryan
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TLS signed “W. J. Bryan,” one page, 8.5 x 5.5, personal letterhead, March 6, 1920. Letter to A. Bollaert of New York, in part: "I am greatly ob...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Richard E. Byrd305 - Richard E. Byrd
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Vintage matte-finish 8 x 10 photo of Byrd before taking off for the South Pole, holding an American flag and a stone from Floyd Bennett's grave ...
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Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
 
 
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