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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Martin Van Buren21 - Martin Van Buren
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Scarce Bank of Kinderhook check, 6.25 x 2.75, filled out and signed by Van Buren, "M. Van Buren," payable to E. C. for $5, October 3, 1860...
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Quantity : 1 | Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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Martin Van Buren22 - Martin Van Buren
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Partly-printed vellum DS as president, signed “M. Van Buren,” one page, 11 x 14.75, July 23, 1838. Scallop-top ship's pass issued to "the F...
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Quantity : 1 | Estimate : 800.00 - 1,000.00
 
 
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John Tyler23 - John Tyler
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AMS, one page, 6.5 x 8, August 18, 1856. On the subject of envy, Tyler quotes from Shakespeare and delves back to Ancient Greece. In full: "The...
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Quantity : 1 | Estimate : 2,000.00 - 2,500.00
 
 
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John Tyler24 - John Tyler
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Sought-after partly-printed DS as president, signed “J. Tyler,” one page, 20 x 16, August 15, 1842. Four-language ship's paper issued to "H...
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Quantity : 1 | Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,000.00
 
 
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Franklin Pierce25 - Franklin Pierce
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ALS, sixteen pages on four sets of adjoining sheets, 5 x 8.25, October 24–25, 1858. Letter to Sidney Webster, his former private White House secretary
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Quantity : 1 | Estimate : 10,000.00 - 15,000.00
 
 
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Millard Fillmore26 - Millard Fillmore
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ALS, one page, 5.25 x 8.25, April 3, 1853. Four weeks after leaving the presidency, Fillmore informs his brother of the death of his wife. In part: ...
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Quantity : 1 | Estimate : 2,500.00 - 3,000.00
 
 
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Franklin Pierce27 - Franklin Pierce
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Scarce partly-printed DS as president, one page, 7.75 x 9.5, December 31, 1853. President Pierce authorizes and directs "the Secretary of State...
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Quantity : 1 | Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,000.00
 
 
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James Buchanan28 - James Buchanan
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ALS as senator, one page, 8 x 10, January 31, 1835. Letter to Charles B. Penrose, the Pennsylvania Speaker of the House, marked "Strictly Confi...
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Quantity : 1 | Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,500.00
 
 
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James Buchanan29 - James Buchanan
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Partly-printed DS as president, one page, 16 x 10, February 25, 1861. President Buchanan appoints William Goodrich as "First Lieutenant in the ...
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Quantity : 1 | Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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James Buchanan30 - James Buchanan
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ALS as secretary of state, one page, 8 x 10, July 1, 1848. Written from Washington, a letter to John Ritter, C. H. Hunter, John C. Meyers, and other m
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Abraham Lincoln31 - 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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Quantity : 1 | Estimate : 5,000.00 - 6,000.00
 
 
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Abraham Lincoln32 - Abraham Lincoln
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ADS, signed “Stuart & Lincoln,” one page, 8 x 9.5, no date but annotated in pencil May 16, 1839. Legal document penned entirely in Lincoln’s han...
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Quantity : 1 | Estimate : 4,000.00 - 6,000.00
 
 
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Abraham Lincoln: Stephen Logan33 - Abraham Lincoln: Stephen Logan
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American lawyer and Illinois congressman (1800–1880) who practiced law with Abraham Lincoln from 1841 to 1843. ADS, signed “Stephen T. Logan,” one pag
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Abraham Lincoln34 - Abraham Lincoln
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Autograph Albumen Photograph of Abraham and Tad Lincoln, February 9, 1864, Washington, D.C., 3.75" x 5.25" on original 7.375" x 10&qu...
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Quantity : 1 | Estimate : 100,000.00 - 150,000.00
 
 
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U. S. Grant35 - U. S. Grant
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Civil War-dated ALS signed “U. S. Grant, Lt. Gen.,” one page both sides, Head Quarters Armies of the United States letterhead, December 19, 1864. Lett
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Quantity : 1 | Estimate : 4,000.00 - 6,000.00
 
 
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U. S. Grant36 - U. S. Grant
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Handwritten letter from Commanding General U. S. Grant, unsigned, three pages on two adjoining sheets, 7.75 x 9.75, Head Quarters Armies of the United
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Quantity : 1 | Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,000.00
 
 
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U. S. Grant37 - U. S. Grant
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Partly-printed DS as president, one page, 7.25 x 6, January 9, 1871. President Grant authorizes and directs "the Secretary of State to affixed ...
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U. S. Grant38 - U. S. Grant
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Choice ink signature, "U. S. Grant,” on an off-white 3.25 x 1.25 slip. Beautifully cloth-matted and framed with a portrait of General Grant at ...
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Quantity : 1 | Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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Rutherford B. Hayes39 - Rutherford B. Hayes
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Desirable partly-printed DS as president, signed “R. B. Hayes,” one page, 21 x 16.5, July 8, 1878. Four-language ship's paper issued to "Fr...
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Quantity : 1 | Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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Rutherford B. Hayes40 - Rutherford B. Hayes
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Partly-printed DS as president, signed “R. B. Hayes,” one page, 8 x 10, June 14, 1879. President Hayes authorizes and directs "the Secretary of...
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Quantity : 1 | Estimate : 500.00 - 700.00
 
 
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