Auction Details
RR Auction’s January Fine Autographs and Artifacts sale is sure to impress, boasting over 850 items in a wide variety of genres. We open with a special ‘Royalty’ section, which spans over five hundred years of majestic material—from Spain’s Catholic monarchs Ferdinand and Isabella of the 1490s to Britain’s tragic Princess Diana of the 1990s. Our presidential section is similarly robust, highlighted by a Revolutionary War-dated letter by George Washington, a Congressional resolution to honor Ben Franklin signed by Thomas Jefferson, and a page from Theodore Roosevelt’s manuscript for The Winning of the West. Other great autographs in this sale include the scientist Dmitri Mendeleev, the economist Adam Smith, the abolitionist John Brown, the surrealist Rene Magritte, and many 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 January 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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264David Rice AtchisonRR Auction
American politician (1807–1886) best remembered as the subject of a controversy over whether, as president pro tempore of the Senate, he technically s
Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
265Aaron BurrRR Auction
ALS signed “A. Burr,” one page both sides, 6 x 8.25, March 1791. Letter to New York Senator Samuel Jones, in part: "Several gentlemen have call...
Estimate : 800.00 - 1,000.00
266Henry ClayRR Auction
ALS signed “H. Clay,” one page, 7.5 x 8, July 25, 1832. Letter to P. R. Fendall, in part: "The mail that has the charge of this letter ought to...
Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
267Patrick HenryRR Auction
Partly-printed DS, signed “P. Henry,” one page both sides, 7.25 x 9.75, December 10, 1785. Document by which Richard Claiborne of Richmond, Virginia,
Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,000.00
268Clarence DarrowRR Auction
Defense attorney (1857–1938) noted for his role in the Scopes 'Monkey' Trial and the Leopold-Loeb thrill-killing case. ALS, one page, 5.75 x...
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
269Robert Todd LincolnRR Auction
Eight checks, personal and bank, ranging in size from 8 x 2.5 to 8.75 x 3, dated between 1917 and 1921, all filled out and signed by Lincoln, “Robert
Estimate : 500.00 - 700.00
270William L. MarcyRR Auction
DS, signed “W. L. Marcy,” one page, 6.5 x 6.75, June 6, 1836. Circular letter issued by the State of New York to the governor of Mississippi, in full:
Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
271Timothy PickeringRR Auction
Postmaster general, secretary of war, and secretary of state under Washington (1745–1829). DS, four pages on two adjoining sheets, 8 x 13.5, June 1, 1
Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
272Meshech WeareRR Auction
American statesman (1713–1786) who served as the first governor of New Hampshire. LS signed “M. Weare,” one page, 6 x 7.75, January 18, 1782. Letter t
Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
273John BrownRR Auction
ALS signed “Your Affectionate Unworthy Father, John Brown,” one page, 8 x 12.5, July 27, 1853. Written from Akron, Ohio, a letter to his daughter Ruth
Estimate : 6,000.00 - 8,000.00