Auction Details
RR Auction is a globally recognized and trusted auction house specializing in rare and remarkable documents, manuscripts, autographs, and historical artifacts. Among the highlights of this month’s sale are a special autograph sheet from Abraham Lincoln and his ‘Team of Rivals’ cabinet, a handwritten letter by the heroic Oskar Schindler, a massive signed photo of Charles Dickens, and a silver medal from the 1932 Los Angeles Summer Olympics. Join us as we prepare to make history selling history in September 2016.
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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141Aaron BurrRR Auction
ALS signed “A. Burr,” one page, 7.75 x 9.5, August 17. In part: “Since writing to you last evening, I have reflected further on your Dennings matter...
Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
142Colonial MassachusettsRR Auction
Manuscript DS, signed “Dudley Bradstreet Justice of peace” and “Jos. Moody, Reg’r,” one page, 12.75 x 16.5, March 28, 1695. Acknowledgment of an anted
Estimate : 1,600.00 - 1,800.00
143Henry ClayRR Auction
ALS signed “H. Clay,” one page, 8 x 10, December 4, 1846. Letter to William C. C. Claiborne, in part: “I am on my way to N. Orleans, but as I intend t
Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
144Alexander HamiltonRR Auction
LS signed “A. Hamilton,” one page, 7.25 x 8.75, September 13, 1792. Circular letter regarding the payment of federal employees, in part: “By an order
Estimate : 5,800.00 - 6,200.00
145George W. RandolphRR Auction
Confederate general, lawyer, and planter (1818–1867) who served in 1862 as the Confederate States secretary of war during the Civil War, when he refor
Estimate : 800.00 - 1,200.00
146Florence NightingaleRR Auction
ALS, three pages both sides, 4.5 x 7, black-bordered personal letterhead, March 26, 1864. Lengthy letter to Mrs. Constable, in part: “I am sorry for y
Estimate : 2,500.00 - 3,500.00
147Oskar SchindlerRR Auction
ALS in German, signed upside down at the top of the first page, “Schindler,” one page both sides, 8.25 x 6, Hotel Garni Preussischer Hof letterhead, n
Estimate : 12,000.00 - 15,000.00
148Warren CourtRR Auction
Color satin-finish 8 x 11 photo of the justices inside an impressive section of the Supreme Court, affixed to its original mount, signed on the mount
Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
149Harley-Davidson: Arthur DavidsonRR Auction
One of the four co-founders of Harley-Davidson (1881–1950) who was responsible for setting up the company’s nationwide network of dealers. DS, one pag
Estimate : 800.00 - 1,200.00
150Harley-Davidson: William H. DavidsonRR Auction
The son of Harley-Davidson Motor Company cofounder Arthur Davidson (1905–1992), who served as the company’s president for 29 years and raced on their
Estimate : 500.00 - 700.00
151John D. RockefellerRR Auction
Sought-after partly-printed DS, signed “J. D. Rockefeller,” one page, 11.75 x 7.75, May 31, 1889. Stock certificate for one hundred shares in the Stan
Estimate : 2,800.00 - 3,200.00
152John D. RockefellerRR Auction
LS, one page, 4.75 x 6.5, Pocantico Hills letterhead, March 27, 1915. Letter to Miss Huntly, in full: “We are grateful for the sympathy of yourself an
Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
153Samuel ColtRR Auction
ALS signed “Sam. Colt,” one page, 4.75 x 7.75, February 1, 1860. Brief letter to George F. Andrews, in full: “This is to comply with your request.” In
Estimate : 800.00 - 1,200.00
154Thomas EdisonRR Auction
Signed book: Edison: His Life and Inventions, Volume I. First edition. New York: Harper and Brothers, 1910. Hardcover, 5.75 x 8.5, 472 pages. Signed a
Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
155Thomas EdisonRR Auction
Remarkable printed patent schematic diagram, signed “Thomas Alva Edison,” one page, 16 x 22, no date but circa 1880. Schematic submitted to the govern
Estimate : 25,000.00 - 30,000.00
156Albert EinsteinRR Auction
ALS in German, signed “A. Einstein,” one page, 5 x 8, September 30, 1936. Letter to important Jewish philanthropist Jacob Billikopf, in full (translat
Estimate : 6,000.00 - 8,000.00
157Albert EinsteinRR Auction
AQS in German, signed “A. Einstein, 1930,” on an off-white 7.5 5.25 sheet, in full : “Only longing makes search successful.” Encapsulated
Estimate : 3,000.00 - 4,000.00
158Enrico FermiRR Auction
Physicist (1901–1954) who became the first to split the atom and was awarded the Nobel Prize for Physics in 1938 for his developments in harnessing nu
Estimate : 2,000.00 - 2,500.00
159Robert FultonRR Auction
Extraordinary original drawing of a submarine moored offshore accomplished by Fulton in ink and watercolor on an off-white 18.75 x 13 sheet, identifie
Estimate : 2,000.00 - 3,000.00
160Sigmund FreudRR Auction
ALS in German, signed “Freud,” one page, 5.25 x 8.25, personal letterhead, June 10, 1912. Letter to a fellow doctor, in full (translated): "Sim...
Estimate : 3,500.00 - 4,500.00