RR Auction: Fine Autographs and Artifacts Featuring Art and Animation

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RR Auction's first Fine Autograph and Artifact sale of 2019 features nearly 1,000 rare and remarkable lots, with a special focus on Art and Animation. Highlights from traditional artists include sketches by Paul Cezanne and Pablo Picasso, an oversized screen print by Andy Warhol, and a letter by Claude Monet, while the animation section features extraordinary original production artwork from Disney classics like Pinocchio, Peter Pan, Lady and the Tramp, Fantasia, and Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs. Other top items include a magnificent signed portrait of Albert Einstein, a Civil War draft order signed by President Abraham Lincoln, a presentation copy of Walt Whitman's works, and a variety of other important historical autographs from across the ages. 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 2019.
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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Woodrow Wilson121 - Woodrow Wilson
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TLS, one page, 5.25 x 7.75, October 13, 1895. Letter to Mr. John D. Adams, in part: "I think that the map of tidewater Virginia, which you have...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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John Hancock122 - John Hancock
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Revolutionary War–dated DS, one page, 8.75 x 13.5, April 3, 1776. Important broadside print of the Continental Congress's act giving privateers ...
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Estimate : 6,000.00 - 8,000.00
 
 
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Jacob Broom123 - Jacob Broom
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American businessman and politician (1752–1810) and signer of the US Constitution as a Delaware delegate. Very rare ALS signed “Jaco: Broom,” one page
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Estimate : 3,000.00 - 4,000.00
 
 
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Clarence Darrow124 - Clarence Darrow
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Rare oversized 10.5 x 12.5 book photo of Darrow taken by Nicholas Muray of New York, signed and inscribed in fountain pen, "Clarence Darrow, To...
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Estimate : 500.00 - 700.00
 
 
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Stephen A. Douglas125 - Stephen A. Douglas
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ALS signed “S. A. Douglas,” one page, 4.75 x 7.25, January 16, 1857. Letter to J. M. Carlisle, in part: "Permit me to introduce to you my young...
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Alexander Hamilton126 - Alexander Hamilton
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Sought-after unsigned note written in the hand of Alexander Hamilton as secretary of the treasury, one page, 6 x 7.75, September 24, 1794. In full: ...
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Estimate : 2,500.00 - 3,500.00
 
 
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Timothy Pickering127 - Timothy Pickering
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Postmaster general, secretary of war, and secretary of state under Washington (1745-1829). Handwritten manuscript signed within the text in the third-
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Estimate : 500.00 - 700.00
 
 
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Edwin M. Stanton128 - Edwin M. Stanton
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ALS, one page, 7.75 x 10, January 8, 1869. Letter to attorney and diplomat Edwards Pierrepont, in part: "The visit of yourself and daughter wil...
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Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
 
 
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Jonathan Trumbull, Jr.129 - Jonathan Trumbull, Jr.
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American soldier and politician (1740–1809) who served as paymaster general in the Continental Army and as George Washington's aide-de-camp; he ...
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Estimate : 1,200.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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Susan B. Anthony130 - Susan B. Anthony
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Wonderful 4.25 x 6.5 cabinet photo of Anthony by Taber of San Francisco, signed on the reverse in ink, "Susan B. Anthony, Rochester, N.Y., Feb....
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Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,000.00
 
 
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Martin Luther King, Jr131 - Martin Luther King, Jr
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Signed book: Stride Toward Freedom: The Montgomery Story. First edition. NY: Harper & Brothers, 1958. Hardcover, 5.5 x 8.25, 220 pages. Signed o...
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Estimate : 3,000.00 - 5,000.00
 
 
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Belva A. Lockwood132 - Belva A. Lockwood
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American attorney, politician, educator, and author (1830–1917) who was one of the first female lawyers in the United States. In 1879, she successfull
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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Malcolm X133 - Malcolm X
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Sought-after ALS, one page on a color 5.5 x 3.5 postcard with a humorous skunk caption, postmarked June 10, 1958. Letter to Gloria Owens, in full: &...
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Estimate : 4,000.00 - 6,000.00
 
 
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1865-S $20 Gold Liberty Head Double Eagle Coin recovered from the SS Brother Jonathan Shipwreck (NGC134 - 1865-S $20 Gold Liberty Head Double Eagle Coin recovered from the SS Brother Jonathan Shipwreck (NGC
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Scarce 1865-S $20 Gold Liberty Head Double Eagle Coin recovered from the SS Brother Jonathan shipwreck, encapsulated and graded by NGC as "MS63...
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Estimate : 12,000.00 - 15,000.00
 
 
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Central Bank of Troy 'Santa' Note135 - Central Bank of Troy 'Santa' Note
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Extremely rare three-dollar bank note from The Central Bank of Troy, New York, 6.75 x 2.75, issued on July 1, 1852, which features a vignette of Santa
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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Charles Crocker136 - Charles Crocker
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American railroad executive (1822–1888) who was one of the founders of the Central Pacific Railroad, famously known as 'The Big Four.' Partl...
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Louis de Broglie137 - Louis de Broglie
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French physicist (1892–1987) known for his theory that matter has the properties of both particles and waves, who was awarded the 1929 Nobel Prize in
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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Thomas Edison138 - Thomas Edison
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TLS signed “Thos. A. Edison,” one page, 8.25 x 9.75, From the Laboratory of Thomas A. Edison letterhead, April 19, 1915. Letter to "The Associa...
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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Elie Metchnikoff139 - Elie Metchnikoff
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Russian biologist and zoologist (1845-1916) best known for his pioneering research into the immune system for which he was awarded the 1908 Nobel Priz
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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Albert Einstein140 - Albert Einstein
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Superior matte-finish 6.25 x 8.5 portrait of Albert Einstein in near-profile by Lotte Jacobi, affixed to its original 12 x 16.5 mount, beautifully sig
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Estimate : 50,000.00 - 60,000.00
 
 
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