RR Auction: Fine Autographs and Artifacts Featuring The Founding Fathers

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Beginning with a selection of fantastic early American history—the Founding Fathers and Revolutionary War—RR Auction’s July Fine Autograph and Artifact sale boasts over 1,000 lots. Top items include a 1776 autograph letter by General George Washington, a document from rare Declaration signer George Taylor, a book from the personal library of Thomas Jefferson, and a manuscript by John Jay, tracking claims by New York’s Loyalists. An additional special highlight of the auction is an exceedingly rare autograph letter by Protestant Reformer Martin Luther, dated 1543. Other lots of significance are letters by Albert Einstein, Martin Luther King, Jr., Horatio Nelson, Lord Byron, and Barack Obama. 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 July 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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Barack Obama285 - Barack Obama
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Signed book: Dreams from My Father. First Kodansha edition. NY: Kodansha International, 1996. Softcover, 5.75 x 8.25, 403 pages. Signed and inscribed
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Eleanor Roosevelt286 - Eleanor Roosevelt
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Excellent matte-finish 4.5 x 5.5 portrait of Roosevelt by Lotte Jacobi, signed and inscribed in fountain pen, "To Kenneth H. Browne, with good ...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Eleanor Roosevelt287 - Eleanor Roosevelt
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Notable TLS, three pages, 5.75 x 7.75, Apartment 15–A, 29 Washington Square West letterhead, March 24, 1947. Letter to President Harry S. Truman, in p
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Franklin D. Roosevelt288 - Franklin D. Roosevelt
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TLS, one page, 8 x 10.5, State of New York, Executive Chamber letterhead, August 20, 1929. Letter to Reverend John Merritt Hunter, in full: "I ...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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William H. Taft289 - William H. Taft
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Partly-printed DS as president, signed “Wm. H. Taft,” one page, 22.75 x 18.75, May 31, 1909. President Taft appoints Samuel T. Lee, of Michigan, as ...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Harry S. Truman290 - Harry S. Truman
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Handsome glossy 3.5 x 5.5 photo of Truman in a suit and tie, boldly signed in the lower border in fountain pen. In fine condition.
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Harry S. Truman291 - Harry S. Truman
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Two TLSs, each one page, 7.25 x 10.5, personal letterhead, dated 1954–1955. The first, dated September 23, 1954, in part: "I am sorry that our ...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Martin Van Buren292 - Martin Van Buren
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Third-person ALS as president, signed within the text, "The President," one page, 5 x 8, no date. In full: "The President presents hi...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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[George Washington]293 - [George Washington]
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Printed booklet, entitled "A Funeral Eulogy, occasioned by the death of General Washington, delivered February 22d, 1800, before the New-York S...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Woodrow Wilson294 - Woodrow Wilson
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Partly-printed DS as president, one page, 23 x 19, November 24, 1913. President Wilson appoints Henry D. Baker, of Illinois, as "Consul of the ...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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William Jennings Bryan295 - William Jennings Bryan
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ALS signed “Bryan,” two pages both sides, 8.5 x 11, personal letterhead, November 26, 1898. Letter to "Sulzer," probably Congressman Willi...
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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John Brown296 - John Brown
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ALS, signed "Yours in truth, John Brown," one page, 7.75 x 9.75, May 7, 1849. Letter to Willis A. Hodges, a free black man and publisher o...
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Estimate : 2,000.00 - 3,000.00
 
 
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Frederick Douglass297 - Frederick Douglass
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ALS signed "Fred'k Douglass," one page, lightly-lined, 5 x 8.25, Young Men's Association Library letterhead, February 7, 1868. In ...
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Estimate : 2,000.00 - 3,000.00
 
 
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Mohandas Gandhi298 - Mohandas Gandhi
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Significant ALS signed “M. K. Gandhi,” one page both sides, 4.75 x 7.75, December 23, 1936. Letter to writer and poet Ronald Duncan, concerning his pa
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Estimate : 20,000.00 - 30,000.00
 
 
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William Lloyd Garrison299 - William Lloyd Garrison
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Journalist, editor, and social reformer (1805–1879) best known as one of the most ardent and influential abolitionists in the decades leading up to th
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,000.00
 
 
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Martin Luthe King, Jr300 - Martin Luthe King, Jr
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Sought-after ballpoint signature, "Best Wishes, Martin Luther King,” on an off-white 4.5 x 3 irregularly clipped slip from a menu. Encapsulated...
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Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,500.00
 
 
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Martin Luther King, Jr301 - Martin Luther King, Jr
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TLS, one page, 7 x 8.5, personal letterhead, July 3, 1961. Letter to Philip Reister of San Diego, in part: "I have read your suggestions with c...
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Estimate : 6,000.00 - 8,000.00
 
 
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Martin Luther King, Jr302 - Martin Luther King, Jr
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Exceedingly rare ALS signed “Martin,” eight pages on six sheets, 6.5 x 8, Residency Guest House, Bangalore letterhead, no date but circa February 1959
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Estimate : 25,000.00 - 30,000.00
 
 
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Nelson Mandela303 - Nelson Mandela
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Huge 33 x 23.25 plastic plaque from the dedication of Nobel Square in Cape Town, South Africa, on December 14, 2003, prominently signed in black felt
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Estimate : 5,000.00 - 6,000.00
 
 
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Nelson Mandela304 - Nelson Mandela
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Color glossy 12 x 7.5 photo of Nelson and Winnie Mandela visiting with dignitaries, signed in black felt tip, "N. Mandela 15-3-2000." In f...
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Estimate : 500.00 - 700.00
 
 
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