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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Joseph Banks367 - Joseph Banks
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Supremely important naturalist (1743–1820), best remembered for his expedition to Newfoundland and Labrador, his participation in James Cook's f...
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Tim Berners-Lee368 - Tim Berners-Lee
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English engineer and computer scientist (born 1955) who is best known as the inventor of the World Wide Web. Color glossy 10 x 8 head-and-shoulders ph
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Ronnie Biggs369 - Ronnie Biggs
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English thief (1929–2013) best remembered for his role in the Great Train Robbery of 1963, his escape from prison two years later, and his subsequent
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British Prime Ministers370 - British Prime Ministers
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Set of five glossy and semi-glossy photos, each approximately 4 x 5.5, signed in ink or felt tip by the Prime Minister pictured, including: Gordon Bro
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Warren Buffett371 - Warren Buffett
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Official Rawlings American League (Budig) baseball signed in black ballpoint on the sweet spot, "Warren 'The Whip' Buffett." In fi...
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Vint Cerf372 - Vint Cerf
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American Internet pioneer (born 1943) and one of 'the fathers of the Internet,' who developed TCP/IP technology and the first commercial ema...
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Chiang Ching-kuo373 - Chiang Ching-kuo
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Chinese leader (1910-1988) and son of Chiang Kai-shek, who succeeded his father as premier and president of China, serving until his death. Color sati
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Madame Chiang Kai-shek374 - Madame Chiang Kai-shek
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Fountain pen signature, "Mayling Soong Chiang,” on an off-white 4.25 x 2.5 card. In very good to fine condition, with some light diagonal creas...
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Schuyler Colfax375 - Schuyler Colfax
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The 17th Vice President of the United States (1823–1885) who also served as a United States Representative from Indiana and as the 25th Speaker of the
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Dalai Lama376 - Dalai Lama
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Color glossy 5 x 7 cardstock photo of the benevolent Dalai Lama, signed in Tibetan in black felt tip. In fine condition. Accompanied by the original p
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Dalai Lama377 - Dalai Lama
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Color semi-glossy 14 x 11 photo of the Dali Lama waving to a crowd from a balcony, signed in Tibetan in blue felt tip. In fine condition.
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Edward Everett378 - Edward Everett
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American statesman (1794–1865) renowned for his oratory, best remembered for giving the speech preceding Lincoln's Gettysburg Address. Group of ...
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FBI: Hoover and Purvis379 - FBI: Hoover and Purvis
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Two signed books: a hardcover later edition of Persons in Hiding, published by Little, Brown and Company in 1938, signed and inscribed on the first fr
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Felix Frankfurter380 - Felix Frankfurter
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TLS, one page, 5.25 x 8, Law School of Harvard University letterhead, January 24, 1939. Letter to journalist Joseph Leib, in full: "You were ki...
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William Gladstone381 - William Gladstone
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British statesman (1809-1898) who served as prime minister on four separate occasions between 1868 and 1894. Impressive vintage matte-finish 9.75 x 11
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Jane Goodall and David Attenborough382 - Jane Goodall and David Attenborough
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Three photos: a color glossy 10 x 8 photo of Jane Goodall interacting with a friendly chimpanzee, signed in black felt tip; a color glossy 10 x 8 clos
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Mikhail Gorbachev383 - Mikhail Gorbachev
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Color satin-finish 15 x 12 photo of Gorbachev and Reagan signing the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty on December 8, 1987, signed in blue felt
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Mikhail Gorbachev384 - Mikhail Gorbachev
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Group of three color glossy 10 x 8 photos of Mikhail Gorbachev meeting with Ronald Reagan, each signed in silver ink or blue felt tip by the former pr
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Jacques Hadamard385 - Jacques Hadamard
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French mathematician (1865–1963) who made major contributions in number theory, complex function theory, differential geometry, and partial differenti
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Sven Hedin386 - Sven Hedin
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Swedish explorer (1865–1952) who mapped the Himalayas and other regions in Central Asia. Interesting 4 x 6 cardstock photo of Hedin with his chin on h
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