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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Gideon Welles467 - Gideon Welles
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Civil War-dated LS, one page, 7.75 x 10, August 1, 1863. Written from the Navy Department, a letter to W. B. Slack, quartermaster of the United States
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Charles White Whittlesey468 - Charles White Whittlesey
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United States Army officer and an American Medal of Honor recipient (1884–1921) who led the 'Lost Battalion' in the Meuse-Argonne Offensive ...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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World War I469 - World War I
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Collection of five German items pertaining to World War I, including: a Second Class Iron Cross with ribbon, marked "1914" at the bottom; ...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Howard Hughes470 - Howard Hughes
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Menu for a dinner in held in honor of Howard Hughes and his crew at the Terrace Club as part of the 1939 New York World's Fair, 6.5 x 9, signed ...
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Estimate : 500.00 - 700.00
 
 
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Charles Lindbergh471 - Charles Lindbergh
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Vintage glossy 9.75 x 8 photo of an unusual tri-motor airplane in a field, signed in fountain pen, "Charles A. Lindbergh, 6/1/29." In very...
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,000.00
 
 
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Charles Lindbergh472 - Charles Lindbergh
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Poster from Charles Lindbergh's national tour with the Spirit of St. Louis, 22 x 28, signed in the lower right in fountain pen, "Charles A....
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,200.00
 
 
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Charles Lindbergh473 - Charles Lindbergh
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Unusual fountain pen signature by aviator Charles Lindbergh, "Charles A. Lindbergh, C. A. Lindbergh, Jr.,” on an off-white 7.5 x 4 stationery e...
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Orville Wright474 - Orville Wright
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TLS, one page, 7.25 x 10.5, personal letterhead, February 18, 1944. Letter to Hap Arnold’s wife, who was Vice President of the Army Air Forces Aid Soc
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Estimate : 2,500.00 - 3,500.00
 
 
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Orville Wright475 - Orville Wright
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The Winters National Bank and Trust Co. check, 8.5 x 3, filled out in another hand and signed by Wright, payable to Carrie Grumbach for $27.14, Decemb
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Estimate : 500.00 - 700.00
 
 
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Orville Wright476 - Orville Wright
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Splendid vintage matte-finish 8 x 10 reprint photo of an Orville Wright portrait by Underwood & Underwood, signed and inscribed in fountain pen,...
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Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,000.00
 
 
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Wilbur Wright477 - Wilbur Wright
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Rare vintage matte-finish 4.5 x 6.5 portrait of the elder Wright brother by the White Studio of New York, signed and inscribed in fountain pen, “To Co
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Estimate : 12,000.00 - 15,000.00
 
 
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Mercury 7478 - Mercury 7
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Amazing vintage color glossy 13.75 x 10.75 full-length photo of the original Mercury astronauts posing in front of a Convair F106-B aircraft at Langle
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Estimate : 3,000.00 - 5,000.00
 
 
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Apollo 11479 - Apollo 11
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Very desirable FDC postmarked July 20, 1969, the date of the Apollo 11 moon landing, and September 9, 1969, the issue date for the jumbo-sized commemo
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Estimate : 2,000.00 - 4,000.00
 
 
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Apollo 11480 - Apollo 11
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Exceptional official color 10 x 8 NASA lithograph of the Apollo 11 crew in their white space suits, boldly signed in blue ballpoint by Neil Armstrong,
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Estimate : 4,000.00 - 6,000.00
 
 
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Apollo 11481 - Apollo 11
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Phenomenal vintage color glossy 10.75 x 13.75 photo of the Helicopter 66 recovery of the Apollo 11 astronauts after splashdown on July 24, 1969, affix
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Estimate : 4,000.00 - 6,000.00
 
 
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Buzz Aldrin482 - Buzz Aldrin
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Offered directly by Buzz Aldrin: a NASA-produced lunar landing booklet, "In This Decade…Mission To The Moon," 46 pages, 10.25 x 7.75, sign...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Buzz Aldrin483 - Buzz Aldrin
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Offered directly by Buzz Aldrin: a color 11 x 14 commemorative certificate honoring "Mankind's First Landing on the Moon," showing the...
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Buzz Aldrin484 - Buzz Aldrin
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Offered directly by Buzz Aldrin: a color semi-glossy 8 x 10 full-length photo of Lunar Module Pilot Aldrin posing on the surface of the moon, his viso
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Buzz Aldrin485 - Buzz Aldrin
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Offered directly by Buzz Aldrin: four issues of the Kennedy Space Center's Spaceport News, dated between 1969 and 2009, Vols. 8, 28, 33, and 49,...
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Buzz Aldrin486 - Buzz Aldrin
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Offered directly by Buzz Aldrin: an uncommon official 8.5 x 11 NASA paperstock lithograph of the "Apollo Landing Sites," showing the moon ...
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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