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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Nelson Mandela305 - Nelson Mandela
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Important TLS signed “N. Mandela,” two pages, 5.75 x 8.25, personal letterhead, November 30, 1998. Letter concerning peace in the Middle East, in part
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Estimate : 4,000.00 - 6,000.00
 
 
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Benjamin Altman and William Waldorf Astor306 - Benjamin Altman and William Waldorf Astor
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Astor Trust Company check, 6.5 x 2.75, filled out in another hand and signed by Altman, "Benjamin Altman," payable to Astor Trust Co. for ...
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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J. Paul Getty307 - J. Paul Getty
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Fascinating ALS signed “Paul,” five pages, 5 x 6.25, The Plaza, New York letterhead, August 19, 1933. Letter to his mother, Sarah Catherine McPherson
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,000.00
 
 
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J. Pierpont Morgan308 - J. Pierpont Morgan
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Uncommon twice-signed partly-printed DS, one page both sides, 13.5 x 9.5, August 20, 1863. A declaration of dividends made payable between August 10 a
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,200.00
 
 
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Eli Lilly309 - Eli Lilly
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American soldier and pharmacist (1838-1898) who founded the Eli Lilly and Company pharmaceutical corporation; Lilly enlisted in the Union Army and was
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,000.00
 
 
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Richard S. Reynolds, Sr310 - Richard S. Reynolds, Sr
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Nephew (1881–1955) of tobacco magnate R. J. Reynolds, who made his own name as the founder of the US Foil Company; today, his company's 'Rey...
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Estimate : 4,000.00 - 6,000.00
 
 
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John D. Rockefeller311 - John D. Rockefeller
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Partly-printed DS, one page, 11.5 x 7.5, February 1, 1889. Stock certificate issued to Rockefeller for five hundred shares in the Northwest Equipment
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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Carl Mayer von Rothschild312 - Carl Mayer von Rothschild
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German-born banker (1788–1855) in the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies who founded the Rothschild banking family of Naples. LS in Italian, signed “Carlo Bo
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Estimate : 2,000.00 - 2,500.00
 
 
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Samuel Slater313 - Samuel Slater
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English-American industrialist (1768-1835) called the 'Father of the American Industrial Revolution,' known for importing British textile te...
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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John Wanamaker314 - John Wanamaker
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Department store magnate (1838–1922) who also served as Postmaster General from 1889 to 1893. ALS, three pages on two adjoining sheets, 5 x 8, Bellefo
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Estimate : 1,200.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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