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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Phil Knight397 - Phil Knight
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Set of 12 business cards belonging to Nike cofounder Phil Knight, 3.5 x 1.75, each signed in ink or ballpoint by Knight. Also is included is a TLS, on
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Richard Leakey and Donald Johanson398 - Richard Leakey and Donald Johanson
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Color glossy 10 x 8 photo of Tim White, Richard Leakey, Bernard Wood and Donald Johanson examining Johanson's newly discovered Australopithecus,...
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David H. Levy399 - David H. Levy
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Canadian astronomer, science writer and discoverer of comets and minor planets, (born 1948) who co-discovered Comet Shoemaker–Levy 9 in 1993 with Caro
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Hudson Maxim400 - Hudson Maxim
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Group of nine items, including: five TLSs, each approximately 8.5 x 11, dated between 1909 and 1918, personal Maxim Park letterhead. The letters are a
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Francois Mitterand401 - Francois Mitterand
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TLS in French, signed “F. Mitterand,” one page, 8.25 x 10.5, personal letterhead, May 2, 1974. Letter to a gentleman concerning the upcoming election,
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J. Pierpont Morgan, Jr402 - J. Pierpont Morgan, Jr
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American banker, finance executive, and philanthropist (1867–1943) who inherited his father's fortune. TLS signed "J. P. Morgan," two ...
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Mother Teresa403 - Mother Teresa
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Printed prayer slip with an image of Mother Teresa holding a child, 6.25 x 3.25, signed at the bottom in blue ballpoint, “God bless you, M Teresa mc.”
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Lee Harvey Oswald404 - Lee Harvey Oswald
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Limited edition 10 x 8 silver gelatin print of Lee Harvey Oswald's mug shots taken in Dallas, Texas, on November 23, 1963, following his arrest ...
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Lee Harvey Oswald405 - Lee Harvey Oswald
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Limited edition 8 x 10 silver gelatin print of Lee Harvey Oswald holding a rifle outdoors, created from a negative that once belonged to his brother R
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Norman Vincent Peale406 - Norman Vincent Peale
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Protestant preacher and author (1898–1993) best known for his self-help bestseller The Power of Positive Thinking. Glossy 8 x 10 photo of Peale at his
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