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RR Auction's August Fine Autographs and Artifacts sale is highlighted by a special World War II section, which features classic hand-painted A-2 leather flight jackets, a remarkable naval dispatch about Pearl Harbor, and extraordinary letters by its leading figures (Dwight D. Eisenhower, Omar Bradley, George S. Patton, and Douglas MacArthur). Other top lots span a dozen genres, and include an autograph letter by President Abraham Lincoln, a fully signed Led Zeppelin III album, autographs of Apollo 11 astronauts Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin, and Michael Collins, and a comprehensive Frank Lloyd Wright architectural archive. 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 August 2019.
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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181Alexander von HumboldtRR Auction
German naturalist and explorer (1769-1859) who wrote Kosmos, a massive five-volume study which attempted to unify the various branches of man's ...
Estimate : 2,000.00 - 2,500.00
182Ernst MachRR Auction
Austrian physicist and philosopher (1838–1916) who, as a result of his research into the effects of supersonic velocity, lent his name to the ratio of
Estimate : 800.00 - 1,000.00
183Robert OppenheimerRR Auction
Brilliant American physicist (1904–1967) who directed the Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton and who spearheaded the Manhattan Project, leading
Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
184Georgios PapanikolaouRR Auction
Archive of sixteen letters from Dr. George Papanicolaou to veterinarian, dog breeder, and eugenicist Leon Whitney, comprising thirteen TLSs and three
Estimate : 6,000.00 - 8,000.00
185Rudolf VirchowRR Auction
German doctor and politician (1821–1902), dubbed the 'Father of Pathology,' who founded the field of social medicine. ALS in German, one pag...
Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
186Pope John XXIIIRR Auction
Italian Pope (1881–1963), born Angelo Giuseppe Roncalli, who ascended the papal throne in 1958 and served until his death. As the guiding force behind
Estimate : 2,500.00 - 3,000.00
187Pope Pius XIRR Auction
Attractive hand-illuminated apostolic benediction, signed "Pius PP XI, Peramanter in Domino," one page, 10.25 x 14.5, November 19, 1930. A...
Estimate : 500.00 - 700.00
188Fidel CastroRR Auction
DS in Spanish, one page, 8.5 x 13, October 2, 1959. Ministerial decree No. 2077, which reads (translated): "The city of Havana has been chosen ...
Estimate : 500.00 - 700.00
189Neville ChamberlainRR Auction
British politician (1869–1940) who served as prime minister from 1937 to 1940, and is remembered for his foreign policy of appeasement toward Nazi Ger
Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
190Winston ChurchillRR Auction
Lengthy typed working manuscript, unsigned, twenty-four lightweight carbon pages, 7.5 x 9.5, no date but circa March 1944. Manuscript draft of an impo
Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,000.00
191Winston ChurchillRR Auction
Amazing vintage matte-finish 9 x 11 three-quarter-length portrait of the seated Churchill taken in 1920 by Edward Russell of Russell & Sons, aff...
Estimate : 3,000.00 - 5,000.00
192John Montagu, Earl of SandwichRR Auction
British politician (1718–1792) who held a number of important positions, but remains best known as the namesake of the sandwich. ALS signed “Sandwich,
Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
193Jawaharlal NehruRR Auction
ALS, one page, 6.75 x 8.5, December 19, 1948. Letter of endorsement written while Nehru was interim Prime Minister and deeply involved in trying to cr
Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
194Czarina Alexandra of RussiaRR Auction
Empress of Russia (1872–1918) as the spouse of Nicholas II, the last ruler of the Russian Empire, from their marriage on November 26, 1894 until his f
Estimate : 3,000.00 - 4,000.00
195King George IIIRR Auction
Dual-sided manuscript DS, signed twice “George R.,” one page, 11.75 x 18.75, December 30, 1763. Warrant issued to Henry Lord Holland, the Paymaster Ge
Estimate : 800.00 - 1,000.00
196Princess DianaRR Auction
ALS, signed “Diana x,” written inside a 5 x 7 greeting card, no date. Letter to her friend Janet, quite possibly her personal beautician, Janet Filder
Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,500.00
197Ludwig II of BavariaRR Auction
King of Bavaria (1864–1886) whose extravagant tastes, generous patronage of the arts, and penchant for exquisite castles (one of which, Neuschwanstein
Estimate : 8,000.00 - 10,000.00
198Princess DianaRR Auction
ALS signed “Diana,” one page both sides, 6 x 4, Kensington Palace letterhead, June 30, 1993. Letter to interior designer Dudley Poplak, in full: &qu...
Estimate : 1,200.00 - 1,500.00
199Queen Elizabeth II and Prince PhilipRR Auction
Desirable 1959 Royal Christmas and New Year's card with their crests embossed on the front, measuring 16 x 8.25 open, featuring a printed image ...
Estimate : 500.00 - 700.00
200Queen Emma of HawaiiRR Auction
Queen consort (1836-1885) of Hawaii as wife of King Kamehameha IV. Vintage 2.5 x 4.25 carte-de-visite portrait of Queen Emma in a lovely half-length p
Estimate : 2,000.00 - 2,500.00