RR Auction: Fine Autographs and Artifacts Featuring WWII

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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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Rosa Parks261 - Rosa Parks
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Signed book: Rosa Parks: My Story. First edition. NY: Dial Books, 1992. Hardcover with dust jacket, 6 x 8.5, 192 pages. Signed on the half-title page
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Rosa Parks262 - Rosa Parks
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FDC postmarked at Adams, Massachusetts, on August 26, 1970, with a block of four Woman Suffrage stamps, signed in black ballpoint, "Rosa L. Par...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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J. C. Penney263 - J. C. Penney
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Matte-finish 8 x 10 lightweight photo of the department store mogul in later age, signed in the lower border in blue ballpoint by J. C. Penney. In fin
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Francis Gary Powers264 - Francis Gary Powers
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TLS signed “Oliver Powers,” one page, 8.5 x 11, May 19, 1960. Letter to Nikita Khruschev from the father of downed pilot Francis Gary Powers, urging l
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Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,000.00
 
 
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Prince Charles265 - Prince Charles
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Color satin-finish 9.75 x 7 photo of Prince Charles and his staff, affixed to the original 12 x 10 mount, signed on the mount in fountain pen, “Charle
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Joseph Pulitzer266 - Joseph Pulitzer
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Office of the Post-Dispatch business check, 8 x 3.25, filled out in another hand and signed boldly by Joseph Pulitzer, payable to J. G. Kappuer for $4
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Yitzhak Rabin267 - Yitzhak Rabin
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Color glossy 7 x 9 photo of Rabin as prime minister of Israel with his nation's flag in the background, signed in the lower border in black felt...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Yitzhak Rabin and Caspar Weinbereger268 - Yitzhak Rabin and Caspar Weinbereger
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Color satin-finish 10 x 8 photo of Secretary of Defense Caspar Weinberger welcoming Israeli Minister of Defense Yitzhak Rabin to the Pentagon in 1987,
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Yitzhak Rabin and King Hussein269 - Yitzhak Rabin and King Hussein
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Color satin-finish 8.25 x 6.75 photo of a diplomatic meeting between the Middle Eastern leaders, signed in black felt tip by both Yitzhak Rabin and Ki
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Religious Leaders270 - Religious Leaders
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Three items: a ballpoint signature of Mother Teresa, "God bless you, M. Teresa mc," on a white 3.5 x 2 card; a color 3.5 x 5 cardstock pho...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Carl Sagan271 - Carl Sagan
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Three items: a brief TLS signed "Carl Sagan," one page, 5. x 8.5, Cornell University letterhead, May 2, 1994, expressing thanks for a &quo...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Scientists272 - Scientists
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Collection of 12 covers signed in ink or felt tip by one or more notable scientists, including: Christiaan Barnard; Norman Borlaug; Melvin Calvin; Mic
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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William Shockley273 - William Shockley
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Glossy 5 x 7 head-and-shoulders photo of Shockley in front of a blackboard, signed in black felt tip, "W=Shockley," with a sketch of a tra...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Francis Cardinal Spellman274 - Francis Cardinal Spellman
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Attractive matte-finish 7.25 x 9.25 portrait of the Archbishop of New York by the Fabian Bachrach Studio, affixed to the original 10.25 x 13.25 studio
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Edwin M. Stanton275 - Edwin M. Stanton
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Civil War-dated partly-printed DS, one page, 8 x 10, April 18, 1863. Message from the War Department informing R. M. Henderson of his appointment by P
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Supreme Court276 - Supreme Court
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Ten items signed by justices of the Supreme Court, including: David Souter (engraving), Clarence Thomas (philatelic souvenir), William J. Brennan, Jr.
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Edward Teller277 - Edward Teller
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Four items signed by Teller: a commemorative cover honoring the Samos 110 recon satellite, signed in ballpoint by Edward Teller and Sam Cohen; a gloss
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Margaret Thatcher278 - Margaret Thatcher
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Signed book: The Downing Street Years. Later printing. NY: HarperCollins, 1993. Hardcover with dust jacket, 6.5 x 9.5, 914 pages. Signed in blue ink o
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Louis C. Tiffany279 - Louis C. Tiffany
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Rare unsigned book: The Art Work of Louis C. Tiffany. First edition, one of the 492 printed on Japan paper for private distribution. Garden City, NY:
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Estimate : 500.00 - 700.00
 
 
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Titanic280 - Titanic
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Collection of ten items related to the Titanic, including: a 1913 hardcover edition of The Titanic Tragedy-God Speaking to the Nations by Alma White;
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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