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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Aviation434 - Aviation
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Extensive personal archive of Lloyd M. Best, a San Diego mechanic and amateur aviator who worked for several early aircraft manufacturing companies an
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Estimate : 10,000.00 - 15,000.00
 
 
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James H. Doolittle435 - James H. Doolittle
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TLS signed “J. H. Doolittle,” one page, 7.25 x 10.5, George Washington Bicentennial Airplane Flight letterhead, postmarked July 25, [1932]. Letter to
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Amelia Earhart436 - Amelia Earhart
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Partly-printed DS, signed “Amelia M. Earhart,” one page, 6 x 4, September 8, 1928. A contestant's card for the transcontinental "National A...
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Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,000.00
 
 
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Amelia Earhart437 - Amelia Earhart
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Uncommon ALS signed "Amelia M. Earhart," one page, 5 x 8, Hotel Seymour letterhead, no date. Letter to Jorgen Nugaard, in full: "I ho...
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Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,000.00
 
 
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Hindenburg Disaster438 - Hindenburg Disaster
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Unique group lot of four first-generation silver gelatin photographs of German passenger airship LZ 129 Hindenburg, deriving from the personal collect
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Howard Hughes439 - Howard Hughes
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Very desirable ALS signed “Howard,” three pages, 8.5 x 13.25, March 28, 1968. Letter to his assistant, confidant, and former FBI agent, Robert "...
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Estimate : 2,000.00 - 2,500.00
 
 
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Howard Hughes440 - Howard Hughes
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DS in Russian, signed "Howard R. Hughes," one page, 8.5 x 11, Amtorg Trading Corporation letterhead, July 9, 1938. Letter of credit docume...
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Estimate : 3,000.00 - 4,000.00
 
 
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Charles Lindbergh441 - Charles Lindbergh
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Interesting map segment of the North Atlantic Ocean showing the area that Lindbergh famously crossed in May 1927, 6.25 x 8, boldly signed in fountain
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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Igor Sikorsky442 - Igor Sikorsky
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Interesting 5.5 x 3.75 cardstock photo of the Sikorsky S-38A Amphibion 'flying boat' aircraft in flight, crisply signed in fountain pen, &qu...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Solar Impulse443 - Solar Impulse
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Three different color photos of the Solar Impulse experimental solar-powered aircraft and its crew, ranging in size from 7.5 x 5 to 12 x 8, each signe
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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