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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Harry S. Truman141 - Harry S. Truman
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Two items: a TLS, one page, 7 x 9.75, personal letterhead, April 26, 1955, addressed to Gilbert J. Tilbury, in full: “Thank you a lot for yours of the
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Harry S. Truman142 - Harry S. Truman
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TLS as president, one page, 7 x 8.75, White House letterhead, April 20, 1945. Letter to Mitch J. Henderson, Jr., in full: "I am immensely grate...
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Harry S. Truman143 - Harry S. Truman
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TLS, one page, 7.25 x 10.5, personal letterhead, October 21, 1953. Letter to R. K. Allerton, Jr., a public relations officer at Underwood. In full: ...
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Harry S. Truman144 - Harry S. Truman
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Vintage matte-finish 3.5 x 5.5 candid photo of Truman on a balcony, prominently signed in fountain pen. In fine condition, with one crease which touch
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Donald Trump145 - Donald Trump
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Color glossy 10 x 8 full-length photo of Donald Trump on the golf course, signed in black felt tip. In fine condition. Encapsulated in a plastic Becke
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Woodrow Wilson146 - Woodrow Wilson
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Program for the "Visit to Manchester of The President of the United States of America (Mr. Woodrow Wilson)" on December 29–30, 1918, seven...
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Woodrow Wilson147 - Woodrow Wilson
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TLS as president, one page, 7 x 8.75, White House letterhead, January 5, 1914. Letter to the editor of The Public Ledger of Philadelphia, in full: &...
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Charles Carroll of Carrollton148 - Charles Carroll of Carrollton
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Signer of the Declaration of Independence from Maryland (1737–1832) who was the longest-lived among his colleagues. ALS signed “Ch. Carroll of Carroll
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Benjamin Franklin149 - Benjamin Franklin
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Partial self-contained manuscript DS, signed “B. Franklin, Presid't,” one page, 9.75 x 7.5, November 17, 1786. Legal petition in the bankruptcy ...
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Benjamin Harrison150 - Benjamin Harrison
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Signer of the Declaration of Independence from Virginia (1726–1791) who was the father of President William Henry Harrison and great-grandfather of Pr
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William Hooper151 - William Hooper
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Scarce manuscript DS, signed “Will Hooper, DAR,” one page both sides, 7 x 11.75, September 5, 1764. Legal document from the Salisbury District of Nort
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Stephen Hopkins152 - Stephen Hopkins
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Signer of the Declaration of Independence from Rhode Island (1707-1785) who served as the colony's governor in the 1750s and 1760s. Manuscript D...
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Robert Treat Paine153 - Robert Treat Paine
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Revolutionary War-dated partly-printed third-person ADS, signed “Rob. Treat Paine,” one page, 10.75 x 17.5, July 1780. Writ filled out by "Robe...
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Benjamin Rush154 - Benjamin Rush
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Uncommon manuscript DS, signed “Benj'n Rush,” one page, 9.25 x 15.5, October 10, 1793. A petition to the "President & Directors of the ...
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Henry Clay155 - Henry Clay
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ALS signed “H. Clay,” one page, 8 x 10, October 26, 1826. Letter to Dr. Lyons, in part: “I have communicated to the President the wish expressed in yo
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Thomas Dorr156 - Thomas Dorr
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American politician and reformer in Rhode Island (1905–1854) best known for leading the Dorr Rebellion in 1841–42. ALS signed “T. W. Dorr, for State C
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Elizabeth Schuyler Hamilton157 - Elizabeth Schuyler Hamilton
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Wife (1757–1854) of founding father Alexander Hamilton, who became co-founder and deputy director of the first private orphanage in New York City. She
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Robert and Ethel Kennedy158 - Robert and Ethel Kennedy
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Glossy 10 x 8 photo Robert and Ethel Kennedy walking with the family dog and their eight children, signed in black felt tip, "Robert F. Kennedy...
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Otto Frank159 - Otto Frank
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Father (1889–1980) of Jewish World War II diarist Anne Frank, and the only member of his family to survive the concentration camps. Two items: a gloss
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Helen Keller160 - Helen Keller
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Exceptional vintage matte-finish 9.25 x 12.75 studio portrait of Helen Keller in a lovely profile pose, signed and inscribed in the lower border in pe
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Estimate : 500.00 - 700.00
 
 
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