RR Auction: Fine Autographs and Artifacts February 2020

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RR Auction's February 2020 Fine Autographs and Artifacts sale presents nearly 900 lots in a diverse array of collectible fields, from presidents to classical musicians to scientific pioneers. Top lots include Bob Dylan's handwritten lyrics for 'Tangled Up In Blue'; a Queen Mary signed document ordering a fine robe; extraordinary autographs from Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Franz Joseph Haydn, Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy, and Johannes Brahms; and other figures of historical renown like George Washington, Charlie Parker, Joseph Stalin, Marie Curie, Albert Einstein, and Winston Churchill. 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 February 2020.
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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George Washington1 - George Washington
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Desirable full free frank, unfolded to 7 x 8, addressed in another hand to "Major Tallmadge, 2nd Regt Dragoons, Fairfield," and franked in...
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Estimate : 6,000.00 - 8,000.00
 
 
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George Washington2 - George Washington
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Magnificent large ink signature, "Go: Washington,” on an off-white 3.75 x 2 slip. In fine condition, with some light toning and soiling. A supe...
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Estimate : 6,000.00 - 8,000.00
 
 
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[George Washington]3 - [George Washington]
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Exceptional pairing of documents relating to the formal opening of the United States Congress in 1791. The first is a printed broadside, one page, 8 x
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Estimate : 3,500.00 - 4,500.00
 
 
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John Adams4 - John Adams
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Partly-printed vellum DS as president, one page, 11.5 x 16.5, July 16, 1798. Gorgeous ship's pass, in part: "By the President of the United...
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Estimate : 4,000.00 - 6,000.00
 
 
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Thomas Jefferson5 - Thomas Jefferson
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Revolutionary War-dated ADS as governor of Virginia, signed “Th: Jefferson,” one page, 8 x 6.25, October 31, 1780. In full: "All officers civil...
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Estimate : 8,000.00 - 10,000.00
 
 
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Dolley Madison6 - Dolley Madison
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Scarce free franked mailing envelope, 4.75 x 3, addressed in Dolley Madison's hand to her sister-in-law, "Miss Rebecca Todd, Walnut above S...
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Estimate : 500.00 - 700.00
 
 
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James Madison and James Monroe7 - James Madison and James Monroe
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War-dated partly-printed vellum DS, signed "James Madison" as president and "Ja's Monroe" as secretary of state, one page, 1...
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Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,000.00
 
 
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James Monroe8 - James Monroe
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Partly-printed vellum DS as president, signed “Ja's Monroe,” one page, 14.75 x 12, July 9, 1800. As governor of Virginia, Monroe grants a "...
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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John Quincy Adams9 - John Quincy Adams
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Signed book: Oration on the life and character of Gilbert Motier de Lafayette, Delivered at the request of both houses of the Congress of the United S
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Estimate : 5,000.00 and UP
 
 
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Andrew Jackson10 - Andrew Jackson
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Partly-printed vellum DS as president, one page, 15 x 9.25, January 5, 1831. President Jackson grants an 80-acre plot of land in Mississippi, prominen
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Estimate : 500.00 - 700.00
 
 
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