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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Hudson Maxim307 - Hudson Maxim
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TLS, one page, 8 x 10.5, December 11, 1904. Letter to Admiral Charles O'Neil, in part: "Several days ago, I had an interview with Capt. R.D...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Mayo Brothers308 - Mayo Brothers
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Superb pairing of vintage matte-finish 7 x 10.75 photos of physician brothers Charles Horace Mayo and William James Mayo, individually signed in fount
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Aimee Semple McPherson309 - Aimee Semple McPherson
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Vintage matte-finish 5 x 7 full-length photo of McPherson in her robes, signed and inscribed in fountain pen, "Julian G. Lloyd, best wishes, Ai...
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Golda Meir310 - Golda Meir
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Signed book: My Life. First American edition. NY: G. P. Putnam's Sons, 1975. Hardcover with dust jacket, 6.25 x 9.25, 480 pages. Signed on a boo...
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Samuel Freeman Miller311 - Samuel Freeman Miller
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Bank of Washington check, 8 x 2.75, filled out and signed by Samuel Freeman Miller, "Sam. F. Miller," payable to "Self" for $50,...
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Mother Teresa312 - Mother Teresa
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TLS signed “God bless you, M Teresa mc,” one page, 6 x 8.25, Missionaries of Charity letterhead, March 25, 1990. Letter to F. P. Vickers, in part: &...
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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Mother Teresa313 - Mother Teresa
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Attractive FDC with a cachet honoring the 15th anniversary of the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF), signed in blue ink, "God bless y...
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Ralph Nader314 - Ralph Nader
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Signed book: Crashing the Party. Later printing. NY: Thomas Dunne Books, 2002. Hardcover with dust jacket, 6.5 x 9.5, 383 pages. Signed and inscribed
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Samuel Nelson315 - Samuel Nelson
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Otsego County Bank check, 6.25 x 2.5, filled out and signed by Samuel Nelson, "S. Nelson," payable to "Myself" for $1135, Novemb...
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Sandra Day O'Connor316 - Sandra Day O'Connor
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Collection of eight items signed by Justice O'Connor: Four letters: three TLSs, signed "Sandra" and "Sandra O'Connor," ...
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Pacific Railroad317 - Pacific Railroad
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Handwritten letter from David O'Donnell of the Pacific Railroad Company, three pages on two adjoining sheets, 8 x 10, June 13, 1853. Penned from...
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Vijaya Lakshmi Pandit318 - Vijaya Lakshmi Pandit
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Matte-finish 4 x 6 photo of Pandit at her desk, neatly signed in the lower border in fountain pen, "Vijaya Lakshmi Pandit." Reverse bears ...
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Rosa Parks319 - Rosa Parks
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FDC with a cachet honoring the life of Frederick Douglass, signed in black ballpoint, "Rosa Parks, 7/20/92." In fine condition.
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Linus Pauling320 - Linus Pauling
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Souvenir typescript containing a section of Linus Pauling's 1958 publication No More War!, two pages, 8.5 x 11, signed boldly at the conclusion ...
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Lester B. Pearson321 - Lester B. Pearson
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Two items signed by Pearson: a color 4.5 x 6.5 Time magazine photo of Pearson presented in an off-white 7.25 x 9.25 mat, signed and inscribed on the m
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Timothy Pickering322 - Timothy Pickering
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Ink signature as secretary of state, "Timothy Pickering,” on an off-white 4.25 x 1 vellum slip. In fine condition, with two vertical folds and ...
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William Pitt the Younger323 - William Pitt the Younger
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ALS signed “W. Pitt,” one page both sides, 7.5 x 9.5, November 10, 1796. Letter to the Duke of Hamilton, in part: "I have just received Your Gr...
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Prince Philip324 - Prince Philip
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Signed book: Presidential Address by His Royal Highness the Duke of Edinburgh to the British Association for the Advancement of Science. First edition
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Prince Philip325 - Prince Philip
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Signed book: HRH The Duke of Edinburgh's Study Conference: Industry in Society, 5–20 July 1974. First edition, limited issue (stamped as signed ...
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Princess Grace326 - Princess Grace
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Uncommon 8.5 x 11 philatelic print honoring the Continental Navy of 1776–1777, postmarked on July 4, 1976, signed in fountain pen, "Grace de Mo...
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