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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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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Princess Victoria327 - Princess Victoria
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Uncommon 4.25 x 6.5 cabinet photo of Princess Victoria by W. & D. Downey, signed in the upper corner in ink, "Victoria, 1898." In fine...
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Yitzhak Rabin328 - Yitzhak Rabin
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Color 3.75 x 6 cardstock photo of Rabin as prime minister of Israel, signed in the lower border in black felt tip, "Y. Rabin." In fine con...
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Thomas Radclyffe, 3rd Earl of Sussex329 - Thomas Radclyffe, 3rd Earl of Sussex
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Manuscript vellum DS, signed “T. Sussex,” one page, 10.25 x 4.5, 1573. A partial and difficult-to-read accounting document listing various names. Sign
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Edmund Randolph330 - Edmund Randolph
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Brief third-person ALS, signed within the text, “E. Randolph,” one page, 8 x 9.75, June 29, 1795. Letter to John Nicholson, in full: "E. Randol...
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Thomas Mann Randolph, Jr331 - Thomas Mann Randolph, Jr
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Partly-printed DS, signed “Tho. M. Randolph,” one page, 7.75 x 7.25, July 13, 1822. As governor of Virginia, Randolph commissions "David Parry ...
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Joseph Reed332 - Joseph Reed
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Ink signature, "Jos. Reed, President,” on an off-white 5.25 x 3.5 sheet affixed to a slightly larger card. In very good to fine condition, with...
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Nathan Mayer Rothschild333 - Nathan Mayer Rothschild
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Partly-printed DS in Russian, signed “N. M. Rothschild, Contractor,” one page both sides, 9.25 x 14.25, March 1, 1822. Document for a loan at five per
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Carl Sagan334 - Carl Sagan
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Invitation program for viewing the Apollo 17 launch from the decks of Holland America's SS Statendam, two pages, 8.5 x 11, signed and inscribed ...
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Jonas Salk335 - Jonas Salk
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Signed book: World Population and Human Values. First edition. NY: Harper & Row, 1981. Hardcover with dust jacket (price-clipped), 8.5 x 11.25, ...
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Emilio Segre336 - Emilio Segre
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Vintage glossy 4 x 5 photo of Segre from his time at the Berkeley Radiation Lab, signed in fountain pen. Reverse bears a Berkley ink stamp and a typed
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Charles Sumner337 - Charles Sumner
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Two letters: ALS, four pages on two adjoining sheets, 5 x 8, October 31, 1856, discussing political philosophy, in part: "Vico, Michelet, &...
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Supreme Court338 - Supreme Court
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Collection of six items signed by Supreme Court Justices Earl Warren, Potter Stewart, and Arthur J. Goldberg: One item signed by Warren: a vintage ma
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Charles Thomson339 - Charles Thomson
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ADS, signed “Cha. Thomson,” one page, 7.75 x 3.25, May 29, 1821. A Harrison City pay order, which reads: "Cashier of the Bank of Pensylvania pa...
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Titanic: Millvina Dean340 - Titanic: Millvina Dean
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Three items: two identical color 11 x 8 prints of Simon N. Fisher's painting of the Titanic, each signed in the lower border in pencil by Millvi...
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Moise Tshombe341 - Moise Tshombe
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Vintage matte-finish 3.5 x 5.5 postcard photo of Moise Tshombe as a young man, signed in blue ballpoint. In fine condition, with a light paperclip imp
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William M. 'Boss' Tweed342 - William M. 'Boss' Tweed
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Personal check, 7.25 x 2.75, filled out in another hand and signed by Tweed, "W. M. Tweed," payable to cash for $333.33, August 4, 1870. I...
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Fred M. Vinson343 - Fred M. Vinson
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TLS, one page, 5.5 x 6.75, Supreme Court of the United States letterhead, July 9, 1946. Letter to H. S. J. Sickel, in full: "Your letter congra...
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Barnes Wallis344 - Barnes Wallis
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Two glossy photos, 7.75 x 8.75 and 10 x 8, both signed in blue ink or felt tip by Barnes Wallis, including: a photo of Wallis posing with a model of h
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Booker T. Washington345 - Booker T. Washington
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TLS, one page, 7.5 x 9.5, The Tuskegee Normal and Industrial Institute letterhead, December 31, 1904. Letter to B. W. Huebsch, in full: "I am g...
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Duke and Duchess of Windsor347 - Duke and Duchess of Windsor
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Ink signatures, "Edward, Duke of Windsor" and "Wallis, Duchess of Windsor,” on an off-white 5.5 x 3.5 stationery card bearing the Roy...
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Oliver Wolcott, Jr348 - Oliver Wolcott, Jr
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Partly-printed DS signed “Oliv: Wolcott Jr.,” one page, 6.75 x 4, February 20, 1789. Pay order issued by Wolcott as comptroller of Connecticut, in ful
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Steve Wozniak349 - Steve Wozniak
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Two items signed by the Apple innovator: a glossy 10 x 8 photo of him with Steve Jobs, signed in black felt tip, "Woz"; and a classic 5.25...
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Yen Chia-kan350 - Yen Chia-kan
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Scarce matte-finish 4 x 6 photo of Yen Chia-kan in a bust-length pose, affixed to the original 7 x 10 studio mount, signed on the mount in fountain pe
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David Wooster351 - David Wooster
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Early manuscript DS, one page, 8 x 13, May 30, 1748. Military document issued at Louisbourg, Nova Scotia, headed "A Regimental Court Martial in...
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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Robert Anderson352 - Robert Anderson
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Ink signature, "Fort Sumter S. C., March 13, 1861, Respectfully, Yr Obt Servt, Robert Anderson, Major USA,” on an off-white 4.25 x 6.75 sheet. ...
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Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,000.00
 
 
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[Alexander H. Bowman]353 - [Alexander H. Bowman]
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Handwritten letter addressed to Alexander Hamilton Bowman by the Local Committee for Charleston, one page both sides, 7.75 x 10, February 5, 1850. In
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Jefferson Davis354 - Jefferson Davis
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Lengthy Civil War-dated ALS, signed "Jeffer. Davis," two pages both sides, 8.25 x 10.5, March 14, 1862. Letter to Confederate States Senat...
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[Jefferson Davis]355 - [Jefferson Davis]
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ALS signed “Nelson A. Miles,” two pages on two adjoining sheets, 7.75 x 9.75, August 22, 1865. Letter to an unnamed general, in full, “I have the hono
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Varina Davis356 - Varina Davis
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Group lot of postwar material related to Jefferson and Varina Davis, the first couple of the Confederacy, including: An ALS signed "Varina Je...
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Estimate : 2,000.00 - 4,000.00
 
 
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First Battle of Bull Run357 - First Battle of Bull Run
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Remarkable compilation of 20 Civil War-era telegrams related to the First Battle of Bull Run, transcribed from messages sent to General P. G. T. Beaur
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Estimate : 6,000.00 - 8,000.00
 
 
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