RR Auction: Fine Autographs and Artifacts featuring Literature

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Boasting almost 1,000 lots, RR Auction's October Fine Autographs and Artifacts sale features a robust literature section that includes autographs from authors across the ages—from Goethe to Kafka to Hemingway, a wide assortment of great writers and literary movements are represented. Other highlights in the sale include an important letter by Stephen Hawking, an extremely rare Mao Zedong autograph, a fully signed Led Zeppelin album, a wise autograph quote by Albert Einstein, and a letter by Thomas Jefferson on a political economics textbook. 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 September 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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Charles Maurice de Talleyrand and Jean-Pierre, Count of Montalivet306 - Charles Maurice de Talleyrand and Jean-Pierre, Count of Montalivet
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Partly-printed DS, in French, signed “Charles Maurice" and "Montalivet,” one page, 22 x 17.75, January 25, 1813. An imperial decree issued...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Tokyo Rose307 - Tokyo Rose
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ALS signed “Iva T,” one page, 4 x 5, January 25, 1992. Letter inside a greeting card, in part: "Due to a terrible mix-up I failed to send sever...
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William Tryon308 - William Tryon
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Revolutionary War-dated manuscript DS, signed “Rec'd Wm. Tryon, Gov'r,” one page, 5.75 x 4.5, March 18, 1778. Document confirming payment re...
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USS Constitution309 - USS Constitution
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Desirable pin tray cast from metal removed from the USS Constitution during its 1927 restoration, measuring 4.5? in diameter, with the perimeter readi
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Claude Victor-Perrin310 - Claude Victor-Perrin
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LS in French, one page, 8 x 12.5, May 22, 1821. Letter to the minister of war. Based on the request of Lieutenant General Viscount Digeon, the Duke of
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World War I311 - World War I
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Impressive World War II period color map of the planned zone of occupation by the United States Third Army in the Rhineland of Western Germany, dated
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World War II Generals312 - World War II Generals
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Grouping of six items signed by four American generals from World War II, consisting of letters and signed photos, all inscribed to "Ken Browne...
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Sgt. Alvin C. York313 - Sgt. Alvin C. York
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DS, one page, 8 x 3, April 14, 1932. Receipt from the Alvin C. York Agricultural Institute, Inc., which acknowledges a payment of $1 from Mr. Ellis D.
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Louis Bleriot314 - Louis Bleriot
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Vintage matte-finish 5.5 x 3.5 postcard photo of Louis Bleriot in his monoplane when he flew across the English Channel on July 25, 1909, signed in pe
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Alan Eustace315 - Alan Eustace
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Four color glossy 10 x 8 photos of Alan Eustace during or preparing for his world record highest-altitude free-fall jump, each signed in silver ink or
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Henri Farman316 - Henri Farman
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Vintage matte-finish 5.5 x 3.5 postcard photo of Henri Farman flying during the Grand Prix of Aviation on January 13, 1908, signed in fountain pen, ...
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Amy Johnson317 - Amy Johnson
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Striking vintage matte-finish 3.25 x 5.25 photo of Amy Johnson wearing her aviation coat and goggles, signed in fountain pen. Reverse bears a J. Capst
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Hubert Latham318 - Hubert Latham
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Vintage matte-finish 3.5 x 5.5 postcard photo of Hubert Latham smoking a cigarette, published by EOK of Paris, signed in fountain pen, "H. Lath...
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Chuck Yeager319 - Chuck Yeager
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Signed book: Yeager. First edition. NY: Bantam Books, 1985. Hardcover with dust jacket, 6.25 x 9.25, 342 pages. Signed and inscribed on the first free
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Apollo Astronauts320 - Apollo Astronauts
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Very attractive handmade autograph display honoring the 12 manned missions of the Apollo program, signed in ink or felt tip by a total of 18 astronaut
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Estimate : 2,000.00 - 4,000.00
 
 
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Project Gemini321 - Project Gemini
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Phenomenal color 10 x 20 print of the GT-5 capsule, the McDonnell-built spacecraft used for NASA's fifth Gemini mission, impressively signed in ...
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Estimate : 10,000.00 - 15,000.00
 
 
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Mercury Seven and Mission Control322 - Mercury Seven and Mission Control
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Sought-after color 11.75 x 21.75 print of the Mercury capsule with launch escape tower designed and built by McDonnell Aircraft, signed in various ink
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Estimate : 4,000.00 - 6,000.00
 
 
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Edward H. White II323 - Edward H. White II
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Vintage semi-glossy 7 x 7 photo of White when he became the first American to walk in space during the Gemini IV mission, signed and inscribed in blac
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Estimate : 2,000.00 - 3,000.00
 
 
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Apollo 8324 - Apollo 8
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Flown fabric California state flag, 6 x 3.75, carried into lunar orbit during the Apollo 8 mission, affixed to an 8.25 x 10 presentation certificate s
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Estimate : 3,500.00 - 4,500.00
 
 
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Apollo 10325 - Apollo 10
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Flown fabric American flag, 6.25 x 4, carried into lunar orbit during the Apollo 10 mission, affixed to a 9.25 x 11.25 presentation certificate signed
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Estimate : 4,000.00 - 6,000.00
 
 
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