RR Auction: Fine Autographs and Artifacts featuring Pop Culture

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RR Auction's April Fine Autograph and Artifact sale features an impressive selection of pop culture material, including a fully signed Led Zeppelin debut album, a Hofner 'Beatle' bass autographed by Paul McCartney, John F. Kennedy's rocking chair from the Carlyle Hotel, a "gold coin" interest note signed by legendary gangster Al Capone, an Apple award signed by Steve Jobs, a Charles Schulz comic strip, and the white suit of KFC founder Colonel Sanders. Other top items include a letter by Queen Elizabeth I, a Henry David Thoreau handwritten manuscript page, an important letter by Thomas Jefferson about the Bonaparte family, a rare check by Charles Darwin, and a handful of vintage Topps baseball card sets. 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 April 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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George Washington1 - George Washington
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Tremendously desirable bold ink signature, "G:o Washington,” on an off-white 4.5 x 2 sheet. Suede-matted with an engraving to an overall size o...
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Quantity : 1 | Estimate : 6,000.00 - 8,000.00
 
 
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Thomas Jefferson and James Madison2 - Thomas Jefferson and James Madison
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Partly-printed DS, signed "Th: Jefferson" as president and "James Madison" as secretary of state, one page, 12.75 x 15, March 28...
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Quantity : 1 | Estimate : 4,000.00 - 6,000.00
 
 
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Thomas Jefferson3 - Thomas Jefferson
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Third-person ALS, signed within the text, “Th: Jefferson” and "Th: J.," one page, 5 x 8, January 5, 1804. Letter to "Mons'r Picho...
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Quantity : 1 | Estimate : 15,000.00 - 20,000.00
 
 
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James Madison4 - James Madison
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Partly-printed vellum DS as president, one page, 10.25 x 14.75, June 30, 1810. Scallop-topped ship’s pass issued for the "Ship Hercules of New ...
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Quantity : 1 | Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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James Monroe5 - James Monroe
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Ink signature, "Ja's Monroe,” on an off-white 3 x 1 slip. Backed by white paper and in fine condition, with some old mounting residue on th...
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Quantity : 1 | Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
 
 
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John Tyler6 - John Tyler
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Bold ink signature, "J. Tyler,” on an off-white 1.5 x .75 slip. Affixed to a slightly larger card and in fine condition, with light soiling, an...
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James K. Polk7 - James K. Polk
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Uncommon hand-addressed and free-franked address panel, 5.25 x 3.25, addressed in Polk's hand to "Edmund Burke Esq'r, Newport, New Hamp...
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Abraham Lincoln8 - Abraham Lincoln
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Partly-printed vellum DS as president, one page, 14 x 18.25, March 22, 1865. President Lincoln appoints John E. Smith to the "rank of Major Gen...
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Quantity : 1 | Estimate : 4,000.00 - 6,000.00
 
 
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Abraham Lincoln9 - Abraham Lincoln
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Desirable ink signature, "Logan & Lincoln,” penned by Abraham Lincoln on behalf of his law partnership with Stephen T. Logan on an off-whit...
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Quantity : 1 | Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,000.00
 
 
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U. S. Grant10 - U. S. Grant
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Partly-printed DS as president, one page, 7.75 x 9.75, March 12, 1875. President Grant authorizes and directs "the Secretary of State to affix ...
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Quantity : 1 | Estimate : 800.00 - 1,000.00
 
 
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U. S. Grant11 - U. S. Grant
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Crisp ink signature, "U. S. Grant, Maj. Gen. U.S.A.,” on an off-white 4 x 1.25 slip, matted and framed with a portrait to an overall size of 10...
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Quantity : 1 | Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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U. S. Grant and O. O. Howard12 - U. S. Grant and O. O. Howard
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Off-white 7.5 x 9.5 sheet bearing two bold and historic ink signatures: "Yours truly, U. S. Grant, Lt. Gen. U.S.A.," and "Yrs truly, ...
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James and Lucretia Garfield13 - James and Lucretia Garfield
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ALS signed "Lucretia R. Garfield" and "J. A. Garfield,” three pages on two adjoining sheets, 5 x 8.25, November 28, 1877. Letter to D...
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Quantity : 1 | Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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Chester A. Arthur14 - Chester A. Arthur
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Handsome Executive Mansion card, prominently signed in bold ink, "Chester A. Arthur." In very good to fine condition, with light soiling, ...
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Theodore Roosevelt15 - Theodore Roosevelt
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Magnificent limited edition signed book, containing an original handwritten manuscript leaf from Roosevelt's draft: The Winning of the West, Vol...
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Quantity : 1 | Estimate : 5,000.00 - 6,000.00
 
 
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Theodore Roosevelt16 - Theodore Roosevelt
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Scarce personal check, 8.25 x 2.75, filled out in another hand and signed by Theodore Roosevelt as president, payable to Schwab and Gassenheimer for $
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Quantity : 1 | Estimate : 1,200.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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Theodore Roosevelt17 - Theodore Roosevelt
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Handsome engraving of the exterior of the White House, 6.25 x 4, signed below in bold fountain pen by Theodore Roosevelt. In fine to very fine conditi
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Theodore Roosevelt18 - Theodore Roosevelt
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Partly-printed vellum DS as president, one page, 15.75 x 20.5, September 21, 1903. President Roosevelt appoints John Downes, Jr., as an "Ensign...
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Theodore Roosevelt19 - Theodore Roosevelt
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Bold ink signature as president, "Theodore Roosevelt, Feb. 16th, 1903,” on an off-white 8.25 x 6.75 album page. In very fine condition.
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Quantity : 1 | Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Theodore Roosevelt20 - Theodore Roosevelt
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TLS, one page, 6.5 x 7.75, Oyster Bay letterhead, May 29, 1915. Letter to Olympic champion James B. Connolly, in full: "That's a mighty nic...
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