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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Edward Teller182 - Edward Teller
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Hungarian-born nuclear physicist (1908–2003) who worked with Fermi on the Manhattan Project and later assumed a leading role in the development of the
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Margaret Thatcher183 - Margaret Thatcher
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Signed book: The Downing Street Years. First edition. NY: HarperCollins, 1993. Hardcover with dust jacket, 6.5 x 9.5, 914 pages. Signed on the title p
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Margaret Thatcher184 - Margaret Thatcher
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Two items: a satin-finish 5 x 7 portrait of Thatcher, signed in the lower border in black felt tip; and a commemorative cover honoring the 100th anniv
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Victor Emmanuel II185 - Victor Emmanuel II
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King of Sardinia from 1849 until 1861, when he assumed the title of King of Italy to become the first king of a united Italy since the 6th century (18
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Gideon Welles186 - Gideon Welles
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Secretary of the Navy during the Civil War under Lincoln and Johnson (1802-1878). ALS, one page, 8 x 10, December 29, 1840. Letter to General C. F. C
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USS Constitution187 - USS Constitution
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Appealing pair of foundry cast bronze bookends made from metal reclaimed during the 1927 restoration of the USS Constitution. Each bookend measures 5.
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Jefferson Davis188 - Jefferson Davis
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Civil War-dated manuscript DS, signed “Jeffer. Davis,” one page, 8 x 9.75, May 19, 1863. Treasury Department letter addressed to Confederate President
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Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,000.00
 
 
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Jefferson Davis189 - Jefferson Davis
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ALS signed “Jeffer: Davis,” one page, 5 x 8, December 20, 1858. Written from Washington, a brief letter to William E. Baker, in full: "I have t...
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,000.00
 
 
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Robert E. Lee190 - Robert E. Lee
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Highly desirable 2.5 x 4 carte-de-visite portrait of Robert E. Lee in uniform with three stars discernible on his collar, prominently signed in ink,...
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Estimate : 3,500.00 - 4,500.00
 
 
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Thomas J. ‘Stonewall’ Jackson191 - Thomas J. ‘Stonewall’ Jackson
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Civil War–dated ALS signed “T. J. Jackson,” one page both sides, 5.75 x 7, May 8, 1862. Letter to Maj. Gen. Richard S. Ewell, written at "5:10 ...
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Estimate : 5,000.00 - 7,000.00
 
 
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Robert E. Lee192 - Robert E. Lee
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Ink signature, "Very resp'ly your Ob't Sev't, R. E. Lee," on a lightly lined 5.75 x 1.25 slip clipped from the close of a lett...
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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George G. Meade193 - George G. Meade
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Scarce 2.5 x 4 carte-de-visite portrait of George Meade in his military uniform, signed boldly in ink, "Geo. G. Meade, Maj. Genl. Comd. A. P.&q...
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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George A. Custer194 - George A. Custer
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First National Bank check, 8 x 3, filled out and signed by Custer, "G. A. Custer," payable to Cash for $450, October 5, 1872. Another hand...
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Estimate : 2,500.00 - 3,500.00
 
 
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John J. Pershing195 - John J. Pershing
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Striking matte-finish 9.5 x 13.25 photo of 'Black Jack' Pershing in his four-star general's uniform, signed and inscribed in the lower b...
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Omar Bradley and Montgomery of Alamein196 - Omar Bradley and Montgomery of Alamein
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Vintage glossy 8.25 x 6.75 photo of Secretary of Defense Johnson, General Omar Bradley, and Deputy Secretary of Defense Stephen Early enjoying Field M
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Douglas MacArthur197 - Douglas MacArthur
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Souvenir typescript of Douglas MacArthur's farewell speech to the Joint Meeting of Congress on April 19, 1951, two pages, 7.5 x 10, signed at th...
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Douglas MacArthur198 - Douglas MacArthur
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TLS, two pages, 8 x 10.5, War Department letterhead, March 9, 1931. Letter to the Hon. Henry E. Barbour, who was representing California in the House
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Douglas MacArthur199 - Douglas MacArthur
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TLS, one page, 8 x 10.5, War Department, Office of the Chief of Staff letterhead, February 25, 1933. Letter to the Hon. Henry E. Barbour, who was repr
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Chester Nimitz200 - Chester Nimitz
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Historic matte-finish 13.5 x 10.5 photo of Fleet Admiral Chester Nimitz signing the Japanese surrender aboard the USS Missouri on September 2, 1945, s
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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George S. Patton201 - George S. Patton
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World War II-dated TLS signed "G. S. Patton, Jr.," one page, 7.25 x 8.5, Headquarters, Third United States Army letterhead, January 19, 19...
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Estimate : 5,000.00 - 6,000.00
 
 
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