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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Herbert Hoover51 - Herbert Hoover
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Signed book: An American Epic: Introduction, The Relief of Belgium and Northern France, 1914–1930. First edition. Chicago: Henry Regnery Company, 1959
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Herbert Hoover52 - Herbert Hoover
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Fountain pen signature, "Herbert Hoover,” on a light blue 5 x 3.25 slip from the Waldorf-Astoria, bearing a collector's date notation of Au...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Abraham Lincoln53 - Abraham Lincoln
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Section of wood recovered from Abraham Lincoln's home in Springfield, Illinois, .5? x 3?, affixed to the inside of a folded stationery sheet, wh...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Richard Nixon54 - Richard Nixon
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Color 7 x 5 postcard from the Richard Nixon Library & Birthplace showing the Nixon family celebrating Richard and Pat's 50th wedding anniver...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Richard Nixon55 - Richard Nixon
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Signed book: Real Peace: A Strategy for the West. First edition, first printing. NY: Privately printed, 1983. Hardcover with dust jacket, 5.75 x 8.5,
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Richard Nixon56 - Richard Nixon
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Vintage matte-finish 8 x 10 portrait of Richard Nixon, signed and inscribed in fountain pen, "To the Ken Brownes, with deep appreciation for th...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Richard Nixon57 - Richard Nixon
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Vintage glossy 5 x 7 photo of Nixon posing and signing autographs in Phoenix in 1966, signed in fountain pen, "Dick Nixon." Reverse bears ...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Richard and Pat Nixon58 - Richard and Pat Nixon
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Vintage glossy 10 x 8 photo of Vice President Nixon and his family, signed and inscribed in fountain pen, "To Ken Browne, with best wishes, fro...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Ronald Reagan59 - Ronald Reagan
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Color satin-finish 8 x 10 full-length photo of Reagan riding his horse at the Rancho Del Cielo, signed and inscribed in thin black felt tip, "T...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Ronald Reagan60 - Ronald Reagan
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Glossy 7.5 x 9.5 photo of Ronald Reagan posing with photographer Rita Rowe, signed and inscribed in black felt tip, "To Rita, with very best wi...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Ronald Reagan61 - Ronald Reagan
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TLS signed "Ronald Reagan, Sacramento, Calif., Gov. of Calif," one page, 8.5 x 11, United States Air Force Mothers letterhead, no date. A ...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Ronald Reagan and George Romney62 - Ronald Reagan and George Romney
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Matte-finish 9.75 x 8 press photo of Reagan, Romney, and Richard Nixon posing together, signed and inscribed in black ink, "To Joseph J. Fricel...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Reagan, Carter, Bush, Clinton63 - Reagan, Carter, Bush, Clinton
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Group of five books, all but one hardcover with dust jacket, each signed on an opening page or bookplate by a former American president or first lady,
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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William H. Taft64 - William H. Taft
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Bold ink signature, "Wm. H. Taft,” on an off-white 4.25 x 2.5 card. In fine condition, with some old mounting residue on the back.
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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William H. Taft65 - William H. Taft
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TLS signed "Wm. H. Taft," one page, 4.75 x 7.75, personal letterhead, December 26, 1908. Letter to A. L. Lashe, in full: "I beg to ac...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Harry S. Truman66 - Harry S. Truman
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TLS, one page, 7.25 x 10.5, personal letterhead, October 23, 1963. Letter to John Lehmann, in full: "Thank you very much for the book entitled ...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Harry S. Truman67 - Harry S. Truman
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Crisp series 1935 D silver certificate one-dollar bill, signed on the left side in black ink, "Harry S. Truman." In fine condition.
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Harry S. Truman68 - Harry S. Truman
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TLS, one page, 7.25 x 10.5, personal letterhead, July 23, 1964. Letter to the Hon. John W. Snyder, his close friend who had served as his Secretary of
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Donald Trump69 - Donald Trump
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TLS signed boldly in blue felt tip, “Donald,” one page, 8.5 x 11, The Trump Organization letterhead, January 14, 1982. Letter to Jerry Goldsmith, in f
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Estimate : 500.00 - 700.00
 
 
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Martin Van Buren70 - Martin Van Buren
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Full free frank, measuring 10.25 x 16 unfolded with an address panel of 5.75 x 3, addressed in Van Buren's hand to "Robert Vaun Esquire, Ph...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Martin Van Buren71 - Martin Van Buren
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Ink signature, "In haste yours truly, M. Van Buren,” on an off-white 3.5 x 1 slip clipped from the close of a letter. Affixed to a slightly lar...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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George Washington72 - George Washington
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Handsome full-sized wooden gavel, 11.5? in length, beautifully lathe-turned with a brass plaque affixed to head reading: “Made from tree planted by Pr
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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White House Bricks74 - White House Bricks
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Two bricks removed from the White House during the expansive renovations undertaken by Harry S. Truman, both measuring approximately 8.5 x 4.25 x 2.5,
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Woodrow Wilson75 - Woodrow Wilson
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Partly-printed DS as president, one page, 20 x 16, August 8, 1916. President Wilson appoints Wilford St. Dunn as "Notary Public for the Distric...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Declaration of Independence Force Print76 - Declaration of Independence Force Print
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Striking rice paper engraving of the Declaration of Independence, 25.5 x 28.75, printed by Peter Force in 1848 for inclusion in his series American Ar
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Estimate : 20,000.00 - 25,000.00
 
 
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John Morton77 - John Morton
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Signer of the Declaration of Independence from Pennsylvania (1725–1777) who also chaired the committee that wrote the Articles of Confederation. Rare
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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George Wythe78 - George Wythe
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Scholar, jurist, opponent of slavery (1726-1806) who was the first of the seven Virginia signatories of the Declaration of Independence. Scarce Revolu
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Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,000.00
 
 
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William Eustis79 - William Eustis
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Physician, politician, and statesman (1753–1825) who served as a military surgeon at Bunker Hill and as secretary of war under James Madison at the be
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Scopes Trial80 - Scopes Trial
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Three items signed by the key players in the Scopes Trial of 1925, including a typescript signed by John T. Scopes, a signature of Clarence Darrow, an
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Estimate : 500.00 - 700.00
 
 
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Florence Nightingale81 - Florence Nightingale
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ALS signed “F. Nightingale,” four pages on two adjoining sheets, 4.5 x 7, September 1, 1856. Letter to nurse Mary Erskine, in part: "I hope tha...
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Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,000.00
 
 
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Colonel Harland Sanders82 - Colonel Harland Sanders
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Colonel Harland Sanders’s personally-owned and -worn white two-piece suit made by Merton Chesher of Toronto, consisting of a light fabric double-breas
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Estimate : 5,000.00 - 7,000.00
 
 
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David Buick83 - David Buick
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Automotive engineer and businessman (1854–1929) who founded the automobile manufacturing company whose name survives as a division of General Motors.
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Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
 
 
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Ringling Brothers84 - Ringling Brothers
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Desirable trio of pictorial Ringling Bros. business checks, individually signed by three of the famous brothers—Al Ringling, Henry Ringling, and Charl
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Estimate : 500.00 - 700.00
 
 
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Gordon Bell85 - Gordon Bell
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American electrical engineer (born 1934) employed by Digital Equipment Corporation, who designed several of their Programmed Data Processor (PDP) mach
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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Charles Darwin86 - Charles Darwin
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Union Bank of London check, 7 x 3.25, filled out and signed by Darwin, "Ch. Darwin," payable to Mr. Payne for £25.4.0, May 15, 1879. ...
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Estimate : 15,000.00 - 20,000.00
 
 
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Thomas Edison87 - Thomas Edison
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Exquisite matte-finish 6.5 x 8.5 portrait of Edison seated with his hands clasped, affixed to its original 9.25 x 11.25 mount, boldly signed and inscr
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 2,000.00
 
 
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Thomas Edison88 - Thomas Edison
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Edison Botanic Research Corporation business check, 8 x 3, filled out in another hand and signed by Edison, "Thos. A. Edison," payable to ...
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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Albert Einstein89 - Albert Einstein
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Partial handwritten manuscript in German, penned on an off-white 8.5 x 5 sheet by Albert Einstein, unsigned, no date but circa late 1928–early 1929. L
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Estimate : 10,000.00 - 15,000.00
 
 
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Albert Einstein90 - Albert Einstein
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Exceptional vintage 4.75 x 4 full-length photo of Albert Einstein seated with a crossed leg and enjoying a pipe in a living room setting, signed in th
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Estimate : 5,000.00 - 7,000.00
 
 
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Steve Jobs91 - Steve Jobs
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Rare Apple Computer ten-year award plaque presented to Suzanne Lindbergh in 2000, 6 x 12, signed at the bottom in black felt tip, "Steve Jobs.&...
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Estimate : 15,000.00 - 20,000.00
 
 
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Werner Heisenberg92 - Werner Heisenberg
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German theoretical physicist (1901-1976) awarded the 1932 Nobel Prize in physics for the creation of quantum mechanics. Glossy 5.5 x 6.5 close-up phot
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,000.00
 
 
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Carl Jung93 - Carl Jung
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TLS in French, signed “C. G. Jung,” one page, 8 x 11.5, personal letterhead, March 4, 1954. In part (translated): "I knew Mr. Einstein when he ...
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Estimate : 7,500.00 - 8,500.00
 
 
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Robert Oppenheimer94 - Robert Oppenheimer
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Unusual oversized 10.5 x 13.5 tri-fold booklet entitled "From the Saturday Evening Post: Adventures of the Mind, The Mystery of Matter," s...
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Estimate : 500.00 - 700.00
 
 
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Louis Pasteur95 - Louis Pasteur
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ALS in French, signed “L. Pasteur,” one page, 4.25 x 7, October 30, 1885. Amusing letter responding to a proposal. In full (translated): "Madem...
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Estimate : 3,500.00 - 4,500.00
 
 
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Louis Pasteur96 - Louis Pasteur
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Extremely desirable bold ink signature, "L. Pasteur, Paris le 13 Aout 1891,” on an off-white 3.5 x 2.25 sheet. Archivally triple-matted and fra...
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Alfred Wallace97 - Alfred Wallace
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British naturalist, explorer, and biologist (1823–1913) best known for proposing a theory of natural selection which prompted Charles Darwin to publis
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Mother Teresa98 - Mother Teresa
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Glossy 8 x 10 photo of Mother Teresa and another nun holding a chicken, signed in blue felt tip, "God bless you, M. Teresa mc." In very go...
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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Pope John Paul I99 - Pope John Paul I
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Born Albino Luciani (1912–1978), he was elected Pope on August 26, 1978, and suddenly died of a heart attack just 33 days later. Uncommon vintage foun
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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Pope John Paul II100 - Pope John Paul II
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Color glossy 9.25 x 7 photo of Pope John Paul II with famous exorcist Father Gabriele Amorth, taken by Vatican photographer Arturo Mari, signed in bla
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,200.00
 
 
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Pope John Paul II101 - Pope John Paul II
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Exquisite color 8 x 10 portrait of Pope John Paul II, affixed to its original 9.5 x 13 mount, signed on the mount in fountain pen, "una benedit...
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Estimate : 3,000.00 - 5,000.00
 
 
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