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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Nathaniel P. Langford152 - Nathaniel P. Langford
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Explorer, businessman, bureaucrat, vigilante, and historian (1832–1911) who was a member of the infamous Montana Vigilantes and explored regions of wh
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Lincoln Cabinet Members153 - Lincoln Cabinet Members
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Uncommon pair of one-page ALSs from Lincoln cabinet members Simon Cameron and William P. Fessenden. The Cameron letter, 8 x 10, dated September 30, 18
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Lincoln-Related154 - Lincoln-Related
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Group of five items signed by or picturing men affiliated with President Abraham Lincoln, including: a mailing envelope, 5.25 x 3, addressed in the ha
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John McCain155 - John McCain
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Glossy 8 x 10 photo of McCain in his naval uniform, signed and inscribed in black ballpoint, "To Joe Addonizio, with highest esteem and best re...
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Medical Researchers156 - Medical Researchers
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Group of ten items signed by noted medical researchers, including: Jonas Salk (signature), James D. Watson (signature), Linus Pauling (bookplate), Har
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Mother Teresa157 - Mother Teresa
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Printed prayer slip with an image of Mother Teresa with her hands clasped in prayer, 4 x 4.5, signed and inscribed in blue felt tip, “Dear Barry, God
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Mother Teresa158 - Mother Teresa
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FDC honoring recipients of the Nobel Peace Prize, signed in blue ballpoint, "God bless you, M Teresa mc." In fine condition.
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Sidhartha Mukherjee159 - Sidhartha Mukherjee
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Indian-American physician, biologist, oncologist, and author (born 1970) who is best known for his 2010 book, The Emperor of All Maladies: A Biography
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Ralph Nader160 - Ralph Nader
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Signed book: Unsafe at Any Speed. First edition. NY: Grossman, 1965. Hardcover with dust jacket, 5.75 x 8.5, 298 pages. Signed and inscribed on the fi
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Sandra Day O'Connor161 - Sandra Day O'Connor
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TLS signed “Sandra O'Connor,” one page, 8.5 x 11, Supreme Court of the United States letterhead, December 8, 1983. Letter to a collector, in par...
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Sandra Day O'Connor and Dan Quayle162 - Sandra Day O'Connor and Dan Quayle
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Color satin-finish 10 x 8 photo of Quayle reciting the vice president's oath of office, which was administered at his special request by Supreme...
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Vijaya Lakshmi Pandit163 - Vijaya Lakshmi Pandit
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Indian diplomat and politician (1900–1990), related to Prime Ministers Jawaharlal Nehru, Indira Gandhi, and Rajiv Gandhi, who served as Nehru's ...
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Rosa Parks164 - Rosa Parks
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Signed book: Rosa Parks: My Story. First edition. NY: Dial Books, 1992. Hardcover, 5.75 x 8.5, 192 pages. Signed on the half-title page in black felt
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Norman Vincent Peale165 - Norman Vincent Peale
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Protestant preacher and author (1898–1993) best known for his self-help bestseller The Power of Positive Thinking. Glossy 8 x 10 photo of Norman Vince
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Pope Paul VI166 - Pope Paul VI
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Born Giovanni Battista Enrico Antonio Maria Montini in Italy in 1897, Paul VI reigned as pope from 1963 until his death in 1978. Vintage fountain pen
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Ferry Porsche167 - Ferry Porsche
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Austrian technical automobile designer and entrepreneur (1909–1998) and the son of the renowned Volkswagen and Porsche founder. Glossy 4.75 x 6.75 hal
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Princess Diana and Prince Charles168 - Princess Diana and Prince Charles
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Group lot of seven photos of the royal family, with six glossy studio photos, 8 x 10 and 10 x 8, focusing on the christening of Prince Henry on Decemb
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Princess Grace and Prince Rainier169 - Princess Grace and Prince Rainier
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Glossy 5.25 x 7.75 photo of the royal couple, signed and inscribed in black felt tip, "To Jessie McDonald—with warmest good wishes, Grace de Mo...
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Joseph Pulitzer170 - Joseph Pulitzer
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Journalist and newspaper publisher (1847–1911) who established the Pulitzer Prize 'for the encouragement of public service, public morals, Ameri...
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Queen Elizabeth and the Royal Family171 - Queen Elizabeth and the Royal Family
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Group lot of six glossy 8 x 10 photos of Queen Elizabeth II and her immediate family, with images including: three photos of Elizabeth on her 60th bir
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Yitzhak Rabin172 - Yitzhak Rabin
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Three items signed by Rabin: a matte-finish 3.5 x 5.5 portrait, signed in the lower border in blue ballpoint, "Y. Rabin"; an official prin...
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Jonas Salk173 - Jonas Salk
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Glossy 8 x 10 photo of Jonas Salk seated in a classroom, signed in blue felt tip. In very fine condition. Originally obtained by in-person specialist
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Sarah, Duchess of York174 - Sarah, Duchess of York
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Uncommon assortment of 12 glossy photos documenting the marriage of Prince Andrew and Sarah, Duchess of York, 8 x 10 and 10 x 8, with subjects includi
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Antonin Scalia175 - Antonin Scalia
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Two items signed by the Supreme Court's constitutional originalist: a paperstock 6 x 9 photo of Scalia, signed and inscribed in the wide lower b...
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Herbert Spencer176 - Herbert Spencer
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Prominent English philosopher and sociologist (1820–1903). LS, one page, 4.5 x 7, February 15, 1882. Letter to D. Vogel, in full: "Your letter ...
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Henry M. Stanley177 - Henry M. Stanley
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Author, explorer, and special correspondent for the New York Herald (1841–1904), most famous for his inquiry, ‘Dr. Livingstone, I presume?,’ upon find
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John P. Stapp178 - John P. Stapp
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US Air Force officer (1910–1999), flight surgeon, physician, biophysicist, and pioneer in studying the effects of acceleration and deceleration forces
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Supreme Court Justices179 - Supreme Court Justices
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Trio of souvenir stamp and bank note cards from the "1890's An American Renaissance" series issued by the Bureau of Engraving and Prin...
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Supreme Court Justices180 - Supreme Court Justices
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Six items signed in ballpoint or felt tip by a justice of the Supreme Court, with formats consisting of a stamp block, an engraving, a TLS, and three
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Supreme Court Justices181 - Supreme Court Justices
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Three glossy 10 x 8 photos of Supreme Court Justices performing at swearing-in ceremonies, each signed in ink or felt tip by the pictured judge: Sandr
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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