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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Pope John XXIII102 - Pope John XXIII
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Italian Pope (1881–1963), born Angelo Giuseppe Roncalli, who ascended the papal throne in 1958 and served until his death. As the guiding force behind
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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Giandomenico Spinola103 - Giandomenico Spinola
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Genoa-born cardinal (1580–1646) who served as Camerlengo of the Sacred College of Cardinals, and participated in the papal conclave of 1644 that elect
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Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,000.00
 
 
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Winston Churchill104 - Winston Churchill
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Vintage matte-finish 3.25 x 4.25 portrait of Churchill in a bust-length pose, affixed to the original 4.5 x 6.75 mount, signed in ballpoint on the mou
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Estimate : 2,500.00 - 3,500.00
 
 
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Oliver Cromwell105 - Oliver Cromwell
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English soldier and statesman (1599–1658) who led Parliamentary forces in the English Civil War, waged war against Scotland and Ireland and, in 1653,
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Estimate : 6,000.00 - 8,000.00
 
 
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Francesco Foscari106 - Francesco Foscari
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The longest reigning Doge of the Republic of Venice, who reigned from 1423 to 1457; his rule coincided with the inception of the Italian Renaissance.
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Estimate : 3,500.00 - 4,500.00
 
 
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Napoleon: Josephine107 - Napoleon: Josephine
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First wife of Napoleon and thus the first empress of the French (1763–1814). LS in French, signed “Josephine,” one page, 7.25 x 9, November 6, 1812. L
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Estimate : 2,000.00 - 2,500.00
 
 
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Frederick the Great108 - Frederick the Great
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King of Prussia (born 1712) from 1740 until his death in 1786. His political prowess and enlightened attitudes toward religion, learning, and the huma
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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Maria Theresa of Spain109 - Maria Theresa of Spain
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Queen of France (1638–1683) and the wife of King Louis XIV. ALS in Spanish, signed “Maria Teresa,” one page, 8 x 11.75, January 28, 1657. Letter to ...
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,000.00
 
 
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King Wilhelm II110 - King Wilhelm II
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Two items: an LS in German, signed "Wilhelm R," one page, 8.25 x 10.5, April 22, 1902, to Colonel Conzen; and a partly-printed DS in Germa...
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Princess Diana111 - Princess Diana
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Stunning oversized color satin-finish 10 x 12 portrait of Princess Diana in a white top with large pearl earrings, affixed to a 13 x 16 mount, promine
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Estimate : 2,500.00 - 3,500.00
 
 
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Princess Diana and Prince Charles112 - Princess Diana and Prince Charles
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Christmas card from 1983 embossed on the front with the Prince of Wales’s feathers and Order of the Garter motto and the Spencer family arms, measurin
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,000.00
 
 
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Queen Elizabeth I113 - Queen Elizabeth I
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LS signed "Elizabeth I," one page, 12.5 x 8.5, September 1, 1568. Letter to the Count of Winchester, Tresor of England, about payment of 1...
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Estimate : 25,000.00 - 30,000.00
 
 
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Richard E. Byrd114 - Richard E. Byrd
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Vintage matte-finish 8 x 10 full-length photo of Rear Admiral Byrd exiting a plan on February 16, 1947, near the end of the Operation Highjump operati
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Robert E. Peary115 - Robert E. Peary
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American explorer (1856–1920) best known for his claim as the first man to reach the North Pole; whether his expedition actually reached the target de
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Stephen F. Austin116 - Stephen F. Austin
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Partly-printed DS, signed “S. F. Austin,” one page, 7.75 x 10.75, January 11, 1836. Ornate financial document headed “Texian Loan,” in part: “Received
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Estimate : 2,500.00 - 3,500.00
 
 
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Judge Roy Bean117 - Judge Roy Bean
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Texan saloon-keeper and Justice of the Peace in Val Verde County (1825–1903) who called himself 'The Law West of the Pecos' and held court i...
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Estimate : 2,000.00 - 4,000.00
 
 
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William F. ‘Buffalo Bill’ Cody118 - William F. ‘Buffalo Bill’ Cody
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Uncommon matte-finish 3.75 x 5 photo of Cody dressed in elaborately decorated Western garb, neatly signed in fountain pen, "W. C. Cody, 'Bu...
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Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,500.00
 
 
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Pat Garrett119 - Pat Garrett
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New Mexico lawman (1850–1908) who killed his former gambling partner, the fabled outlaw Billy the Kid, in 1881. Partly-printed DS, signed “P. F. Garre
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Estimate : 2,500.00
 
 
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Sam Houston120 - Sam Houston
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Partly-printed DS, one page, 14.75 x 12.5, August 13, 1860. As governor of Texas, Houston grants Phillip Demitt a plot of land "In Guadalupe an...
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Estimate : 2,000.00 - 4,000.00
 
 
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Fred Burke121 - Fred Burke
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Midwestern armed robber and contract killer during the Prohibition era (1893-1940) who is considered a prime suspect in the infamous St. Valentine&#...
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 2,000.00
 
 
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