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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Al Capone122 - Al Capone
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Extraordinary partly-printed DS, signed twice, “Alphonse Capone,” one page, 8.5 x 2.75, November 18, 1926. An interest note for "Loan No. 6223,...
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Estimate : 20,000.00 - 30,000.00
 
 
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Apple: Woz and Wayne123 - Apple: Woz and Wayne
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Two items: a color glossy 14 x 11 photo of the Apple 1 computer, signed in blue felt tip by its designer and inventor Steve Wozniak, "Apple I, ...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Menachem Begin124 - Menachem Begin
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TLS signed “M. Begin,” one page, 8.5 x 11, Prime Minister letterhead, July 5, 1982. Letter to Randy Posten, in full: "I thank you from the hear...
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August Belmont, Jr125 - August Belmont, Jr
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Multimillionaire businessman, socialite, and horse racing aficionado (1851-1924) best known for building New York's Belmont Park. ALS signed “Au...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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William J. Brennan126 - William J. Brennan
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Four items signed by the Supreme Court justice, including: a vintage matte-finish 8 x 10 portrait of Brennan by Ackad of Washington, signed and inscri
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Martin Buber127 - Martin Buber
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German Jewish philosopher and writer (1878–1965) who evolved a philosophy inspired by the study of Hasidism. ALS in German, one page both sides, 5.75
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Businessmen128 - Businessmen
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Three first edition books, each hardcover with dust jacket, each signed on an opening page by a noted businessman, including: Mr. Playboy: Hugh Hefner
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Cardinals129 - Cardinals
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Czechoslovakian commemorative cover honoring Pope John Paul II, signed in various inks by seven Catholic Cardinals, including: William Wakefield Baum,
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Carrie Chapman Catt130 - Carrie Chapman Catt
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American suffragist and peace activist (1859-1947) who was one of the leading forces behind the adoption of the Nineteenth Amendment in 1920, ensuring
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Henry Clay131 - Henry Clay
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Ink signature, "H. Clay of Ashland,” on an off-white 3.5 x 1.75 sheet. In fine condition.
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Baron Georges Cuvier132 - Baron Georges Cuvier
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French naturalist and zoologist (1769–1832) who was instrumental in establishing the fields of comparative anatomy and paleontology. ALS in French, si
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Dalai Lama133 - Dalai Lama
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Signed book: The Art of Happiness. First edition. NY: Riverhead Books, 1998. Hardcover with dust jacket, 5.75 x 8.5, 322 pages. Signed on the title pa
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Dalai Lama134 - Dalai Lama
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Vintage circa 1950s matte-finish 3.5 x 5.25 portrait of the Dalai Lama in his robes, signed in fountain pen. In very good to fine condition, with a li
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Dalai Lama135 - Dalai Lama
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Vintage ballpoint signature of the Dalai Lama in Tibetan on an off-white 4.5 x 3 autograph card. In fine condition. Accompanied by a transmittal lette
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Charles G. Dawes136 - Charles G. Dawes
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Nobel Prize winner and vice president under Calvin Coolidge (1865–1951), Dawes shared the 1925 Nobel Peace Prize as architect of the Dawes Plan for Wo
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DNA: James D. Watson137 - DNA: James D. Watson
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Signed book: The Double Helix. Later printing. NY: W. W. Norton, 1980. Softcover, 5 x 8.25, 298 pages. Signed on the title page in black ballpoint, ...
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DNA: James D. Watson138 - DNA: James D. Watson
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Glossy 8 x 10 half-length photo of James Watson in his laboratory holding a flask and mixing rod, signed in felt tip. In fine condition. Accompanied b
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DNA: James D. Watson139 - DNA: James D. Watson
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Signed book: DNA: The Secret of Life. First edition. NY: Alfred A. Knopf, 2003. Hardcover with dust jacket, 7.75 x 9.25, 446 pages. Signed on the titl
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Allen Dulles140 - Allen Dulles
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Two first edition books: The Craft of Intelligence, hardcover with dust jacket, published by Harper and Row in 1963, signed and inscribed on the first
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Everest: Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay141 - Everest: Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay
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Commemorative cover with a cachet and inlaid medallion honoring the 25th anniversary of the first ascent of Mount Everest, 8 x 4.5, signed in black ba
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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