RR Auction: Fine Autographs and Artifacts featuring Presidents and Animation

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With well over 1,000 lots spanning a dozen genres, RR Auction's July Fine Autographs and Artifacts sale is highlighted by special Animation Art section, plus an assortment of Founding Fathers to honor America's Independence Day. Among the top lots are a handwritten letter by Karl Marx, an amazing Lewis Carroll letter about "Alice," an early Winston Churchill portrait, a marvelous double-signed Beatles program, rare letters by artists like Claude Monet and Gilbert Stuart, and fully signed Apollo 11 insurance covers. The animation feature boasts original production artwork from classics like Snow White, Fantasia, Pinocchio, Lady and the Tramp, Bambi, and Dumbo, in addition to several Walt Disney autographs. Founders include important letters by Benjamin Franklin and George Washington, a Force print of the Declaration of Independence, a John Hancock document from 1776, and a collection of signers of the US Constitution. Join us as we make history selling history in July 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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Oliver Ellsworth201 - Oliver Ellsworth
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Third chief justice of the United States (1745–1807) and delegate to the Constitutional Congress who later submitted the amendments which became the B
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Estimate : 2,500.00 - 3,500.00
 
 
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John Marshall202 - John Marshall
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Influential American statesman and jurist (1755–1835) who served as the fourth Chief Justice of the Supreme Court. Among the notable cases over which
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Estimate : 3,000.00 - 4,000.00
 
 
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John Marshall203 - John Marshall
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Scarce manuscript DS, signed “J. Marshall,” one page, 8 x 9.75, June 2, 1797. Legal document in which Marshall appoints counsel to transfer stock, in
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Estimate : 3,500.00 - 4,500.00
 
 
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John Jacob Astor204 - John Jacob Astor
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Businessman who was the first prominent member of the Astor family and the first multimillionaire in the United States (1763–1848). ADS, one page, 7 x
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,000.00
 
 
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Auguste Escoffier205 - Auguste Escoffier
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Legendary French chef, restaurateur, and culinary writer (1846–1935) who was one of the most important leaders in the development of modern French cui
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Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,000.00
 
 
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Apple-1 Computer Operation Manual206 - Apple-1 Computer Operation Manual
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Extremely rare original vintage Apple-1 Operation Manual issued by the Apple Computer Company circa 1976, 12 pages, 8.5 x 11, featuring Apple's ...
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Estimate : 10,000.00 - 15,000.00
 
 
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Alexander Graham Bell207 - Alexander Graham Bell
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TLS, one page, 8 x 10, Beinn Bhreagh letterhead, October 9, 1902. Letter to R. Norman Vyvyan, the "Manager, Marconi Wireless Telegraph Station,...
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Estimate : 10,000.00 - 15,000.00
 
 
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Alexander Graham Bell208 - Alexander Graham Bell
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TLS signed “Alexander Graham Bell,” one page, Beinn Bhreagh letterhead, January 10, 1919. Letter to Pascal P. Gilmore of the Bucksport National Bank,
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Marie Curie209 - Marie Curie
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Polish-born French physicist (1867–1934), she and her husband Pierre discovered two new elements, polonium and radium; for this work they received the
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Estimate : 3,500.00 - 4,500.00
 
 
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Charles Darwin210 - Charles Darwin
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ALS signed “Ch. Darwin,” one page, 4.5 x 7, January 26. Letter to a gentleman, presumably a publisher, written from Bassett, Southampton. In full: &...
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Estimate : 5,000.00 - 7,000.00
 
 
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Charles Darwin211 - Charles Darwin
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ALS signed “C. R. Darwin,” both sides of a black-bordered 4.25 x 7 page, December 24, 1851. Written from his home in Down Farnborough, Kent, Darwin wr
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Estimate : 8,000.00 - 10,000.00
 
 
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Heinrich Hertz212 - Heinrich Hertz
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German physicist (1857–1894) who was the first person to provide conclusive proof of the existence of electromagnetic waves. Rare ALS signed "H...
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Estimate : 4,000.00 - 6,000.00
 
 
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Sebastian Kneipp213 - Sebastian Kneipp
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Bavarian priest (1821–1897) who pioneered naturopathic medicine, particularly a form of hydrotherapy known as the Kneipp cure. Appealing 4.25 x 6.5 ca
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,000.00
 
 
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Alexander von Humboldt214 - Alexander von Humboldt
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ALS in French, signed “Humboldt,” one page both sides, 7.75 x 9.5, 1823. Letter to mathematician and astronomer Louis Benjamin Francoeur, concerning a
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Estimate : 4,000.00 - 5,000.00
 
 
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Carl Linnaeus215 - Carl Linnaeus
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Swedish botanist, physician, and zoologist (1707-1778), who laid the foundations for the modern scheme of binomial nomenclature. Handwritten manuscrip
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Estimate : 8,000.00 - 10,000.00
 
 
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Carl Linnaeus216 - Carl Linnaeus
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Swedish botanist, physician, and zoologist (1707–1778), who laid the foundations for the modern scheme of binomial nomenclature. Rare AQS in Latin on
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Estimate : 6,000.00 - 8,000.00
 
 
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Guglielmo Marconi217 - Guglielmo Marconi
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ALS in Italian, one page both sides, 5.25 x 4.25, Reale Accademia d'Italia letterhead, September 23, 1931. Letter to Italian composer Umberto Gi...
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,000.00
 
 
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Guglielmo Marconi218 - Guglielmo Marconi
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Italian physicist and inventor who devoted his life to experiments in wireless communication, and was awarded with the Nobel prize in 1909. Vintage ma
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,000.00
 
 
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Elie Metchnikoff219 - Elie Metchnikoff
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Russian biologist and zoologist (1845-1916) best known for his pioneering research into the immune system for which he was awarded the 1908 Nobel Priz
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,000.00
 
 
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Louis Pasteur220 - Louis Pasteur
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ALS in French, signed “L. Pasteur,” three pages on two adjoining sheets, 5.25 x 8, August 18, no year. Letter to his assistant Eugene Maillot, in part
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Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,000.00
 
 
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