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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Robert Bunsen261 - Robert Bunsen
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German chemist (1811-1899) who discovered the elements cesium and rubidium and who developed the laboratory burner that now bears his name. ALS in Ger
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Businessmen262 - Businessmen
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Collection of 18 items signed by a notable businessman, consisting mostly of signed slips, cards, and letters, ranging in size from 2.5 x 1 to 8.5 x 1
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Estimate : 500.00 - 700.00
 
 
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Andy Card263 - Andy Card
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Color satin-finish 14 x 11 photo of Card informing President Bush of the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center, signed in gold ink, "On 9...
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Dewitt Clinton264 - Dewitt Clinton
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American politician (1769-1828) who served as senator and who, as governor of New York, played a major role in the construction of the Erie Canal. Par
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Jacques Cousteau265 - Jacques Cousteau
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Glossy 4.75 x 8 close-up photo of Jacques Cousteau wearing a diving wetsuit, signed and inscribed in black felt tip, "To Michael! J. Y. Coustea...
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Charles de Gaulle266 - Charles de Gaulle
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TLS in FRench, signed “C. de Gaulle,” one page, 8.25 x 10.5, personal letterhead, December 18, 1947. Letter to Lieutenant Chapeyrou, in part (translat
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Frederick Douglass267 - Frederick Douglass
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Crisp ink signature, "Fred'k Douglass,” on an off-white 3 x 1 slip. In fine condition. Encapsulated in a PSA/DNA authentication and grading...
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Frederick Douglass268 - Frederick Douglass
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Partly-printed DS, signed “Fred'k Douglass,” 3.5 x 8.5, December 10, 1884. District of Columbia deed of trust from John F. Ennis, Jr., to Emma G...
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Emperor Akihito269 - Emperor Akihito
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Emperor of Japan (born 1933) from 1989 until his abdication in 2019. Scarce vintage fountain pen signature in English and Japanese, "Akihito,” ...
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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Alexander Fleming270 - Alexander Fleming
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Scottish bacteriologist (1881–1955) who shared the 1945 Nobel Prize in Medicine for his role in the discovery and isolation of penicillin. Vintage fou
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French Presidents271 - French Presidents
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Archive of 12 items related to four French presidents from the mid-19th and early 20th century, consisting of letters, documents, calling cards, and p
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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Milton Friedman272 - Milton Friedman
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University of Chicago economist (1912–2006) who won the 1976 Nobel Prize in Economics. Glossy 7 x 9.5 close-up photo of Milton Friedman, signed in the
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Ruth Bader Ginsburg273 - Ruth Bader Ginsburg
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Three items: a Supreme Court of the United States card belonging to Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, 5 x 3.5, signed and inscribed in black ink, "B...
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Mikhail Gorbachev274 - Mikhail Gorbachev
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Limited edition souvenir treaty signed "M. Gorbachev," one page, 8.25 x 10.5, numbered 211/299. Reproduction of the final page of the Nucl...
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Mikhail Gorbachev275 - Mikhail Gorbachev
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Limited edition color glossy 9.5 x 6.75 photo of Mikhail Gorbachev receiving the first Ronald Reagan Freedom Award on May 4, 1992, numbered 15/250, si
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Israeli Leaders: Rabin and Dayan276 - Israeli Leaders: Rabin and Dayan
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Two items: a commemorative cover, 6.75 x 4, with a cachet of Moshe Dayan as a young soldier, postmarked May 7, 1967, signed in blue ballpoint, "...
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Jonathan Jackson277 - Jonathan Jackson
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Merchant from Newburyport, Massachusetts (1743–1810) who was a delegate for Massachusetts in the Continental Congress. ALS signed “J. Jackson, Supervi
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Ethel Kennedy278 - Ethel Kennedy
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TLS signed “With warm wishes—Ethel Kennedy,” one page, 5.75 x 7.75, Hickory Hill letterhead, October 21, 1971. Letter to Oscar-winning actress Joan Cr
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Robert F. Kennedy279 - Robert F. Kennedy
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Original program for the 125th Anniversary of the Central High School of Philadelphia on May 6, 1964, 12 pages, 6 x 9, signed on the front cover in bl
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Jack Kilby280 - Jack Kilby
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Physicist (1923–2005) who won the Nobel Prize in 2000 for his 1958 invention of the integrated circuit. Original ballpoint sketch of a microchip accom
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