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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Jesse Elliott361 - Jesse Elliott
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Commander of American naval forces in Lake Erie during the War of 1812, especially noted for his controversial actions during the Battle of Lake Erie
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Enola Gay: Tibbets and Sweeney362 - Enola Gay: Tibbets and Sweeney
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Satin-finish 8 x 10 photo of Enola Gay pilot Paul Tibbets and Bockscar pilot Charles Sweeney shaking hands just before Sweeney's flight to Nagas...
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Enola Gay: Paul Tibbets363 - Enola Gay: Paul Tibbets
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Glossy 10 x 8 photo of the Boeing B-29 Superfortress 'Enola Gay' from the side, signed and inscribed in blue felt tip by its famous pilot, &...
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Jacob Gerrish364 - Jacob Gerrish
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Massachusetts soldier (1739–1817) and captain of a company of minutemen who answered the Lexington alarm in April 1775; he went on to serve as an offi
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Leslie Groves365 - Leslie Groves
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Army officer (1896–1970) who headed the Manhattan Project and oversaw the construction of the Pentagon. Grouping of material related to correspondence
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Leslie Groves366 - Leslie Groves
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Army officer (1896–1970) who headed the Manhattan Project and oversaw the construction of the Pentagon. Fountain pen signature, "L. R. Groves, ...
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Iwo Jima367 - Iwo Jima
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Appealing group lot of five FDCs with cachets honoring the Marines or the Battles of Iwo Jima, each signed in ink or ballpoint by a notable figure fro
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Iwo Jima: Joe Rosenthal368 - Iwo Jima: Joe Rosenthal
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Glossy 8.25 x 10 photo of Joe Rosenthal posing with his family in front of the Marine Corps War Memorial, a bronze statue inspired by Rosenthal'...
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Thomas ap Catesby Jones and Charles G. Ridgeley369 - Thomas ap Catesby Jones and Charles G. Ridgeley
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Two items: an ALS by Thomas ap Catesby Jones, a naval officer during the War of 1812 who later seized the port of Monterey during the Mexican-American
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Nathaniel Lyon370 - Nathaniel Lyon
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Veteran of the Seminole and Mexican-American Wars (1818–1861) who was the first Union general to be killed in the American Civil War and is noted for
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Montgomery of Alamein371 - Montgomery of Alamein
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Vintage matte-finish 6 x 8 full-length photo of Bernard Montgomery wearing his military uniform later into his career, signed in fountain pen, "...
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Montgomery of Alamein372 - Montgomery of Alamein
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ALS, one page both sides, 5.5 x 7.25, 7 Westminster Gardens letterhead, March 29, 1947. Letter to Mr. Salisbury, in full: "Thank you for your l...
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Mountbatten of Burma373 - Mountbatten of Burma
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Group lot of five TLSs, two signed photos, and one clipped signature, each signed in fountain pen, "Mountbatten of Burma." The letters, fi...
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Ernest Pyle374 - Ernest Pyle
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Union Trust Company of the District of Columbia check, 6.25 x 2.75, filled out and signed by Pyle, "Ernest T. Pyle," payable to Dr. George...
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Matthew Ridgway375 - Matthew Ridgway
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Two items: a TLS signed "M. B. Ridgway," one page, 7.25 x 9.75, General Headquarters, Far East Command letterhead, January 13, 1952, in fu...
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Brian H. Robertson376 - Brian H. Robertson
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British Army officer during the Second World War (1896–1974) who played an important role in the East African, North African and Italian Campaigns. Tw
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John Rodgers377 - John Rodgers
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Commodore in the US Navy (1772–1838) who served in the Quasi-War with France, both Barbary Wars in North Africa, and the War of 1812 with Britain, and
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William T. Sherman378 - William T. Sherman
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LS signed “W. T. Sherman,” one page, 5.25 x 8, May 20, 1889. Letter to Henry M. Cist, the corresponding secretary of the Society of the Army of the Cu
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Thomas Tingey379 - Thomas Tingey
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Commodore (1750–1829) of the United States Navy who distinguished himself in the Quasi-War with France and later supervised the construction of the Wa
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Thomas Truxton380 - Thomas Truxton
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American naval officer (1755–1822) who operated as a privateer during the Revolutionary War and was one of the first six commanders appointed to the n
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