Auction Details
Loaded with over 1,000 lots, RR Auction’s April Fine Autograph and Artifact sale features an amazing assortment of historic collectibles. This catalog begins with a featured section of science fiction, fantasy, and horror, exploring these popular genres across Hollywood and literature—from Forrest J. Ackerman’s Frankenstein posters to screen-used Star Trek props to first editions by Asimov, Bradbury, Heinlein, and King. Other top highlights in this sale are: a letter sent by George Washington from West Point during the Revolution; an exceedingly rare Martha Washington autograph letter boasting a presidential free frank; a significant letter by Martin Luther King, Jr., on Jackie Robinson; a fully-signed Beatles Parlophone Records promo card; and letters by renowned photographer Alfred Stieglitz. 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 2018.
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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342John DeLoreanRR Auction
Executive in the U.S. automobile industry (1925–2005), and founder of the DeLorean Motor Company, best remembered for the DeLorean DMC-12 sports car,
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
343Elizabeth, Queen MotherRR Auction
Drummond Bank check, 8 x 3.5, filled out and signed by the Queen Mother, "Elizabeth R.," payable to Lady Katharine Seymour for £200, ...
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
344Hamilton FishRR Auction
Politician (1808-1893) who served as governor of New York, US senator, and secretary of state. Personal check, 7 x 2.75, filled out and signed by Fish
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
345Henry FlaglerRR Auction
Real estate and railroad entrepreneur and president of the Standard Oil Company (1830–1913) who set out to make Florida the 'Newport of the Sout...
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
346Felix FrankfurterRR Auction
TLS, one page, 5.75 x 9, Supreme Court of the United States letterhead, February 25, 1941. Letter to Harold Roland Shapiro, in full: "I am very...
Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
347Felix FrankfurterRR Auction
TLS, one page, 5.25 x 8, Law School of Harvard University letterhead, October 14, 1938. Letter to Harold Roland Shapiro, in full: "You are kind...
Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
348French PresidentsRR Auction
Archive of material related to four French presidents from the mid-19th and early 20th century, consisting of letters, documents, calling cards, and p
Estimate : 500.00 - 700.00
349Mikhail GorbachevRR Auction
Signed book: Memoirs. First edition. NY: Doubleday, 1996. Hardcover with dust jacket, 6.25 x 9.5, 769. Signed on the title page in black felt tip by M
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
350Hannibal HamlinRR Auction
ALS signed “H. Hamlin,” one page, 4.75 x 8, October 27, 1875. Written from Bangor, Maine, a letter to L. D. Merchant, in full: "Will you please...
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
351Charles Evans HughesRR Auction
Letter archive from Chief Justice Charles Evans Hughes, consisting of one ALS and three TLSs, each signed “Charles E. Hughes,” five total pages, dated
Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
352Joseph HumeRR Auction
Twice-signed ALS, one page, 4.5 x 7.25, 1830. Letter to Dr. McVickar, in part: "Mr. Richards will call for you tomorrow morning at 1/4 after 8 ...
Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
353Ebenezer HuntingtonRR Auction
American politician (1754–1834) who served during the Revolutionary War and was a first responder to the historic Lexington alarm of April 19, 1775. R
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
354Dorothea JordanRR Auction
Anglo-Irish actress and courtesan (1761–1816) who was the mistress and companion of the future King William IV of the United Kingdom, with whom she ha
355Helen KellerRR Auction
Pencil signature, "Cordially, Helen Keller,” on an off-white 4.25 x 2.25 card. Double-matted and framed with a large photo of Keller to an over...
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
356Joseph P. KennedyRR Auction
TLS, signed “Joe,” one page, 7.25 x 10.5, personal letterhead, June 4, 1960. Letter to Phil Regan, in full: “I would really like to help this boy out
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
357Robert F. KennedyRR Auction
Bold fountain pen signature, "R. F. Kennedy,” on an off-white 2.5 x 2 card. Nicely triple-matted and framed with a photo of Kennedy at a lecter...
Estimate : 500.00 - 700.00
358Robert F. KennedyRR Auction
TLS signed “Bob,” one page, 7 x 9, The Attorney General letterhead, February 20, 1964. Letter to Leonard Lyons of the New York Post, in full: "...
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
359Ted KennedyRR Auction
Two first edition books signed by Ted Kennedy, both hardcover with dust jacket, including: Decisions for a Decade, signed and inscribed on the half-ti
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
360Kennedy Assassination: Clint HillRR Auction
Three glossy 10 x 8 photos of John and Jackie Kennedy from the day the president was assassinated, each signed in black felt tip by Secret Service age
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
361King Gustaf V of SwedenRR Auction
King of Sweden (born 1858) from 1907 until his death in 1950, who holds the record of being the oldest monarch of Sweden. Vintage matte-finish 4.75 x
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00