RR Auction: Fine Autographs and Artifacts featuring Science Fiction

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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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Joseph Pulitzer382 - Joseph Pulitzer
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Office of the Post-Dispatch business check, 8 x 3.25, filled out in another hand and signed by Pulitzer as president, payable to W. C. Stergers for $6
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Queen Mary of Teck383 - Queen Mary of Teck
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Beautiful signed book: Christmas Songs and Carols by Agnes H. Begbie. London: Elkin Mathews, 1908. Leatherbound hardcover, 5 x 6, 52 pages. Neatly sig
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Queen Victoria384 - Queen Victoria
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Two items related to Queen Victoria's coronation: an issue of The Globe and Traveller newspaper from the day of Queen Victoria's coronation,...
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Yitzhak Rabin385 - Yitzhak Rabin
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Glossy 7 x 9.25 half-length seated photo of the fifth Prime Minister of Israel, signed in black felt tip, "Y. Rabin." In fine condition, w...
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Syngman Rhee386 - Syngman Rhee
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TLS, one page, 7.25 x 10.25, Kyung Mu Dai letterhead, March 24, 1955. Letter to New York Daily News cartoonist C. D. Batchelor, in part: "I wan...
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Owen Roberts387 - Owen Roberts
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Associate Justice of the United States Supreme Court (1875–1955) who led two Roberts Commissions: the first that investigated the attack on Pearl Harb
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Julius Rosenwald388 - Julius Rosenwald
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Clothier, manufacturer, and philanthropist (1862–1932) best known as a part-owner of Sears, Roebuck and Company. TLS signed “J. R.,” one page, 7 x 10.
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Royal Family389 - Royal Family
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Group of 16 original cabinet photos of members of the royal family, all approximately 4.25 x 6.5, with subjects including: Queen Alexandra; Queen Alex
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Albert Schweitzer390 - Albert Schweitzer
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Jewelgems by Jay O'Day business check, 8.5 x 3, filled out in another hand and made payable to Albert Schweitzer for $25, March 17, 1959, endors...
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Alfred P. Sloan, Jr391 - Alfred P. Sloan, Jr
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American business executive (1875–1966) who was the longtime president and CEO of General Motors. Vintage matte-finish 9.5 x 12.5 portrait of Sloan by
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Philip Stanhope, 4th Earl of Chesterfield392 - Philip Stanhope, 4th Earl of Chesterfield
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British statesman, diplomat, man of letters, and an acclaimed wit of his time (1694–1773). Third-person ALS, signed within the text, "Lord and ...
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Harlan Stone393 - Harlan Stone
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TLS, one page, 8 x 10.5, Supreme Court of the United States letterhead, October 17, 1938. Letter to Harold Roland Shapiro, in full: "Thank you ...
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Robert Stroud394 - Robert Stroud
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ALS signed “Bob, Robert Stroud #594,” one page both sides, 8 x 10.25, Alcatraz prison stationery to which he adds his full name and prison address at
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Margaret Thatcher395 - Margaret Thatcher
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TLS signed “Yours sincerely, Margaret Thatcher,” one page, 8.25 x 11.75, 10 Downing Street letterhead, April 2, 1990. Letter to Hannah Trace and Sally
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Margaret Thatcher396 - Margaret Thatcher
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TLS signed “Yours ever, Margaret,” one page, 5.75 x 8.25, 10 Downing Street letterhead, October 10, 1988. Letter to Monty Modlyn, in full: "Tha...
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Titanic397 - Titanic
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Commemorative Royal Mail cover with a cachet honoring the 25th anniversary of the British Philatelic Bureau, 8.5 x 4.5, signed in black ballpoint, &...
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Oliver Wolcott, Jr398 - Oliver Wolcott, Jr
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Two DSs, each boldly signed "Oliv: Wolcott, Jr.," one page, dated 1789. Two State of Connecticut Comptroller's Office pay orders: one ...
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Emile Zola399 - Emile Zola
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Untranslated ANS in French on an off-white 4 x 2 personal calling card belonging to Zola, postmarked December 6, 1897. In very good to fine condition,
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Marquis de Lafayette400 - Marquis de Lafayette
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LS signed “Lafayette,” three pages on two adjoining sheets, 8 x 12.25, August 24, 1830. Important letter describing the French Revolution of 1830, wri
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Estimate : 2,000.00 - 2,500.00
 
 
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Belle Boyd401 - Belle Boyd
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Rare ANS signed “Belle Boyd Hammond-High,” one page, 10.25 x 6, March 23, 1887. A friendly note to “Melton,” in full: “Cherish thru life kind thoughts
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Estimate : 2,000.00 - 2,500.00
 
 
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