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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Simon Cameron332 - Simon Cameron
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Lincoln's controversial first secretary of war (1799-1889). ALS, one page, 7.75 x 9.75, December 23, 1857. Letter to Simon Stevens of Lancaster,...
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Simon Cameron333 - Simon Cameron
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Lincoln's controversial first secretary of war (1799-1889). ALS, one page, 4.75 x 6, March 16, 1858. Letter to H. C. Hickock, in full: "I w...
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Winston Churchill334 - Winston Churchill
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A small 1 x 1 fragment of Winston Churchill's personally-owned Cuban cigar, displayed with a quote and image in an 11 x 14 mat. The cigar was or...
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Desiree Clary335 - Desiree Clary
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Queen of Sweden and Norway as the consort of King Charles XIV John, and one-time fiancee of Napoleon Bonaparte (1777–1860). LS in French, signed “D,”
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Cassius M. Clay336 - Cassius M. Clay
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ALS signed “C. M. Clay,” one page, 5 x 5.5, March 12, 1848. Written from the Astor House, a brief letter to New-York Tribune founder Horace Greeley, i
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Henry Clay337 - Henry Clay
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ALS signed “H. Clay,” one page, 7.75 x 10, July 21, 1845. Written from his Ashland estate, a letter to Anne Deas, in part: "It never, for a mom...
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Henry Clay338 - Henry Clay
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ALS signed “H. Clay,” one page, 8 x 9.75, March 15, 1818. In full: "I reply to your letter of yesterday, I regret to have to say that the Pensi...
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Elizabeth B. Custer339 - Elizabeth B. Custer
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Uncommon Brooklyn Eagle Press pamphlet for the "Westchester—Hudson River—West Point" region, 11 pages, 6 x 9, showing a Mathew Brady portr...
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Clarence Darrow340 - Clarence Darrow
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Signed book: The Story of My Life. First edition. NY: Charles Scribner's Son, 1932. Hardcover, 5.5 x 8.25, 487 pages. Signed and inscribed in bl...
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Declaration of Independence341 - Declaration of Independence
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Impressive engraving entitled “Facsimile of the Signatures to the Declaration of Independence,” 10 x 13, engraved by E. McCabe with ornamentation by A
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