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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Bill Clinton201 - Bill Clinton
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William J. Clinton Presidential Center golf ball with 'eagle' emblem on one side and facsimile signature of Clinton on the opposite side. In...
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Bill Clinton202 - Bill Clinton
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Official Rawlings Major League (Selig) baseball signed in blue ink on the sweet spot by Clinton. In very fine condition.
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Bill and Hillary Clinton203 - Bill and Hillary Clinton
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Two first edition books, both hardcovers with dust jackets: My Life, signed on the title page in blue felt tip, "Bill Clinton"; and An Inv...
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Bill, Hillary, and Chelsea Clinton204 - Bill, Hillary, and Chelsea Clinton
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Three first edition books, each hardcover with dust jacket, including: Back to Work, signed on the title page in black felt tip, "Bill Clinton&...
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Calvin Coolidge205 - Calvin Coolidge
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Handsome matte-finish sepia 7 x 12 portrait of President Coolidge by Harris & Ewing, signed and inscribed in the lower border in fountain pen, &...
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Dwight D. Eisenhower206 - Dwight D. Eisenhower
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TLS, one page, 7.25 x 10.5, personal letterhead, July 13, 1961. Letter to Hollywood actor Robert Montgomery, in full: "As you know, the America...
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Millard Fillmore207 - Millard Fillmore
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Free franked mailing envelope, 5.75 x 3.25, addressed to "M. L. Burrell, Esq., Lock Port, Niagara Co., N. York," and franked in the upper ...
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Gerald Ford208 - Gerald Ford
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Souvenir TQS on a white 5.5 x 3.5 card, signed in blue felt tip, "Gerald R. Ford." The text reads: "I am a Ford, not a Lincoln. Presi...
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Gerald Ford209 - Gerald Ford
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Two first editions of A Time to Heal, both hardcover with dust jackets, published by Harper & Row and Reader’s Digest in 1979, signed on the fir...
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Gerald Ford210 - Gerald Ford
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Signed book: Portrait of the Assassin. First edition, first printing. NY: Simon & Schuster, 1965. Hardcover with dust jacket, 6 x 8.5, 508 pages...
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Gerald Ford211 - Gerald Ford
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Signed book: Churchill Lecture. First edition, limited issue, numbered 45/100. Northridge, CA: Lord John Press, 1984. Hardcover with clamshell case, 6
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Gerald Ford212 - Gerald Ford
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Color satin-finish 6 x 9 head-and-shoulders portrait of President Ford affixed to a white 6.5 x 10.5 mount, signed on the mount in black felt tip, &...
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U. S. Grant213 - U. S. Grant
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Black-bordered circular issued by the Military Order of the Loyal Legion of the United States in honor of the passing of General Ulysses S. Grant, one
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Benjamin Harrison214 - Benjamin Harrison
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Fletcher & Sharpe's Bank check, 7.5 x 3, filled out and signed by Harrison, "Benj. Harrison," payable to Chas. M. Rascling for $36...
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Benjamin Harrison215 - Benjamin Harrison
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Partly-printed vellum DS as president, signed “Benj. Harrison,” one page, 21.75 x 15.75, January 11, 1892. President Harrison appoints Ivory G. Kimbal
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Rutherford B. Hayes216 - Rutherford B. Hayes
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Partly-printed DS as president, signed “R. B. Hayes,” one page, 18.5 x 13.5, April 18, 1878. President Hayes appoints Boyd H. McEckron of Kansas &qu...
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Herbert Hoover217 - Herbert Hoover
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Signed book: The Challenge to Liberty. First edition. NY: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1934. Hardcover with dust jacket, 5.75 x 7.75, 212 pages. Sig...
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Lyndon B. Johnson218 - Lyndon B. Johnson
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TLS as president, one page, 6.75 x 8.75, White House letterhead, March 30, 1967. Letter to Pennsylvania Governor Raymond P. Shafer, in full: "I...
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Lyndon B. Johnson219 - Lyndon B. Johnson
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Signed book: The Vantage Point: Perspectives of the Presidency, 1963–1969. First edition. NY: Holt, Rinehart and Winston, 1971. Hardcover with dust ja
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John F. Kennedy220 - John F. Kennedy
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Unused original "Press Section, Balcony Only" ticket, number 1386, 2.5 x 6, to the 'Texas Welcome Dinner' presented in honor of Pr...
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William McKinley221 - William McKinley
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Rare unsigned pamphlet entitled “Abraham Lincoln. An Address by William McKinley of Ohio. Before the Marquette Club, Chicago, Feb. 12, 1896,” 27 pages
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James Monroe222 - James Monroe
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Partly-printed vellum DS as president, one page, 12.75 x 8, March 8, 1819. President Monroe grants Samuel Shull a parcel of land in Wooster, Ohio, of
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Pat Nixon223 - Pat Nixon
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ALS, one page both sides, measures 6 x 7.5 open, personal stationery card, postmarked March 22, 1983. Letter to George Viegelmann, in full: "Yo...
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Richard Nixon224 - Richard Nixon
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Signed book: Seize the Moment. First edition. NY: Simon & Schuster, 1992. Hardcover with dust jacket, 6.5 x 9.5, 322 pages. Signed on an opening...
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Richard Nixon225 - Richard Nixon
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Signed book: Real Peace: A Strategy for the West. First edition, first printing. NY: Privately printed, 1983. Hardcover with dust jacket, 5.75 x 8.5,
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Nixon, Bush, and Ford226 - Nixon, Bush, and Ford
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Color satin-finish 10 x 8 photo of Presidents Reagan, Nixon, Bush, and Ford attending the dedication of the Richard Nixon Library in 1990, signed in b
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Barack Obama227 - Barack Obama
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Neat felt tip signature as senator, "Barack Obama,” on a white 5 x 3 autograph card. In fine condition.
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Presidents and First Ladies228 - Presidents and First Ladies
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Color satin-finish 10 x 8 of four presidents and six first ladies in front of a replica White House at the dedication of the George Bush Presidential
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Ronald Reagan229 - Ronald Reagan
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Ideal glossy 8 x 10 photo of Reagan in a charming close-up pose, signed in blue felt tip. In fine condition, with a few light creases.
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Ronald Reagan230 - Ronald Reagan
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Attractive Christmas card with embossed gold seal of the State of California, 6.25 x 4.25, signed and inscribed in black felt tip, "Dear Hup, A...
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Ronald Reagan231 - Ronald Reagan
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TLS signed “Ron,” 6.25 x 8.5, personal letterhead, September 14, 1992. Letter to Lydia Hupfer McArthur, in full: "Nancy and I wish you the happ...
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Ronald Reagan232 - Ronald Reagan
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Color satin-finish 10 x 8 photo of Reagan wearing sweatpants and a shirt and tie during a cheerful conversation aboard Air Force One, signed and inscr
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Ronald Reagan233 - Ronald Reagan
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Official program for the 55th Rose Bowl Game held in Pasadena, California, on January 1, 1969, ninety-six pages, 8.5 x 11, signed and inscribed on the
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Ronald Reagan234 - Ronald Reagan
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Color satin-finish 8 x 10 half-length photo of President Reagan during a spirited handshake, calligraphically inscribed in the lower border, "T...
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Ronald Reagan235 - Ronald Reagan
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The Match newsletter from April 1966, Volume 2, No. 1, six total pages, 8.5 x 11, signed and inscribed at the top of the first page in blue ballpoint,
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Ronald Reagan236 - Ronald Reagan
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Appealing 9.75 x 12.5 magazine photo showing an advertisement for the 1942 film Kings Row, signed in thin black felt tip by Reagan, who starred as the
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Ronald Reagan237 - Ronald Reagan
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Vintage ballpoint signature, "Ronald Reagan,” on an off-white 3 x 2 name tag issued to Eleanor Weller. In fine condition, with light toning and...
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William H. Taft238 - William H. Taft
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TLS as president, signed “Wm. H. Taft,” two pages, 7.5 x 10.25, White House letterhead, June 29, 1911. Letter to pastor and magazine editor John Wesle
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William H. Taft239 - William H. Taft
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Handsome engraved portrait of Taft bearing a facsimile signature below the vignette, 7.75 x 11, signed in the blank lower area in bold ink, "Wm...
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William H. Taft240 - William H. Taft
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TLS signed “Wm. H. Taft,” one page, 5 x 8, War Department letterhead, June 25, 1908. Letter to Charlie A. Ricks of Detroit, in full: "I beg to ...
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William H. Taft241 - William H. Taft
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Bold ink signature, "Wm. H. Taft,” on an off-white 3 x 1.25 slip. Suede-matted and framed with a portrait to an overall size of 14 x 18. In fin...
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Harry S. Truman242 - Harry S. Truman
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Signed book: Mr. Citizen. Collector's edition. Norwalk, CT: Easton Press, 1995. Leatherbound hardcover, 6 x 8.75, 315 pages. Signed in fountain ...
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Harry S. Truman243 - Harry S. Truman
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Color glossy 6 x 4.5 photo displayed in an 8 x 7 mat, signed and inscribed on the mat in blue ballpoint, "Harry S. Truman" and "To Ge...
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Harry S. Truman244 - Harry S. Truman
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Ink signature, "Harry S. Truman, 3–7–67," on an off-white 7.5 x 11 book page from a 1945 Presidential Proclamation. In very good condition...
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Woodrow Wilson245 - Woodrow Wilson
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Partly-printed vellum DS as president, one page, 17.5 x 14, August 8, 1917. President Wilson appoints Frederick J. Birkett as a "Third Lieutena...
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Woodrow Wilson246 - Woodrow Wilson
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Partly-printed vellum DS, signed “Woodrow Wilson, Governor,” one page, 23.25 x 17.5, July 5, 1911. As governor of New Jersey, Wilson appoints Walter L
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Benjamin Franklin247 - Benjamin Franklin
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Two ALSs written consecutively on both sides of a single sheet, both signed “B. Franklin,” 7.75 x 12.5, May 23, 1765. The first, addressed “Dear Madam
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Estimate : 10,000.00 - 15,000.00
 
 
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Josiah Bartlett248 - Josiah Bartlett
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Physician and signer of the Declaration of Independence from New Hampshire (1729–1795) who served as that state's governor from 1790 to 1794. Pa...
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John Hancock249 - John Hancock
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Bold and lengthy Revolutionary War–dated ink signature, "You will Excuse this Trouble, & believe me with much Respect, Gentlemen, Your most...
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Estimate : 2,000.00 - 3,000.00
 
 
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John Hancock250 - John Hancock
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Partly-printed third-person ADS, signed within the text, "John Hancock," one page, 8.75 x 4.5, September 6, 1769. A bill of lading, mostly...
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