RR Auction: Fine Autographs and Artifacts featuring Science and Technology

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RR Auction’s June Fine Autographs & Artifacts sale offers more than 800 lots, headlined by special Science & Technology and Animation sections. We begin by tracing the history of science in a series of over fifty items, to include an autograph of Isaac Newton, a letter from Albert Einstein on the Unified Field Theory, a celestial map flown to the moon on Apollo 15, and an archive from the career of Carl Sagan. Our robust Animation feature boasts a wealth of production art from Walt Disney Studios, used for classics like Snow White, Fantasia, Pinocchio, and Sleeping Beauty. All this is in addition to our typical diverse selection of items—from presidents to pop stars. 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 June 2017.
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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Lyndon B. Johnson153 - Lyndon B. Johnson
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Partly-printed DS as president, one page, 15.25 x 11.75, September 7, 1965. President Johnson appoints Raymond A. Hare, of West Virginia, as the &qu...
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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Richard Nixon and Cabinet154 - Richard Nixon and Cabinet
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Desirable color textured semi-glossy 9.75 x 7.75 official White House photo of President Nixon and his cabinet, signed and inscribed in blue ink by Ni
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Estimate : 1,200.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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Ronald Reagan155 - Ronald Reagan
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Brilliant 14-karat yellow gold ballpoint pen from the personal collection of Ronald and Nancy Reagan, used by the couple while they resided at their h
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Estimate : 2,200.00 - 2,500.00
 
 
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Ronald Reagan156 - Ronald Reagan
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ALS, one page, 8.5 x 11, Revue Studios letterhead, May 4, no year but circa late 1950s or early 1960s. Letter to Mrs. Dawley, in full: "Thank y...
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George Bush157 - George Bush
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ALS, one page both sides, 6.25 x 8.5, personal letterhead, February 8, 1997. Letter to Louisiana State University’s men’s basketball coach Dale Brown,
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Estimate : 900.00 - 1,100.00
 
 
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George Bush158 - George Bush
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Autograph manuscript in pencil, signed “GB,” two pages, 5 x 8, White House letterhead, no date. In full: “In Texas there’s a great expression about wh
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George W. Bush159 - George W. Bush
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Pink necktie featuring a Washington Nationals logo pattern, signed on the inside label in black felt tip by Bush. Handsomely double-suede-matted and f
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Estimate : 2,800.00 - 3,200.00
 
 
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George W. Bush160 - George W. Bush
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Unused admission ticket for a Bush–Cheney '04 rally at the Family Arena in St. Charles, Missouri, on July 20, 2004, measures 6.5 x 2.5, signed o...
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George W. Bush161 - George W. Bush
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Texas Monthly magazine from July 1998, showing Bush on a campaign button, 8 x 10.75, 164 pages, signed on the front cover in black felt tip. In fine c
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George W. Bush162 - George W. Bush
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Double-sided red-white-and-blue campaign sign promoting George W. Bush for the governorship of Texas, 22 x 14, signed in black felt tip. In fine condi
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Grover Cleveland163 - Grover Cleveland
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ALS as president, three pages on two adjoining sheets, 4.5 x 7, Marion, Mass. letterhead, August 16, 1890. Letter to F. W. Bird, in part: "I am...
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Grover Cleveland164 - Grover Cleveland
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Ink signature, "Yours very truly, Grover Cleveland,” on an off-white 3.5 x 1 sheet. Matted and framed with a portrait to an overall size of 11....
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Grover Cleveland165 - Grover Cleveland
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ALS as president, one page both sides, 4.5 x 7, Executive Mansion letterhead, March 21, 1886. Letter to Mrs. Potter, in part: "I am late in ten...
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Bill Clinton166 - Bill Clinton
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Two ALSs signed "Bill," both one page, 7.25 x 10.5, Office of the Attorney General letterhead, May 18, 1977. Both letters are addressed to...
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,000.00
 
 
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Bill Clinton167 - Bill Clinton
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A swatch of maroon, white, and gold fabric from the couch that resided in the Oval Office during President Clinton’s time in the White House, measurin
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Bill Clinton168 - Bill Clinton
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Signed book: My Life. Third printing. NY: Alfred A. Knopf, 2004. Hardcover with dust jacket, 6.5 x 9.5, 957 pages. Signed on the title page in black i
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Bill Clinton169 - Bill Clinton
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Official Rawlings Major League (Selig) baseball signed in black ballpoint on the sweet spot by Clinton. In fine condition, with obvious pen trouble to
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Calvin Coolidge170 - Calvin Coolidge
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Partly-printed DS as president, one page, 15 x 19.5, August 13, 1924. President Coolidge appoints James O. Richardson as a "Captain in the Navy...
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Calvin Coolidge171 - Calvin Coolidge
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Matte-finish 10.25 x 12.75 portrait of Coolidge in an uncommon full-length pose, signed and inscribed in black ink, "To Louis Rosenfield, With ...
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Calvin Coolidge172 - Calvin Coolidge
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Partly-printed DS as president, one page, 17.5 x 13.5, September 29, 1926. President Coolidge appoints Paul W. Meyer of Colorado as "Vice Consu...
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Dwight and Mamie Eisenhower173 - Dwight and Mamie Eisenhower
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Two matte-finish 8 x 10 photos: a Bachrach portrait of Ike in his five-star military uniform, signed and inscribed in the lower border in fountain pen
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Dwight D. Eisenhower174 - Dwight D. Eisenhower
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Official Supreme Headquarters, Allied Expeditionary Force mailing envelope, 8.25 x 3.75, addressed in type to his wife at the Wardman Park Hotel in Wa
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Dwight D. Eisenhower175 - Dwight D. Eisenhower
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TLS as president, one page, 6.75 x 8.75, White House letterhead, October 30, 1954. Letter to Joseph Schwann, in full: "I am deeply appreciative...
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Dwight D. Eisenhower176 - Dwight D. Eisenhower
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TLS, one page, 7 x 9, War Department, Chief of Staff, Washington letterhead, December 7, 1946. Letter to Mr. William H. Kittrell, in part: "You...
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Millard Fillmore177 - Millard Fillmore
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LS, one page, lightly lined, 7.75 x 9.75, November 9, 1848. Written from the Comptroller's Office in Albany, a letter to New York politician and...
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Gerald Ford178 - Gerald Ford
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Two items: a TLS signed "Jerry Ford," one page, 6.25 x 8, House of Representatives letterhead, October 27, 1973, addressed to Ken Davidson...
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James A. Garfield179 - James A. Garfield
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Free franked mailing envelope, 8.5 x 3.75, addressed in Garfield's hand to "Hon. A. C. Phillips, U. S. Consul, Fort Erie, Canada," and...
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U. S. Grant180 - U. S. Grant
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Impressive pairing of vintage matte-finish photographs commemorating the resting place of U. S. Grant, affixed to the front and reverse of an off-whit
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U. S. Grant181 - U. S. Grant
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Uncommon pairing of vintage matte-finish photographs commemorating the final days of U. S. Grant, affixed to the front and reverse of an off-white 15
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U. S. Grant182 - U. S. Grant
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Vintage matte-finish 11.25 x 9.75 photograph of the massive crowd outside of General Grant’s tomb in New York’s Riverside Park on May 31, 1866, affixe
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U. S. Grant183 - U. S. Grant
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Black-bordered circular issued by the Headquarters Department of Massachusetts, Grand Army of the Republic, announcing the death of General U. S. Gran
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Benjamin Harrison184 - Benjamin Harrison
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Bank check, 7.5 x 2.75, filled out and signed by Harrison, "Benj. Harrison," payable to his wife, "Mrs. B. Harrison," for $10, J...
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Benjamin Harrison185 - Benjamin Harrison
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TLS signed “Benj. Harrison,” one page, 7.75 x 5.5, personal letterhead, October 4, 1888. Letter to Hon. Kline G. Shryock of Rochester, Indiana, in par
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Benjamin Harrison186 - Benjamin Harrison
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TLS signed “Benj. Harrison,” one page, 8 x 10.5, personal letterhead, January 5, 1901. Letter to John M. Lansden of Cairo, Illinois, in full: "...
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Herbert Hoover187 - Herbert Hoover
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Partly-printed DS as president, one page, 22.5 x 18.75, February 27, 1931. President Hoover appoints Thomas F. Sherman as "a Consul of the Unit...
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Herbert Hoover188 - Herbert Hoover
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Exceptional 10.25 x 13.5 Bachrach portrait photo of Hoover, signed and inscribed in fountain pen, “To Robert H. Lucas, with kind regards of Herbert Ho
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Andrew Johnson189 - Andrew Johnson
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Large ink signature, "Andrew Johnson,” on an off-white 3.75 x 1 sheet. Matted and framed to an overall size of 8 x 11.5, with back of framing b...
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Lyndon B. Johnson190 - Lyndon B. Johnson
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Matte-finish 12.75 x 11 photo of Johnson and Deke DeLoach in the Oval Office, signed and inscribed in fountain pen, “To Deke, With appreciation—Lyndon
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John F. Kennedy191 - John F. Kennedy
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Unused original “Press Section, Balcony Only” ticket, number 1393, 2.5 x 6, to the ‘Texas Welcome Dinner’ presented in honor of President John F. Kenn
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Jacqueline Kennedy and John Jr Photograph By Mark Shaw192 - Jacqueline Kennedy and John Jr Photograph By Mark Shaw
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Fabulous 13.25 x 9 silver gelatin full-length photo of Jacqueline and John F. Kennedy, Jr., walking along a Hyannisport beach. Reverse bears a Mark Sh
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Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,000.00
 
 
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John F. Kennedy and John Jr. Photo193 - John F. Kennedy and John Jr. Photo
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Vintage glossy 8 x 10 photo of President Kennedy looking over papers in the Oval Office as John F. Kennedy, Jr., peeks out from below his desk. In fin
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Estimate : 500.00 - 700.00
 
 
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John F. Kennedy Inaugural Photo194 - John F. Kennedy Inaugural Photo
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Vintage glossy 9.5 x 8 photo of Jacqueline Kennedy being greeted by Justice Earl Warren at President Kennedy’s inaugural speech in 1961. Reverse of ph
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John F. Kennedy Inaugural Photo195 - John F. Kennedy Inaugural Photo
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Vintage glossy 10 x 8 photo of the arrival of the Supreme Court at the inauguration ceremony of President Kennedy on January 20, 1961. Reverse of phot
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John F. Kennedy Inaugural Photo196 - John F. Kennedy Inaugural Photo
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Vintage glossy 10 x 8 wide-angle photo of President Kennedy’s inaugural speech in 1961. Reverse of photo is stamp-dated January 23, 1961, and bears in
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John F. Kennedy Photo197 - John F. Kennedy Photo
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Wonderful vintage color glossy 8 x 10 full-length photo of President and First Lady Kennedy standing outside St. Edward's Church in Palm Beach w...
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John F. Kennedy Photograph198 - John F. Kennedy Photograph
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Vintage matte-finish 11.75 x 9 photo of John F. Kennedy stopping to talk with a car filled with his Senate Office secretaries circa June 1953. Reverse
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John F. Kennedy Photos with Caroline199 - John F. Kennedy Photos with Caroline
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Group lot of four second-generation photos printed on sheets of EPSON photo paper, 8.5 x 11 and 11 x 8.5, each showing an uncommon image of John F. Ke
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John F. Kennedy US Senate Negatives200 - John F. Kennedy US Senate Negatives
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Collection of eight negatives and five photographs from the personal collection of Mary Gallagher, the secretary of Senator John F. Kennedy, dated bet
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Estimate : 500.00 - 700.00
 
 
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William McKinley201 - William McKinley
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Scarce DS as president, one page, 8 x 10, March 8, 1898. Typed copy of a fully executed act by the Chickasaw Nation legislature, entitled "An A...
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William McKinley202 - William McKinley
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Autograph manuscript DS, signed “Wm. McKinley, Jr., Atty for Plaintiff,” one lightly-lined page, both sides, 8 x 12.5, September 21, 1870. Legal brief
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