RR Auction: Fine Autographs and Artifacts featuring Science and Technology

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Highlighted by a section of rare and remarkable Science and Technology autographs and space-flown artifacts, RR Auction’s June Fine Autograph and Artifact sale features a breathtaking thousand-plus lots. With signed material from Albert Einstein, Isaac Newton, Charles Darwin, Michael Faraday, Max Born, and Werner Heisenberg, many of the greatest scientific minds in history are represented. Other top selections include items from the personal collection of Apollo 15 commander Dave Scott, a stunning presidential autograph collection, an important Gandhi letter, and a Mickey Mouse Christmas card from Walt Disney himself. 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 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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Harry S. Truman325 - Harry S. Truman
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TLS, one page, 7.25 x 10.5, personal letterhead, November 30, 1961. Letter to K. H. Browne, in full: "I appreciated very much your letter of th...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Harry S. Truman326 - Harry S. Truman
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Three items: Uncommon matte-finish 7 x 9.5 photo of the Trumans waving from the steps of their private plane, the 'Sacred Cow,' boldly sign...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Harry S. Truman327 - Harry S. Truman
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The Treasurer of Jackson County check, 8 x 3.5, filled out in type and signed by Truman, payable to Dexter Perry for $25, May 21, 1934. In fine condit
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Donald Trump328 - Donald Trump
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Glossy 5 x 7 three-quarter length photo of Trump leaning on a railing, signed in blue felt tip, "Best wishes, Donald Trump." In fine condi...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Benjamin Rush329 - Benjamin Rush
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ALS signed “B. Rush,” one page both sides, 7.25 x 8.75, no date. Letter to a friend offering a medical prescription. In full: "Just after you l...
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Estimate : 4,000.00 - 5,000.00
 
 
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Schuyler Colfax330 - Schuyler Colfax
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Large brown leather portfolio owned by Colfax during his term as vice president under Ulysses S. Grant, 9.75 x 14.75, gilt-stamped on the front cover,
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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Colonial New York331 - Colonial New York
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Incredible manuscript DS, signed “Richard Nicolls,” two pages, 12.75 x 16.25, March 12, 1666. After the Dutch surrendered New Amsterdam in September 1
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Estimate : 7,000.00 - 9,000.00
 
 
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Alexander Hamilton332 - Alexander Hamilton
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LS signed “A. Hamilton,” one page, 7.75 x 13, August 24, 1799. Letter to Major John Adlum, sent while Hamilton was second-in-command of the US Army; u
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Estimate : 6,000.00 - 8,000.00
 
 
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Nathaniel Gorham333 - Nathaniel Gorham
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Revolutionary War-dated partly-printed DS, signed “Nath. Gorham,” one page, 8 x 11, July 10, 1781. Land grant between "David Wood of Charlestow...
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Estimate : 1,200.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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Henry Laurens334 - Henry Laurens
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Revolutionary War–dated ALS signed “Henry Laurens, President of Congress,” one page, 8 x 12.5, April 28, 1778. Letter to Thomas Wharton, Jr., the pres
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Estimate : 2,000.00 - 2,500.00
 
 
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John Lansing335 - John Lansing
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ALS signed “John Lansing Jun'r,” one page, 8 x 12.5, July 25, 1787. Lansing writes from Albany, in part: "In your cause against Colonel Hay...
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Josias Lyndon336 - Josias Lyndon
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Partly-printed DS, one page, 7 x 11.5, March 6, 1742. Agreement in which Joseph Read of Freetown, Massachusetts, is bonded to John Manchester of Newpo
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Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
 
 
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John Page337 - John Page
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LS, one page, 7.25 x 9, March 13, 1805. Letter to a gentleman, in part: "You will perhaps greatly accommodate me, if you will authorize Mr. Wic...
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Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
 
 
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Nathaniel Saltonstall338 - Nathaniel Saltonstall
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ADS, signed “Nath. Saltonstall Justice of Peace,” one page, 8.25 x 3.5, November 11, 1702. Saltonstall orders the Constable of Haverhill to take John
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Estimate : 2,000.00 - 2,500.00
 
 
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Daniel Webster339 - Daniel Webster
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Partly-printed DS, signed “Dan’l Webster,” one page, 11 x 15, March 23, 1832. A patent issued to Daniel Rudd of Bozrah, Connecticut, for “Improvement
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Susan B. Anthony340 - Susan B. Anthony
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Ink signature, "Susan B. Anthony, Rochester, N. Y., Dec. 9, 1899—,” on an off-white 3.25 x 1.5 card. Matted and framed with an engraving to an ...
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Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
 
 
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Eldridge Cleaver341 - Eldridge Cleaver
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Handwritten manuscript in pencil for a speech entitled "No Money," unsigned, one page, both sides, 5 x 7, no date but circa 1983. In full:...
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,000.00
 
 
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Mohandas Gandhi342 - Mohandas Gandhi
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ALS, signed "M. K. Gandhi," penned on both sides of a 3.5 x 5.5 India postal card, November 30, 1924. Letter to Dr. Annie Besant, an impor...
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Estimate : 20,000.00 - 25,000.00
 
 
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Helen Keller343 - Helen Keller
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Signed book: The Story of My Life. Later printing. Garden City, NY: Doubleday, Page & Company, 1925. Hardcover, 5.25 x 7.5, 441 pages. Signed an...
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Martin Luther King, Jr344 - Martin Luther King, Jr
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TLS, one page, 8.5 x 11, Southern Christian Leadership Conference letterhead, June 25, 1964. Letter to Miss Willie Mackey, in part: "This will ...
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Estimate : 6,000.00 - 8,000.00
 
 
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