RR Auction: Fine Autographs and Artifacts featuring Science and Technology

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Boasting nearly 1,000 lots in a variety of genres, RR Auction's June Fine Autographs and Artifacts sale is highlighted by a Science and Technology section that includes a Lunar Module rotational hand controller, letters by Charles Darwin and Albert Einstein, rare early computer hardware, and more. Other top lots include Apollo 14 moonwalker Edgar Mitchell's lunar surface-worn backpack strap, a letter by Joseph Stalin with a hammer-and-sickle sketch, a Beatles-signed promo slick for A Hard Day's Night, hand-drawn plans from Frank Lloyd Wright's Taliesin studio, and signed letters by luminaries like Davy Crockett, Paul Gauguin, F. Scott Fitzgerald, Sigmund Freud, Richard Wagner, and Claude Monet. 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 2019.
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. Truman41 - Harry S. Truman
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Group lot of four TLSs from President Harry S. Truman, each signed with his initials, “H.S.T.,” each one page, 6.25 x 9.25 and 6.75 x 8.75, White Hous
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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Harry S. Truman42 - Harry S. Truman
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Desirable series 1935 D silver certificate one-dollar bill, signed on the left side in fountain pen, "Harry S. Truman." In fine condition,...
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Harry S. Truman43 - Harry S. Truman
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DS as president, one page, 7.5 x 9.25, October 20, 1952. An official order by President Truman, in part: "I hereby designate Oswald Ryan as Cha...
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Dwight D. Eisenhower44 - Dwight D. Eisenhower
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Signed book: Crusade in Europe. First edition, limited issue, numbered 324/1426. Garden City, NY: Doubleday, 1948. Hardcover with acetate jacket and s
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Estimate : 3,000.00 - 4,000.00
 
 
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Dwight D. Eisenhower45 - Dwight D. Eisenhower
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White House card boldly signed in fountain pen as president, "Dwight D. Eisenhower." In fine condition. Accompanied by the card's blan...
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,000.00
 
 
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Jacqueline Kennedy46 - Jacqueline Kennedy
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ALS, two pages both sides, 5.75 x 7.75, Hyannis Port letterhead, October. Letter to "Mrs. Lloyd," written from the Kennedy family's Ca...
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 2,000.00
 
 
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John F. Kennedy47 - John F. Kennedy
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Official White House photographer Cecil Stoughton's personal photo album containing 34 original vintage color 8 x 10 and 10 x 8 photos of the fu...
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Estimate : 4,000.00 - 5,000.00
 
 
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John F. Kennedy48 - John F. Kennedy
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Unsigned original program for Kennedy's famous birthday celebration held at Madison Square Garden on May 19, 1962, titled 'Happy Birthday, M...
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John F. Kennedy49 - John F. Kennedy
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Unused wooden-covered scrapbook given to the Kennedy family upon John F. Kennedy's election, 14 x 11, with wooden letters reading, "The Ken...
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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[John F. Kennedy and Lyndon B. Johnson]50 - [John F. Kennedy and Lyndon B. Johnson]
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Original vintage glossy 10 x 8 photo of Lyndon B. Johnson taking the oath of office aboard Air Force One following the assassination of President John
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Estimate : 3,000.00 - 4,000.00
 
 
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Bill Clinton51 - Bill Clinton
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Interesting ALS as the Governor of Arkansas, signed “Best, Bill,” three pages on two sheets, 7.25 x 10.5, Governor's Mansion letterhead, April 3...
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Estimate : 2,000.00 - 2,500.00
 
 
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Barack Obama52 - Barack Obama
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Superb souvenir replica of the Declaration of Independence, 13.75 x 15.5, signed in the lower left corner in black felt tip by Barack Obama, the 44th
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,000.00
 
 
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Barack Obama53 - Barack Obama
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Desirable volunteer pass from Barack Obama's important 2008 Iowa campaign, 4.25 x 5.5, signed on the front in black felt tip. In fine condition,...
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Four Presidents54 - Four Presidents
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Color satin-finish 7.25 x 9.25 photo of Richard Nixon, Gerald Ford, Ronald Reagan, and Jimmy Carter gathered at the White House preparing to depart fo
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Estimate : 2,000.00 - 2,500.00
 
 
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John Quincy Adams55 - John Quincy Adams
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Manuscript DS as president, signed “J. Q. Adams,” one page, 16 x 10.25, June 20, 1828. President Adams grants Andrew O'Ferrall a parcel of land ...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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George Bush56 - George Bush
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Legends of History presidential series George H. W. Bush commemorative gold-colored baseball bat featuring images of the White House and presidential
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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Jimmy Carter57 - Jimmy Carter
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ALS signed “Jimmy,” one page, 5.5 x 8.5, personal letterhead, March 27, 1975. Letter to Chester and Joan Kerr, written while campaigning for the 1976
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Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
 
 
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Grover Cleveland58 - Grover Cleveland
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Partly-printed DS as president, one page, 22 x 17, July 30, 1886. President Cleveland appoints David W. Hutchinson of Girard, Pennsylvania as a &quo...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Millard Fillmore59 - Millard Fillmore
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Signed book: Universal History, from the Earliest Account of Time, Vol. XX. London: T. Osborne, 1748. Rebound hardcover, 5.5 x 8.5, 555 pages. Signed
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Millard Fillmore60 - Millard Fillmore
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Ink signature, "Respectfully yours, Millard Fillmore,” on an off-white 3.5 x 1 slip affixed to a slightly larger sheet. In very good to fine co...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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