RR Auction: Fine Autographs and Artifacts featuring Science and Technology

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Science and Technology dominates the 900+ items in RR Auction's December Fine Autographs and Artifacts sale, highlighted by a fully functional Enigma I cipher machine used by the German military, letters by Albert Einstein and Stephen Hawking, an Apple floppy disk signed by Steve Jobs, an historic Apollo and other space program artifacts. Other autograph highlights include a John Dillinger letter from jail, a ledger signed by Davy Crockett, multiple George Washington and Abraham Lincoln items, and other outstanding pieces of the past. 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 December 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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Frederick Douglass208 - Frederick Douglass
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Partly-printed DS, signed “Fred'k Douglass,” three pages on two adjoining sheets, 8.5 x 14, July 15, 1885. Indenture between Theodor and Dorothe...
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Thomas Lord Fairfax209 - Thomas Lord Fairfax
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The only resident peer in late colonial America who administered his vast Northern Neck Proprietary from his wilderness estate at Greenway Court, Virg
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Frederick IX of Denmark210 - Frederick IX of Denmark
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Vintage matte-finish 4 x 6 three-quarter-length portrait of Frederick IX of Denmark in his decorated naval uniform, affixed to its original 6.25 x 8.5
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Freeman Freeman-Thomas, 1st Marquess of Willingdon211 - Freeman Freeman-Thomas, 1st Marquess of Willingdon
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British politician (1866-1941) who served as governor-general of Canada and as viceroy and governor-general of India. ALS signed “Willingdon,” two pag
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Milton Friedman212 - Milton Friedman
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University of Chicago economist (1912-2006) who won the 1976 Nobel Prize in Economics. ALS signed “MF,” one page, 8.5 x 11, personal letterhead, Augus
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William Lloyd Garrison213 - William Lloyd Garrison
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Group lot of items relating to noted abolitionist and social reformer William Lloyd Garrison, including: a framed display from the archives of Upsala
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John Geary214 - John Geary
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Union general and politician (1819–1873) whose geographically diverse posts included governor of the Kansas Territory, mayor of San Francisco, and gov
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John Geary215 - John Geary
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Union general and politician (1819–1873) whose geographically diverse posts included governor of the Kansas Territory, mayor of San Francisco, and gov
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Horace Greeley216 - Horace Greeley
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ALS, one page, 5.25 x 8, Daily Tribune letterhead, November 24, 1861. Letter to C. S. Lincoln, in part: "I hold myself engaged to you for the e...
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Friedrich Hayek217 - Friedrich Hayek
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Influential economist (1899-1992) known for his defense of classical liberalism, who shared the Nobel Prize in Economics with Gunnar Myrdal for '...
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Dolores Ibarruri218 - Dolores Ibarruri
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Spanish communist politician (1895-1989) and a leader of the Spanish Civil War. Oversized 8.25 x 12 program photo honoring the 90th birthday of ...
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Israeli Leaders219 - Israeli Leaders
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Group lot of eight items signed by a notable Israeli political or military leader, consisting mostly of photos ranging in size from 5 x 7 to 8 x 11.25
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Israeli Nobel Peace Prize Winners220 - Israeli Nobel Peace Prize Winners
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Very appealing group lot of three photos of former Israeli Prime Ministers, ranging in size from 3.5 x 5 to 5.5 x 8, each signed in ink by the picture
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Ted Kennedy221 - Ted Kennedy
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Group lot of seven TLSs from Massachusetts Senator Ted Kennedy, each signed “Ted,” each one page, dated between 1968 and 1993, United States Senate an
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Kennedy Assassination: Dr. Robert McClelland222 - Kennedy Assassination: Dr. Robert McClelland
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Original signed felt tip sketch of "President Kennedy's Wounds" on a white 8.5 x 11 cardstock sheet, signed "Drawn by Robert McCl...
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King George III223 - King George III
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Manuscript DS, signed “George R.,” one page, 7.75 x 12.5, circa 1791. King George authorizes George Rose and Charles Henry Somerset to make "de...
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King Hussein and Queen Alia224 - King Hussein and Queen Alia
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Holiday card from 1973 bearing an embossed crown and "H" on the front, measuring 16 x 6 open, with inside featuring an affixed photo of Ki...
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Marie-Antoinette: Genet Campan225 - Marie-Antoinette: Genet Campan
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French educator (1752-1822) and lady-in-waiting to Queen Marie Antoinette before and during the French Revolution. Partly-printed DS, in French, one p
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Thomas Mifflin226 - Thomas Mifflin
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Signer of the US Constitution from Pennsylvania (1744–1800) and first governor of that state. Partly-printed vellum DS, signed “Tho. Mifflin,” one pag
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Mother Teresa227 - Mother Teresa
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Prayer slip depicting Mother Teresa holding a child, 6.25 x 3.25, signed in black ink, "God bless you, M Teresa mc." Pencil notation on re...
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