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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Benjamin Franklin134 - Benjamin Franklin
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Superb manuscript document with an autograph endorsement, signed “B. Franklin Presd't,” one page, 8 x 12.5, August 5, 1788. As president of Penn...
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Estimate : 20,000.00 - 25,000.00
 
 
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John Hancock136 - John Hancock
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Partly-printed DS, one page, 15.75 x 12.5, September 3, 1790. As governor of Massachusetts, Hancock appoints William Barnard as "Jun'r seco...
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Estimate : 4,000.00 - 6,000.00
 
 
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Salmon P. Chase137 - Salmon P. Chase
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Politician (1808-1873) who served as secretary of the treasury for the first three years of Abraham Lincoln's term, after which Lincoln appointe...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Stephen A. Douglas138 - Stephen A. Douglas
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Eminent American senator and statesman (1813-1861), dubbed the 'Little Giant,' perhaps best remembered for his role in the Lincoln-Douglas d...
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Estimate : 500.00 - 700.00
 
 
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John Foster Dulles139 - John Foster Dulles
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A 1957 Federal Republic 10 Ducats gold proof coin presented to John Foster Dulles during his tenure as Secretary of State. Issued to celebrate the ret
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Estimate : 2,500.00 - 3,500.00
 
 
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Alexander Hamilton140 - Alexander Hamilton
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Sought-after ink signature, "Free, A. Hamilton,” on an off-white 2 x 1.5 slip removed from a free franked envelope. Double-matted with an engra...
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Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,000.00
 
 
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Patrick Henry141 - Patrick Henry
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Partly-printed vellum DS, signed “P. Henry,” one page, 14.75 x 11.75, July 27, 1786. As governor of Virginia, Henry grants Henry Banks "a certa...
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,200.00
 
 
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Joseph P. Kennedy142 - Joseph P. Kennedy
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Patriarch of the fabled family of American politicians (1888–1969) who served as American ambassador to Great Britain from 1938 to 1940. TLS in French
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Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
 
 
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William Penn143 - William Penn
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English-born Quaker (1644–1718) and founder of the colony that became the State of Pennsylvania. Vellum manuscript DS, signed “Wm. Penn,” one page, 26
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Estimate : 2,500.00 - 3,500.00
 
 
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Dean Rusk144 - Dean Rusk
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Two items: a matte-finish 4 x 6 photo of Dean Rusk, signed in black ink; and a TLS, one page, 7 x 9, Secretary of State letterhead, December 23, 1962,
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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