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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Herbert Hoover103 - Herbert Hoover
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Vintage matte-finish 5 x 7 portrait of Hoover by Harris & Ewing, boldly signed in the lower border in fountain pen. Blindstamped in the lower le...
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Herbert Hoover104 - Herbert Hoover
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TLS, one page, 7.25 x 10.5, personal letterhead, March 15, 1949. Letter to Harry K. Sorensen of the Doctors Hospital, in full: "I have heard th...
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Lyndon and Lady Bird Johnson105 - Lyndon and Lady Bird Johnson
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Signed book: The Vantage Point: Perspectives of the Presidency, 1963–1969. First edition. NY: Holt, Rinehart and Winston, 1971. Hardcover with dust ja
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Lyndon B. Johnson106 - Lyndon B. Johnson
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Program for the 11th Annual State of the Nation and Silver Quill Award Dinner held at the Sheraton-Park Hotel in Washington, D.C., on February 1, 1962
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Lyndon B. Johnson107 - Lyndon B. Johnson
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TLS signed “L.B.J.,” one page, 7 x 9, personal letterhead, May 2, 1972. Letter to Master Sergeant David R. Friedman, in full: "Bright memories ...
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Lyndon B. Johnson108 - Lyndon B. Johnson
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TLS, one page, 8 x 10.5, United States Senate letterhead, February 19, 1960. Letter to Paul C. Barrett, in part: "There is really no 'formu...
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John F. Kennedy109 - John F. Kennedy
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Personalized bookplate for President John F. Kennedy, designed and crafted during his time in the White House. The bookplate measures 3.25 x 4.5 and f
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Abraham Lincoln: Andrew Curtin110 - Abraham Lincoln: Andrew Curtin
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Lawyer and politician (1817–1894) who served as the governor of Pennsylvania during the Civil War, who was the principal force behind the establishmen
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Abraham Lincoln: Frederick H. Meserve111 - Abraham Lincoln: Frederick H. Meserve
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World-renowned collector of Lincoln and Civil War-era photography (1865–1962), remembered for compiling a catalog of known Lincoln images. ANS signed
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Abraham Lincoln: John T. Ford112 - Abraham Lincoln: John T. Ford
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American theater manager (1829-1894) most famous for operating Ford's Theatre at the time of Abraham Lincoln's assassination. Ink signature,...
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William McKinley113 - William McKinley
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Partly-printed DS as president, one page, 19.25 x 15.5, May 27, 1901. President McKinley appoints Hubert L. Wigmore as "First Lieutenant of Cav...
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Richard Nixon114 - Richard Nixon
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TLS signed "Dick," one page, 7.25 x 10.5, personal letterhead, June 28, 1966. Letter to Lawrence Spivak, moderator of Meet the Press, in f...
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Richard Nixon115 - Richard Nixon
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TLS as president, signed "RN," one page, 7 x 9, White House letterhead, December 23, 1969. Letter to presidential aide John E. Nidecker, i...
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Richard Nixon116 - Richard Nixon
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Signed book: Real Peace: A Strategy for the West. First edition, first printing. NY: Privately printed, 1983. Hardcover with dust jacket, 5.75 x 8.5,
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Barack Obama117 - Barack Obama
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Signed book: The Audacity of Hope. First edition. NY: Crown Publishers, 2006. Hardcover with dust jacket, 6.5 x 9.5, 375 pages. Signed on the title pa
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Ronald Reagan118 - Ronald Reagan
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TLS as president signed “Ron,” one page, 6.75 x 8.75, White House letterhead, February 6, 1985. Letter to Preson Long, humorously thanking him for bir
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Ronald Reagan119 - Ronald Reagan
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Official California inaugural concert program hosted at the Sacramento Memorial Auditorium on January 4, 1967, eight pages, 8.5 x 11, signed on the fr
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Ronald Reagan120 - Ronald Reagan
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DS, one page, 9.5 x 12, January 16, 1967. State of California Executive Department document by which Governor Reagan appoints Ronald B. Frankum as &...
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Ronald Reagan121 - Ronald Reagan
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Wonderful color satin-finish 8 x 10 photo of Reagan toasting in a tuxedo, signed and inscribed in the lower border in black felt tip, "Dear Pre...
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Ronald Reagan122 - Ronald Reagan
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Desirable official 1985 White House Christmas Card, measuring 7.25 x 5.25 closed, signed and inscribed inside in black felt tip by President Reagan:...
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