Auction Details
RR Auction's September Fine Autographs and Artifacts sale is led by a wealth of significant documents associated with American finance—George Washington extends the financial system to the newly admitted North Carolina, Chief Justice John Marshall opines on the Bank of the United States, and President Lincoln allows cotton trade between North and South. Other pieces of significance include locks of George and Marsha Washington's hair, autographs of several rare signers of the Declaration of Independence, a scarce Christy Mathewson check, and several remarkable letters and photographs. 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 September 2021.
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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151John Marshall Autograph Judicial OpinionRR Auction
Important autograph judicial opinion signed in the third-person, "The Chief Justice," three pages on two adjoining sheets, 8 x 10, no date...
Estimate : 75,000.00 - 100,000.00
152P. T. Barnum Autograph Letter SignedRR Auction
ALS, three pages on two adjoining sheets, 5 x 8, November 18, 1873. Handwritten letter to his publisher, asking that "one German copy & one...
Estimate : 500.00 - 700.00
153Harvey Cushing Typed Letter SignedRR Auction
TLS, one page, 6.75 x 8.5, Yale University School of Medicine letterhead, October 6, 1936. Letter to Professor John A. Timm of the Yale Chemistry depa
Estimate : 800.00 - 1,000.00
155Thomas Edison Typed Letter SignedRR Auction
TLS signed “Thos. A. Edison,†one page, 8.5 x 11, From the Laboratory of Thomas A. Edison letter
Estimate : 3,000.00 - 4,000.00
156Thomas Edison Document SignedRR Auction
Partly-printed DS, signed "Thos. A. Edison," one page, 15.5 x 8.25, August 19, 1899. Stock certificate issued to Thomas A. Edison for 1,00...
Estimate : 2,000.00 - 4,000.00
157Thomas Edison Typed Letter SignedRR Auction
TLS signed “Thos. A. Edison,†one page, 8.5 x 11, From the Laboratory of Thomas A. Edison letter
Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
158Thomas Edison ArchiveRR Auction
Impressive archive of papers from the collection of Edison inspector/salesman Hal Starrett, comprising several memos annotated in Edison's hand,...
Estimate : 2,500.00 - 3,500.00
159Albert Einstein Typed Letter SignedRR Auction
TLS signed “A. Einstein,†one page, The Institute for Advanced Study, School of Mathematics, Fin
Estimate : 5,000.00 - 7,000.00
160Robert Fulton Autograph Manuscript SignedRR Auction
AMS signed "Robert Fulton," four pages on two adjoining sheets, 5 x 8.25, March 7, 1799. Handwritten manuscript headed "Comparative v...
Estimate : 2,000.00 - 4,000.00
164Auguste Lumiere Letter SignedRR Auction
LS in French, one page, 8.5 x 10.5, fabulously illustrated Antoine Lumiere & Fils letterhead, April 13, 1892. Untranslated letter to Maurice Lhu...
Estimate : 800.00 - 1,200.00
166Elie Metchnikoff Autograph Letter SignedRR Auction
ALS in French, one page, 4.75 x 5.75, December 18. An untranslated handwritten letter to French art historian and essayist Élie Faur
Estimate : 800.00 - 1,000.00
169Louis Pasteur Letter SignedRR Auction
LS in French, signed “L. Pasteur,†one page, 4 x 5.25, September 14, 1869. Untranslated letter r
Estimate : 500.00 - 700.00
171Alfred Vail SignatureRR Auction
Ink signature, "Believe me your affectionate brother, Alfred Vail,†on an off-white 5 x .75 slip, affixed to the top of a f
Estimate : 500.00 - 700.00
174David Hume Autograph Letter SignedRR Auction
Rare ALS, signed "David Hume," three pages on two adjoining sheets, 7.25 x 8.75, October 2, 1747. Handwritten letter to Scottish politicia...
Estimate : 10,000.00 - 20,000.00
175Vilfredo Pareto Autograph Letter SignedRR Auction
ALS in French, four pages on two adjoining sheets, 5.5 x 8.75, June 17, 1905. Untranslated handwritten letter by Pareto. In fine condition.
Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
177Pope John XXIII Typed Letter SignedRR Auction
Scarce TLS in Italian, signed "A. G. Roncalli, n. a," one page, 8.25 x 10.5, Nonciature Apostolique letterhead, August 5, 1949. Untranslat...
Estimate : 800.00 - 1,000.00
178Cardinal Richelieu Document SignedRR Auction
Scarce manuscript DS, signed "Card. Richelieu," one page both sides, 8.5 x 13.5, July 30, 1637. Untranslated document concerning a lease f...
Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,500.00
179Chen Cheng Signed PhotographRR Auction
Vintage glossy 3.5 x 5 head-and-shoulders photo of Chen Cheng, signed in ink in Chinese. In fine condition. Accompanied by the original transmittal le
Estimate : 500.00 - 700.00
180Tomas Masaryk Signed PhotographRR Auction
Vintage matte-finish 6 x 8.25 photo of Masaryk by noted Czech photographer Frantisek Drtikol, affixed to its original 6.5 x 10.5 mount, signed on the
Estimate : 800.00 - 1,000.00
181Daniel O'Connell Autograph Letter SignedRR Auction
ALS, fifteen pages on four sets of adjoining sheets, 7.75 x 9.75, October 22, 1829. Lengthy handwritten letter to English philosopher and social refor
Estimate : 500.00 - 700.00
185King Charles IX of FranceRR Auction
Vellum manuscript DS in French, signed “Charles,†one page, 11.5 x 10.75, no date. Untranslated.
Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
187King Charles VIII of FranceRR Auction
Rare untranslated manuscript DS in French, signed “Charles,†one page, 7.5 x 6, 1481. Profession
Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,500.00
188King Francis I Document SignedRR Auction
Vellum manuscript DS in French, signed “Francoys,†one page, 13 x 8, no date. Untranslated. In v
Estimate : 800.00 - 1,200.00
189King James II Letter SignedRR Auction
LS in Latin, signed “Jacobus R,†one page both sides, 7.25 x 11.5, May 27, 1688. Untranslated le
Estimate : 800.00 - 1,200.00
190Prince William and Princess Diana Signed CardRR Auction
Desirable greeting card featuring the famous 'Bubbles' painting by John Everett Millais, measuring 5 x 7 closed, featuring a handwritten not...
Estimate : 1,200.00 - 1,500.00
194Titanic: Albert and Vera Dick MarconigramRR Auction
Original Marconigram sent by two survivors of the Titanic while aboard the Carpathia, undated and stamped “Not Transmitted,
Estimate : 1,000.00 - 2,000.00
197Titanic: Jack PhillipsRR Auction
ALS signed “Love, Jack,†penned on the reverse a glossy 5.5 x 3.5 photo postcard of the Titanic
Estimate : 8,000.00 - 10,000.00
201Richard E. Byrd Archive of (56) PhotographsRR Auction
Exceptional archive of 56 original vintage glossy 5.75 x 3.5 candid photographs from Richard E. Byrd's first Antarctic expedition in 1928â
Estimate : 800.00 - 1,000.00