RR Auction: Fine Autographs and Artifacts

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Among the premier items in this monthly sale are an autograph letter by Albert Einstein on his Unified Field Theory, a scarce signed suite of Salvador Dali’s Divine Comedy woodcuts, and an incredible signed photo of Ty Cobb’s notorious ‘spiking of Baker.’ RR Auction is a globally recognized and trusted auction house specializing in rare and remarkable documents, manuscripts, autographs, and historical artifacts. Join us as we prepare to make history selling history in October 2016.
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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Martin Van Buren21 - Martin Van Buren
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Partly-printed DS as president, signed “M. Van Buren,” one page, 8 x 9.75, November 4, 1839. President Van Buren directs the “Acting Secretary of Stat
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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William Henry Harrison22 - William Henry Harrison
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ADS, signed “Wm. H. Harrison A.D.C.,” one page, 7.75 x 2.75, August 6, 1795. A requisition order issued at Greeneville, in full: “For the Shawanas two
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Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,500.00
 
 
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William Henry Harrison23 - William Henry Harrison
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Manuscript DS, signed “Will’m Henry Harrison,” one page split into two 10 x 7.5 sheets, December 17, 1811. Indiana Territory document headed “An Act R
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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John Tyler24 - John Tyler
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Autograph endorsement signed as president, “J. Tyler,” dated December 6, 1841, penned on the reverse of the last page of an ALS by Secretary of the Na
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,200.00
 
 
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John Tyler25 - John Tyler
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Partly-printed vellum DS as president, one page, 10.25 x 7, December 11, 1841. President Tyler appoints Samuel G. City as “a Gunner in the Navy of the
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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John Tyler26 - John Tyler
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Bold ALS as president, one page, 7.75 x 9.75, October 15, 1843. Letter to US Consul Thomas Aspinwall in London, in part: “I desire to introduce to you
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Estimate : 500.00 - 700.00
 
 
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James K. Polk27 - James K. Polk
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ALS, four pages on two adjoining sheets, 7.75 x 9.75, October 21, 1844. Letter to the candidate for vice president, George M. Dallas, written just pri
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Estimate : 10,000.00 - 15,000.00
 
 
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James K. Polk28 - James K. Polk
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ALS as president, one page, 7.75 x 9.75, June 20, 1845. Letter to Secretary of the Treasury Robert J. Walker, in part: “Will you cause the abstracts a
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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James K. Polk29 - James K. Polk
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Free-franked mailing envelope, 8 x 3.75, addressed in another hand to “Hon. Gideon Welles, Hartford, Conn.,” and franked in the upper right, “Free, J.
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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Zachary Taylor30 - Zachary Taylor
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Manuscript DS, signed “Z. Taylor Col. 1st Regt. U.S. Infy. Comdg.,” one page, 8 x 3.75, March 2, 1833. As commander at Fort Crawford, Taylor confirms
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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Zachary Taylor31 - Zachary Taylor
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Desirable partly-printed vellum DS as president, signed “Z. Taylor,” one page, 11.5 x 16, no date. Unissued scallop-topped ship’s pass, boldly signed
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Estimate : 3,000.00 - 5,000.00
 
 
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Millard Fillmore32 - Millard Fillmore
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Exceptional ALS, one page, 5 x 7.75, February 25, 1857. Letter to E. H. Wade, in full: “I have your letter desiring to know whether in my opinion the
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Estimate : 5,000.00 - 6,000.00
 
 
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Millard Fillmore33 - Millard Fillmore
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Partly-printed DS as president, one page, 13.75 x 10.5, January 13, 1853. President Fillmore confirms the appointment of Joseph Pasigi as “Consul of t
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Millard Fillmore34 - Millard Fillmore
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ALS, one page, 4 x 5, March 25, 1865. Response to an autograph request, in part: “I cheerfully comply with your request for my autograph.” Encapsulate
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Franklin Pierce35 - Franklin Pierce
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Partly-printed vellum DS as president, one page, 14.75 x 18, July 24, 1856. President Pierce appoints Andrew W. Johnson as “a Lieutenant in the Navy.”
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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James Buchanan36 - James Buchanan
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LS, one page, 8 x 10, June 12, 1846. Letter to US Marshal Alexander Hunter in Washington. In part: “I transmit herewith, the President’s pardon of Joh
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Abraham Lincoln37 - Abraham Lincoln
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LS as president signed “A. Lincoln,” one page, 7.5 x 9.5, July 23, 1861. Letter to Hon. James Pollock, the superintendent of the US Mint. In full: “Mr
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Estimate : 12,000.00 - 15,000.00
 
 
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Mary Todd Lincoln38 - Mary Todd Lincoln
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ALS signed “Mary Lincoln,” three pages on two adjoining sheets, 5 x 8, September 28, [1868]. Letter to Rev. James Smith, pastor of the First Presbyter
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Estimate : 8,000.00 - 10,000.00
 
 
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Abraham Lincoln39 - Abraham Lincoln
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Partly-printed DS as president, one page, 14 x 17.5, April 4, 1862. President Lincoln appoints William H. White “Brigade Surgeon of Volunteers in the
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Estimate : 6,000.00 - 8,000.00
 
 
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Abraham Lincoln40 - Abraham Lincoln
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Autograph endorsement as president, signed “A. Lincoln,” on an off-white 5 x 1 slip, dated December 15, 1862, in full: “If there is a vacancy of Asst.
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Estimate : 6,000.00 - 8,000.00
 
 
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