RR Auction: Fine Autographs and Artifacts

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With an opening section chronicling the history of science and technology, this month’s RR Auction Fine Autograph and Artifact sale boasts over 800 extraordinary lots. Among the highlights offered are an Einstein autograph letter, lunar surface–flown items, a historic letter signed by King Henry VIII, and a vast selection of animation artwork. 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 make history selling history in December 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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Civil War Generals289 - Civil War Generals
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Four items signed by Civil War generals, including: George B. McClellan (signature), Winfield Scott Hancock (LS), John M. Schofield (signature), and J
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Civil War Letters290 - Civil War Letters
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Powerful collection of thirty-two ALSs from Ohioan newspaper editor Jonathan Frank Harmon, all signed “Frank,” dated between 1861 and 1887, the majori
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Civil War Newspapers291 - Civil War Newspapers
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Collection of seventeen Civil War-era newspapers, including: eleven copies of the New York Tribune, dated between June 1863 and April 1865, several wi
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Enola Gay292 - Enola Gay
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Powerful semi-glossy 8 x 9.25 cardstock photo of the bombing of Hiroshima, signed in blue felt tip, “Paul Tibbets, Pilot, B 29 Enola Gay, 6 Aug. 1945,
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Enola Gay293 - Enola Gay
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Uncommon semi-glossy 10 x 8 cardstock photo of three Enola Gay crew members, signed in blue felt tip, “Dutch Van Kirk” and “Paul Tibbets, Pilot,” and
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Ferdinand Foch294 - Ferdinand Foch
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French military officer (1851–1929) who served as Supreme Commander of the Allied Armies in the final months of World War I. Vintage matte-finish 5.5
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Minoru Genda295 - Minoru Genda
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Japanese military aviator and politician (1904–1989) who is best known for helping to plan the Pearl Harbor attack; he was also the third chief of sta
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Winfield Scott Hancock296 - Winfield Scott Hancock
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Partly-printed DS, signed “Winf. S. Hancock,” one page, 22.75 x 17.75, May 1, 1882. Military Order of the Loyal Legion of the United States certificat
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Winfield Scott Hancock297 - Winfield Scott Hancock
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Ink signature, “Wnf’d S. Hancock, Major. Gen. U.S.A.,” on an off-white 2.5 x 1 slip affixed to the lower portion of a carte-de-visite portrait of Hanc
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John J. Pershing298 - John J. Pershing
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TLS, one page, 7 x 8.75, American Expeditionary Forces, Office of the Commander in Chief letterhead, November 1, 1919. Letter to Samuel S. Dennis, in
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William T. Sherman299 - William T. Sherman
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Riggs & Co. bank check, 8 x 2.75, filled out and signed by Sherman, “W. T. Sherman,” payable to self for $25, October 30, 1876. In fine condition.
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John Sullivan300 - John Sullivan
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American general in the Revolutionary War and a delegate in the Continental Congress (1740–1795) who served as governor of New Hampshire and commanded
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Aviation: Bleriot, Chamberlin, and Byrd301 - Aviation: Bleriot, Chamberlin, and Byrd
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Ink signatures, “L. Bleriot,” “Clarence D. Chamberlain,” and “R. E. Byrd,” on an off-white 5.25 x 6 sheet bearing an affixed newsprint photograph of t
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Aviation: Earhart, Fechet, and Willebrandt302 - Aviation: Earhart, Fechet, and Willebrandt
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Ink signatures, “Mabel Walker Willebrandt,” “Amelia Earhart,” and “J. E. Fechet, Chief of A. C.,” who adds the date, “Mar. 29 ‘30,” on an off-white 3.
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Howard Hughes303 - Howard Hughes
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ALS signed “Howard,” three pages, lightly-lined, 8.5 x 13.25, date penned in another hand, “5/16—2:15 P.M.” Letter to his assistant, confidant, and fo
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Estimate : 2,500.00 - 3,500.00
 
 
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Charles Lindbergh304 - Charles Lindbergh
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TMS signed “Charles (A. Lindbergh),” five onionskin pages, 8.25 x 11, July 12, 1971. Detailed criticism and commentary concerning a biographical manus
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Charles Lindbergh305 - Charles Lindbergh
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Uncommon postal cover flown aboard the record-setting flight of the Sikorsky S-42 Pan American Clipper, 9.5 x 4, with a cachet honoring the seaplane’s
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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Charles Lindbergh306 - Charles Lindbergh
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Signed book: The Wartime Journals of Charles A. Lindbergh. Later printing. NY: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, 1970. Hardcover with dust jacket, 6.5 x 9.5,
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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Charles Lindbergh, Wiley Post, and Harold Gatty307 - Charles Lindbergh, Wiley Post, and Harold Gatty
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Program for a luncheon given in honor of Wiley Post and Harold Gatty by the Mayor’s Committee on Receptions of the City of New York at the Hotel Ritz
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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Orville Wright308 - Orville Wright
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Bank check, 8.5 x 3.25, filled out in another hand and signed by Wright, payable to Louise Russel Cochran for $300, October 10, 1944. In fine conditio
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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