RR Auction: Fine Autographs and Artifacts

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With a wide variety of rare and remarkable material, January’s RR Auction Fine Autograph and Artifact sale features letters by George Washington, John Adams, and Charles Darwin, signed photos of Bruce Lee, Sharon Tate, and Vivien Leigh, and a comprehensive Declaration of Independence section boasting a near-complete set of signers. 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 January 2017.
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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Margaret Thatcher253 - Margaret Thatcher
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Satin-finish 5 x 7 photo of Thatcher in a formal pose, signed in the lower border in black felt tip. In fine condition, with a couple of light creases
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Margaret Thatcher254 - Margaret Thatcher
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Signed book: The Downing Street Years. First edition. London: HarperCollins, 1993. Hardcover with dust jacket, 6.5 x 9.5, 914 pages. Signed on the tit
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Margaret Thatcher255 - Margaret Thatcher
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Color satin-finish 8 x 10 photo of Thatcher during a speech, signed in black felt tip. In fine condition. Accompanied by a full letter of authenticity
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Titanic: Millvina Dean256 - Titanic: Millvina Dean
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Two posters signed in silver ink by Titanic survivor Millvina Dean: a color 38 x 26.5 poster depicting a cross-section of the ship signed in the cente
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Daniel Webster257 - Daniel Webster
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DS, signed “Dan’l Webster,” one page, 7.75 x 9.75, August 20, 1841. US Department of State document certifying “that N. Callan Jr…is now, and was at t
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Elie Wiesel and Simon Wiesenthal258 - Elie Wiesel and Simon Wiesenthal
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Two items: a color 5.5 x 3.5 postcard depicting the Holocaust Memorial Museum, signed on the reverse in blue ink by Elie Wiesel and Simon Wiesenthal;
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Oliver Wolcott, Jr259 - Oliver Wolcott, Jr
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Manuscript DS, signed “Oliv: Wolcott, Jun’r,” one page, 8 x 4.5, January 30, 1782. State of Connecticut pay order, in part: “Pay unto Ralph Pomeroy Es
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Horatio Nelson260 - Horatio Nelson
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ALS signed “Nelson & Bronte,” one page, 7.25 x 9, May 13, 1802. Written from Merton, a letter to Robert Brent in London, in full: “I feel and so...
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Estimate : 4,500.00 - 5,500.00
 
 
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Thaddeus Cook261 - Thaddeus Cook
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Extremely scarce Revolutionary War–dated ALS signed “Thad’s Cook Col.,” one page, 8 x 12.5, May 7, 1778. Letter to Major General Wadsworth in Durham.
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Estimate : 1,200.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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Marquis de Lafayette262 - Marquis de Lafayette
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Desirable ink signature, “with my most sincere wishes, Lafayette,” on an off-white 3 x .5 slip. Matted with an engraving of Lafayette to an overall si
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Henry Lee263 - Henry Lee
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Revolutionary War hero (1756–1818) who captured British posts in New York and in the South; he was also the father of Robert E. Lee. Third-person manu
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Estimate : 500.00 - 700.00
 
 
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Samuel H. Parsons264 - Samuel H. Parsons
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Important Continental Army general (1737–1789) who served continuously from the Lexington Alarm through the British surrender at Yorktown. Revolutiona
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain265 - Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain
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Significant ALS signed “Joshua L. Chamberlain,” two pages on two adjoining sheets, 8.25 x 10.5, State of Maine Executive Department letterhead, Februa
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Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,500.00
 
 
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Jefferson Davis266 - Jefferson Davis
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ALS signed “J. D.,” one page, lightly-lined, 5 x 8, no date. Letter to his nephew and aide-de-camp, Colonel J. Taylor Wood, in full: “I send to you Mr
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Estimate : 2,000.00 - 2,500.00
 
 
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David G. Farragut267 - David G. Farragut
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Desirable 2.25 x 4 carte-de-visite portrait of Farragut in uniform, signed on the reverse in black ink, “D. G. Farragut, Vice Admiral.” Published by B
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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George Washington Custis Lee268 - George Washington Custis Lee
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Eldest son of Robert E. Lee, who served as a Confederate general and aide-de-camp to Jefferson Davis (1832–1913). DS, signed “G. W. C. Lee, Class of 1
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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James Longstreet269 - James Longstreet
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Handwritten note by Longstreet, unsigned, on the reverse of his personal calling card, 3.25 x 2, no date. In full: “The narrative cannot be finished u
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Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
 
 
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James B. McPherson270 - James B. McPherson
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Career US Army officer (1828–1864) who served as a general in the Union Army and was killed in action at the Battle of Atlanta—the second highest rank
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Samuel K. Zook271 - Samuel K. Zook
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Civil War-dated ALS signed “S. K. Zook,” three pages on two adjoining sheets, 8 x 10, October 16, 1862. Letter to future President of the United State
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Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,500.00
 
 
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George A. Custer272 - George A. Custer
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Partly-printed DS, signed “G. A. Custer,” one page, 11 x 17, June 1, 1874. US Cavalry tobacco return issued at Fort Abraham Lincoln, headed, “Tobacco
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Estimate : 5,000.00 - 6,000.00
 
 
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