RR Auction: Fine Autographs and Artifacts

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RR Auction’s August Fine Autographs & Artifacts sale offers more than 900 lots, headlined by a special World War II section that tells the story of a war that defined a generation. In addition to this historic offering, headlining items include an important letter by King Henry VIII related to a treaty negotiation, a 1919 letter from Einstein to his ex-wife and children, a remarkable pair of letters by John Lennon about his breakup with Cynthia, and a flag fragment from Horatio Nelson's HMS Victory. 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 August 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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WWII War Bonds Posters164 - WWII War Bonds Posters
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Collection of four original color American WWII posters for wartime fundraising efforts, including: a 20 x 26 poster showing a worker holding up a war
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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George Washington173 - George Washington
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Third-person ADS in Washington’s hand, signed within the text, "George Washington," one page, 6.25 x 3, Philadelphia, June 2, 1773. Handwr...
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Estimate : 10,000.00 - 15,000.00
 
 
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George Washington174 - George Washington
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Autograph endorsement signed, "Presented 24th of June 1799 and accepted by G:o Washington,” on the reverse of a manuscript document, one page, ...
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Estimate : 10,000.00 - 15,000.00
 
 
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George Washington175 - George Washington
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Three lines written in the hand of George Washington on a 9 x 1 slip clipped from a larger document. Washington writes: “James Keith. At a Court convd
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,000.00
 
 
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Thomas Jefferson176 - Thomas Jefferson
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Scarce third-person ANS as president, signed "Th: J," one page, 6.5 x 6.5, June 17, 1802. In full: "Th: J. incloses the within to Mr....
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Estimate : 4,000.00 - 4,500.00
 
 
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Dolley Madison177 - Dolley Madison
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ALS signed “M,” one page, 7.75 x 5, July 17, 1845. Letter to her son John Payne Todd, expressing frustration that her slave Paul Jennings, whom she ha
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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Dolley Madison178 - Dolley Madison
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AQS on an off-white 4.5 x 175 slip, in full: "'Mix short follies with wise councils,' D. P. Madison, May 10, 1839." Nicely matted ...
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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James Madison179 - James Madison
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Scarce unissued certificate for a lifetime membership in the American Colonization Society, 9 x 6.5, featuring an attractive engraved vignette with ...
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Estimate : 1,800.00 - 2,200.00
 
 
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James Madison and James Monroe180 - James Madison and James Monroe
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Desirable partly-printed vellum DS, signed twice “James Madison" as president and once "Jas. Monroe" as secretary of state, one page,...
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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James Monroe181 - James Monroe
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War-dated DS as secretary of state, signed "Jas. Monroe," one page, 7.75 x 7.5, no date but circa 1812. Printed State Department circular ...
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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