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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Pierre-Joseph Proudhon337 - Pierre-Joseph Proudhon
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French politician and philosopher (1809-1865) who was the first to describe himself as an anarchist. ALS in French, signed “P-J Proudhon,” one page, 5
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Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,500.00
 
 
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Pope Benedict XV338 - Pope Benedict XV
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Pope born Giacomo della Chiesa (1854-1922) who reigned from 1914 until his death. Benedict's pontificate was dominated by World War I, which he ...
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,200.00
 
 
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Pope Clement VII339 - Pope Clement VII
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Born Giulio di Giuliano de Medici in 1478, he served as pope from November 1523 until his death in 1534; the Sack of Rome and English Reformation occu
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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Pope Clement XI340 - Pope Clement XI
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Italian pope (1649–1721), born Giovanni Francesco Albani, who ascended the papal throne in 1700 and served until his death. Manuscript DS in Latin as
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,000.00
 
 
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Pope Leo XI341 - Pope Leo XI
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Born Alessandro Ottaviano de Medici in 1535, he served as pope from April 1–27, 1605; his pontificate is one of the briefest in history, having lasted
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,000.00
 
 
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Pope Paul VI342 - Pope Paul VI
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Born Giovanni Battista Enrico Antonio Maria Montini in Italy in 1897, Paul VI reigned as pope from 1963 until his death in 1978. Untranslated ALS in I
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Pope Pius X343 - Pope Pius X
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Born Giuseppe Melchiorre Sarto in 1835, Pius X served as pope from 1903 until his death in 1914. Known for his conservative, anti-modernist philosophi
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Estimate : 700.00 - 900.00
 
 
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Chiang Kai-shek344 - Chiang Kai-shek
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Matte-finish 10 x 8 photo of the CINCPAC (Commander-in-Chief of the Pacific) press group meeting with Chiang Kai-shek in Taiwan on December 5, 1959, s
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Winston Churchill345 - Winston Churchill
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Signed book: The Aftermath. Later printing. NY: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1929. Hardcover, 6.5 x 9, 502 pages. Boldly signed on the first free en...
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Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,000.00
 
 
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Winston Churchill346 - Winston Churchill
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TLS signed “Winston S. Churchill,” one page, 7.5 x 9.5, Hyde Park Gate letterhead, June 9, 1956. Letter to Edward H. Dodd, Jr., in full: "Thank...
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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Winston Churchill347 - Winston Churchill
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TLS signed “Yours sincerely, Winston S. Churchill,” one page, 8 x 10, blindstamped Secretary of State for War letterhead, May 29, 1920. Letter to Visc
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,200.00
 
 
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Oliver Cromwell348 - Oliver Cromwell
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Printed broadside proclamation announcing the end of the First Anglo-Dutch War, one page, 10.75 x 14.25, printed in London by Will. du-Gard and Hen. H
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Estimate : 1,200.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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Emperor Taisho349 - Emperor Taisho
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DS in Japanese, one page, 18 x 23.25, circa 1915. Untranslated document in which Emperor Taisho confers the Fifth Class, Order of the Golden Kite upon
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 2,000.00
 
 
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King Abdullah II350 - King Abdullah II
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Silver desk set presented to US Congressman Bill Young of Florida by King Abdullah II of Jordan, comprising: a 11.25 x 9 black tray with silver border
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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Peter the Great351 - Peter the Great
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LS in Russian, signed “Piotr,” one page, 6.25 x 8, July 29, 1714. Letter to Jan Lups, in full (translated): "Let Us reveal to you the means by ...
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Estimate : 8,000.00 - 12,000.00
 
 
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Sun Yat-sen352 - Sun Yat-sen
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Chinese revolutionary (1866-1925) who helped to overthrow the centuries-old Qing Dynasty in 1911 to become the first president of the Republic of Chin
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Estimate : 6,000.00 - 8,000.00
 
 
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Leon Trotsky353 - Leon Trotsky
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Untranslated DS in Cyrillic, endorsed across the center in blue pencil by Trotsky, one page, 8.25 x 6.75, November 10, 1919. An official order endorse
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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King Charles V354 - King Charles V
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Holy Roman Emperor who, as Charles I, also served as king of Spain (1500–1558). Untranslated manuscript DS in German, signed as Holy Roman Emperor, on
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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King Louis XIV355 - King Louis XIV
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King of France (born 1638) from 1643 until his death in 1715, known as the 'Sun King' for the glittering splendor of his court at Versailles...
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Estimate : 2,000.00 - 3,000.00
 
 
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King Henry VIII356 - King Henry VIII
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Amazing LS in French, signed “Vre loyal frer cousin et bon compere, Henry,” one page, 16.5 x 12, August 25, 1514. Letter to King Louis XII of France,
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