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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Millard Fillmore192 - Millard Fillmore
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ALS, one page, 5 x 8, March 28, 1857. Letter to Hamilton Fish. In full: “Perceiving that the Senate ordered some extra copies of the Opinions of the S
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Estimate : 3,000.00 - 3,500.00
 
 
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Franklin Pierce193 - Franklin Pierce
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Partly-printed DS as president, signed "Franklin Pierce," one page, 8 x 10.5, July 7, 1853. President Pierce directs the "Secretary o...
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Estimate : 500.00 - 700.00
 
 
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Abraham Lincoln194 - Abraham Lincoln
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Desirable Civil War-dated endorsement as president, signed "A. Lincoln," on an off-white 3.25 x 2 card dated March 9, 1865. The endorsemen...
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Estimate : 8,000.00 - 10,000.00
 
 
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Abraham Lincoln195 - Abraham Lincoln
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Rare book: The Photographs of Abraham Lincoln by Frederick Hill Meserve. Limited edition, numbered 21/102. NY: Privately-printed, 1911. Hardcover, 9.2
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Estimate : 12,000.00 - 15,000.00
 
 
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Abraham Lincoln196 - Abraham Lincoln
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Ink signature, "Abraham Lincoln," on a 5 x 5.25 segment of a military appointment on vellum dated August 1, 1864. Matted and framed with a...
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Estimate : 3,500.00 - 4,500.00
 
 
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Mary Todd Lincoln197 - Mary Todd Lincoln
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Mary Todd Lincoln's personally-owned compact brass candlesticks, consisting of two 3.5? circular bases which can be screwed together for portabi...
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Estimate : 4,500.00 - 5,500.00
 
 
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Rutherford B. Hayes198 - Rutherford B. Hayes
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Choice ALS signed “R. B. Hayes,” one page, 5.5 x 8.5, January 16, 1886. Letter marked "Private," concerning his ancestry. In full: "M...
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Estimate : 1,200.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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James A. Garfield202 - James A. Garfield
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Two items: a stunning, crystal-clear 3.5 x 5 cabinet portrait of Garfield in a bust-length pose, neatly signed in black ink, "J. A. Garfield,&q...
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Estimate : 3,800.00 - 4,200.00
 
 
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James A. Garfield203 - James A. Garfield
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Signed book: Vingut's Ollendorff's New Method of Learning to Read, Write, and Speak the Spanish Language. Twelfth edition. NY: George Lockwo...
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Estimate : 2,500.00 - 3,500.00
 
 
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James A. Garfield204 - James A. Garfield
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Signed book: The Works of Charles Lamb. NY: Derby & Jackson, 1856. Hardcover, 5.25 x 7.5, 611 pages. Signed on the first free end page in pencil...
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Estimate : 2,500.00 - 3,500.00
 
 
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