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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Queen Isabella357 - Queen Isabella
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Manuscript DS, in Spanish, signed “Yo la Reyna,” one page, 8.5 x 10.5, July 29, 1499. An order directed to her chamberlain Sancho de Paredes to presen
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Estimate : 2,200.00 - 2,400.00
 
 
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King Philip II358 - King Philip II
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King of Spain (born 1527) from 1556 until his death in 1598; his eventful reign included Spain's conquest of the Philippines, the establishment ...
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 2,000.00
 
 
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Queen Victoria360 - Queen Victoria
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Partly-printed DS, signed “Victoria R.,” one page, 16 x 12, February 11, 1891. Queen Victoria appoints William Henry Kelsall as "an Officer in ...
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Estimate : 500.00 - 700.00
 
 
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Jean-Baptiste Charcot361 - Jean-Baptiste Charcot
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French polar explorer, scientist, and medical doctor (1867–1936), and the son of neurologist Jean-Martin Charcot. Untranslated ALS in French, signed “
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Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
 
 
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Alexander von Humboldt362 - Alexander von Humboldt
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German naturalist and explorer (1769–1859) who wrote Kosmos, a massive five-volume study which attempted to unify the various branches of man's ...
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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David Livingstone363 - David Livingstone
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Scottish missionary and explorer (1813–1873) who 'disappeared' on an expedition to find the source of the Nile only to be famously rediscove...
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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John Hanning Speke364 - John Hanning Speke
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Explorer and officer of the British Indian Army (1827–1864) who is most associated with the search for the source of the Nile, and was the first Europ
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Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
 
 
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Butch Cassidy365 - Butch Cassidy
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Rare archive of three documents relating to the reputed killing of Butch Cassidy and ‘Wild Bunch’ desperado Joe Walker. Items include (with grammar an
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Estimate : 1,600.00 - 1,800.00
 
 
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William F. ‘Buffalo Bill’ Cody366 - William F. ‘Buffalo Bill’ Cody
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Hand-painted wooden advertising panel from one of the wagons used in Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show, 21 x 13.75, circa 1884–1890. The scene depic...
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Estimate : 1,300.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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Francois Arago367 - Francois Arago
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French Catalan mathematician, physicist, astronomer, and politician (1786-1853). LS in French, signed “F. Arago,” one page, 5.25 x 8.25, April 16, 184
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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