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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DNA: Francis Crick379 - DNA: Francis Crick
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Unsigned handwritten notes by Francis Crick, six pages on four sheets, 6.75 x 9, dated August 3–7, 1966, from Crick’s nautical logbook used onboard hi
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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DNA: James D. Watson380 - DNA: James D. Watson
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Signed book: The Double Helix. Later printing. NY: Atheneum, 1968. Hardcover with dust jacket, 5.5 x 8.5, 226 pages. Signed on the title page in black
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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Emma Goldman381 - Emma Goldman
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Anarchist known for her political activism, writing and speeches (1869-1940). ANS, one page, 5.25 x 8.25, Hotel Antlers letterhead, May 8, 1912. In fu
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Mikhail Gorbachev382 - Mikhail Gorbachev
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Uncommon signed book: Perestroika. Collector's edition, limited issue, numbered 106/250. Norwalk, CT: The Easton Press, 1994. Leatherbound hardc...
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Estimate : 3,000.00 - 3,500.00
 
 
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Edmund Hillary383 - Edmund Hillary
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Signed book: High Adventure. First edition. London: Hodder & Stoughton, 1955. Hardcover with dust jacket, 5.75 x 8.25, 224 pages. Signed and ins...
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Edmund Hillary and John Hunt384 - Edmund Hillary and John Hunt
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Two signed photos: a 3.5 x 4.75 cardstock photo of Hillary in a suit and tie, signed and inscribed in black ballpoint, "To Tony, E. P. Hillary&...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Robert F. Kennedy385 - Robert F. Kennedy
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Handsome matte-finish 8 x 10 bust-length portrait of Kennedy as the United States Attorney General, signed and inscribed in the lower border in black
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Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
 
 
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King George VI386 - King George VI
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Partly-printed DS, signed “George RI,” three pages on two adjoining sheets, 8.5 x 13.5, December 20, 1944. King George grants Charles Kelk Blakelock t
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Paul Kruger387 - Paul Kruger
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State president of the South African Republic (1825-1904) who was known as the face of Boer resistance against the British during Second Boer War. Unt
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Urbain Le Verrier388 - Urbain Le Verrier
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French mathematician who specialized in celestial mechanics (1811-1877) best known for his part in the discovery of Neptune. Untranslated ALS in Fren
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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