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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Robert Todd Lincoln389 - Robert Todd Lincoln
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ALS signed “Robert T. Lincoln,” one page, 5.5 x 9, October 1, 1866. Brief letter to Mrs. F. H. Wyckoff, in full: "I regret that I have entirely...
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Estimate : 500.00 - 700.00
 
 
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David Livingstone390 - 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 : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Nelson Mandela391 - Nelson Mandela
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Scarce signed book: Madiba. South Africa: Martin Schneider and Company, 1997. Hardcover with dust jacket, 9.75 x 11.5, 144 pages. Signed on the title
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Estimate : 1,200.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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Nelson Mandela392 - Nelson Mandela
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Signed book: Long Walk to Freedom. First edition. Boston: Little, Brown and Company, 1994. Hardcover with dust jacket, 6.5 x 9.5, 558 pages. Signed on
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Hudson Maxim393 - Hudson Maxim
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Uncommon typed manuscript, seven pages, 8.5 x 11, no date but circa 1923, signed at the conclusion in black ink. The article, entitled "Japanes...
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Alphonse Milne-Edwards394 - Alphonse Milne-Edwards
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French mammalologist, ornithologist and carcinologist (1835–1900). Untranslated ALS in French, signed “Milne Edwards,” one page, 5.5 x 8.5, Faculte de
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Benito Mussolini and Vittorio Emanuele III395 - Benito Mussolini and Vittorio Emanuele III
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Partly-printed DS in Italian, one page, 9.25 x 14, March 25, 1926. Untranslated official document signed at the conclusion in bold ink, "Mussol...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Nobel Peace Prize Winners396 - Nobel Peace Prize Winners
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Collection of 20 items signed by winners of the Nobel Peace Prize, including: Norman Angell (ANS), Frederic Passy (ALS), Bertha von Suttner (postcard)
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Gabriel-Julien Ouvrard397 - Gabriel-Julien Ouvrard
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French financier (1770–1846) who was one of the greatest stock speculators of his day and a financier of Napoleon. DS in Spanish, English, and French,
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Rosa Parks398 - Rosa Parks
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FDC with a cachet honoring the life of Martin Luther King, Jr., postmarked Atlanta, Georgia, January 13, 1979, signed and inscribed in black ink, &q...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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