RR Auction: Fine Autographs and Artifacts

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With over 750 outstanding lots, RR Auction’s October Fine Autograph and Artifact Auction opens with a remarkable featured section—‘Innovators of Man and Machine,’ boasting three centuries' worth of the world’s greatest minds: Bernoulli, Watt, Pasteur, Westinghouse, Edison, Einstein, Boeing, and Ferrari are among the autographs offered. The rest of the catalog provides a well-balanced assortment of items from presidents, Declaration of Independence signers, activists, businessmen, world leaders, royalty, military figures, artists, authors, musicians, entertainers, and athletes. A small sampling of top items in the sale: an Albert Einstein handwritten manuscript related to his work on a unified field theory; a 50-letter archive of letters from photographer Alfred Stieglitz to New Yorker critic Lewis Mumford; a Freud letter on the Oedipus complex; a musical quote from Verdi’s ‘La traviata’; a fully signed Beatles promo card; and a game-used baseball from the 1917 Tim Murnane Day benefit game played at Fenway Park. 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 October 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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J. Paul Getty265 - J. Paul Getty
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TLS, one page, 8 x 10.5, Spartan Aircraft Company letterhead, March 14, 1941. Letter to W. Joe Nichols, in part: "Enclosed please find my Gift ...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Mikhail Gorbachev266 - Mikhail Gorbachev
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Color glossy 6.25 x 3.5 photo of Gorbachev beside President Ronald Reagan, signed in blue ballpoint. In fine condition.
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Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
 
 
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Mikhail Gorbachev267 - Mikhail Gorbachev
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Limited edition color glossy 9.5 x 7 photo of Gorbachev receiving the first Ronald Reagan Freedom Award on May 4, 1992, numbered 15/250, signed in bla
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Edward Harriman268 - Edward Harriman
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American railroad executive (1848–1909) who controlled several railways in his lifetime, influencing much of the US economy. Choice partly-printed DS,
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Wild Bill Hickok269 - Wild Bill Hickok
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Two photos of the Wild Bill Hickok monument, known as 'Wild Bill's Monument': a 4.25 x 6.5 cabinet photo of the monument with sculptor J...
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Edmund Hillary270 - Edmund Hillary
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Bank of England one pound note, 5.25 x 2.5, vertically signed in black ballpoint, "E. P. Hillary." In fine condition.
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Edmund Hillary271 - Edmund Hillary
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Attractive commemorative cover, 7.5 x 4, with a color cachet honoring the Australian Bicentennial Everest Expedition of 1988, signed in black ballpooi
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Edmund Hillary272 - Edmund Hillary
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Color limited edition 27.75 x 21.75 print entitled 'Hillary Conquers Everest—May 29, 1953,' numbered 1251/1953, signed in the lower border i...
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J. Edgar Hoover273 - J. Edgar Hoover
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Collection of five TLSs, signed “J. E. Hoover” or “J. Edgar Hoover,” each one page, ranging in size from 8 x 7 to 8 x 10.5, Federal Bureau of Investig
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Collis P. Huntington274 - Collis P. Huntington
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Railroad industrialist (1821–1900) known as one of the 'Big Four' of western railroading. Partly-printed DS, signed “C. P. Huntington,” one ...
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Henry E. Huntington275 - Henry E. Huntington
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Railroad magnate and collector of art and rare books (1850–1927). DS, signed “H. E. Huntington,” one page both sides, 8.25 x 6.75, November 1, 1904. P
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King George V276 - King George V
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Partly-printed DS, signed “George R. I.,” one page, 14 x 12, February 20, 1935. King George appoints Thomas Frederick Parker Calvert as "Rear A...
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Thomas Lipton277 - Thomas Lipton
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Merchant and yachtsman (1848-1931) who created the Lipton tea brand and was the most persistent challenger in the history of the America's Cup. ...
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Andrew Mellon278 - Andrew Mellon
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Financier and philanthropist (1855–1937) who helped found the Gulf Oil Corporation; he also served as treasury secretary under Harding, Coolidge, and
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Grand Duke Alexander Mikhailovich of Russia279 - Grand Duke Alexander Mikhailovich of Russia
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Dynast of the Russian Empire, naval officer, author, explorer (1866–1933), who was the brother-in-law and advisor of Emperor Nicholas II. Crystal-clea
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J. Pierpont Morgan280 - J. Pierpont Morgan
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Ink signature, "J. Pierpoint Morgan,” on an off-white 3.5 x 1.5 slip. Matted with a portrait of Morgan to an overall size of 8 x 12. In fine co...
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Mormons281 - Mormons
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ALS signed “William Clarke,” one page, lightly-lined, 7.75 x 10, May 21, 1850. Letter to M. J. Hallowell, in full: “As on my arrival home I found this
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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Mother Teresa282 - Mother Teresa
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Prayer slip with an image of Mother Teresa holding a child, 6.25 x 3.25, signed in blue ballpoint, "God bless you, M. Teresa mc." The reve...
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Frederick Pabst283 - Frederick Pabst
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German–American brewer (1836-1904) who founded the company which, in the 1890s, introduced the 'Blue Ribbon' brand, the 'beer that made ...
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William Paine284 - William Paine
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American financier (1855–1929) who co-founded the Paine-Webber brokerage firm. DS, signed “Wm. A. Paine,” one page, 11.25 x 8, May 5, 1922. Stock cert
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