RR Auction: Fine Autographs and Artifacts

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With more than 1,000 lots, RR Auction’s May Fine Autographs and Artifacts auction features an impressive assortment of historic collectibles. This month includes a special Literature section, with rare and significant items such as an illustrated, autographed manuscript of Hermann Hesse’s "Piktor's Verwandlungen"; Anton Chekhov's “Stories and Tales,” inscribed; a handwritten quotation from Guo Moruo; and many more top authors like Joyce, Tolkien, Orwell, Sartre, Sendak and Whitman. The Music section features incredible original artwork by Frederic Chopin; a 350-page “Who’s Who in Rock & Roll,” signed by hundreds of the genre’s greatest musicians; and a fully signed Beatles autograph with additional, rare signature from Ray Charles. This catalog also includes items from US History, Space, Art, Entertainment and more. 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 May 2018.

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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Martin Van Buren263 - Martin Van Buren
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ALS signed “M. V. Buren,” one page both sides, 4.75 x 8, November 16, 1826. Letter to American lawyer and politician John Vernon Henry, in part: &qu...
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Quantity : 1 | Estimate : 800.00 - 1,000.00
 
 
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Franklin Pierce264 - Franklin Pierce
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Free franked mailing envelope, presumed as president, 4.75 x 2.75, addressed in Pierce's hand to his brother at the family homestead and preside...
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James Buchanan265 - James Buchanan
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ALS, one page both sides, 5 x 8, October 16, 1846. Letter to W. Burke, in full: "I should be glad to see you for a few moments before approving...
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Quantity : 1 | Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Abraham Lincoln266 - Abraham Lincoln
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Partly-printed DS as president, one page, 8 x 10, June 24, 1864. President Lincoln authorizes and directs "the Secretary of State to affix the ...
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Quantity : 1 | Estimate : 16,000.00 - 18,000.00
 
 
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Abraham Lincoln267 - Abraham Lincoln
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Autograph endorsement as president, signed “A. Lincoln,” one page, 5 x 4.25, March 18, 1862. In full: "To-day, March 18, 1862, Major Joseph H. ...
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Quantity : 1 | Estimate : 15,000.00 - 20,000.00
 
 
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Abraham Lincoln268 - Abraham Lincoln
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Civil War-dated manuscript DS as president, one page, 7.75 x 6.5, October 17, 1864. In full: "George Harrington, is hereby appointed to dischar...
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Quantity : 1 | Estimate : 8,000.00 - 10,000.00
 
 
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Abraham Lincoln269 - Abraham Lincoln
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Handwritten document by Abraham Lincoln, unsigned, one page, 8 x 6, September 18, 1852. An affidavit submitted in the "State of Illinois, Tazew...
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Quantity : 1 | Estimate : 3,000.00 - 5,000.00
 
 
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[Abraham Lincoln]270 - [Abraham Lincoln]
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Civil War–dated ALS signed “William M. Cooper,” four pages on two adjoining sheets, 5 x 8, April 25, 1865. Letter by a Union hospital worker to his mo
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Andrew Johnson271 - Andrew Johnson
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Partly-printed DS as president, one page, 7.75 x 8.5, July 3, 1865. President Johnson authorizes and directs "the Secretary of State to affix t...
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Andrew Johnson272 - Andrew Johnson
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Original 3.5 x 3 green gallery ticket stub to the US Senate Impeachment of President Andrew Johnson on April 9, 1868. Reverse bears a notation from a
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U. S. Grant273 - U. S. Grant
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Neat ink signature, "U. S. Grant, Feb'y 9th 1881,” on an off-white 4.25 x 2.5 sheet. In fine condition, with very faint toning over the lef...
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U. S. Grant274 - U. S. Grant
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Partly-printed DS as president, one page, 7 x 8, January 29, 1876. President Grant authorizes and directs "the Secretary of State to affix the ...
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Rutherford and Lucy Hayes275 - Rutherford and Lucy Hayes
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Signatures of Rutherford and Lucy Hayes: an ink signature, "With best wishes, Sincerely, R. B. Hayes, Spiegel Grove, 26 Oct. 1886," on an ...
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James A. Garfield276 - James A. Garfield
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ALS as president-elect, signed “J. A. Garfield,” one page, 4.75 x 7.5, Mentor, Ohio letterhead, February 28, 1881. Letter to Senator William B. Alliso
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James A. Garfield277 - James A. Garfield
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LS signed “J. A. Garfield,” one page both sides, 7.75 x 9.75, April 9, 1873. Letter to the Hon. John Peter Robison, in part: "I determined to l...
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James A. Garfield278 - James A. Garfield
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Signed book: A Rudimentary Treatise on the History, Construction, and Illumination of Lighthouses by Alan Stevenson. London: John Weale, 1850. Hardcov
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James A. Garfield279 - James A. Garfield
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Annotated book: Ray's Algebra, Part Second: An Analytical Treatise, Designed for High Schools and Colleges. Stereotype edition. Cincinnati: W. B...
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Chester A. Arthur280 - Chester A. Arthur
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Partly-printed DS, signed “C. A. Arthur,” one page, 8 x 11.75, May 1870. Receipt from the Collector's Office in the New York Custom House, in fu...
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William McKinley281 - William McKinley
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LS as president, one page, 5.25 x 6.75, Executive Mansion letterhead, December 21, 1897. Letter to Mr. W. W. Armstrong, in full: "I deeply appr...
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Theodore Roosevelt282 - Theodore Roosevelt
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Desirable matte-finish 7.25 x 11.25 half-length portrait of Roosevelt in a terrifically confident pose by Harris & Ewing of Washington, D.C., si...
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Quantity : 1 | Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,500.00
 
 
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