RR Auction: Fine Autographs and Artifacts

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Boasting almost 1,300 lots, RR Auction’s massive August Fine Autographs and Artifacts auction features highlighted World War II and Animation sections, in addition to a vast array of material spanning history, entertainment, and the arts. The historic World War II section features uniforms, autographs, and weapons from the conflict, including a surrendered Japanese sword. Animation includes original Disney production cels, beautiful hand-painted concept artwork, and autographs from the greatest names in the industry. Other top lots in the sale include an autograph letter from revered economist Adam Smith, an amazing original sketch by Paul Cezanne, an oversized portrait of Oscar Wilde, and multiple pieces signed by Marilyn Monroe. 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 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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Mohandas Gandhi162 - Mohandas Gandhi
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Sought-after ink signature, "M. K. Gandhi, 28–12–38, Segaon-Wardha,” on an off-white 3.25 x 2 card. Matted and framed with a large photo of the...
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Estimate : 2,500.00 - 3,500.00
 
 
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Otto Frank163 - Otto Frank
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Father (1889-1980) of Jewish World War II diarist Anne Frank, and the only member of his family to survive the concentration camps. Scarce TLS in Germ
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Estimate : 1,200.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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Helen Keller164 - Helen Keller
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Vintage matte-finish 9.25 x 7.25 full-length photo of Helen Keller sitting with her Great Dane and Anne Sullivan's Scottish Terrier, signed and ...
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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Martin Luther King, Jr165 - Martin Luther King, Jr
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Signed book: Strength to Love. First edition. NY: Harper & Row, 1963. Hardcover with dust jacket, 5.75 x 8.5, 146 pages. Signed and inscribed on...
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Estimate : 2,000.00 - 3,000.00
 
 
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Malcolm X166 - Malcolm X
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Visitor's hardcover guest book, 11.25 x 8.25, signed on the reverse of the first page in red ballpoint, "Malcolm X," listing his occup...
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Estimate : 3,500.00 - 4,500.00
 
 
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Carrie A. Nation167 - Carrie A. Nation
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Temperance agitator (1846-1911) known for smashing saloons with a hatchet. ALS signed “C. N.,” one page on the reverse of a color 5.5 x 3.5 postcard o
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Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
 
 
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Florence Nightingale168 - Florence Nightingale
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Ink signature, "A verbal answer, please, by messenger, ever yours sincerely, F. Nightingale,” on an off-white 5 x 2 slip. Matted and framed wit...
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Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
 
 
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John Jay169 - John Jay
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Revolutionary War–dated handwritten draft of a letter by Jay, unsigned, five pages on three sheets, 5.75 x 8, September 8, 1781. A draft to William Bi
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Estimate : 4,000.00 - 6,000.00
 
 
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P. T. Barnum170 - P. T. Barnum
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Group of six items, including five ALSs by P. T. Barnum and one check signed by John Ringling, chronicling the business dealings of ‘The Greatest Show
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Estimate : 2,500.00 - 3,500.00
 
 
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Henry Ford171 - Henry Ford
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Crisp ink signature, "Henry Ford,” on an off-white 3.75 x 2 slip. Handsomely cloth-matted and framed with a portrait of the automotive pioneer ...
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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Joseph Pulitzer172 - Joseph Pulitzer
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Scarce DS, one page, 8.5 x 14, January 15, 1896. Pulitzer appoints a proxy for a stockholders meeting, in part: “I, Joseph Pulitzer…do hereby constitu
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Astronomers and Mathematicians173 - Astronomers and Mathematicians
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Group of nine autographs of astronomers and mathematicians, primarily comprised of letters, dated from 1787–1873, including: M. Chasles, J. B. J. Dela
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,200.00
 
 
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Alexander Graham Bell175 - Alexander Graham Bell
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TLS, one page, 8 x 10.5, Beinn Bhreagh letterhead, August 4, 1920. Letter to Paul Brockett at the Smithsonian Library in Washington, D.C., in full: ...
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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Robert Bunsen176 - Robert Bunsen
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German chemist (1811–1899) who discovered the elements cesium and rubidium, and who developed the laboratory burner that now bears his name. ALS in Ge
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Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,000.00
 
 
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Daniel Bernoulli177 - Daniel Bernoulli
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Swiss mathematician and physicist (1700–1782) known for his applications of mathematics to fluid mechanics. ALS in French, one page, 7.25 x 9.75, July
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Estimate : 4,000.00 - 6,000.00
 
 
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Marie Curie178 - Marie Curie
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Polish-born French physicist (1867–1934), she and her husband Pierre discovered two new elements, polonium and radium, in 1898. In 1911 she won the No
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Estimate : 4,000.00 - 6,000.00
 
 
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Charles Darwin179 - Charles Darwin
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Desirable ANS signed “C. Darwin,” one page on a 4.75 x 3 postcard, postmarked October 27, 1872. Written from his Down House in Beckenham, Kent, a brie
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Estimate : 4,000.00 - 6,000.00
 
 
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Charles Darwin180 - Charles Darwin
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Extremely desirable ink signature, "Charles Darwin, from your well-wisher, April 15, 1882,” on an off-white 5 x 2.75 slip. In fine condition, w...
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Estimate : 8,000.00 - 10,000.00
 
 
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Thomas Edison181 - Thomas Edison
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TLS signed “Thos. A. Edison,” one page, 7.5 x 10.5, From the Laboratory of Thomas A. Edison letterhead, February 1, 1923. Letter to W. H. Vernon, disc
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Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,500.00
 
 
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Thomas Edison182 - Thomas Edison
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Letter to Thomas Edison from his son Charles, endorsed at the top by Thomas Edison in pencil, “OK if no fire risk to us, E,” two pages, 8.5 x 11, Sept
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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