RR Auction: Fine Autographs and Artifacts

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RR Auction's March Fine Autograph and Artifact sale is highlighted by a featured literature section, offering a remarkable array of autographs from literary legends—from American icons like F. Scott Fitzgerald, Ernest Hemingway, Mark Twain, and Henry David Thoreau, to world-renowned authors such as Leo Tolstoy, Boris Pasternak, Victor Hugo, Vladimir Nabokov, and Maxim Gorky, it is a robust selection of exemplary material. Political leaders are also well-represented, with outstanding items including signatures of Mao Zedong and Zhou Enlai, autograph letters by Vladimir Lenin, a letter signed by Sun Yat-sen, and a superb George Washington document associated with the Revolutionary War. Rounding out the catalog are items from the realms of music, Hollywood, sports, art, space, and aviation. 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 March 2019.
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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H. L. Hunt202 - H. L. Hunt
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Texas oil tycoon (1889–1974) who traded his poker winnings for oil rights and secured title to much of the East Texas Oil Field, one of the world...
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Internet Pioneers203 - Internet Pioneers
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Group of six business cards, each 3.5 x 2, signed on the front or back in ink of felt tip by the respective Internet pioneer, including: Vint Cerf, on
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Internet Pioneers204 - Internet Pioneers
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Group of six items signed by internet pioneers, including: inventor of the World Wide Web Tim Berners-Lee (signature), ARPANET developer Leonard Klein
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Israeli Figures205 - Israeli Figures
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Group lot of 14 covers, ranging in size from 6.75 x 4 to 9 x 4, each signed in ink or ballpoint by one or more notable Israeli artists, politicians, o
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Sophia Jex-Blake206 - Sophia Jex-Blake
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English physician, teacher, and feminist (1840–1912) remembered as the first practicing female doctor in Scotland. ALS signed “S. Jex-Blake,” two page
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Noble Wimberly Jones207 - Noble Wimberly Jones
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American physician and patriot (c. 1723–1805) from Savannah, Georgia, who was captured by the British during the Revolutionary War and later served as
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Helen Keller208 - Helen Keller
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TLS, one page both sides, 7 x 10.5, December 31, 1923. Written from Forest Hills, a letter to Betsy, in part: "We had a very happy Christmas. M...
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Robert F. Kennedy209 - Robert F. Kennedy
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TLS, one page, 8 x 10.5, Office of the Attorney General letterhead, March 25, 1963. Letter to the Hon. John A. May of South Carolina, in full: "...
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Kennedy Assassination210 - Kennedy Assassination
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Collection of eight glossy photos, 8 x 10 and 10 x 8, each signed in black felt tip by a member of the Secret Service team present at the assassinatio
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King Hussein211 - King Hussein
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Color satin-finish 7 x 9.5 photo of the young King Hussein, signed in ink. In fine condition, with trimmed edges, and surface creases above the signat
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Fiorello LaGuardia212 - Fiorello LaGuardia
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American politician (1882–1947) who was mayor of New York City from 1934 to 1945. TLS signed “F. LaGuardia,” one page, 5.5 x 8.5, personal letterhead,
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Arthur Lee213 - Arthur Lee
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American diplomat during the American Revolutionary War (1740–1792) who helped negotiate the Treaty of Alliance with France in 1778. Partly-printed DS
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Nelson Mandela214 - Nelson Mandela
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Off-white 8.5 x 4.25 mailing envelope with reverse flap bearing an embossed silver seal of the "Office of the President," signed on the fr...
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Guglielmo Marconi215 - Guglielmo Marconi
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TLS signed “G. Marconi,” one page, 8 x 10, Marconi House letterhead, February 2, 1931. Letter to Mary F. Shaffner, in full: "Please accept my s...
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Maria Theresa of Spain216 - Maria Theresa of Spain
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Queen of France (1638-1683) and the wife of King Louis XIV. Untranslated partly-printed vellum DS in French, signed “Marie Terese,” one page, 11 x 8.2
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Mayo Brothers217 - Mayo Brothers
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Two vintage matte-finish photos of the Mayo brothers: a 6.5 x 9.5 portrait of Charles Horace Mayo, signed and inscribed in fountain pen, "With ...
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John W. McCormack218 - John W. McCormack
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Boston politician (1891–1980) who served in Congress from 1928 to 1971, and as Speaker of the House of Representatives from 1962 to 1971. ALS signed “
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John W. McCormack219 - John W. McCormack
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Boston politician (1891–1980) who served in Congress from 1928 to 1971, and as Speaker of the House of Representatives from 1962 to 1971. ALS signed “
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James McHenry220 - James McHenry
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Signer of the United States Constitution from Maryland and the namesake of Fort McHenry (1753–1816) who also served as a delegate to the Continental C
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Thomas McKean221 - Thomas McKean
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Signer of the Declaration of Independence from Delaware (1734–1817) who later served as president of the Continental Congress, Chief Justice of Pennsy
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Medical Researchers222 - Medical Researchers
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Group of six first day and commemorative covers signed by noted medical researchers, including: Jonas Salk, James D. Watson, Herbert Boyer, Robert Gal
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Thomas Mifflin223 - Thomas Mifflin
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Signer of the US Constitution from Pennsylvania (1744–1800) and first governor of that state. Partly-printed DS, signed “Tho. Mifflin,” one page, 9 x
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Mother Teresa224 - Mother Teresa
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Fantastic glossy 8 x 10 photo of Mother Teresa with her hands clasped in prayer, signed in blue felt tip, "God bless you, M. Teresa mc." I...
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Mother Teresa225 - Mother Teresa
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Glossy 8 x 10 photo of Mother Teresa and another nun holding a chicken, signed in blue felt tip, "God bless you, M. Teresa mc." In fine co...
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Hosni Mubarak226 - Hosni Mubarak
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The fourth president of Egypt (born 1928) who served from 1981 to 2011. Color glossy 6.75 x 9.25 close-up photo of the former Egyptian president, sign
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Benito Mussolini and Vittorio Emanuele III227 - Benito Mussolini and Vittorio Emanuele III
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Manuscript DS in Italian, signed “Mussolini” and "Vittorio Emanuele," one page both sides, 9.75 x 14.5, November 21, 1938. Official docume...
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Fridtjof Nansen228 - Fridtjof Nansen
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Norwegian explorer, scientist, diplomat, humanitarian, and Nobel laureate (1861–1930) who led the first crossing of the Greenland interior in 1888. AL
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John Nash229 - John Nash
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American mathematician (1928–2015) who made fundamental contributions to game theory, differential geometry, and the study of partial differential equ
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Jawaharlal Nehru230 - Jawaharlal Nehru
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Ink signature, "Jawaharlal Nehru, 12. 11. 61,” on an off-white 4 x 6 card. In very fine condition.
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Nobel Scientists: Transistor231 - Nobel Scientists: Transistor
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Booklet entitled "These Men Who Changed Our World," seven pages, 8.5 x 11, signed on the front cover in ballpoint and felt tip by John Bar...
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Vijaya Lakshmi Pandit232 - Vijaya Lakshmi Pandit
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Indian diplomat and politician (1900–1990), related to Prime Ministers Jawaharlal Nehru, Indira Gandhi, and Rajiv Gandhi, who served as Nehru's ...
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Park Chung-hee233 - Park Chung-hee
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South Korean military leader (1917-1979) who seized power in a 1961 coup d'etat; he was assassinated by the director of his own security force. ...
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Timothy Pickering234 - Timothy Pickering
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ALS signed “T. Pickering,” one page both sides, 7.75 x 9, June 6, 1786. Letter written from Philadelphia, in part: "Mr. Lockwood has two sons, ...
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Queen Victoria235 - Queen Victoria
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Partly-printed DS, signed “Victoria R,” one page, 15.5 x 12.25, October 6, 1884. Official document recognizing a consular appointment, in part: &quo...
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Yitzhak Rabin236 - Yitzhak Rabin
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Color glossy 7 x 9 photo of Rabin as prime minister of Israel, signed in the lower border in black felt tip, "Y. Rabin." In very good to f...
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Yitzhak Rabin237 - Yitzhak Rabin
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Three items signed by Rabin: a glossy 5 x 7 photo of him as Israel's ambassador to the United States, signed and inscribed in black felt tip, &q...
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Martin Rees238 - Martin Rees
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Group of four color glossy photos of Martin Rees, 8 x 10 and 10 x 8, each signed in black ballpoint by the esteemed cosmologist and astrophysicist, wi
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Rehnquist Court239 - Rehnquist Court
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Group of six ink signatures of justices of the early Burger Court on individual 5 x 3.5 Supreme Court cards, including: William Rehnquist, Thurgood Ma
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Cecil Rhodes240 - Cecil Rhodes
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British businessman, mining magnate, and politician in southern Africa (1853–1902) who served as Prime Minister of the Cape Colony from 1890 to 1896.
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Roberts Court241 - Roberts Court
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Group of eight items signed by justices of the Roberts Court, including: a 6 x 9 paperstock photo of John Roberts, signed in the lower border in ballp
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Nathan Mayer Rothschild242 - Nathan Mayer Rothschild
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British banker and politician (1840–1915), the 1st Baron Rothschild, from the international Rothschild financial dynasty. ADS, signed “Nat. Rothschild
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Anwar Sadat243 - Anwar Sadat
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President of Egypt (born 1918) from 1970 until his assassination in 1981. For his role in the historic Camp David Peace Agreement, he shared the 1978
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Jonas Salk244 - Jonas Salk
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Signed book: The Survival of the Wisest. First edition. NY: Harper & Row, 1973. Hardcover with dust jacket, 5.75 x 8.5, 124 pages. Signed on the...
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Hudson Stuck245 - Hudson Stuck
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Priest, social reformer, and mountain climber (1865–1920) who, with Harry P. Karstens, co-led the first expedition to successfully climb Denali (Mount
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Supreme Court246 - Supreme Court
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Group lot of seven TLSs, each one page, individually signed by a Supreme Court Justice, including (dates in parentheses): Frank Murphy (March 21, 1949
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Supreme Court247 - Supreme Court
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Group lot of eight TLSs, each one page, individually signed by a Supreme Court Justice, including (dates in parentheses): Earl Warren (March 18, 1968)
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Supreme Court248 - Supreme Court
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Group lot of seven items individually signed by a justice of the Supreme Court, including: Warren E. Burger (card), Tom C. Clark (SP), Elena Kagan (SP
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Supreme Court249 - Supreme Court
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Group lot of nine items, consisting almost entirely of personal Supreme Court stationery cards, individually signed by a justice of the Supreme Court,
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Supreme Court Justices250 - Supreme Court Justices
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Appealing group lot of eight multicolored 8 x 10 commemorative stamp sheets, each bearing their respective stamp and FDC postmark, individually signed
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Supreme Court Justices251 - Supreme Court Justices
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Appealing collection of eight invitations for the inaugurations of Presidents Ronald Reagan and George Bush, each individually signed by a justice of
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