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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Harry S. Truman102 - Harry S. Truman
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Two items: a booklet entitled "The Pictorial Biography of Harry S. Truman," 32 pages, 6.25 x 9.5, signed and inscribed on the title page i...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Woodrow Wilson103 - Woodrow Wilson
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Desirable White House card, boldly signed in fountain pen, "Woodrow Wilson." In very fine condition.
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Estimate : 300.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Declaration of Independence Force Print104 - Declaration of Independence Force Print
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Striking rice paper engraving of the Declaration of Independence, matted to a visible size 24 x 27.5, printed by Peter Force in 1848 for inclusion in
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Estimate : 12,000.00 - 15,000.00
 
 
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Elbridge Gerry105 - Elbridge Gerry
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Signer of the Declaration of Independence from Massachusetts (1744–1814) who later served as vice president under James Madison. His name entered the
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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Declaration of Independence: Pennsylvania Gazette106 - Declaration of Independence: Pennsylvania Gazette
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Extraordinary original issue of the July 3, 1776, edition of the Pennsylvania Gazette, four pages, each measuring 8.5 x 13.25, containing the first pu
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Estimate : 6,000.00 - 8,000.00
 
 
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John Hancock107 - John Hancock
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Wonderful ALS as governor of Massachusetts, signed “Your faithful Husband, John Hancock,” one page, 7.75 x 5, July 21, 1791. Letter to "My Dear...
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Estimate : 6,000.00 - 8,000.00
 
 
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John Hancock108 - John Hancock
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Partly-printed DS, one page, 15.75 x 12.25, July 2, 1792. As governor of Massachusetts, Hancock appoints Adolphus Spring as "Ensign of a Compan...
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Estimate : 6,000.00 - 8,000.00
 
 
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Thomas McKean109 - 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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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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19th Century Politicians and Notables110 - 19th Century Politicians and Notables
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Leatherbound autograph album, 7.75 x 9.25, signed inside by over 240 politicians and notables from the 19th century (plus a Woodrow Wilson signature f
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,000.00
 
 
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Ira Allen111 - Ira Allen
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One of the founders of Vermont (1751–1814) and brother of Ethan Allen. ADS, signed at the conclusion, “Ira Allen,” and also signed several times in th
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,200.00
 
 
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Colonial Massachusetts112 - Colonial Massachusetts
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Rare 1756 booklet of "Acts and Laws Passed by the Great and General Court or Assembly of His Majesty's Province of the Massachusetts–Bay in...
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Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,000.00
 
 
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Alexander Hamilton113 - Alexander Hamilton
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ALS, one page, 6.5 x 8, April 9, 1799. The letter, written on behalf of "Ezra L’Hommedieu," in part: "I have received your letter inf...
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Estimate : 5,000.00 - 6,000.00
 
 
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Eliza Hamilton114 - Eliza Hamilton
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Wife (1757–1854) of founding father Alexander Hamilton, who became co-founder and deputy director of the first private orphanage in New York City. She
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 2,000.00
 
 
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John Brown115 - John Brown
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ALS signed “Your Affectionate Unworthy Father, John Brown,” one page, 8 x 12.5, July 27, 1853. Written from Akron, Ohio, a letter to his daughter Ruth
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Estimate : 3,000.00 - 5,000.00
 
 
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Neal Dow116 - Neal Dow
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American Prohibition advocate and politician (1804–1897) nicknamed the 'Napoleon of Temperance' and the 'Father of Prohibition.' ALS...
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Estimate : 500.00 - 700.00
 
 
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Emma Goldman117 - Emma Goldman
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Anarchist known for her political activism, writing and speeches (1869–1940). TLS, one page, 8.25 x 11, September 6, 1934. Letter to a friend about an
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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Martin Luther King, Jr118 - Martin Luther King, Jr
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Signed book: Strength to Love. First edition. NY: Harper and Row, 1963. Hardcover with dust jacket, 6 x 8.5, 146 pages. Signed neatly on the first fre
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Estimate : 4,000.00 - 6,000.00
 
 
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Vladimir Lenin119 - Vladimir Lenin
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Russian political leader (1870–1924) who provided the guiding spirit of the October Revolution, which led to the downfall of Russia's imperial g...
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Estimate : 200,000.00 - 250,000.00
 
 
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Malcolm X120 - Malcolm X
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Remarkable TLS signed “Bro Malcolm X,” two pages, 8.5 x 11, As–Salaam–Alaikum letterhead, July 13, 1960. Expansive letter addressed to his teacher Eli
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Estimate : 10,000.00 - 12,000.00
 
 
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Nelson Mandela121 - Nelson Mandela
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Satin-finish 11.75 x 8.25 photo of Nelson Mandela joyously raising a fist alongside second wife Winnie Madikizela, signed in gold ink, "N. Mand...
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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