RR Auction: Fine Autographs and Artifacts

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Boasting excellent and varied selections of animation artwork and John F. Kennedy material, RR Auction's November Fine Autographs and Artifacts sale is one of the largest of the year. Highlights of the animation section include a preliminary concept painting of Pinocchio's village by Gustaf Tenggren, vivid original concept art by Eyvind Earle and Mary Blair, and a multitude of production cels and drawings. Other top lots include an autograph letter by Charles Darwin on the voyage of the Challenger, a superior Pablo Picasso portrait, and letters by Winston Churchill and Chiang Kai-shek with terrific WWII-related content. JFK lots include several poignant pieces from his assassination—a Dallas police helmet and badge worn by an officer in the motorcade, a signed press release from LBJ announcing his death, and accouterments worn by a naval pallbearer as part of the Joint Casket Bearer Team at JFK's state funeral. Join us as we make history selling history in November 2020.
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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Martha Washington's Black Lace1 - Martha Washington's Black Lace
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Remarkable grouping of four pieces of ornate black lace belonging to Martha Washington, possibly mourning lace, ranging in size from 5 x 4 to 12.75 x
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Estimate : 2,000.00 - 2,500.00
 
 
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Andrew Jackson Document Signed2 - Andrew Jackson Document Signed
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Partly-printed DS as president, one page, 15.75 x 9.75 , February 1, 1831. President Jackson issues a land grant to Jonathan Sparks for "fifty ...
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Estimate : 750.00 - 1,000.00
 
 
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Franklin Pierce Autograph Letter Signed3 - Franklin Pierce Autograph Letter Signed
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ALS, twelve pages on three sets of adjoining sheets, 5.25 x 8.25, June 25, 1858. Letter to Sidney Webster, his former private White House secretary, w
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Estimate : 6,000.00 - 8,000.00
 
 
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Franklin Pierce Autograph Letter Signed4 - Franklin Pierce Autograph Letter Signed
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ALS, sixteen pages on four sets of adjoining sheets, 5 x 8.25, October 24–25, 1858. Letter to Sidney Webster, his former private White House
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Estimate : 4,000.00 - 6,000.00
 
 
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Franklin Pierce Autograph Letter Signed5 - Franklin Pierce Autograph Letter Signed
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ALS, one page, 5 x 8, January 17, 1867. Written from Concord, New Hampshire, a letter to William Gardner, in full: "I expect to be at Mr. Wentw...
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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Abraham Lincoln Document Signed6 - Abraham Lincoln Document Signed
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Partly-printed DS, signed “A. Lincoln,” one page, 7.5 x 6.25, April 20, 1840. Promissory note, in part: "Twelve Months after date, w
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Estimate : 7,500.00 - 8,500.00
 
 
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Abraham Lincoln Document Signed7 - Abraham Lincoln Document Signed
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Partly-printed DS as president, one page, 7.5 x 9.5, June 13, 1863. President Lincoln authorizes and directs "the Secretary of State to affix t...
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Estimate : 7,500.00 - 8,500.00
 
 
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Andrew Johnson Handwritten Manuscript and Autograph Album8 - Andrew Johnson Handwritten Manuscript and Autograph Album
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Two items, including a handwritten draft in pencil by Johnson and a leatherbound autograph book containing a ticket to his impeachment hearings. Handw
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Estimate : 3,000.00 - 5,000.00
 
 
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Chester A. Arthur Letter Signed9 - Chester A. Arthur Letter Signed
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LS as president, signed "C. A. Arthur," one black-bordered page, 5 x 8, October 15, 1881. Brief letter of thanks to Judge Edwards Pierrepo...
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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Warren G. Harding Autograph Manuscript Signed10 - Warren G. Harding Autograph Manuscript Signed
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Remarkable AMS in pencil as president, eleven pages, 5.25 x 8, no date but circa July 1921. Harding’s draft for a message to Congress on July
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Estimate : 3,500.00 - 4,500.00
 
 
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Franklin D. Roosevelt Signed Photograph11 - Franklin D. Roosevelt Signed Photograph
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Superlative vintage matte-finish 14.5 x 11 photo of Roosevelt accepting a six-foot model of the Liberty ship SS John Bidwell, beautifully signed as pr
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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Harry S. Truman Signed Typed Speech12 - Harry S. Truman Signed Typed Speech
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Advance copy of a speech as sent to media outlets, three pages both sides, 8 x 13.75, September 1, 1950, signed at the conclusion in fountain pen, &...
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Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,500.00
 
 
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Jacqueline Kennedy Typed Letter Signed13 - Jacqueline Kennedy Typed Letter Signed
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TLS signed "xxx Jackie," one page, 5 x 7.25, personal letterhead, November 25, 1986. Letter to David Powers, addressed at the top by Kenne...
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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Jacqueline Kennedy Outfit Made by Oleg Cassini Outfit14 - Jacqueline Kennedy Outfit Made by Oleg Cassini Outfit
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Fabulous outfit ensemble made for First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy by noted designer Oleg Cassini around the time of the fateful Dallas trip in November
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Estimate : 6,000.00 - 8,000.00
 
 
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John F. Kennedy's Personally-Owned and -Worn Necktie15 - John F. Kennedy's Personally-Owned and -Worn Necktie
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President Kennedy’s personally-owned and -worn navy blue silk neck tie with small embroidered gray design accents, made by A. Sulka & Comp...
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Estimate : 2,000.00 - 4,000.00
 
 
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John F. Kennedy Signed Photograph16 - John F. Kennedy Signed Photograph
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Handsome glossy 8.25 x 10 portrait of Senator John F. Kennedy, signed and inscribed in fountain pen, "To Joyce and Ken Browne—with every ...
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Estimate : 2,000.00 - 3,000.00
 
 
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John F. Kennedy Dinner Plate17 - John F. Kennedy Dinner Plate
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Beautiful deep cobalt blue dinner plate produced especially for the ‘Dinner of the Inter-American Press Association in honor of President Joh
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Estimate : 2,000.00 - 2,500.00
 
 
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John F. Kennedy's DNC Fundraising Scarf18 - John F. Kennedy's DNC Fundraising Scarf
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John F. Kennedy's personally-owned DNC fundraising scarf, measuring 18.5 x 18.5, featuring two golden donkeys in the center, surrounded by a blu...
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Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,000.00
 
 
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John F. Kennedy Handwritten Genealogy Notes19 - John F. Kennedy Handwritten Genealogy Notes
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Highly appealing collection of unsigned handwritten notes from John F. Kennedy as a Massachusetts Senator, consisting of a genealogical outline of his
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Estimate : 2,000.00 - 3,000.00
 
 
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John F. Kennedy in Berlin Group of (20) Original Photographs20 - John F. Kennedy in Berlin Group of (20) Original Photographs
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Historic group of 20 original vintage glossy silver gelatin photographs chronicling President John F. Kennedy's visit to Berlin on June 26, 1963...
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 2,000.00
 
 
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