RR Auction: Fine Autographs and Artifacts

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Boasting a wealth of science and technology material, RR Auctions December Fine Autographs and Artifacts sale features over 1,100 items. Highlights include a letter from Albert Einstein about God, flown items from the collection of Apollo 15 moonwalker Dave Scott, a massive original painting by revered space artist Robert McCall, a swatch of the Hindenburg, and a wealth of early aviation ephemera. Historical highlights include autographs of George Washington, Davy Crockett, Daniel Boone, Henry David Thoreau, Abraham Lincoln, and Alexander Hamilton. 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 December 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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George Washington Letter Signed1 - George Washington Letter Signed
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Revolutionary War–dated LS signed “Go: Washington,” one page, 8 x 11, July 16, 1780. Letter to Elias Dayton, sent from Wash
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Estimate : 10,000.00 - 15,000.00
 
 
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George Washington Handwritten Notes on Farming2 - George Washington Handwritten Notes on Farming
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Handwritten notes on farming by George Washington, unsigned, penned on both sides of a 4 x 6.5 sheet, evidently made while studying a book on the subj
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Estimate : 5,000.00 - 7,000.00
 
 
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James Madison Document Signed3 - James Madison Document Signed
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Partly-printed vellum DS as president, one page, 15 x 9.5, February 1, 1813. President Madison grants James Foreacre a parcel of land at Zanesville, O
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Estimate : 500.00 - 700.00
 
 
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John Tyler Autograph Letter Signed with Free Frank5 - John Tyler Autograph Letter Signed with Free Frank
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ALS, three pages on two adjoining sheets, 8.25 x 10, April 2, 1832. Letter to Governor James Iredell, Jr., of North Carolina. In part: “Your
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 2,000.00
 
 
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James K. Polk and James Buchanan Document Signed6 - James K. Polk and James Buchanan Document Signed
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Manuscript DS, signed “James K. Polk” as president and “James Buchanan” as secretary of state, one page, 10 x 15.5
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Estimate : 3,000.00 - 5,000.00
 
 
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Zachary Taylor Letter Signed7 - Zachary Taylor Letter Signed
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Rare LS as president signed "Z. Taylor," one page, 7.5 x 10, July 12, 1849. Letter to S. C. Sprague at the Sons of Temperance, "Taylo...
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Millard Fillmore Signed Books8 - Millard Fillmore Signed Books
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Impressive signed book set: Cooper's Novels, With a Discourse on the Life, Genius, and Writings of the Author by William Cullen Bryant, in 32 vo...
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Caroline Fillmore Signed Books9 - Caroline Fillmore Signed Books
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Signed book set: The Works of the Rt. Hon. Lord Byron, Vol. 1–8. NY: William Borradale, 1825. Hardcovers bound in full morocco, 3 x 5.25, tot
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Estimate : 1,200.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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Franklin Pierce Autograph Letter Signed10 - Franklin Pierce Autograph Letter Signed
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ALS, three pages on two adjoining sheets, 4.75 x 7.5, April 19, 1857. Letter to his former private White House secretary Sidney Webster, written from
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James Buchanan Autograph Letter Signed11 - James Buchanan Autograph Letter Signed
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ALS, one page both sides, 4.75 x 7, November 11, 1846. Letter to the "Hon: W. Pendleton," in part: "I have just had an interview with...
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Abraham Lincoln Document Signed12 - Abraham Lincoln Document Signed
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Civil War-dated DS as president, one page, 15 x 18, March 13, 1863. President Lincoln appoints Francis A. Walker as "Assistant Adjutant General...
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Estimate : 6,000.00 - 8,000.00
 
 
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Abraham Lincoln Document Signed13 - Abraham Lincoln Document Signed
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Partly-printed DS as president, one page, 17 x 11, October 21, 1861. President Lincoln appoints Daniel Lamb as "an Agent under the Act entitled...
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Estimate : 6,000.00 - 8,000.00
 
 
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U. S. Grant Signature14 - U. S. Grant Signature
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Sought-after ink signature, "U. S. Grant,” on an off-white 3.5 x 2 card. In fine condition, with light show-through at the bottom edge fr...
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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Rutherford B. Hayes Signed Photograph15 - Rutherford B. Hayes Signed Photograph
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Extremely rare 2.25 x 4 carte-de-visite photo of Rutherford B. Hayes in uniform during the Civil War, nicely signed in ink, "R. B. Hayes, Brig....
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Estimate : 5,000.00 - 7,000.00
 
 
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Theodore Roosevelt Signed Engraving16 - Theodore Roosevelt Signed Engraving
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Vintage engraving of the North Portico of the White House, 6.25 x 4, impressively signed in fountain pen by Theodore Roosevelt. In fine condition, wit
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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Theodore Roosevelt Typed Letter Signed17 - Theodore Roosevelt Typed Letter Signed
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TLS, one page, 8.5 x 10.75, Progressive National Committee letterhead, September 21, 1914. Letter to Henry E. Coonley, in full: "It seems to me...
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Franklin D. Roosevelt TLS and Bill Signing Pen18 - Franklin D. Roosevelt TLS and Bill Signing Pen
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TLS as president, one page, 6 x 8.5, White House letterhead, August 22, 1933. Letter to Charles H. Silver of the American Woolen Company, in part: &...
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Franklin D. Roosevelt Signed Photograph19 - Franklin D. Roosevelt Signed Photograph
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Rare vintage matte-finish 9.75 x 7.75 photo of Roosevelt seated in a wicker chair by photographer Margaret DeMotte Brown, signed in the lower border i
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Estimate : 2,000.00 - 3,000.00
 
 
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Franklin D. Roosevelt Signed Check20 - Franklin D. Roosevelt Signed Check
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Scarce State of New York Adjutant General's office check, 9 x 3.5, filled out in type and signed by Roosevelt as governor, "Franklin D. Roo...
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Estimate : 500.00 - 700.00
 
 
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Franklin D. Roosevelt Document Signed21 - Franklin D. Roosevelt Document Signed
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Partly-printed DS as president, one page, 21 x 15, July 25, 1938. Colorful Shellback certificate issued to Albert Peck, in part: "To all sailor...
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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