RR Auction: Fine Autographs and Artifacts

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Over 1,100 lots are up for auction on RR's revolutionary new website! With a section featuring America's patriot leaders to honor Independence Day, this July auction boasts a wealth of historic documents and manuscripts. Highlights include a handwritten letter by Thomas Jefferson to war hero John Stark; documents signed by Paul Revere, George Washington, Benjamin Franklin, and Benedict Arnold; and a huge selection of rare Declaration signers, including George Taylor, John Rutledge, John Hancock, Samuel Chase, and Lyman Hall. Other top lots include significant letters by Paul Gauguin and Henry David Thoreau, remarkable Albert Einstein autographs, and important music memorabilia. 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 July 2021.
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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Henry Clay Autograph Letter Signed282 - Henry Clay Autograph Letter Signed
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ALS signed "H. Clay," one page both sides, 9 x 10.5, December 10, 1848. Letter to friend and supporter John D. Hayes, in part: "The P...
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Estimate : 3,500.00 - 4,500.00
 
 
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Sanford B. Dole Document Signed283 - Sanford B. Dole Document Signed
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Manuscript DS, three pages on two adjoining sheets, 8 x 12.5, April 12, 1880. In part: "Know all men that I Sanford B. Dole of Honolulu, Island...
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Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,000.00
 
 
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Alexander Hamilton Letter Signed284 - Alexander Hamilton Letter Signed
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LS signed “A. Hamilton,” one page, 7.25 x 9, August 26, 1799. Letter to a major, in part: "You w
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Estimate : 4,000.00 - 6,000.00
 
 
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Alexander Hamilton Hand-Addressed Envelope285 - Alexander Hamilton Hand-Addressed Envelope
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Mailing envelope addressed in the hand of Alexander Hamilton, 6.5 x 3, addressed to "Aaron Ogden, Lt. Col. Command'r, Elizabethtown, N. Jer...
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Estimate : 2,000.00 - 2,500.00
 
 
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Kennedy Family Archive of (120) Photographs286 - Kennedy Family Archive of (120) Photographs
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Impressive archive of approximately 120 original vintage glossy press photographs of members of the Kennedy family, dating from the 1930s to the 1970s
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Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,000.00
 
 
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Henry Laurens Letter Signed287 - Henry Laurens Letter Signed
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Notable LS signed “I have the honor to be, With great Respect, Sir Your Excellency's Most obedient Servant, Henry Laurens,
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Estimate : 3,000.00 - 5,000.00
 
 
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New York: Fort Amsterdam 1640 Document288 - New York: Fort Amsterdam 1640 Document
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Two separate and unique manuscript documents signed by four of the first Dutch settlers of New Netherlands, on opposite sides of a single 9.5 x 8.25 l
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Estimate : 4,000.00 - 6,000.00
 
 
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Paul Revere Document Signed289 - Paul Revere Document Signed
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Manuscript DS, one page both sides, 7.75 x 12.75, June 17, 1799. A fine example of Revere’s signature, accomplished on the
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Estimate : 20,000.00 - 25,000.00
 
 
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John Jay Autograph Letter Signed291 - John Jay Autograph Letter Signed
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ALS, three pages on two adjoining sheets, 7.25 x 8.5, December 5, 1794. Loving handwritten letter to his wife Sally, written while abroad in London af
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Estimate : 4,000.00 - 6,000.00
 
 
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P. T. Barnum Signed Photograph292 - P. T. Barnum Signed Photograph
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Uncommon 2.5 x 4 carte-de-visite portrait of Barnum in a half-length pose, signed below in black ink, "P. T. Barnum, 1866." Published by E...
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,000.00
 
 
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Henry Ford, Harvey Firestone, and Herbert Hoover293 - Henry Ford, Harvey Firestone, and Herbert Hoover
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Significant commemorative cover from the celebration of the golden jubilee of Thomas Edison's lightbulb, signed in fountain pen by Henry Ford, H...
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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Howard Hughes Collection of (13) Handwritten Letters to Actress Billie Dove294 - Howard Hughes Collection of (13) Handwritten Letters to Actress Billie Dove
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Rare collection of 13 handwritten letters sent by Howard Hughes to his girlfriend, silent screen star Billie Dove, consisting of 19 total pages, rangi
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Estimate : 20,000.00 - 30,000.00
 
 
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Svante Arrhenius Autograph Letter Signed295 - Svante Arrhenius Autograph Letter Signed
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Fabulous ALS in German, four pages on two adjoining sheets, 5.25 x 8.25, December 11, 1898. Handwritten letter to Argentinean chemist Pedro Narciso Ar
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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Pierre Curie Autograph Letter Signed296 - Pierre Curie Autograph Letter Signed
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ALS in French, signed “P. Curie,” two pages, 5.25 x 8.25, Faculte des Sciences de Paris letterhe
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Estimate : 5,000.00 - 7,000.00
 
 
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Thomas Edison Typed Letter Signed297 - Thomas Edison Typed Letter Signed
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TLS signed “Thos. A. Edison,” one page, 8.5 x 11, From the Laboratory of Thomas A. Edison letter
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Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,000.00
 
 
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Thomas Edison Signed Photograph298 - Thomas Edison Signed Photograph
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Superb vintage matte-finish 7.25 x 9 photo of an artist's portrait of Edison, signed in the lower border in fountain pen with his iconic 'um...
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 2,000.00
 
 
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Thomas Edison Signature299 - Thomas Edison Signature
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Pencil 'umbrella' signature, "Thos A. Edison,” on an off-white 2.5 x 1.5 sheet. Matted and framed with a photo and an...
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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Albert Einstein Autograph Letter Signed300 - Albert Einstein Autograph Letter Signed
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ALS in German, signed “Einstein,” one page both sides, 8.25 x 10.75, September 19, 1932. Written
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Estimate : 20,000.00 - 30,000.00
 
 
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Albert Einstein Handwritten Scientific Manuscript301 - Albert Einstein Handwritten Scientific Manuscript
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Important scientific manuscript written in the hand of Albert Einstein in German, unsigned, one page, 8.5 x 11, no date but circa 1929. A draft varian
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Estimate : 15,000.00 - 20,000.00
 
 
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Albert Einstein Typed Letter Signed302 - Albert Einstein Typed Letter Signed
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TLS signed “A. Einstein,” one page, 8 x 10.25, blindstamped personal Princeton letterhead, Febru
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Estimate : 15,000.00 - 20,000.00
 
 
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