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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DNA: James D. Watson363 - DNA: James D. Watson
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Signed book: DNA: The Secret of Life. First edition. NY: Alfred A. Knopf, 2003. Hardcover with dust jacket, 7.75 x 9.25, 446 pages. Signed and inscrib
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DNA: James D. Watson364 - DNA: James D. Watson
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TLS, one page, 8.5 x 11, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory of Quantitative Biology letterhead, April 22, 1970. Letter to Harvey Granat, in full: "I...
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Frederick Douglass Document Signed365 - Frederick Douglass Document Signed
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Partly-printed DS, signed “Fred'k Douglass,” 3.5 x 8.5, April 14, 1886. Release from Thomas H. G
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Frederick Douglass Signature366 - Frederick Douglass Signature
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Crisp ink signature, "Very truly yours, Fred'k Douglass, 1881,” on an off-white 3.25 x 2 sheet. Double-matted and framed wi
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James Duane Document Signed367 - James Duane Document Signed
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Manuscript DS, signed “Ja. Duane, Mayor,” one page, 8 x 6.5, November 19, 1788. New York Mayor J
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Economics (6) Signed Books368 - Economics (6) Signed Books
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Six first edition books, all hardcover with dust jacket, each signed inside in ink or felt tip by a noted economist, including: Ben S. Bernanke (The C
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Charles Edison (4) Signed Items369 - Charles Edison (4) Signed Items
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Four items signed by Edison, including: a TLS on Department of the Navy letterhead, February 28, 1940, authorizing the San Francisco News Junior to pu
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Thomas Edison Photograph370 - Thomas Edison Photograph
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Sharp original vintage circa 1910s glossy 9.25 x 7.5 photograph of Thomas Edison with two dapper gentlemen outdoors, all wearing long overcoats. Inher
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Albert Einstein Photograph Signed by Lotte Jacobi371 - Albert Einstein Photograph Signed by Lotte Jacobi
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Original vintage glossy 3.5 x 5.5 postcard photograph of Albert Einstein taken in 1938 by Lotte Jacobi, signed in the lower border in ink by Jacobi. I
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William Ellery Signed Hand-Addressed Letter372 - William Ellery Signed Hand-Addressed Letter
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Letter written by Ashur Robbins, three pages on two adjoining sheets, 7.25 x 9.25, September 2, 1794, addressed on the reverse by Ellery, "Will...
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William Ellery Signed Booklet: 'Solemn Review of the Custom of War'373 - William Ellery Signed Booklet: 'Solemn Review of the Custom of War'
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Uncommon booklet entitled 'A Solemn Review of the Custom of War; Showing that War Is the Effect of Popular Delusion and Proposing a Remedy' ...
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William Ellery Signed Docketing Notation374 - William Ellery Signed Docketing Notation
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Manuscript DS, signed within the text “W. Ellery,” one page both sides, 8 x 12.75, April 1, 1811
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Oliver Ellsworth Document Signed375 - Oliver Ellsworth Document Signed
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Revolutionary War–dated manuscript DS, signed “O. Ellsworth,” one pa
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Oliver Ellsworth Document Signed376 - Oliver Ellsworth Document Signed
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Revolutionary War-dated manuscript DS, signed “O. Ellsworth,” one page, 8 x 4.25, June 10, 1776.
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Henry Flagler Document Signed377 - Henry Flagler Document Signed
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Partly-printed DS, signed “H. M. Flagler,” one page, 10.75 x 7.75, June 22, 1897. Stock certific
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Frederick the Great Letter Signed378 - Frederick the Great Letter Signed
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LS in German, one page, 7.25 x 9, April 4, 1784. Letter to Minister of State von Danckelmann, concerning the claim of Lt. von Hahn of the Schwartz Reg
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Henry Clay Frick Typed Letter Signed379 - Henry Clay Frick Typed Letter Signed
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TLS signed “H. C. Frick,” one page, 8 x 10, personal letterhead, October 13, 1897. Letter to Kar
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Milton Friedman Signed Photograph380 - Milton Friedman Signed Photograph
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Glossy 8 x 10 photo of Milton Friedman in later age, signed in gold ink. In fine condition.
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Rajiv Gandhi Signed First Day Cover381 - Rajiv Gandhi Signed First Day Cover
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FDC with a stamp honoring Eleanor Roosevelt, signed in fountain pen by Rajiv Gandhi and dated 1986. Encapsulated in a PSA/DNA authentication holder. I
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Elbridge Gerry Document Signed382 - Elbridge Gerry Document Signed
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Partly-printed DS, signed “E. Gerry,” one page both sides, 9.25 x 13.5, February 25, 1811. As go
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