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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Elbridge Gerry Autograph Letter Signed383 - Elbridge Gerry Autograph Letter Signed
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ALS signed “E. Gerry,” one page, 6.75 x 8, July 6, 1811. Handwritten letter addressed from the C
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J. Paul Getty Twice-Signed Handwritten Wager384 - J. Paul Getty Twice-Signed Handwritten Wager
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Twice-signed ADS in pencil signed “J. P. Getty,” one page, 8.5 x 5.5, personal stationery, Septe
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J. Paul Getty Twice-Signed Check385 - J. Paul Getty Twice-Signed Check
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Personal check, 8.5 x 3.5, filled out in type and signed by J. Paul Getty, payable to himself for $300, July 22, 1946. Endorsed on the reverse by Gett
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Barry Goldwater Signed Check386 - Barry Goldwater Signed Check
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Personal check belonging to his late wife Margaret Johnson Goldwater, 8.25 x 3, filled out in another hand and signed by Goldwater, "Barry M. G...
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Jane Goodall Signed Photograph387 - Jane Goodall Signed Photograph
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Color satin-finish 11.75 x 8 photo of Goodall with a baby chimpanzee, signed in black felt tip. In fine condition, with a smudge to the last name.
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Jane Goodall (2) Signed Books388 - Jane Goodall (2) Signed Books
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Two leather-bound collector’s edition books published by the Easton Press: In the Shadow of Man, signed on the colophon in
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Jay Gould Document Signed389 - Jay Gould Document Signed
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Partly-printed DS, one page, 8.5 x 14, March 10, 1872. An article of agreement made between the Erie Railway Company and John Scovill, regarding the s
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Horace Greeley Autograph Letter Signed390 - Horace Greeley Autograph Letter Signed
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ALS, one page both sides, 5 x 8, August 16, 1866. Letter to Gen. Charles G. Halpine, a journalist, author, and soldier. In part: "I send you he...
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John Habersham Document Signed391 - John Habersham Document Signed
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Partly-printed DS, one page, 7.5 x 9.5, May 25, 1790. A power of attorney for the state of Georgia, in part: "I Thomas Shulnik of Charleston in...
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Benjamin Harrison Document Signed392 - Benjamin Harrison Document Signed
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Partly-printed DS, signed “Benj. Harrison,” one page, 5.75 x 3.5, August 27, 1783. Official docu
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John Hart Signed Currency393 - John Hart Signed Currency
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Encapsulated and graded by PCGS Fine 12. Revolutionary War-dated Colonial New Jersey engraved bank note for "Three Shillings," 4 x 2.25, i...
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Thomas Heyward, Jr. Document Signed394 - Thomas Heyward, Jr. Document Signed
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Manuscript DS, signed “Heyward,” one page both sides, 8 x 5, March 19, 1772. Promissory note iss
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Edmund Hillary Signature395 - Edmund Hillary Signature
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Ink signature, "E. P. Hillary,” on an off-white sheet of Himalayan Trust stationery folded to 8 x 5. In fine condition, wit
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Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay Signed Cover396 - Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay Signed Cover
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Commemorative cover with a cachet and inlaid medallion honoring the 25th anniversary of the first ascent of Mount Everest, 8 x 4.5, signed in black ba
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William Hooper Signature397 - William Hooper Signature
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Uncommon ink signature, "Will. Hooper,” on an off-white 1.5 x .5 mounted slip, affixed to a larger presentation sheet. In f
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William Hooper Signed Currency398 - William Hooper Signed Currency
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Colonial currency from the province of North Carolina for one pound, 4.25 x 2, December 1771, signed on the reverse by several figures including Hoope
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J. Edgar Hoover Typed Letter Signed399 - J. Edgar Hoover Typed Letter Signed
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TLS, one page, 8 x 10.5, Federal Bureau of Investigation letterhead, March 31, 1966. Letter to Mrs. John W. Sotack, in part: "You may wish to k...
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J. Edgar Hoover Typed Letter Signed400 - J. Edgar Hoover Typed Letter Signed
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TLS, one page, 7.25 x 9.5, Federal Bureau of Investigation letterhead, June 10, 1971. Letter to Oliver H. Barre, in full: "I received your lett...
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Stephen Hopkins Document Signed401 - Stephen Hopkins Document Signed
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Manuscript DS, signed “Step. Hopkins Gov'r,” one page, 6.25 x 2.5, May 22, 1761. Request to the
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Jedediah Huntington Autograph Letter Signed402 - Jedediah Huntington Autograph Letter Signed
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ALS signed "J. Huntington, Gen'l," one page, 8.5 x 13, March 24, 1781. Handwritten letter to his "Dear Classmates," in part:...
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