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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Albert Einstein Typed Letter Signed303 - Albert Einstein Typed Letter Signed
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TLS in German, signed “A. Einstein,” one page, 8.5 x 11, blindstamped personal Princeton letterh
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Estimate : 12,000.00 - 15,000.00
 
 
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Albert Einstein Typed Letter Signed304 - Albert Einstein Typed Letter Signed
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TLS signed “A. Einstein,” one page, 8.5 x 11, blindstamped personal Princeton letterhead, Decemb
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Estimate : 10,000.00 - 20,000.00
 
 
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Albert Einstein Autograph Letter Signed305 - Albert Einstein Autograph Letter Signed
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ALS in German, signed “A.,” one page, 8.5 x 9.5, April 17, 1934. Handwritten letter to his first
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Estimate : 10,000.00 - 15,000.00
 
 
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Robert H. Goddard Signature306 - Robert H. Goddard Signature
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Fountain pen signature, "R. H. Goddard,” on an off-white 6.5 x 3.5 postal card with an affixed newspaper clipping; the card
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Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,000.00
 
 
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Hiram Maxim Autograph Manuscript Signed307 - Hiram Maxim Autograph Manuscript Signed
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Autograph manuscript signed by Hiram Maxim, 37 pages, 8 x 10, no date but circa 1891. A draft of Maxim's early aviation article entitled "A...
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Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,000.00
 
 
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Linus Pauling Signed Permission Slip308 - Linus Pauling Signed Permission Slip
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Permission slip signed “Linus Pauling,” one page, 8.5 x 14, December 9, 1983, reproducing his le
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Estimate : 2,000.00 - 2,500.00
 
 
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Ivan Pavlov Autograph Letter Signed309 - Ivan Pavlov Autograph Letter Signed
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ALS in German, signed “I. Pawlow,” one page both sides, 4.5 x 7, December 21, 1904. Handwritten
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Estimate : 5,000.00 - 7,000.00
 
 
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Carl Jung Typed Letter Signed310 - Carl Jung Typed Letter Signed
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TLS signed “C. G. Jung,” one page, 8 x 11.25, personal letterhead, November 17, 1952. Letter to
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Estimate : 2,000.00 - 4,000.00
 
 
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Thomas Paine: 1776 London Edition of Common Sense311 - Thomas Paine: 1776 London Edition of Common Sense
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Rare printed pamphlet entitled Common Sense; Addressed to the Inhabitants of America by Thomas Paine. London: reprinted for J. Almon, 1776. Rebound as
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Estimate : 10,000.00 - 15,000.00
 
 
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Vilfredo Pareto Autograph Letter Signed312 - Vilfredo Pareto Autograph Letter Signed
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ALS in French and English, three pages on two adjoining sheets, 5.5 x 8.75, February 14, 1903. Handwritten letter with commentary on politics, mostly
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,000.00
 
 
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Neville Chamberlain Signed Photograph313 - Neville Chamberlain Signed Photograph
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Vintage matte-finish 5 x 6.75 photo of Chamberlain in formal attire, signed in fountain pen, "N. Chamberlain.” In fine cond
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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Ze'ev Jabotinsky Signed Check314 - Ze'ev Jabotinsky Signed Check
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Scarce check in Hebrew, 6.5 x 3.75, filled out in type and signed in red indelible pencil by Jabotinsky. In fine condition.
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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Toussaint Louverture Letter Signed315 - Toussaint Louverture Letter Signed
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LS in French, five pages on three sheets, 7.25 x 11.5, printed Toussaint Louverture letterhead, September 18, 1798. Letter to Haiti's French dir...
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Estimate : 15,000.00 - 20,000.00
 
 
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Elizabeth, Queen Mother Signed Photograph316 - Elizabeth, Queen Mother Signed Photograph
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Vintage matte-finish 9 x 11.75 photo of the Queen Mother in her crown jewels by Royal Court photographer Dorothy Wilding, affixed to its original 13 x
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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King George III Autograph Letter Signed317 - King George III Autograph Letter Signed
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ALS signed “George R,” one page, 7.25 x 9, April 28, 1805. Handwritten letter to the Marchioness
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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King Kalakaua Document Signed318 - King Kalakaua Document Signed
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Uncommon manuscript DS, signed “Kalakaua R,” one page, 8.5 x 14, June 5, 1879. King Kalakaua app
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Estimate : 2,000.00 - 2,500.00
 
 
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Princess Diana Signed Program319 - Princess Diana Signed Program
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Program sheet from the United Cerebral Palsy 41st Annual Awards Dinner on December 11, 1995, 8 x 10.5, signed and inscribed in black felt tip, "...
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Estimate : 500.00 - 700.00
 
 
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Queen Elizabeth II and Alec Douglas-Home Document Signed320 - Queen Elizabeth II and Alec Douglas-Home Document Signed
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Very desirable DS, signed “Appd ER" and "Alec Douglas-Home,” one page, 7.5 x 9.5, April 8, 1964.
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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Titanic: George Rheims and the Duff-Gordons (2) Marconigrams321 - Titanic: George Rheims and the Duff-Gordons (2) Marconigrams
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Two original Marconigrams sent on behalf of two survivors of the Titanic by operator Harold Cottam while aboard the Carpathia. Both are stamped
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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Titanic: Harold Cottam and Algernon Barkworth (2) Marconigrams322 - Titanic: Harold Cottam and Algernon Barkworth (2) Marconigrams
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Two original Marconigrams sent on behalf of two survivors of the Titanic by operator Harold Cottam while aboard the Carpathia. Both are stamped
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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Titanic Disaster Senate Hearings Book323 - Titanic Disaster Senate Hearings Book
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Uncommon book: 'Titanic' Disaster: Hearings before a Subcommittee of the Committee on Commerce, United States Senate…Pursua
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Titanic: Margaret and John Thayer (2) Marconigrams and Signed Book324 - Titanic: Margaret and John Thayer (2) Marconigrams and Signed Book
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Two original Marconigrams sent by two survivors of the Titanic, while aboard the Carpathia. Both are undated and stamped “N
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Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,000.00
 
 
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Richard E. Byrd Archive of (56) Photographs325 - Richard E. Byrd Archive of (56) Photographs
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Exceptional archive of 56 original vintage glossy 5.75 x 3.5 candid photographs from Richard E. Byrd's first Antarctic expedition in 1928â
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,000.00
 
 
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Richard E. Byrd Typed Letter Signed and Flown Flag326 - Richard E. Byrd Typed Letter Signed and Flown Flag
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Flown American flag carried on several of Byrd's historic flights and polar expeditions, 6 x 4, mounted above a TLS signed "Dick Byrd,"...
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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Frank Hurley Original Sketch327 - Frank Hurley Original Sketch
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Original self-portrait sketch by Frank Hurley, depicting himself as the official photographer of Ernest Shackleton's Imperial Trans-Antarctic Ex...
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Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,000.00
 
 
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Frank Hurley Signed Handwritten Poem328 - Frank Hurley Signed Handwritten Poem
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Handwritten poem by Frank Hurley entitled "A Song of the Trail," penned on a 4.25 x 7 album page aboard the SS Orissa on October 17, 1916,...
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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Wyatt Earp-dictated Letter Penned by His Wife, Josie329 - Wyatt Earp-dictated Letter Penned by His Wife, Josie
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Autograph letter, dictated by Earp and written by his wife Josie, three pages on two sheets, 8 x 10, no date but postmarked April 18, 1927. Letter to
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Estimate : 7,500.00 - 10,000.00
 
 
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Kennedy Assassination (6) Original Dallas Crime Lab Photographs330 - Kennedy Assassination (6) Original Dallas Crime Lab Photographs
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Six original vintage glossy 5.25 x 3.5 unpublished photographs from the Gemberling Report Crime Lab, reportedly recovered after being discarded by the
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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Kennedy Assassination: Clay Shaw331 - Kennedy Assassination: Clay Shaw
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TLS signed “Clay,” two pages, 8.5 x 11, French Market Corporation letterhead, January 13, 1972.
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Estimate : 2,500.00 - 3,000.00
 
 
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Marguerite Oswald Driver's License and Autograph Letter Signed332 - Marguerite Oswald Driver's License and Autograph Letter Signed
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Two items: Marguerite Oswald's personal Texas driver's license, 3.5 x 2, with an expiration date of July 19, 1980, featuring her personal de...
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,000.00
 
 
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Frater Achad Signed Book333 - Frater Achad Signed Book
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Signed book: The Egyptian Revival. First edition, limited issue, numbered 146/1001. Chicago, IL: privately printed, 1923. Hardcover, 6.5 x 9.25, 120 p
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Apple: Steve Wozniak and Ronald Wayne334 - Apple: Steve Wozniak and Ronald Wayne
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Three items signed by two of Apple's cofounders: a desirable felt tip signature and quote by Steve Wozniak, "Think Different, Woz," on...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Apple: Steve Wozniak335 - Apple: Steve Wozniak
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Apple II computer 5.25" floppy disk drive, 6 x 3.75 x 8.75, signed on the top in black felt tip, "Woz." In fine condition.
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Apple: Steve Wozniak336 - Apple: Steve Wozniak
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Color satin-finish 10 x 8 photo of an Apple-1 computer, signed in black felt tip by Steve Wozniak, "Think Different! Woz." In very fine co...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Apple: Steve Wozniak337 - Apple: Steve Wozniak
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Two items: a glossy 8 x 10 photo of Steve Wozniak at the Apple II introduction event held at the at the West Coast Computer Faire, signed in blue felt
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Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
 
 
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John Avery, Jr. Signature338 - John Avery, Jr. Signature
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Scarce ink signature, "John Avery, Secy,” on an off-white 3.75 x 1 slip affixed to a same-size backing sheet. In fine condi
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Josiah Bartlett Autograph Document Signed339 - Josiah Bartlett Autograph Document Signed
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ADS, one page, 7.5 x 2, December 7, 1769. Handwritten document by Bartlett as a selectman of Kingston, New Hampshire, ordering payment "to John...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Mavis Batey Autograph Letter Signed340 - Mavis Batey Autograph Letter Signed
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ALS, one page both sides, 5.25 x 7, personal letterhead, July 18, 2002. Letter discussing codebreaking and the Enigma machines used by the Axis during
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Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
 
 
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David Ben-Gurion and Yitzhak Rabin Signed Books341 - David Ben-Gurion and Yitzhak Rabin Signed Books
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Two signed books: a limited first edition of Israel: A Personal History, leather-bound hardcover, published by Funk & Wagnalls / Sabra Books in ...
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Annie Besant Autograph Letter Signed342 - Annie Besant Autograph Letter Signed
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ALS, one page, 4.25 x 6.75, personal stationery, December 17, 1890. A brief handwritten letter: "Many thanks for your kind gift." In fine ...
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Joseph Bonaparte Autograph Letter Signed343 - Joseph Bonaparte Autograph Letter Signed
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ALS in French, signed “Joseph, Cte. de Survilliers,” one page, 7.75 x 9.75, June 3, 1817. Letter
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Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
 
 
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British Prime Ministers (3) Signed Books344 - British Prime Ministers (3) Signed Books
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Three first edition books, all hardcover with dust jacket, each signed inside in ink or felt tip by a former British prime minister: Harold Macmillan
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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British Prime Ministers: Eden and Home345 - British Prime Ministers: Eden and Home
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Souvenir typescript of the Nuclear Test Ban Treaty featuring affixed postage stamps, one page, 8.25 x 11, signed at the bottom in ink by Anthony Eden
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Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
 
 
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Richard E. Byrd Signed Book and Carried-Postcard346 - Richard E. Byrd Signed Book and Carried-Postcard
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Two items: a first edition of Little America published by G. P. Putnam's Sons in 1930, hardcover with dust jacket, signed in fountain pen on a s...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Andy Card Signed Photograph347 - Andy Card Signed Photograph
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Color glossy 10 x 8 of Card informing President Bush of the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center, signed in silver ink, "On 9-11-2001: &...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Charles Carroll of Carrollton Signed Check348 - Charles Carroll of Carrollton Signed Check
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Office of Discount and Deposit check, 6.5 x 2.5, filled out in another hand and signed by Carroll, "Ch. Carroll of Carrollton," payable to...
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Estimate : 500.00 - 700.00
 
 
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George Washington Carver Autograph Letter Signed349 - George Washington Carver Autograph Letter Signed
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ALS in pencil signed “G. W. Carver,” one page both sides, 8.5 x 11, Herb Juice-Penol Company, In
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Vint Cerf (4) Signed Items350 - Vint Cerf (4) Signed Items
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Group of four items signed by Cerf: a handwritten statement on an 8.5 x 11 sheet, "I hope people will appreciate that Bob Kahn and I gave the I...
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Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
 
 
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Henry Clay Autograph Letter Signed351 - Henry Clay Autograph Letter Signed
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ALS signed "H. Clay," one page, 7.75 x 6, May 12, 1820. Handwritten letter to a "W. Racob," in part: "I will with pleasure ...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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George Clinton Signature352 - George Clinton Signature
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Bold ink signature, "Geo: Clinton,” on an off-white 3 x 1.5 slip clipped from a document. In fine condition, with a clipped
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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