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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George Clymer Autograph Letter Signed353 - George Clymer Autograph Letter Signed
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ALS signed “G. C.,” one page, 7.75 x 5, no date. Handwritten letter to a friend named "Henry," i
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George Clymer Document Signed354 - George Clymer Document Signed
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Manuscript DS, signed “I agree, G. Clymer,” one page both sides, 7.25 x 9, November 2, 1789. Doc
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George Clymer Document Signed355 - George Clymer Document Signed
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Partly-printed DS, signed “G. Clymer,” one page, 8 x 4.25, no date but circa 1790s. Document nea
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George Clymer Document Signed356 - George Clymer Document Signed
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Partly-printed DS, signed “G. Clymer,” one page, 8.5 x 4.75, no date. Tax document certifying th
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Archibald Cox Typed Letter Signed357 - Archibald Cox Typed Letter Signed
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TLS, one page, 8.5 x 11, Harvard Law School letterhead, August 3, 1979. Letter to Buddy Goldberg, in part: "I believe that it was a mistake for...
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Dalai Lama Signed Photograph358 - Dalai Lama Signed Photograph
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Glossy 5 x 7 photo of the Dalai Lama bowing in prayer, affixed inside a presentation folder that measures 11.75 x 8.25 open, signed in Tibetan on the
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Dalai Lama Signed Trading Card359 - Dalai Lama Signed Trading Card
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Uncommon Upper Deck 2008 'A Piece of History' trading card, 3.5 x 2.5, issued as No. 191 for 'Nobel Prize, Historical Moments,' sign...
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Paul P. De La Gironiere: 1st Ed. Twenty Years in the Philippines360 - Paul P. De La Gironiere: 1st Ed. Twenty Years in the Philippines
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Unsigned first edition book in a fine binding: Twenty Years in the Philippines by Paul de la Gironière. First edition. NY: Harper & B
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Declaration of Independence Print by R. R. Donnelley361 - Declaration of Independence Print by R. R. Donnelley
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Facsimile copy of the first printing of the Declaration of Independence, 15.5 x 19.5, produced by R. R. Donnelley & Sons Company in 1970 from an...
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DNA: James D. Watson362 - DNA: James D. Watson
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Desirable signed book: The Annotated and Illustrated Double Helix. Limited edition, numbered 1098/1962. Norwalk, CT: Easton Press, 2013. Handsome leat
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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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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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