RR Auction: Fine Autographs and Artifacts

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Hall of Famers, famous painters, and the country's framers all feature prominently in RR Auction's August Fine Autographs and Artifacts sale. The sports section is especially strong, with a gargantuan signed photo of Babe Ruth, incredibly rare handwritten letters by Christy Mathewson and Honus Wagner, and exquisite Lou Gehrig and Ty Cobb autographs playing the starring roles. Among the other top lots are a letter by Paul Gauguin with superior artistic content, Jackie Kennedy's elegant black wool coat, exceptional Beatles autographs, and a slew of outstanding Walt Disneys. 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 August 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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Female Writers (7) Signed Items559 - Female Writers (7) Signed Items
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Seven items signed by female writers, including: Ouida (ALS); Daphne du Maurier (TLS on poems by Keats, Shakespeare, and Bronte); Rose Macaulay (SP);
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Estimate : 500.00 - 700.00
 
 
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William Golding Autograph Letter Signed560 - William Golding Autograph Letter Signed
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ALS, one page, 8.25 x 11.5, personal letterhead, January 20, 1984. Handwritten letter to Dr. Talbot, in part: "I'm glad you find my work in...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Graham Greene Typed Letter Signed561 - Graham Greene Typed Letter Signed
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TLS, one page, 8 x 10, personal letterhead, October 31. Letter to Mr. Kay, in part: "It's very good of you to ask me again after my shockin...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Edward Everett Hale Autograph Manuscript Signed562 - Edward Everett Hale Autograph Manuscript Signed
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Handwritten poem on both sides of an off-white 4.75 x 7.25 sheet, signed and dated at the conclusion, "Edward E. Hale, Isle of Shoals, July 6, ...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Bret Harte Autograph Letter Signed563 - Bret Harte Autograph Letter Signed
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ALS, one page, 5 x 8, The Overland Monthly letterhead, October 18, 1870. Handwritten letter to Messrs. Sheldon & Co., declining a position. In f...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr. Autograph Letter Signed564 - Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr. Autograph Letter Signed
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ALS signed ‰ÛÏOliver Wendell Holmes,‰Û four pages on two adjoining sheets, 4.5 x 5.75, December 18,
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Elizabeth Jennings Autograph Manuscript Signed565 - Elizabeth Jennings Autograph Manuscript Signed
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Handwritten poem entitled "The Jump," signed "Elizabeth Jennings," one page, 8 x 10, no date. Jennings pens a poem on suicide, b...
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Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
 
 
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Rudyard Kipling Signature566 - Rudyard Kipling Signature
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Ink signature, "Rudyard Kipling,‰Û on an off-white 3.5 x 2 sheet affixed to a larger sheet bearing an applied photo. In very
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Rudyard Kipling and H. Rider Haggard Signatures567 - Rudyard Kipling and H. Rider Haggard Signatures
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Fountain pen signatures on Rudyard Kipling and H. Rider Haggard on an off-white 6 x 3.75 album page, with pencil notations dating them both to Februar
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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John le Carre Typed Letter Signed568 - John le Carre Typed Letter Signed
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TLS, one page, 8.25 x 11.5, personal letterhead, April 14, 2011. Letter to Gerard Leman, in part: "I am very happy to hear that Our Kind of Tra...
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Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
 
 
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