RR Auction: Fine Autographs and Artifacts

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RR Auction's first sale of the new year brings over 1,000 rare and remarkable lots to the auction block! Important historical items include a handwritten letter by Nikola Tesla, commenting on his place amidst Edison and Bell; the first honorary diploma awarded to Albert Einstein; a rare letter from Queen Mary I to her husband's cousin; an oversized autographed Babe Ruth portrait; and an astounding assortment of rare and important stocks, bonds, and financial documents. A special section devoted to Prince includes rare Purple Rain material, several pieces from his personal wardrobe, and the impossible-to-find advance pressing of his withdrawn Camille record. 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 January 2022.
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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Granville Gold Company Stock Certificate452 - Granville Gold Company Stock Certificate
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Stock certificate for 100 shares in the Granville Gold Company, one page, 10.5 x 6.5, March 19, 1881. Signed by the company's president and secr...
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Great Republic Gold & Silver Mining Company Bond453 - Great Republic Gold & Silver Mining Company Bond
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Fantastic £50 bond of the Great Republic Gold & Silver Mining Company of Virginia issued July 25, 1867, 12.5 x 15.25, with ten coupon
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Harrisburg, Portsmouth, Mount Joy and Lancaster Railroad Company Stock Certificate454 - Harrisburg, Portsmouth, Mount Joy and Lancaster Railroad Company Stock Certificate
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Gorgeous stock certificate for eighteen shares in the Harrisburg, Portsmouth, Mount Joy and Lancaster Railroad Company, one page, 10.25 x 6.25, Decemb
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Imperial Bank of Canada Poster455 - Imperial Bank of Canada Poster
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Colorful original 16 x 17.5 poster for the Imperial Bank of Canada, circa 1870s-80s, published by Rolph and Clark of Toronto. Boasting vivid graphics
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Imperial Chinese Government Hukuang Railways Bond456 - Imperial Chinese Government Hukuang Railways Bond
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Attractive £20 bond of the Imperial Chinese Government for the 5% Hukuang Railways Sinking Fund Gold Loan of 1911, 13.25 x 20.25, wit
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International Railroad Company of Texas Bond457 - International Railroad Company of Texas Bond
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Fantastic $1000 bond of the International Railroad Company of Texas issued January 1, 1875, 16.75 x 28, complete with 60 coupons below. Second mortgag
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Iron Car Equipment Company458 - Iron Car Equipment Company
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Attractive $1000 first mortgage bond of the Iron Car Equipment Company issued August 23, 1890, 19 x 17, with 16 coupons intact on the side. The appeal
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Kansas City, Emporia and Southern Railroad Company Bond459 - Kansas City, Emporia and Southern Railroad Company Bond
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Rare $1000 gold bond (serial no. 2) for the Kansas, Emporia and Southern Railroad Company, 19 x 30.5, complete with eighty coupons below. Payable in...
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Lake Erie, Alliance & Wheeling Coal Company Stock Certificate460 - Lake Erie, Alliance & Wheeling Coal Company Stock Certificate
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Stock certificate for one share in the Lake Erie, Alliance & Wheeling Coal Company, one page, 12 x 8.25, January 28, 1903. Signed at the conclus...
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Lake Shore and Michigan Southern Railway Company Bond461 - Lake Shore and Michigan Southern Railway Company Bond
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Interesting $5000 bond of the Lake Shore and Michigan Southern Railway Company, 13 x 9.5, October 28, 1907. Gold bond carrying a rate of 3.5% issued t
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State of Louisiana 1871 Bond462 - State of Louisiana 1871 Bond
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Bond of the State of Louisiana for $1000 issued at New Orleans on April 24, 1871, 16.75 x 25.75, with 75 coupons intact below. The certificate boasts
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State of Louisiana Constitutional Bond463 - State of Louisiana Constitutional Bond
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Fine $5 State of Louisiana Constitutional Bond issued April 10, 1880, 17.5 x 16.25, with 40 coupons intact. Carrying a rate of 4%, the bond boasts nic
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Louisville, Cincinnati & Charleston Railroad Bond464 - Louisville, Cincinnati & Charleston Railroad Bond
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Bond certificate for the Louisville, Cincinnati & Charleston Railroad in the amount of £250 at 5%, one page, 14.75 x 10, December 31,
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Marconi Wireless Telegraph Company Stock Certificate465 - Marconi Wireless Telegraph Company Stock Certificate
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Stock certificate for fifty shares in the Marconi Wireless Telegraph Company, one page, 12 x 8, October 15, 1913. Issued to Alfonso Marconi, the certi
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Massachusetts Society for Agriculture Certificate466 - Massachusetts Society for Agriculture Certificate
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DS, one page, 10.75 x 13.25, June 2, 1792. Certificate for the admission of Benjamin Beale into the Massachusetts Society for Promoting Agriculture, s
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State of Mississippi 1833 Bond467 - State of Mississippi 1833 Bond
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State of Mississippi bond in the amount of $1000 issued March 1, 1833, 16.25 x 13.5, boldly signed in ink by Governor Abram Scott, "A. M. Scott...
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Mississippi and Atlantic Railroad Company 1854 Bond468 - Mississippi and Atlantic Railroad Company 1854 Bond
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Very rare unissued $1000 bond for the Mississippi and Atlantic Rail Road Company from 1854, 15.75 x 22.5, with 58 interest coupons intact below. The c
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State of Mississippi Loan Bond469 - State of Mississippi Loan Bond
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State of Mississippi loan bond for $2000, issued June 9, 1838, 14.5 x 16, with thirty coupons intact below. The certificate features multiple patrioti
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Mitchell Motors Company Stock Certificate470 - Mitchell Motors Company Stock Certificate
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Stock certificate for 100 shares in Mitchell Motors Company, Inc., one page, 11.5 x 7.75, January 3, 1921. The certificate features a vignette with th
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State of Nevada 1867 Bond471 - State of Nevada 1867 Bond
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Bond of the State of Nevada for $1000 issued at Carson City on March 1, 1867, 15 x 17.25, with one coupon intact below. The certificate boasts an attr
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New Orleans Lightering and Wrecking Company Stock Certificate472 - New Orleans Lightering and Wrecking Company Stock Certificate
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Stock certificate for one share in the New Orleans Lightering & Wrecking Company, one page, 9.5 x 7, April 5, 1867. Issued to D. DeHaven, the ce...
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New Orleans, Mobile and Chattanooga Railroad Company Bond473 - New Orleans, Mobile and Chattanooga Railroad Company Bond
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Large $1000 bond of the New Orleans, Mobile and Chattanooga Railroad Company issued on December 31, 1870, 16.5 x 28, with 85 coupons intact below. Gua
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New York Central Rail Road Company Stock Transfer Document474 - New York Central Rail Road Company Stock Transfer Document
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New-York Central Rail-Road Company transfer document, one page, 10.25 x 7.75, November 17, 1862, by which Daniel Drew transfers to Harrison Durkee &...
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Norfolk and Petersburg Railroad Company Bond475 - Norfolk and Petersburg Railroad Company Bond
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Outstanding $500 bond for the Norfolk and Petersburg Railroad Company issued July 1, 1857, 17 x 14.5, with eight coupons intact below. The certificate
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State of Ohio Canal Bond476 - State of Ohio Canal Bond
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State of Ohio Canal Stock in the amount of $1000 issued April 23, 1844, 10 x 7, assigned to Preston Hodges and payable at a rate of six percent per an
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State of Ohio, Belmont County 1852 Bond477 - State of Ohio, Belmont County 1852 Bond
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State of Ohio, Belmont County bond for $1000, 13 x 9.5, January 1, 1852. This desirable bond—serial no. 1â
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Ohio: Miami Extension Canal Bond478 - Ohio: Miami Extension Canal Bond
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State of Ohio Miami Extension Canal Stock in the amount of $100 issued to P. W. Taylor & Co. on November 17, 1843, 10.75 x 7.25, payable at a ra...
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Old Colony Steamboat Company Bond479 - Old Colony Steamboat Company Bond
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Attractive $10,000 bond of the Old Colony Steamboat Company, 13.25 x 9, issued to Kuyvet W. Sears of Nahant, Massachusetts, on October 20, 1890. The c
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City of Philadelphia Loan Bond480 - City of Philadelphia Loan Bond
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City of Philadelphia loan bond in the amount of $500 issued September 25, 1866, 15 x 8.5, featuring an ornamental border and ten engraved vignettes, i
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Pioneer Gasoline Company Stock Certificate481 - Pioneer Gasoline Company Stock Certificate
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Rare and superb stock certificate for one share in the Pioneer Gasoline Company, one page, 11.75 x 9, December 17, 1929. Issued to Rios Nelson, the ce
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Portsmouth Automobile & Machine Stock Certificate482 - Portsmouth Automobile & Machine Stock Certificate
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Stock certificate for two shares in the Portsmouth Automobile & Machine Co., one page, 10.5 x 8, May 31, 1912. Issued to and signed by Lincoln P...
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Railroad Bonds: Group of (4)483 - Railroad Bonds: Group of (4)
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Four attractive railroad stock and bond certificates, including: the Chicago & South Western Railway Company for 50 shares (late 1800s); the Cho...
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Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus Stock Certificate484 - Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus Stock Certificate
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Extremely colorful and decorative stock certificate for 100 shares in Ringling Bros.-Barnum & Bailey Combined Shows Inc., 11.75 x 7.75, issued t...
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Security Aircraft Corporation Stock Certificate485 - Security Aircraft Corporation Stock Certificate
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Stock certificate for 100 shares in the Security Aircraft Corporation, one page, 11.25 x 8, May 24, 1937. The certificate features a vignette of an al
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Sierra Railway Company Bond486 - Sierra Railway Company Bond
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Appealing $1000 bond of the Sierra Railway Company of California issued September 15, 1904, 9.25 x 14.25, retaining 27 of the attached coupons. Forty
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South Sea Bubble Dividend Document487 - South Sea Bubble Dividend Document
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Historic manuscript DS, signed “Ann Younger,” one page, 6.75 x 3, August 26, 1731. Document assi
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Spain Public Debt 1933 Bond488 - Spain Public Debt 1933 Bond
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Attractive Spanish bond in the amount of 1000 pesetas issued in Madrid on March 18, 1933, 21.25 x 22.75, complete with 60 coupons on both sides. In fi
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The St. Louis, Alton and Springfield Railroad Company Bond489 - The St. Louis, Alton and Springfield Railroad Company Bond
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Gorgeous $1000 bond for the St. Louis, Alton and Springfield Railroad Company issued September 1, 1887, 25 x 15, with 58 interest coupons intact on th
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St. Louis, Kansas City and Northern Railway Company Bond490 - St. Louis, Kansas City and Northern Railway Company Bond
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Large $1000 bond of the St. Louis, Kansas City and Northern Railway Company issued August 1, 1879, 16 x 27, with 70 coupons below. First mortgage bond
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Standard Oil Stock Certificate491 - Standard Oil Stock Certificate
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Partly-printed DS, signed “W. H. Tilford" and "Jno. D. Archbold,” one page, 10.75 x 7.75, Octobe
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Stevens Duryea, Inc. Automotive Stock Certificate492 - Stevens Duryea, Inc. Automotive Stock Certificate
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Stock certificate for four shares in Stevens-Dureya Inc., one page, 10.75 x 8.5, August 6, 1920. Issued to H. Y. Smith, the certificate is signed by t
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Toledo and Wabash Railway Company Bond493 - Toledo and Wabash Railway Company Bond
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Attractive $1000 bond of the Toledo and Wabash Railway Corporation issued November 1, 1862, 15 x 16, with 17 coupons intact below. Carrying a rate of
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Triunfo Gold and Silver Mining Company Stock Certificate494 - Triunfo Gold and Silver Mining Company Stock Certificate
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Stock certificate for 22 shares in the Triunfo Gold and Silver Mining Company, one page, 9.25 x 5, December 1, 1865. Issued to Edward P. Flint, the ce
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Western North Carolina Railroad Company Bond495 - Western North Carolina Railroad Company Bond
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Rare and important $100 bond of the Western North Carolina Railroad Company issued March 1, 1870, 14.25 x 20.75, with 40 coupons intact below. First m
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Yuba Railroad Company 1866 Bond496 - Yuba Railroad Company 1866 Bond
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Desirable $1000 bond of the County of Yuba, California, for the Yuba Rail Road Company issued February 13, 1866, 15.75 x 15.5, with 18 coupons intact
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Robert Freeman Document Signed497 - Robert Freeman Document Signed
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Partly-printed DS, signed “J. Lawrence,” one page, 8 x 3.75, June 1, 1782. State of Connecticut
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Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain Document Signed498 - Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain Document Signed
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Partly-printed DS, signed “Joshua L. Chamberlain,” one page, 10 x 15, January 19, 1870. As gover
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George Washington Custis Lee Document Signed499 - George Washington Custis Lee Document Signed
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Partly-printed DS, signed “G. W. C. Lee,” one page, 18 x 16.25, June 27, 1877. Desirable bachelo
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Adelbert Ames Signature500 - Adelbert Ames Signature
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Clean ink signature, "Adelbert Ames, Bvt. Maj. Genl. U.S. Army,” on an off-white 3 x 1 card. In very fine condition.
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Robert Anderson Signature501 - Robert Anderson Signature
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Neat ink signature, "Robert Anderson, July 13/65,” on an off-white 3.25 x 1 slip. In fine condition, with creases to two co
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