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Purple Rain material, several pieces from his personal wardrobe, and the impossible-to-find advance pressing of his withdrawn Camille record.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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Benjamin Disraeli Autograph Letter Signed252 - Benjamin Disraeli Autograph Letter Signed
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ALS signed “B. Disraeli,” four pages on two adjoining sheets, 4.75 x 7.5, embossed Chancellor of
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Raymond L. Ditmars Signed Photograph253 - Raymond L. Ditmars Signed Photograph
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Semi-glossy 7.75 x 9.25 magazine photo of Ditmars posing with a python wrapped around his forearm, signed in black ink, "Raymond L. Ditmers, Ap...
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Charles H. Dow Document Signed254 - Charles H. Dow Document Signed
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Partly-printed DS, one page, 14 x 17, April 1, 1891. A first mortgage bond of the Amity Canal, Reservoir and Improvement Company for $500, signed on t
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William J. Duane Autograph Letter Signed255 - William J. Duane Autograph Letter Signed
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ALS signed “Wm. J. Duane,” four pages on two adjoining sheets, 8 x 10, March 18, 1832. Lengthy h
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Allen Dulles Signed Photograph256 - Allen Dulles Signed Photograph
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Vintage matte-finish 10 x 8 photo of Allen Dulles talking on the phone and smoking a pipe at his desk, signed in the lower border in black ink. In ver
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Jean-Baptiste Dumas Autograph Letter Signed257 - Jean-Baptiste Dumas Autograph Letter Signed
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ALS in French, signed “J. Dumas,” one page, 7 x 9.75, no date. In part (translated): "Please aut
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George Eastman Autograph Letter Signed258 - George Eastman Autograph Letter Signed
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ALS, two pages, 5.75 x 6.75, black-bordered personal letterhead, May 31, 1908. Handwritten letter to "Granger," in full: "Why not com...
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George Eden, 1st Earl of Auckland Autograph Letter Signed with Free Frank259 - George Eden, 1st Earl of Auckland Autograph Letter Signed with Free Frank
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ALS signed “Auckland,” three pages on two adjoining sheets, 7.25 x 9, April 25, 1839. Handwritte
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Thomas Edison Autograph Note Signed260 - Thomas Edison Autograph Note Signed
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ANS in pencil, signed “E,” one page, 5 x 8, no date. Handwritten note to Frederick G. Blinne, in
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Thomas Edison Phonograph Works Stock Certificate261 - Thomas Edison Phonograph Works Stock Certificate
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Unissued stock certificate for the Edison Phonograph Works, one page, 10 x 5.75, no date but circa 1888. The perforated receipt on the left edge remai
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Thomas Edison Portland Cement Company Stock Certificate262 - Thomas Edison Portland Cement Company Stock Certificate
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Stock certificate for the Edison Portland Cement Company, one page, 12 x 8.25, November 5, 1910. Stock certificate for 1250 shares issued to Robert H.
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Elizabeth, Queen Mother Signed Christmas Card263 - Elizabeth, Queen Mother Signed Christmas Card
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Desirable Royal Christmas card from 1988 with an embossed crown on the front, measuring 15 x 8.75 open, with the inside bearing an affixed full-length
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Elizabeth, Queen Mother Signed Christmas Card264 - Elizabeth, Queen Mother Signed Christmas Card
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Desirable Royal Christmas card from 1986 with an embossed crown on the front, measuring 15 x 8.5 open, with the inside bearing an affixed half-length
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William Ellery Autograph Letter Signed265 - William Ellery Autograph Letter Signed
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ALS signed “William Ellery, junr.,” one page both sides, 7 x 12, November 26, 1761. Handwritten
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Oliver Ellsworth Document Signed266 - Oliver Ellsworth Document Signed
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Revolutionary War-dated manuscript DS, signed “O. Ellsworth,” one page, 8.5 x 6.25, May 13, 1777
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Oliver Ellsworth Document Signed267 - Oliver Ellsworth Document Signed
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Revolutionary War-dated manuscript DS, signed “O. Ellsworth,” one page, 8.25 x 6.25, June 2, 177
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English Pen-and-Ink Drawing of Judge Jeffreys268 - English Pen-and-Ink Drawing of Judge Jeffreys
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English pen-and-ink drawing after a satirical print by Mr. Wright, 8.5 x 12.5, entitled "The Lord Chancellor taken disguis'd in Wapping.&qu...
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Explorers (4) Signed First Day Covers269 - Explorers (4) Signed First Day Covers
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Four FDCs signed in ink by explorers, including: Edmund Hillary, Vivian Fuchs, and Reinhold Messner (2). In overall fine condition.
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Cyrus W. Field Autograph Letter Signed270 - Cyrus W. Field Autograph Letter Signed
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ALS, one page, 5 x 8, November 4, 1891. Handwritten letter to J. C. Green in Pennsylvania, in full: "Your letter of the 2d inst. received."...
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Father E. J. Flanagan Signed Photograph271 - Father E. J. Flanagan Signed Photograph
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Vintage matte-finish 9.5 x 7.5 photo of Flanagan at his desk with the Oscar statuette won by Tracy, signed and inscribed in white ink, "To my v...
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Foodies (6) Signed Photographs272 - Foodies (6) Signed Photographs
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Group of six photos of culinary captains of industry, ranging in size from 5 x 7 to 8 x 10, each signed in ink by the savory subject. Signers are: Jul
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Franz Joseph I of Austria Letter Signed273 - Franz Joseph I of Austria Letter Signed
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LS in Latin, signed "Franciscus Josephus," one page both sides, 7.75 x 12.5, September 17, 1898. Untranslated official letter, neatly sign...
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French Presidents (5) Letters Signed274 - French Presidents (5) Letters Signed
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Five letters signed by French presidents from the late 19th and early 20th centuries, including: Jules Grévy (ALS), Marie Fran
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Karl von Frisch Signed Photograph275 - Karl von Frisch Signed Photograph
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Uncommon matte-finish 4 x 5.75 photo of Karl von Frisch reading a letter, signed in the lower border in blue fountain pen. In very fine condition.
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Francis Galton Autograph Letter Signed276 - Francis Galton Autograph Letter Signed
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ALS, one page, 4.5 x 7, December 20, 1875. Handwritten letter to "Mrs. Liebreich," in part: "Thank you for sending me the tickets to ...
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Indira and Rajiv Gandhi (2) Signed Items277 - Indira and Rajiv Gandhi (2) Signed Items
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Two items: a commemorative cover honoring Prime Minister Indira Gandhi's visit to the United States, signed in fountain pen, "Indira Gandhi...
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Elbert H. Gary Typed Letter Signed278 - Elbert H. Gary Typed Letter Signed
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TLS signed “E. H. Gary,” one page, 5.75 x 6.75, United States Steel Corporation letterhead, June
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J. Paul Getty Document Signed279 - J. Paul Getty Document Signed
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DS, three pages, 8.5 x 14, January 8, 1937. Casinghead Gas Contract between J. Paul Getty and J. E. Crosbie, Inc., in which the former "hereby ...
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J. Paul Getty Document Signed280 - J. Paul Getty Document Signed
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Partly-printed DS, one page, 11 x 8.5, July 15, 1922. Stock certificate for 1000 shares of the Oklahoma Oil Corporation issued to G. W. Woolley, signe
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J. Paul Getty Signed Check281 - J. Paul Getty Signed Check
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Personal check, 8.5 x 3.25, filled out in type and signed by Getty, "J. Paul Getty," payable to John W. Dryer for $10.80, June 21, 1943. I...
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J. Paul Getty Signed Book282 - J. Paul Getty Signed Book
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Signed book: Collector's Choice: The Chronicle of an Artistic Odyssey Through Europe. First edition. London: W. H. Allen, 1955. Hardcover, 6 x 8...
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Ruth Bader Ginsburg Signed Photograph283 - Ruth Bader Ginsburg Signed Photograph
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Semi-glossy 6 x 9 paperstock photo of Ruth Bader Ginsburg in her judicial robe, signed in the lower border in thin black felt tip. In fine condition,
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William Gladstone Autograph Letter Signed284 - William Gladstone Autograph Letter Signed
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ALS signed “W. Gladstone,” three pages, 4 x 6, April 27, 1891. Handwritten letter to Scottish au
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Barry Goldwater Signed Photograph285 - Barry Goldwater Signed Photograph
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Vintage matte-finish 7.25 x 10 Bachrach portrait of the Republican leader, signed and inscribed on the original mat in black felt tip, "To Barr...
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Jay Gould Document Signed286 - Jay Gould Document Signed
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Partly-printed DS, one page, 8.5 x 13.5, March 10, 1872. Agreement between Jonathan B. Scorrill and the Erie Railroad company for the purchase of a tr
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Asa Gray Autograph Letter Signed287 - Asa Gray Autograph Letter Signed
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ALS, three pages on two adjoining sheets, 5 x 8.5, Herbarium of Harvard University letterhead, November 9, 1887. Handwritten letter to English botanis
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Horace Greeley Signed Check288 - Horace Greeley Signed Check
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First National Bank check, 7.5 x 2.75, filled out in another hand and made payable to Hon. Horace Greeley for $100, June 10, 1868. Endorsed boldly on
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Horace Greeley Autograph Note Signed289 - Horace Greeley Autograph Note Signed
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ANS, one page, 7 x 4, October 20, 1850. Handwritten note from New York, addressed to "Draper," in full: "Let Charles Riddle have one ...
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Henri Gregoire Autograph Letter Signed290 - Henri Gregoire Autograph Letter Signed
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ALS in French, signed “Gregoire,” one page, 6.75 x 8.5, April 14, 1815. Untranslated handwritten
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Friedrich Melchior, Baron von Grimm Document Signed291 - Friedrich Melchior, Baron von Grimm Document Signed
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Partly-printed vellum DS, in French, signed “Grimm,” one page, 7.5 x 5.75, January 13, 1778. A "
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Galusha A. Grow Autograph Letter Signed292 - Galusha A. Grow Autograph Letter Signed
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ALS, one page both sides, 5.75 x 9, May 12, 1893. Handwritten letter, commenting on his election as Speaker and the compensation of members of Congres
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Karl Gutzlaff Autograph Letter Signed293 - Karl Gutzlaff Autograph Letter Signed
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ALS signed “Ch. Gutzlaff,” one page, 5.25 x 6, April 30. Handwritten letter, in full: "I have th
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Ernst Haeckel Autograph Letter Signed294 - Ernst Haeckel Autograph Letter Signed
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ALS in German, one page both sides, 5.5 x 8.5, May 4, 1876. Untranslated handwritten letter by Haeckel. In fine condition.
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James Alexander Hamilton and John Church Hamilton Document Signed295 - James Alexander Hamilton and John Church Hamilton Document Signed
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Manuscript DS, signed by two sons of Alexander Hamilton, "James A. Hamilton" and "John C. Hamilton," one page, 8 x 12.75, April ...
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Francois Hanriot Autograph Letter Signed296 - Francois Hanriot Autograph Letter Signed
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ALS in French, signed “Hanriot,” one page, 7.25 x 11.5, Force Armée de Paris le
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E. H. Harriman Document Signed297 - E. H. Harriman Document Signed
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DS, signed on the reverse, “E. H. Harriman,” one page, 23.5 x 14.5, August 11, 1880. Fernandina
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E. H. Harriman Document Signed298 - E. H. Harriman Document Signed
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Partly-printed DS, signed on the reverse, “E. H. Harriman,” one page, 11.25 x 7.5, January 17, 1
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Warren Hastings Autograph Letter Signed299 - Warren Hastings Autograph Letter Signed
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ALS, one page both sides, 7.75 x 10, November 4, 1814. Handwritten letter to William Leake in London, asking for advice in a lawsuit. In part: "...
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Oswald Heer Autograph Letter Signed300 - Oswald Heer Autograph Letter Signed
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ALS signed “Oswald Heer, Prof.,” one page, 5.5 x 3.5, July 25, 1879. Handwritten postcard to Eng
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Werner Heisenberg Signed Photograph301 - Werner Heisenberg Signed Photograph
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Scarce glossy 4 x 5.75 head-and-shoulders photo affixed to a 5.25 x 7.5 mount, signed on the mount in fountain pen by Werner Heisenberg. In fine condi
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