RR Auction: Fine Autographs and Artifacts

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Remarkable royalty is featured in RR Auction's February Fine Autographs and Artifacts sale! Boasting 1,000+ lots, the auction is highlighted by royal autographs from the Tudor era to the present day—including King Henry VII, King Henry VIII, Catherine the Great, the Romanov princesses, Queen Elizabeth II, and Prince Charles. Other top lots include a handwritten receipt for a performance by Johann Sebastian Bach, an invitation signed by Mao Tse-tung, a massive in-person autograph collection assembled over several decades, significant Albert Einstein autographs, and a wealth of original animation artwork. 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 February 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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Joseph E. Johnston Signature304 - Joseph E. Johnston Signature
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Ink signature, "Most respectfully yours, J. E. Johnston,” on an off-white 3.5 x 1 slip. In very good to fine condition, wit
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Jean-Baptiste Kleber Letter Signed305 - Jean-Baptiste Kleber Letter Signed
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LS in French, signed “Kleber,” one page, 8 x 13, December 12, 1795. Letter on military matters,
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Anne-César de La Luzerne Autograph Letter Signed306 - Anne-César de La Luzerne Autograph Letter Signed
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ALS in French, one page, 6.25 x 7.75, January 30, 1788. Untranslated handwritten letter from London, where he was posted as Ambassador to the Court of
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Jean Maximilien Lamarque Autograph Letter Signed307 - Jean Maximilien Lamarque Autograph Letter Signed
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ALS in French, signed “M. Lamarque,” one page, 6.25 x 8, May 19, 1831. Untranslated handwritten
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Louis de Bourbon, Prince of Condé Letter Signed308 - Louis de Bourbon, Prince of Condé Letter Signed
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LS in French, signed “Louis de Bourbon,” one page, 6.5 x 8.75, January 23, 1679. Untranslated le
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Robert S. McNamara and William Westmoreland Signed Photograph309 - Robert S. McNamara and William Westmoreland Signed Photograph
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Glossy 10 x 8 photo of McNamara and Westmoreland advising president Lyndon B. Johnson, signed in black felt tip, "Robert S. McNamara" and ...
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Nelson A. Miles Autograph Letter Signed310 - Nelson A. Miles Autograph Letter Signed
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ALS, two pages on two adjoining sheets, 5.75 x 7.75, May 26, 1922. Handwritten letter to Col. W. A. Graham, in part: "I have to say that I have...
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Richard Deane and George Monck, 1st Duke of Albemarle Letter Signed311 - Richard Deane and George Monck, 1st Duke of Albemarle Letter Signed
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LS, one page both sides, 8.25 x 11.75, May 5, 1653. Letter reporting on the flight of the Dutch Fleet under Van Tromp, with 80 men-of-war and many mer
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Jean Victor Marie Moreau Autograph Letter Signed312 - Jean Victor Marie Moreau Autograph Letter Signed
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ALS in French, signed “Moreau,” one page, 8 x 9.75, Army of the Rhine and Moselle letterhead, De
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Jean René Moreaux Letter Signed313 - Jean René Moreaux Letter Signed
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LS in French, signed “Moreaux,” one page both sides, 7.5 x 12.25, Army of the Moselle letterhead
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Fairfax Moresby Autograph Letter Signed314 - Fairfax Moresby Autograph Letter Signed
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ALS, one page, 8 x 12.75, August 13, 1824. Handwritten letter to William Slade in London, reporting on a prize ordered "for the use of the Aust...
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Richard Mulcahy Signature315 - Richard Mulcahy Signature
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Vintage fountain pen signature, "Richard Mulcahy,” on an off-white 3.5 x 4.5 card bearing an affixed image. In very good to
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William Nelson, 1st Earl Nelson Autograph Letter Signed316 - William Nelson, 1st Earl Nelson Autograph Letter Signed
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ALS signed “Nelson & Bronte,” one page both sides, 8 x 10, June 28, 1829. Handwritten letter mar
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George S. Patton Signed Mailing Envelope317 - George S. Patton Signed Mailing Envelope
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World War II-dated mailing envelope, 8.75 x 3.75, addressed in type to "Mr. and Mrs. J. Ross Lebold, 309 E. Madison Avenue, Springfield, Ohio, ...
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Aimable Pélissier Autograph Letter Signed318 - Aimable Pélissier Autograph Letter Signed
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ALS in French, signed “Mcl. Pelissier,” one page, 8.25 x 10.5, October 7, 1857. Untranslated han
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John J. Pershing 1919 'Knights of Liberty–Glory's Sons' Calendar319 - John J. Pershing 1919 'Knights of Liberty–Glory's Sons' Calendar
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Color oversized 18 x 27.75 calendar for 1919 entitled ‘Knights of Liberty-Glory's Sons,’ featur
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Jean-Charles Pichegru Autograph Letter Signed320 - Jean-Charles Pichegru Autograph Letter Signed
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ALS in French, signed “J. Pichegru,” one page, 6.25 x 8, May 9, 1794. Untranslated handwritten l
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Colin Powell Signed Photograph321 - Colin Powell Signed Photograph
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Color satin-finish 8 x 10 photo of Colin Powell in uniform as a four-star general, signed in the lower border in black felt tip, "Colin L. Powe...
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Francis Rawdon-Hastings Autograph Letter Signed322 - Francis Rawdon-Hastings Autograph Letter Signed
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ALS signed “Rawdon,” three pages on two adjoining sheets, 7.25 x 8.75, June 25, 1790. Handwritte
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Robert Rich, 2nd Earl of Warwick Letter Signed323 - Robert Rich, 2nd Earl of Warwick Letter Signed
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LS signed “Warwicke,” three pages on two adjoining sheets, 7.25 x 11.5, March 11, 1658. Letter t
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Matthew Ridgway Signed Photograph324 - Matthew Ridgway Signed Photograph
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Vintage matte-finish 7.75 x 9.75 photo of Gen. Ridgway in uniform, signed and inscribed in fountain pen, "To Bob Biggers, With great admiration...
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Cadwalader Ringgold Signed Photograph and Handwritten Note325 - Cadwalader Ringgold Signed Photograph and Handwritten Note
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Two items: a 2.25 x 4 carte-de-visite bust-length portrait of Cadwalader Ringgold published by Brady's of New York, signed and inscribed on the ...
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John Rodgers Letter Signed326 - John Rodgers Letter Signed
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LS signed “Jno. Rodgers,” one page, 8 x 9.75, July 3, 1805. Letter from on board the "U. States
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George Brydges Rodney Autograph Letter Signed327 - George Brydges Rodney Autograph Letter Signed
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ALS signed “Rodney,” one page both sides, 7.5 x 9.5, July 6, 1783. Handwritten letter concerning
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[Daniel Ruggles] Lot of (3) Civil War Letters328 - [Daniel Ruggles] Lot of (3) Civil War Letters
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Group of three Civil War-dated letters forwarded to Daniel Ruggles, a Brigadier General in the Confederate States Army (1810-1897) who is best remembe
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Philippe Paul, comte de Ségur Autograph Letter Signed329 - Philippe Paul, comte de Ségur Autograph Letter Signed
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ALS in French, signed “Le Cte. de Segur,” one page, 4.5 x 7.25, no date. Untranslated handwritte
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Joseph Stilwell Signed Photograph330 - Joseph Stilwell Signed Photograph
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Vintage matte-finish 8.5 x 11 head-and-shoulders photo of Stilwell in uniform, signed and inscribed in the lower border in fountain pen, "To Mr...
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William C. Westmoreland (3) Signed Photographs331 - William C. Westmoreland (3) Signed Photographs
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Three color 8 x 10 photos of Westmoreland in uniform, each signed in felt tip, "W. C. Westmoreland." In overall fine condition, with a ver...
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World War I Oversized 1916 Calendar332 - World War I Oversized 1916 Calendar
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Oversized color 20.25 x 30.75 calendar for January 1916 issued by the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Young Men’s Christian As
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World War II 'United We Stand' 1943 Calendar333 - World War II 'United We Stand' 1943 Calendar
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World War II-dated oversized 30.75 x 41.25 salesman's sample of a calendar for August 1943 entitled United We Stand,’ feat
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World War II 'Welcome Home' 1946 Calendar334 - World War II 'Welcome Home' 1946 Calendar
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Patriotic color oversized 30.75 x 41.25 salesman's sample of a calendar for January 1946 entitled ‘Welcome Home,â
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World War II 'The Price of Liberty' 1945 Calendar335 - World War II 'The Price of Liberty' 1945 Calendar
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World War II-dated oversized 30.75 x 41.25 salesman's sample of a calendar for January 1945 entitled 'The Price of Liberty,â€
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Giovanni Caproni Autograph Letter Signed336 - Giovanni Caproni Autograph Letter Signed
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ALS in Italian, signed “G. Caproni,” two pages on two adjoining sheets, 4.5 x 7, RMS Mauretania
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Glenn Curtiss Signed Photograph337 - Glenn Curtiss Signed Photograph
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Vintage pearl-finish 5.25 x 3.25 postcard photo of a Curtiss Flying Fish soaring over a lake, signed in bold black ink, "Glenn H. Curtiss, Apri...
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Roland Garros Autograph Letter Signed338 - Roland Garros Autograph Letter Signed
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ALS in French, signed “Garros,” two pages on two adjoining sheets, 6 x 7.75, May 25, 1918. Handw
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Charles Lindbergh Signed Book339 - Charles Lindbergh Signed Book
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Signed book: The Spirit of St. Louis. Limited presentation edition, number 531. NY: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1953. Hardcover with acetate jacket...
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Aviation 1939 Calendar340 - Aviation 1939 Calendar
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Impressive color oversized 22 x 45 salesman's sample of a calendar for January 1939 entitled ‘The Dawn of a New Age,
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Louis Bleriot Signed Photograph341 - Louis Bleriot Signed Photograph
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Vintage matte-finish 5.5 x 3.5 French postcard photo of Bleriot in his monoplane, signed in fountain pen by the pioneering aviator. A green five centi
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Clarence Chamberlin Signed Photograph342 - Clarence Chamberlin Signed Photograph
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Vintage 3.5 x 5.5 cardstock photo of Clarence Chamberlin standing in front of ‘Miss Stratosphere,â€
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Amy Johnson Signed Photograph343 - Amy Johnson Signed Photograph
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Vintage glossy 6.5 x 8.5 photo of Amy Johnson wearing her aviation coat and holding her goggles, signed in fountain pen. Reverse bears a J. Capstack p
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Joe Kittinger (3) Signed Philatelic Souvenirs344 - Joe Kittinger (3) Signed Philatelic Souvenirs
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Three limited edition 10 x 8 philatelic souvenirs from FLOREX '97 honoring Col. Joe W. Kittinger, Jr., each numbered to 200, all signed in black...
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Wiley Post Signed Photograph345 - Wiley Post Signed Photograph
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Vintage matte-finish 10 x 8 promotional photo of Post posing with his Winnie Mae aircraft, signed and inscribed in fountain pen, "F. E. Miller,...
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Project Manhigh and Excelsior: Kittinger and Simons (4) Signed Items346 - Project Manhigh and Excelsior: Kittinger and Simons (4) Signed Items
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Four items signed by noted Project Manhigh and Excelsior participants Joseph Kittinger and David G. Simons, including: a matte-finish 8 x 10 photo of
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Wright Brothers Vin Fiz Fabric Swatch347 - Wright Brothers Vin Fiz Fabric Swatch
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Flown fabric presentation created by the Smithsonian Institution National Air and Space Museum featuring an affixed beige 2 x 2 swatch of wing fabric
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Neil Armstrong Signed Photograph348 - Neil Armstrong Signed Photograph
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Official color 8 x 10 NASA lithograph of Neil Armstrong posing in his white space suit against a lunar backdrop, signed boldly in blue felt tip. In ve
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Estimate : 3,500.00 - 4,500.00
 
 
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Neil Armstrong Signed Photograph349 - Neil Armstrong Signed Photograph
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Uncommon glossy 10 x 8 20th Century-Fox publicity photo for the 1969 documentary Footprints on the Moon: Apollo 11, signed and inscribed in blue felt
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Estimate : 500.00 - 800.00
 
 
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Buzz Aldrin Signed Book350 - Buzz Aldrin Signed Book
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Signed book: Magnificent Desolation: Images from the Apollo 11 Lunar Mission with the Words of Astronaut Buzz Aldrin. First edition, limited issue, nu
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Apollo 12 Signed Houston Rockets Basketball Court Section351 - Apollo 12 Signed Houston Rockets Basketball Court Section
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Limited edition original section of NBA hardwood from 'The Summit,' the former home court of the Houston Rockets basketball team, 5Ë...
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Apollo 12 (2) Signed Photographs352 - Apollo 12 (2) Signed Photographs
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Two official glossy NASA photos, 9.75 x 8 and 10 x 8, with one showing the crew of Apollo 12 posing next to a capsule during training, signed in blue
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Apollo Astronauts (4) Signed Books353 - Apollo Astronauts (4) Signed Books
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Four hardcover books signed on an opening page by an Apollo astronaut, including: Walt Cunningham (The All-American Boys, ins), James Irwin (Destinati
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