RR Auction: Fine Autographs and Artifacts

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Featuring nearly 1,100 lots, RR Auction's April Fine Autographs and Artifacts sale boasts a wealth of important historical material. Highlights are a four-page handwritten letter by Ludwig van Beethoven about a proposed composition, a significant pair of letters by the Wright Brothers about patents and contracts, a super rare book autographed by Stephen Hawking, a pristine Abbey Road Studios promo card signed by the Beatles in 1963, and a great signed photo of Bruce Lee as Kato. 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 April 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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American Stock Exchange Membership Certificate203 - American Stock Exchange Membership Certificate
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Membership certificate from the American Stock Exchange, 12.25 x 18, issued to Paine, Webber, Jackson & Curtis Incorporated for being â
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Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
 
 
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American Thread Company stock Certificate204 - American Thread Company stock Certificate
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Very rare stock certificate for 50 shares in the American Thread Company issued to Edward H. R. Green, one page, 11 x 8.5, August 10, 1916, signed on
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Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
 
 
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Oliver Ames Signed Land Grant Bond205 - Oliver Ames Signed Land Grant Bond
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DS, one page, 18.5 x 14.5, November 1, 1871. Atlantic and Pacific Railroad Company land grant bond for $1000, payable in gold at six percent, endorsed
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Anglo-California Gold Mining Company Stock Certificate206 - Anglo-California Gold Mining Company Stock Certificate
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Very early antique stock certificate for a share in The Anglo-California Gold Mining Company, one page, 8 x 7.5, issued to â€
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Yasser Arafat Signed Photograph207 - Yasser Arafat Signed Photograph
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Color glossy 5 x 7 close-up photo of the Palestinian leader, housed in its original Palestine Liberation Organization presentation folder, signed in r
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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H. H. Asquith Signed Photograph208 - H. H. Asquith Signed Photograph
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Desirable matte-finish 5.5 x 8 photo of Asquith in a seated pose, signed in the lower border in fountain pen, "H. H. Asquith." A collector...
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William B. Astor Signed Stock Transfer Receipt209 - William B. Astor Signed Stock Transfer Receipt
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Partly-printed DS, signed “John Jacob Astor pr. Wm. B. Astor,” one page, 9.5 x 3, September 15,
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William B. Astor Signed Stock Transfer Receipt210 - William B. Astor Signed Stock Transfer Receipt
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Early partly-printed DS, signed “John Jacob Astor pr. Wm. B. Astor,” one page, 10 x 16, October
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William B. Astor Autograph Letter Signed211 - William B. Astor Autograph Letter Signed
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ALS signed “John Jacob Astor, pr. Wm. B. Astor,” one page, 7.5 x 7.5, May 6, 1844. Handwritten l
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William Waldorf Astor Document Signed212 - William Waldorf Astor Document Signed
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Partly-printed DS, signed “Wm. Astor,” one page, 8 x 6.75, December 9, 1891. Document by which A
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William Astor and Moses Taylor Document Signed213 - William Astor and Moses Taylor Document Signed
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DS, one page, 11 x 16.5, January 1, 1870. Document headed "Rent of Morris & Essex Railroad, Six Months' Interest on Stock, at Seven per...
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John Jacob Astor III Autograph Letter Signed214 - John Jacob Astor III Autograph Letter Signed
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ALS signed on behalf of his father, “Wm. B. Astor per J. J. Astor, Jr., atty,” one page, 4 x 6,
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Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
 
 
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Stanley Baldwin Signed Photograph215 - Stanley Baldwin Signed Photograph
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Semi-glossy 3.5 x 5.25 postcard photo of the prime minister in a seated pose, signed in fountain pen, "Stanley Baldwin." A collector's...
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Arthur Balfour Signed Photograph216 - Arthur Balfour Signed Photograph
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Scarce vintage matte-finish 3.5 x 5.25 photo of Balfour in a suit and tie by Vandyk of London, affixed to its original 7.5 x 9.5 mount, signed on the
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Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company $5,000,000 Mortgage Bond217 - Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company $5,000,000 Mortgage Bond
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Impressive $5,000,000 antique refunding and general mortgage bond of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company, carrying a rate of 5%, issued June 27, 1
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Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Stock Warrant Issued to Marshall Field218 - Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Stock Warrant Issued to Marshall Field
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Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company stock warrant for 750 shares issued to department store mogul Marshall Field, one page, 10.25 x 8, May 25, 1906. E
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Baltimore and Towsontown Rail-Road Company Bond219 - Baltimore and Towsontown Rail-Road Company Bond
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Appealing $500 bond of the Baltimore and Towsontown Rail-Road Company issued July 26, 1860, 17 x 24, complete with its 40 coupons below. The bond carr
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Baseball: St. Louis American League Baseball Company Stock Certificate220 - Baseball: St. Louis American League Baseball Company Stock Certificate
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Unissued stock certificate for the St. Louis American League Base Ball Co., one page, 9.75 x 8.5, no date, unsigned, numbered 124. In fine condition.
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Mavis and Keith Batey Signed Print221 - Mavis and Keith Batey Signed Print
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Cardstock 11.75 x 8.25 print of the top-secret Bletchley Park facility, signed on the reverse in blue ink, "Mavis Batey, Bletchley Park 1940-45...
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Henry Ward Beecher Signed Stock Certificate and Receipts222 - Henry Ward Beecher Signed Stock Certificate and Receipts
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Rare and important partly-printed DS, signed “H. W. Beecher,” one page, 12.25 x 7.75, December 2
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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