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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Georges Jean-Marie Haquette 1905 Calendar303 - Georges Jean-Marie Haquette 1905 Calendar
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Color 14.25 x 16 calendar for January 1905 featuring artwork by Georges Jean-Marie Haquette of a painting entitled ‘Return
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Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
 
 
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E. H. Harriman Signed Fernandina and Jacksonville Railroad Company Bond304 - E. H. Harriman Signed Fernandina and Jacksonville Railroad Company Bond
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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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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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E. H. Harriman Signed Stock Certificate305 - E. H. Harriman Signed Stock Certificate
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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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Harrison Wire Company Bond306 - Harrison Wire Company Bond
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Exquisite $1000 bond of the Harrison Wire Company of St. Louis, Missouri, issued June 1, 1880, 17 x 18, with ten coupons intact below. The attractive
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Haverford Cycle Company Stock Certificate307 - Haverford Cycle Company Stock Certificate
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Rare antique stock certificate issued to Linford A. Carman for 10 shares of the Haverford Cycle Company, one page, 11.75 x 8.25, May 28, 1920. Signed
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Sven Hedin Signed Photograph and Autograph Letter Signed308 - Sven Hedin Signed Photograph and Autograph Letter Signed
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Two items: a scarce 4.25 x 6.5 cabinet photo of Hedin in a bust-length pose by Gosta Florman of Stockholm, neatly signed in ink, "Sven Hedin, 1...
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Edmund Hillary Typed Letter Signed309 - Edmund Hillary Typed Letter Signed
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TLS signed "E. P. Hillary," one page, 8.25 x 11, Himalayan Trust letterhead, February 20, 1981. Letter to H. Ryder, in part: "It cert...
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Edmund Hillary (3) Signed Items310 - Edmund Hillary (3) Signed Items
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Three items signed by the Everest ascender: a cardstock 3.5 x 4.75 portrait, signed in ballpoint, "E. P. Hillary"; and two ballpoint signa...
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Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay (2) Signed Items311 - Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay (2) Signed Items
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Two items: a commemorative cover with a cachet and inlaid medallion honoring the 25th anniversary of the first ascent of Mount Everest, 8 x 4.5, signe
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay Signed Commemorative Cover312 - Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay Signed Commemorative Cover
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Commemorative cover with a cachet and inlaid medallion honoring the 25th anniversary of the first ascent of Mount Everest, 8 x 4.5, signed in black ba
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Conrad and Barron Hilton (2) Signed Photographs313 - Conrad and Barron Hilton (2) Signed Photographs
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Two photos signed by the father-and-son hotel tycoons: a matte-finish 7.25 x 9.25 photo of Conrad Hilton at his desk, signed and inscribed in blue bal
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Abbie Hoffman Document Signed314 - Abbie Hoffman Document Signed
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DS, one page, 8.5 x 5.5, April 27, 1981. Memorandum from New York's Department of Correctional Services, which reads: "Received 2 yellow pa...
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William Woods Holden Signed State of North Carolina Bond315 - William Woods Holden Signed State of North Carolina Bond
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Bond of the State of North Carolina for $1000 issued for the Western North Carolina Railroad Company on April 1, 1869, 16.75 x 22.75, with 59 coupons
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J. Edgar Hoover Signed Photograph316 - J. Edgar Hoover Signed Photograph
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Vintage matte-finish 9 x 11.5 photo of the FBI director seated at his desk, signed and inscribed in fountain pen, "To Helen L. Melton, Best wis...
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J. Edgar Hoover Signed Photograph317 - J. Edgar Hoover Signed Photograph
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Vintage matte-finish 9.25 x 7.25 photo of FBI Director J. Edgar Hoover testifying before the Senate Internal Security Subcommittee on the Harry Dexter
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Houston Great Northern Railroad Mortgage Bond318 - Houston Great Northern Railroad Mortgage Bond
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Attractive first mortgage gold bearing bond for the Houston Great Northern Railroad for $1000, issued February 15, 1872, 15.75 x 26.25, with 55 coupon
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Charles Evans Hughes Document Signed319 - Charles Evans Hughes Document Signed
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DS, signed "Charles E. Hughes," one page, 9 x 12.25, November 17, 1909. A state of New York 'Thanksgiving Proclamation,' in which ...
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Charles Evans Hughes Signed Photograph320 - Charles Evans Hughes Signed Photograph
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Stately matte-finish 9.25 x 13.5 portrait of Hughes in his judicial robes by Harris & Ewing, signed in fountain pen, "Charles E. Hughes.&qu...
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Alexander von Humboldt Autograph Letter Signed321 - Alexander von Humboldt Autograph Letter Signed
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ALS in French, signed "Humboldt," one page, 4.75 x 7.25, June 1, 1812. Untranslated handwritten letter to "Monsieur Scholl" in P...
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Estimate : 500.00 - 700.00
 
 
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H. L. Hunt Signed Photograph322 - H. L. Hunt Signed Photograph
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Glossy 8 x 10 formal portrait of the legendary oilman, signed on the front in black ballpoint, "H. L. Hunt" (with Hunt tracing over his ow...
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Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
 
 
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