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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Collis P. Huntington Signed Stock Certificate323 - Collis P. Huntington Signed Stock Certificate
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DS, signed “C. P. Huntington,” one page, 11.5 x 15.5, November 21, 1889. Stock certificate issue
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Illinois Supreme Court: Attorney's License Certificate324 - Illinois Supreme Court: Attorney's License Certificate
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Attorney's license certificate issued by the State of Illinois Supreme Court, one page, 16.5 x 12.5, June 1, 1870. Certificate issued to William...
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Imperial Bank of Canada Poster325 - 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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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Imperial Chinese Government Hukuang Railways Bond326 - 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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Imperial Railway Company of Ethiopia Bond327 - Imperial Railway Company of Ethiopia Bond
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Unusual scallop-topped French-language bond of the Imperial Railway Company of Ethiopia, with head office based in Paris, 25.5 x 16.75, issued Decembe
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Robert G. Ingersoll Signed Photograph328 - Robert G. Ingersoll Signed Photograph
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Choice 4.25 x 6.5 cabinet photo of Ingersoll in a head-and-shoulders pose, boldly signed in ink, "R. G. Ingersoll." Reverse bears the stam...
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International Railroad Company Mortgage Bond329 - International Railroad Company Mortgage Bond
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Attractive $1000 antique bond of the International Railroad Company issued April 1, 1871, 16.25 x 28.5, complete with 76 attached bond coupons. A firs
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International Railroad Company of Texas Bond330 - 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 Company331 - 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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Jamestown Exposition: Maryland Commissioner Appointment332 - Jamestown Exposition: Maryland Commissioner Appointment
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Partly-printed DS, signed “Edwin Warfield” and "Oswald Tilghman," one page, 17 x 13.75, November
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Jewish National Fund Tree Certificate333 - Jewish National Fund Tree Certificate
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Oversized 15.75 x 13 certificate for the Jewish National Fund's "Tree Fund," for a garden of 100 trees planted in memory of Ida Dane o...
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Barbara Jordan Signed Photograph334 - Barbara Jordan Signed Photograph
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Two items: TLS, one page, 8.25 x 11, Lyndon B. Johnson School of Public Affairs letterhead, November 5, 1985. Letter to an admirer reads, in part: &...
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Christine Jorgensen Signed Photograph335 - Christine Jorgensen Signed Photograph
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Glossy 8 x 10 publicity photo of Jorgensen wearing a flashy diamond-and-pearl necklace, signed and inscribed in thin felt tip, "To Ben Morgan&#...
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Kaiser Wilhelm I Autograph Letter Signed336 - Kaiser Wilhelm I Autograph Letter Signed
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ALS in German, signed “W.,” one page, 5.5 x 9, January 27, 1865. Untranslated handwritten letter
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Kaiser Wilhelm II Document Signed337 - Kaiser Wilhelm II Document Signed
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Manuscript DS in German, signed “Wilhelm R,” three pages on two adjoining sheets, 8.25 x 10.5, M
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John Ernst Worrell Keely Autograph Letter Signed338 - John Ernst Worrell Keely Autograph Letter Signed
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Scarce ALS signed “John W. Keely,” one page, 7.75 x 9.75, August 1, 1895. Handwritten letter to
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Robert F. Kennedy Signed Book339 - Robert F. Kennedy Signed Book
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Signed book: To Seek a Newer World. First edition. NY: Doubleday, 1967. Hardcover, 5.75 x 8.5, 233 pages. Signed and inscribed on the first free end p
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Robert F. Kennedy Signature340 - Robert F. Kennedy Signature
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Vintage felt tip signature, "R. Kennedy,” on an off-white 5 x 3 card. In very good to fine condition, with scattered light
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Kennedy Administration (4) Signed Items341 - Kennedy Administration (4) Signed Items
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Four items signed by President John F. Kennedy's aides and colleagues, including: an original glossy 9.5 x 8 press photo of President Kennedy me...
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Kennedy Assassination: Mary Moorman (3) Signed Photographs342 - Kennedy Assassination: Mary Moorman (3) Signed Photographs
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Three satin-finish 10 x 8 photos of the Kennedy assassination, each signed in felt tip by witness Mary Ann Moorman. In overall very fine condition.
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