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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William Mahone Signed Stock Certificate543 - William Mahone Signed Stock Certificate
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Partly-printed DS, signed “Wm. Mahone,” one page, 11 x 7.25, November 20, 1871. Stock certificat
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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George B. McClellan Signature544 - George B. McClellan Signature
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Ink signature, "Very truly yours, Geo. B. McClellan, May 23/82," on an off-white 3 x 1.75 card. In fine condition, with old mounting remna...
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Jean Victor Marie Moreau Autograph Letter Signed545 - Jean Victor Marie Moreau Autograph Letter Signed
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ALS in French, signed "V. Moreau," one page both sides, 7.25 x 9, February 3, 1809. Untranslated handwritten letter to land speculator and...
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Horatio Nelson: HMS Victory Wooden Artifact546 - Horatio Nelson: HMS Victory Wooden Artifact
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Desirable napkin ring crafted from wood removed from the bowsprit from Horatio Nelson's flagship, the HMS Victory. A metal identification plaque...
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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North American Troops Return of Men: 1761547 - North American Troops Return of Men: 1761
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Partly-printed document, one page, 12.75 x 15.5, 1761. British military document for troops deployed North America in the decade prior to the Revoluti
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John J. Pershing Signed Photograph548 - John J. Pershing Signed Photograph
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Striking matte-finish 9.25 x 13.25 portrait of the decorated World War I hero in uniform by Harris & Ewing, signed and inscribed in the lower bo...
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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John J. Pershing 1919 'Knights of Liberty-Glory's Sons' Calendar549 - 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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John J. Pershing 1920 Calendar550 - John J. Pershing 1920 Calendar
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Handsome 10.25 x 15.75 salesman's sample of a calendar for January 1920, featuring a classic Underwood & Underwood portrait of World War I h...
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Philippe Pétain Signed Photograph551 - Philippe Pétain Signed Photograph
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Uncommon matte-finish 5.75 x 8.25 portrait of Petain in uniform by Melcy of Paris, affixed to its original 9.25 x 13.75 mount, signed and inscribed in
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Colin Powell Signed Photograph552 - 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 blue felt tip. In very fine condition.
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Colin Powell Signed Book553 - Colin Powell Signed Book
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Signed book: My American Journey. Later printing. NY: Random House, 1995. Hardcover with dust jacket, 6.5 x 9.5, 643 pages. Signed in black felt tip o
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Colin Powell Signed Book554 - Colin Powell Signed Book
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Signed book: It Worked for Me. First edition. NY: Harper, 2012. Hardcover with dust jacket, 6.25 x 9.25, 283 pages. Signed in black felt tip on a book
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Revolutionary War: Connecticut Pay Orders555 - Revolutionary War: Connecticut Pay Orders
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Uncut sheet of four Revolutionary War-dated State of Connecticut Treasury Office pay orders, 7.25 x 15.5, November 29, 1781. Each is filled out for ...
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,000.00
 
 
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Robert L. Scott Signed Photograph556 - Robert L. Scott Signed Photograph
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Vintage matte-finish 10 x 8 photo of Scott in the cockpit of a fighter plane, signed and inscribed in fountain pen, "Luke Air Force Base, June ...
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Raymond Stuart 1946 Calendar: 'Grounded'557 - Raymond Stuart 1946 Calendar: 'Grounded'
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Color 12.75 x 24 salesman's sample (46 R 39) of a calendar for January 1946 entitled ‘Grounded,â€
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Louis-Gabriel Suchet Letter Signed558 - Louis-Gabriel Suchet Letter Signed
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LS in French, signed "L. G. Suchet," one page, 9.75 x 14.75, impressively engraved Army of Italy letterhead, September 27, 1798. Untransla...
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Joseph Wheeler Autograph Letter Signed559 - Joseph Wheeler Autograph Letter Signed
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ALS signed "Jos. Wheeler," one page, 8.5 x 4.5, no date. A brief handwritten letter to Captain Field of Wheeler Rifles, in part: "I c...
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World War I Oversized 1916 Calendar560 - 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 Calendar561 - 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 Calendar562 - 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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Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
 
 
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