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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Desmond Tutu Personally-Worn Shirt and Typed Note Signed473 - Desmond Tutu Personally-Worn Shirt and Typed Note Signed
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Two items: the soft blue “Just Call Me Arch” T-shirt worn by Desmond Tutu when he jogged at a Wh
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Desmond Tutu Signed Photograph474 - Desmond Tutu Signed Photograph
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Glossy 8 x 10 photo of the anti-apartheid and human rights activist with his hands raised, signed in black felt tip, "God bless you, Desmond Tu...
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Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
 
 
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Uncle Sam 1948 Calendar: 'Sail On O Ship of State'475 - Uncle Sam 1948 Calendar: 'Sail On O Ship of State'
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Color 7.75 x 18.5 salesman's sample (48 R 54) of a calendar for January 1948 entitled ‘Sail On O Ship of State,â[x=
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Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
 
 
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Uncle Sam 1950 Calendar: 'Man at Work'476 - Uncle Sam 1950 Calendar: 'Man at Work'
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Color 7.75 x 18.5 salesman's sample (50 R 54) of a calendar for January 1950 entitled ‘Man at Work,â€
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Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
 
 
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United Nations: Trygve Lie and U Thant (2) Signed First Day Covers477 - United Nations: Trygve Lie and U Thant (2) Signed First Day Covers
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Two FDCs with cachets honoring the United Nations, individually signed in ink by Trygve Lie and U Thant, both of whom served as secretary-general of t
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Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
 
 
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United New Jersey Rail Road and Canal Company Stock Certificate478 - United New Jersey Rail Road and Canal Company Stock Certificate
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Stock certificate for 30 shares in the United New Jersey Rail Road and Canal Company issued to George B. McLellan, Jr., one page, 11.75 x 8, April 28,
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Upper Potomac Steamboat Company Bond479 - Upper Potomac Steamboat Company Bond
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Rare unissued $100 bond of the Upper Potomac Steamboat Company, May 1, 1875, 13 x 11.25, complete with six coupons. The bond carries a rate of 8%, fea
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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James Van Allen Signed Photograph and First Day Cover480 - James Van Allen Signed Photograph and First Day Cover
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Two items: a matte-finish 7 x 5 portrait of Van Allen in front of a satellite dish, signed in black felt tip, "J. A. Van Allen"; and an FD...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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William Cornelius Van Horne Signed Stock Certificate481 - William Cornelius Van Horne Signed Stock Certificate
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Partly-printed DS, signed “W. C. Van Horne,” one page, 11.5 x 8, July 13, 1909. Stock certificat
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Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
 
 
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Frederick, Jacob, and William Vanderbilt Document Signed482 - Frederick, Jacob, and William Vanderbilt Document Signed
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Rare DS, one page, 8.5 x 18, October 15, 1880. Hudson River Railroad Company financial document listing stockholders' receipts for dividends, si...
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Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
 
 
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