RR Auction: Fine Autographs and Artifacts

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RR Auction's June Fine Autograph and Artifact sale brings over 800 extraordinary items to the auction block, including: a four-page musical manuscript by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, containing four canons; an early autograph letter signed by the celebrated painter Vincent van Gogh; a handwritten letter by Edgar Allen Poe to a fellow writer; and a letter by Nikola Tesla on his experiments in radio communication. The auction also features a treasure trove of original animation art from many classic Disney films, including Snow White, Pinocchio, Dumbo, and Alice in Wonderland. A variety of magnificent concept paintings by Mary Blair and Eyvind Earle are the highlights of this special section, as is a rare Disneyland Skyway Attraction Vehicle. 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 June 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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Titanic: Widener, George302 - Titanic: Widener, George
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American businessman (1861–1912) who died in the sinking of the RMS Titanic. After the ship struck an iceberg, Widener pla
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Daniel D. Tompkins Autograph Letter Signed303 - Daniel D. Tompkins Autograph Letter Signed
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The sixth vice president of the United States under James Madison, who also served as the fourth governor of New York (1774-1825). ALS, one page, 8 x
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Desmond Tutu Signed Photograph304 - 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 blue ballpoint, "God bless you, Desmond Tu...
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United States 50-cent Fractional Currency (William Crawford)305 - United States 50-cent Fractional Currency (William Crawford)
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United States fractional currency, or shinplaster, for 50 cents, 4.5 x 2.25, Fr. 1381, fifth issue dated between February 26, 1874, and February 15, 1
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William K. Vanderbilt and Chauncey Depew Signed Mortgage Bond306 - William K. Vanderbilt and Chauncey Depew Signed Mortgage Bond
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DS, signed “W. K. Vanderbilt,” one page, 12.5 x 9, December 19, 1882. First mortgage bond for $1
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William K. Vanderbilt and Chauncey Depew Signed Mortgage Bond307 - William K. Vanderbilt and Chauncey Depew Signed Mortgage Bond
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DS, signed "W. K. Vanderbilt" and "Chauncey M. Depew," one page, 15.25 x 9.75, March 20, 1885. Pine Creek Railway Company bond f...
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Fred M. Vinson Signed Stamp Block308 - Fred M. Vinson Signed Stamp Block
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American lawyer and Democratic politician (1890–1953) remembered for his service in all three branches of the United State
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Vinson Court (5) Signed Items309 - Vinson Court (5) Signed Items
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Group of five items signed by justices of the Vinson Court, including: Fred M. Vinson (Supreme Court card), Tom C. Clark (stamp block), Sherman Minton
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Waite Court (9) Signatures310 - Waite Court (9) Signatures
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Complete set of nine ink signatures of the first justices of the Waite Court from 1874–1877, all neatly penned on individu
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Eugen Warming Autograph Letter Signed311 - Eugen Warming Autograph Letter Signed
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Danish botanist (1841-1924) who founded the scientific discipline of ecology, writing the first textbook on plant ecology in 1895. ALS in French, sign
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Earl Warren Document Signed312 - Earl Warren Document Signed
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DS, one page, 9.25 x 11.25, March 31, 1947. Selective Service System certificate issued by Earl Warren as governor of California, in part: "Thi...
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Warren Court (6) Signatures313 - Warren Court (6) Signatures
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Six ink signatures of justices of the Warren Court, including four on official Supreme Court of the United States cards. Includes: William J. Brennan,
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Booker T. Washington Typed Letter Signed314 - Booker T. Washington Typed Letter Signed
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TLS, one page, 7.75 x 10.25, Tuskegee Normal and Industrial Institute letterhead, October 23, 1905. Letter to Frank G. Beardsley, the secretary of the
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Daniel Webster Document Signed315 - Daniel Webster Document Signed
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Partly-printed DS, signed “Dan'l Webster,” one page, 7.75 x 10.5, January 27, 1842. As secretary
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Western North Carolina Railroad Company Mortgage Bond316 - Western North Carolina Railroad Company Mortgage Bond
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Rare and important $100 bond of the Western North Carolina Railroad Company issued March 1, 1870, 14.25 x 20.75, with 40 coupons intact below. First m
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William Whewell Autograph Letter Signed317 - William Whewell Autograph Letter Signed
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British polymath (1794–1866) who made contributions to theology, philosophy, poetry, architecture, mechanics, physics, geo
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White Court (6) Signatures318 - White Court (6) Signatures
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Six ink signatures of justices of the White Court on individual slips and cards, including: Edward Douglass White, Joseph McKenna, Charles Evans Hughe
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Meg Whitman Signed 2003 eBay Snow Globe: Limited Edition No. 1 of 2000319 - Meg Whitman Signed 2003 eBay Snow Globe: Limited Edition No. 1 of 2000
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Very desirable limited edition 2003 eBay collectible snow globe, numbered 1/2000, standing 5.5" in height, signed on the underside in black fel...
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Elie Wiesel Signed Book320 - Elie Wiesel Signed Book
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Signed book: Zalmen or The Madness of God. First edition (United Jewish Appeal Commemorative Edition). NY: Random House, 1974. Hardcover, 5.5 x 8.25,
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Wilhelm II Document Signed321 - Wilhelm II Document Signed
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Manuscript DS, in German, signed “Wilhelm R,” one page, 8.25 x 10.5, September 24, 1909. Neatly
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Oliver Wolcott, Jr. Document Signed322 - Oliver Wolcott, Jr. Document Signed
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Manuscript DS, signed “Oliv. Wolcott Jr. Comptr.,” one page, 8 x 6.25, May 11, 1787. Pay order t
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Levi Woodbury Letter Signed323 - Levi Woodbury Letter Signed
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American attorney, jurist, and Democratic politician (1789–1851) who served as Secretary of the Navy under President Jacks
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USS Constitution 1927 Renovation Wood Gavel324 - USS Constitution 1927 Renovation Wood Gavel
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Gavel constructed of wood removed from the hull of the USS Constitution during the frigate's historic 1927 restoration, measuring 10˝
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Jefferson Davis Autograph Letter Signed Twice325 - Jefferson Davis Autograph Letter Signed Twice
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Bold ALS signed twice, "Jeffer. Davis," one page both sides, 7.75 x 9.75, August 26, 1856. Letter to John W. French, in part: "For th...
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Robert E. Lee Document Signed326 - Robert E. Lee Document Signed
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Beautifully engraved partly-printed vellum DS, signed "R. E. Lee," as superintendent of West Point, one page, 17 x 21.5, June 16, 1854. Un...
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Robert E. Lee Autograph Letter Signed327 - Robert E. Lee Autograph Letter Signed
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ALS signed “R. E. Lee,” one page, 4.75 x 7.25, May 10, 1859. A handwritten letter to Major P. V.
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Robert E. Lee Autograph Letter Signed328 - Robert E. Lee Autograph Letter Signed
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ALS signed “R. E. Lee,” one page both sides, 5 x 8, May 15, 1867. Addressed to Professor Socrate
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William T. Sherman Signed Photograph329 - William T. Sherman Signed Photograph
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Tremendous 7 x 11.5 imperial bust portrait of William Tecumseh Sherman in a suit and bow tie, originally taken by Falk Studios of New York, signed in
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George A. Custer Document Signed330 - George A. Custer Document Signed
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Partly-printed vellum DS, signed “G. A. Custer,” one page, 15.5 x 9.75, April 19, 1875. As comma
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Herbert Kitchener Signed Photograph331 - Herbert Kitchener Signed Photograph
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British military officer and statesman (1850–1916) who served as Victoria's aide-de-camp in Sudan, commanded the British f
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Douglas MacArthur Signed Photograph332 - Douglas MacArthur Signed Photograph
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Vintage matte-finish 10 x 8 U.S. Army photograph of General MacArthur wading ashore Leyte Island in the Philippines in October 1944, signed neatly ove
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George S. Patton Typed Manuscript Signed with Accompanying Typed Letter Signed333 - George S. Patton Typed Manuscript Signed with Accompanying Typed Letter Signed
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Significant typed manuscript by George S. Patton, signed “G. S. Patton, Jr.,” two pages, 8 x 10.
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Horatio Nelson Letter Signed334 - Horatio Nelson Letter Signed
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LS, four pages on two adjoining sheets, 8.25 x 12, no date but circa August 1795. Lengthy report in which Nelson, anchored near Genoa in support of th
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Michel Ney Letter Signed335 - Michel Ney Letter Signed
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French soldier and military commander during the French Revolutionary Wars and the Napoleonic Wars (1769-1815) who was one of the original 18 Marshals
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American Generals (15) Signed Covers336 - American Generals (15) Signed Covers
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Desirable lot of 15 commemorative covers and cards signed by noted American generals from the World War II era to the modern day, including: Omar Brad
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Pappy Boyington Signed Book337 - Pappy Boyington Signed Book
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Signed book: Baa Baa Black Sheep. Later printing. Fresno, CA: Wilson Press, Inc., 1958. Hardcover with dust jacket, 5.75 x 8.75, 384 pages. Signed on
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Omar Bradley Document Signed338 - Omar Bradley Document Signed
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DS, signed “Omar N. Bradley, General, US Army,” three pages, 9.5 x 15.5, November 1, 1920. An or
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Omar Bradley Signed Photograph339 - Omar Bradley Signed Photograph
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Vintage matte-finish 7.75 x 9.75 photo of Bradley in uniform, boldly signed and inscribed in fountain pen, "For my friend, Bob Biggers, with wa...
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Lazare Carnot Document Signed340 - Lazare Carnot Document Signed
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One of the most important creators of the French Revolutionary Army (1753-1823); he voted for the death of Louis XVI and was appointed by Napoleon to
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Enola Gay: Tibbets, Ferebee, Van Kirk Signed Print341 - Enola Gay: Tibbets, Ferebee, Van Kirk Signed Print
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Color 24 x 18 print of a Harley Copic painting entitled 'Atomic Warfare Is Born,' which shows the Enola Gay flying over Japan, with a large ...
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Enola Gay: Tibbets, Ferebee, Van Kirk Signed Print342 - Enola Gay: Tibbets, Ferebee, Van Kirk Signed Print
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Color 18 x 24 print reproducing the navigator's log of the Enola Gay from its historic flight to drop the atomic bomb on Hiroshima on August 6, ...
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Enola Gay (3) Signed Photographs343 - Enola Gay (3) Signed Photographs
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Three items: a cardstock 10 x 8 photo of the Enola Gay crew, signed in blue felt tip by Paul Tibbets, Thomas Ferebee, and Theodore J. 'Dutch'...
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Enola Gay: Paul Tibbets Signed Print344 - Enola Gay: Paul Tibbets Signed Print
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Color 24 x 18 print of a Harley Copic painting entitled ‘Atomic Warfare Is Born,’ which shows t
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Élie Frédéric Forey Autograph Letter Signed345 - Élie Frédéric Forey Autograph Letter Signed
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Marshal of France (1804–1872) who supported Napoleon III in his coup d'état and commanded a division at t
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Joseph Fouche346 - Joseph Fouche
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French statesman (1759–1820) who famously served as Minister of Police under Napoleon. Manuscript DS in French, signed [x=
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Wade Hampton Signature347 - Wade Hampton Signature
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Confederate military officer and politician (1818–1902) who replaced J. E. B. Stuart as Lee's Chief of Cavalry following S
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Joseph Joffre Signature348 - Joseph Joffre Signature
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French general (1852–1931) who served as Commander-in-Chief of French forces on the Western Front from the start of World
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Jean-Baptiste Jourdan Autograph Letter Signed349 - Jean-Baptiste Jourdan Autograph Letter Signed
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French military commander (1762–1833) who served during the French Revolutionary Wars and the Napoleonic Wars, remembered
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Henry Lee Document Signed350 - Henry Lee Document Signed
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Nicknamed 'Light-Horse Harry,' Lee (1756–1818) was a Revolutionary War hero who captured British posts in New York and in
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Nelson A. Miles Autograph Letter Signed351 - Nelson A. Miles Autograph Letter Signed
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American soldier (1839–1925) remembered as the only man to serve as an officer in the Civil War, Indian Wars, and Spanish-
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