RR Auction: Fine Autographs and Artifacts

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RR Auction's April Fine Autographs and Artifacts sale features a remarkable selection of classical music pieces, highlighted by a handwritten church cantata manuscript by Johann Sebastian Bach, an autograph letter by Ludwig van Beethoven regarding his 'Missa Solemnis,' and rare and significant musical quotations from the likes of Giuseppe Verdi, Gioachino Rossini, and Aaron Copland. Other highlights include a one-of-a-kind painting signed by Volodymyr Zelenskyy, a remarkable cache of documents from John Dillinger's first arrest, and an incredible letter by Nikola Tesla on the success of his inventions. 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 2023.
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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George Washington Letter Signed on Benedict Arnold's Corps1 - George Washington Letter Signed on Benedict Arnold's Corps
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Revolutionary War–dated LS signed “Go: Washington,” one page both sides, 7.75 x 12.5, March 31, 1781
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Estimate : 50,000.00 - 60,000.00
 
 
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James Madison Autograph Letter Signed as President2 - James Madison Autograph Letter Signed as President
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ALS as president, one page, 7.75 x 9.75, December 27, 1809. Letter to Reverend William Bentley regarding a testimonial for General John Stark. In part
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Estimate : 2,500.00 - 3,000.00
 
 
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James Madison and James Monroe Document Signed as President and Secretary of State3 - James Madison and James Monroe Document Signed as President and Secretary of State
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Partly-printed vellum DS, signed “James Madison" as president and "Jas. Monroe" as secretary of state, one page, 10...
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Estimate : 2,000.00 - 3,000.00
 
 
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James Monroe War of 1812 Document Signed4 - James Monroe War of 1812 Document Signed
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War-dated DS as secretary of state, signed “Jas. Monroe,” one page, 8 x 10.25, August 28, 1812. Printed circular head...
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Estimate : 1,200.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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James Monroe Document Signed as President5 - James Monroe Document Signed as President
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Partly-printed vellum DS as president, one page, 11 x 8.25, November 27, 1820. President Monroe grants "David Allen, late a Private in Voses Co...
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,000.00
 
 
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John Quincy Adams Press Copy Letter6 - John Quincy Adams Press Copy Letter
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Rare original press copy of an ALS by John Quincy Adams, one page, 7.5 x 9, February 15, 1815, addressed from Paris and sent to Under Secretary of Sta
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 2,000.00
 
 
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Andrew Jackson ALS on Mudslinging in 1828: "Truth is Mighty"7 - Andrew Jackson ALS on Mudslinging in 1828: "Truth is Mighty"
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ALS, three pages on two adjoining sheets, 7.75 x 9.75, May 30, 1827. Handwritten letter to William Douglass, a friend and political supporter in Louis
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Estimate : 4,000.00 - 6,000.00
 
 
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Andrew Jackson Document Signed as President8 - Andrew Jackson Document Signed as President
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Partly-printed DS as president, one page, 19.25 x 13.75, February 9, 1933. President Jackson appoints J. B. Barton as "Surveyor for the Distric...
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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James K. Polk ALS on Last Full Day as President9 - James K. Polk ALS on Last Full Day as President
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ALS as president, one page, 7.5 x 10, March 3, 1849. Addressed from Washington, a handwritten letter from James K. Polk sent to his Secretary of War,
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Estimate : 4,000.00 - 6,000.00
 
 
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James K. Polk Document Signed as Tennessee Governor10 - James K. Polk Document Signed as Tennessee Governor
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Partly-printed DS as governor of Tennessee, one page, 8 x 10, November 30, 1840. Governor Polk certifies that "Henry Hagen Esqr. whose name app...
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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