RR Auction: Fine Autographs and Artifacts

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RR Auction's May Fine Autographs and Artifacts auction presents a specially curated selection of major figures in science and technology—a remarkable variety of handwritten manuscripts, autograph letters, and signed photos are featured in the sale. Highlights include Albert Einstein's manuscript on "The Essence of the Theory of Relativity," a scientific letter by Stephen Hawking, several significant Charles Darwin autographs, rare French correspondence by Nikola Tesla, a pristine 1976 Apple Computer check signed by Steve Jobs, and a number of Elon Musk items. Other top lots in the auction are Marilyn Monroe's 1958 driver's license, a fully signed Led Zeppelin album, important Houdini memorabilia, and rare presidential autographs. 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 May 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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Gerald and Betty Ford Signed Oversized Christmas Card101 - Gerald and Betty Ford Signed Oversized Christmas Card
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Impressive oversized White House Christmas card from 1974, measuring 18 x 14.5 closed, signed inside in blue felt tip, "Gerald R. Ford" an...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Gerald Ford and Malcolm Perry Signed Warren Commission Deposition102 - Gerald Ford and Malcolm Perry Signed Warren Commission Deposition
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Photocopy of pages 1"“41 of Dr. Malcolm Oliver Perry's deposition before the Warren Commission, originally labeled as "Top Secre...
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James and Lucretia Garfield (2) Cartes-de-Visite103 - James and Lucretia Garfield (2) Cartes-de-Visite
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Two 2.25 x 4 carte-de-visite portraits: one showing James A. Garfield and Lucretia Garfield together within an oval frame, and the other featuring the
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Warren G. Harding Document Signed as President104 - Warren G. Harding Document Signed as President
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Partly-printed DS as president, one page, 23 x 19, August 23, 1922. President Harding appoints Clement S. Edwards as "a Consul of Class five of...
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Warren G. Harding Typed Letter Signed as President105 - Warren G. Harding Typed Letter Signed as President
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TLS as president, one page, 7 x 8.75, White House letterhead, May 19, 1922. Letter to A. J. Berry, manager of the Marion County Telephone Co. In part:
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Warren G. Harding Document Signed106 - Warren G. Harding Document Signed
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Partly-printed DS, signed "Pay to the Marion County Bank, W. G. Harding," one page, 8.25 x 7, July 25, 1916. Voucher from The Harding Publ...
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Rutherford B. Hayes Autograph Document Signed (1846)107 - Rutherford B. Hayes Autograph Document Signed (1846)
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Early, partial ADS, signed within the text and at the conclusion, "R. B. Hayes," one page, 7.75 x 11.75, April 2, 1846. In his early days ...
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Herbert Hoover Signed Photograph108 - Herbert Hoover Signed Photograph
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Handsome vintage matte-finish 11 x 14 portrait of Hoover by Bachrach, signed in the lower border in fountain pen, "The Kind Regards of Herbert ...
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Herbert Hoover Typed Letter Signed109 - Herbert Hoover Typed Letter Signed
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TLS, one page, 7.25 x 10.5, personal letterhead, February 10, 1950. Letter to Mortimer R. Proctor, in part: "I just want you to know how very s...
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Lyndon and Lady Bird Johnson (2) Typed Letters Signed110 - Lyndon and Lady Bird Johnson (2) Typed Letters Signed
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Two letters to fashion design icons Wesley and Adele Simpson: a TLS by Lyndon B. Johnson, signed "L.B.J.," one page, 7 x 8.75, personal le...
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