RR Auction: Fine Autographs ans Artifacts

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With over 850 items in a wide variety of categories—American history, art, literature, entertainment, music, and more—RR Auction's August Fine Autographs and Artifacts auction is sure to impress. Highlights include an important Abraham Lincoln signed document from 1865, a handwritten poem by Vincent van Gogh, a fabulous Marilyn Monroe signed photo, an autograph letter by George Washington tending to his Mount Vernon estate, a massive portrait of Elvis Presley inscribed to Col. Tom Parker, and a rare Al Capone Christmas card. Other important autographs include Neil Armstrong, Harry Houdini, Charles Lindbergh, the Beatles, Rolling Stones, Charles Schulz, and Thomas Edison. 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 August 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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John Hersey Typed Letter Signed563 - John Hersey Typed Letter Signed
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TLS, one page, 8.5 x 11, October 6, 1992. Addressed from Vineyard Haven on Martha's Vineyard, a letter to school teacher Steve Yoken, answering ...
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Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr. Autograph Quotation Signed564 - Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr. Autograph Quotation Signed
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AQS on an off-white 7.25 x 4 sheet, signed at the conclusion in ink, "Oliver Wendell Holmes, Boston, No. 2d 1870." Handwritten quote from ...
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Julia Ward Howe Autograph Letter Signed565 - Julia Ward Howe Autograph Letter Signed
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ALS signed “Julia W. Howe,” three pages on two adjoining sheets, 5 x 7.5, blindstamped monogram
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Victor Hugo Autograph Letter Signed566 - Victor Hugo Autograph Letter Signed
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ALS in French, signed “V. H.,” one page, 4 x 5.25, July 4. Fabulous handwritten letter by the il
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Washington Irving Autograph Letter Signed567 - Washington Irving Autograph Letter Signed
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Third-person ALS, one page, 4.5 x 7, March 9, [no year]. In full: "Mr. Washington Irving accepts with pleasure the invitation of Mr. Henry Gree...
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Sinclair Lewis Typed Letter Signed568 - Sinclair Lewis Typed Letter Signed
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TLS, one page, 7.5 x 10, March 11, 1933. Letter to William Harlan Hale, in part: "I was delighted by the present of the Covarrubias inauguratio...
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Jack London Signed Check569 - Jack London Signed Check
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The Merchants National Bank check, 6.25 x 2.75, filled out and signed by London, "Jack London," payable to C. A. Stone for $100, stamp-dat...
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Henry Wadsworth Longfellow Signature570 - Henry Wadsworth Longfellow Signature
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Neat and crisp ink signature, "Yours truly, Henry W. Longfellow, 1877,” on an off-white 4 x 2 slip. Matted and framed with
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Henry Wadsworth Longfellow Autograph Letter Signed571 - Henry Wadsworth Longfellow Autograph Letter Signed
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ALS signed “Henry W. Longfellow,” one page, 3.75 x 5.25, April 6, 1854. Addressed from Cambridge
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Naguib Mahfouz Signed Photograph572 - Naguib Mahfouz Signed Photograph
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Scarce semi-glossy 6.5 x 8.5 portrait of the influential writer, signed in blue ballpoint, "Naguib Mahfouz, 28-2-1994." In fine condition....
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Arthur Miller Signature573 - Arthur Miller Signature
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Blue ink signature, "Arthur Miller,” on a peach-colored 5 x 3 card. In very fine condition.
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Nobel Prize in Literature: Heaney, Lessing, and Milosz (7) Signed Items574 - Nobel Prize in Literature: Heaney, Lessing, and Milosz (7) Signed Items
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Seven items signed by winners of the Nobel Prize in Literature, including: Seamus Heaney (signature), Czeslaw Milosz (two TLSs, greeting card, and SP)
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Eugene O'Neill Autograph Letter Signed575 - Eugene O'Neill Autograph Letter Signed
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ALS, one page both sides, 5.75 x 4.75, Le Plessis letterhead, September 19, [no year]. Letter to "Mr. Bourgeois," in part: "I have si...
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Pulitzer Prize Winners: Tarkington and Garland (2) Autographs576 - Pulitzer Prize Winners: Tarkington and Garland (2) Autographs
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Two items signed by Pulitzer Prize winners: a TLS signed "Booth Tarkington," one page, 5.5 x 7.5, October 24, 1934, in part: "Thank y...
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James Whitcomb Riley Autograph Letter Signed577 - James Whitcomb Riley Autograph Letter Signed
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ALS, one page, 4.5 x 7.25, January 23, 1907. Handwritten letter to Arthur Edward Stilwell, who founded the Kansas City, Pittsburg and Gulf Railroad an
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William Makepeace Thackeray Autograph Letter Signed with Sketch578 - William Makepeace Thackeray Autograph Letter Signed with Sketch
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ALS with sketch, signed “WMT,” one page, 4 x 6, no date. Handwritten note to "Mr. Wall," in full
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James Thurber Signed Sketch579 - James Thurber Signed Sketch
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Original fountain pen sketch of one of Thurber's classic dogs on a green 6 x 4.5 album page, signed and inscribed in fountain pen, "For Ger...
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Dalton Trumbo Signed Booklet580 - Dalton Trumbo Signed Booklet
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Signed limited edition booklet: The Devil in the Book. First edition, limited issue, numbered 157/750. Los Angeles: California Emergency Defense Commi
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Chris Van Allsburg Signed Book581 - Chris Van Allsburg Signed Book
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Signed book: Zathura. Later printing. Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 2002. Hardcover with dust jacket, 9.25 x 12. Signed on the half-title page in black fe
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Paul Verlaine Autograph Document Signed582 - Paul Verlaine Autograph Document Signed
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ADS in French, signed “P. Verlaine,” one page, 7.75 x 4.5, May 11, 1888. Pay order in the hand o
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