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Headquartered in Amherst, NH, RR Auction is globally recognized as the trusted source for authentic autographed memorabilia and rare signed documents. Since its inception in 1976, the firm has published close to 360 consecutive monthly autograph catalogs, which are distributed internationally. The firm recently auctioned the autographed photo of Albert Einstein with his tongue wagging for a record $74,340 and the check astronaut Neil Armstrong signed the day he left for the moon for $27,350.
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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Homi Jehangir Bhabha160 - Homi Jehangir Bhabha
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Indian nuclear physicist (1909-1966) who played a major role in the development of the Indian atomic energy program and is considered to be the founde
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Amelia Bloomer161 - Amelia Bloomer
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American women’s rights and temperance advocate (1818-1894). Even though she did not create the women’s clothing reform style known as blo
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George Washington Carver162 - George Washington Carver
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Huge collection of 50 letters from George Washington Carver, consisting of 27 ALSs (in all, 44 pages) front and back, and 10 TLSs. Also present are 13
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Charles VIII163 - Charles VIII
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King of France from 1483 to his death. His invasion of Italy initiated the long series of Franco-Italian wars which characterized the first half of th
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John C. Calhoun164 - John C. Calhoun
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ALS signed “J. C. Calhoun,” one page, 5 x 8, no date. Short letter to Daniel Webster. In full: “I will call at the State Department
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Prince Charles166 - Prince Charles
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Christmas card, measuring 6 x 8 closed, bearing two gold embossed seals on the front. Inside bears a color portrait of Charles and Camilla, with a pre
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Madame and Chiang Kai-Shek167 - Madame and Chiang Kai-Shek
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FDC, bearing a cachet honoring the 50th anniversary of the Chinese revolution, signed on the front in Chinese by Chiang Kai-Shek; and an ink signature
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Madame and Chiang Kai-Shek168 - Madame and Chiang Kai-Shek
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Chinese military officer and politician (1887–1975), one of the most durable leaders of the 20th century, who led the government of Republic of
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Walter P. Chrysler169 - Walter P. Chrysler
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Automotive mogul (1875–1940) who founded the Chrysler Corporation. Vintage fountain pen signature, “W. P. Chrysler,” on a printed 6
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Winston Churchill170 - Winston Churchill
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Very early vintage 3.25 x 5.5 postcard photo of a young Churchill at the beginning of his political career, signed in the lower border in fountain pen
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William Clark171 - William Clark
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Soldier and explorer (1770–1838) who, with Meriwether Lewis, undertook a two-year expedition in 1804 to discover a navigable route to the Pacifi
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Henry Clay172 - Henry Clay
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Hand-addressed free-franked address panel, trimmed to a size of 4.5 x 2.75, addressed by Clay to “J. K. Porter Esq., Waterford, N. Y.,” an
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Constantine II of Greece173 - Constantine II of Greece
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Four one page TLSs, all signed “Constantine R,” ranging in size from 6.25 x 8 up to 8 x 10, all dating from the 1980s to Pulitzer Prize-wi
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Eldridge Cleaver174 - Eldridge Cleaver
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Political activist and leader of the Black Panther Party. He became a political radical with his best selling Soul on Ice, an autobiographical manual
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Henry Clay175 - Henry Clay
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ALS signed “H. Clay,” one page, faintly-lined on both sides, 8 x 10, July 10, 1842. Handwritten and signed by “The Great Compromiser
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James Michael Curley176 - James Michael Curley
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Corrupt but popular longtime congressman, mayor of Boston, and Governor of Massachusetts. Vintage glossy 6.5 x 8.25 deckle-edge photo, signed and insc
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Clarence Darrow177 - Clarence Darrow
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Brilliant defense attorney (1857–1938) noted for his role in the Scopes “Monkey” Trial and the Leopold-Loeb thrill-killing case. Ink
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Charles Darwin178 - Charles Darwin
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English naturalist and author (1809–1882) whose book explaining his theories of evolution, On the Origin of the Species by Means of Natural Sele
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Jefferson Davis179 - Jefferson Davis
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Free franked mailing envelope, 4.75 x 2.75, addressed in another hand to “Jos. R. Hunter Esq,” and franked in the upper right, “Free
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Jefferson Davis180 - Jefferson Davis
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Ink signature, “Jefferson Davis, Beauvais, Missi., 20 April 1886,” on an off-white 3.5 x 2.25 card. In fine condition, with a couple trivi
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Varina Davis181 - Varina Davis
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Wife of Jefferson Davis and First Lady of the Confederacy. ALS signed “V. Jefferson Davis,” two pages on two adjoining sheets, 4 x 6.25, J
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Augustin de Iturbide182 - Augustin de Iturbide
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Mexican Army General who built a successful political and military coalition that was able to march into Mexico City on 27 September 1821; decisively
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Charles de Lameth183 - Charles de Lameth
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French politician and soldier who served in the American Revolution under Rochambeau and took part in the Battle of Yorktown. LS in French, one page,
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Declaration of Independence: Samuel Adams185 - Declaration of Independence: Samuel Adams
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American statesman (1722–1803) and signer of the Declaration of Independence from Massachusetts who was one of the organizers of the Boston Tea
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Declaration of Independence: Elbridge Gerry186 - Declaration of Independence: Elbridge Gerry
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Partly-printed DS, signed “E. Gerry,” one page, 15 x 9.5, June 4, 1811. Gerry, as governor of Massachusetts, signs a military commission a
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Declaration of Independence: William Hooper187 - Declaration of Independence: William Hooper
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Signer of the Declaration of Independence from North Carolina (1742–1790). Ink signature, “Wm. Hooper,” on an off-white 2.75 x .75 s
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Declaration of Independence: John Morton188 - Declaration of Independence: John Morton
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Signer of the Declaration of Independence from Pennsylvania (1724–1777). Ink signature, “Lands unsold for want of Buyers so Answer. John M
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Declaration of Independence: John Morton189 - Declaration of Independence: John Morton
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Signer of the Declaration of Independence from Pennsylvania (1724–1777). Ink signature, “John Morton,” on an off-white 4 x 2 slip cl
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Declaration of Independence: Robert Treat Paine190 - Declaration of Independence: Robert Treat Paine
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Massachusetts lawyer (1731–1814) who served as one of the prosecutors of British soldiers during the Boston Massacre trial; he later signed the
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Declaration of Independence: Benjamin Rush191 - Declaration of Independence: Benjamin Rush
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Signer of the Declaration of Independence; a physician and surgeon general of the Continental Army, he established the first free dispensary in the U.
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Declaration of Independence: Thomas Stone192 - Declaration of Independence: Thomas Stone
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Signer of the Declaration of Independence from Maryland (1743-1787). Crisp ink signature, “Thomas Stone,” on an off-white 1.75 x .5 slip a
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John Dickinson194 - John Dickinson
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Lawyer and signer of the U.S. Constitution from Delaware (1732–1808) who also served as an officer during the Revolutionary War, Governor of Del
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Charles Dow195 - Charles Dow
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American journalist (1851–1902) who cofounded Dow Jones & Company, created the Wall Street Journal, and conceived the influential Dow Jones
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Frederick Douglass196 - Frederick Douglass
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Former slave (1818–1895) who lent his eloquent, powerful voice to the abolitionist movement. LS, one page, 5.5 x 8, Cedar Hill letterhead, March
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Countess Marie du Barry197 - Countess Marie du Barry
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Infamous French courtesan (1743–1793) who was the last mistress of Louis XV. Accused of aiding emigres from the Revolution, she was imprisoned,
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Joseph Dudley198 - Joseph Dudley
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Colonial governor of Massachusetts from 1702 to 1715. ALS signed “Dudley,” one page, 8 x 6, no date. Letter to the Honorable Secretary Add
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Thomas Edison199 - Thomas Edison
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ANS signed “Edison,” one page, lightly-lined, 5 x 8, no date. Edison writes to [Jaffrey P.] Buchanan, manager of his record disc division.
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Thomas Edison200 - Thomas Edison
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ALS, in pencil, signed “Edison,” two pages, lightly-lined, 5 x 8, no date. Edison writes to [Jaffrey P.] Buchanan, manager of his record d
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Thomas Edison201 - Thomas Edison
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ANS signed “Edison,” one page, lightly-lined, 5 x 8, no date. A memo to one of his employees named Erich. In full: “Until I return f
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Thomas Edison202 - Thomas Edison
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Bold vintage fountain pen ‘umbrella’ signature, “Thomas A. Edison,” on an off-white 3.75 x 2.25 card. In fine condition, with
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Thomas Edison203 - Thomas Edison
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DS, signed “Thos. A. Edison,” one page, 8 x 12.25, January 1, 1894. Annual Report of The Edison Electric Light Company of Europe Limited.
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Elizabeth of Russia204 - Elizabeth of Russia
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Daughter of Peter the Great, she overthrew her despised cousin Anna and was proclaimed Czarina of Russia in 1741. Manuscript DS, in Cyrillic, one page
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Elizabeth, Queen Mother205 - Elizabeth, Queen Mother
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Undated Christmas card, measuring 8.25 x 6.5 closed and bearing a gold-embossed crown on the front. Inside bears a color portrait of the Castle of Mey
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Oliver Ellsworth206 - Oliver Ellsworth
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Third Chief Justice of the Supreme Court, appointed by Washington. Revolutionary War-dated manuscript DS, signed “Oliv. Ellsworth,” one pa
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Philo T. Farnsworth207 - Philo T. Farnsworth
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Inventor (1906 - 1971) best known for inventing the first fully electronic television system. Signed book from his personal library: Physical Optics.
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Ferdinand208 - Ferdinand
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Manuscript DS signed by, one page, 8.25 x 11, dated April 8, 1510, in old Spanish. An order to Dona Beatriz Maldonado, wife of el Licenciado Pedrosa t
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Sigmund Freud209 - Sigmund Freud
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Pioneering and highly influential founder of psychoanalysis (1856–1939) whose theories revolutionized the understanding the human psyche. ADS, i
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Friedrich Wilhelm III210 - Friedrich Wilhelm III
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King of Prussia from 1797 to 1840. ALS in French, one page, 8.25 x 9.5, June 1, 1821. Brief untranslated letter to Monsieur Boucher. In very good cond
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Eric Fromm211 - Eric Fromm
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German social psychologist, psychoanalyst, humanistic philosopher, and democratic socialist (1900-1980). He was associated with what became known as t
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Albert Gallatin212 - Albert Gallatin
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Politician and financial genius responsible for the formation of what is now known as the Ways and Means Committee. LS, one page both sides, 8 x 10, J
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