RR Auction Quality Autograph Auction 357

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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. Online bidding is available at www.RRAuction.com.
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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William Astor209 - William Astor
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American-British financier and journalist served as New York state assemblyman and senator before moving to England and acquiring control of numerous
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Moses Austin210 - Moses Austin
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Founder of the American lead industry and the first man to obtain permission to bring Anglo-American settlers into Spanish Texas. Manuscript DS, one p
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Robert Baden-Powell211 - Robert Baden-Powell
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British military officer and founder of the world scouting movement (1857–1941). ALS signed “R. Baden-Powell,” ten pages on three se
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Alexander Graham Bell212 - Alexander Graham Bell
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TLS, one page, 7 x 5.5, Beinn Bhreagh letterhead, August 6, 1920. Short letter to a collector. In full: “In response to your request for my auto
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David Ben-Gurion213 - David Ben-Gurion
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TLS in Hebrew, signed “D. Ben-Gurion,” one page, 6.5 x 8.25, State of Israel letterhead, July 31, 1957. Letter to Mr. Kaufman. In full (tr
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David Ben-Gurion214 - David Ben-Gurion
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FDC with a cachet honoring Sir Winston Churchill, signed in blue fountain pen, “D. Ben-Gurion.” In fine condition. RRAuction COA.
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David Ben-Gurion215 - David Ben-Gurion
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ALS signed “D. Ben-Gurion,” one page, lightly-lined, 4.5 x 8.5, May 19, 1964. Letter to Hannah Logasa. In full: “I was glad to have
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David Ben-Gurion216 - David Ben-Gurion
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Matte-finish 3.5 x 5.5 head-and-shoulders photo, signed in the lower border in black felt tip, “D. Ben-Gurion.” In fine condition. Accompa
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David Ben-Gurion217 - David Ben-Gurion
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ALS in Hebrew, signed “D. Ben-Gurion,” one page, lightly-lined, 4.75 x 8.5, December 27, 1954. Letter to the office of the Chief Rabbi in
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Judah P. Benjamin218 - Judah P. Benjamin
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British-born American politician and lawyer (1811-1884) who, after serving in the US Senate and rejecting nomination to the Supreme Court, served vari
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Joseph Bonanno219 - Joseph Bonanno
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Personal check, 6 x 3, filled out and signed by Bonanno, payable to Truly Nolen for $26.00, October 3, 2000. Encapsulated in a plastic PSA/DNA authent
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Robert Bosch220 - Robert Bosch
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German industrialist, engineer, and inventor (1861–1942). Vintage ink signature, “Robert Bosch,” on an off-white 4 x 2.5 card, with
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David Brearley221 - David Brearley
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Signer of the Constitution from New Jersey. Manuscript DS, signed “David Brearley,” one page, 8.75 x 9, September 23, 1779. Document to th
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John Brown222 - John Brown
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A Connecticut-born farmer with Calvinist roots, Brown (1800–1859) was a lifelong opponent of slavery. In the 1850s, amid the heated debate over
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Martin Buber223 - Martin Buber
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German Jewish philosopher and writer (1878–1965) who evolved a philosophy inspired by study of Hasidism and based on the encounter of man with n
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Richard E. Byrd224 - Richard E. Byrd
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TLS signed “R. E. Byrd,” one page, 8.5 x 11, personal letterhead, March 8, 1928. Letter concerning the sale of a plane. In part: “Co
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Richard E. Byrd225 - Richard E. Byrd
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Bank check, 8.5 x 3.25, filled out in type and signed in another hand, payable to Byrd for $25.00, May 9, 1928. Endorsed on the reverse, “Pay to
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George Washington Carver226 - George Washington Carver
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Vintage fountain pen signature, “Geo. W. Carver,” on a white 3.5 x 2.25 card. In fine condition, with light edge toning and scattered fain
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Chiang Kai-Shek227 - 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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Winston Churchill228 - Winston Churchill
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Vintage fountain pen signature on an off-white 3.25 x 1.25 card affixed to a slightly larger piece of cardstock. In fine condition with scattered crea
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Schuyler Colfax229 - Schuyler Colfax
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American statesman (1823–1885) who served as speaker of the house and as vice president under Grant. His political career was ultimately ruined
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Henry Clay230 - Henry Clay
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Distinguished statesman and three-time presidential candidate (1777–1852) who became known as the Great Compromiser for his support of the Union
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W. D. Coolidge231 - W. D. Coolidge
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American physicist (1873-1975) who made major contributions to X-ray machines Three items: matte-finish 8 x 10 portrait, signed in white ink, “T
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Jacques Cousteau232 - Jacques Cousteau
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Signed book: Dolphins. NY: Doubleday & Company, Inc., 1975. Hardcover, 7.25 x 10.5. Boldly signed in blue felt tip, “JY Cousteau,” on
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Jacques Cousteau233 - Jacques Cousteau
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Three items: an FDC bearing a cachet honoring the World Federation of United Nations Associations, signed on the front in black ink; cover from the Ma
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Charles Darwin234 - 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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Allan Roy Dafoe235 - Allan Roy Dafoe
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Canadian doctor who delivered the famed Dionne quintuplets in Ontario in 1934. TLS, one page, 8.5 x 11, colorful Dionne Quintuplet Guardianship letter
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Jefferson Davis236 - Jefferson Davis
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Ink signature, “Respectfully, Jefferson Davis,” on an off-white 5 x 2.75 slip, with a collector’s notation of “Oct. 1881,&am...
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Charles de Gaulle237 - Charles de Gaulle
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Esteemed French military leader and politician (1890–1970) who headed that country’s government during much of World War II and served aga
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Varina Davis238 - Varina Davis
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Wife of Jefferson Davis and First Lady of the Confederacy. ALS signed “Varina Jefferson Davis,” three pages on two adjoining sheets, 4 x 6
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Declaration of Independence: Robert Morris239 - Declaration of Independence: Robert Morris
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Financier and politician, signer of the Declaration of Independence, and founder of the Bank of North America. Manuscript DS, one page, 8 x 12.25, Apr
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Declaration of Independence: John Penn241 - Declaration of Independence: John Penn
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ADS, signed “J. P.,” one page, 7.25 x 3, May 7, 1783. Penn orders a North Carolina sheriff to take William Dodson “to answer Charles
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Declaration of Independence: Roger Sherman242 - Declaration of Independence: Roger Sherman
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Signer of the Declaration of Independence from Connecticut (1721–1793) who was also the only man to also sign the Articles of Association, the A
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Declaration of Independence: William Williams243 - Declaration of Independence: William Williams
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Signer of the Declaration of Independence from Connecticut (1731–1811). Partly-printed DS, signed “Wm. Williams A Jsis,” one page, 8
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Declaration of Independence: James Wilson244 - Declaration of Independence: James Wilson
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Signer of the Declaration of Independence from Pennsylvania (1742–1798). In 1789, he became one of the original nine justices appointed by Washi
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Declaration of Independence: James Wilson245 - Declaration of Independence: James Wilson
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Signer of the Declaration of Independence from Pennsylvania (1742–1798). In 1789, he became one of the original nine justices appointed by Washi
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John DeLorean246 - John DeLorean
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Business check, 8.5 x 3.5, filled out in type and signed by DeLorean, payable to Douglas Weaver for $665.50, December 14, 1981. Encapsulated in a plas
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Diana247 - Diana
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Color satin-finish 7 x 5 photo of Diana seated outside Kensington Palace with four others after the completion of a 1996 fundraiser for spinal researc
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Diana and Charles248 - Diana and Charles
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Christmas card, 8 x 6 folded, opens to 16 x 6, embossed in gold on the outside with Prince of Wales’ feathers and Garter motto, as well as the S
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DNA: Watson and Crick249 - DNA: Watson and Crick
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Co-discoverers of the structure of DNA. Ink signatures, “Francis Crick” and “James D. Watson,” on a white 5 x 3 card. In fine
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DNA: Watson, Crick, and Wilkins250 - DNA: Watson, Crick, and Wilkins
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Ink signatures of Francis Crick, James D. Watson, and M. H. F. Wilkins on individual off-white cards and slips. In overall fine condition. Accompanied
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DNA: James D. Watson251 - DNA: James D. Watson
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Along with Maurice Wilkins and Francis Crick, James D. Watson shared the 1962 Nobel Prize in Medicine for discovering the function and structure of DN
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Stephen A. Douglas252 - Stephen A. Douglas
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Eminent American senator and statesman (1813–1861), dubbed the “Little Giant,” perhaps best remembered for his role in the Lincoln-D
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Alfred Dreyfus253 - Alfred Dreyfus
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French military officer (1859–1935) whose central role in the Dreyfus Affair, the most sensational cause célèbre in the final year
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Alfred Dupont254 - Alfred Dupont
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American industrialist, financier and philanthropist (1864-1935). Pencil signature and sentiment, “How can I make love to you with a nervous wel
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Thomas Edison255 - Thomas Edison
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Spectacular ink “umbrella” signature, “Thomas A. Edison,” on an off-white 3.5 x 2 card. In fine condition. Pre-certified PSA/D
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Thomas Edison256 - Thomas Edison
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Outstanding vintage matte-finish 4.25 x 6.25 Pach Brothers photo of a seated Edison holding a book and gazing directly at the viewer, on a 7 x 9 mount
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Edward VIII257 - Edward VIII
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King of England from January to December 1936, at which time he abdicated the throne to marry American divorcée Wallis Warfield Simpson. Vintag
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Albert Einstein258 - Albert Einstein
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ALS in German, signed “A. E.,” one page, 8.25 x 9, no date. Letter written to “My dear little Lebach!” In full: “This is
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Albert Einstein259 - Albert Einstein
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TLS in German, signed “A. Einstein,” one page both sides, 8 x 9.5, Institute For Advanced Study letterhead, January 24, 1939. Letter to Dr
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