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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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Thomas Edison259Thomas Edison
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TLS signed “Thos. A. Edison,” one page, 8.5 x 10.75, From the Laboratory of Thomas A. Edison letterhead, July 18, 1916. Letter to J. B. Taltavall care
Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
Thomas Edison261Thomas Edison
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TLS signed “Thos. A. Edison,” one page, 8.5 x 11, Thomas A. Edison Laboratory letterhead, October 17, 1924. Letter to the secretary of the National Mu
Estimate : 800.00 - 1,000.00
Albert Einstein262Albert Einstein
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TLS in German, signed “A. Einstein,” one page, 8.5 x 11, blind-stamped personal letterhead, March 24, 1949. Letter to Mr. And Mrs. Paul Falkenberg. In
Estimate : 2,000.00 - 3,000.00
Albert Einstein263Albert Einstein
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TLS in German, signed “A. Einstein,” one page, 8.5 x 11, blind-stamped personal letterhead, December 3, 1935. Letter to Paul Dupont, founder of Dupont
Estimate : 4,000.00 - 6,000.00
Albert Einstein264Albert Einstein
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TLS signed “A. Einstein,” one page, 8.5 x 11, blind-stamped personal letterhead, August 15, 1950. Letter to Miss Florence Baldwin, National Citizen’s
Estimate : 2,000.00 - 3,000.00
Elizabeth, Queen Mother265Elizabeth, Queen Mother
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Christmas card from 1964, measuring 10 x 8 closed and bearing a gold-embossed crown on the front. Inside bears a 7.25 x 6 image of Elizabeth proudly p
Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
Philo T. Farnsworth266Philo T. Farnsworth
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Inventor (1906-1971) best known for inventing the first fully electronic television system. Signed technical report, The Complete DC Theory of an Oppo
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Francis, Samuel, and William Pitt Fessenden267Francis, Samuel, and William Pitt Fessenden
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Three ALSs, ranging in date from 1822 to 1904. One from Samuel Fessenden, one-page, in part, “The pleasure of your company is a strange inducement. ‘T
Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
Cyrus W. Field268Cyrus W. Field
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American industrialist (1819–1892) who financed the first permanently operational transatlantic telegraph cable ALS signed “Cyrus,” one page, 8 x 9.75
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Cyrus W. Field269Cyrus W. Field
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Sepia-toned 2.25 x 3.5 profile portrait, boldly signed in black ink, “Cyrus W. Field.” Mounted to a same-size card and in very good condition, with li
Estimate : 3,000.00 - 4,000.00
Hamilton Fish270Hamilton Fish
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Politician (1808–1893) who served as governor of New York, US senator, and secretary of state. Two items: personal check, dated July 30, 1892, filled
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Alexander Fleming271Alexander Fleming
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Scottish bacteriologist (1881–1955) who shared the 1945 Nobel Prize in Medicine for his role in the discovery and isolation of penicillin. Vintage 4.2
Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,200.00
John C. Fremont272John C. Fremont
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Prominent American explorer, military officer, and politician (1813–1890) who mapped the Oregon Trail, played a prominent part in conquering Californi
Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
John C. Fremont273John C. Fremont
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Fabulous 2.5 x 4 carte-de-visite profile portrait by E. & H. T. Anthony of New York, (and so stamped on the reverse, which also indicates that t...
Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
Giuseppe Garibaldi275Giuseppe Garibaldi
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Italian patriot and soldier (1807–1882) best known for leading the attack of the ‘Red Shirts’ on Sicily in 1860. Stern 4.25 x 6.5 cabinet portrait, si
Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
David Lloyd George276David Lloyd George
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British statesman (1863-1945) and the only Welsh Prime Minister of the United Kingdom; he is also the only one to have spoken English as a second lang
Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
Mohandas Gandhi277Mohandas Gandhi
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Rare ALS in English signed “M. K. Gandhi,” on a 3.5 x 5.5 postcard, no date, but postmarked November 10, 1932. Letter to a school teacher, written whi
Estimate : 2,000.00 - 2,500.00
Pat Garrett278Pat Garrett
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New Mexico lawman (1850–1908) who killed his former gambling partner, the fabled outlaw Billy the Kid, in 1881. Garrett himself was fatally ambushed n
Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
William Lloyd Garrison279William Lloyd Garrison
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Journalist, editor, and social reformer (1805–1879) best known as one of the most ardent and influential abolitionists in the decades leading up to th
Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
J. Paul Getty280J. Paul Getty
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Business check, 8.5 x 3.5, filled out in type and signed by Getty, payable to Brackett’s Night Patrol for $8.00, May 10, 1943. Expected cancellation h
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
J. Paul Getty281J. Paul Getty
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Glossy 3.5 x 3.5 photo of Getty in a chair, signed in blue felt tip. In fine condition, with some scattered light creases and surface marks.
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Ché Guevara282Ché Guevara
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Argentine-born Marxist political activist (1928–1967) who played a central role as Fidel Castro’s most trusted associate during the Cuban Revolution.
Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
John Hancock284John Hancock
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Attractive LS, one page, 7.5 x 9, March 31, 1784. Letter to Brigadier General Samuel McCobb. In full: “Enclosed I send you a Resolve of the Genl Court
Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
John Hancock285John Hancock
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Manuscript DS, one page, 7.5 x 12, May 20, 1788. Document signed as governor of Massachusetts, appointing Moses Warren, a “Quartermaster of the first
Estimate : 3,500.00 - 4,000.00
Thomas Harriot286Thomas Harriot
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English astronomer, mathematician, ethnographer, and translator (1560-1621). He is now credited as the first astronomer to draw an astronomical object
Estimate : 4,000.00 - 6,000.00
Patrick Henry287Patrick Henry
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American patriot (1736–1799) best remembered for his stirring, historic declaration, ‘Give me liberty or give me death.’ Ink signature, “P. Henry,” on
Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
Chaim Herzog288Chaim Herzog
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Irish-born Israeli politician who served as president (1983–1993). A staunch defender of Israeli security, he established his political reputation as
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay289Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay
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Ink signature, “Tenzing Norgay 11/8/71,” and a ballpoint signature, “Ed Hillary,” on an off-white 6 x 4.5 card embossed with the seal of Wellington at
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Edmund Hillary290Edmund Hillary
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Gritty high-quality 9.25 x 12 Karsh coffee table book photo, signed in black felt tip. In fine condition.
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Edmund Hillary291Edmund Hillary
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Satin-finish 11 x 14 photo of Hillary enjoying a beverage during his expedition, signed in blue felt tip. In very fine condition.
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Edmund Hillary292Edmund Hillary
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Limited edition color satin-finish 14 x 11 photo of Hillary during his ascent to the top of Mount Everest, #4/10, signed in the lower border in blue f
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Jimmy Hoffa294Jimmy Hoffa
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Storied, charismatic, and controversial American labor leader (1913–1975?) who attained his greatest notoriety when he vanished on July 30, 1975. The
Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
Miklós Horthy, Jr.295Miklós Horthy, Jr.
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Younger son of Hungarian regent Admiral Miklós Horthy and, until the end of World War II, a politician. Vintage 3.5 x 5.5 postcard photo by Bru...
Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
Harry Houdini296Harry Houdini
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AQS on a pink 7.75 x 6.25 album page, Houdini writes: “Glasgow Sept 23/04. ‘Stone walls do not a prison make, or iron bars a cage.’ Yours with best wi
Estimate : 2,000.00 - 3,000.00
Sam Houston297Sam Houston
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Manuscript DS, signed “Sam Houston,” two pages on two adjoining sheets, 9 x 14, April 25, 1856. Quit claim deed between Houston and John Crippen. In p
Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,200.00
Howard Hughes298Howard Hughes
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Fabled billionaire Industrialist, filmmaker, and aviator (1905–1976) who takes a place among the most colorful personalities of the twentieth century.
Estimate : 800.00 - 1,000.00
Saddam Hussein299Saddam Hussein
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Deposed leader of Iraq. Color satin-finish 8 x 10 photo, signed in blue ink. In fine condition, with a few scattered light bends and creases.
Estimate : 2,000.00 - 2,500.00
Thomas Hutchinson300Thomas Hutchinson
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British royal governor of colonial Massachusetts from 1771 to 1774 and a prominent Loyalist in the years before the American Revolution. Partly-printe
Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,000.00
William Irvine301William Irvine
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He served as a brigadier general in the Continental Army and represented Pennsylvania in both the Continental Congress and the United States House of
Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
Helen Keller302Helen Keller
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Poignant AQS, in pencil, on an off-white 5.25 x 3.25 card. Keller writes: “Musical vibrations make my whole body sing like a wind-harp. Sincerely your
Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
Helen Keller303Helen Keller
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TLS, signed in pencil, one page both sides, 7.25 x 10.5, Arcane Ridge letterhead, May 11, 1941. Letter to veterinarian Dr. DeVita. In full: “A most gr
Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
Helen Keller304Helen Keller
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Signed book: Midstream: My Later Life. First edition, first printing. NY: Doubleday, Doran, and Company, 1929. Hardcover, 6.25 x 9.25, 362 pages. Sign
Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
Robert F. Kennedy305Robert F. Kennedy
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Ballpoint signature on an off-white 2.25 x 3.25 slip. Old tape stains along the left and right edges (heavier at the right edge and barely touching th
Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
Robert F. Kennedy306Robert F. Kennedy
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Program page, 8.5 x 11, from Kennedy’s appearance at the seventh annual dinner dance honoring Congressman James C. Corman, signed in blue ballpoint. I
Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
Rose Kennedy307Rose Kennedy
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ALS signed “Rose F. Kennedy,” three pages on two adjoining sheets, 4.75 x 4.75, personal letterhead, no date. Letter of thanks to Arthur. In part: “Ho
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Kim Il-sung308Kim Il-sung
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Korean communist, and later Juche, politician who led North Korea from its founding in 1948 until his death. Extremely rare color 6.5 x 9 printed phot
Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
King Alfonso XIII309King Alfonso XIII
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King of Spain, posthumous son of Alfonso XII of Spain, was proclaimed King at his birth. He reigned from 1886–1931. Manuscript DS, in Spanish, signed
Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
King Frederick the Great310King Frederick the Great
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King of Prussia (born 1712) from 1740 until his death in 1786. His political prowess and enlightened attitudes toward religion, learning, and the huma
Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
King Charles VI311King Charles VI
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Holy Roman Emperor who ruled from 1711 to 1741; father of the beloved empress Maria Theresa of Austria. LS in Spanish, signed “Yo el Rey” (I the King)
Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
King George II312King George II
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King of Great Britain and Ireland (1683–1760) from 1727 to his death. He was the last British monarch to be born outside Great Britain. LS in French,
Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00