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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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Andrew Borden160 - Andrew Borden
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Successful Fall River, Massachusetts businessman and, among other titles, Director of Troy Cotton and Woolen Manufacturing Company. Along with his wif
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Daniel Boone161 - Daniel Boone
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Storied American frontiersman, soldier, and politician (1734–1820) whose varied exploits made him one of the young nation’s first folk heroes. After e
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Estimate : 15,000.00 - 20,000.00
 
 
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George Washington Carver162 - George Washington Carver
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Signed typed recipe, signed “G. W. Carver,” on an 8.5 x 3.5 onionskin sheet. Titled at the top, “How four people can be served with a generous portion
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Fidel Castro163 - Fidel Castro
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Signed manuscript, in Spanish, written in the hand of fellow Moncada prisoner Agustin Cartaya, one lined page, both sides, dated December 6, 1953, wri
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Estimate : 20,000.00 - 25,000.00
 
 
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Winston Churchill164 - Winston Churchill
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TLS, one page, 8 x 9.75, Chartwell, Westerham letterhead, January 15, 1937. Letter to A. F. Seymour, with Churchill handwriting the greeting at the to
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Winston Churchill165 - Winston Churchill
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TLS signed “Wire. Yours sincerely, Winston S. Churchill,” one page, 7.5 x 9.5, black-bordered Home Secretary letterhead, September 22, 1910. Letter to
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Richard ‘Deadwood Dick’ Clarke166 - Richard ‘Deadwood Dick’ Clarke
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English frontiersman and scout in the United States (1845–1930) who was the inspiration for the character Deadwood Dick. Fountain pen signature, “Rich
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Henry Clay167 - Henry Clay
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ALS signed “H. Clay,” one page, 7.75 x 10, March 14, 1836. Clay writes John S. Peer. In full: “In reply to your letter of the 12th inst. I have to sta
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W. F. ‘Buffalo Bill’ Cody and Gordon W. ‘Pawnee Bill’ Lillie168 - W. F. ‘Buffalo Bill’ Cody and Gordon W. ‘Pawnee Bill’ Lillie
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An original 1910 route schedule for Buffalo Bill’s and Pawnee Bill’s Wild West Show, 3.25 x 5.5, for shows in North Dakota, Washington, Montana, Briti
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,200.00
 
 
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Mickey Cohen169 - Mickey Cohen
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Gangster (1913–1976) born Meyer Cohen who was a trusted associate of racketeer Bugsy Siegel. After Siegel’s death in 1947, Cohen acquired Siegel’s Wes
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David Crockett170 - David Crockett
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Frontiersman, politician and folk hero, he became famous for his shrewd and humorous speeches; he was killed at the Alamo. Rare ink signature, “David
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Estimate : 7,000.00 - 8,000.00
 
 
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Oliver Cromwell: Joseph Cosey171 - Oliver Cromwell: Joseph Cosey
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An original Joseph Cosey forgery of an Oliver Cromwell document, 9.25 x 9, dated November 6, 1657. The fabrication is signed “Oliver P.” In very good
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Marie Curie173 - Marie Curie
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An amazing first-person account of the brilliant scientist remembered for her radio active discoveries and diligence and perseverance in the face of t
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Estimate : 15,000.00 - 17,000.00
 
 
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Dalai Lama174 - Dalai Lama
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Color 4.75 x 6.75 cardstock photo, signed in black felt tip. In very fine condition. Accompanied by the original presentation folder.
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Dalai Lama175 - Dalai Lama
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Color 6.75 x 9.25 cardstock photo of the smiling spiritual leader, signed in black felt tip. In very fine condition.
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Dalai Lama176 - Dalai Lama
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Color satin-finish 8 x 10 head-and-shoulders photo, signed in black felt tip. In very fine condition.
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Dalai Lama177 - Dalai Lama
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TIME magazine cover, April 20, 1959, picturing the Dalai Lama, signed later on the front cover in blue felt tip by him. A few light creases at the edg
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Clarence Darrow178 - 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. TLS, one page, 8.5 x
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Charles Darwin180 - 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 Selection
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Estimate : 15,000.00 - 17,000.00
 
 
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Jefferson Davis181 - Jefferson Davis
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Rare war-dated ALS signed as Confederate president, “Jeffn Davis,” one page, 7.75 x 9.75, April 19, 1861. Letter to “Hon. G. A. Henry.” in full: “Than
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Estimate : 5,500.00 - 6,000.00
 
 
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Charles de Gaulle182 - 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 again as prime
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Declaration of Independence: Charles Carroll183 - Declaration of Independence: Charles Carroll
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Signer of the Declaration of Independence from Maryland (1737–1832) who was the longest-lived among his colleagues. Manuscript check, 6.25 x 3, filled
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Declaration of Independence: Lewis Morris184 - Declaration of Independence: Lewis Morris
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Signer of the Declaration of Independence from New York (1726–1798). ALS, one page, 7.75 x 13, June 2, 1796. Letter to his son, Colonel Lewis Morris,
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Declaration of Independence: William Williams185 - Declaration of Independence: William Williams
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Signer of the Declaration of Independence from Connecticut (1731–1811). Ink signature, “Wm. Williams,” on an off-white 3.75 x 1.25 irregularly clipped
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Declaration of Independence: William Williams186 - Declaration of Independence: William Williams
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Partial self-contained ADS, signed “Wm. Williams, Just. Pacis.,” one page, 6 x 2.5, November 29, 1774. Williams attests that Jonathan Clark appeared b
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Declaration of Independence: William Williams187 - Declaration of Independence: William Williams
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Signer of the Declaration of Independence from Connecticut (1731–1811). Partial self-contained ADS, signed “Wm. Williams, Just. Pacis.,” one page, 7.5
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Declaration of Independence: George Wythe188 - Declaration of Independence: George Wythe
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Signer of the Declaration of Independence from Virginia (1726–1806). Handwritten and signed endorsement, “G. Wythe,” on the reverse of the last page o
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Estimate : 2,500.00 - 3,000.00
 
 
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Thomas Edison189 - Thomas Edison
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Vintage glossy 9 x 7 photo of Edison seated in the chemistry lab of his West Orange Laboratory, with his secretary William Meadowcroft and four other
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Estimate : 5,000.00 - 5,500.00
 
 
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Thomas Edison190 - Thomas Edison
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ANS, in pencil, signed “Eds,” one page, 8.5 x 11, no date. Brief note, in pencil, at the top of a TLS to Edison from employee P. J. Burns, dated July
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Gustave Eiffel191 - Gustave Eiffel
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French engineer (1832–1923) best remembered for designing the tower that bears his name. Partly-printed DS, in French, signed “G. Eiffel,” one page, 5
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Gustave Eiffel192 - Gustave Eiffel
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Vintage 3.5 x 5.5 postcard photo of the Eiffel Tower, signed vertically in fountain pen “G. Eiffel,” beneath a notation in French in another hand. In
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Albert Einstein193 - Albert Einstein
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Vintage glossy 4.25 x 3.25 candid photo, taken on October 8, 1934, of Einstein in profile among a group of gentlemen in caps and gowns at the podium i
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Albert Einstein194 - Albert Einstein
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TLS in German, signed “A. Einstein,” one page, 8.5 x 11, Institute for Advanced Study letterhead, January 27, 1954. Letter to Dr. Oliver Ford in Engla
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Estimate : 4,000.00 - 5,000.00
 
 
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Albert Einstein195 - Albert Einstein
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TLS in German, signed “A. Einstein,” one page, 8.5 x 11, July 13, 1938. Letter to Mrs. Alice Kohn, of the Hebrew Sheltering Guardian Society, in Pleas
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Oliver Ellsworth196 - Oliver Ellsworth
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Third Chief Justice of the United States and delegate to the Constitutional Congress who later submitted the amendments which became the Bill of Right
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Entymology197 - Entymology
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Four items: a one-page untraslated ALS, in French, from René Antoine Ferchault de Réaumur, signed “de Reaumur,” 8 x 12.5, dated 1741; a fo...
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Estimate : 1,200.00 - 1,400.00
 
 
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John Factor (Jake the Barber)198 - John Factor (Jake the Barber)
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Prohibition-era gangster and con artist (1892–1984) affiliated with the Chicago Outfit who later became a prominent businessman and Las Vegas casino p
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Michael Faraday199 - Michael Faraday
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British physicist and chemist (1791–1867) best known for his development of the first dynamo and the discovery of electromagnetic induction. ALS signe
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Francisco Franco200 - Francisco Franco
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Leader of Spain (born 1892) from 1936 until his death in 1975. Vintage ink signature, “F. Franco, 7 Agosto 1948,” on an off-white 5.25 x 6.5 album pag
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Alexander Fleming201 - Alexander 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 glo
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J. Paul Getty202 - J. Paul Getty
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Eight checks, ranging in size from 8 x 3 to 8.25 x 3.25, one filled out by Getty and the others in type and each signed “J. Paul Getty,” dating from J
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Mikhail Gorbachev203 - Mikhail Gorbachev
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Color satin-finish 8 x 10 photo of Gorbachev posing outdoors with Ronald Reagan, signed in blue felt tip by Gorbachev. In very fine condition.
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Mikhail Gorbachev204 - Mikhail Gorbachev
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Color glossy 8 x 10 close-up photo, signed in silver ink, “M. Gorbachev.” In fine condition, with a couple trivial corner tip creases.
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Mikhail Gorbachev205 - Mikhail Gorbachev
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Signed book: The Search for a New Beginning. First edition, first printing. San Francisco: HarperCollins, 1995. Hardcover with dustjacket, 5.25 x 7.5,
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Al Gore207 - Al Gore
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Two books: softcover copy of Putting People First by Bill Clinton and Al Gore, signed in black felt tip on the half-title page “With best wishes, Al G
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E. G. Goudey208 - E. G. Goudey
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Baseball card founder (1863-1946) whose company was the first to issue baseball cards with each stick of gum. Partly-printed DS, one page, 13.75 x 8.2
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Wilfred T. Grenfell209 - Wilfred T. Grenfell
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British physician (1865-1940) known for his medical missionary work in Newfoundland and Labrador. TLS, one page, 8.5 x 11, personal letterhead, Novemb
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Alexander Hamilton211 - Alexander Hamilton
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Printed circular LS signed “A. Hamilton,” one page, 6.5 x 8.75, June 8, 1792, headed at the top “Treasury Department.” Printed circular letter address
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Estimate : 3,000.00 - 3,500.00
 
 
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John Hancock212 - John Hancock
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Handwritten endorsement, “Accepted, John Hancock,” dated in his hand, September 21, 1767, at the bottom of a 8.5 x 3.5 financial document sent to Hanc
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John Hancock213 - John Hancock
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Boldly penned Revolutionary War-dated ALS, one page, 6.75 x 9, October 5, 1780. Letter to John Brown Esq. In full: “The weather proves so exceedingly
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Estimate : 15,000.00 - 20,000.00
 
 
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