RR Auction Quality Autograph Auction 377

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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 over 370 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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Theodor Herzl256 - Theodor Herzl
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ALS in German, signed “Th. Herzl,” two pages, lightly-lined on two adjoining sheets, 5.25 x 8.25, Hotel and Pension Frohnalp letterhead, June 29, 1893
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Edmund Hillary257 - Edmund Hillary
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Four items: one 7.75 x 10.75 magazine page featuring a small write-up on Hillary, signed and inscribed in black felt tip; two checks, 6 x 2.75, dated
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Edmund Hillary258 - Edmund Hillary
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Signed book: Everest: The History of the Himalayan Giant. First edition. WA: The Mountaineers, 1997. Hardcover with dustjacket, 10.25 x 14.25, 140 pag
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Abbie Hoffman259 - Abbie Hoffman
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Two black felt tip signatures on individual 6 x 4 cards, one orange and one yellow. In very fine condition, with a collector’s notation on the reverse
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Edward Jenner260 - Edward Jenner
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English scientist (1749–1823) is widely credited as the pioneer of smallpox vaccine. Ink signature and sentiment, “To Mr. Large with Dr. Jenner’s Comp
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J. Edgar Hoover261 - J. Edgar Hoover
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TLS signed “J. E. Hoover,” two pages, 8 x 10.5, Federal Bureau of Investigation letterhead, January 31, 1939. Hoover writes Canadian Brigadier General
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Howard Hughes262 - Howard Hughes
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Vintage fountain pen signature, “Howard Hughes,” on a tan 5.25 x 8 folded sheet, just above a pencil signature from his lawyer during the trial, T. A.
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John Jay263 - John Jay
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Visually impressive manuscript DS, one page, 20 x 14, March 20, 1797. Jay, as governor of New York, appoints 24 judges to “keep our peace in the Count
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William Samuel Johnson264 - William Samuel Johnson
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American statesman (1727–1819) who played a key role in the debates at the Constitutional Convention. ALS signed “Wm. Sam. Johnson,” one page, 6.5 x 8
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Kennedy Assassination: Clint Hill265 - Kennedy Assassination: Clint Hill
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Secret Service Agent #9 assigned to the president’s motorcade detail on November 22, 1963. After hearing the fateful shot, Hill leapt onto Kennedy’s l
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Kennedy Assassination: James Leavelle266 - Kennedy Assassination: James Leavelle
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Historic satin-finish 8 x 10 photo of Leavelle escorting Lee Harvey Oswald through the basement of the Dallas Police headquarters as they are approach
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Kennedy Assassination: James Leavelle267 - Kennedy Assassination: James Leavelle
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Infamous satin-finish 10 x 8 photo of Leavelle escorting Lee Harvey Oswald through the basement of the Dallas Police headquarters as they are approach
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Joseph P. Kennedy268 - Joseph P. Kennedy
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TLS signed “Joe Kennedy,” one page, 7.25 x 10.5, personal letterhead, January 5, 1931. Kennedy writes Sam Katz at the Publix Theatres Corporation. In
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King George III269 - King George III
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Partly-printed vellum DS, signed at the upper left, “George R,” one page, 15.5 x 11.5, October 15, 1801. Appointment of James Charles Dalbiac “to be M
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King George VI270 - King George VI
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ALS signed “Albert,” one page both sides, 5 x 8, embossed letterhead featuring the royal crest, April 19, 1922. In a letter to a dear friend, Albert w
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King James I271 - King James I
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King of England and Ireland (1566–1625) under whom the ‘Golden Age’ of Elizabethan literature and drama continued. LS, in Latin, signed “James I,” one
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Estimate : 2,500.00 - 3,000.00
 
 
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Ferdinand de Lesseps272 - Ferdinand de Lesseps
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French diplomat (1805–1894) who spearheaded the project to build the Suez Canal. ALS signed “Ferd. de Lesseps,” one page, 5.25 x 8, October 6, 1875. L
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Gordon ‘Pawnee Bill’ Lillie273 - Gordon ‘Pawnee Bill’ Lillie
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American showman (1860–1942) who began his career as a trapper and Pawnee interpreter and later became a partner in Buffalo Bill’s Wild West Show. Fou
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Joseph Lister274 - Joseph Lister
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Partly-printed DS, one page, 5.25 x 8, March 28, 1873. As professor of clinical surgery at the University of Edinburgh, Lister certifies a student’s c
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Guglielmo Marconi275 - Guglielmo Marconi
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Nobel Prize–winning, Italian-born engineer (1874–1937) who developed ‘wireless telegraphy,’ better known to the world at large as radio. Large and bol
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Guglielmo Marconi276 - Guglielmo Marconi
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Color 3.5 x 5.5 postcard honoring Luigi Galvani, signed vertically in black ink by Marconi. Light overall irregular adhesion to signature, a few light
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Hudson Maxim277 - Hudson Maxim
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TLS, one page, 8.5 x 11, personal letterhead, May 22, 1916. Letter to the editor of the Brooklyn Eagle. In full: “Various sentiments have been going t
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Golda Meir279 - Golda Meir
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Felt tip signature, “Golda Meir,” on an off-white 5.5 x 8.25 sheet of personal stationery. In fine condition, with scattered wrinkling.
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Mitt Romney280 - Mitt Romney
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Three items: NewsMax magazine from April 2007 picturing Romney on the cover and signed on the cover in black felt tip; a black felt tip signature on a
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John Montagu, Earl of Sandwich281 - John Montagu, Earl of Sandwich
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British politician (1718–1792) who held a number of important positions, including First Lord of the Admiralty, Postmaster General, and Secretary of S
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Thomas Mifflin282 - Thomas Mifflin
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Signer of the US Constitution from Pennsylvania (1744–1800) and first governor of that state. Partly-printed DS, signed “Tho. Mifflin,” one page, 15.5
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J. Pierpont Morgan283 - J. Pierpont Morgan
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TLS, one page, 5 x 6. Letter to a respected publisher, Morgan writes, in full: “I have read with much interest the book by Mr. Frank Harris entitled ‘
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Mother Teresa284 - Mother Teresa
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Color 7.75 x 9.75 photo of a smiling Blessed Teresa of Calcutta, signed in black felt tip, “God bless you, M. Teresa mc,” and a TLS, signed “M. Theres
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Mother Teresa285 - Mother Teresa
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TLS signed, “God bless you, M Teresa mc” on the reverse of a prayer sheet, 4.25 x 5.5, Missionaries of Charity stamped letterhead, August 1991. Mother
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Lucretia Mott286 - Lucretia Mott
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Reformer (1793–1880) active in the Underground Railroad and the first president of the American Equal Rights Association. AQS on an off-white 5 x 7.5
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Elijah Muhammad287 - Elijah Muhammad
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African–American religious leader (1897–1975) who led the Nation of Islam from 1934 until his death and was a mentor to Malcolm X, Louis Farrakhan, an
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Benito Mussolini and Vittorio Emanuele III288 - Benito Mussolini and Vittorio Emanuele III
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Manuscript DS, in Italian, one page, 8.5 x 13.25, August 6, 1926. An untranslated document to the president of Bolivia, signed at the bottom in black
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Benito Mussolini289 - Benito Mussolini
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Vintage matte-finish 8 x 11.25 photo of Mussolini reading from a page, neatly signed in fountain pen “Benito Mussolini, Roma 30 aprile 1928–VI.” In fi
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Nobel Scientists: Transistor290 - Nobel Scientists: Transistor
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FDC with a cachet honoring 25 Years of Transistors, signed in black ballpoint, “W= Shockley” and in blue ballpoint, “John Bardeen” and “Walter Brattai
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Napoleon291 - Napoleon
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LS in French, signed “Bonaparte,” one page, 6.75 x 9.5, January 10, 1800. Napoleon writes his minister of war, Louis Alexandre Berthier. In part (tran
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Napoleon292 - Napoleon
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LS in French, signed “Napole,” one page, 7.25 x 9, August 22, 1806. Napoleon writes his minister of the interior, Count Antonio Aldini. In part (trans
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William Osler293 - William Osler
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Canadian-born physician and researcher (1849–1919) widely hailed as the Father of Modern Medicine. Two items: signature and postscript clipped from th
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Nicolas Oudinot294 - Nicolas Oudinot
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Marshal of France (1767-1847), known as the ‘Marshal of thirty-four wounds,’ he served with distinction in the French Revolution and Napoleonic Wars.
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James Paget295 - James Paget
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ALS, one page, 3.5 x 5.25, April 20, 1850. Paget writes to the parent of a patient, in full: “Sir Benjamin Brodie has arranged to come down with me by
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Rosa Parks296 - Rosa Parks
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Historic glossy 10 x 8 photo of Parks being fingerprinted after her arrest, signed in black felt tip, “Rosa Parks.” In fine condition with the image a
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Frederic Passy297 - Frederic Passy
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French economist (1822–1912) and a joint winner (together with Henry Dunant) of the first Nobel Peace Prize awarded in 1901. LS in French, one black-b
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Louis Pasteur298 - Louis Pasteur
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Pioneering French microbiologist and chemist (1822–1895) who demonstrated the germ theory of disease and developed the first vaccine against rabies. A
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Louis Pasteur299 - Louis Pasteur
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ANS, in pencil, signed “L. P.,” on both sides of a Membre de l’Institut calling card, 4 x 2.5, featuring a quick ‘thank you’ in French on the front, “
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Louis Pasteur300 - Louis Pasteur
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Pioneering French microbiologist and chemist (1822–1895) who demonstrated the germ theory of disease and developed the first vaccine against rabies. A
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Linus Pauling301 - Linus Pauling
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Two items: TLS, one page, 8.5 x 11, Linus Pauling Institute of Science and Medicine, August 17, 1983. In part: “I am sending you a copy of the new edi
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Robert E. Peary302 - Robert E. Peary
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American explorer (1856–1920) best known for his claim as the first man to reach the North Pole; whether his expedition actually reached the target de
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Juan Peron303 - Juan Peron
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TLS in Spanish, as president, one page, 6.75 x 8.75, personal letterhead, January 30, 1947. President Peron writes to a General, in full: “Greetings w
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Juan Peron304 - Juan Peron
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President of Argentina (born 1895) from 1946 to 1955 and again from 1973 to his death in 1974. DS in Spanish, signed “Peron,” one page, 9 x 12.5, Mini
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Pope Gregorius XIV305 - Pope Gregorius XIV
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Born Niccolò Sfondrati (535–1591) who was Pope from December 5, 1590 until his death. LS, in Latin, signed “Greg.s pp XIV,” one page, 8 x 11, J...
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Queen Elizabeth I306 - Queen Elizabeth I
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Queen regnant of England and Ireland (1533–1603), daughter of Henry VIII, who reigned from November 17, 1558 until her death. Extremely rare manuscrip
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Estimate : 20,000.00 - 30,000.00
 
 
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