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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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Civil Rights204 - Civil Rights
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Glossy 10 x 8 photo of Martin Luther King, Jr. boarding a bus with some fellow Freedom Riders, signed in blue felt tip by seven of the original Civil
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Civil Rights: A. Philip Randolph205 - Civil Rights: A. Philip Randolph
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Leader in the civil-rights and American labor movements (1889–1979). Randolph was responsible for organizing the March on Washington in 1963, the even
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William F. ‘Buffalo Bill’ Cody206 - William F. ‘Buffalo Bill’ Cody
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Vintage matte-finish 4.5 x 3.5 photo of Cody, clad in buckskin, leather chaps and gloves, atop his horse, with a stagecoach and tent visible in the ba
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Jacques Cousteau207 - Jacques Cousteau
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Photocopy of the title page to Cousteau’s book, Three Adventures, 7.25 x 10.25, signed in blue felt tip, “J. Y. Cousteau.” In fine condition.
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Samuel Clarke208 - Samuel Clarke
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English philosopher (1675-1729) and contemporary of Isaac Newton. ALS signed “Sam: Clarke,” two pages on two adjoining sheets, 7.5 x 12.25, June 13, 1
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Anthony Comstock209 - Anthony Comstock
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Politician dedicated to ideas of Victorian morality (1844–1915). LS, two pages, 7.75 x 10, illustrated New York Society for the Suppression of Vice le
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Oliver Cromwell210 - Oliver Cromwell
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English soldier and statesman (1599–1658) who led Parliamentary forces in the English Civil War, waged war against Scotland and Ireland and, in 1653,
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Dalai Lama213 - Dalai Lama
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TLS, two pages, the first measuring 8.25 x 11.5, the second, signed page measuring 8.5 x 11, June 8, 1993, personal embossed letterhead. The Dalai Lam
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Jonathan Dayton214 - Jonathan Dayton
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American statesman (1760–1824) who was the youngest signer of the US Constitution and who later served as the fourth Speaker of the House of Represent
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Lee de Forest215 - Lee de Forest
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Prolific American inventor (1873–1961) often referred to as ‘the father of radio’ for his pioneering work in wireless telegraphy. TLS, one page, 8.5 x
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Charles de Gaulle216 - 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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Charles de Gaulle217 - Charles de Gaulle
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Vintage glossy 8 x 10 photo of de Gaulle in uniform, his arms crossed against his chest, signed and inscribed in fountain pen “A M. Agosti, 20/2/41, C
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Charles de Gaulle218 - Charles de Gaulle
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Vintage glossy 6.5 x 4.75 photo of de Gaulle and General Montgomery at a ceremony at Les Invalides, the site of Napoleon’s tomb, signed in fountain pe
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Jerome de Lalande219 - Jerome de Lalande
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French astronomer and writer (1732–1807). ALS in French, signed “De la Lande,” one page, 4 x 6.5, March 30, 1787. Crisply penned untranslated letter I
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Declaration of Independence: Josiah Bartlett220 - Declaration of Independence: Josiah Bartlett
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ADS, signed in the text “Josiah Bartlett”, one page, 6.5 x 3.5, October 25, 1790. Pay document reads, “I promise to pay to Josiah Bartlett or order fo
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Declaration of Independence: Josiah Bartlett221 - Declaration of Independence: Josiah Bartlett
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Manuscript DS, one page, 8 x 9.75, March 21, 1765. An indenture stating, in part, that “Enoch Little of Newbury Gent. and Edmund his son agreeth that
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Declaration of Independence: Charles Carroll of Carrollton222 - Declaration of Independence: Charles Carroll of Carrollton
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Office of Discount & Deposit check, 6.5 x 2.5, filled out and signed by Carroll, ”Ch. Carroll of Carrollton,” payable to The Reverend Mr. Pise f...
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Declaration of Independence: George Clymer223 - Declaration of Independence: George Clymer
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DS, signed “G. Clymer,” one page, 8 x 4, no date. Certification No. 17948 from the Supervisor’s Office, District of Pennsylvania, “that the duties on
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Declaration of Independence: William Ellery224 - Declaration of Independence: William Ellery
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Partial self-contained ADS signed “W. Ellery,” on a 6.5 x 3.5 slip clipped from a larger document. Notes from the October Session of 1784, naming loan
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Declaration of Independence: Benjamin Harrison225 - Declaration of Independence: Benjamin Harrison
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Revolutionary War-dated LS signed “Benj. Harrison,” one page, 7.75 x 10, inlaid to a slightly larger sheet, November 16, 1782. Harrison sends a reques
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Declaration of Independence: Francis Hopkinson226 - Declaration of Independence: Francis Hopkinson
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Partly-printed DS, signed “F. Hopkinson,” one page, 8.25 x 3.5, March 1, 1779. Continental Sight Draft #701, payable to Guardus Clarkson for “Twenty-f
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Declaration of Independence: Robert Treat Paine227 - Declaration of Independence: Robert Treat Paine
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Manuscript DS, signed “Paine,” one page, 4 x 6.25, no date. A request for payment for Amos Washburn and Thomas Chase, signed floridly at the conclusio
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Declaration of Independence: William Williams228 - Declaration of Independence: William Williams
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Manuscript DS, one page, 8 x 4.5, May 5, 1783. Revolutionary War-dated order of payment of an individual’s “services and expenses in, and relative to,
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Declaration of Independence: Wilson and Paine229 - Declaration of Independence: Wilson and Paine
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Two DSs: partly-printed DS boldly signed “Wilson,” 6 x 6.75, July of 1776. Wilson endorses on the reverse of an order to pay debt, below a few lines o
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Declaration of Independence: Oliver Wolcott230 - Declaration of Independence: Oliver Wolcott
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Endorsement, signed “Teste Oliver Wolcott Sheriff,” one inlaid page, 6 x 4, March 20, 1755. Penned on the reverse of a court summons, the names of the
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Diana231 - Diana
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Christmas card from 1995, 8 x 6 folded, opens to 16 x 6, with a gold crest on the front. Inside the card bears a charming informal satin-finish 5.5 x
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Diana and Charles232 - Diana and Charles
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Christmas card from 1983, 5.25 x 7.25 folded, opens to 10.5 x 7.25, embossed in gold on the outside with Prince of Wales’ feathers and Garter motto, a
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Diana and Charles233 - Diana and Charles
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Gift tag, 4.75 x 3.75, embossed at the top with the Prince of Wales feathers, filled out by Charles, “A very happy Christmas from Charles and,” with D
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DNA: James D. Watson234 - DNA: James D. Watson
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Signed book: The Double Helix. First edition. NY: Atheneum, 1968. Hardcover with dustjacket, 5.75 x 8.75, 226 pages. Signed on the half-title page in
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DNA: James D. Watson235 - DNA: James D. Watson
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Four hardcover copies of Genes, Girls, and Gamow, each First American Editions and signed on the title page in black ballpoint by Watson. In fine cond
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Anatoly Dobrynin236 - Anatoly Dobrynin
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Official Rawlings replica National League baseball signed in blue ballpoint on the sweet spot, “A. Dobrynin.” In fine condition.
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Frederick Douglass237 - Frederick Douglass
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DS, signed “Fredk. Douglass,” one page, 3.5 x 8.5, measuring 14 x 8.5 unfolded, October 3, 1885. A release of real estate from Albert Fox and Louis Sh
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Frederick Douglass238 - Frederick Douglass
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Fine ALS, one lightly lined (vertically) page, 6 x 8, June 28, 1888. Douglass writes to war journalist, lawyer, and politician Private [J. M.] Dalzell
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Alfred Dreyfus239 - Alfred Dreyfus
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French military officer (1859–1935) whose central role in the Dreyfus Affair, which tore French society apart and shook their faith in the military, t
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Countess Marie du Barry240 - 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, tried,
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Guillaume Baron de Dupuytren241 - Guillaume Baron de Dupuytren
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Surgeon (1777–1835) who treated Napoleon’s hemorroids. DS, in French, signed “Dupuytren,” one page both sides, 7 x 9.25, no date. A medical diagnosis
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Anthony Eden242 - Anthony Eden
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TLS, one page, 8 x 10, personal letterhead, May 31, 1939. Letter of thanks to a woman. In full: “I have to thank you for your letter of the 13th May w
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Thomas Edison243 - Thomas Edison
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Edison Botanic Research Corporation check, 8.25 x 3, filled out in another hand and signed by Edison with his ‘umbrella’ signature, “Thos A. Edison,”
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Thomas Edison244 - Thomas Edison
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Handwritten draft questionnaire, in pencil, signed with his ‘umbrella’ signature, “Thos. A. Edison,” on the reverse of a printed 5 x 7.25 dinner menu
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Albert Einstein245 - Albert Einstein
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TLS in German, signed “A. Einstein,” 8.5 x 11, embossed personal letterhead, January 31, 1938. Einstein writes to Erna Silber-Keller of Brooklyn, New
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Albert Einstein246 - Albert Einstein
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TLS signed “A. Einstein,” one page, 8.5 x 11, August 2, 1938. Einstein (who, given some minor typos, evidently took the time to type this letter himse
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Oliver Ellsworth247 - Oliver Ellsworth
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DS signed “O. Ellsworth,” one page, 8.25 x 5, April 10, 1776. Ellsworth orders payment to “Doct. Aaron Roberts” in the “sum of three pounds eleven shi
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Oliver Ellsworth248 - Oliver Ellsworth
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Endorsement signature, “Oliver Ellsworth,” on the reverse of a 8.25 x 6.5 pay order for Ellsworth for 20 pounds, dated September 16, 1780. Two horizon
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Eugenie249 - Eugenie
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Last Empress consort of the French from 1853 to 1871 as the wife of Napoleon III, Emperor of the French. Untranslated ALS in French, three pages on tw
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William Eustis250 - William Eustis
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Secretary of War under Madison during the War of 1812, and a Massachusetts governor. ALS signed “W. Eustis,” one page, 8 x 10, October 20, 1810. Eusti
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Alexander Fleming251 - 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. ALS, one pa
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Albert Gallatin252 - 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. ALS, one page, 8 x 6.5, August 15,
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Pat Garrett253 - Pat Garrett
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New Mexico lawman (1850–1908) who killed his former gambling partner, the fabled outlaw Billy the Kid, in 1881. In 1901 he was appointed customs colle
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Cass Gilbert254 - Cass Gilbert
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Architect (1859–1934) and designer of the Woolworth Building. TLS, one page, 8.25 x 11, personal letterhead, January 14, 1929. Letter to the president
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Mikhail Gorbachev255 - Mikhail Gorbachev
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Signed book: The State of the World: Revising Global Priorities. First edition, limited edition. San Francisco: Harper San Francisco, 1995. Hardcover,
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