RR Auction: Rare Manuscript, Document, and Autograph Auction

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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 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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Timothy Leary413 - Timothy Leary
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ALS, on a photocopied map of his escape route from the California Men’s Colony, 8.5 x 11, no date. Leary writes: “There aren’t any pictures around…So
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Leopold I414 - Leopold I
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Holy Roman Emperor whose reign lasted from 1658 to 1705. Ink signature, “Leopold,” on an off-white 5.25 x 3.75 slip clipped from a document, affixed t
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Luther Martin415 - Luther Martin
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Politician and Founding Father (1748–1826) who refused to sign the Constitution on the grounds that it violated states’ rights. Ink signature, “Luther
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Andrew Mellon416 - Andrew Mellon
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Financier and philanthropist who helped found the Gulf Oil Corporation; he also served as treasury secretary under Harding, Coolidge, and Hoover. Ink
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George Wallace Melville417 - George Wallace Melville
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Union admiral and engineer (1841–1912) best known for his later expeditions to the Arctic. Pencil signature, “Geo. W. Melville, Chief Engr. U. S. Navy
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James Meredith418 - James Meredith
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Satin-finish 10 x 8 photo of Meredith at a civil rights march, signed in black felt tip. In fine condition, with a slightly grainy quality to the imag
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Moses Montefiore419 - Moses Montefiore
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One of the most famous British Jews of the 19th century. Montefiore was a financier, banker, philanthropist, and Sheriff of London. Ink signature, “Mo
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Mother Teresa420 - Mother Teresa
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Spiritual 7 x 9 cardstock photo of Mother Teresa looking into the distance, signed in blue felt tip, “God bless you, M. Teresa mc.” In fine condition.
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Mother Teresa421 - Mother Teresa
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Printed prayer slip, 5.5 x 4.25, with an image of Mother Teresa with her hands clasped in prayer, signed at the bottom in black ink, “God bless you, M
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Mother Teresa422 - Mother Teresa
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LS signed “God bless you, M Teresa mc,” one page, 5 x 8, blind-stamped Missionaries of Charity letterhead, December 30, 1992. Letter to a contributor.
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Ralph Nader423 - Ralph Nader
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Official Rawlings National League baseball signed in blue ballpoint on a side panel, “For intramural athletics, Ralph Nader.” In fine condition, with
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Nobel Prize: Astrophysicists424 - Nobel Prize: Astrophysicists
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Swedish commemorative cover, 7 x 5, with a cachet honoring the Nobel Prize for Physics, signed in ballpoint and ink by Antony Hewish, Robert Wilson, a
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Rosa Parks425 - Rosa Parks
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Printed biographical sketch, one page, 8.5 x 11, detailing Parks’s life, signed in the upper left corner in blue ballpoint, “Rosa L. Parks.” In fine c
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Linus Pauling426 - Linus Pauling
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Glossy 5 x 7 photo of Pauling smiling, signed in black felt tip. In fine condition.
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Linus Pauling427 - Linus Pauling
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Glossy 8 x 10 photo of Pauling speaking, signed in blue ink. In fine condition, with a light surface scratch to the lower border.
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Politics and World Leaders428 - Politics and World Leaders
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Sixteen items consisting of letters, signatures, pamphlets, and photos, each signed by a political or world leader. Signers include: Chiang Kai-Shek,
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Presidential Hopefuls429 - Presidential Hopefuls
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Matte-finish 10 x 8 press photo of four 1972 Democratic presidential hopefuls posing with Governor Patrick Lucey of Wisconsin at the Jefferson-Jackson
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Condoleezza Rice430 - Condoleezza Rice
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Color satin-finish 8 x 12 photo of Rice posing in a Cleveland Browns jersey, signed in blue felt tip. In fine condition.
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George Romney431 - George Romney
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Collection of three photos of Romney, two matte-finish 10 x 8 press photos, each signed in black felt tip (one inscribed), and a glossy 8 x 10 portrai
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Mitt Romney432 - Mitt Romney
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Signed book: No Apology. First edition, later printing. NY: St. Martin's Press, 2010. Hardcover with dust jacket, 6.5 x 9.5, 323 pages. Signed o...
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Mitt Romney433 - Mitt Romney
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Color satin-finish 11 x 14 photo of Romney’s official portrait from his time as governor of Massachusetts, signed in black felt tip. In very fine cond
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Mitt Romney434 - Mitt Romney
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Color satin-finish 11 x 14 photo of Romney during his presidential campaign, signed in black felt tip. In very fine condition, with a PSA/DNA label af
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Mitt Romney435 - Mitt Romney
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Two items: one issue of the National Review magazine, December 31, 2007, 56 pages, signed on the front cover in blue felt tip; and one hardcover first
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Mitt Romney436 - Mitt Romney
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Four color photos, glossy and satin-finish, three 10 x 8 and one 8 x 10, each signed in either blue felt tip or silver ink. In fine condition.
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Nathan Mayer Rothschild437 - Nathan Mayer Rothschild
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Jewish financier (1840–1915) who succeeded his father, Lionel, as head of the family’s London banking operations. Ink signature, “N. M. Rothschild, Lo
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Jonas Salk and Albert Sabin438 - Jonas Salk and Albert Sabin
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Block of four postage stamps honoring those who helped fight polio, 2 x 4, signed in the lower border in black felt tip, “Jonas Salk” and “Albert B. S
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Jonas Salk439 - Jonas Salk
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Signed book: The Survival of the West. First edition, later printing. NY: Harper and Row, 1973. Hardcover with dust jacket, 5.75 x 8.5, 124 pages. Sig
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Arnold Schwarzenegger440 - Arnold Schwarzenegger
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Signed book: Total Recall. First edition. NY: Simon & Schuster, 2012. Hardcover with dust jacket, 6.5 x 9.5, 646 pages. Signed in black ink on a...
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Alfred E. Smith441 - Alfred E. Smith
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Vintage matte-finish 9.75 x 13.5 portrait by Marceau, signed and inscribed in fountain pen, “To Timothy T. Ansberry, with the sincere and affectionate
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Francis Cardinal Spellman442 - Francis Cardinal Spellman
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Vintage matte-finish 12 x 16 Bachrach portrait of Spellman with an 8.25 x 11 image area, signed and inscribed below the image in fountain pen, “To Bas
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Supreme Court Justices443 - Supreme Court Justices
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Six paperstock cards featuring an image of the Supreme Court, 5.5 x 4, each signed inside or on the front by a different justice. Signers are: William
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Supreme Court Justices444 - Supreme Court Justices
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Five individual Supreme Court chamber cards, most 4.75 x 3.5, each signed in ink by a different justice. Signers are: William H. Rehnquist, Harry A. B
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Supreme Court: Antonin Scalia445 - Supreme Court: Antonin Scalia
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Color satin-finish 8 x 10 photo of Scalia in his judicial robe, signed in silver ink. In fine condition.
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Supreme Court: Sandra Day O’Connor446 - Supreme Court: Sandra Day O’Connor
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Official Rawlings Major League baseball signed in black ink on a side panel and extending across the sweet spot. In fine condition, with some scattere
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Margaret Thatcher447 - Margaret Thatcher
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Distinguished color glossy 5 x 7 photo of Thatcher affixed to an 8 x 10 mount, signed and inscribed on the mount in black felt tip, “To Waverly Cole,
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Margaret Thatcher448 - Margaret Thatcher
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Color glossy 7 x 5 photo of Thatcher with Whitey Cole affixed to a 10 x 8 mount, signed and inscribed on the mount in blue felt tip, “To Whitey Cole—a
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Margaret Thatcher449 - Margaret Thatcher
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Color glossy 7 x 5 photo of Thatcher with John Cook affixed to a 10 x 8 mount, signed and inscribed on the mount in blue felt tip, “To John Cook—all g
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Margaret Thatcher450 - Margaret Thatcher
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Off-white bookplate, 3.75 x 5, with an artist’s rendering of the front of 10 Downing Street, signed at the bottom in blue felt tip. In very fine condi
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Margaret Thatcher451 - Margaret Thatcher
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Signed book: Path to Power. Limited first US edition of 201 copies (this being No. 167). NY: HarperCollins, 1995. Hardcover with slipcase, 6.5 x 9.25,
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Margaret Thatcher452 - Margaret Thatcher
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Signed book: The Downing Street Years. First edition, first printing. NY: HarperCollins, 1993. Hardcover with dust jacket, 6.5 x 9.5, 914 pages. Signe
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Titanic: Millvina Dean453 - Titanic: Millvina Dean
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Glossy 8.75 x 6 photo of a Titanic postcard photo, signed in blue ballpoint, “When this you see, remember me, the baby saved from the sea. With best w
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Titanic: Millvina Dean and Michel Navratil, Jr454 - Titanic: Millvina Dean and Michel Navratil, Jr
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Print, 10.75 x 15.25, of a sectional view of the Titanic’s midship, signed in blue ballpoint, “When this you see, remember me, the baby saved from the
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Desmond Tutu455 - Desmond Tutu
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Official Rawlings American League baseball signed in blue ballpoint on the sweet spot, “God bless you, Desmond Tutu.” A bit of slight toning, and some
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U. N. Secretary Generals456 - U. N. Secretary Generals
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Four items: FDC with cachet honoring Trygve Lie, signed in red ballpoint by Lie; two satin finish photos, each approximately 4 x 6, individually signe
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Vice Presidents457 - Vice Presidents
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Two books: one hardcover first edition of The Good Fight, signed on the title page in black felt tip, “Walter F. Mondale”; and one hardcover first edi
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George Wallace458 - George Wallace
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Vintage matte-finish 7.25 x 9.25 portrait, signed in fountain pen, “George C. Wallace, Gov.” In fine condition, with slight rippling to lightly trimme
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Earl Warren459 - Earl Warren
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Vintage matte-finish 10 x 8 press photo of the Warren Commission, signed and inscribed in blue ink “For Joseph J. Fricelli, with the best wishes of Ea
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Gideon Welles460 - Gideon Welles
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Ink signature, “Gideon Welles,” on an off-white 7.75 x 3.5 lightly-lined slip clipped from the closing of a letter. In very good condition, with scatt
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William W. Belknap461 - William W. Belknap
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Original 2.5 x 4 carte-de-visite bust portrait of Belknap, by C. D. Fredricks & Co. of New York, signed at the bottom in pencil, “Wm. W. Belknap...
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Lewis Benedict, Jr462 - Lewis Benedict, Jr
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Union officer (1817–1864) imprisoned at the notorious Libby Prison, and later killed in action during the Red River campaign. DS, signed “Lewis Benedi
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