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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Hirohito253 - Hirohito
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Incredibly rare manuscript DS in Japanese, one page, 23.5 x 18, April 18, 1940. Document in which the Emperor of Japan confers the Imperial Order of M
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Estimate : 9,000.00 - 10,000.00
 
 
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Samuel Hopkins254 - Samuel Hopkins
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American clergyman (1721–1803) who founded the doctrine of Hopkinsian or New Divinity, a form of Calvinism that espoused free will and the denial of o
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Alexander von Humboldt255 - Alexander von Humboldt
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ALS in French, signed “Humboldt,” three pages on two adjoining sheets, 4.75 x 4.75, no date [likely circa 1822-23]. Letter to mineralogist Louis-Benja
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Estimate : 40,000.00 - 50,000.00
 
 
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David Hume256 - David Hume
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Tremendously influential philosopher (1711–1776) considered one of the most important figures in the history of Western philosophy. ALS, one page, 6.5
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Estimate : 25,000.00 - 30,000.00
 
 
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Carl Jung257 - Carl Jung
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TLS signed “C. G. Jung,” one page, 8.25 x 5.75, personal letterhead, April 1, 1954. Letter to medieval art historian Summer Crosby. In full: “I often
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Estimate : 1,800.00 - 2,000.00
 
 
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Helen Keller258 - Helen Keller
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TLS, signed in pencil, one page, 7.25 x 9.25, personal letterhead, March 15, 1929. Letter to Edwin Gould, son of railroad magnate Jay Gould. In part:
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Joseph P. Kennedy259 - Joseph P. Kennedy
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TLS, one page, 6.25 x 8.5, personal letterhead, September 30, 1958. Letter to a man seeking help from Kennedy’s contacts. In full: “I have your letter
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Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
 
 
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Robert F. Kennedy260 - Robert F. Kennedy
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Official Rawlings Gyro-Metric R25 Hank Stram–model football thrown by Kennedy during a campaign event in Newport Beach on June 2, 1968. Recently servi
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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Nikita Khrushchev and Nikolai Bulganin261 - Nikita Khrushchev and Nikolai Bulganin
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Rare signed photos: vintage matte-finish 6.5 x 8.5 portrait of Khrushchev in a suit and tie, signed in the lower right in black ink, adding the date o
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Estimate : 3,000.00 - 3,500.00
 
 
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King Faisal262 - King Faisal
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King of Saudi Arabia (1906–1975) from 1964 until his assassination. Vintage matte-finish 4.75 x 6.75 portrait of King Faisal, signed in the lower bord
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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King George III263 - King George III
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Ink signature, “George R,” on an off-white 7.75 x 2.5 slip clipped from a letter issuing a patent. In fine condition, with a light vertical fold throu
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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King George III264 - King George III
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King of Great Britain and Ireland from 1760 until his death in 1820 whose reign was marked most notably by the loss of British control over the Americ
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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King Juan Carlos I of Spain265 - King Juan Carlos I of Spain
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King of Spain (born 1938) who ascended the throne in 1975, two days after the death of Francisco Franco, and oversaw the troubled nation’s transition
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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King Louis XVI266 - King Louis XVI
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King of France (born 1754) from 1774 to 1792. In the wake of increasing unrest that developed into full-fledged revolution, Louis and his queen, Marie
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Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,000.00
 
 
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King William I268 - King William I
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Prince of Orange who, feeling threatened by Napoleon, proclaimed the Netherlands as his kingdom at the urging of the powers gathered at the Congress o
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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King William IV269 - King William IV
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King of Great Britain and Ireland (1765–1837) from 1830 to 1837, he earned the sobriquet ‘Sailor King’ for his youthful service in the Royal Navy. ALS
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Martin Luther King, Jr270 - Martin Luther King, Jr
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Signed book: Stride Toward Freedom. First edition. NY: Harper and Brothers, 1958. Hardcover with dust jacket, 5.75 x 8.25, 230 pages. Signed on the fi
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Estimate : 3,000.00 - 5,000.00
 
 
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Martin Luther King, Jr271 - Martin Luther King, Jr
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Credit card receipt for King’s American Express, 4.75 x 3, dated October 12, 1963, for a charge of $87.38 at the Hyatt House Hotel in Los Angeles, Cal
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Estimate : 2,400.00 - 2,600.00
 
 
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Martin Luther King, Jr272 - Martin Luther King, Jr
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TLS signed “Martin,” one page, 8.5 x 11, Southern Christian Leadership Conference letterhead, July 21, 1967. Letter to Reverend Jesse C. Douglas. In p
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Estimate : 3,500.00 - 4,500.00
 
 
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Georges-Louis Leclerc, Comte de Buffon273 - Georges-Louis Leclerc, Comte de Buffon
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French naturalist, mathematician, and author (1707–1788). Five-line handwritten endorsement, in French, signed “Buffon,” dated April 11, 1765, Montbar
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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