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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Gaston Doumergue1673 - Gaston Doumergue
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French politician of the Third Republic (1863–1937). ALS in French, one page, 5.25 x 8.25, Tournefeuille letterhead, November 19, 1935. Letter to Mons
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Hanns Bruno Geinitz1674 - Hanns Bruno Geinitz
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German geologist (1814–1900) known for his studies on the Carboniferous and Cretaceous rocks and fossils of Saxony. Original carte-de-visite portrait
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John Glubb1675 - John Glubb
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Last British pro-Consul of the region and commander of the Arab Legion during the crucial years between 1936 and 1956. He was witness to the collapse
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Judson Harmon1676 - Judson Harmon
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Politician who served as attorney general under Grover Cleveland (1846–1927). Original 4.25 x 6.5 cabinet photo by C. M. Bell of Washington, signed at
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Hilary A. Herbert1677 - Hilary A. Herbert
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Politician who served as secretary of the navy under Grover Cleveland (1834–1919). Original 4.25 x 6.5 cabinet photo by C. M. Bell of Washington, sign
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Edmund Hillary1678 - Edmund Hillary
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Distinguished 3.5 x 6.25 cardstock photo of Hillary, signed in black ballpoint in the lower border, “E. P. Hillary.” In fine condition.
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King William IV1679 - 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. Ink
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John Leyburn1680 - John Leyburn
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Influential southern clergyman in the Confederacy (1814–1893). Rare war-dated ADS, signed “John Leyburn, Secy. Presbyterian Publication Branch,” one p
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James M. Mason and Robert M. T. Hunter1681 - James M. Mason and Robert M. T. Hunter
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Mason (1798–1871) was appointed commissioner of the Confederacy to the United Kingdom and France; Hunter (1809–1887) served as the Confederate States
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Karl Menninger1682 - Karl Menninger
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American psychiatrist (1893–1990) who pioneered a scientific approach to psychiatry and advocated the prevention of crime through psychiatric treatmen
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Samuel F. B. Morse1683 - Samuel F. B. Morse
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Original 2.25 x 4 carte-de-visite photo of an elderly Morse by Sarony & Co. of New York, taken circa 1870. In fine condition, with pencil identi...
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Elijah Muhammad1684 - Elijah Muhammad
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The Honorable Elijah Muhammad’s Poor Fund business check, 7 x 3, filled out in type and signed by Muhammad, payable to Le Knit for $171.00, July 31, 1
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Notables1685 - Notables
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Collection of 11 items consisting of signatures, letters, and a couple of signed photos, each signed by a different notable. TLSs are from Stephen Sam
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Thomas P. Ochiltree1686 - Thomas P. Ochiltree
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AQS, one page, lightly-lined, 5.75 x 9, Hoffman House letterhead, January 21, 1888. Ochiltree pens a verse from Tennyson, in full: “Howe’er it be, it
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Julia Holmes Smith1687 - Julia Holmes Smith
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American physician and woman’s rights advocate. AQS on an off-white 5.5 x 2.75 clipped sheet. Smith writes, in full: “Temperance is sensible—prohibiti
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Supreme Court: Benjamin Robbins Curtis1688 - Supreme Court: Benjamin Robbins Curtis
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Supreme Court justice from 1851 to 1857, especially notable as one of the two dissents in the Dred Scott decision; as an attorney, he served as chief
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Supreme Court: Samuel Nelson1689 - Supreme Court: Samuel Nelson
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Supreme Court justice who served from 1845 to 1872 (1792–1873). Attractive vellum partly-printed DS, one page, 13 x 10.5, New York, October 13, 1840.
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Supreme Court: Bushrod Washington1690 - Supreme Court: Bushrod Washington
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Nephew of George Washington appointed to the Supreme Court by John Adams, where he served from 1798 until his death (1762–1829). Manuscript DS, signed
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Charles Maurice de Talleyrand-Périgord1691 - Charles Maurice de Talleyrand-Périgord
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Highly skilled and influential diplomat (1754–1838) who served the French government from the reign of Louis XVI through that of Louis-Philippe, the l
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Daniel Webster1692 - Daniel Webster
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Ink signature, “Your friend & obedient servant, Dan’l Webster,” on an off-white 5.5 x 2.5 slip clipped from the close of a letter. Two vertical ...
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