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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Lorenzo Thomas1713 - Lorenzo Thomas
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Controversial army officer (1804–1875) who did not get along well with Secretary of War Edwin M. Stanton; President Johnson attempted to replace Stant
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Henry A. Wise1714 - Henry A. Wise
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American statesman and diplomat (1806–1876) who served as a brigadier general in the Confederate army, where he fought beside Lee at Appomattox Court
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Buzz Aldrin1715 - Buzz Aldrin
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Color glossy 8 x 10 photo of Aldrin standing on the lunar surface, signed in black felt tip. In fine condition, with a slightly trimmed edge and tape
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Charles Conrad1716 - Charles Conrad
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Philatelic souvenir of images of four Ras al-Khaimah postage stamps, 5.25 x 7, signed across the center in blue ballpoint. In fine condition.
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Harrison Schmitt1717 - Harrison Schmitt
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TLS signed “Jack,” one page, 8.25 x 11, United States Senate letterhead, August 20, 1980. Letter to a political supporter. In part: “We are currently
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Harrison Schmitt1718 - Harrison Schmitt
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Signed book: Return to the Moon. First edition, later printing. NY: Copernicus Books, 2006. Hardcover, 6.5 x 9.5, 335 pages. Signed and inscribed on t
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Thomas Sopwith1719 - Thomas Sopwith
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Inventor of the biplane used in WWI called the Sopwith Camel (1888–1989). FDC with a metallic cachet honoring US Air Mail, signed in blue ink, “T. O.
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Edward Albee1720 - Edward Albee
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Vintage matte-finish 8 x 10 photo of a younger Albee, signed in black ink, “Edward Albee (later).” In fine condition, with a couple slight edge chips.
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Vicente Aleixandre1721 - Vicente Aleixandre
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Spanish poet (1898–1984) awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1977. ALS in Spanish, one onionskin page, 8.5 x 10.5, Madrid, January 26, 1960. Sca
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John Barth1722 - John Barth
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Novelist and short story writer. Glossy 10 x 8 head-and-shoulders photo, signed in brown ink. In fine condition.
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Saul Bellow1723 - Saul Bellow
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DS, one page both sides, 8.25 x 11.5, August 19, 1990. Agreement between Bellow and Svjetlost to publish a translation of Bellow’s Seize The Day into
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Walter Besant1724 - Walter Besant
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British novelist and historian (1836–1901). ALS, two pages on two adjoining sheets, 4.5 x 7, personal letterhead, January 17, 1888. Letter to an unide
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Jean Carzou1725 - Jean Carzou
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Artist (1907–2000) known for his work in ballet set and costume design and his illustrations for novels by Ernest Hemingway and Albert Camus. ALS in F
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Cecil Day-Lewis1726 - Cecil Day-Lewis
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Irish poet and the British Poet Laureate from 1968 until his death in 1972. ALS signed “C. Day-Lewis,” one page, 5 x 8, personal letterhead, February
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Charles Dickens1727 - Charles Dickens
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Dignified original 2.25 x 4 carte-de-visite three-quarter length photo of Dickens by J. Gurney & Son of New York, circa 1867–68. In fine conditi...
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John W. Draper1728 - John W. Draper
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Scientist and pioneer daguerreotypist (1811–1882) who took the first detailed photograph of the moon in 1840. Bank check, 7.25 x 2.5, filled out and s
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Andre Dunoyer de Segonzac1729 - Andre Dunoyer de Segonzac
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French artist (1884–1974). ALS in French, signed “A. D. de Segonzac,” on a self-contained 4.5 x 5.5 air mail envelope, no date. Short letter to the or
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Erte1730 - Erte
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Color postcard of one of Erte’s works, 5 x 7, signed on the reverse in black felt tip, “Erte.” Also bears a pre-printed signature on the front, and an
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Edna Ferber1731 - Edna Ferber
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Well-done 8 x 10 print of an illustrated portrait of Ferber affixed to an 11 x 14 mount, signed on the mount in fountain pen. Some edge tears and chip
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Allen Ginsberg1732 - Allen Ginsberg
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Signed book: Planet News. First edition. San Francisco: City Lights Books, 1968. Softcover, 5 x 6.25, 144 pages. Signed on the title page in black ink
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