RR Auction: Remarkable Rarities

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Our fourth-annual Remarkable Rarities Auction is full of incredible pieces of history. All manner of genres are represented, from storied American Presidents, to revolutionary scientists and inventors, distinguished royalty, Space commanders, pop art icons, literary giants, and Rock n’ Roll greats.
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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Donald Trump's Personally-Owned Golf Clubs7022 - Donald Trump's Personally-Owned Golf Clubs
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Donald Trump’s personally-owned and -used set of seven custom-made TaylorMade forged irons, 3–9, gifted to the head pro at Trump National Golf Club in
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Estimate : 15,000.00 - 20,000.00
 
 
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White House Engraving Signed by Eight Presidents7023 - White House Engraving Signed by Eight Presidents
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Beautiful official engraved portrait of the White House by the Bureau of Engraving and Printing, 8 x 6, signed in felt tip by a whopping eight preside
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Estimate : 15,000.00 - 20,000.00
 
 
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John Hancock and Samuel Adams Signed Document7024 - John Hancock and Samuel Adams Signed Document
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Partly-printed DS, signed “John Hancock” and "S. Adams," one page, 11.5 x 17, June 25, 1789. As governor of Massachusetts, Hancock appoint...
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Estimate : 6,000.00 - 8,000.00
 
 
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John Hancock Signed Document7025 - John Hancock Signed Document
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Revolutionary War–dated partly-printed DS, one page, 15 x 9, February 16, 1776. As president of the Continental Congress, Hancock appoints Moses Marti
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Estimate : 10,000.00 - 15,000.00
 
 
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John Hanson Signed Document7026 - John Hanson Signed Document
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Extremely rare partly-printed DS, signed “John Hanson, Presid't,” one page, 16.5 x 13.5, no date, but circa 1781–82. Unissued ship's pass si...
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Estimate : 15,000.00 - 20,000.00
 
 
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Elbridge Gerry Autograph Letter Signed7027 - Elbridge Gerry Autograph Letter Signed
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Signer of the Declaration of Independence from Massachusetts (1744–1814) who later served as vice president under James Madison. His name entered the
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Estimate : 8,000.00 - 10,000.00
 
 
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Frederick Douglass Autograph Letter Signed7028 - Frederick Douglass Autograph Letter Signed
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Sought-after ALS, one page, 5.75 x 9.25, September 14, 1894. Letter to Dr. Hightower Theodore Kealing, the president of Paul Quinn College in Waco, Te
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Estimate : 5,000.00 - 7,000.00
 
 
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Mohandas Gandhi Typed Letter Signed7029 - Mohandas Gandhi Typed Letter Signed
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TLS signed in pencil, “MK Gandhi,” two pages (8.25 x 10.5 and 8.5 x 10.5), personal attorney letterhead, August 5, 1908. Written from Johannesburg, So
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Estimate : 5,000.00 - 7,000.00
 
 
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Mohandas Gandhi Signed Photograph7030 - Mohandas Gandhi Signed Photograph
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Wonderful vintage semi–glossy 4 x 5.5 full-length photo of Gandhi wearing a dhoti and sandals and posing with the commander of the S.S. Pilsna, G. Sup
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Estimate : 10,000.00 - 15,000.00
 
 
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Oskar Schindler Signed Book7031 - Oskar Schindler Signed Book
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Signed book in German: The Unbesungen Helden [The Unsung Heroes] by Kurt R. Grossmann. First edition. Berlin: Arani, 1957. Hardcover with dust jacket,
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Estimate : 15,000.00 - 20,000.00
 
 
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Martin Luther King Jr. Original Recording of 'Grosse Pointe' Speech7032 - Martin Luther King Jr. Original Recording of 'Grosse Pointe' Speech
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Original first-generation recording of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s important speech at Grosse Pointe High School on March 14, 1968, on a 1/
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Estimate : 10,000.00 - 15,000.00
 
 
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Malcolm X Signed Manuscript7033 - Malcolm X Signed Manuscript
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Page from the original typescript of Alex Haley’s 1963 interview of Malcolm X for Playboy magazine, one onionskin page, 8.5 x 11, signed "Malco...
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Estimate : 3,000.00 - 5,000.00
 
 
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John Jay Handwritten Draft Letter7034 - John Jay Handwritten Draft Letter
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Handwritten draft letter, unsigned, one page both sides, 7.75 x 12.5, December 16, 1800. Draft letter to Sir John Sinclair, written as governor of New
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Estimate : 8,000.00 - 10,000.00
 
 
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Mark Hopkins Signed Letter7035 - Mark Hopkins Signed Letter
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Businessman (1813–1878) who was one of the 'Big Four' of the Central Pacific Railroad along with Leland Stanford, Charles Crocker, and Colli...
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Estimate : 4,500.00 - 5,000.00
 
 
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Albert Einstein Handwritten Manuscript7036 - Albert Einstein Handwritten Manuscript
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Important handwritten manuscript in German, unsigned (but incorporating "Einstein" in the title), two pages, 8 x 10.25, no date but circa ...
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Estimate : 250,000.00 - 300,000.00
 
 
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Charles Darwin Autographed Letter Signed7037 - Charles Darwin Autographed Letter Signed
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ALS, one page, 5 x 8, personal letterhead, February 14, 1877. Letter of thanks for good wishes on the occasion of his 68th birthday, in full: “I reque
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Estimate : 5,000.00 - 7,000.00
 
 
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Robert Oppenheimer Handwritten and Signed Answer Sheet7038 - Robert Oppenheimer Handwritten and Signed Answer Sheet
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Handwritten responses by Oppenheimer to a series of four questions from "Whole World Inquiry," one page, 8.25 x 12.25, April 24, 1958. The...
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Steve Jobs Signed Magazine7039 - Steve Jobs Signed Magazine
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Amazing issue of Newsweek magazine from October 24, 1988, featuring Jobs and his NeXT computer on the front cover, 84 pages, 8 x 10.75, signed vertica
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Estimate : 10,000.00 - 15,000.00
 
 
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John Law Signed Letter7040 - John Law Signed Letter
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Scottish economist (1671–1729) known as a monetary reformer and as the originator of the 'Mississippi scheme' for the development of French ...
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Estimate : 5,000.00 - 7,000.00
 
 
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Sigmund Freud Autograph Letter Signed7041 - Sigmund Freud Autograph Letter Signed
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ALS in German, signed “Freud,” one page, 5.5 x 8.75, personal letterhead, July 9, 1932. Letter briefly describing his thoughts on noted philosopher Ba
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Estimate : 10,000.00 - 12,000.00
 
 
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