Remarkable Rarities 2018-09-25 Auction - 54 Price Results - RR Auction in NH
Apple-1 ComputerDeclaration of Independence Signers CollectionMarilyn Monroe Oversized Signed Photograph
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Amherst, NH, United States
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Remarkable Rarities

Once a year, RR Auction gathers together the best of the best - items so superlative, so historic, so unique, they belong in a class by themselves. We call this our Remarkable Rarities auction. The 2018 Remarkable Rarities collection features autographs and artifacts relating to the greatest minds of history - the founders who created a new nation of United States; the presidents who lead that country for more than two centuries; scientists, inventors and technology visionaries who explained our existing universe and then expanded it; artists and musicians who left indelible marks on their craft. Each museum-quality piece deserves special recognition, but here are some highlighted items being offered: Lot 3027: Significant find - An original Apple I Computer (see our feature section, pg. 42) More exciting offerings relating to Apple and Steve Jobs - autographs, a signed Macintosh Plus, several items from Apple's pivotal 1982 year: Lots 3028, 3029, 3030, 3031, 3032, 3033. Lot 3001: Incredible Declaration of Independence Signers Collection Lot 3004: Very scarce dual-signed 1796 correspondence by Martha Washington, franked by George Lot 3014: Historic display signed by JFK and the Apollo 11 Moonwalkers Lot 3021: Unique Amelia Earhart "Friendship Chair" from first cross-Atlantic passenger voyage Lot 3024: From space exploration's first landmark event: Apollo 11 lunar surface flown American flag Lot 3026: Groundbreaking "Analytical Engine"-referencing 1868 ALS by Charles Babbage Lot 3034: First appearance of Superman: Siegel and Shuster "The Reign of the Superman" 1933 fanzine Lot 3039: Captivating Marilyn Monroe oversized signed photo Lot 3050: Royal fashion icon Princess Diana's "Gulf Tour" fabric swatch archive Lot 3051: Beethoven's masterpiece, the Missa Solemnis, seeks subscribers in his 1823 signed letter
Declaration of Independence Signers Collection: An amazing, near-complete set of autographs of Signers of the Declaration of Independence, featuring 55 of the 56 legendary founders who signed America's most famous document, plus the Pennsylvania
3001: Declaration of Independence Signers CollectionEst. $250,000-$350,000Lot Closed
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Alexander Hamilton Estate Document: Significant partly-printed document concerning the estate of Alexander Hamilton, one page, 6.5 x 5.75, November 29, 1804. Marked as certificate "No. 145," in full: "Certificate to Rufus King for a
3002: Alexander Hamilton Estate DocumentEst. $3,000-$5,000
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George Washington Autograph Letter Signed: Marvelous ALS signed "Go: Washington," three pages on two adjoining sheets, 7.75 x 9.75, October 3, 1798. Written from Mount Vernon, a finely penned letter to his nephew Colonel William Augustine
3003: George Washington Autograph Letter SignedEst. $15,000-$25,000
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John Adams Autograph Letter Signed: ALS as president, one page, 8 x 10, August 15, 1798. Letter to Dr. Samuel Holten of Danvers. In full: "Your letter of 17th of July never reached me till since my return home inclosed is an answer to
3005: John Adams Autograph Letter SignedEst. $8,000-$10,000
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Thomas Jefferson Autograph Letter Signed: War-dated ALS signed "Th: Jefferson," one page, 7.75 x 9.75, July 2, 1812. Written from Monticello, a letter to David Gelston, in part (grammar and spelling retained): "I received yesterday your
3006: Thomas Jefferson Autograph Letter SignedEst. $10,000-$15,000
Andrew Johnson Signed Document: Handwritten manuscript in pencil by Andrew Johnson, unsigned, one page both sides, 5.25 x 8.25, no date but circa 1874. The manuscript, likely written as a speech draft, is headed "Debt of the
3008: Andrew Johnson Signed DocumentEst. $2,500-$3,500Lot Closed
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Franklin Pierce Autograph Letter Signed: ALS, four pages on two adjoining sheets, 7.75 x 10, December 1, 1857. Letter to Sidney Webster, his former private White House secretary, on the subjects of the Constitution and statehood for Kansas,
3009: Franklin Pierce Autograph Letter SignedEst. $15,000-$20,000
John Steuart Curry Signed Lithograph: Desirable circa 1939 lithograph entitled 'John Brown,' 13.25 x 18.5, signed in the lower border in pencil, "John Steuart Curry." The magnificent lithograph features the great abolitionist John Brown
3010: John Steuart Curry Signed LithographEst. $6,000-$8,000Lot Closed
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Harry S. Truman Autograph Letter Signed: ALS signed "Harry," one page both sides, 7.25 x 10.5, personal letterhead, May 13, 1961. Letter to his former Secretary of State Dean Acheson, in full: "I'm sitting here this Saturday morning at
3012: Harry S. Truman Autograph Letter SignedEst. $2,500-$3,500
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Dwight D. Eisenhower Hand-Edited 'Balance Sheet on: Two hand-edited typed manuscripts for articles entitled "A Balance Sheet on Bombing" and "Negotiations: Hopes and Realities," comprising 18 pages, 8.5 x 11, dated 1967–1968. Eisenhower makes
3013: Dwight D. Eisenhower Hand-Edited 'Balance Sheet onEst. $4,000-$6,000
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Lyndon B. Johnson Civil Rights Act Signing Pen: Historic dipping pen used by President Lyndon B. Johnson to sign the landmark Civil Rights Act of 1964 (H.R. 7152), presented to influential labor leader George Meany. The official 'bill signer'
3015: Lyndon B. Johnson Civil Rights Act Signing PenEst. $6,000-$8,000
Louis Pasteur Autograph Letter Signed: Superb ALS in French, signed "L. Pasteur," one page both sides, 5 x 8, June 25, 1863. Letter to Monsieur Terrel des Chines, in full (translated): "I have read with great interest your letter and the
3016: Louis Pasteur Autograph Letter SignedEst. $5,000-$7,000Lot Closed
Titanic: J. Bruce Ismay Signed Document: Chairman and managing director of the White Star Line (1862–1937). He came to rather negative international attention as the highest-ranking White Star official among the survivors, for reportedly
3017: Titanic: J. Bruce Ismay Signed DocumentEst. $5,000-$6,000Lot Closed
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Alexander Graham Bell and The Aerial Experiment: Significant collection of 25 vintage silver gelatin prints portraying Alexander Graham Bell and his fellow members of the Aerial Experiment Association (including Glenn Curtiss, Frederick Walker
3018: Alexander Graham Bell and The Aerial ExperimentEst. $20,000-$25,000
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Wright Brothers Photograph Collection of William: Extraordinary personal album of great early aviation photographer William Preston Mayfield, 'the Mathew Brady of the Air Age,' containing 50 vintage gelatin silver photographs, printed circa 1930s,
3019: Wright Brothers Photograph Collection of WilliamEst. $25,000-$30,000
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Orville Wright Typed Letter Signed: TLS, four pages, 8.5 x 11, The Wright Company letterhead, April 7, 1915. Letter to Frederick Eppelsheimer of the New York Herald, discussing the possibility of using a pendulum to stabilize aircraft,
3020: Orville Wright Typed Letter SignedEst. $10,000-$12,000
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Amelia Earhart 1928 Transatlantic 'Friendship' Chair: Amazing upholstered leather and rattan chair once installed as seating aboard the Fokker F.VIIb/3m, NX4204 aircraft known as the 'Friendship,' the plane that carried Amelia Earhart as a passenger
3021: Amelia Earhart 1928 Transatlantic 'Friendship' ChairEst. $15,000-$20,000
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Apollo 11 Lunar Surface Flown American Flag: Extremely desirable flown mid-sized American flag carried to the lunar surface on Apollo 11 mission, 12 x 7.5, accompanied by a handwritten letter of provenance from former NASA Production Control
3024: Apollo 11 Lunar Surface Flown American FlagEst. $10,000-$15,000
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Isaac Newton Signature: English physicist, mathematician, and astronomer (1643–1727), widely regarded as the most influential figure in the history of science, whose ideas and discoveries, including calculus, the laws of
3025: Isaac Newton SignatureEst. $10,000-$15,000