RR Auction has launched their online preview of
a new auction they will be holding this September. This auction, titled
Remarkable Rarities: Elite 100, opens for bids on September 15th and
features a number of incredibly rare and unique documents and artifacts from
famous world figures throughout the ages.
The online preview can be found on
their website and includes lots such as
authentic documents from the foundling days of the United States to robot
dummies from NASA.
Some valuable lots that are worth checking out
include the following:
·
A rare letter written and signed
by the first president of the United States George Washington, dated October
12, 1796 and in fine condition. The contents of the letter show Washington
responding to comments about his historic presidential farewell address in
which he stated the United States to strive to remain neutral in the world. He
states that he is confident that Americans will choose a suitable second
president, this being written after he had just rejected serving a third term
despite overwhelming popular demand. This remarkable example of Washington’s
prose and confidence in the American people is estimated to auction for an
astonishing $150,000.
·
An incredibly rare photograph
of President Abraham Lincoln reading a book with his 10-year-old son Tad. The
photograph is mounted and signed by Lincoln himself. Due to the rarity of such
a high quality photograph of Lincoln, this document is estimated to be worth $100,000.
·
A 1951 Bowman Jets, Rockets,
and Spacemen original
card set that comes with 20 original artboards,
two one–cent wax packs and an original Jets, Rockets, and Spacemen uncut sheet
of nine cards. This set has the highest GPA from PSA, the points given to
distinguish the quality of the sets from one another --- 8.981! This is a remarkable
opportunity to obtain such a high number of original artboards, collected
one-by-one over the years. The set is estimated to auction for $100,000.
·
An amazing hydraulically
powered robot dummy created by IIT Research
Institute for NASA to use while testing space suits. The dummy is equipped with
torque sensors on its joints to gather data on forces imposed on the human body
by a pressurized suit. Only two were ever produced, the other robot dummy
currently owned by the Smithsonian’s National Air and Space Museum. This large
rare robot suit is estimated to auction for $80,000.
·
A custom-made grey and black two-piece
suit created by noted Beatles tailor Douglas
Millings, who designed the majority of the Beatles stage clothing from 1962 to
1966, this particular suit designed for John Lennon. This suit is estimated to
auction for $65,000.
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