RR AUCTION
Lock of Abraham Lincoln's hair goes under the hammer, rakes in a whopping $81,000The items were sold during an auction that ended Saturday, according to RR Auction.
- Lock of Lincoln's hair wrapped in blood-stained telegram to go under the hammer, likely to fetch $75K
The hair is mounted on an official War Department telegram sent to Dr. Todd by George Kinnear.
- Rare, signed portrait of Winston Churchill may fetch USD 25K at an auction
According to the US-based RR Auction, the photo is signed at the top in ink.
- Gandhi's rare letter about the spinning wheel may sell at $5K
Signed "Bapu's blessings", the letter is written in Gujarati.
- Abraham Lincoln's rare, signed picture may fetch $100K at auction
The image was also copied by many artists and lithographers, both authorised and unauthorised.
- Martin Luther's letter calling Jews 'devils incarnate' goes under the hammer, likely to fetch $300,000
The letter was written in 1543 to a top official at Berlin's St. Nicholas Church.
- Handwritten letter from Ronald Reagan to his daughter expected to fetch USD 20,000 at auction
The one-page letter on his personal letterhead signed "Love, Dad," is dated December 24, 1989.
- Personal diary of JFK's White House nanny auctioned for over $3,000
Maud Shaw diary, which contains 22 handwritten pages, details the formative years of the former US President's kids.
- Personal diary of Kennedys' White House nanny to go under the hammer
The diary covers the first steps, first words, illnesses, and a detailed record of Caroline and John Kennedy Jr's nutritional intake.
- Signed book by Rabindranath Tagore sells for $700 at an auction in US
Signed on a prefatory page in fountain pen by Tagore, the book was published by The Macmillan Company in 1916.
- Leo Tolstoy's signed letter giving editorial advice sells for $21K
The Russian writer had shared some advice with philosopher Pyotr Petrovich Nikolaev in the rare letter.
- Mahatma Gandhi's rare signed photo fetches over $41K at auction
Signed in fountain pen, the photo was taken after second session of India's Round Table Conference in London in 1931.
- Signed hardcover copy of Rabindranath Tagore's 'The King of the Dark Chamber' up for auction
The book is the English translation of his famous Bengali play 'Raja'.
- Leo Tolstoy's letter about editorial advice to a philosopher may fetch $15,000 at auction
The three-page long letter is the first handwritten letter by the Russian writer.
- John F Kennedy's cream-coloured scarf has been sold for a cool USD 6,490 at an auction
The scarf from A Sulka & Company was worn by JFK during his tenure as a congressman.
- Signed catalogue of Princess Diana's dresses sold for $9,500
The purple leatherbound hardcover catalogue has 204 pages.
- Fidel Castro's signed cigar box to go under the hammer, may fetch USD 20,000
The wooden box contains a set of 24 cigars from the personal collection of the Cuban revolutionary.
- Rare bank cheque signed by Abraham Lincoln goes under the hammer for $12,000
The bank cheque is dated November 18, 1864 and payable to Self for USD 50.
- Loved Princess Diana's sartorial style? You can now own her jewelled bag for USD 12k
The satin-lined silver bag was passed on to Kensington Palace Senior Housemaid Sheila Tilley.
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