RR Auction: Fine Autograph and Artifact Auction Featuring Presidents

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In honor of Washington's Birthday, RR Auction's February Fine Autograph and Artifact sale opens with a remarkable assortment of nearly 200 presidential autographs, highlighted by an excessively rare William Henry Harrison document as president, an autograph letter by LBJ to the Speaker of the House, and a significant selection of free franks. Other top lots include an extraordinary signed portrait of James Joyce, Pierre-Auguste Renoir's personal ledger, an Einstein letter on a childhood game, and Warren Buffett's personal set of golf clubs. The Beatles, Apollo 11 astronauts, Charles Schulz, Marilyn Monroe, and Babe Ruth round out our pop culture offerings. RR Auction is a globally recognized and trusted auction house specializing in historical autographs and artifacts. Join us as we make history selling history in February 2019.
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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Erik Satie556 - Erik Satie
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Colorful French composer (1866-1925), who was one of the primary influences on the younger generation of avant-garde French composers in the early dec
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Estimate : 2,000.00 - 4,000.00
 
 
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Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky557 - Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
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Rare and sought-after ALS in Cyrillic, signed “P. Tchaikovsky,” six total pages, 6 x 4, September 18 [1880]. Written from the town of Kamenka, a lette
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Estimate : 6,000.00 - 8,000.00
 
 
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William Walton558 - William Walton
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Distinguished British composer (1902-1983) best known for such works as Façade, a theatrical collaboration with Edith Sitwell, and the oratorio...
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Ralph Vaughan Williams559 - Ralph Vaughan Williams
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ALS signed “R. Vaughan Williams,” one page both sides, 7 x 9, February 8, [no year]. Letter to English composer Ernest John Moeran, in full: "M...
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Big Sid Catlett560 - Big Sid Catlett
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Versatile American jazz drummer (1910-1955) who made the transition from early swing into bebop. Glossy 8 x 10 publicity photo of Big Sid smoking a ci
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Jerome Kern561 - Jerome Kern
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Handwritten musical manuscript by Jerome Kern, titled and signed at the top, "Before I Met You, Jerome Kern," one page, 9 x 12, dated in a...
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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Jazz562 - Jazz
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Three glossy publicity photos of jazz legends, 8 x 10 and 10 x 8, individually signed by the subjects: Duke Ellington, Louis Armstrong, and Lionel Ham
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Jerome Kern563 - Jerome Kern
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TLS signed “Jerome David,” four pages, 7.25 x 10.5, 917 North Whittier Drive letterhead, March 24, 1938. Letter to the wife of Joseph Cooper, to whom
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Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
 
 
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Huddie ‘Lead Belly’ Ledbetter564 - Huddie ‘Lead Belly’ Ledbetter
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Archive of five items, comprising an ALS and handwritten set list by Huddie 'Lead Belly' Ledbetter, an ALS by his wife Martha, an unsigned p...
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Estimate : 8,000.00 - 10,000.00
 
 
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Richard Rodgers565 - Richard Rodgers
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Group of three TLSs, each signed "Dick," totaling five pages, 7.25 x 10.5, personal letterhead, dated 1944–1964. Rodgers offers outstandin...
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Cowboy Slim Rinehart566 - Cowboy Slim Rinehart
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Born Nolan Alfred Rinehart (1911–1948), Cowboy Slim was one of the first of the 'singing cowboys' of the 1930s and 1940s who gained notoriet...
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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John Philip Sousa567 - John Philip Sousa
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ALS, one page, 6 x 9.75, The Lakewood letterhead, December 18, 1898. Letter to F. Oswald Haumann, in full: "In concert I play my marches in var...
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Beatles568 - Beatles
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Hugely appealing Parlophone Records promo card, 3.5 x 5.75, showing the Beatles posing together behind their instruments, crisply and neatly signed on
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Estimate : 8,000.00 - 10,000.00
 
 
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Beatles569 - Beatles
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Vintage ballpoint signatures of John Lennon, Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr, and George Harrison on the reverse of a 4 x 6 British European Airways landi
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Estimate : 4,000.00 - 6,000.00
 
 
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Beatles570 - Beatles
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Highly desirable display featuring a vintage Beatles signed promo card and a drumhead signed by their original drummer, Pete Best, matted and framed t
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Estimate : 6,000.00 - 8,000.00
 
 
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Beatles571 - Beatles
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Vintage ballpoint signatures of Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr, George Harrison, and John Lennon on an off-white 6 x 4 sheet. In very good to fine condit
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Estimate : 4,000.00 - 6,000.00
 
 
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Beatles: George Harrison572 - Beatles: George Harrison
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Menu for a Royal Hawaiian United Airlines flight from Maui to Los Angeles on September 26, 1986, 8.5 x 11, signed on the back cover in black ballpoint
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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Beatles: Lennon and Harrison573 - Beatles: Lennon and Harrison
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Highly sought-after self-titled 'White Album' signed on the front cover in blue ballpoint by John Lennon and in red ballpoint by George Harr...
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Estimate : 2,000.00 - 4,000.00
 
 
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Beatles: Paul McCartney574 - Beatles: Paul McCartney
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Very appealing color 20.5 x 27.5 photographic print by Bill Bernstein, which depicts Paul McCartney performing in Atlantic City, signed in the lower b
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,000.00
 
 
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Beatles: Paul McCartney575 - Beatles: Paul McCartney
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Glossy 4.25 x 6 postcard photo of McCartney posing behind a microphone with his arms crossed, signed and inscribed in black felt tip, "To Lesle...
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Eric Clapton576 - Eric Clapton
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Limited edition 16.5 x 11.75 giclee print of Eric Clapton's artwork for the What Are You Like exhibition, showing Clapton on stage daydreaming o...
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Jerry Garcia577 - Jerry Garcia
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Unused Concensus Reality, Inc. (Jerry Garcia Band) business check, 8.25 x 3.25, filled out in another hand and signed by Jerry Garcia, payable to form
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,000.00
 
 
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Elvis Presley578 - Elvis Presley
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Elvis Presley's personally owned pair of gold-tone mesh cufflinks with swivel backs, each inset with a large yellowish green faceted stone encir...
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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Elvis Presley579 - Elvis Presley
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Bold ink signature, "Elvis Presley,” on an off-white 5 x 3 card, with a typed collector's notation indicating that it was signed after an i...
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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Rolling Stones580 - Rolling Stones
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Vintage ballpoint signatures of Brian Jones, Mick Jagger, Keith Richards, Bill Wyman, and Charlie Watts on a beige 6 x 3.5 envelope. In very good to f
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Estimate : 2,000.00 - 2,500.00
 
 
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Rolling Stones581 - Rolling Stones
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Vintage ballpoint signatures, "Mick Jagger" and "The Rolling Stones, Keith Richard," and "Bill Wyman," "Brian Jon...
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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Ernest Ansermet582 - Ernest Ansermet
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Swiss conductor (1883–1969) who served as the principal conductor of Sergei Diaghilev's Ballet Russe from 1915 to 1923, and later became noted f...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Leonard Bernstein583 - Leonard Bernstein
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Dramatic 5.75 x 9 paperstock photo of Bernstein conducting, affixed to an 8.5 x 12 mount, signed in the lower right in black felt tip. In fine conditi
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Benjamin Britten584 - Benjamin Britten
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Important British composer (1913–1976), widely regarded as the greatest since Purcell, whose works include the opera Peter Grimes, the War Requiem, an
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Pablo Casals585 - Pablo Casals
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ALS in French, one page on the reverse of a 3.5 x 5.5 postal card, October 22, 1914. Untranslated letter to Hungarian composer Emánuel Moó...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Van Cliburn586 - Van Cliburn
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Group of three programs signed by Van Cliburn, including: one for the 1957–58 season at Carnegie Hall, signed inside in black felt tip; one for the 19
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Henry Cowell587 - Henry Cowell
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Group of four items signed by Cowell: an AMQS from one of his works penned on a piece of musically-lined paper, on which he notes, "This piece ...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Vincent d'Indy588 - Vincent d'Indy
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French composer and teacher (1851–1931) best known for his 'Symphony on a French Mountain Air.' ALS in French, one page, 4.5 x 7, black-bord...
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Georges Enesco589 - Georges Enesco
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Vintage pearl-finish 8 x 10 photo of the noted Romanian composer, signed and inscribed in fountain pen, "A Madame Florence Stark, en respectueu...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Kirsten Flagstad590 - Kirsten Flagstad
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Two items: a vintage glossy 6.75 x 9 profile portrait of the great Norwegian opera singer, signed in fountain pen by Kirsten Flagstad; and an ALS, one
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Cesar Franck591 - Cesar Franck
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Great French composer and pianist (1822–1890) who won some official recognition as the nominated successor of Benoist as organ professor at the Conser
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Cesar Franck592 - Cesar Franck
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Great French composer and pianist (1822–1890) who won some official recognition as the nominated successor of Benoist as organ professor at the Conser
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Umberto Giordano593 - Umberto Giordano
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Italian composer known for his operas (1867–1948). AMQS on an off-white 5 x 2.75 slip, neatly signed below in fountain pen, "Umberto Giordano.&...
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Charles Halle594 - Charles Halle
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Pianist and conductor (1819-1895) and founder of The Halle orchestra in 1858. ALS in French, three pages on two adjoining sheets, 4.5 x 7, November 2,
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Hamilton Harty595 - Hamilton Harty
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Irish composer, conductor, pianist, and organist (1879–1941). Two ALSs, totaling six pages on three sheets, 4.5 x 7, March–April 1935, both to fellow
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Victor Herbert596 - Victor Herbert
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Composer, cellist, and conductor (1859–1924) known for his Broadway operettas and Tin Pan Alley tunes. Interesting AQS, one page, 5.25 x 6, Camp Joyla
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Jerome Kern597 - Jerome Kern
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TLS signed “Jerome David,” two pages, 8.5 x 11, personal letterhead, February 14, 1939. Letter to pianist Joseph Cooper, in full: "I'm afra...
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Aram Khachaturian598 - Aram Khachaturian
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Very desirable ink signature, "Aram Khatchaturian,” who adds two bars of music from his Sabre Dance with date and location, "7/1/1974, Mos...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Franz Lehar599 - Franz Lehar
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Vintage matte-finish 3.25 x 5.25 postcard photo of Franz Lehar by Franz Lowy of Vienna, signed in the lower border in fountain pen, "Lehar.&quo...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Franz Lehar600 - Franz Lehar
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Desirable AMQS penned on Franz Lehar's personal calling card, 3.75 x 1.75, signed and dated below, "Lehar, Wien, Juli 1844," with Leha...
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John McCormack601 - John McCormack
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Vintage matte-finish 11 x 14 studio portrait of the great Irish tenor in an uncommon 'floating head' pose, signed and inscribed in the lower...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Gian Carlo Menotti602 - Gian Carlo Menotti
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Two-time Pulitzer Prize-winning Italian American composer (1911–2007) best known for such popular operas as The Consul, The Saint of Bleecker Street,
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Ignacy J. Paderewski603 - Ignacy J. Paderewski
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Uncommon AMQS in pencil on the reverse of an off-white 3.25 x 1.75 calling card, signed below, "I. J. Paderewski," who adds a brief sentim...
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Maurice Ravel604 - Maurice Ravel
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Mailing envelope, 5.75 x 4.5, addressed in Ravel's hand to "Madame Fernand Dreyfus, Lyons-la-Foret, (Eure)," and signed in the return ...
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Antonio Scotti605 - Antonio Scotti
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Italian baritone (1866–1939) who was a principal artist of the New York Metropolitan Opera for more than 33 seasons. Oval matte-finish 7.5 x 9.5 profi
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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