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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Thomas, Mina, and Charles Edison203 - Thomas, Mina, and Charles Edison
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Edison Botanic Research Corporation business check, 8.25 x 3, filled out in another hand and signed by Edison, "Thos. A. Edison," payable ...
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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Albert Einstein204 - Albert Einstein
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ALS with sketch in German, signed “A. Einstein,” one page, 8.25 x 9.25, March 22, 1947. A letter to Ruth Edith Damann, in which Einstein recalls a chi
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Estimate : 15,000.00 - 20,000.00
 
 
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Albert Einstein205 - Albert Einstein
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TLS in German, signed “A. Einstein,” one page, 8.5 x 11, blindstamped Princeton letterhead, February 25, 1942. Letter to Austrian novelist Hermann Bro
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Estimate : 6,000.00 - 8,000.00
 
 
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Sigmund Freud207 - Sigmund Freud
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Extraordinary matte-finish 9 x 11.75 photo of the pioneering psychoanalyst, signed in fountain pen, "Sigm. Freud, 1922." In very good cond...
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Estimate : 15,000.00 - 25,000.00
 
 
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David Hume208 - David Hume
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Tremendously influential philosopher (1711–1776) considered one of the most important figures in the history of Western philosophy. ALS, one page, 7.2
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Estimate : 6,000.00 - 8,000.00
 
 
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Francis de Sales209 - Francis de Sales
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Bishop of Geneva (1567–1622) who is honored as a saint in the Catholic Church, remembered as one of the greatest evangelists and most powerful confess
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Estimate : 2,000.00 - 4,000.00
 
 
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Fidel Castro210 - Fidel Castro
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ALS in Spanish, signed “F. Castro R.,” one page, 5.5 x 3.25, March 14, 1946. Letter to classmate Porfirio Delange by the 19-year-old Castro, notifying
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Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,000.00
 
 
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Fidel Castro211 - Fidel Castro
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DS in Spanish, one page, 8 x 11.75, December 23, 1959. Final page of "Law No. 663," concerning the disposition of the Revolutionary Govern...
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Estimate : 500.00 - 700.00
 
 
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Hugo Chavez212 - Hugo Chavez
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Venezuelan politician (born 1954) who was President of Venezuela from 1999 until his death in 2013. Chávez was also leader of the Fifth Republi...
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Chiang Kai-Shek213 - Chiang Kai-Shek
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Matte-finish 3.75 x 5.75 head-and-shoulders photo of Chiang Kai-shek, signed in ink in Chinese. Reverse bears a credit stamp. In fine condition, with
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King Charles II214 - King Charles II
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British monarch (1630–1685) who ushered in the Restoration of 1660 and ruled until his death. LS signed “Charles R,” one page, 5.75 x 6, May 24, 1663.
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King Charles I215 - King Charles I
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King of England, Scotland, and Ireland (born 1600) from 1625 until his execution in the wake of the English Civil War in 1649. Manuscript DS, signed “
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Estimate : 8,000.00 - 10,000.00
 
 
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King Francis I216 - King Francis I
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King of France (born 1494) who reigned from 1515 until his death in 1547. Known as the 'Father and Restorer of Letters,' the cultured and we...
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Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,500.00
 
 
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King Henry III217 - King Henry III
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King of France (born 1551), the son of Henry II and Catherine de Medici, who reigned from 1574 until his assassination in 1589. Manuscript vellum DS,
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,000.00
 
 
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King James II218 - King James II
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The last Catholic monarch (1633–1701) to reign over the Kingdoms of England, Scotland, and Ireland, crowned in 1685. LS signed “your loving friend, Ja
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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King Louis XVI219 - King Louis XVI
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Ink signature, "Louis,” on an off-white 3.75 x 2 sheet trimmed from the close of a document. Matted with a color engraving to an overall size o...
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Estimate : 500.00 - 700.00
 
 
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Queen Elizabeth II220 - Queen Elizabeth II
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Uncommon color 2 x 3 Christmas gift tag with a nativity scene on the front, signed on the reverse in black ballpoint, "Happy Christmas, from El...
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Estimate : 500.00 - 700.00
 
 
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Queen Elizabeth II221 - Queen Elizabeth II
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Marvelous matte-finish 9.25 x 11.75 portrait of Queen Elizabeth II wearing her glimmering crown jewels by Royal Court photographer Dorothy Wilding, af
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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Howard Carter222 - Howard Carter
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British archaeologist and Egyptologist (1874-1939) whose discovery of the tomb of Tutankhamun in Egypt's 'Valley of the Kings' proved to...
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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Charles Guiteau223 - Charles Guiteau
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American lawyer (1841-1882) who, frustrated in his attempt to secure an ambassadorship, assassinated President James Garfield in 1881. Scarce 4.26 x 6
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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Charles Guiteau224 - Charles Guiteau
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American lawyer (1841-1882) who, frustrated in his attempt to secure an ambassadorship, assassinated President James Garfield in 1881. Bold ink signat
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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John Hinckley and Barbara Walters225 - John Hinckley and Barbara Walters
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Unique archive containing four TLSs from ABC broadcast journalist Barbara Walters to would-be Reagan assassin John Hinckley, Jr., plus one ALS from Hi
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,000.00
 
 
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Meyer Lansky226 - Meyer Lansky
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ALS signed “Love, Dad,” one onionskin page, lightly lined, 8.5 x 10.75, December 31, 1970. Letter to his daughter Sandra and her husband Vince Lombard
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Meyer Lansky227 - Meyer Lansky
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ALS signed “Meyer,” three pages on two sheets, 7.25 x 10.25, February 17, 1975. Letter to Joseph Steiner, in part: "The reason I'm late in ...
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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Eliot Ness228 - Eliot Ness
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Leader of a special Prohibition squad (1903–1957), known as the Untouchables, which led to the downfall of Al Capone and his successor Frank Nitti, an
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Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
 
 
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Francis Gary Powers229 - Francis Gary Powers
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TLS signed “Love, Barbara & Gary,” 8.5 x 11, postmarked June 16, no year. Letter to his parents, in full: "I guess that it has been a long ...
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Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,000.00
 
 
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Alexandra of Denmark230 - Alexandra of Denmark
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Exceptional imperial cabinet 7 x 12.25 portrait of a full-length painting of Queen Alexandra by Royal portraitist Edward Hughes, signed in the lower b
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Louis Antoine, Duke of Angoulême231 - Louis Antoine, Duke of Angoulême
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Eldest son (1775–1844) of Charles X of France and the last Dauphin of France from 1824 to 1830. He was technically King of France and Navarre for less
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Apple: Ronald Wayne232 - Apple: Ronald Wayne
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Three items: an 8.5 x 11 laserprint photo of the original logo design for Apple Computer Co., signed in the lower right in black ink, “Ronald G. Wayne
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P. T. Barnum233 - P. T. Barnum
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Bold and crisp ink signature, "Truly Yours, P. T. Barnum, Feb. 24, 1872,” on an off-white 3.25 x 1.75 slip. Affixed to a larger card and encaps...
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Niels Bohr234 - Niels Bohr
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Danish physicist (1885–1962) who was awarded the 1922 Nobel Prize in Physics for his theory of atomic structure. Bold and crisp fountain pen signature
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British Prime Ministers235 - British Prime Ministers
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Uncommon FDC, 7.5 x 4.5, with a color cachet honoring Queen Elizabeth II and her Canadian Royal Standard, signed in black or blue ink by Tony Blair, J
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Mary Bunting236 - Mary Bunting
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Influential American college president (1910–1998) who became Radcliffe College's fifth president in 1960 and was responsible for fully integrat...
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Luther Burbank237 - Luther Burbank
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American horticulturist and researcher (1849–1926) credited with developing hundreds of plant varieties and hybrids, including the spineless cactus, t
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Vannevar Bush238 - Vannevar Bush
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Engineer (1890–1974) known for his pivotal role in the development of the atomic bomb as a primary organizer of the Manhattan Project. Two items signe
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Andy Card239 - Andy Card
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Color glossy 10 x 8 photo of Card informing President Bush of the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center, signed in silver ink, "'A se...
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Andrew Carnegie240 - Andrew Carnegie
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Fountain pen signature, "Andrew Carnegie,” on an off-white 4.5 x 1.25 slip clipped from a letter, dated January 22, 1917. Affixed to a larger s...
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Vint Cerf241 - Vint Cerf
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American Internet pioneer (born 1943) and one of 'the fathers of the Internet,' who developed TCP/IP technology and the first commercial ema...
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Eldridge Cleaver242 - Eldridge Cleaver
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Handwritten manuscript in pencil by Eldridge Cleaver, entitled "The Codes of Life," unsigned, one page, 5 x 7, no date [circa late 1970s, ...
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DeWitt Clinton243 - DeWitt Clinton
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ALS, one page both sides, 7.75 x 10, May 11, 1805. Letter to Senator John Smith of New York, discussing disputes between New York City and the state l
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Dalai Lama244 - Dalai Lama
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Wonderful color 8.5 x 11 laserprint photo of the Dalai Lama seated with his hands clasped in prayer, signed in Tibetan in black felt tip. In fine cond
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Dalai Lama245 - Dalai Lama
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Scarce early vintage fountain pen signature of the Dalai Lama on an off-white 4.5 x 3 card. In fine condition. Accompanied by an unsigned photo, trans
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Dalai Lama246 - Dalai Lama
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Signed book: The Art of Happiness in a Troubled World. First edition. NY: Doubleday, 2009. Hardcover with dust jacket, 6.5 x 9.5, 338 pages. Signed on
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Dalai Lama247 - Dalai Lama
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Magazine cover from the April 20, 1959 issue of Time, 8.5 x 11, signed in black felt tip by the Dalai Lama. In very good condition, with surface loss
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Dalai Lama248 - Dalai Lama
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FDC with a cachet honoring the 100th anniversary of Commodore Matthew C. Perry's negotiations with Japan, signed in blue ballpoint by the Dalai ...
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Lee de Forest249 - Lee de Forest
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Prolific American inventor (1873–1961) often referred to as 'the father of radio' for his pioneering work in wireless telegraphy. Two items ...
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DNA: Crick and Watson250 - DNA: Crick and Watson
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Two books: a collector's edition of Double Helix, leather-bound hardcover with slipcase, numbered 36/1962, published by the Easton Press in 2013...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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DNA: Watson, Crick, and Wilkins251 - DNA: Watson, Crick, and Wilkins
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Desirable pairing of items signed by the discoverers of DNA: a first day cover honoring the Doctors Mayo, signed in ink by James D. Watson and Francis
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DNA: James Watson252 - DNA: James Watson
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Color glossy 10 x 8 photo showing Watson holding a DNA model, signed in black ballpoint, "James D. Watson." In very fine condition.
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Elizabeth, Queen Mother253 - Elizabeth, Queen Mother
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Messrs. Drummond, Royal Bank of Scotland check, 8 x 3.5, filled out and signed by Elizabeth, Queen Mother, "Elizabeth R," payable to Lady ...
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