RR Auction: Fine Autographs and Artifacts

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RR Auction’s August Fine Autographs & Artifacts sale offers more than 900 lots, headlined by a special World War II section that tells the story of a war that defined a generation. In addition to this historic offering, headlining items include an important letter by King Henry VIII related to a treaty negotiation, a 1919 letter from Einstein to his ex-wife and children, a remarkable pair of letters by John Lennon about his breakup with Cynthia, and a flag fragment from Horatio Nelson's HMS Victory. 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 August 2017.
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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Jim Irwin and Charles Conrad469 - Jim Irwin and Charles Conrad
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Two checks: a personal check, 6 x 2.75, filled out and signed by Conrad, "Charles Conrad, Jr.," payable to Southern California Edison for ...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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James Lovell470 - James Lovell
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Color satin-finish 8 x 10 photo of Lovell in his white space suit posing with a lunar globe, signed in blue felt tip, "Houston we have a proble...
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Jim McDivitt471 - Jim McDivitt
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Limited edition 13 x 19 print of a pencil drawing by official NASA artist Paul Calle, showing Gemini 4 crew members Jim McDivitt and Ed White in their
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Mercury Astronauts472 - Mercury Astronauts
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Block of four 4-cent US postage stamps, 3.25 x 2, honoring Project Mercury, each stamp signed in ink or ballpoint by one Mercury astronaut, including:
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Estimate : 500.00 - 700.00
 
 
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NASA473 - NASA
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Unsigned books: a softcover copy of The Apollo Spacecraft: A Chronology, Volume I (SP-4009), published by NASA in 1969; a hardcover copy of Stages to
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Rusty Schweickart474 - Rusty Schweickart
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Color satin-finish 10 x 8 photo of Schweickart testing out the new Apollo spacesuit, the first to have its own life support system, during an Apollo 9
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Alan Shepard475 - Alan Shepard
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Vintage glossy 10 x 8 photo of Shepard being helped from the original 'Mercury 7 Gondola' of the Johnsville Centrifuge, signed and inscribed...
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Alan Shepard476 - Alan Shepard
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Desirable uninscribed official color 10 x 8 NASA lithograph of Shepard posing in his white space suit in front of the Apollo 14 mission insignia, sign
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Valentina Tereshkova477 - Valentina Tereshkova
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Semi-glossy 8 x 10 cardstock close-up photo of a smiling Valentina Tereshkova in her spacesuit, signed in blue felt tip by Tereshkova, who has added “
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Al Worden478 - Al Worden
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Uncommon Apollo 15 commemorative bronze medal, 2.5? in diameter, designed by Ralph J. Menconi and struck by the Medallic Art Co. of New York. The fron
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Ludwig Bemelmans479 - Ludwig Bemelmans
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Belgian-born American author and illustrator (1898-1962) best known for his now-classic series of Madeleine children's books. Original signed in...
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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Louis Daguerre480 - Louis Daguerre
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French artist and photographer (1787–1851) recognized for his invention of the daguerreotype process of photography. LS in French, signed “I approve t
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Estimate : 2,000.00 - 3,000.00
 
 
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Salvador Dali481 - Salvador Dali
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ALS in French, one page, 9 x 12.25, June 2, 1938. Letter to a gentleman who was negotiating the execution of his ballet Bacchanale at the Metropolitan
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Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,500.00
 
 
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Charles Francois Daubigny482 - Charles Francois Daubigny
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Painter of the Barbizon school considered an important precursor of Impressionism (1817–1878). ALS in French, signed “C. Daubigny,” one page, 5.25 x 8
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,200.00
 
 
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Gustave Eiffel483 - Gustave Eiffel
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Untranslated ALS in French, signed “G. Eiffel,” two pages on two adjoining sheets, 4.5 x 6, April 24, 1895. Nicely matted and framed with a photo to a
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,000.00
 
 
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Pablo Picasso484 - Pablo Picasso
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Color 6.75 x 5.75 postcard depicting Picasso's 'Nu dans un fauteuil,' postmarked February 6, 1961, bearing a French note in blue ballpoi...
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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Pablo Picasso485 - Pablo Picasso
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Exceptional matte-finish 9.25 x 11.75 photo of Picasso posing with his portrait of his lifelong best friend, the Spanish artist-writer Jaime Sabartes,
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Estimate : 4,000.00 - 6,000.00
 
 
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Auguste Rodin486 - Auguste Rodin
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ALS in French, signed “A. Rodin,” one page, 4.5 x 7, no date. Letter to newspaper publisher Charles Chincholle, the founder of the newspaper L'e...
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Estimate : 500.00 - 700.00
 
 
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Paul Signac487 - Paul Signac
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French neo-impressionist painter (1863-1935) who, working with Georges Seurat, helped develop the Pointillist style. Wonderful original pencil sketch
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,200.00
 
 
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Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec488 - Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec
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ALS in French, signed “H.,” three pages on two adjoining sheets, 4 x 5.25, [November 1881]. Letter to his mother, written from the city of Albi. In fu
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Estimate : 3,000.00 - 4,000.00
 
 
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Felix Vallotton489 - Felix Vallotton
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Painter and printmaker associated with Les Nabis (1865–1925) considered an important figure in the development of the modern woodcut. Untranslated ALS
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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Ansel Adams490 - Ansel Adams
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Signed book: Yosemite and the Range of Light. Fourth printing. Boston: New York Graphic Society, 1981. Hardcover with dust jacket, 15.25 x 12.25, 144
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Alexander Archipenko491 - Alexander Archipenko
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Ukrainian abstract sculptor (1887–1964) who veered away from the traditional form of neo-classical sculpture to implement the use of negative space to
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Thomas Hart Benton492 - Thomas Hart Benton
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Signed book: Thomas Hart Benton by Matthew Baigell. Limited edition, numbered 192/350. NY: Harry N. Abrams, 1973. Leatherbound hardcover, 13.5 x 12, 2
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Rose Bertin493 - Rose Bertin
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French milliner and dressmaker (1747–1813) to Queen Marie Antoinette. She was the first celebrated French fashion designer and is widely credited with
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Paul Cadmus494 - Paul Cadmus
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American artist (1904–1999) known for his 'magic realist' style that combined elements of eroticism and social critique. Archive of 16 ALSs ...
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Alexander Calder495 - Alexander Calder
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ALS signed “Sandy,” one page on the reverse of a 5.5 x 3.25 postcard, April 18, 1945. Letter to Harry Burke, in full: "It was very nice to see ...
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Jean-Baptiste Carpeaux496 - Jean-Baptiste Carpeaux
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French sculptor and painter (1827–1875) from whom Napoleon III commissioned many works. Untranslated ALS in French, one page, 4.5 x 7, April 18, 1894.
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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Marc Chagall497 - Marc Chagall
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TLS, one page, 8.5 x 11, February 21, 1947. Letter to Mr. Simon, in part: "I am indeed grateful to you for sending me six more copies of 'S...
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Pierre Puvis de Chavannes498 - Pierre Puvis de Chavannes
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French painter (1824-1898) who became the president and co-founder of the Société Nationale des Beaux-Arts. ALS in French, signed “P. Puvi...
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Giorgio de Chirico499 - Giorgio de Chirico
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Italian artist and writer (1888–1978) who founded the scuola metafisica art movement, which profoundly influenced the surrealists. Untranslated ALS in
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Lovis Corinth500 - Lovis Corinth
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German painter and printmaker (1858–1925) whose work evolved into a union of impressionism and expressionism. Untranslated ALS in pencil, in German, o
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George Cruikshank501 - George Cruikshank
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Original signed pencil sketch on an off-white 6 x 4 sheet, depicting a shoreline with two men and a harpooned seal against a backdrop of harbored ship
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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Robert Delaunay502 - Robert Delaunay
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French artist (1885–1941) who, with his wife Sonia Delaunay and others, co-founded the Orphism art movement, noted for its use of strong colors and ge
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Edouard Detaille503 - Edouard Detaille
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French painter and military artist (1848–1912). Untranslated ALS in French, two pages on two adjoining sheets, 3.75 x 6.25, Boulevard Malesherbes lett
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Jean Dubuffet504 - Jean Dubuffet
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French painter and sculptor (1901–1985) known for founding the 'Art Brut' movement. TLS in French, one page, 5.25 x 8.25, March 20, [no year...
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Raoul Dufy505 - Raoul Dufy
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ALS in French, one page both sides, 8.25 x 10.5, September 30, 1946. Letter to Mr. Grolier of Librarie Rombaldi, who was publishing a book illustrated
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Tsuguharu Foujita506 - Tsuguharu Foujita
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Japanese painter and printmaker (1886–1968) whose work combined Japanese techniques with Western style. Illustrated ALS in French, signed “Foujita,” o
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Charles Garnier507 - Charles Garnier
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French architect (1825–1898) known for the Palais Garnier (the Opera House of Paris) and the Opera de Monte-Carlo. Untranslated ALS in French, one pag
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Francois Gerard508 - Francois Gerard
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French painter (1770–1837) best remembered for his portraits, who served as baron of the Empire in 1809, an officer of the legion d'honneur, and...
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Barbara Hepworth509 - Barbara Hepworth
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English Modernist artist and sculptor (1903–1975). TLS signed “ever, Barbara,” one page, 8.5 x 11, personal letterhead, January 26, 1968. Letter to Wa
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Al Hirschfeld510 - Al Hirschfeld
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Limited edition color 12.25 x 9.25 print entitled 'Stompin' at the Savoy,' numbered 6/50, depicting numerous dancers at Harlem's Sav...
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Jasper Johns and Robert Rauschenberg511 - Jasper Johns and Robert Rauschenberg
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Pencil signatures, "Jasper Johns" and "Bob Rauschenberg,” on an off-white lightly-lined 5 x 1.5 slip. In fine condition. Accompanied ...
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Carl Larsson512 - Carl Larsson
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Popular Swedish painter and illustrator (1853–1919). Untranslated ALS in French, two pages on two adjoining sheets, 4.5 x 7, April 21, 1895. In fine c
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Jean-Francois Millet513 - Jean-Francois Millet
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French painter (1814–1875) known as one of the founders of the Barbizon school. ALS in French, signed “J. F. Millet,” four pages on two adjoining shee
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Gustave Moreau514 - Gustave Moreau
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French Symbolist painter (1826-1898) whose main focus was the illustration of biblical and mythological figures. Untranslated ALS in French, one black
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Georgia O'Keeffe515 - Georgia O'Keeffe
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ALS signed “G,” one page, 8.5 x 11, May 27, 1963. Letter to her sister Anita Young, in part: "The Philadelphia Museum is having a flower show t...
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James Tissot516 - James Tissot
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French painter and illustrator (1836-1902) who became famous in London as a genre painter of fashionably dressed women. Untranslated ALS in French, on
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Jan Toorop517 - Jan Toorop
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Dutch-Indonesian painter (1858–1928) who worked in various styles, including Symbolism and Art Noveau. Untranslated ALS in Dutch on both sides of a 5.
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Carle Vernet518 - Carle Vernet
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French painter (1758–1836) and the father of Horace Vernet. ALS in French, one page, 4.75 x 7.25, July 11, 1816. Untranslated letter to "Monsie...
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