Fine Autographs and Artifacts Featuring Animation

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RR Auction's December Fine Autographs and Artifacts sale brings over 1,000 items to the auction block. A special animation section features production cels from a number of Disney classics, plus concept paintings by legendary artists Mary Blair and Eyvind Earle. Other important entertainment artifacts are Madonna's 1987 MTV VMA Award for 'Papa Don't Preach' and an Emmy Award for the Ernie Kovacs specials of the 1960s. Sports treasures include multiple Babe Ruth lots, a milestone game-used Pete Rose bat, and other high-grade vintage baseball cards. Not to be overlooked are significant autographs from Vincent van Gogh, King Henry VIII, Charles Darwin, Abraham Lincoln, and a variety of other iconic figures. 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 December 2022.
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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John D. Rockefeller Document Signed1092 - John D. Rockefeller Document Signed
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Partly-printed DS, signed “J. D. Rockefeller,” one page, 11.75 x 7.75, October 30, 1885. Stock certificate for 1...
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Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,500.00
 
 
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John D. Rockefeller Signed Engraved Print1093 - John D. Rockefeller Signed Engraved Print
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Rare onionskin print of Timothy Cole’s 1921 ink engraving, ‘Portrait of John D. Rockefeller,’ ...
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 2,000.00
 
 
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Charles Darwin Autograph Letter Signed1094 - Charles Darwin Autograph Letter Signed
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ALS signed “Ch. Darwin,” one page, 5 x 8, Down, Beckenham, Kent letterhead, November 10, 1874. Handwritten lette...
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Estimate : 20,000.00 - 30,000.00
 
 
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Charles Darwin Signed Library Ledger1095 - Charles Darwin Signed Library Ledger
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Circa 1838 page removed from the ledger of a lending library, 12.5 x 8.25, which indicates that Charles Darwin borrowed a “Chart&#...
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Estimate : 2,000.00 - 4,000.00
 
 
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Thomas Edison Typed Letter Signed1096 - Thomas Edison Typed Letter Signed
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TLS signed “Thos. A. Edison,” one page, 8 x 10, From the Laboratory of Thomas A. Edison letterhead, August 25, 1...
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Estimate : 2,000.00 - 4,000.00
 
 
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Albert Einstein Typed Letter Signed1097 - Albert Einstein Typed Letter Signed
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TLS in German, signed “A. Einstein,” one page, 8.5 x 11, blindstamped Princeton letterhead, February 4, 1941. Le...
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Estimate : 4,000.00 - 6,000.00
 
 
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Carl Linnaeus Signature1098 - Carl Linnaeus Signature
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Swedish botanist, physician, and zoologist (1707-1778), who laid the foundations for the modern scheme of binomial nomenclature. Ink signature, &quo...
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Estimate : 1,200.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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Sigmund Freud Signed Photograph1099 - Sigmund Freud Signed Photograph
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Exceptional vintage matte-finish 6.5 x 9 photo of the pioneering psychoanalyst in a near-profile pose, affixed to its original 9 x 12 mount, signed on
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Estimate : 15,000.00 - 20,000.00
 
 
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Carl Jung Signed Photograph1100 - Carl Jung Signed Photograph
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Influential psychologist (1875-1961) recognized as the founder of analytical psychology. Vintage matte-finish 9.25 x 7.75 photo of Carl Jung outdoors
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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Thomas Robert Malthus Autograph Letter Signed1101 - Thomas Robert Malthus Autograph Letter Signed
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ALS signed “T. Rob't Malthus,” three pages on two adjoining sheets, 7.25 x 8.75, February 8, 1806. Exception...
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Estimate : 10,000.00 - 15,000.00
 
 
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