Fine Autographs and Artifacts Featuring John F. Kennedy

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RR Auction's November Fine Autographs and Artifacts sale boasts over 750 rare and remarkable lots, including a stunning assortment of classical music autographs, special sections honoring President John F. Kennedy and King Tut discoverer Howard Carter, and a wealth of important letters from famous figures. Among the highlights are a significant handwritten musical manuscript by Ludwig van Beethoven, an original sketch by Amedeo Modigliani, a signed example of the famous 'Dewey Defeats Truman' newspaper, and letters by Nikola Tesla, Albert Einstein, Margaret Mitchell, Alexander Graham Bell, Bruce Lee, and Napoleon Bonaparte. 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 November 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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Sergei Rachmaninoff Signed Photograph502 - Sergei Rachmaninoff Signed Photograph
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Vintage matte-finish 8 x 10 photo of the legendary Russian virtuoso pianist and composer in a seated pose, neatly signed and inscribed in fountain pen
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Estimate : 2,000.00 - 3,000.00
 
 
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Sergei Rachmaninoff Typed Letter Signed503 - Sergei Rachmaninoff Typed Letter Signed
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TLS signed “S. Rachmaninoff,” one page, 8.25 x 11, July 26, 1933. Letter to "Mnazelle," in part:
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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Maurice Ravel Autograph Letter Signed504 - Maurice Ravel Autograph Letter Signed
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Highly influential French composer (1875-1937) who remains unsurpassed in his imaginative use of instrumental color in his operas, brilliantly scored
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Estimate : 2,000.00 - 2,500.00
 
 
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Gioachino Rossini Autograph Letter Signed505 - Gioachino Rossini Autograph Letter Signed
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Important Italian composer (1792-1868) who became one of the seminal figures in the history of opera with such repertoire staples as The Barber of Sev
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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Erik Satie Autograph Letter Signed506 - Erik Satie Autograph Letter Signed
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Colorful French composer (1866–1925), who was one of the primary influences on the younger generation of avant-garde French
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Estimate : 2,000.00 - 2,500.00
 
 
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Jean Sibelius Autograph Letter Signed507 - Jean Sibelius Autograph Letter Signed
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Distinguished Finnish composer (1865–1957) of Romantic-nationalistic tendencies, best known for his seven completed symphon
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,200.00
 
 
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Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky Signed Photograph508 - Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky Signed Photograph
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Rare and magnificent 4 x 6.25 cabinet bust portrait of Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky by Muller & Pilgrim of Leipzig, signed and inscribed in the lowe...
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Estimate : 15,000.00 - 20,000.00
 
 
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Giuseppe Verdi Autograph Letter Signed509 - Giuseppe Verdi Autograph Letter Signed
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Italian composer (1813-1901) who was one of the most influential figures in the history of opera. ALS in Italian, signed “G
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Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,000.00
 
 
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Giuseppi Verdi Autograph Letter Signed510 - Giuseppi Verdi Autograph Letter Signed
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Italian composer (1813-1901) who was one of the most influential figures in the history of opera. ALS in Italian, signed “G
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Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,000.00
 
 
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Beatles Signatures511 - Beatles Signatures
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Magnificent vintage ballpoint signatures, "John Lennon," "George Harrison," "Paul McCartney," and "Ringo Starr,&#...
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Estimate : 8,000.00 - 12,000.00
 
 
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Beatles: Brian Epstein Signature512 - Beatles: Brian Epstein Signature
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Vintage ballpoint signature, "Brian Epstein,” on an off-white 4 x 2.75 album page. In fine condition. Accompanied by a cert
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,000.00
 
 
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Beatles: George Harrison Signed Check513 - Beatles: George Harrison Signed Check
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Highly desirable Apple Records, Inc. business check, 7.75 x 3.5, filled out in another hand and signed by Harrison, "George Harrison," pay...
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Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,500.00
 
 
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Beatles: Lennon and McCartney Signatures514 - Beatles: Lennon and McCartney Signatures
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Bold vintage ballpoint signatures and inscription, "To Susan, Paul McCartney, (Beatles)" and "John Lennon,” on a bl...
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Estimate : 3,000.00 - 5,000.00
 
 
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Beatles: John Lennon and Ringo Starr Signatures and Sketch515 - Beatles: John Lennon and Ringo Starr Signatures and Sketch
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Vintage ballpoint signatures, "John Lennon" and "Ringo,” on the reverse of an off-white 5.25 x 3.25 bar slip, on wh...
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Estimate : 5,000.00 - 7,000.00
 
 
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Beatles: Paul McCartney Signed Invitation516 - Beatles: Paul McCartney Signed Invitation
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Desirable 5.75 x 5.75 invitation to a private viewing of Linda McCartney's 'Sixties' exhibition held at the Royal Photographic Society, ...
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Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,000.00
 
 
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Jimi Hendrix and Noel Redding Signatures517 - Jimi Hendrix and Noel Redding Signatures
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Exemplary vintage ballpoint signatures, "Love and Happiness to you forever, Jimi Hendrix" and "Love, Noel Redding,”...
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Estimate : 6,000.00 - 7,000.00
 
 
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Elvis Presley Document Signed518 - Elvis Presley Document Signed
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Important partly-printed DS, signed “Elvis Presley,” one page, 8 x 5, January 10, 1956. Incredib
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Estimate : 25,000.00 - 35,000.00
 
 
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Rolling Stones: Brian Jones Signed Promo Card519 - Rolling Stones: Brian Jones Signed Promo Card
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Vintage Decca Records promotional card for The Rolling Stones, 5.5 x 4.25, signed and inscribed on the reverse in blue ballpoint, "To Margarete...
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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The Yardbirds Signed Photograph520 - The Yardbirds Signed Photograph
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Vintage 5 x 3.5 magazine or program page featuring images of the Yardbirds, signed in ballpoint by Jim McCarty, Keith Relf, Chris Dreja, Paul Samwell-
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,200.00
 
 
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The Yardbirds Signatures521 - The Yardbirds Signatures
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Vintage ballpoint signatures, “Yardbirds, Jim McCarty,” “Keith Relf,
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Estimate : 500.00 - 700.00
 
 
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Bela Bartok Signature522 - Bela Bartok Signature
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Bold vintage fountain pen signature, "Bela Bartok,” on an off-white 6.5 x 9.25 card bearing an affixed portrait of the cele
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Leonard Bernstein Signed Photograph523 - Leonard Bernstein Signed Photograph
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Glossy 3.5 x 5.5 photo of Leonard Bernstein in profile, signed in the lower border in black felt tip. A secretarial notation to reverse reads: "...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Jussi Bjorling Signed Photograph and Program524 - Jussi Bjorling Signed Photograph and Program
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Two items: a handsome vintage glossy 8 x 10 photo of the Swedish tenor, signed in a dark area in fountain pen, "Bjorling"; and a program f...
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Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
 
 
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John Cage (3) Signed Items525 - John Cage (3) Signed Items
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Three items signed by Cage: a glossy 10 x 8 artistic portrait by Roberto Masotti, signed and inscribed in the lower border in blue ballpoint by Cage;
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Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
 
 
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Celebrities526 - Celebrities
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Vintage ink and pencil signatures of 11 celebrities on three off-white 5 x 6.75 album pages. Signers are: composers Alfred Grunfeld, adding an intrica
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Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
 
 
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Composers527 - Composers
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Collection of four musical quotes on various size sheets and cards. Quotes are from: Leo Blech, four bars, in pencil, from his opera 'Alpenkonig...
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Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
 
 
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Conductors and Singers528 - Conductors and Singers
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Vintage ink signatures of nine conductors and signers on both sides of two off-white 5 x 7 album pages. Signers include: conductors Bruno Walter, Vict
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Leo Delibes Autograph Letter Signed529 - Leo Delibes Autograph Letter Signed
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Notable French composer of ballets and operas (1836-1891). ALS in French, one page both sides, 4.5 x 3.5, no date. Handwritten letter to painter and l
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Nico Dostal Signed Photograph530 - Nico Dostal Signed Photograph
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Austrian composer (1895–1981) who specialized in operetta and film music. Vintage matte-finish 6.25 x 8.75 portrait of Dost
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Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
 
 
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Georges Enescu Signed Program Page531 - Georges Enescu Signed Program Page
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Noted Romanian composer, violinist, pianist, conductor, and teacher (1881‚Äì1955). Vintage program page for ‚
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Charles Gounod Autograph Musical Quotation Signed532 - Charles Gounod Autograph Musical Quotation Signed
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French composer (1818-1893) best remembered for his composition of 'Ave Maria.' AMQS on an off-white 5 x 4.25 album page, signed twice, &quo...
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Charles Gounod Autograph Letter Signed533 - Charles Gounod Autograph Letter Signed
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French composer (1818-1893) best remembered for his composition of 'Ave Maria.' ALS in French, signed “Ch. Gounod,
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Victor Herbert534 - Victor Herbert
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Three items: an AMQS on an off-white 5 x 3 card, with five bars of music and lyrics from his operetta 'Eileen,' dated January 1917 and readi...
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Engelbert Humperdinck Handwritten Note535 - Engelbert Humperdinck Handwritten Note
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German Romantic composer (1854-1921) best known for the opera Hansel und Gretel. Unsigned handwritten note in German by Engelbert Humperdinck on the r
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Herbert von Karajan Signed Photograph536 - Herbert von Karajan Signed Photograph
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Austrian orchestra and opera conductor (1908-1989) regarded as one of the greatest of the 20th century. Glossy 9.25 x 6.75 photo of Karajan conductin
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Jan Kubelik Autograph Musical Quotation Signed537 - Jan Kubelik Autograph Musical Quotation Signed
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Enormously popular Czech-born violin virtuoso (1880-1940) AMQS on a 4.75 x 7.75 sheet of Pullman Private Car stationery, dated at San Francisco, Janua
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Ruggerio Leoncavallo Autograph Musical Quotation Signed538 - Ruggerio Leoncavallo Autograph Musical Quotation Signed
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Italian composer (1857–1919) best known for his operas, particularly the beloved repertoire staple 'Pagliacci.' AMQS on an
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Maria Malibran Autograph Letter Signed539 - Maria Malibran Autograph Letter Signed
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Legendary mezzo-soprano (1808–1836) who was one of the most famous opera singers of the 19th century, known for her stormy
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Jules Massenet Autograph Musical Quotation Signed540 - Jules Massenet Autograph Musical Quotation Signed
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AMQS on an off-white 5 x 4 album page, signed below in ink, "J. Massenet, Anvers...27 Jan/93." Massenet pens several bars of music and lyr...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Musicians541 - Musicians
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Vintage signatures of four musicians on both sides of a 4.75 x 6.75 album page. Signers are: Edmund Eysler, adding a four-bar AMQS from his operetta...
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Oskar Nedbal Autograph Musical Quotation Signed542 - Oskar Nedbal Autograph Musical Quotation Signed
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AMQS on an off-white 5 x 6.75 album page, signed below in ink, "Oskar Nedbal, 10.1.1924, Smetana Celebration, Wien." Nedbal pens four bars...
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Carl Nielsen Autograph Letter Signed543 - Carl Nielsen Autograph Letter Signed
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Important Danish composer (1865–1931) best known for his six grandly scaled symphonies, a number of which bear such evocati
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Arthur Nikisch Signed Postcard Photo544 - Arthur Nikisch Signed Postcard Photo
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Internationally renowned Hungarian conductor (1855–1922). Handsome matte-finish 3.25 x 5.25 postcard photo of Nikisch in a
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Ignacy Jan Paderewski Signed Photograph545 - Ignacy Jan Paderewski Signed Photograph
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Polish pianist, composer, and politician (1860-1941) whose abounding talent and personal magnetism made him one of the most popular virtuosi of all ti
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Giovanni Battista Rubini Autograph Letter Signed546 - Giovanni Battista Rubini Autograph Letter Signed
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Famed early Italian tenor (1794-1854) remembered as an extraordinary bel canto singer, who popularized the use of a pervasive vibrato to heighten the
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Singers547 - Singers
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Four items: three vintage photos, various sizes and finishes, signed in fountain pen by the singer pictured: Beniamino Gigli (ins) as des Grieux in ...
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Ruth Slenczynska Signed Photograph548 - Ruth Slenczynska Signed Photograph
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American pianist (born 1925) who played her debut in Berlin at age six and made her debut in Paris, with a full orchestra, at seven years of age. Vint
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Oscar Straus Autograph Musical Quotation Signed and Signed Photograph549 - Oscar Straus Autograph Musical Quotation Signed and Signed Photograph
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Two signed items: an AMQS on an off-white 9 x 6 musically lined sheet, featuring 16 bars on double staves from "La Fleur d'Amour," sig...
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Arthur Sullivan Autograph Letter Signed550 - Arthur Sullivan Autograph Letter Signed
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British composer (1842–1900) best known for his collaborations on more than a dozen classic comic operas with librettist W.
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Paul Wittgenstein and Manuel Quiroga Signatures551 - Paul Wittgenstein and Manuel Quiroga Signatures
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Fountain pen signatures of pianist Paul Wittgenstein and violinist Manuel Quiroga on an off-white 6.25 x 5.25 album page, also signed on the reverse b
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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