Fine Autographs and Artifacts

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RR Auction’s September Fine Autographs and Artifacts sale boasts an extraordinary selection of over 900 items, with a special focus on Hollywood, classical music, and icons of history. Among the Hollywood rarities represented are horror heroes Edward Van Sloan, Tod Browning, Ed Wood, James Whale, and Rondo Hatton, plus icons like Marilyn Monroe, Alfred Hitchcock, John Wayne, and the Marx Brothers. Perhaps even more remarkable are the exceedingly rare autographs of three great composers—Frederic Chopin, Ludwig van Beethoven, and Franz Joseph Haydn. The auction is rounded out by unseen photos of Elon Musk, a handwritten letter by 16-year-old Napoleon Bonaparte, and autographs of Stephen Hawking, Albert Einstein, and Benjamin Franklin. 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 September 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 Studebaker Signed Photograph113 - John Studebaker Signed Photograph
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Pennsylvania Dutch co-founder and president of the Studebaker Corporation automobile company (1833–1917). The firm began as a coachbuilder fo
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Estimate : 500.00 - 700.00
 
 
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Sam Walton Signed Photograph114 - Sam Walton Signed Photograph
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Entrepreneur and the founder of Wal-Mart (1918–1992), the world's largest corporation by revenue, as well as the biggest private employer ...
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Estimate : 500.00 - 700.00
 
 
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Frank W. Woolworth Document Signed115 - Frank W. Woolworth Document Signed
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Retail pioneer (1852–1919) who founded the iconic chain of five-and-ten-cent stores that bear his name. DS, signed “F. W. Woolworth,
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Estimate : 500.00 - 700.00
 
 
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Charles Babbage Autograph Letter Signed116 - Charles Babbage Autograph Letter Signed
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Pioneering British mathematician and mechanical engineer (1791–1871) whose Difference Engine and Analytical Engine are generally acknowledged
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Estimate : 2,500.00 - 3,500.00
 
 
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Alexander Graham Bell Typed Letter Signed117 - Alexander Graham Bell Typed Letter Signed
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TLS signed “Yours sincerely, Alexander Graham Bell,” one page, 8 x 10.5, Beinn Bhreagh letterhead, November 27, 1907. Letter to cont
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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Alexander Graham Bell Autograph Letter Signed118 - Alexander Graham Bell Autograph Letter Signed
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ALS signed “A. Graham Bell,” one page, 5 x 3, May 22. [circa 1874]. Handwritten letter to Prof. Abel S. Clarke at the American Asylu
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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Niels Bohr Typed Letter Signed119 - Niels Bohr Typed Letter Signed
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TLS signed “Niels Bohr,” one page, 8.5 x 11, Universitetets Institut for Teoretisk Fysik letterhead, February 1, 1938. Letter to Nob
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Estimate : 2,000.00 - 4,000.00
 
 
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Georg Cantor Autograph Letter Signed120 - Georg Cantor Autograph Letter Signed
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German mathematician (1845-1918) who created set theory, which has become a fundamental theory in mathematics. Cantor established the importance of on
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Estimate : 15,000.00 - 20,000.00
 
 
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Thomas Edison Signed Photograph121 - Thomas Edison Signed Photograph
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Superb vintage matte-finish 7.5 x 9.5 photo of an artist's portrait of Edison, signed and inscribed in the lower border in fountain pen with his...
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Estimate : 2,500.00 - 3,500.00
 
 
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Thomas Edison Signature122 - Thomas Edison Signature
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Pencil 'umbrella' signature, "Thos. A. Edison,” on an off-white 3 x 2 card. In very good to fine condition, with light soiling, s...
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,200.00
 
 
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