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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Claude Joseph Rouget de Lisle Autograph Document Signed586 - Claude Joseph Rouget de Lisle Autograph Document Signed
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French army officer and composer (1760-1836) who wrote the words and music to the French national anthem, La Marseillaise. ADS in French, signed
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Anton Rubinstein Autograph Musical Quotation Signed587 - Anton Rubinstein Autograph Musical Quotation Signed
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AMQS on an off-white 4.75 x 3.25 slip, signed below in ink, "Ant. Rubinstein, St. Petersbourg, 14 Aout, 1890." Rubinstein pens a chord whi...
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Clara Schumann Signature588 - Clara Schumann Signature
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Composer and one of the most distinguished pianists of the Romantic era (1819-1896). She and her husband, composer Robert Schumann, were early champio
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Gaspare Spontini Autograph Letter Signed589 - Gaspare Spontini Autograph Letter Signed
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Italian opera composer and conductor (1774–1851), extremely celebrated in his time, though largely forgotten after his death. ALS in French,
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Johann Strauss I Autograph Quote Signed590 - Johann Strauss I Autograph Quote Signed
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Scarce, boldly penned AQS on an off-white 6.5 x 3.75 sheet, signed below in fountain pen, “Bath, 1: Sept. 1838, J. Strauss,” who wri
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Igor Stravinsky Autograph Letter Signed591 - Igor Stravinsky Autograph Letter Signed
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ALS in French, signed "Stravinsky," one page, 8.5 x 7, Western Union Cablegram, no date. Untranslated handwritten telegram in pencil by th...
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Giuseppe Verdi Hand-Addressed Mailing Envelope592 - Giuseppe Verdi Hand-Addressed Mailing Envelope
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Hand-addressed mailing envelope, 4.75 x 4, addressed in Giuseppe Verdi's hand to his friend in Geneva, the engineer Giuseppe De Amicis. Postmark...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Siegfried Wagner Signed Photograph593 - Siegfried Wagner Signed Photograph
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German composer and conductor (1869–1930) who was the son of Richard Wagner; he served as the opera composer and artistic director of the Bay
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Harry Armstrong Autograph Musical Quotation Signed594 - Harry Armstrong Autograph Musical Quotation Signed
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American singer, pianist, Tin Pan Alley composer, and booking agent (1879–1951). Christmas card with a candle and a snow-covered homestead, m
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Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
 
 
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Louis Armstrong Signed Photograph595 - Louis Armstrong Signed Photograph
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Dramatic vintage glossy 8 x 10 Associated Booking Corp. photo of Louis Armstrong playing the trumpet, signed and inscribed in green fountain pen, &q...
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Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
 
 
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