RR Auction: Fine Autograph & Arifact Auction

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Highlighted by a rare Edgar Allan Poe signature, an autograph letter by Monet about the infamous ‘Olympia,’ an Albert Einstein letter on the study of relativity, and a special assortment of JFK material, our November monthly sale offers over 900 unique items.

RR Auction is a globally recognized and trusted auction house specializing in rare and remarkable documents, manuscripts, autographs, and historical artifacts. Join us as we make history selling history in November 2016.
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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Simon Guggenheim250 - Simon Guggenheim
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American businessman, politician, and member of the esteemed Guggenheim family (1867–1941) who served as the senator of Colorado from 1907 to 1913. TL
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,200.00
 
 
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J. Pierpont Morgan251 - J. Pierpont Morgan
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Uncommon twice-signed partly-printed DS, one page both sides, 13.5 x 9.5, August 20, 1863. A declaration of dividends made payable between August 10 a
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,200.00
 
 
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Cornelius Vanderbilt252 - Cornelius Vanderbilt
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American tycoon, businessman, and philanthropist (1794–1877) who built his wealth in railroads and shipping. Partly-printed DS, signed three times, “
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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John D. Rockefeller253 - John D. Rockefeller
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Partly-printed DS, one page, 11.5 x 7.5, February 1, 1889. Stock certificate issued to Rockefeller for five hundred shares in the Northwest Equipment
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Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,500.00
 
 
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John Wanamaker254 - John Wanamaker
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Department store magnate (1838–1922) who also served as Postmaster General from 1889 to 1893. ALS, three pages on two adjoining sheets, 5 x 8, Bellefo
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Estimate : 2,000.00 - 3,000.00
 
 
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Henry Wells and William Fargo255 - Henry Wells and William Fargo
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Partly-printed DS, signed “Henry Wells” and “Wm. G. Fargo,” one page, 12 x 8.25, October 7, 1865. Handsomely engraved certificate for two shares of ca
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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Frank W. Woolworth256 - Frank W. Woolworth
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Retail pioneer (1852–1919) who founded the iconic chain of five-and-ten-cent stores that bear his name. Unusual fine disbound book for a meeting of th
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Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,000.00
 
 
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Charles Darwin257 - Charles Darwin
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ALS signed “C. Darwin,” one page, 5 x 8, Down letterhead, May 25, no year but likely 1863. Letter to an unnamed gentleman, believed to be William Henr
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Estimate : 5,000.00 - 6,000.00
 
 
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Thomas Edison258 - Thomas Edison
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Partly-printed DS, signed “Thos. A. Edison,” one page, 15 x 8, August 19, 1899. Stock certificate issued to Edison for one hundred shares of capital
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Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,000.00
 
 
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Albert Einstein259 - Albert Einstein
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ALS in German, signed “A. Einstein,” one page, 8.5 x 11, October 4, 1929. Letter to Nicholas Murray Butler, in part (translated): "I turn to yo...
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Estimate : 4,000.00 - 6,000.00
 
 
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Albert Einstein260 - Albert Einstein
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TLS signed “A. Einstein,” one page, 7 x 8.5, January 5, 1934. Letter to the imprisoned Nathan Leopold, Jr., of the notorious gay Jewish ‘thrill-killin
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Estimate : 15,000.00 - 20,000.00
 
 
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Edward Augustus Holyoke261 - Edward Augustus Holyoke
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American educator and physician (1728–1829) who contributed pioneering work in the advancement of smallpox vaccinations. ADS, signed “E. A. Holyoke,”
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,000.00
 
 
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Marcello Malpighi262 - Marcello Malpighi
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Italian doctor (1628–1694) who gave his name to several physiological features and played an important part in the discovery of the microscope and stu
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Estimate : 4,000.00 - 5,000.00
 
 
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Samuel F. B. Morse263 - Samuel F. B. Morse
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ALS signed “Saml. F. B. Morse,” one page both sides, 5.25 x 8, August 4, 1860. Letter to Moses Sperry Beach, former editor and proprietor of the New Y
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Estimate : 2,200.00 - 2,500.00
 
 
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Louis Pasteur264 - Louis Pasteur
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ALS in French, signed “L. Pasteur,” one page, 4.5 x 7, August 25, 1887. Letter to Mr. Rodoss in Paris, thanking him for the opportunity to meet the ki
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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Sigmund Freud265 - Sigmund Freud
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ALS in German, signed “Freud,” one page, 5.75 x 9, February 23, 1938. Letter to Mr. Franz Selinek in Czechoslovakia. In full (translated): "I a...
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Estimate : 5,000.00 - 6,000.00
 
 
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Carl Jung266 - Carl Jung
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TLS in German, signed “C. G. Jung,” one page, 8.25 x 11.5, personal letterhead, August 18, 1936. Letter to Lotte Menge, in part (translated): "...
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,000.00
 
 
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Carl Jung267 - Carl Jung
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Bold ink signature, “C. G. Jung,” on an off-white 5.25 x 3.25 autograph card. In very fine condition. Accompanied by the original mailing envelope, po
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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Leonid Brezhnev268 - Leonid Brezhnev
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World War II–dated DS in Cyrillic, signed “Brezhnev,” one page, 8.25 x 11.25, December 22, 1942. Document recommending Roman Yeliseyevich Vuldovich fo
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,000.00
 
 
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Winston Churchill269 - Winston Churchill
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Handsome matte-finish 4 x 4.75 portrait of Churchill affixed to a 5 x 7.25 mount, signed on the mount in fountain pen, “Winston S. Churchill.” Reverse
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Estimate : 2,000.00 - 3,000.00
 
 
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