RR Auction: Fine Autograph and Artifact Auction

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Featuring a diverse 1,000+ lots, RR Auction’s September Fine Autographs and Artifacts auction boasts a highlighted Royalty section that spans the centuries, offering rarely seen autographs from the likes of Queen Elizabeth I, Queen Mary I, King Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette, Frederick the Great, and Princess Diana. Other top lots include a remarkable oversized Abraham Lincoln signed photograph, a letter by philosopher Francis Bacon, an extremely early Winston Churchill signed photo, and a sharp signed portrait of Martin Luther King, Jr. Other noteworthy autographs include Albert Einstein, J. D. Salinger, the Beatles, Ernest Hemingway, Walt Disney, John F. Kennedy, and more! 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 2018.
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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W. Somerset Maugham634 - W. Somerset Maugham
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Group of three ALSs in French, each signed "W. S. Maugham," totaling four pages on three sheets, no years. The first, to Marcel Thibaut of...
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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Françoise Sagan635 - Françoise Sagan
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Important French writer (1935-2004) who attained international prominence with the publication of her first novel, Bonjour Tristesse, at the age of 18
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Ernest Thompson Seton636 - Ernest Thompson Seton
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Signed book: The Preacher of Cedar Mountain. Later printing. Garden City, NY: Doubleday, Page & Company, 1925. Hardcover, 5 x 7.75, 426 pages. S...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Dr. Seuss637 - Dr. Seuss
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Signed book: The Seven Lady Godivas. First edition of the reissue of the 1939 edition, limited issue, numbered 193/300. NY: Random House, 1987. Hardco
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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James Thurber638 - James Thurber
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Signed book: A Thurber Garland. First edition. London: Hamish Hamilton, 1955. Hardcover, 5.75 x 4.5. Signed and inscribed opposite the title page in p
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Eudora Welty639 - Eudora Welty
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Signed book: The Robber Bridegroom. First edition. Garden City, NY: Doubleday, Doran & Company, 1942. Hardcover with dust jacket, 5.25 x 8.5, 18...
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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John Greenleaf Whittier640 - John Greenleaf Whittier
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Very desirable collection of two handwritten poems and five ALSs, each signed “John G. Whittier,” 16 total pages, ranging in size from 4.5 x 3.25 to 5
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Ludwig von Beethoven641 - Ludwig von Beethoven
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A blue .56-carat round brilliant diamond created by LifeGem using carbon derived from a lock of Ludwig von Beethoven's hair. Beethoven’s carbon ...
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Estimate : 30,000.00 - 40,000.00
 
 
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Jussi Bjorling642 - Jussi Bjorling
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Much-lauded Swedish tenor (1911–1960) who was one of the most popular opera stars of his era. Vintage glossy 8 x 10 close-up photo of the handsome ten
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,000.00
 
 
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Maria Callas644 - Maria Callas
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Crystal-clear vintage pearl-finish 7.25 x 9.5 close-up photo of the legendary soprano, signed and inscribed in fountain pen, "Best of everythin...
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Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,000.00
 
 
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Claude Debussy645 - Claude Debussy
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ALS in French, one page, 5 x 5.25, no date. Letter to “Mr. Demats,” in part (translated): “Can you please try and send to me the two scores of ‘l’apre
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Estimate : 3,000.00 - 5,000.00
 
 
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Alexander Gretchaninov646 - Alexander Gretchaninov
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Russian Romantic composer (1864–1956) who worked during a transitional era in the history of Russian music. Desirable autograph musical manuscript, co
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Edvard Grieg647 - Edvard Grieg
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Important Norwegian composer and pianist (1843–1907) whose works, often with a strong nationalistic flavor, include such repertory staples as the inci
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Estimate : 2,500.00 - 3,500.00
 
 
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Edouard Lalo648 - Edouard Lalo
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French composer (1823–1892), who is best remembered for the piece, Symphonie espagnole, a popular work in the standard repertoire for violin and orche
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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Jean-Baptiste Lully649 - Jean-Baptiste Lully
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Italian-born French composer and instrumentalist (1632–1687) considered a master of the baroque style, who spent most of his life working in the court
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Estimate : 8,000.00 - 10,000.00
 
 
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Giacomo Puccini650 - Giacomo Puccini
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Boldly penned AMQS on an off-white 8.5 x 5.5 album page, prominently signed below, "Giacomo Puccini, Milano, 10.8.97." Puccini pens a bar ...
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Estimate : 2,500.00 - 3,000.00
 
 
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Teresa Milanollo651 - Teresa Milanollo
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Violin-playing child prodigy (1827–1904) who toured Europe extensively to great acclaim in the 1840s. AMQS on an off-white 5.5 x 2.5 sheet, signed bel
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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Giacomo Puccini652 - Giacomo Puccini
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Magnificent matte-finish 3.5 x 5.5 postcard featuring a vignette portrait of the great composer, signed in ink by Puccini, who adds a three-bar musica
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Estimate : 2,500.00 - 3,000.00
 
 
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Robert Schumann653 - Robert Schumann
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Highly important German composer and pianist (1810–1856) whose distinctively lyrical musical language, especially evident in his keyboard works and ar
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Estimate : 30,000.00 - 40,000.00
 
 
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Nino Rota654 - Nino Rota
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Italian composer and pianist (1911–1979) known for his film scores, which include several of Federico Fellini's films and the first two movies i...
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Estimate : 500.00 - 700.00
 
 
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