RR Auction: Fine Autographs & Artifacts

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Headquartered in Boston’s North End, RR Auction is a globally recognized and trusted source for rare documents, manuscripts, autographs, and historic artifacts. Since its inception in 1980, RR has achieved countless record-setting prices in over 425 successful sales, including Truman Capote’s hand-notated manuscript for Breakfast at Tiffany’s for over $300,000, President Kennedy’s 1963 convertible for $318,000, and a pair of Bonnie and Clyde’s guns for over $500,000. Internationally known and frequently featured in all media outlets—with appearances on NBC’s Today Show, CBS This Morning, Fox News, the New York Times Sunday Magazine, and the London Times—RR Auction prides itself on selling authentic material, thoroughly examined by in-house experts and third-party authenticators, to uphold the guarantee of authenticity. With a stunning full-color print catalog and a massive online presence, RR Auction continues to achieve record prices for clients around the world.
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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Neil Armstrong and X-15 Pilots423 - Neil Armstrong and X-15 Pilots
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Early glossy 10 x 8 photo of Armstrong and five other X-15 pilots gathered around one of their aircraft, signed vertically in fountain pen by Neil Arm
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Estimate : 2,500.00 - 3,000.00
 
 
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Neil Armstrong424 - Neil Armstrong
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Highly desirable uninscribed official color 8 x 10 NASA lithograph of Armstrong posing in his white space suit against a lunar background, signed in b
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Estimate : 2,500.00 - 3,000.00
 
 
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Neil Armstrong425 - Neil Armstrong
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Collection of correspondence from Armstrong and his wife, in the form of Christmas cards, all to the same recipient, as well as assorted unsigned item
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Estimate : 3,500.00 - 4,000.00
 
 
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Neil Armstrong426 - Neil Armstrong
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Program from the Sam Houston Area Council Boy Scouts of America 1978 Volunteer Recognition Dinner, held on May 22, 1978, at the Galleria Plaza Hotel,
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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Neil Armstrong427 - Neil Armstrong
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Official color 7.25 x 9.25 NASA photo of Armstrong posing in his white space suit against a lunar background, signed and inscribed in black felt tip,
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,200.00
 
 
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Neil Armstrong428 - Neil Armstrong
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Official color 20.75 x 16.75 NASA lithograph number AP 1107, entitled ‘Armstrong & Aldrin Planting Old Glory on the Moon,’ signed and inscribed ...
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Estimate : 2,000.00 - 3,000.00
 
 
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Buzz Aldrin429 - Buzz Aldrin
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Very nice color satin-finish 10 x 8 photo of Aldrin walking on the lunar surface, signed in blue felt tip. In fine condition, with two spots of adhesi
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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Buzz Aldrin430 - Buzz Aldrin
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Proof sheet for the 1997 edition of Who’s Who, one page, 8.25 x 11.75, with a printed biography of Aldrin in the middle, and a request for any further
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Buzz Aldrin431 - Buzz Aldrin
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Archive of 11 items from a 1984 NASA presentation on Lunar Surface Return, each 8.5 x 11 or 11 x 8.5, used by Aldrin during a presentation at the Lynd
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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Buzz Aldrin and Michael Collins432 - Buzz Aldrin and Michael Collins
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Iconic color satin-finish 10 x 8 photo of Aldrin on the lunar surface, signed in blue felt tip by Buzz Aldrin and Michael Collins. In very fine condit
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Michael Collins433 - Michael Collins
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Charming original watercolor still life painting of fruits and vegetables on a table, 20 x 14, signed in black ink, “Michael Collins I ’07.” In condit
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Estimate : 2,500.00 - 3,000.00
 
 
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Apollo 13434 - Apollo 13
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Commemorative cover with a cachet honoring the United States in space, signed in black ink and ballpoint by Jack Swigert, James Lovell, and Fred Haise
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Apollo 15435 - Apollo 15
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Uncommon Apollo 15 postal cover, 6.5 x 3.75, numbered 298 of 300, carried to the lunar surface aboard the Falcon, signed in the lower left corner by c
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Estimate : 6,000.00 - 8,000.00
 
 
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Dave Scott436 - Dave Scott
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Flown sterling ‘Silver Snoopy’ pin, ‘Type IV’ carried on board Apollo 15, and carried in the pocket of Dave Scott’s space suit during all three missio
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Estimate : 6,000.00 - 8,000.00
 
 
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Dave Scott437 - Dave Scott
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Flown American flag, 5.5 x 4, carried to the South Pole in 1970, and flown to lunar orbit during the Apollo 15 mission. Flag is signed on three white
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Estimate : 6,000.00 - 8,000.00
 
 
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Dave Scott438 - Dave Scott
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Dave Scott’s printed Aeronautics and Space Report of the President, 1973 Activities, 8 x 10, 131 pages. Report was made for President Richard Nixon to
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Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
 
 
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Command Module Block I FDAI439 - Command Module Block I FDAI
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Scarce Apollo Block I simulator-used Command Module Flight Director Attitude Indicator (FDAI). Unit is contained in its original housing and measures
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Estimate : 30,000.00 - 40,000.00
 
 
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Gene Cernan440 - Gene Cernan
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Complete flown Command Service Module Updates checklist carried aboard Apollo 17, used by the entire crew and heavily annotated by Harrison Schmitt or
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Estimate : 20,000.00 - 30,000.00
 
 
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Command Module Block II Panel 229441 - Command Module Block II Panel 229
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Apollo Block II Command Module panel 229. Panel measures 6.25 x 4 x 14 and is fitted with seven rows of labeled buttons. One pair is labeled “Main Rel
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Estimate : 10,000.00 - 15,000.00
 
 
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Space Shuttle442 - Space Shuttle
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Fabric American flag, 5.5 x 4.25, flown aboard the Space Shuttle Atlantis on the STS-66 mission from November 3–14, 1994. The flag is affixed to a 16.
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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North American Aviation443 - North American Aviation
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Collection of 13 color lithographs, 15 x 12 and 12 x 15, issued by North American Aviation, Inc. Seven of the lithos depict Apollo-related scenes incl
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Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
 
 
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McDonnell Lithographs444 - McDonnell Lithographs
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Set of seven color lithographs, 11 x 17 and 17 x 11, depicting projects completed by McDonnell for the US government, including the Gemini Spacecraft
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Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
 
 
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The Martian Landscape445 - The Martian Landscape
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NASA book: The Martian Landscape. Washington, DC: US Government Printing Office, 1978. Hardcover, 11.25 x 14.25, 160 pages. In fine condition, with li
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Konstantin Tsiolkovsky446 - Konstantin Tsiolkovsky
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Russian physicist (1857–1935) who pioneered the study of rocketry and cosmonautics and whose discoveries were of crucial importance in the development
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Estimate : 2,000.00 - 2,500.00
 
 
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Apollo 7447 - Apollo 7
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Apollo 7 launch day postal cover with an affixed cachet honoring the mission, signed in blue and black ink by Wally Schirra, Walt Cunningham, and Donn
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Charlie Duke448 - Charlie Duke
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Satin-finish 10 x 8 photo of Duke speaking into his headset at the mission control center, signed in blue felt tip, “‘We copy you down eagle’!, Charli
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Buzz Aldrin449 - Buzz Aldrin
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Color satin-finish 8 x 10 photo of Aldrin posing in his white space suit, signed in blue felt tip, “We Came in Peace, Buzz Aldrin, Apollo XI.” In very
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Michael Collins450 - Michael Collins
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Color satin-finish 8 x 10 photo of Collins posing in his white space suit, signed in blue felt tip, “Mike Collins.” In very fine condition.
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Apollo 12451 - Apollo 12
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Official color 8 x 10 NASA lithograph of the Apollo 12 crew in their space suits, signed in blue and black ink by Charles Conrad, Dick Gordon, and Ala
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Alan Bean452 - Alan Bean
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Exceptional color satin-finish 10 x 8 photo of Bean making adjustments to the lunar lander during the Apollo 12 mission, signed in silver ink, “An isl
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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James Lovell453 - James Lovell
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Color satin-finish 8 x 10 photo of Lovell posing in his white space suit, signed in blue felt tip, “Houston we have a problem, James Lovell, Apollo 13
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Fred Haise454 - Fred Haise
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Remarkable color satin-finish 8 x 10 photo of Earth taken during the Apollo 13 mission, signed in gold ink, “Our view of home from the lifeboat ‘Aquar
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Jim Irwin455 - Jim Irwin
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Color 10 x 8 NASA lithograph of Irwin saluting the American flag during his mission, signed in black felt tip beneath a pre-printed sentiment. An irre
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Jim Irwin456 - Jim Irwin
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Apollo 15 launch day cover with a cachet of the mission emblem, signed in black felt tip by Irwin. Notation on the reverse of cover reads, “Irwin auto
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Gene Cernan457 - Gene Cernan
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Color satin-finish 16 x 20 photo of the Apollo 17 space craft bathed in spotlights on the launch pad, signed in gold ink, “The magnificent Saturn V th
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Gene Cernan458 - Gene Cernan
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Captivating color satin-finish 8 x 10 photo of Cernan holding the American flag, with a miniscule Earth in the background, signed in silver ink, “Gene
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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STS-107: David Brown459 - STS-107: David Brown
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Mission specialist on STS-107, Space Shuttle Columbia’s fatal mission. Color 8 x 10 NASA photo of Brown, signed and inscribed in black felt tip, “Marg
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Christa McAuliffe460 - Christa McAuliffe
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Challenger STS-51-L launch day postal cover with a stamped cachet honoring the tragic mission, signed in black felt tip, “S. Christa McAuliffe.” In fi
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Challenger: Barbara Morgan461 - Challenger: Barbara Morgan
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American teacher who participated in the Teacher in Space program as the backup to Christa McAuliffe for the ill-fated STS-51-L and went on to fly on
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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John J. Audubon465 - John J. Audubon
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Ink signature, “John J. Audubon,” on an off-white 6.25 x 1 slip clipped from the conclusion of a letter. Double-matted and framed with an engraved por
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Max Bill466 - Max Bill
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Swiss architect, artist, and industrial designer (1908–1994) known for his modernist precision. Unusual set of unsigned pencil sketches by Bill on thr
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Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,000.00
 
 
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Gutzon Borglum467 - Gutzon Borglum
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Desirable matte-finish 9.75 x 12.75 photo of Mount Rushmore from afar just after finishing George Washington’s face, boldly signed and inscribed in fo
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Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,000.00
 
 
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Claude Bragdon468 - Claude Bragdon
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Architect, writer, and stage designer (1866–1946). ALS, one page, 6 x 7.75, personal letterhead, June 28, [1931]. Letter to literary and art critic Le
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Brassai469 - Brassai
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Noted Hungarian photographer, sculptor, writer, and filmmaker (1899–1984). TLS in French, one page, 8.25 x 5.25, personal letterhead, August 24, 1971.
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Estimate : 1,200.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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Georges Braque470 - Georges Braque
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Important French painter (1882–1963) who, along with Picasso, was one of the seminal figures in the development of Cubism. Uncommon color 6 x 4 postca
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Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,000.00
 
 
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Jean-Baptiste Carpeaux471 - Jean-Baptiste Carpeaux
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French sculptor and painter (1827–1875) from whom Napoleon III commissioned many works. ALS in French, one page, 5 x 8, July 4, 1866. Letter to the ar
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Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,000.00
 
 
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Carlo Carra472 - Carlo Carra
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Italian painter (1881–1966) associated with Futurism. ALS in Italian, one page, 5.75 x 9, L’Ambrosiano letterhead, Forte dei Marmi, July 22, 1936. Let
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Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,000.00
 
 
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Henri Cartier-Bresson473 - Henri Cartier-Bresson
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Program for an exhibition held in 1996 at the Equitable Gallery, 6 x 8.5, featuring four fold-out images, signed and inscribed on the front in black f
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Marc Chagall474 - Marc Chagall
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Full sheet of 15 stamps featuring ‘Issachar’ from Chagall’s twelve tribes of Israel series, 9 x 7.5, signed in the upper border in blue felt tip, “Mar
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Raoul Dufy475 - Raoul Dufy
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Uncommon color 5.75 x 3.5 postcard depicting Dufy’s painting entitled ‘The Paddock at Deauville,’ boldly signed in the lower border in fountain pen, “
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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