RR Auction: Fine Autographs and Artifacts Featuring Animation

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RR Auction's first sale of the year boasts 900+ lots, dominated by a featured section of remarkable original animation artwork, including production cels, storyboards, and concept art from classics like Disney's Fantasia, Alice in Wonderland, Cinderella, Snow White, and Sleeping Beauty. Other highlights of the sale include autographs from iconic figures like Albert Einstein, Al Capone, Mohandas Gandhi, George Washington, Winston Churchill, Sigmund Freud, Charles Schulz, and Marilyn Monroe. 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 January 2020.
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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Charles Darwin151 - Charles Darwin
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ALS, one page, 5 x 8, December 8, 1858. Letter to his land agent John Higgins regarding rent collected from his farm at Beesby, in full: "I beg...
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Estimate : 6,000.00 - 8,000.00
 
 
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Charles Darwin152 - Charles Darwin
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Extremely desirable ink signature, "Charles Darwin, from your well-wisher, April 15, 1882,” on an off-white 5 x 2.75 slip. In fine condition, w...
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Estimate : 3,500.00 - 4,500.00
 
 
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Albert Einstein153 - Albert Einstein
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Signed book: Albert Einstein: Philosopher–Scientist. First edition presentation copy. Evanston, Illinois: The Library of Living Philosophers, 1949. Ha
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Estimate : 5,000.00 - 7,000.00
 
 
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Albert Einstein154 - Albert Einstein
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ALS in German, signed “A. Einstein,” one page, 3.5 x 5.5, postcard letterhead, April 1926. Letter to Hans Reichenbach in Stuttgart, Germany, concernin
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Estimate : 20,000.00 - 25,000.00
 
 
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Albert Einstein155 - Albert Einstein
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TLS in German, signed “A. Einstein,” one page, 8.5 x 11, blindstamped Princeton letterhead, February 25, 1942. Letter to Austrian novelist Hermann Bro
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Estimate : 3,000.00 - 4,000.00
 
 
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Alexander Fleming156 - Alexander Fleming
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Superb vintage pearl-finish 7 x 9.5 photo of Alexander Fleming peering into a microscope, signed in black ink. In very good condition, with profession
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,000.00
 
 
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Werner Heisenberg157 - Werner Heisenberg
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German theoretical physicist (1901-1976) awarded the 1932 Nobel Prize in physics for the creation of quantum mechanics. Scarce fountain pen signature,
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Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
 
 
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Carl Jung158 - Carl Jung
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TLS in French, signed “C. G. Jung,” one page, 8 x 11.5, personal letterhead, March 4, 1954. In part (translated): "I knew Mr. Einstein when he ...
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Estimate : 4,000.00 - 6,000.00
 
 
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Guglielmo Marconi159 - Guglielmo Marconi
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Scarce 3.5 x 5 photo of the Nobel Prize-winning inventor, signed in the lower border in thick black ink, "G. Marconi." In fine condition, ...
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,000.00
 
 
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Hudson Maxim160 - Hudson Maxim
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American chemist and inventor (1853–1927) best known for several innovations related to explosives, including smokeless gunpowder. TLS, one page, 8 x
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Alfred Nobel161 - Alfred Nobel
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Swedish chemist, engineer, inventor, businessman, and philanthropist (1833–1896) known for inventing dynamite and for bequeathing his fortune for the
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Estimate : 3,000.00 - 5,000.00
 
 
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Louis Pasteur162 - Louis Pasteur
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ALS in French, signed “L. Pasteur,” one page, 4.25 x 7, October 30, 1885. Amusing letter responding to a proposal. In full (translated): "Madem...
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Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,500.00
 
 
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Robert Oppenheimer163 - Robert Oppenheimer
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Brilliant American physicist (1904–1967) who directed the Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton and who spearheaded the Manhattan Project, leading
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,000.00
 
 
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Wolfgang Pauli164 - Wolfgang Pauli
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Pioneer of quantum physics (1900–1958) who received the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1945 after being nominated by Albert Einstein. ALS signed “W. Pauli,
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Estimate : 12,000.00 - 15,000.00
 
 
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Theodor W. Adorno165 - Theodor W. Adorno
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German sociologist, philosopher, and musicologist (1903–1969) known for his critical theory as a leading member of the Frankfurt School. ANS in German
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Estimate : 500.00 - 700.00
 
 
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First Day Covers166 - First Day Covers
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Collection of over 475 commemorative covers and FDCs signed by a wide variety astronauts, cosmonauts, athletes, aviators, authors, scientists, enterta
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,200.00
 
 
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Sigmund Freud167 - Sigmund Freud
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Untranslated ANS in German, signed “Freud,” one page, 4.5 x 2.75, December 28, 1924. Reverse features the address of Dr. Siegfried Bernfeld, which rea
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Estimate : 3,000.00 - 4,000.00
 
 
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Sigmund Freud168 - Sigmund Freud
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Extraordinary matte-finish 9 x 11.75 photo of the pioneering psychoanalyst, signed in fountain pen, "Sigm. Freud, 1922." In very good cond...
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Estimate : 10,000.00 - 15,000.00
 
 
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Friedrich Hayek170 - Friedrich Hayek
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Influential economist (1899-1992) known for his defense of classical liberalism, who shared the Nobel Prize in Economics with Gunnar Myrdal for '...
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Thomas Merton171 - Thomas Merton
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Trappist monk, writer, and mystic (1915-1968) known for his best-selling autobiography The Seven Storey Mountain. Fascinating spiral-bound scrapbook c
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Estimate : 3,000.00 - 4,000.00
 
 
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Mother Teresa172 - Mother Teresa
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Wonderful glossy 8 x 10 photo of Mother Teresa with her hands clasped in prayer, signed in blue felt tip, "God bless you, M. Teresa mc." I...
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,000.00
 
 
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Pope Benedict XV173 - Pope Benedict XV
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Matte-finish 4 x 5.5 photo of Pope Benedict XV affixed to its original 8.5 x 12 mount, inscribed on the mount in fountain pen with an apostolic blessi
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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John Wesley174 - John Wesley
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Anglican cleric and theologian (1703–1791) who founded Methodism and was said to have preached 40,000 sermons in his lifetime. Rare ALS signed “J. Wes
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Estimate : 7,500.00 - 8,500.00
 
 
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Joseph Bonaparte175 - Joseph Bonaparte
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Older brother of Napoleon (1868-1844) who served as King of Spain from 1808 to 1813, and King of Naples from 1806 to 1808. ALS in French, signed “Jose
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,000.00
 
 
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Madame Chiang Kai-shek176 - Madame Chiang Kai-shek
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Vintage ink signature, "Mayling Soong Chiang,” on an off-white 11.5 x 8.5 sheet bearing affixed images of the President and First Lady of the R...
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,000.00
 
 
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Winston Churchill177 - Winston Churchill
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Magnificent and extremely early 5 x 8 mounted albumen photo of Churchill by J. Heyman & Co., showing him in uniform as a lieutenant in the 4th Q...
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Estimate : 12,000.00 - 15,000.00
 
 
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Winston Churchill178 - Winston Churchill
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Complete book set: The Second World War, Volumes I–VI. First British editions. London: Cassell and Co. Ltd., 1948-1954. Hardcovers with dust jackets,
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Estimate : 6,000.00 - 8,000.00
 
 
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Ho Chi Minh179 - Ho Chi Minh
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Exceedingly rare ink signature, "Best greetings from Ho Chi Minh, 12. 1959,” on an off-white 3.75 x 2.25 calling card belonging to Ho Chi Minh....
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Estimate : 2,000.00 - 4,000.00
 
 
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Nikita Khrushchev180 - Nikita Khrushchev
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Vintage ink signatures of Nikita Khrushchev, Nikolai Bulganin, and Georgy Malenkov on individual pages of a 5.25 x 3.75 autograph album. In fine condi
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,000.00
 
 
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Napoleon: Josephine181 - Napoleon: Josephine
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First wife of Napoleon and thus the first empress of the French (1763–1814). LS in French, signed “Josephine,” one page, 7.25 x 9, November 6, 1812. L
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Estimate : 1,200.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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Sun Yat-sen182 - Sun Yat-sen
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Founding father and first president of the Republic of China (1866-1925). Ink signature in English and Chinese on a 5 x 1.75 slip affixed to a 7.5 x 6
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Estimate : 8,000.00 - 10,000.00
 
 
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Ferdinand and Isabella183 - Ferdinand and Isabella
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Exceptional LS in Spanish, signed “Yo el Rey," [I the King] and "Yo el Reyna," [I the Queen], one page, 8.5 x 9, October 12, 1499. In...
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Estimate : 8,000.00 - 10,000.00
 
 
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King Charles IX184 - King Charles IX
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Vellum manuscript DS in French, signed “Charles,” one page, 16.75 x 11.5, January 31, 1570. Financial document regarding expenses generated in Brittan
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Estimate : 500.00 - 700.00
 
 
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King Charles I185 - King Charles I
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King of England, Scotland, and Ireland (born 1600) from 1625 until his execution in the wake of the English Civil War in 1649. Manuscript DS, signed “
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Estimate : 5,000.00 - 7,000.00
 
 
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King Edward VII186 - King Edward VII
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Signed book: Pot-Pourri from A Surrey Garden. Later printing. London: Smith, Elder & Co., 1897. Three quarter leather hardcover with gilt-decora...
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Estimate : 500.00 - 700.00
 
 
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Princess Diana and Prince Charles187 - Princess Diana and Prince Charles
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Signed book: HRH The Prince of Wales Watercolours. First edition. Boston: Little, Brown and Company, 1991. Hardcover with slipcase, 11.25 x 9.5, 159 p
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Estimate : 2,000.00 - 3,000.00
 
 
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Princess Diana188 - Princess Diana
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Beautiful color satin-finish 10 x 12 portrait of Princess Diana in a lovely front-facing pose, affixed to the original mount, which is signed in fount
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Estimate : 2,000.00 - 3,000.00
 
 
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Princess Diana and Prince Charles189 - Princess Diana and Prince Charles
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Desirable Christmas card from 1985, embossed on the front with the Prince of Wales’s feathers and Order of the Garter motto and the Spencer family arm
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,000.00
 
 
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Queen Victoria190 - Queen Victoria
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Signed book: The Life of His Royal Highness the Prince Consort by Sir Theodore Martin. Later printing. London: Smith, Elder & Co., 1882. Hardcov...
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Estimate : 500.00 - 700.00
 
 
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Howard Carter191 - Howard Carter
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British archaeologist and Egyptologist (1874–1939) whose discovery of the tomb of Tutankhamun in Egypt's 'Valley of the Kings' proved to...
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Estimate : 2,000.00 - 2,500.00
 
 
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William F. ‘Buffalo Bill’ Cody192 - William F. ‘Buffalo Bill’ Cody
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Desirable ink signature, "W. F. Cody, 'Buffalo Bill,' 1900,” on an off-white 4 x 2.5 sheet affixed to a slightly larger mount. In very ...
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Wall Street Gold & Silver Mining Co.193 - Wall Street Gold & Silver Mining Co.
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Civil War–era partly-printed DS, one page, 9.75 x 5.5, April 14, 1864. Stock certificate for 10 shares in the Wall Street Gold & Silver Mining C...
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,000.00
 
 
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Pat Garrett194 - Pat Garrett
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New Mexico lawman (1850–1908) who killed his former gambling partner, the fabled outlaw Billy the Kid, in 1881. Partly-printed DS, signed “P. F. Garre
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Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,000.00
 
 
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Bruno Richard Hauptmann195 - Bruno Richard Hauptmann
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Very rare vintage glossy 7.5 x 9.5 half-length photo of Hauptmann smiling in court during the Lindbergh kidnapping trial, signed and inscribed in foun
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Estimate : 3,500.00 - 4,500.00
 
 
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Meyer Lansky196 - Meyer Lansky
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ALS signed “Love, Dad,” one onionskin page, lightly lined, 8.5 x 10.75, December 31, 1970. Letter to his daughter Sandra and her husband Vince Lombard
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Estimate : 1,200.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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Al Capone197 - Al Capone
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Remarkable partly-printed DS, signed twice, “Alphonse Capone,” one page, 7.75 x 2.25, November 18, 1926. An interest note for "Loan No. 6223,&q...
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Estimate : 25,000.00 - 30,000.00
 
 
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Apple: Wozniak and Wayne198 - Apple: Wozniak and Wayne
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Two items: a 5.25" Floppy Disk signed in silver ink by Steve Wozniak, "Woz"; and a personal business card belonging to Ronald Wayne, ...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Louis Brandeis199 - Louis Brandeis
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Pair of 3-cent Constitution Sesquicentennial postage stamps, 1.5 x 1, both signed in fountain pen by Louis Brandeis. In overall fine condition. Both a
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Warren Buffett200 - Warren Buffett
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Ballpoint signature and inscription, "Hi Steve—Warren Buffett,” on a 8.5 x 11 news release from Dairy Queen dated January 5, 1998. In fine cond...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Aaron Burr201 - Aaron Burr
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ALS signed “A. Burr,” one page both sides, 6 x 8.25, March 1791. Letter to New York Senator Samuel Jones, in part: "Several gentlemen have call...
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Estimate : 500.00 - 700.00
 
 
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