RR Auction: Fine Autographs and Artifacts February 2020

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RR Auction's February 2020 Fine Autographs and Artifacts sale presents nearly 900 lots in a diverse array of collectible fields, from presidents to classical musicians to scientific pioneers. Top lots include Bob Dylan's handwritten lyrics for 'Tangled Up In Blue'; a Queen Mary signed document ordering a fine robe; extraordinary autographs from Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Franz Joseph Haydn, Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy, and Johannes Brahms; and other figures of historical renown like George Washington, Charlie Parker, Joseph Stalin, Marie Curie, Albert Einstein, and Winston Churchill. 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 February 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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Leonid Brezhnev265 - Leonid Brezhnev
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World War II-dated DS in Cyrillic, one page, 7.75 x 11.25, 1943. Untranslated document issuing the Order of the Red Star. Colonel Brezhnev, then 37 ye
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British Prime Ministers266 - British Prime Ministers
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Seven books signed inside in ink or felt tip by a former British Prime Minister: John Major: The Autobiography, signed by Major on a bookplate affixed
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Warren Buffett267 - Warren Buffett
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Color glossy 11 x 8.5 head-and-shoulders photo of Buffett in a suit and tie, signed in black felt tip, "Warren E. Buffett." In fine condit...
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Mary Bunting268 - Mary Bunting
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Three items signed by Bunting: a glossy 8 x 10 portrait, signed in fountain pen, "Mary I. Bunting"; a TLS signed "Mary I. Bunting,&qu...
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Nicolae Ceau?escu269 - Nicolae Ceau?escu
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Glossy 5.5 x 7.75 photo of the Romanian head of state, signed in fountain pen, "N. Ceau?escu." In fine condition.
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Jean-Martin Charcot270 - Jean-Martin Charcot
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Interesting ADS in French, signed "Charcot," one page, 8 x 12, March 4, 1893. Charcot writes out a medicinal treatment. In full (translate...
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Jean-Martin Charcot271 - Jean-Martin Charcot
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Untranslated ALS in French, signed “Charcot,” one page, 4 x 6.25, blindstamped personal letterhead, no date. In fine condition, with a small tear to t
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Chen Cheng272 - Chen Cheng
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FDC with a cachet honoring the 15th anniversary of the United Nations, signed in black ink by Chen Cheng. In fine condition.
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Madame Chiang Kai-shek273 - Madame Chiang Kai-shek
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Fountain pen signature, "Mayling Soong Chiang,” on an off-white 5 x 3 card. In fine condition. Accompanied by a full letter of authenticity fro...
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Estimate : 500.00 - 700.00
 
 
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Computer Pioneers274 - Computer Pioneers
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Collection of six items signed by computer pioneers, including: Paul Baran (signature), Tim Berners-Lee (business card), Leonard Kleinrock (signature)
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DNA: Francis Crick275 - DNA: Francis Crick
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TLS, one page, 7 x 10.75, The Salk Institute for Biological Studies letterhead, August 14, 1994. Letter to Evelyn Wasserman, in part: "It's...
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DNA: James Watson276 - DNA: James Watson
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Satin-finish 8 x 10 photo of Watson in his white lab coat, signed in black felt tip. In fine condition. An appealing photo of the 1953 co-discoverer o
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Frederick Douglass277 - Frederick Douglass
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Partly-printed DS, signed “Fred'k Douglass,” three pages on two adjoining sheets, 8.5 x 14, August 2, 1884. Indenture between Henry R. Elliot an...
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William Ellery278 - William Ellery
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Third-person ADS, signed within the text, "William Ellery,” on an off-white 3.75 x 2.5 slip. In part: "Rec'd, Newport May 7th 1768, of...
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Father Divine279 - Father Divine
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TLS signed “Rev. M. J. Divine,” two pages, 8.5 x 11, personal Circle Mission, Inc. Church letterhead, April 20, 1944. Letter to Miss Holy Quietness, i
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John F. 'Honey Fitz' Fitzgerald280 - John F. 'Honey Fitz' Fitzgerald
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Vintage 5.75 x 7.75 book photo of John 'Honey Fitz' Fitzgerald, signed and inscribed vertically in fountain pen, "To my good friend Alf...
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Indira Gandhi282 - Indira Gandhi
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Felt tip signature, "Indira Gandhi,” on an off-white 3.5 x 2.25 card embossed in gold with the lion insignia of India. In fine condition. Encap...
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Samuel Gompers283 - Samuel Gompers
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Three items: a TLS, one page, 7.5 x 10.5, General Committee on the Limitation of Armament letterhead, February 8, 1922, addressed to William H. Short,
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Billy Graham284 - Billy Graham
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Sought-after ballpoint signature, "Billy Graham,” on an off-white 5 x 3 card with typed notation dating the signature to Phoenix, Arizona, on A...
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Rowland Hill285 - Rowland Hill
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LS, one page, 8 x 13, General Post Office letterhead, October 7, 1859. Letter to Postmaster General Joseph Holt, in full: "The Accounts of the ...
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