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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Princess Victoria327 - Princess Victoria
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Uncommon 4.25 x 6.5 cabinet photo of Princess Victoria by W. & D. Downey, signed in the upper corner in ink, "Victoria, 1898." In fine...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Yitzhak Rabin328 - Yitzhak Rabin
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Color 3.75 x 6 cardstock photo of Rabin as prime minister of Israel, signed in the lower border in black felt tip, "Y. Rabin." In fine con...
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Thomas Radclyffe, 3rd Earl of Sussex329 - Thomas Radclyffe, 3rd Earl of Sussex
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Manuscript vellum DS, signed “T. Sussex,” one page, 10.25 x 4.5, 1573. A partial and difficult-to-read accounting document listing various names. Sign
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Edmund Randolph330 - Edmund Randolph
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Brief third-person ALS, signed within the text, “E. Randolph,” one page, 8 x 9.75, June 29, 1795. Letter to John Nicholson, in full: "E. Randol...
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Thomas Mann Randolph, Jr331 - Thomas Mann Randolph, Jr
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Partly-printed DS, signed “Tho. M. Randolph,” one page, 7.75 x 7.25, July 13, 1822. As governor of Virginia, Randolph commissions "David Parry ...
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Joseph Reed332 - Joseph Reed
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Ink signature, "Jos. Reed, President,” on an off-white 5.25 x 3.5 sheet affixed to a slightly larger card. In very good to fine condition, with...
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Nathan Mayer Rothschild333 - Nathan Mayer Rothschild
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Partly-printed DS in Russian, signed “N. M. Rothschild, Contractor,” one page both sides, 9.25 x 14.25, March 1, 1822. Document for a loan at five per
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Carl Sagan334 - Carl Sagan
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Invitation program for viewing the Apollo 17 launch from the decks of Holland America's SS Statendam, two pages, 8.5 x 11, signed and inscribed ...
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Jonas Salk335 - Jonas Salk
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Signed book: World Population and Human Values. First edition. NY: Harper & Row, 1981. Hardcover with dust jacket (price-clipped), 8.5 x 11.25, ...
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Emilio Segre336 - Emilio Segre
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Vintage glossy 4 x 5 photo of Segre from his time at the Berkeley Radiation Lab, signed in fountain pen. Reverse bears a Berkley ink stamp and a typed
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Charles Sumner337 - Charles Sumner
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Two letters: ALS, four pages on two adjoining sheets, 5 x 8, October 31, 1856, discussing political philosophy, in part: "Vico, Michelet, &...
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Supreme Court338 - Supreme Court
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Collection of six items signed by Supreme Court Justices Earl Warren, Potter Stewart, and Arthur J. Goldberg: One item signed by Warren: a vintage ma
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Charles Thomson339 - Charles Thomson
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ADS, signed “Cha. Thomson,” one page, 7.75 x 3.25, May 29, 1821. A Harrison City pay order, which reads: "Cashier of the Bank of Pensylvania pa...
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Titanic: Millvina Dean340 - Titanic: Millvina Dean
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Three items: two identical color 11 x 8 prints of Simon N. Fisher's painting of the Titanic, each signed in the lower border in pencil by Millvi...
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Moise Tshombe341 - Moise Tshombe
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Vintage matte-finish 3.5 x 5.5 postcard photo of Moise Tshombe as a young man, signed in blue ballpoint. In fine condition, with a light paperclip imp
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William M. 'Boss' Tweed342 - William M. 'Boss' Tweed
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Personal check, 7.25 x 2.75, filled out in another hand and signed by Tweed, "W. M. Tweed," payable to cash for $333.33, August 4, 1870. I...
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Fred M. Vinson343 - Fred M. Vinson
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TLS, one page, 5.5 x 6.75, Supreme Court of the United States letterhead, July 9, 1946. Letter to H. S. J. Sickel, in full: "Your letter congra...
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Barnes Wallis344 - Barnes Wallis
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Two glossy photos, 7.75 x 8.75 and 10 x 8, both signed in blue ink or felt tip by Barnes Wallis, including: a photo of Wallis posing with a model of h
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Booker T. Washington345 - Booker T. Washington
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TLS, one page, 7.5 x 9.5, The Tuskegee Normal and Industrial Institute letterhead, December 31, 1904. Letter to B. W. Huebsch, in full: "I am g...
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Duke and Duchess of Windsor347 - Duke and Duchess of Windsor
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Ink signatures, "Edward, Duke of Windsor" and "Wallis, Duchess of Windsor,” on an off-white 5.5 x 3.5 stationery card bearing the Roy...
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