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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Charles Darwin214 - Charles Darwin
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LS signed “Ch. R. Darwin,” one page both sides, 5 x 8, Down letterhead, February 5, 1868. Letter to his lawyer, Thomas Salt, regarding alleged monies
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Estimate : 3,000.00 - 5,000.00
 
 
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Thomas Edison215 - Thomas Edison
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Edison Botanic Research Corporation business check, 8.25 x 3, filled out in another hand and signed by Edison with his classic umbrella signature, &...
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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Albert Einstein216 - Albert Einstein
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Highly appealing vintage matte-finish 5 x 7 portrait of Einstein relaxing in a sweater, signed and inscribed in fountain pen, "To Mr. & Mrs...
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Estimate : 10,000.00 - 15,000.00
 
 
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Albert Einstein217 - Albert Einstein
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ALS in German, signed "A. Einstein," one page, 8.5 x 11, October 4, 1929. Letter to Nicholas Murray Butler, in part (translated): "I ...
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Estimate : 4,000.00 - 6,000.00
 
 
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Franz Anton Mesmer218 - Franz Anton Mesmer
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Excessively rare ALS in French, signed "Mesmer," one page, 6.75 x 8.25, October 3, 1795. Letter to Madame Cardon of Versaille, in full (tr...
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Estimate : 4,000.00 - 6,000.00
 
 
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Robert Oppenheimer219 - Robert Oppenheimer
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Fountain pen signature, "J. R. Oppenheimer,” on an off-white 4.5 x 6 card bearing an affixed magazine photo, which has an article about Oppenhe...
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Estimate : 500.00 - 700.00
 
 
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Eli Whitney220 - Eli Whitney
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Twice-signed ALS, one page both sides, 8 x 10.5, March 2, 1802. Letter to Jonathan Burrall, the cashier of the New York branch of the National Bank, i
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Estimate : 2,500.00 - 3,500.00
 
 
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James Watt221 - James Watt
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ALS, one page, 8 x 10, September 5, 1784. Letter to musician and notable Watt benefactor Joah Bates, in full: "Having received from Mr. Brown t...
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Estimate : 8,000.00 - 10,000.00
 
 
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Sigmund Freud222 - Sigmund Freud
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ALS in German, signed “Freud,” one page, 5.25 x 3.5, personal stationery card, September 24, 1928. Written from Berlin-Tegel, an untranslated letter t
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Estimate : 3,000.00 - 4,000.00
 
 
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Sigmund Freud223 - Sigmund Freud
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Extremely rare Liveright Publishing Corporation business check, 8.5 x 3, filled out in another hand as payable to Sigmund Freud for $787.50, February
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Estimate : 4,000.00 - 6,000.00
 
 
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