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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Queen Victoria245 - Queen Victoria
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Signed book: The Present State of the Fine Arts in France by Philip Gilbert Hamerton. First edition. London: Seeley and Co. Limited, 1892. Hardcover,
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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Queen Victoria246 - Queen Victoria
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ALS in German, signed “Victoria R.,” three pages on two adjoining sheets, 4.5 x 7, Osborne letterhead, May 10, 1859. Letter to her cousin, in part (tr
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Titanic: Edward Smith247 - Titanic: Edward Smith
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Scarce DS, signed "E. J. Smith," one page, 7.75 x 6, June 6, 1895. A certificate of discharge issued to Thomas Riley a fireman aboard the ...
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Estimate : 2,000.00 - 4,000.00
 
 
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Howard Carter248 - Howard Carter
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ALS signed “Howard E. Carter,” one page, 7 x 9, Direction Generale du Service des Antiquites letterhead, December 6, 1901. In part: "At Kom-Omb...
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Estimate : 2,000.00 - 3,000.00
 
 
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Geronimo249 - Geronimo
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Rare pencil signature, "Geronimo,” on the reverse of an off-white 3.75 x 2.25 business card belonging to the Oklahoma City law firm Pruiett, Ca...
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Estimate : 4,500.00 - 5,500.00
 
 
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Sam Giancana250 - Sam Giancana
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Collection of seven pieces of Sam Giancana's 14K gold jewelry, including: a glamorous 14K lighter with an intriguing burst finish, featuring his...
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Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,000.00
 
 
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Murray 'The Camel' Humphreys251 - Murray 'The Camel' Humphreys
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An 18K gold Piaget wristwatch custom-designed for Chicago Outfit racketeer Murray 'The Camel' Humphreys, featuring a concentric design with ...
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Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,000.00
 
 
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Mata Hari252 - Mata Hari
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ALS in French, signed “Marguerite,” one page both sides, 8.5 x 11, Victoria Hotel letterhead, January 15, 1915. Emotional letter to her lover, Dutch a
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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Francis Gary Powers253 - Francis Gary Powers
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Uncommon vintage glossy 10 x 7.75 photo of Powers in front of a U-2 ultra-high altitude reconnaissance aircraft, signed and inscribed in blue ballpoin
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Bartolomeo Vanzetti254 - Bartolomeo Vanzetti
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ALS signed “Bartolomeo V.,” three pages on two sheets, 6 x 9.5, June 18, 1924. Letter to John and Virginia G. Bournan of Stephen City, Virginia. In fu
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Estimate : 5,000.00 - 7,000.00
 
 
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