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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Yes654 - Yes
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Glossy 10 x 8 group photo of progressive rockers Yes, signed in person in blue felt tip by Jon Anderson, Steve Howe, Chris Squire, Bill Bruford, and R
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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The Clash655 - The Clash
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Ballpoint signatures, "Paul Simonon," "Joe Strummer," "Mick Jones," and "Nicky Headon," on an off-white 6.75...
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Estimate : 2,000.00 - 3,000.00
 
 
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The Clash656 - The Clash
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CBS Records 45 RPM single record for 'Tommy Gun / 1-2 Crush on You' by The Clash, signed on the front cover in black felt tip by Joe Strumme...
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Estimate : 1,200.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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Madonna657 - Madonna
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Personal check, 6 x 2.75, filled out and signed by Madonna, "Madonna Ciccone," payable to Paulette Kellner for $145, February 25, 1988. Ma...
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,000.00
 
 
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Tupac Shakur658 - Tupac Shakur
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Sought-after felt tip signature, "Keep it Real, 2Pac,” on an off-white 3.75 x 6.5 card. In fine condition, with a crease across the bottom. Enc...
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Estimate : 2,000.00 - 2,500.00
 
 
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Jussi Bjorling659 - Jussi Bjorling
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Vintage glossy 8 x 10 close-up portrait of the acclaimed Swedish tenor, signed and inscribed in fountain pen, "To Robert Beshore, Sincerely you...
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Nadia Boulanger660 - Nadia Boulanger
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TLS, one onionskin page, 8.25 x 10.75, Ecoles d'Art Americaines letterhead, October 2, 1974. Letter to Mrs. Barbara Saul Jacobson. In full: &quo...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Enrico Caruso661 - Enrico Caruso
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Vintage matte-finish 5 x 9.75 full-length photo of Enrico Caruso in costume as the Duke in Verdi's opera Rigoletto, prominently signed in founta...
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Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
 
 
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Pablo Casals662 - Pablo Casals
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Three items: an ALS, one page, 5.5 x 8.5, personal letterhead, postmarked January 27, 1967, in full: "Thank you for your very kind letter and w...
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Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
 
 
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Samuel Coleridge-Taylor663 - Samuel Coleridge-Taylor
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Vintage matte-finish 3.5 x 5.5 postcard photo of Samuel Coleridge-Taylor for the 1902 Sheffield Musical Festival, signed in the lower border in founta
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Aaron Copland664 - Aaron Copland
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Glossy 10 x 8 photo of Copland with his conductor's baton, signed in the lower border in black felt tip, "Aaron Copland 1983." In very...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Alfred Cortot665 - Alfred Cortot
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Two programs for performances by Cortot, 6.5 x 8.5, 1948–1949, each signed on the front cover in fountain pen. In overall fine condition.
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Vladimir Horowitz666 - Vladimir Horowitz
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Color vintage 10 x 12.25 lightweight RCA-Victor Records promo premium, signed in blue ballpoint, "V. Horowtiz." In very good to fine condi...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Ginette Neveu667 - Ginette Neveu
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Program for Ginette Neveu (violin) and her brother Jean Neveu (piano) at the Taft Auditorium on November 3, 1947, 11 pages, 5 x 7.5, signed on the fro
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Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
 
 
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Opera Sopranos668 - Opera Sopranos
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Trio of vintage 3.5 x 5.5 postcard photos of Emma Albani, Luisa Tetrazzini, and Lina Cavalieri, each signed in ink by the subject. In overall fine con
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Eugene Ormandy669 - Eugene Ormandy
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Two vintage matte-finish 8 x 10 photos of Eugene Ormandy, both signed and inscribed in fountain pen, "For Mr. Kenneth Browne, with best wishes—...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Giacomo Puccini670 - Giacomo Puccini
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Handsome matte-finish 3.5 x 5.5 postcard photo featuring a bust portrait of Puccini, signed vertically across his face in black ink. Addressed on the
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Estimate : 500.00 - 700.00
 
 
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Pablo de Sarasate671 - Pablo de Sarasate
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AMQS on an off-white 4.75 x 2.5 slip. Sarasate pens six measures of music, identifying the work at the top, "Andantino-Spanish Romanza—Sarasate...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Richard Strauss672 - Richard Strauss
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Hand-addressed mailing envelope, 5.75 x 4.75, addressed by Strauss to a gentleman in Berlin, signed in the return address on the flap, "Richard...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Igor Stravinsky673 - Igor Stravinsky
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Ballpoint signature and inscription, "To Hans Stroot, Sincerely, Igor Stravinsky, Hollywood, Febr. 16/60,” on an off-white 3.5 x 2 card. In ver...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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