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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Ayn Rand591 - Ayn Rand
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TLS, two pages, 7.25 x 10, personal letterhead, July 25, 1962. Letter to actor Robert Stack, in part: "Thank you. I hoped that of all those con...
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 2,000.00
 
 
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J. D. Salinger592 - J. D. Salinger
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Receipt for a purchase of four books at the Dartmouth Bookstore in Hanover, NH, on August 22, 2001, 2.75 x 7.5, quickly signed in black ballpoint, &...
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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George Bernard Shaw593 - George Bernard Shaw
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Vintage 3 x 4.25 photo of Shaw in his earlier days affixed to a 4 x 6 mount, signed on the mount in fountain pen, "G. Bernard Shaw, 20/2/30, ve...
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Leo Tolstoy594 - Leo Tolstoy
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Sought-after ink signature, "Leo Tolstoy,” on an off-white 2.75 x 2 card. In fine condition. Encapsulated in a PSA/DNA authentication holder an...
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,000.00
 
 
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William Butler Yeats595 - William Butler Yeats
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ALS signed “W. B. Yeats,” one page, 7.75 x 4.25, Riversdale letterhead, June 20, 1935. Letter to a gentleman, in full: "I thank you very much f...
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Estimate : 500.00 - 700.00
 
 
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Pearl S. Buck596 - Pearl S. Buck
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Two items signed by Buck: a TLS, one page, 7.25 x 10.5, February 12, 1968, in part: "The trip to Korea was most inspiring and the most wonderfu...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Thornton Burgess597 - Thornton Burgess
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Four items: a vintage glossy 3.5 x 5.5 photo of Burgess in a half-length pose, signed on the reverse in black ballpoint, "Greetings from your s...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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James M. Cain598 - James M. Cain
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TLS signed “Jim,” one page, 8.25 x 11, personal letterhead, April 20, 1952. Letter to his agent, Edgar Carter, who works in the office of H. N. Swanso
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Michael Crichton599 - Michael Crichton
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Matte-finish 4 x 5 photo of the Jurassic Park author posing below the shadow of a dinosaur, signed in silver ink, "Michael Crichton." In f...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Alexandre Dumas, fils600 - Alexandre Dumas, fils
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Untranslated ALS in French, signed “A. Dumas f.,” one page both sides, 5.25 x 8.25, no date. In fine condition, with some light creasing and staple ho
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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