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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Philip H. Sheridan408 - Philip H. Sheridan
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Ink signature, "P. H. Sheridan, Maj. Gen'l,” on an off-white 2.75 x .75 slip affixed to a tiny card, with Alexander McDowell's signatur...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Henry W. Slocum409 - Henry W. Slocum
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Ink signature, "H. W. Slocum, Maj. Gen. Com'g,” on an off-white 3 x 1 slip. Double-matted and framed with a portrait to an overall size of ...
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Louis-Gabriel Suchet410 - Louis-Gabriel Suchet
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Untranslated manuscript DS in French, signed “L. G. Suchet,” one page, 7.25 x 6, no date. In fine condition, with a trimmed top edge.
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Charles Maurice de Talleyrand411 - Charles Maurice de Talleyrand
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Partly-printed DS, in French, signed “Charles Maurice,” one page, 7.25 x 9, February 24, 1812. As vice-grand elector, Talleyrand acknowledges receipt
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Charles Maurice de Talleyrand and Jean-Pierre, Count of Montalivet412 - Charles Maurice de Talleyrand and Jean-Pierre, Count of Montalivet
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Partly-printed DS, in French, signed “Charles Maurice" and "Montalivet,” one page, 22 x 17.75, January 25, 1813. An imperial decree issued...
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Isaac R. Trimble413 - Isaac R. Trimble
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ALS signed “I. R. Trimble,” one page, 7.5 x 9.5, September 6, 1870. Written from Baltimore, a letter to A. G. Warfield, in part: "They have not...
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Claude Victor-Perrin414 - Claude Victor-Perrin
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LS in French, one page, 8 x 12.5, May 22, 1821. Letter to the minister of war. Based on the request of Lieutenant General Viscount Digeon, the Duke of
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James S. Wadsworth415 - James S. Wadsworth
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Civil War-dated ALS signed “Jas. S. Wadsworth,” one page, 4.75 x 7.75, Headquarters Military District of Washington letterhead, October 7, 1862. Lette
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Jacqueline Cochran416 - Jacqueline Cochran
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Two photos signed by the pioneering aviatrix: a matte-finish 7.5 x 9.5 photo honoring Cochran's speed records in the Lockheed TF-104G Super Star...
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Howard Hughes417 - Howard Hughes
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Exquisite vintage glossy 10 x 8 photo of Howard Hughes with the crew from his 1938 flight around the world, signed in ink by all pictured: Howard Hugh
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Estimate : 6,000.00 - 8,000.00
 
 
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Bill Lear418 - Bill Lear
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Glossy 7.75 x 10 photo of Lear in front of his famous aircraft, signed in black felt tip, "Bill Lear, 11/16/70." In very good to fine cond...
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Charles Lindbergh419 - Charles Lindbergh
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TLS signed “Charles (A. Lindbergh),” one page, 8.5 x 11, November 19, 1967. Letter to Robert L. Reece, director of Pan American Airways. In part: &q...
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Estimate : 500.00 - 700.00
 
 
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Test Pilots420 - Test Pilots
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Desirable FDC with a cachet honoring the first supersonic flight made by Captain Chuck Yeager in 1947, postmarked on the flight's 50th anniversa...
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Test Pilots422 - Test Pilots
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Two covers signed by one or more notable test pilots or engineers: an FDC with a cachet honoring the 50th anniversary of the end of World War II, sign
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Test Pilots423 - Test Pilots
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Desirable FDC with a cachet honoring the 50th anniversary of Charles Lindbergh's solo transatlantic flight, signed in black ink or felt tip by f...
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Orville Wright425 - Orville Wright
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Magnificent vintage matte-finish 9.75 x 6.75 photo of the first flight of the Wright Flyer near Kitty Hawk, North Carolina, on December 17, 1903, sign
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Estimate : 12,000.00 - 15,000.00
 
 
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Chuck Yeager426 - Chuck Yeager
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Four covers signed by Chuck Yeager, including: a pair of commemorative covers with hand-painted cachets honoring the 25th anniversary of the "S...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Apollo 11427 - Apollo 11
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Official vintage color glossy 10 x 8 red-numbered NASA photo of the Apollo 11 crew posing together in their white space suits, signed and inscribed in
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Estimate : 4,000.00 - 5,000.00
 
 
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Neil Armstrong428 - Neil Armstrong
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Sought-after uninscribed official color 8 x 10 NASA lithograph of Neil Armstrong posing in his white space suit against a lunar backdrop, neatly signe
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Estimate : 2,500.00 - 3,500.00
 
 
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Apollo 11429 - Apollo 11
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Hugely desirable color semi-glossy 10.75 x 13.75 close-up photo of Buzz Aldrin's boot on the lunar surface during the Apollo 11 mission, signed ...
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Estimate : 3,000.00 - 5,000.00
 
 
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Neil Armstrong430 - Neil Armstrong
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Official color glossy 8 x 10 NASA photo of Neil Armstrong posing in his white space suit against a lunar backdrop, signed and inscribed in black felt
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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Buzz Aldrin431 - Buzz Aldrin
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Color satin-finish 8 x 10 photo of Aldrin in his white space suit against a lunar backdrop, signed in blue felt tip, "We Came in Peace, Buzz Al...
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Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
 
 
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Buzz Aldrin432 - Buzz Aldrin
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Choice color glossy 10 x 8 photo of Aldrin standing beside the American flag on the lunar surface during Apollo 11, nicely signed in blue felt tip, ...
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Buzz Aldrin433 - Buzz Aldrin
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Personal check, 6 x 2.75, filled out and signed by Aldrin, "Edwin E. Aldrin, Jr.," payable to Research & Engineering Consultants, Inc....
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Buzz Aldrin434 - Buzz Aldrin
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Three books signed on an opening page in ink or felt tip by Buzz Aldrin, each hardcover with dust jacket, with titles as follows: Magnificent Desolati
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Buzz Aldrin435 - Buzz Aldrin
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Vintage glossy 4 x 5 photo of Aldrin in formal attire, neatly signed in fountain pen, "Best Wishes, Buzz Aldrin." Reverse is stamped, &quo...
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Buzz Aldrin and Alan Shepard436 - Buzz Aldrin and Alan Shepard
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Two books, both hardcover with dust jacket: Encounter with Tiber, signed and inscribed on the first free end page in blue ink, "To my friend, B...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Apollo 11437 - Apollo 11
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Museum Collection Aviation Relics trading card from the Upper Deck Company, 2.5 x 3.5, containing a 1.75 x .75 swatch of flown Kapton thermal blanket
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Apollo 12: Bean and Gordon438 - Apollo 12: Bean and Gordon
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Uncommon color glossy 10 x 8 photo showing a sea-level view of the oceanic recovery of the Apollo 12 crew, signed in black felt tip, "Alan Bean...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Apollo 15439 - Apollo 15
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Two covers: a lunar landing day cover with a cachet honoring Apollo 15, postmarked at Kennedy Space Center on July 30, 1971, signed and inscribed in b
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Apollo 16440 - Apollo 16
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Three items signed by members of the Apollo 16 crew: a color semi-glossy 7.25 x 9 photo of John Young in later age wearing a blue flight suit with fiv
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Apollo Astronauts441 - Apollo Astronauts
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Three Project Apollo covers: a recovery cover for Apollo 7, postmarked on the USS Essex on October 22, 1968, signed in black ballpoint by Walt Cunning
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Apollo Astronauts442 - Apollo Astronauts
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Four signed photos: an official color 8 x 10 NASA lithograph of Rusty Schweickart in his white space suit, signed and inscribed in black ballpoint; a
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Apollo Astronauts443 - Apollo Astronauts
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Five books signed in ink or felt tip by an Apollo astronaut: Hello Earth and Falling to Earth, both signed by Al Worden; Lost Moon, signed on a bookpl
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Astronauts444 - Astronauts
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Attractive group lot of seven volumes from The Astronaut’s Library. Each a collector’s edition, 6.25 x 9.25, leatherbound hardcovers, published by Eas
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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Alan Bean445 - Alan Bean
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Color semi-glossy 10 x 8 photo of LMP Bean traversing the lunar surface during the Apollo 12 mission, signed in gold ink, "A walk in the sun on...
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Alan Bean446 - Alan Bean
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Color satin-finish 9.5 x 7.5 photo of LMP Bean making adjustments to the Lunar Module Intrepid at the Ocean of Storms lunar landing site, signed in go
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Alan Bean and Charles Conrad447 - Alan Bean and Charles Conrad
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Two photos signed by the Apollo 12 moonwalkers: Official color 8 x 10 NASA lithograph of Bean in his white space suit, kneeling before a Lunar Module
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Frank Borman448 - Frank Borman
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Official glossy 10.25 x 8 NASA photo of Commander Frank Borman undergoing space suit pressure checks prior to the Apollo 8 mission, signed in black fe
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Canadian Astronauts449 - Canadian Astronauts
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Two official color photos of Space Team Canada, 10 x 8 and 9.25 x 8, both showing the 1983 National Research Council six-person crew, with both pictur
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Scott Carpenter450 - Scott Carpenter
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Early TLS signed “M. Scott Carpenter,” one page, 8 x 10, Project Mercury letterhead, October 26, 1961. Letter to Ken and Joyce Browne, in full: &quo...
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Gene Cernan451 - Gene Cernan
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Official NASA Facts pamphlet for "Apollo 17: The Last Apollo," four pages, 8 x 10.5, signed on the front cover above his image in black in...
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Gene Cernan and Harrison Schmitt452 - Gene Cernan and Harrison Schmitt
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Two photos signed by the Apollo 17 moonwalkers: Official color 10 x 8 NASA lithograph of CDR Cernan saluting the American flag during Apollo 17, sign
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Michael Collins453 - Michael Collins
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Official color 8 x 10 NASA lithograph of CMP Collins in his white space suit against a lunar backdrop, signed in black ink, "M. Collins." ...
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Gordon Cooper454 - Gordon Cooper
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TLS signed “Leroy G. Cooper, Jr.,” one page, 8 x 10, Project Mercury letterhead, no date. Letter to Mr. & Mrs. Ken Browne, in part: "Please...
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Gordon Cooper455 - Gordon Cooper
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Color satin-finish 8 x 10 photo of Cooper in his space suit between the American flag and a model of a Mercury capsule, signed in black felt tip, &q...
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Cosmonauts456 - Cosmonauts
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Signed book in Cyrillic: History of Space. 1972. Hardcover, 9 x 11.75, 178 pages. Signed on an opening specially prepared page in various colored felt
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Cosmonauts457 - Cosmonauts
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Five vintage photos signed by cosmonauts: a glossy 6.75 x 6.5 photo of Gherman Titov visiting America with his wife, signed in blue ballpoint; two ide
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Charlie Duke458 - Charlie Duke
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Two signed photos: a color satin-finish 10 x 8 photo of LMP Duke standing next to the lunar rover during an Apollo 16 EVA, signed in black felt tip,...
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Charlie Duke459 - Charlie Duke
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Two color satin-finish photos, 8 x 10 and 10 x 8, signed in silver ink or black felt tip, "Charlie Duke, Apollo 16 LMP." The images depict...
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