RR Auction: Fine Autographs and Artifacts featuring JFK

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Boasting well over 800 lots, RR Auction’s November Fine Autograph and Artifact sale begins with an extraordinary feature chronicling the life and death of President John F. Kennedy—from early candid snapshots of JFK to relics from Lee Harvey Oswald, this section offers an impressive variety of material. Other significant items in the sale include letters by classical music icons Erik Satie and Claude Debussy, an excellent 1963 Beatles autograph, a magnificent cabinet photo signed by Charles Dickens, a 1950 letter by reclusive author J. D. Salinger, and a wealth of superior presidential autographs including Abraham Lincoln, Thomas Jefferson, James Monroe, William Henry Harrison, and James A. Garfield. 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 April 2017.
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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Thomas Edison262 - Thomas Edison
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Magnificent early 4.25 x 6.25 cabinet photo of the young inventor circa 1880 by Anderson of New York, perfectly signed in black ink with his classic...
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Estimate : 2,000.00 - 3,000.00
 
 
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Thomas Edison263 - Thomas Edison
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Unsigned handwritten note in pencil by Edison, one page, lightly lined, 5.5 x 8.75, no date but circa late 1916. The note, addressed to his associate
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Albert Einstein264 - Albert Einstein
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Vintage fountain pen signature and inscription in German, "23 April 1925, Hern Mario Wassermann, durch Erbfolge ubertragen, Albert Einstein,” o...
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Estimate : 2,000.00 - 3,000.00
 
 
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Johann Franz Encke265 - Johann Franz Encke
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German astronomer (1791–1865) who worked on the calculation of the periods of comets and asteroids, measured the distance from the earth to the sun, a
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Francis Galton266 - Francis Galton
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English Victorian statistician, progressive, polymath, sociologist, psychologist, anthropologist, eugenicist, tropical explorer, geographer, inventor,
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Edward Augustus Holyoke267 - Edward Augustus Holyoke
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American educator and physician (1728-1829) who contributed pioneering work in the advancement of smallpox vaccinations. ADS, signed "E. A. Hol...
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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Dmitri Mendeleev268 - Dmitri Mendeleev
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Russian chemist and inventor (1834–1907) who formulated the Periodic Law and created a predictive version of the periodic table of elements. Extremely
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Estimate : 12,000.00 - 15,000.00
 
 
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Elie Metchnikoff269 - Elie Metchnikoff
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Russian biologist and zoologist (1845-1916) best known for his pioneering research into the immune system for which he was awarded the 1908 Nobel Priz
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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Isidore Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire270 - Isidore Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire
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French zoologist (1805–1861) known for his work on anatomical abnormalities in humans and animals. Untranslated ALS in French, signed “Geoffroy St. Hi
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Theodor Adorno271 - Theodor Adorno
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German sociologist, philosopher, and musicologist (1903-1969) known for his critical theory as a leading member of the Frankfurt School. TLS in German
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,200.00
 
 
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Adam Ferguson272 - Adam Ferguson
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Scottish philosopher and historian of the Scottish Enlightenment, also known as Ferguson of Raith, (1723–1816) who is best remembered for his influent
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Estimate : 500.00 - 700.00
 
 
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Johann Gottlieb Fichte273 - Johann Gottlieb Fichte
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German philosopher (1762-1814) whose work forms a bridge between the ideas of Kant and Hegel. Rare ALS in German, signed “J. G. Fichte,” four pages on
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Estimate : 6,000.00 - 8,000.00
 
 
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Sigmund Freud274 - Sigmund Freud
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ALS in German, signed “Freud,” penned on an off-white 5.5 x 3.5 card, postmarked June 8, 1938. Untranslated letter to Oscar Philipp, a cousin of Freud
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Estimate : 5,000.00 - 6,000.00
 
 
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Martin Heidegger275 - Martin Heidegger
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Important German philosopher (1889–1976) whose Being and Time was a fundamental text in the development of existentialism. Untranslated ALS in German,
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,000.00
 
 
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Karl Jaspers276 - Karl Jaspers
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German psychiatrist and philosopher (1883–1969) who attempted to develop an innovative philosophical system. TLS in German, one page, 8.25 x 11.75, Ma
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David Strauss277 - David Strauss
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German liberal Protestant theologian and writer (1808–1874) who scandalized Christian Europe with his portrayal of the 'historical Jesus,' w...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Wilhelm Wundt278 - Wilhelm Wundt
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German physician, physiologist, and philosopher (1832–1920) known as one of the founding figures of modern psychology. Untranslated ALS in German, sig
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Thomas Robert Malthus279 - Thomas Robert Malthus
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Exceptionally rare signed book: Bishop Burnet’s History of His Own Time, Volume I. Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1823. Hardcover, 5.5 x 8.75, 601 pages. Si
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Estimate : 3,000.00 - 4,000.00
 
 
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Mother Teresa280 - Mother Teresa
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Glossy 8 x 10 half-length photo of the beneficent Mother Teresa with her hands clasped in prayer, signed in blue felt tip, "God bless you, M. T...
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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Pope Gregory XIII281 - Pope Gregory XIII
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Influential pope (1502–1585) who enacted reforms based on recommendations of the Council of Trent, patronized the arts and sciences, and supported edu
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Estimate : 2,000.00 - 3,000.00
 
 
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