RR Auction: Fine Autographs and Artifacts featuring Literature

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Boasting almost 1,000 lots, RR Auction's October Fine Autographs and Artifacts sale features a robust literature section that includes autographs from authors across the ages—from Goethe to Kafka to Hemingway, a wide assortment of great writers and literary movements are represented. Other highlights in the sale include an important letter by Stephen Hawking, an extremely rare Mao Zedong autograph, a fully signed Led Zeppelin album, a wise autograph quote by Albert Einstein, and a letter by Thomas Jefferson on a political economics textbook. 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 September 2019.
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: Freddie Mercury668 - Queen: Freddie Mercury
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Very desirable color glossy 9.5 x 9.5 program photo of the Queen frontman performing passionately under bright stage lights, signed and inscribed in b
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 2,000.00
 
 
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Rolling Stones669 - Rolling Stones
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Desirable Affinity series Fender Squier Telecaster electric guitar with a natural finish, signed on the white pickguard in blue felt tip by Mick Jagge
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Estimate : 4,000.00 - 6,000.00
 
 
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Rolling Stones670 - Rolling Stones
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Vintage autograph book from 1963, signed inside on adjacent pages in various colored ballpoint by Mick Jagger, Brian Jones, Keith Richards, Bill Wyman
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Estimate : 1,800.00 - 2,000.00
 
 
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Rolling Stones: Keith Richards671 - Rolling Stones: Keith Richards
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Satin-finish 20 x 16 half-length photo of a young Keith Richards seated and playing an acoustic guitar, signed in blue felt tip. In fine condition. Ac
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Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
 
 
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Stevie Ray Vaughan672 - Stevie Ray Vaughan
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Personal check belonging to Marc Benno, 8.25 x 3, filled out and signed by Benno, payable to Steve Vaughan for $100, June 23, 1973. Endorsed on the re
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Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,000.00
 
 
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The Who: John Entwistle673 - The Who: John Entwistle
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Handwritten rough draft of lyrics for "Dangerous" by John Entwistle, two pages, 8.25 x 11.75, marked "Final Rough" and numbered ...
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Tupac Shakur674 - Tupac Shakur
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Rare felt tip signature, "Peace, 2Pac,” on a white 5 x 3 card. In very fine condition. The consignor notes that Tupac signed this while leaving...
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Estimate : 2,000.00 - 4,000.00
 
 
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Amy Winehouse675 - Amy Winehouse
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Very rare ALS signed “Amy, xxx,” one page, 5 x 7, no date. An impassioned letter to her husband Blake Fielder-Civil, in full: "You keep me in b...
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Estimate : 4,000.00 - 6,000.00
 
 
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Generation X676 - Generation X
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Vintage cardstock 8 x 10 promo photo of Generation X, signed in blue ballpoint by Billy Idol, Tony James, Mark Laff, and Derwood Andrews. In very good
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Shura Cherkassky677 - Shura Cherkassky
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Four items: a semi-glossy 7.5 x 9.5 of Cherkassky at the piano, signed and inscribed in fountain pen, "For Mr. Flemming Hedborg, with my very b...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Aaron Copland678 - Aaron Copland
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Two glossy photos, 8 x 10 and 10 x 8, both depicting Aaron Copland conducting with baton in hand, both signed and inscribed in ballpoint by the compos
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Louis Moreau Gottschalk679 - Louis Moreau Gottschalk
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Gifted pianist and composer (1829-1869) who was one of the first figures in American music to attain an international reputation. His colorful keyboar
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 2,000.00
 
 
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Ruggero Leoncavallo680 - Ruggero Leoncavallo
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AMQS signed "R. Leoncavallo," on the correspondence side of a 5.5 x 3.5 postcard bearing images of Leoncavallo and Bellini. The composer p...
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Eugene Ormandy681 - 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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Jean Sibelius682 - Jean Sibelius
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Vintage fountain pen signature, "Jean Sibelius,” on an off-white 3.5 x 2 card affixed below a portrait to an overall size of 8.25 x 11.75. In v...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Arturo Toscanini683 - Arturo Toscanini
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Appreciation card with preprinted 'thank you' note, 6.75 x 4.25, signed in fountain pen, "Arturo Toscanini, New York, March 25—1934.&qu...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Luther Allison684 - Luther Allison
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Ballpoint signatures, "Blues = Love = Luther S. Allison," "Michael Morrison, Bass 1983," and "Michael Carras, Keyboards,&qu...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Tony Bennett685 - Tony Bennett
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Group lot of nine albums signed on the front cover in silver ink or black felt tip by Tony Bennett, with titles as follows: Bennett & Basie Stri...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Irving Berlin686 - Irving Berlin
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I. B. Enterprises, Inc. business check, 8.75 x 3, filled out and signed by Irving Berlin, payable to N.Y. Telephone Co. for $22.55, September 20, 1927
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Dave Brubeck687 - Dave Brubeck
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Five items signed in ink or felt tip by jazz pianist and bandleader Dave Brubeck, including: an off-white 5 x 3 card; an FDC with a "Peace Unit...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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