RR Auction: Fine Autographs and Artifacts featuring Science and Technology

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RR Auction’s June Fine Autographs & Artifacts sale offers more than 800 lots, headlined by special Science & Technology and Animation sections. We begin by tracing the history of science in a series of over fifty items, to include an autograph of Isaac Newton, a letter from Albert Einstein on the Unified Field Theory, a celestial map flown to the moon on Apollo 15, and an archive from the career of Carl Sagan. Our robust Animation feature boasts a wealth of production art from Walt Disney Studios, used for classics like Snow White, Fantasia, Pinocchio, and Sleeping Beauty. All this is in addition to our typical diverse selection of items—from presidents to pop stars. 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 June 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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Isaac Newton1 - Isaac Newton
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ADS, signed “Is. Newton,” one page, 5.75 x 3, November 15, 1721. Pay order issued to "the Accountant General of the South Sea Company," Jo...
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Estimate : 25,000.00 - 35,000.00
 
 
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Marcello Malpighi2 - Marcello Malpighi
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Italian doctor (1628–1694) who gave his name to several physiological features and played an important part in the discovery of the microscope and stu
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Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,000.00
 
 
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Andre-Marie Ampere3 - Andre-Marie Ampere
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Influential French physicist (1775-1836) who pioneered the discovery and understanding of electromagnetism; a unit of electric current was named in hi
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Estimate : 2,400.00 - 2,600.00
 
 
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Albert Einstein4 - Albert Einstein
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ALS in German, signed “Albert,” one page both sides, 8.75 x 11, January 28, 1926. Letter to his ex-wife Mileva Maric, in which Einstein bluntly pours
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Albert Einstein5 - Albert Einstein
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Vintage color glossy 5 x 7 candid photo of Einstein surrounded by bookcases in what appears to be his study, signed in the lower border in fountain pe
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Estimate : 4,500.00 - 5,500.00
 
 
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Pierre Curie6 - Pierre Curie
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Sought-after ALS in French, signed “P. Curie,” one page, 5.25 x 8.25, Faculte des Sciences de Paris letterhead, October 12, 1904. Letter to a deputy,
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Estimate : 8,000.00 - 10,000.00
 
 
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Niels Finsen7 - Niels Finsen
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Physician and scientist (1860-1904) awarded the Nobel Prize in Medicine and Physiology in 1903, best known for his pioneering use of phototherapy for
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Estimate : 1,300.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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Hans Fischer8 - Hans Fischer
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Organic chemist (1881-1945) who received the 1930 Nobel Prize for Chemistry. Ink signature, "Dr. Hans Fischer., Munchen, 15. X 1936,” on an off...
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Alexander Fleming9 - Alexander Fleming
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Scottish bacteriologist (1881–1955) who shared the 1945 Nobel Prize in Medicine for his role in the discovery and isolation of penicillin. Wonderful v
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Estimate : 2,000.00 - 2,500.00
 
 
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Alexander Fleming10 - Alexander Fleming
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ALS, one page both sides, 5 x 8, Ministry of Health letterhead, August 27, 1945. Letter in a fundraising effort for St. Mary's. In part: "M...
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Estimate : 4,500.00 - 5,000.00
 
 
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Alexander Fleming11 - Alexander Fleming
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Scottish bacteriologist (1881–1955) who shared the 1945 Nobel Prize in Medicine for his role in the discovery and isolation of penicillin. Fantastic m
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Estimate : 2,500.00 - 3,500.00
 
 
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Alexander Fleming12 - Alexander Fleming
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Ink signature, "Alexander Fleming,” on an off-white 4.75 x 2.75 autograph card belonging to Bernard J. Klug, stamp-dated October 18, 1954. Matt...
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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Jack Kilby13 - Jack Kilby
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Physicist (1923–2005) who won the Nobel Prize in 2000 for his 1958 invention of the integrated circuit. Original ballpoint sketch of an integrated cir
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Charles Darwin14 - Charles Darwin
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ALS signed "Ch. Darwin," two pages on two adjoining sheets, 5 x 8, no date. A memorandum headed, "Index for Mr. Darwin's work on ...
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Estimate : 7,500.00 - 10,000.00
 
 
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Louis Pasteur15 - Louis Pasteur
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ALS in French, signed "L. Pasteur," one page both sides, 5.25 x 8, Ecole Normale Supérieure letterhead, September 7, 1867. Letter to ...
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Estimate : 4,000.00 - 5,000.00
 
 
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Louis Pasteur16 - Louis Pasteur
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Signed book: Examen Critique d'un ecrit posthume de Claude Bernard sur la Fermentation. Paris: Gauthier-Villars, 1879. Leatherbound hardcover in...
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Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,000.00
 
 
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Louis Pasteur17 - Louis Pasteur
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ALS in French, signed "L. Pasteur," one page, 5 x 8.25, February 11, 1849. Letter to a fellow scientist, in full (translated): "You w...
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Estimate : 2,000.00 - 2,500.00
 
 
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Ivan Pavlov18 - Ivan Pavlov
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Russian physiologist (1849-1936) best known for his investigation of conditioned reflex through the use of experiments involving salivating dogs. He w
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Estimate : 3,500.00 - 4,500.00
 
 
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Jonas Salk19 - Jonas Salk
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Signed book: Breakthrough: The Saga of Jonas Salk. Second printing. NY: Trident Press, 1966. Hardcover with dust jacket, 6 x 8.5, 435 pages. Signed an
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Jonas Salk and Albert Sabin20 - Jonas Salk and Albert Sabin
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FDC with a cachet honoring Drs. Charles and William Mayo, postmarked September 11, 1964, signed in black felt tip, "Albert B. Sabin," and ...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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