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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Meyer Lansky283 - Meyer Lansky
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ALS signed “Love, Dad,” one onionskin page, lightly lined, 8.5 x 10.75, December 31, 1970. Letter to his daughter Sandra and her husband Vince Lombard
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Estimate : 1,400.00 - 1,600.00
 
 
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Nathan Leopold284 - Nathan Leopold
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The partner of Richard Loeb, Leopold (1904–1971) was one half of the notorious gay Jewish ‘thrill-killing’ couple whose trial for the kidnapping and m
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Lee Harvey Oswald285 - Lee Harvey Oswald
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Vintage chess set given to Lee Harvey Oswald by his mother after the family had moved to New Orleans in 1954, consisting of 14 white plastic pieces—on
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Estimate : 13,000.00 - 15,000.00
 
 
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Lee Harvey Oswald286 - Lee Harvey Oswald
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ALS, one page, lightly-lined, 5.5 x 8, November 23. Letter written in Oswald’s hand for his wife to his mother. Signed by Oswald on her behalf, “Marin
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Estimate : 7,800.00 - 8,200.00
 
 
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Leo Baeck287 - Leo Baeck
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German rabbi, scholar and theologian (1873–1956) who served as a leader of Liberal Judaism in his native country and internationally, and later repres
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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John Bingham, 7th Earl of Lucan288 - John Bingham, 7th Earl of Lucan
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British aristocrat and professional gambler (born 1934) who famously disappeared after allegedly attacking his former wife and killing his children&...
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Louis D. Brandeis289 - Louis D. Brandeis
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Associate justice of the US Supreme Court (1856–1941) from 1916 to 1939. ALS, one page, 4.75 x 7.75, Supreme Court of the United States letterhead, De
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Warren Burger290 - Warren Burger
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Signed book: Significant Supreme Court Opinions of Chief Justice Warren E. Burger. Manila, Philippines: The Philippine Bar Association, 1984. Hardcove
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The Connecticut Courant 1799 Newspaper291 - The Connecticut Courant 1799 Newspaper
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Complete issue of The Connecticut Courant from September 9, 1799, printed by Hudson and Goodwin, Hartford, four pages [two sheets, both sides], 12.25
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Jacques Cousteau292 - Jacques Cousteau
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Color semi-glossy 11 x 8.5 photo of Cousteau with his arms resting on a boat railing, signed and inscribed in blue felt tip, "To Ira, J. Y. Cou...
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Dalai Lama293 - Dalai Lama
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Vintage matte-finish 3.5 x 5.5 head-and-shoulders photo of the Dalai Lama, signed in the lower border in Tibetan in black ink, with a longer longer ha
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Benjamin Disraeli294 - Benjamin Disraeli
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ALS signed “B. Disraeli,” three pages on two adjoining sheets, 7.5 x 9, January 27, 1856. Written from Grosvenor Gate, a letter to Viscount Palmerston
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Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
 
 
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Benjamin Disraeli295 - Benjamin Disraeli
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Manuscript DS, signed “B. Disraeli,” one page, 9.5 x 14.75, March 4, 1843. Official declaration of the death of William George Meredith, in part: &q...
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Wallis, Duchess of Windsor296 - Wallis, Duchess of Windsor
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ALS signed “Wallis Windsor,” four pages on two adjoining sheets, 5.75 x 7.5, The Homestead, Virginia Hot Springs letterhead, October 4, 1943. Letter t
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Dunlap's American Daily Advertiser 1792 Newspaper297 - Dunlap's American Daily Advertiser 1792 Newspaper
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Complete issue of Dunlap's American Daily Advertiser from September 8, 1792, printed by John Dunlap, Philadelphia, four pages, 12.25 x 19.75, fe...
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Oliver Ellsworth298 - Oliver Ellsworth
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Revolutionary War-dated manuscript DS, signed “O. Ellsworth,” one page, 8.25 x 5, December 27, 1775. Pay order issued to Treasurer John Lawrence, in p
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Father E. J. Flanagan299 - Father E. J. Flanagan
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American Roman Catholic priest (1886–1948) best known for founding Boys Town, where he espoused an education-based approach to reforming 'waywar...
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The Freeman's Journal 1781 Newspaper300 - The Freeman's Journal 1781 Newspaper
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Complete issue of The Freeman's Journal from November 21, 1781, printed by Francis Bailey, Philadelphia, four pages, 10.25 x 16.25, containing p...
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French and Indian War301 - French and Indian War
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War-dated manuscript DS, signed “Timo. Paine,” one page, 7.75 x 12.25, August 6, 1760. Document issued in Worcester, Massachusetts, concerning deserte
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Joseph Galloway302 - Joseph Galloway
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Friend of Benjamin Franklin and delegate to the First Continental Congress who later became a Loyalist and returned to Britain (1731–1803). Manuscript
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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