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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Hugo Grotius253 - Hugo Grotius
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Dutch jurist and philosopher (1583–1645) who laid the foundations for international law with his book De jure belli ac pacis, and played a key role in
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Estimate : 3,000.00 - 5,000.00
 
 
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Pope John Paul II254 - Pope John Paul II
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TLS in Polish, signed “Karol card Wojtyla,” one page, 5.75 x 4.25, Easter 1973. In full (roughly translated): "I am very thankful for the memor...
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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Pope John Paul II255 - Pope John Paul II
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TLS in Polish, signed “Karol c W,” one page, 5.75 x 4, Easter 1963. In full (roughly translated): "The most honorable God pay for Easter wishes...
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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Pope Pius XII256 - Pope Pius XII
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Born Eugenio Maria Giuseppe Giovanni Pacelli (1876-1958), he served as pope from 1939 until his death. Untranslated manuscript DS in Latin, signed “E.
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Estimate : 500.00 - 700.00
 
 
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Simon Bolivar257 - Simon Bolivar
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Revolutionary and political leader (1783–1830) whose military campaigns against the Spanish were instrumental in the emergence of the independent nati
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Estimate : 1,300.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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Fidel Castro258 - Fidel Castro
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Early DS in Spanish, three pages, 8.5 x 13.25, March 31, 1959. In part (roughly translated): "I hereby announce that the Council of Ministers h...
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Winston Churchill259 - Winston Churchill
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Magnificent matte-finish 15 x 18.5 photo of Churchill by legendary portrait photographer Yousuf Karsh, signed in the lower border in fountain pen, &...
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Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,500.00
 
 
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Winston Churchill260 - Winston Churchill
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Ink signature, "Winston S. Churchill,” on an off-white 4.5 x 3 sheet of embossed Chancellor of the Exchequer letterhead. Matted with an image o...
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Nikita Khrushchev261 - Nikita Khrushchev
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DS in Cyrillic, signed “N. S. Khrushchev,” one page, 8 x 5.5, March 13, 1944. A typed governmental telegram. In part (translated): “A shortage of ceme
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Estimate : 700.00 - 900.00
 
 
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Napoleon262 - Napoleon
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Untranslated DS in Italian, signed “Napol,” one page, 7.75 x 12.5, August 17, 1810. Decree relating to the minister of finance. In fine condition. A c
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Estimate : 1,200.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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