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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Entomologists21 - Entomologists
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Collection of 28 ALSs on postcards sent to Charles G. Siewers by various entomologists, dated from the 1870s to 1880s, including: Charles Dury (16), C
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Rene Laennec22 - Rene Laennec
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French physician (1781-1826) who invented the stethoscope in 1816 and pioneered its use for diagnosing chest problems. ALS in French, one page both si
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Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,000.00
 
 
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Jacob L. Moreno23 - Jacob L. Moreno
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Austrian-American psychiatrist, psychosociologist, and educator (1889–1974) who was the founder of psychodrama and the foremost pioneer of group psych
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Carl Jung24 - Carl Jung
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TLS in German, signed “Ihr Jung,” one page on a 5.75 x 4 postcard, June 11, 1932. Letter to Dr. Wolfgang Kranefeldt, in full (translated): "Rec...
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Estimate : 1,200.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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Heinrich Schliemann25 - Heinrich Schliemann
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Pioneering archaeologist (1822-1890) best known for his excavations at the ancient sites of Troy and Mycenae. ALS in German, signed “H. Schliemann,” o
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Estimate : 2,000.00 - 2,500.00
 
 
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Roderick Murchison26 - Roderick Murchison
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Scottish geologist (1792–1871) who was the first to investigate the Silurian system. ALS, four pages on two adjoining sheets, 4.5 x 7, August 1, 1861.
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Alexander Graham Bell27 - Alexander Graham Bell
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Exceptional ALS, one page, 5.25 x 7.5, black-bordered letterhead, September 22, 1881. Addressed to the Executive Mansion, a letter to J. Stanley Brown
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Estimate : 2,500.00 - 3,500.00
 
 
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Alexander Graham Bell28 - Alexander Graham Bell
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Bold ink signature, "Alexander Graham Bell,” on an off-white 4.5 x 1.5 slip clipped from the close of a letter, with Bell adding the year, &quo...
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Rudolf Diesel29 - Rudolf Diesel
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German inventor and mechanical engineer, famous for the invention of the diesel engine, who died under mysterious circumstances in 1913. Rare ALS in G
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Estimate : 3,800.00 - 4,200.00
 
 
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Samuel B. Morse30 - Samuel B. Morse
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ALS signed "Sam'l F. B. Morse," one page, 8.25 x 10.5, January 11, 1848. Letter to Secretary of the Treasury Robert J. Walker. In part...
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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