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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Franz Liszt486 - Franz Liszt
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ALS in German, signed “F. L.,” on both sides of a 3.75 x 2.5 personal calling card imprinted with his name, May 29 [no year]. Brief untranslated lette
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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Giacomo Puccini487 - Giacomo Puccini
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Desirable AMQS on an off-white 5.25 x 4 sheet, signed and inscribed in red fountain pen, "Il Signor Langdon, Giacomo Puccini…Maggio 9th, 1907.&...
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Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,500.00
 
 
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Johann Strauss488 - Johann Strauss
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Ink signature, "Johann Strauss,” on an off-white 3.5 x 2 sheet. Triple-cloth-matted and framed with a portrait and an image of a ballroom dance...
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Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
 
 
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Giacomo Puccini489 - Giacomo Puccini
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Vintage matte-finish 3.5 x 5.5 postcard photo of the Italian master in a bust-length pose, vertically signed in fountain pen, "Giacomo Puccini…...
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Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,500.00
 
 
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Richard Wagner490 - Richard Wagner
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AQS on an off-white 4 x 2.25 slip, signed "Richard Wagner." Wagner pens the iconic line from William Shakespeare's Hamlet, "To be...
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,200.00
 
 
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Miles Davis491 - Miles Davis
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Original artwork by Miles Davis entitled 'African Dancer,' accomplished in graphite and colored marker on an off-white 13.25 x 22 sheet of a...
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Estimate : 3,000.00 - 4,000.00
 
 
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George and Ira Gershwin492 - George and Ira Gershwin
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TLS signed “Ira Gershwin,” one page, 7.25 x 10.5, personal letterhead, July 24, 1969. Letter to Professor Peter van de Kamp, in full: "I am ama...
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Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
 
 
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Woody Guthrie493 - Woody Guthrie
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Outstanding autograph lyrics for an apparently unpublished song entitled "Peace Bell Tone," signed at the bottom, "Words & Music ...
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Estimate : 5,000.00 - 7,000.00
 
 
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Billie Holiday494 - Billie Holiday
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Attractive vintage ink signature, "Billie Holiday,” on an off-white 10.25 x 7.75 sheet promoting New York's Club Ebony on Broadway. Matted ...
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Patsy Cline495 - Patsy Cline
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Vintage glossy 8 x 10 cardstock photo of Cline in a lovely half-length pose by Lamps Photography of Winchester, Virginia, signed on the reverse in blu
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Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
 
 
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