RR Auction: Fine Autographs and Artifacts featuring Science and Technology

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Highlighted by a section of rare and remarkable Science and Technology autographs and space-flown artifacts, RR Auction’s June Fine Autograph and Artifact sale features a breathtaking thousand-plus lots. With signed material from Albert Einstein, Isaac Newton, Charles Darwin, Michael Faraday, Max Born, and Werner Heisenberg, many of the greatest scientific minds in history are represented. Other top selections include items from the personal collection of Apollo 15 commander Dave Scott, a stunning presidential autograph collection, an important Gandhi letter, and a Mickey Mouse Christmas card from Walt Disney himself. 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 2018.
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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Albert Einstein41 - Albert Einstein
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TLS signed “A. Einstein,” one page, 8.5 x 11, blindstamped Princeton letterhead, January 16, 1954. Letter to Mr. Charles Hapgood, enclosing a carbon c
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Estimate : 20,000.00 - 30,000.00
 
 
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Albert Einstein and Physicists42 - Albert Einstein and Physicists
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Amazing circa 1950 hardcover autograph album, 5 x 7, signed inside by numerous luminaries from Princeton's Institute for Advanced Study, includi...
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Albert Einstein43 - Albert Einstein
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TLS in German, signed “A. Einstein,” one page, 8.75 x 11, personal Caputh letterhead, June 1, 1931. Letter to Mr. Kohn, in full (translated): "...
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Estimate : 3,000.00 - 5,000.00
 
 
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Enrico Fermi44 - Enrico Fermi
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TLS signed “E. Fermi,” one page, 6 x 9.5, King's Crown Hotel letterhead, January 8, 1939. Letter to Dutch-American physicist Samuel A. Goudsmit,...
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Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,500.00
 
 
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Michael Faraday45 - Michael Faraday
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ALS signed “M. Faraday,” one page, 4.25 x 7, blindstamped Royal Institution of Great Britain letterhead, September 26, 1857. Letter to C. C. Maxwell o
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Estimate : 4,500.00 - 5,500.00
 
 
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Richard Feynman46 - Richard Feynman
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Fantastic ballpoint signature, "Richard P. Feynman,” with one of his famous 'Feynman diagrams' below, on an off-white 4.5 x 3 card bear...
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Estimate : 2,500.00 - 3,000.00
 
 
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Jean Pierre Flourens47 - Jean Pierre Flourens
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Untranslated ALS in French, signed “Flourens,” one page, 5 x 8, December 24, 1835. In fine condition, with seal-related paper loss to the integral add
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Leon Foucault48 - Leon Foucault
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ALS in French, signed "L. Foucault," one page, 5 x 7.5, July 23, 1850. In part (translated): "It seems to me that the weather is suff...
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,000.00
 
 
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Joseph Fourier49 - Joseph Fourier
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ALS in French, signed “Fourier,” one page, 7.5 x 9.25, no date. Untranslated letter to the mayor of Grenoble. Addressed on the integral address leaf i
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Sigmund Freud50 - Sigmund Freud
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Remarkably early bold ink ownership signature, "Sig. Freud, stud. med., 1875,” on an off-white 3.75 x 5.75 page removed from one of his books. ...
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Estimate : 2,500.00 - 3,500.00
 
 
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Karl von Frisch51 - Karl von Frisch
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Two untranslated items: an unsigned handwritten scientific manuscript by Frisch, headed "Introduction," one page both sides, 8.25 x 11.75,...
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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Casimir Funk52 - Casimir Funk
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Two items signed by Funk: a TLS signed "C. Funk," one page, 8.5 x 11, Funk Foundation for Medical Research letterhead, January 18, 1953, i...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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George Gamow53 - George Gamow
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ALS signed “G. Gamow,” one page, 8.25 x 10.75, June 6, 1934. Letter to physicist Samuel Abraham Goudsmit, professor at the University of Michigan, wri
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Estimate : 5,000.00 - 6,000.00
 
 
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Richard Gatling54 - Richard Gatling
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Bold ink signature, "R. J. Gatling, Hartford, Conn., Oct. 6th, 1894,” on an off-white 3.5 x 2.5 card. In very good to fine condition, with wear...
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Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
 
 
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Louis-Bernard Guyton de Morveau55 - Louis-Bernard Guyton de Morveau
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Partly-printed DS, in French, signed “Guyton-Morveau,” one page, 7 x 9, August 5, 1812. Official Legion of Honor receipt for the sum of 490 francs. In
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Otto Hahn56 - Otto Hahn
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Untranslated ALS in German, one page on a 4.25 x 5.75 postcard depicting the Rhine, June 22, 1962. In fine condition.
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Jacques Hadamard57 - Jacques Hadamard
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TLS in French, signed “J. Hadamard,” one page, 5.25 x 8.25, October 19, 1933. Letter to a gentleman, in part (translated): "The surrogate geome...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Stephen Hawking58 - Stephen Hawking
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Unsigned first edition book: A Brief History of Time. First American edition, first printing. NY: Bantam Books, 1988. Hardcover with dust jacket, 6.25
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Stephen Hawking59 - Stephen Hawking
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Extremely rare uncorrected galley proof of A Brief History of Time by Stephen W. Hawking. NY: Bantam Books, 1988. Softcover with gray printed wrappers
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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Werner Heisenberg60 - Werner Heisenberg
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TLS in German, signed “W. Heisenberg,” one page, 8.25 x 11.5, Max Planck Institute letterhead, October 18, 1966. Letter to German architect Wolf Dreve
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,000.00
 
 
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