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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Jack Kerouac and Allen Ginsberg589 - Jack Kerouac and Allen Ginsberg
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Personal check, 6.25 x 2.75, filled out and signed by Kerouac, "Jack Kerouac," payable to Allen Ginsberg for $5, October 10, 1959, and end...
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Estimate : 500.00 - 700.00
 
 
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Francis Scott Key590 - Francis Scott Key
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Francis Scott Key's pass book for his account with the Union Bank of Georgetown, signed on the front cover in ink, "F. S. Key," 18 pag...
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Estimate : 3,500.00 - 4,500.00
 
 
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Francis Scott Key591 - Francis Scott Key
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ALS signed “F. S. Key,” one page both sides, 7.75 x 9.75, September 9, 1823. Letter to "Rev'd & dear Sir" on the subject of coloni...
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Estimate : 1,200.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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D. H. Lawrence592 - D. H. Lawrence
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ALS, one page both sides, 8.5 x 11, January 4, 1920. Written from Palazzo Ferraro in Capri, a letter to New York publisher B. W. Huebsch, in full: “To
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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Curzio Malaparte593 - Curzio Malaparte
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Uncommon untranslated ALS in French, signed “Malaparte,” one page, 8.25 x 10.5, January 4, 1932. In very good to fine condition, with splitting to the
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Jack London594 - Jack London
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TLS, one page, 8.5 x 7, personal letterhead, May 8, 1911. Letter to Mr. John A. Browne, secretary of the Vallejo Yacht and Rowing Club. In full: &qu...
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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Guy de Maupassant595 - Guy de Maupassant
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ALS in French, signed “Guy de Maupassant,” one page, 4.5 x 3.5, personal monogrammed letterhead, no date. Letter to the Countess Emanuela Potocka, in
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,200.00
 
 
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Rainer Maria Rilke596 - Rainer Maria Rilke
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AQS in German, one page, 8.75 x 5.5, February 1, 1907. In full (translated): "Basically, there's only one form of existence: Becoming. God,...
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Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,000.00
 
 
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Antoine de Saint-Exupery597 - Antoine de Saint-Exupery
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ALS in French, signed “Antoine,” three pages on two sheets, 8.5 x 10.75, Cafe de la Regence letterhead, no date but circa 1929. A love letter to his f
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Estimate : 10,000.00 - 12,000.00
 
 
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Jean-Paul Sartre598 - Jean-Paul Sartre
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Handwritten manuscript in French, unsigned, 11 pages, 8.25 x 10.5, no date. Sartre pens his thoughts on French Algeria, in part (translated): "...
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Estimate : 8,000.00 - 10,000.00
 
 
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