RR Auction: Fine Autographs and Artifacts featuring Science and Technology

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Boasting nearly 1,000 lots in a variety of genres, RR Auction's June Fine Autographs and Artifacts sale is highlighted by a Science and Technology section that includes a Lunar Module rotational hand controller, letters by Charles Darwin and Albert Einstein, rare early computer hardware, and more. Other top lots include Apollo 14 moonwalker Edgar Mitchell's lunar surface-worn backpack strap, a letter by Joseph Stalin with a hammer-and-sickle sketch, a Beatles-signed promo slick for A Hard Day's Night, hand-drawn plans from Frank Lloyd Wright's Taliesin studio, and signed letters by luminaries like Davy Crockett, Paul Gauguin, F. Scott Fitzgerald, Sigmund Freud, Richard Wagner, and Claude Monet. 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 2019.
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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Diver Handheld Sonar233 - Diver Handheld Sonar
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Detecting-ranging portable sonar set made by Futuronics Corp. for use by Navy scuba divers, measuring approximately 12? in diameter and 11? tall, with
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Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
 
 
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Early Computer Board Collection234 - Early Computer Board Collection
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Collection of 23 early computer boards and devices, with manufacturers and types including: Motorola (M68HC11EVB Evaluation Board); Intel (MCS-80 Syst
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Early Computer Boards Group of (44)235 - Early Computer Boards Group of (44)
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Collection of 44 early computer boards with various vintage surface-mounted components, with manufacturers including: Autonetics, Beckman, CDC, ESI, F
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Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
 
 
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Thomas Edison236 - Thomas Edison
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Sharp original vintage circa 1913 matte-finish 8.5 x 6.5 photograph of Thomas Edison seated at his desk with a "Mr. Wilson," as captioned ...
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Estimate : 500.00 - 700.00
 
 
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Albert Einstein237 - Albert Einstein
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ALS in German, signed “A. Einstein,” one page, 3.5 x 5.5, postcard letterhead, April 1926. Letter to Hans Reichenbach in Stuttgart, Germany, concernin
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Estimate : 20,000.00 - 25,000.00
 
 
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Albert Einstein238 - Albert Einstein
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TLS signed “A. Einstein,” one page, 8.5 x 11, blindstamped Princeton letterhead, July 28, 1951. Two letters to Dr. Alessandro Cortese in New York City
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Estimate : 10,000.00 - 15,000.00
 
 
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Albert Einstein239 - Albert Einstein
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Fantastic hand-painted silhouette portrait of Albert Einstein's distinctive profile, accomplished in ink on an off-white 6.75 x 10 sheet, signed...
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Estimate : 3,000.00 - 5,000.00
 
 
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Albert Einstein240 - Albert Einstein
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TLS in German, signed “A. Einstein,” one page, 8.25 x 10.25, blind-stamped personal letterhead, June 23, 1939. Letter to Edward Barsky of the Medial A
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Estimate : 3,000.00 - 5,000.00
 
 
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Albert Einstein241 - Albert Einstein
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Sought-after fountain pen signature, "Albert Einstein,” on the reverse of an off-white 3.5 x 2 business card for Vic Kostuk's Polish-Americ...
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Estimate : 2,500.00 - 3,500.00
 
 
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Richard Gatling242 - Richard Gatling
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American inventor (1818–1903) best known for his invention of the Gatling gun, considered to be the first successful machine gun; his other inventions
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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