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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Camille Saint-Saens588 - Camille Saint-Saens
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Prolific French Romantic composer (1835–1921) of such timeless works as the 'Organ Symphony,' the opera 'Samson et Dalila,' and the ...
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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Pablo de Sarasate589 - Pablo de Sarasate
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AMQS on an off-white 12.5 x 8 sheet, signed and inscribed below in ink, "A Monsieur Comte de Latour, souvenir de notre voisinage a Stuttgart [T...
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Gaspare Spontini590 - Gaspare Spontini
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Italian opera composer and conductor (1774–1851), extremely celebrated in his time, though largely forgotten after his death. AMQS on a 6.5 x 8.75 off
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Estimate : 1,200.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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Luther Allison591 - Luther Allison
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Blues guitarist (1939–1997) who played with Howlin’ Wolf’s band, backed James Cotton, and had his own highly respectable career. DS, signed “Luther S.
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Louis Armstrong592 - Louis Armstrong
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Color glossy 8 x 10 ABC publicity photo of Armstrong striking a pose with his trumpet, signed and inscribed in black felt tip, "To Joy, From Lo...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Louis Armstrong and Earl 'Fatha' Hines593 - Louis Armstrong and Earl 'Fatha' Hines
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Vintage glossy 8 x 10 ABC publicity photo of a young Armstrong at the microphone, signed in green fountain pen, "Louis Armstrong," and sig...
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Sidney Bechet594 - Sidney Bechet
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Innovative clarinetist and saxophonist (1897–1959) regarded as one of the greatest wind players in the history of jazz. Vintage glossy 7 x 9.5 close-u
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Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
 
 
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Wayne Cochran595 - Wayne Cochran
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American blue-eyed soul singer (1939–2017) who is remembered for his outlandish outfits and white pompadour hairstyle, which earned him the nickname...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Miles Davis596 - Miles Davis
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Vintage fountain pen signature, "Miles Davis,” on an off-white 3.5 x 2.5 sheet affixed to a slightly larger sheet. Removably corner-mounted to ...
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Delta Blues Cartel597 - Delta Blues Cartel
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White Stratocaster-style pickguard signed in black felt tip by six Delta blues legends: "Pinetop Perkins, 2004," "Homesick James,&quo...
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Duke Ellington598 - Duke Ellington
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Vintage fountain pen signature, "Duke Ellington,” on an off-white 5 x 3 card. In fine condition.
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Ella Fitzgerald599 - Ella Fitzgerald
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Program for Norman Granz presents An Evening with Ella Fitzgerald and The Oscar Peterson Trio, 10.75 x 13.75, signed on the front cover in fountain pe
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Danny Gatton600 - Danny Gatton
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American guitarist (1945–1994) who created a musical style called 'redneck jazz.' His nicknames include 'The Humbler' and 'The T...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Peter Green601 - Peter Green
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White Stratocaster-style pickguard signed in black felt tip by Peter Green. In fine condition. Accompanied by an unsigned poster promoting a Peter Gre
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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John Lee Hooker602 - John Lee Hooker
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Satin-finish 8 x 10 Pointblank publicity photo of Hooker posing with his guitar in front of a classic car, signed in the upper border in black felt ti
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Edith Piaf603 - Edith Piaf
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Vintage fountain pen signature and inscription, "To Joe, from Edith Piaf,” on an off-white 5 x 3 card bearing a small affixed portrait. Notatio...
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Cole Porter and Ella Fitzgerald604 - Cole Porter and Ella Fitzgerald
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Two items: a fountain pen signature, "Cole Porter," on an off-white 3.5 x 1 slip affixed to a 5 x 3 card; and a fountain pen signature and...
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Son Seals605 - Son Seals
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Chicago-based electric blues guitarist and singer (1942–2004) who began performing professionally at the age of 13; known for his intense and innovati
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Nina Simone606 - Nina Simone
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Ballpoint signature and inscription, "Nina Simone, To Flemming,” on a white 4.5 x 3.5 card. In very fine condition.
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Victoria Spivey607 - Victoria Spivey
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Blues singer and songwriter (1906–1976) sometimes known as 'Queen Victoria,' who was a pioneering blues recording artist of the 1920s along ...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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