RR Auction: Fine Autographs and Artifacts featuring Science and Technology

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Science and Technology dominates the 900+ items in RR Auction's December Fine Autographs and Artifacts sale, highlighted by a fully functional Enigma I cipher machine used by the German military, letters by Albert Einstein and Stephen Hawking, an Apple floppy disk signed by Steve Jobs, an historic Apollo and other space program artifacts. Other autograph highlights include a John Dillinger letter from jail, a ledger signed by Davy Crockett, multiple George Washington and Abraham Lincoln items, and other outstanding pieces of the past. 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 December 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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Rain-in-the-Face187 - Rain-in-the-Face
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One of the most feared and respected Native American warriors of the late 19th century (c. 1835–1905). A Hunkpapa Lakota, he was born in about 1835. H
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Estimate : 5,000.00 - 6,000.00
 
 
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Frank James188 - Frank James
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Outlaw and older brother of Jesse James (1843–1915). ALS in pencil, one page both sides, 7.75 x 10.5, July 25, 1911. Written from Kearey, Missouri, a
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Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,000.00
 
 
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Mickey Cohen189 - Mickey Cohen
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Gangster (1913–1976) born Meyer Cohen who was a trusted associate of racketeer Bugsy Siegel. After Siegel's death in 1947, Cohen acquired Siegel...
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Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,000.00
 
 
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Frank Hamer190 - Frank Hamer
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Texas ranger (1884–1955) best known for tracking down legendary crime duo Bonnie Parker and Clyde Barrow and for leading the ambush that killed the pa
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Estimate : 2,000.00 - 3,000.00
 
 
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John Dillinger191 - John Dillinger
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ALS signed “Johnnie,” one page both sides, 7.75 x 9.75, October 1, 1933. Letter to Mary Longnaker, written from Allen County Jail in Lima, Ohio, where
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Estimate : 25,000.00 - 30,000.00
 
 
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19th Century Notables193 - 19th Century Notables
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Collection of 30 ink signatures of 19th and early 20th century notables—including military figures, businessmen, politicians, and authors—on individua
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,000.00
 
 
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Alexandra of Denmark194 - Alexandra of Denmark
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Matte-finish 4 x 6 photo of Queen Alexandra and King Edward VII by W. & D. Downey, affixed to its original 7.5 x 10 mount, signed on the mount i...
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P. T. Barnum195 - P. T. Barnum
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Bold ink signature, "Truly Yours, P. T. Barnum, June 27, 1878,” on an off-white 3.75 x 2.25 card bearing Barnum's personal ink stamp to the...
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Bavarian Royalty and Opera Stars196 - Bavarian Royalty and Opera Stars
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Unusual assemblage of ink signatures on adjoining off-white 4.5 x 7 album pages. Royal signatures of key figures in World War I include: Rupprecht, Cr
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Menachem Begin197 - Menachem Begin
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Two items: a color satin-finish 10 x 8 official White House photo of Begin meeting with Jimmy Carter and Anwar Sadat during their historic peace talks
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David Ben-Gurion198 - David Ben-Gurion
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Israeli commemorative cover from 1960, signed in blue ballpoint in Hebrew by David Ben-Gurion. In fine condition.
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David Ben-Gurion and Golda Meir199 - David Ben-Gurion and Golda Meir
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Ink signatures of two Israeli Prime Ministers, "D. Ben-Gurion" and "Golda Meir, Jerusalem, Aug. 17, 1960," on a pair of off-whit...
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Joe Biden200 - Joe Biden
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Color satin-finish 10 x 8 head-and-shoulders photo of Joe Biden speaking at a podium in front of an American flag, signed in black felt tip. In very f
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Joe Biden201 - Joe Biden
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Color satin-finish 8 x 9.5 half-length photo of Joe Biden smiling with his arms crossed, signed in black felt tip, "Keep the faith, Joe Biden, ...
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Bonaparte Family202 - Bonaparte Family
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Collection of five items signed by the successors of Napoleon Bonaparte, including: a handwritten endorsement in pencil by Napoleon III, signed &quo...
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Simon Cameron203 - Simon Cameron
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Lincoln's controversial first secretary of war (1799–1889), who served only one year before resigning amidst allegations of corruption. Civil Wa...
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Noam Chomsky204 - Noam Chomsky
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Four items: an MIT business card belong to Chomsky, 3.5 x 2, signed in black ballpoint; and three laserprint photos of the noted analytical philosophe
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Roy Cohn205 - Roy Cohn
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American lawyer (1927–1986) best known for being Senator Joseph McCarthy's chief counsel during the Army–McCarthy hearings in 1954 and for being...
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Colonial Massachusetts206 - Colonial Massachusetts
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Rare 1756 booklet of "Acts and Laws Passed by the Great and General Court or Assembly of His Majesty's Province of the Massachusetts–Bay in...
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Dalai Lama207 - Dalai Lama
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Color glossy 3.5 x 5 cardstock photo of the Dalai Lama with his hands clasped, signed in Tibetan in blue ballpoint. In fine condition.
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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