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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Jane Goodall and David Attenborough351 - Jane Goodall and David Attenborough
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Three photos: a color glossy 10 x 8 photo of Jane Goodall interacting with a friendly chimpanzee, signed in black felt tip; a color glossy 10 x 8 clos
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Antique Graflex Speed Graphic Press Camera352 - Antique Graflex Speed Graphic Press Camera
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Antique Graflex Speed Graphic folding press camera with carrying case, measuring 8? x 4? x 7.25? when folded. The case measures 13.75? x 9? x 5? and i
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Camille Guerin353 - Camille Guerin
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Eminent French veterinarian and researcher (1872–1961) who co-developed an effective vaccine against tuberculosis. Untranslated ALS in French, one pag
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Otto Hahn354 - Otto Hahn
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German chemist (1879–1968) who won the 1944 Nobel Prize for the discovery of nuclear fission. Matte-finish 3.75 x 5.75 photo of Hahn wearing a medal,
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Leroy Hood355 - Leroy Hood
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American biologist (born 1938) who has developed groundbreaking scientific instruments which made possible major advances in the biological sciences a
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Internet and Gaming Pioneers356 - Internet and Gaming Pioneers
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Group of eight business cards, each 3.5 x 2, signed on the front or back in ink or felt tip by the respective Internet and gaming pioneer, including:
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Richard Leakey and Donald Johanson357 - Richard Leakey and Donald Johanson
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Three color glossy 10 x 8 photos: one of Tim White, Richard Leakey, Bernard Wood and Donald Johanson examining Johanson's newly discovered Austr...
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Lindau Nobel Laureates: 1975358 - Lindau Nobel Laureates: 1975
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Program invitation for the 25th Lindau Nobel Laureate Meetings held between June 23 and 27, 1975, five pages, 5.75 x 8.25, signed on the front cover i
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Lindau Nobel Laureates: 1979359 - Lindau Nobel Laureates: 1979
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Uncommon German-language FDC honoring the 29th Lindau Nobel Laureate Meetings held in 1979, 5.75 x 8.25, signed in various ink types by 25 Nobel Laure
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Lindau Nobel Laureates: 1993360 - Lindau Nobel Laureates: 1993
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Program invitation for the 43rd Lindau Nobel Laureate Meetings held between June 28 and July 2, 1993, four pages, 5.75 x 8.25, signed on the front cov
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Oliver Lodge361 - Oliver Lodge
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British physicist and writer (1851–1940) who held patents for key radio technologies and identified electromagnetic radiation independent of Hertz&#...
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Auguste Lumiere362 - Auguste Lumiere
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Inventor of photographic equipment (1862-1954) who, with his brother Louis, patented the cinematograph and produced the first-ever motion picture in 1
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MAC Panel Computer Programming Patch Board with Cables363 - MAC Panel Computer Programming Patch Board with Cables
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Vintage MAC Panel computer programming patch board in a metal frame, measuring 12.75? x 11? x 3?, labeled with "Secondary" and "Prima...
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Cyrus and Leander McCormick364 - Cyrus and Leander McCormick
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Pioneers of modern agriculture and members of the McCormick family of Chicago and Virginia; the McCormicks introduced the mechanical reaper and founde
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Lise Meitner365 - Lise Meitner
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Austrian-Swedish physicist (1878-1968) who first identified nuclear fission. Despite never winning the award, she was nominated 19 times for the Nobel
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Paul Murdin366 - Paul Murdin
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British astronomer (born 1942) who identified the first clear candidate for a black hole, Cygnus X-1, with his colleague Louise Webster. Three items:
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Nida-Trainer Model 115P Transceiver Training Device367 - Nida-Trainer Model 115P Transceiver Training Device
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Vintage Nida-Trainer Model 115P radio transceiver training device, housed in a black plastic suitcase, measuring 18.5? x 13.5? x 5?. Etched on the fac
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Optical Rotary Table368 - Optical Rotary Table
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Black NRC Model RSX-2 optical rotary table, measuring 3.5? x 3.5? x 1?, featuring a rotating circular base marked with 360° increments. In very...
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Optronics Microscope Camera Head with Power Supply369 - Optronics Microscope Camera Head with Power Supply
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Optronics microscope camera head with power supply, marked as "Model: 60800 Power Supply, Magnafire." The camera head, designed to capture...
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Antique Pathex 9.5mm Movie Projector with Color Wheel370 - Antique Pathex 9.5mm Movie Projector with Color Wheel
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Antique Pathex 9.5mm film projector with color wheel for black-and-white movies, measuring approximately 10? x 12.5? x 7.5?, marketed internationally
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