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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Haile Selassie166 - Haile Selassie
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Longtime Emperor of Ethiopia (1892–1975) who reigned from 1930 to 1974. Selassie is one of the most revered figures among followers of the Rastafari m
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Estimate : 3,000.00 - 5,000.00
 
 
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Charles XII of Sweden167 - Charles XII of Sweden
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King of Sweden from 1697 to 1718, remembered as a warrior who defeated the Russians at Narva, later defeating Peter the Great and nearly taking Moscow
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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Lady Emma Hamilton168 - Lady Emma Hamilton
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Born the daughter of a humble blacksmith, the model, entertainer, and courtesan Emma Hamilton (née Amy Lyon, 1761) ascended through the ranks o...
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Estimate : 2,000.00 - 3,000.00
 
 
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Ferdinand and Isabella169 - Ferdinand and Isabella
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Manuscript DS in Spanish, signed by Ferdinand, "Yo el Rey [I the King]," and by Isabella, "Yo la Reyna [I the Queen]," one page,...
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Estimate : 7,500.00 - 8,500.00
 
 
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King George III and William Howe170 - King George III and William Howe
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Partly-printed vellum DS, signed “George R,” one page, 16.5 x 11, July 1, 1800. King George III appoints Howard Elphinstone "to be a Captain Li...
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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King William III171 - King William III
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Sovereign Prince of Orange (1650–1702) who served as King of England, Scotland, and Ireland from 1689 until his death. Vellum manuscript DS, signed “W
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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Marie-Antoinette172 - Marie-Antoinette
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Vellum manuscript DS in French, signed “Marie-Antoinette,” one page, 15.25 x 10.5, November 20, 1789. A debt acknowledgment related to expenses from s
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Estimate : 12,000.00 - 15,000.00
 
 
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Nicholas I173 - Nicholas I
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Czar of Russia (born 1796) who reigned from 1825 until his death in 1855. By crushing the Decembrist Uprising, he confirmed the autocracy of czarist r
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Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,000.00
 
 
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Princess Diana174 - Princess Diana
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Uncommon Royal Christmas card from 1996 with an embossed coat of arms on the front, measuring 12 x 8 open, featuring an affixed color photo of Princes
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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Princess Diana175 - Princess Diana
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Appealing Royal Christmas card from 1995 with embossed coat of arms on the front, measuring 16 x 6 open, featuring an affixed satin-finish photo of Pr
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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Queen Anne176 - Queen Anne
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Queen of England (born 1665), the last British monarch in the Stuart dynasty, who reigned from 1702 until her death in 1714. Manuscript DS, signed “An
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,000.00
 
 
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Queen Elizabeth II177 - Queen Elizabeth II
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Partly-printed DS, signed “Elizabeth R,” one page, 20 x 15, August 12, 1966. Queen Elizabeth appoints Kenneth Charles Francis Davies "to be an ...
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Queen Mary I of England178 - Queen Mary I of England
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Mary I (1516–1558) was the oldest daughter of King Henry VIII who ruled as Queen of England and Ireland from 1553 until her death at which time her ha
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Estimate : 8,000.00 - 10,000.00
 
 
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Queen Victoria179 - Queen Victoria
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Partly-printed DS, signed “Victoria R,” one page, 16 x 12, August 2, 1899. Queen Victoria appoints John Garrard Goodlake "to be an Officer in O...
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Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
 
 
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Queen Victoria180 - Queen Victoria
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Bold and crisp ink signature by the 16-year-old Princess Victoria, "Victoria, Kensington Palace, Jan: 17th, 1836,” on an off-white 4.5 x 1.5 sl...
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Titanic: Edward Smith181 - Titanic: Edward Smith
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Scarce DS, signed "E. J. Smith," one page, 8 x 6, October 30, 1896. A certificate of discharge issued to T. Riley a fireman aboard the S.S...
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Estimate : 6,000.00 - 8,000.00
 
 
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Howard Carter182 - Howard Carter
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British archaeologist and Egyptologist (1874–1939) whose discovery of the tomb of Tutankhamun in Egypt's 'Valley of the Kings' proved to...
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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David Crockett184 - David Crockett
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Rare hand-addressed and free-franked envelope panel, 5 x 2.75, addressed by Crockett to his publisher, "Messrs. E. L. Cary & A. Hart, Phila...
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Estimate : 10,000.00 - 12,000.00
 
 
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William F. ‘Buffalo Bill’ Cody185 - William F. ‘Buffalo Bill’ Cody
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Superb vintage matte-finish 4.25 x 6.5 cabinet photo of Cody in a distinguished half-length pose, signed boldly in ink in the lower border, "W....
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Estimate : 2,000.00 - 4,000.00
 
 
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Two Guns White Calf186 - Two Guns White Calf
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Vintage matte-finish 3.5 x 5.5 postcard photo of Two Guns White Calf in near-profile, signed in black ink with his three-character pictogram of two ri
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Estimate : 500.00 - 700.00
 
 
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