RR Auction: Fine Autographs and Artifacts

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With an opening section chronicling the history of science and technology, this month’s RR Auction Fine Autograph and Artifact sale boasts over 800 extraordinary lots. Among the highlights offered are an Einstein autograph letter, lunar surface–flown items, a historic letter signed by King Henry VIII, and a vast selection of animation artwork. RR Auction is a globally recognized and trusted auction house specializing in rare and remarkable documents, manuscripts, autographs, and historical artifacts. Join us as we make history selling history in December 2016.
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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Albert Einstein1 - Albert Einstein
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ALS in pencil in German, signed “A. E.,” one page both sides, 8.5 x 11, January 7, 1954. Letter to J. W. De Haas, patiently chronicling the history of
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Estimate : 100,000.00 - 150,000.00
 
 
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Albert Einstein2 - Albert Einstein
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Exceptional vintage glossy 10.5 x 13.5 silver gelatin portrait of Einstein with his hands clasped below his gentle visage, signed and inscribed in bla
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Estimate : 15,000.00 - 20,000.00
 
 
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Camillo Golgi3 - Camillo Golgi
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Italian physician, pathologist, and scientist (1843–1926) who won the Nobel Prize for Medicine in 1906. Untranslated TLS in Italian, signed “C. Golgi,
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Max Planck4 - Max Planck
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Nobel Prize–winning German physicist (1858–1947) who pioneered the understanding of quantum theory. ALS in German, signed “Max u. Mayn Planck,” one pa
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Niels Bohr5 - Niels Bohr
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Danish physicist (1885–1962) who was awarded the 1922 Nobel Prize in Physics for his theory of atomic structure. DS in Danish, one page, 8.75 x 11.25,
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Nobel Prize in Medicine6 - Nobel Prize in Medicine
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Four vintage ink signatures of recipients of the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine on various slips and cards, including: Herbert S. Gasser, known
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Tadeusz Reichstein7 - Tadeusz Reichstein
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Polish-Swiss chemist (1897–1996) awarded the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1950 for his work on hormones of the adrenal cortex which culmin
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Glenn Seaborg8 - Glenn Seaborg
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Nobel Prize–winning chemist (1912–1999) who was instrumental in the discovery of several elements. Handwritten manuscript in pencil by Seaborg, unsign
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William Shockley9 - William Shockley
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American physicist (1910–1989) who won the 1956 Nobel Prize in Physics for his development of the transistor. One-of-a-kind green cloth binder of scie
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Nobel Prize Winners: Scientists10 - Nobel Prize Winners: Scientists
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Collection of more than 100 items, predominately consisting of signatures of Nobel Prize–winning scientists on individual off-white 8 x 5 cards, some
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Frederic Sanger11 - Frederic Sanger
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British biochemist (1918–2013) who won the Nobel Prize in Chemistry twice: once in 1958 for his work on the structure of proteins, and once in 1980 fo
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Severo Ochoa12 - Severo Ochoa
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Spanish physician and biochemist (1905–1993) awarded the 1959 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for his discovery of mechanisms in the biological
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Max Perutz13 - Max Perutz
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Molecular biologist (1914–2002) who shared the 1962 Nobel Prize for Chemistry with John Kendrew for their studies of the structures of haemoglobin and
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Louis Neel14 - Louis Neel
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French physicist (1904–2000) awarded the Nobel Prize for Physics in 1970 for his pioneering studies of the magnetic properties of solids. Hand-correct
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Vladimir Prelog15 - Vladimir Prelog
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Organic chemist (1906–1998) whose research into the stereochemistry of organic molecules and reaction earned him the 1975 Nobel Prize for Chemistry. H
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Andrew Schally16 - Andrew Schally
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Endocrinologist (born 1926) awarded the 1977 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for his discoveries concerning the peptide hormone production of th
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Hamilton O. Smith17 - Hamilton O. Smith
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Microbiologist (born 1931) who won the 1978 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for the discovery of restriction enzymes and their application to pr
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Abdus Salam18 - Abdus Salam
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Pakistani theoretical physicist (1926–1996) who received the 1979 Nobel Prize in Physics for his contribution to the electroweak unification theory. H
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Jack Steinberger19 - Jack Steinberger
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Physicist (born 1921) who co-discovered the muon neutrino and was awarded the 1988 Nobel Prize in Physics. Handwritten manuscript, initialed “J. S.,”
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Erwin Neher20 - Erwin Neher
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German biophysicist (born 1944) specializing in the field of cell physiology who was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1991 for his
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Joseph-Louis Lagrange21 - Joseph-Louis Lagrange
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Handwritten letter in French sent to Lagrange by a mathematician, “Guillon,” three pages on two adjoining sheets, 6.5 x 8.25, 1798. The letter propose
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 2,000.00
 
 
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Norman Lockyer22 - Norman Lockyer
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English scientist and astronomer (1836–1920) credited with Pierre Janssen as the co-discoverer of helium. Uncommon ALS, one page, 4.5 x 5.75, Solar Ph
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Charles Darwin23 - Charles Darwin
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ALS signed “Ch. Darwin,” one page, 5 x 8, Down letterhead, April 25, no year but docketed 1871. Letter to “Johnson,” in full: “I am very sorry to hear
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Charles Darwin24 - Charles Darwin
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Bold ink signature, “Charles Darwin, Down, Beckenham, Kent, March 30, 1872,” on an off-white 5 x 3.5 slip. Affixed to a larger album page and in fine
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Louis Pasteur25 - Louis Pasteur
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Handwritten scientific notes in French, unsigned, one page, both sides, 7.25 x 9.5, dated June 19–28, [1857], headed at the top in pencil in another h
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Joseph Lister27 - Joseph Lister
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British surgeon (1827–1912) who innovated the practice of sterile surgery, one of the most important medical advances of the day. ALS, one page both s
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Joseph Lister28 - Joseph Lister
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ALS, one page both sides, 4 x 6, black-bordered 12 Park Crescent letterhead, October 11, 1895. Letter to Dr. William Bulloch, in full: “I am much obli
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Henri Poincare29 - Henri Poincare
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French mathematician, physicist, and philosopher of science (1854–1912) who famously formulated the ‘Poincare Conjecture,’ which went unsolved for nea
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William Osler30 - William Osler
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Canadian-born physician and researcher (1849–1919) who was a founding professor of Johns Hopkins Hospital. ANS signed “Wm. Osler,” one page, 4.5 x 3.5
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Edward Teller31 - Edward Teller
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Hungarian-born nuclear physicist (1908–2003) who worked with Fermi on the Manhattan Project and later assumed a leading role in the development of the
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Charles H. Best32 - Charles H. Best
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Medical scientist (1899–1978) who co-discovered insulin in 1921. Glossy 5 x 8 half-length photo of Best at his desk, signed and inscribed in the lower
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Edward Teller33 - Edward Teller
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Glossy 8 x 10 close-up photo of Teller, signed in the lower border in blue ballpoint. In fine condition.
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Albert Sabin34 - Albert Sabin
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American medical researcher (1906–1993) best known for developing a practical oral polio vaccine. TLS signed “Albert B. Sabin,” one page, 8.25 x 11, M
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Robert Fulton35 - Robert Fulton
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Extraordinary original drawing of a submarine moored offshore accomplished by Fulton in ink and watercolor on an off-white 18.75 x 13 sheet, identifie
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Estimate : 2,000.00 - 3,000.00
 
 
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Nicephore Niepce36 - Nicephore Niepce
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French inventor (1765–1833) now credited as the inventor of photography. Exceedingly rare ALS in French, signed “J. N. Niepce,” one page both sides, 4
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Samuel F. B. Morse37 - Samuel F. B. Morse
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ALS signed “Sam’l F. B. Morse,” three pages on two adjoining sheets, 5 x 8, April 30, 1862. Letter to Minister J. Treadwell Walden of Norwich, Connect
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Thomas Edison39 - Thomas Edison
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Remarkable printed patent schematic diagram, signed “Thomas Alva Edison,” one page, 16 x 22, no date but circa 1880. Schematic submitted to the govern
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Thomas Edison40 - Thomas Edison
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Edison Storage Battery Co. business check, 8.5 x 4, filled out in another hand and signed by his son Charles Edison, payable to “Ourselves” for $100,0
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Thomas Edison41 - Thomas Edison
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Fantastic early 5.25 x 7.5 cabinet photo of the young Edison, signed and inscribed on the mount in ink, “To L. B. Foley, from Thomas A. Edison.” Publi
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Thomas Edison42 - Thomas Edison
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Pencil ‘umbrella’ signature, “Thos. A. Edison,” on a white 3 x 2.25 slip. In fine condition.
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Thomas Edison43 - Thomas Edison
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Book deriving from the personal library of Thomas Edison, gifted and signed by celebrated American poet and playwright George Sterling: The Caged Eagl
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Frank J. Sprague44 - Frank J. Sprague
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Naval officer and inventor (1857–1934) who contributed to the development of the electric motor, electric railways, and electric elevators. Sharp 4.25
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Estimate : 1,800.00 - 2,000.00
 
 
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George Washington Carver45 - George Washington Carver
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ALS signed “G. W. Carver,” one page, 8.5 x 11, Tuskegee Normal and Industrial Institute letterhead, February 10, 1935. Letter to Reverend C. Greenway,
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Automotive Engineering46 - Automotive Engineering
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Technical manuscript in French concerning engines, contained in an 8 x 10 notebook, 54 pages, circa early-to-mid 20th century. The manuscript is rife
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Edwin Hubble47 - Edwin Hubble
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Rare TLS signed “Edwin P. Hubble,” one page, 6 x 8, Athenaeum letterhead, January 19, 1933. Letter to James H. Wayland, in full: “As a candidate for t
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Estimate : 3,000.00 - 4,000.00
 
 
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Dave Scott’s Apollo 9 Flown Mission Patch49 - Dave Scott’s Apollo 9 Flown Mission Patch
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Flown embroidered Apollo 9 mission patch, measuring 3.5? in diameter, signed and flight-certified on the reverse in blue felt tip, “Flown aboard Apoll
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Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,000.00
 
 
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Dave Scott’s Apollo 15 Lunar Orbit and South Pole Flown Flag50 - Dave Scott’s Apollo 15 Lunar Orbit and South Pole Flown Flag
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Flown 5.5 x 4 American flag carried to the South Pole from January 9–15, 1970, and then flown to lunar orbit aboard the Command Module Endeavor during
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Estimate : 4,000.00 - 6,000.00
 
 
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Dave Scott’s Apollo 15 Lunar Orbit Flown Beta Cloth Bag51 - Dave Scott’s Apollo 15 Lunar Orbit Flown Beta Cloth Bag
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Dave Scott’s flown Personal Preference Kit (PPK) Beta cloth bag carried into lunar orbit on the Apollo 15 mission, 10.25 x 12.25, signed and flight-ce
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Estimate : 5,000.00 - 7,000.00
 
 
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Dave Scott’s Apollo 15 Lunar Surface-Flown Sieger Cover52 - Dave Scott’s Apollo 15 Lunar Surface-Flown Sieger Cover
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Uncommon Apollo 15 postal cover, 6.5 x 3.75, numbered 43 of 400, carried to the lunar surface aboard the Lunar Module Falcon, signed in the lower left
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Estimate : 8,000.00 - 10,000.00
 
 
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Dave Scott’s Apollo 15 Lunar Surface-Used Drill Chuck53 - Dave Scott’s Apollo 15 Lunar Surface-Used Drill Chuck
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Commander Dave Scott’s drill chuck used on the lunar surface during the three historic EVAs of the Apollo 15 mission. The drill chuck measures 1.25 x
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Estimate : 50,000.00 - 60,000.00
 
 
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