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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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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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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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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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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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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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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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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Dave Scott’s Apollo 15 Lunar Orbit-Flown Photography Chart54 - Dave Scott’s Apollo 15 Lunar Orbit-Flown Photography Chart
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Exceptional flown Apollo 15 lunar orbit chart, folded to 13 x 7.5, signed and flight-certified in the photography legend in black felt tip, “Flown to
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Estimate : 20,000.00 - 30,000.00
 
 
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Dave Scott’s Apollo 15 Lunar Surface-Used PLSS/RCU Cover55 - Dave Scott’s Apollo 15 Lunar Surface-Used PLSS/RCU Cover
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Portable Life Support System (PLSS) Remote Control Unit (RCU) dust cover, measuring 1.5? in diameter and .5? tall, featuring a black and silver stripe
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Estimate : 15,000.00 - 20,000.00
 
 
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Dave Scott’s Apollo 15 Lunar Surface-Flown License Plate56 - Dave Scott’s Apollo 15 Lunar Surface-Flown License Plate
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Flown aluminum ‘lunar rover license plate,’ 1.5 x 1, marked with the registration number “LRV 001,” with “MOON” as the home state, the year 1971, and
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Estimate : 8,000.00 - 10,000.00
 
 
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Dave Scott’s Lunar Surface-Used Rover ‘Bearing Map’57 - Dave Scott’s Lunar Surface-Used Rover ‘Bearing Map’
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Remarkable lunar map used on the surface of the moon during the first two Apollo 15 EVAs, labeled “Hadley Rille, EVA-I, 1 of 2, EVA–II, 1 of 3,” one p
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Estimate : 30,000.00 - 50,000.00
 
 
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Dave Scott’s Apollo 15 Lunar Surface-Flown LM Data File Clip58 - Dave Scott’s Apollo 15 Lunar Surface-Flown LM Data File Clip
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Dave Scott’s flown data file clip carried aboard the lunar module Falcon during the Apollo 15 mission, 1.75 x 2.25 x 1, with a swatch of Velcro affixe
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Estimate : 4,000.00 - 6,000.00
 
 
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CIAM/NASA Wind Tunnel Test Model59 - CIAM/NASA Wind Tunnel Test Model
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Remarkable complete aerodynamic wind tunnel test model from Russia’s Central Institute of Aviation Motors, the largest aerospace engine testing facili
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Estimate : 6,000.00 - 8,000.00
 
 
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Vint Cerf and Bob Kahn 1974 Internet Paper60 - Vint Cerf and Bob Kahn 1974 Internet Paper
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Scarce and historically significant publication: “A Protocol for Packet Network Communications” by Vinton G. Cerf and Robert E. Kahn in IEEE Transacti
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Estimate : 8,000.00 - 10,000.00
 
 
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4004 Unicom Calculator61 - 4004 Unicom Calculator
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Rare UniCom 141P calculator, a groundbreaking piece of computing equipment as it used the Intel 4004, the first commercially available microprocessor
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Estimate : 8,000.00 - 10,000.00
 
 
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Bill Gates62 - Bill Gates
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Co-founder of Microsoft considered one of the wealthiest people in the world (born 1955). Original 3.5 x 2 Microsoft business card naming Gates as “Ch
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Bill Gates63 - Bill Gates
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Scarce 8-inch floppy disc, signed and inscribed in silver ink, “Good luck Bill, Bill Gates.” In fine condition.
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Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
 
 
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