RR Auction: Fine Autographs and Artifacts

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Mozart composes his “Serenade in D Major.” Thomas Paine defends the “Age of Reason.” “Norma Jeane” begins her modeling career. Steve Jobs leaves Apple. History converges in RR Auction’s March 2017 Fine Autograph and Artifact Auction, which features over 800 lots spanning history, popular culture, science, and the arts. 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 March 2017
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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Gioacchino Rossini497 - Gioacchino Rossini
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Important Italian composer (1792-1868) who became one of the seminal figures in the history of opera with such repertoire staples as The Barber of Sev
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Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,000.00
 
 
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Gioacchino Rossini498 - Gioacchino Rossini
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ALS in Italian, signed "G. Rossini," one page both sides, 5.25 x 8, May 23, 1830. In part (translated): "I do not want Gigia to leave...
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Estimate : 500.00 - 700.00
 
 
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Clara Schumann499 - Clara Schumann
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Composer and one of the most distinguished pianists of the Romantic era (1819–1896); she and her husband, composer Robert Schumann, were early champio
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Estimate : 2,600.00 - 2,800.00
 
 
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Jean Sibelius500 - Jean Sibelius
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TLS signed in pencil, one page, 5.75 x 8.25, August 16, 1950. Letter to famed piano makers Steinway & Sons. In part: "I wish to thank you o...
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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Johann Strauss501 - Johann Strauss
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Eminent Viennese composer (1825-1899), known as the 'Waltz King,' best known for such all-time favorites as 'The Beautiful Blue Danube&#...
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Estimate : 1,200.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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Giuseppe Verdi502 - Giuseppe Verdi
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Partly-printed DS in Italian, signed "G. Verdi," one page, 7 x 5.5, February 12, 1873. Receipt for his publisher Tito Ricordi acknowledgin...
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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Giuseppe Verdi503 - Giuseppe Verdi
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Beautifully penned AMQS on an off-white 11.25 x 7.75 sheet, signed at the conclusion in black ink, "G. Verdi," and dated at London, May 24...
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Estimate : 15,000.00 - 20,000.00
 
 
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George Gershwin504 - George Gershwin
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Very nice vintage matte-finish 7.75 x 9.75 photo of Gershwin working on a composition while at his piano, signed and inscribed in the lower border in
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Estimate : 7,500.00 - 8,000.00
 
 
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Huddie ‘Lead Belly’ Ledbetter505 - Huddie ‘Lead Belly’ Ledbetter
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ALS in pencil, signed “H. Ledbetter,” one lightly lined page, 7.5 x 8.75, March 28, 1949. Letter to his manager, Marjorie Fairbanks, in full (spelling
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Estimate : 9,000.00 - 11,000.00
 
 
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Patsy Cline506 - Patsy Cline
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Vintage glossy 8 x 10 Harry Nashville portrait of Cline in a lovely head-and-shoulders pose, signed in fountain pen, “Best Wishes To You, Patsy Cline,
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Estimate : 2,000.00 - 2,500.00
 
 
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Patsy Cline507 - Patsy Cline
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ALS signed “Patsy & All,” three pages, 6.25 x 10, August 22, 1961. Letter to friend Marie Flynt, in full [grammar and spelling retained]: "...
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Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,000.00
 
 
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Patsy Cline508 - Patsy Cline
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ALS signed “Patsy & all,” seven pages, 6 x 9, May 3, 1961. Letter to friend Marie Flynt, in part [grammar and spelling retained]: "Well aft...
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Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,000.00
 
 
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Beatles509 - Beatles
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Incredibly desirable 1963 Parlophone mono first pressing Please Please Me album signed and inscribed on the back cover in black ballpoint, "To ...
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Estimate : 16,000.00 - 18,000.00
 
 
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Beatles510 - Beatles
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Highly unusual British Overseas Airways Corporation menu from February 1965, reading "B. O. A. C. welcomes aboard Beatles Bahamas Special"...
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Estimate : 10,000.00 - 15,000.00
 
 
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Beatles511 - Beatles
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Official circa late 1963 Beatles Fan Club promo card featuring the classic Dezo Hoffman portrait of the group seated in their matching collarless suit
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Estimate : 10,000.00 - 15,000.00
 
 
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Beatles512 - Beatles
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Supremely rare vintage UK Beatles magazine from 1963, published by PYX, 7.25 x 9.5, 28 pages, featuring a classic color Dezo Hoffman photograph of the
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Estimate : 8,500.00 - 12,500.00
 
 
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Beatles513 - Beatles
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Crisp vintage ballpoint signatures, "George Harrison," "John Lennon," "Paul McCartney," and "Ringo Starr," o...
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Estimate : 8,000.00 - 10,000.00
 
 
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Beatles514 - Beatles
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Unique vintage glossy 5 x 3.5 candid photo of the Beatles on stage, with the notable presence of Pete Best on drums, signed and inscribed on the rever
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Estimate : 4,500.00 - 5,500.00
 
 
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Beatles: Harrison and Starr515 - Beatles: Harrison and Starr
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Two signed photos: an unusual color semi-glossy 5 x 3.5 photo of a long-haired George Harrison on a television screen, signed in blue ballpoint by Har
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,000.00
 
 
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Beatles: George Harrison516 - Beatles: George Harrison
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Superb twice-signed check-in card from London's Hotel President, 2.75 x 3.25, filled out and signed in blue ballpoint by Harrison, who adds the ...
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Estimate : 2,500.00 - 3,000.00
 
 
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