RR Auction: Fine Autographs and Artifacts

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RR Auction’s August Fine Autographs & Artifacts sale offers more than 900 lots, headlined by a special World War II section that tells the story of a war that defined a generation. In addition to this historic offering, headlining items include an important letter by King Henry VIII related to a treaty negotiation, a 1919 letter from Einstein to his ex-wife and children, a remarkable pair of letters by John Lennon about his breakup with Cynthia, and a flag fragment from Horatio Nelson's HMS Victory. 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 August 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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Fulgencio Batista368 - Fulgencio Batista
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Leader of Cuba (1901–1973) who was in office from 1940 to 1944 and from 1952 to 1959, at which time he was overthrown by Fidel Castro. DS, in Spanish,
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Jons Jacob Berzelius369 - Jons Jacob Berzelius
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Swedish chemist (1779–1848) known as one of the founders of modern chemistry. Untranslated ANS in French, signed “Berzelius,” one page, 8.25 x 5, 1824
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Leonid Brezhnev370 - Leonid Brezhnev
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Uncommon May Day greeting card with a glossy gilt image of Moscow’s Red Square on the front, measuring 8.25 x 7.5 open, signed inside in ink below a p
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,000.00
 
 
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Edmund Burke372 - Edmund Burke
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Statesman, author, orator, political theorist, and philosopher (1729-1797) who, after relocating to England, served for many years in the House of Com
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Albert Calmette373 - Albert Calmette
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Distinguished French physician and researcher (1863-1933) who made a number of important discoveries in bacteriology and who developed the first antid
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar374 - Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar
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Physicist (1910-1995) who, with William A. Fowler, won the 1983 Nobel Prize for Physics for key discoveries that led to the currently accepted theory
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Michel Eugene Chevreul375 - Michel Eugene Chevreul
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French chemist (1786–1889) known for his work with fatty acids, who is credited with the discovery of margaric acid, creatine, and designing an early
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Frederick Cook376 - Frederick Cook
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Signed book: My Attainment of the Pole. NY: Mitchell Kennerley, 1912. Hardcover, 5.5 x 8, 604 pages. Signed on the first free end page in black ink,...
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Benjamin Disraeli377 - Benjamin Disraeli
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ALS, four pages on two adjoining sheets, 7.25 x 9, April 10, 1843. Letter to J. Chapman, in part: "Since I last wrote to you, a very considerab...
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Benjamin Disraeli378 - Benjamin Disraeli
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Scarce 1878 transferable ticket to the Royal Horticultural Society, 3.25 x 2, issued as No. 2831, signed in the lower right in black ink as prime mini
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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