RR Auction: Fine Autographs and Artifacts

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With over 750 outstanding lots, RR Auction’s October Fine Autograph and Artifact Auction opens with a remarkable featured section—‘Innovators of Man and Machine,’ boasting three centuries' worth of the world’s greatest minds: Bernoulli, Watt, Pasteur, Westinghouse, Edison, Einstein, Boeing, and Ferrari are among the autographs offered. The rest of the catalog provides a well-balanced assortment of items from presidents, Declaration of Independence signers, activists, businessmen, world leaders, royalty, military figures, artists, authors, musicians, entertainers, and athletes. A small sampling of top items in the sale: an Albert Einstein handwritten manuscript related to his work on a unified field theory; a 50-letter archive of letters from photographer Alfred Stieglitz to New Yorker critic Lewis Mumford; a Freud letter on the Oedipus complex; a musical quote from Verdi’s ‘La traviata’; a fully signed Beatles promo card; and a game-used baseball from the 1917 Tim Murnane Day benefit game played at Fenway Park. 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 October 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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Charles Lyell21 - Charles Lyell
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Geologist (1797–1875) referred to as the 'father of modern geology,' who was a close and influential friend of Charles Darwin. ALS signed “C...
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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James Young Simpson22 - James Young Simpson
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Scottish doctor (1811–1870) who discovered the anaesthetic properties of chloroform and successfully introduced it for general medical use. ALS signed
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Cyrus McCormick23 - Cyrus McCormick
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Inventor and businessman (1809-1884) whose reaper revolutionized American agriculture. Scarce ALS signed “C. H. McCormick,” one page, 4.75 x 8, August
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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George Westinghouse24 - George Westinghouse
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Significant manuscript DS, one page both sides, 8.25 x 13.25, May 27, 1871. Historic contract "between George Westinghouse and George Westingho...
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Estimate : 8,000.00 - 10,000.00
 
 
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Rudolf Virchow25 - Rudolf Virchow
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German doctor and politician (1821–1902), dubbed the 'Father of Pathology,' who founded the field of social medicine. Untranslated ALS in Ge...
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Estimate : 500.00 - 700.00
 
 
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Thomas Edison27 - Thomas Edison
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Crystal-clear glossy 9 x 7 photo of Edison in his West Orange chemistry lab affixed to a 10 x 9 mount, boldly signed on the mount in fountain pen with
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Estimate : 3,500.00 - 4,500.00
 
 
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Samuel Remington28 - Samuel Remington
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American firearms manufacturer (1819–1892). Rare ALS signed “S. Remington,” one page, 5.5 x 8.5, Office of Remingtons Armory letterhead, April 28, 188
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Henri Becquerel29 - Henri Becquerel
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French physicist (1852–1908) whose experiments with uranium salts led to the discovery of spontaneous radioactivity; for this breakthrough he shared t
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Estimate : 3,500.00 - 4,500.00
 
 
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Louis Pasteur30 - Louis Pasteur
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ALS in French, signed “L. Pasteur,” one page, 4 x 5, Institut Pasteur letterhead, April 16, 1889. Letter to G. Austin Taylor, on the introduction of r
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Estimate : 8,000.00 - 10,000.00
 
 
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Charles Augustus Young31 - Charles Augustus Young
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One of the foremost solar spectroscopist astronomers in the United States (1834–1908) who authored a widely used series of astronomy textbooks. Sharp
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Richard Gatling32 - Richard Gatling
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American inventor (1818–1903) best known for his invention of the Gatling gun, considered to be the first successful machine gun; his other inventions
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,200.00
 
 
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Elisha Gray33 - Elisha Gray
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American electrical engineer (1835–1901) who co-founded the Western Electric Manufacturing Company and is best known for his development of a telephon
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Robert Koch34 - Robert Koch
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German medical scientist (1843–1910) regarded as the father of bacteriology. He isolated the tuberculosis bacillus and the anthrax virus, and received
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Estimate : 5,000.00 - 6,000.00
 
 
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Thaddeus Lowe35 - Thaddeus Lowe
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American aeronaut and inventor (1832–1913) whose Union balloon corps tracked enemy movements during the Civil War, known as the father of military aer
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Henri Becquerel36 - Henri Becquerel
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French physicist (1852–1908) whose experiments with uranium salts led to the discovery of spontaneous radioactivity; for this breakthrough he shared t
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Estimate : 1,200.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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Oliver Lodge37 - Oliver Lodge
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British physicist and writer (1851–1940) who held patents for key radio technologies and identified electromagnetic radiation independent of Hertz&#...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Ivan Pavlov38 - Ivan Pavlov
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Russian physiologist (1849–1936) best known for his investigation of conditioned reflex through the use of experiments involving salivating dogs. He w
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Estimate : 5,000.00 - 7,000.00
 
 
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Guglielmo Marconi39 - Guglielmo Marconi
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Superb 4.25 x 6.5 cabinet photo of Marconi by Elliott & Fry of London, prominently signed in bold black ink, "Guglielmo Marconi, 9 Marzo 19...
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,000.00
 
 
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Ernest Solvay40 - Ernest Solvay
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Belgian chemist, industrialist, and philanthropist (1838–1922) who created the famous 'Solvay conferences' where Einstein, Curie, Bohr, Heis...
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Estimate : 1,800.00 - 2,200.00
 
 
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George Westinghouse41 - George Westinghouse
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Engineer and businessman (1846–1914) best known for the invention of the air brake and for his energetic promotion of AC power distribution. Ink signa
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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