RR Auction: Fine Autographs and Artifacts

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With more than 1,000 lots, RR Auction’s May Fine Autographs and Artifacts auction features an impressive assortment of historic collectibles. This month includes a special Literature section, with rare and significant items such as an illustrated, autographed manuscript of Hermann Hesse’s "Piktor's Verwandlungen"; Anton Chekhov's “Stories and Tales,” inscribed; a handwritten quotation from Guo Moruo; and many more top authors like Joyce, Tolkien, Orwell, Sartre, Sendak and Whitman. The Music section features incredible original artwork by Frederic Chopin; a 350-page “Who’s Who in Rock & Roll,” signed by hundreds of the genre’s greatest musicians; and a fully signed Beatles autograph with additional, rare signature from Ray Charles. This catalog also includes items from US History, Space, Art, Entertainment and more. 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 May 2018.

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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Alfred George Greenhill384 - Alfred George Greenhill
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British mathematician (1847–1927) who served as professor of mathematics at the Royal Military Academy at Woolwich, London, and was one of the world...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Otto Hahn385 - Otto Hahn
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German chemist (1879–1968) who won the 1944 Nobel Prize for the discovery of nuclear fission. Group of four untranslated letters in German by Hahn, co
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John F. W. Herschel386 - John F. W. Herschel
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British mathematician, astronomer, and inventor (1792-1871) known for his discoveries related to the moons of Saturn and Uranus and for his pioneering
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Charles Lyell387 - 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, one page...
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John Campbell Merriam388 - John Campbell Merriam
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American paleontologist, educator, and conservationist (1869–1945) best known for his taxonomy of vertebrate fossils at the La Brea Tar Pits in Los An
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Richard Owen389 - Richard Owen
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English biologist and paleontologist (1804-1892) best known for interpreting fossils and coining the term 'dinosaur.' ALS, one page both sid...
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Marshall Howard Saville390 - Marshall Howard Saville
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American archaeologist (1867–1935) who made important discoveries among the mound builders in southern Ohio. ALS signed “M. H. Saville,” two pages on
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Charles Augustus Young391 - 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. ALS si
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John Maynard Keynes392 - John Maynard Keynes
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Highly influential British economist (1883–1946) who was the chief British representative at the 1944 Bretton Woods conference that established the In
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Estimate : 3,000.00 - 4,000.00
 
 
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John Law393 - John Law
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Scottish economist (1671–1729) known as a monetary reformer and as the originator of the 'Mississippi scheme' for the development of French ...
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Estimate : 10,000.00 - 15,000.00
 
 
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Rudolf Steiner394 - Rudolf Steiner
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Controversial and prolific Austrian writer and philosopher (1861–1925) who founded such disciplines as anthroposophy, biodynamic agriculture, eurythmy
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Estimate : 4,000.00 - 5,000.00
 
 
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Pope Benedict XVI395 - Pope Benedict XVI
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Pope Benedict XVI's personally-worn white zucchetto skullcap (worn as pope emeritus), measuring 7? in diameter, featuring a light suede white li...
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Estimate : 3,000.00 - 3,500.00
 
 
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Pope Innocent X396 - Pope Innocent X
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Born Giovanni Battista Pamphilj (or Pamphili), he served as pope from 1644 to 1655. He was viewed as one of the most politically shrewd pontiffs of th
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Estimate : 2,000.00 - 2,500.00
 
 
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Pope John Paul II397 - Pope John Paul II
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Desirable woodblock-print diploma from the 1975 Polish Festival of Sacrosong, 9 x 13, signed in the center in bold ink, "Karol card. Wojtyla,&q...
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Pope John Paul II398 - Pope John Paul II
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TLS in Polish, signed “Karol card Wojtyla,” one page, 5.75 x 4, illustrated "Totus Tuus" stationery card, November 6, 1968. In full (rough...
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Pope Leo XIII399 - Pope Leo XIII
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Superb 4.75 x 6.5 cabinet portrait of Pope Leo XIII in a splendid half-length pose, signed in the lower border in black ink, "Leo pp. XIII.&quo...
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Estimate : 2,500.00 - 3,000.00
 
 
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Pope John Paul II400 - Pope John Paul II
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TLS in Polish, signed “Card. Karol Wojtyla,” one page, 5.75 x 4, illustrated "Totus Tuus" stationery card, February 26, 1972. Letter to a ...
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Pope John Paul II401 - Pope John Paul II
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TLS in Polish and Latin, signed “Karol Wojtyla,” one page, 5.75 x 4, illustrated "Radosnych Swiat" stationery card, December 1963. In full...
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Mustafa Kemal Ataturk402 - Mustafa Kemal Ataturk
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Turkish army officer, statesman, and writer (1881–1938) credited as the founder of the Republic of Turkey. Exceptional matte-finish 5.75 x 8.5 full-l
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Estimate : 10,000.00 - 12,000.00
 
 
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David Ben-Gurion403 - David Ben-Gurion
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TLS in Hebrew, one page, 5.75 x 7.5, April 27, 1956. Important letter in which Ben-Gurion, as prime minister of Israel, states that Israel cannot rely
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,000.00
 
 
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