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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David Ben-Gurion404 - David Ben-Gurion
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ALS in Hebrew, signed “D. B. G.,” two pages, 4.5 x 8.25, July 15, 1954. Letter concerning social programs and services. In part: "A few weeks a...
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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Otto von Bismarck405 - Otto von Bismarck
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Prussian statesman and First Chancellor of the German Empire (1815–1898). Serious matte-finish 6.5 x 9 half-length portrait of von Bismarck in a hat a
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Letizia Bonaparte406 - Letizia Bonaparte
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Mother of Napoleon Bonaparte (1750–1836) who shared her son's exile in Elba during 1814. LS in French, signed “La tua buona Mama,” one page, 6 x...
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Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,000.00
 
 
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Chiang Kai-shek407 - Chiang Kai-shek
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Handsome matte-finish 3.75 x 5.5 head-and-shoulders photo of Chiang Kai-shek, boldly signed in the lower left in black ink. Blindstamped in the lower
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Estimate : 2,000.00 - 2,500.00
 
 
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Winston Churchill408 - Winston Churchill
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Superb pairing of an autograph memo and typed memo signed by Churchill as Secretary of State for War, both from June 1919. First is a typed memo, sign
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,000.00
 
 
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Winston Churchill409 - Winston Churchill
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Signed book: My African Journey by Winston Churchill. First edition. London: Hodder and Stoughton, 1908. Custom leatherbound hardcover, 5.5 x 7.5, 226
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Chevalier d’Eon410 - Chevalier d’Eon
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French diplomat, spy, and soldier (1728–1810) whose first 49 years were spent as a man, and whose last 33 years were spent as a woman. Archive of ele
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Estimate : 4,000.00 - 6,000.00
 
 
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Gabriel de la Cueva, Duke of Alburquerque411 - Gabriel de la Cueva, Duke of Alburquerque
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Spanish nobleman and military leader (c. 1515–1571) who served as Viceroy of Navarre from 1560–1563, and Governor of the Duchy of Milan from 1564–1571
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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Nikita Khrushchev412 - Nikita Khrushchev
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TLS in Cyrillic, two pages, 8 x 11.25, November 29, 1948. Untranslated letter to Joseph Stalin about the current tax revenue received via an agricultu
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Estimate : 2,500.00 - 3,500.00
 
 
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Benito Mussolini414 - Benito Mussolini
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Vintage matte-finish 5.5 x 8.75 half-length portrait of Mussolini with a folded newspaper by the Pandimiglio Studio of Rome, affixed to the original 9
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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Russo-Japanese War415 - Russo-Japanese War
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A pair of 9.5 x 7.5 silver print photographs of the delegates to the Portsmouth Peace Conference, affixed to their original 14 x 11 mounts, by photogr
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Haile Selassie416 - Haile Selassie
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Longtime Emperor of Ethiopia (1892–1975) who reigned from 1930 to 1974. Selassie is one of the most revered figures among followers of the Rastafari m
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Estimate : 2,000.00 - 2,500.00
 
 
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Chaim Weizmann417 - Chaim Weizmann
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ALS signed "Chaim," one page both sides, 6 x 8, Dorchester Hotel, London letterhead, October 22, 1939. Letter to "My Dearest Chilok,&...
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Chaim Weizmann418 - Chaim Weizmann
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Jewish chemist and statesman (1874–1952) who helped secure the Balfour Declaration of 1917, served as President of the World Zionist Organization, and
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,200.00
 
 
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Crown Prince Rudolf of Austria419 - Crown Prince Rudolf of Austria
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Archduke of Austria and Crown Prince of Austria-Hungary (1858–1889) who died in a suicide pact with his mistress, Baroness Mary Vetsera. The ensuing s
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,000.00
 
 
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Emperor Francis II420 - Emperor Francis II
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The last Holy Roman Emperor (1768–1835) who ruled from 1792 to 1806, when he dissolved the empire and became the first Emperor of Austria. Collection
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King George I421 - King George I
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Historically significant manuscript DS, signed "George R," one page, 7.5 x 12, September 4, 1722. King George orders Thomas Earl of Maccle...
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Estimate : 15,000.00 - 20,000.00
 
 
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King Kalakaua422 - King Kalakaua
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King of Hawaii (1836–1891) who was elected to the vacant throne in 1874 by a legislature that had been convened for the purpose. Kalakaua almost singl
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Estimate : 1,200.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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King Louis XIV423 - King Louis XIV
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King of France (born 1638) from 1643 until his death in 1715, known as the 'Sun King' for the glittering splendor of his court at Versailles...
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,200.00
 
 
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King Sigismund III Vasa424 - King Sigismund III Vasa
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Important king of Poland and Sweden (1566-1632) whose long reign coincided with the apex of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth's prestige, power...
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Estimate : 4,000.00 - 5,000.00
 
 
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