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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Alcatraz: John Anglin445 - Alcatraz: John Anglin
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Rare ALS signed twice, “John" and "John. William. Anglin. 25034,” one page, 8 x 8.75, no date. Letter to his mother, written while incarce...
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Estimate : 3,000.00 - 4,000.00
 
 
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Joseph Cosey: Mary Baker Eddy446 - Joseph Cosey: Mary Baker Eddy
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American forger (1887–1950?) who forged letters from American luminaries. Joseph Cosey forgery of a handwritten poem signed “Mary Baker Eddy,” one pag
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Joseph Cosey: Benjamin Franklin447 - Joseph Cosey: Benjamin Franklin
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American forger (1887–1950?) who forged letters from American luminaries. Unusual engraving of a clock bearing two Joseph Cosey forgeries of Frankli...
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,200.00
 
 
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Joseph Cosey: Abraham Lincoln448 - Joseph Cosey: Abraham Lincoln
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American forger (1887–1950?) who forged letters from American luminaries. Joseph Cosey forgery of a handwritten document signed “A. Lincoln,” one page
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,000.00
 
 
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Robert Spring: George Washington449 - Robert Spring: George Washington
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English-born forger (1813–1876) who forged letters from luminaries like George Washington, Benjamin Franklin and Horatio Nelson. Robert Spring forgery
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Bruno Richard Hauptmann450 - Bruno Richard Hauptmann
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German-born carpenter (1899–1936) who became the central figure in the 1932 Lindbergh kidnapping case, dubbed the 'Crime of the Century.' Ex...
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Estimate : 2,000.00 - 3,000.00
 
 
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Lee Harvey Oswald451 - Lee Harvey Oswald
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Lee Harvey Oswald's personally-owned and -used wooden bow and leather arm guard, purchased in New Orleans when he was 16 years old. The wooden b...
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Estimate : 6,000.00 - 8,000.00
 
 
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Lee Harvey Oswald452 - Lee Harvey Oswald
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Mother's Day card from 1959, signed "Love, Lee xx," sent to Marguerite Oswald, measuring 3.75 x 7 closed, with a preprinted sentiment ...
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Estimate : 5,000.00 - 7,000.00
 
 
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Konrad Adenauer453 - Konrad Adenauer
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German statesman (1876–1967) who served as the first Chancellor of the Federal Republic of Germany (West Germany) from 1949 to 1963. He led his countr
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Clara Barton454 - Clara Barton
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TLS, one page, 5.5 x 7, Glen Echo, Maryland letterhead, June 1, 1911. In full: "For the hundreds of communications, full of anxious solicitude ...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Edvard Benes455 - Edvard Benes
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Leader of the Czechoslovak independence movement (1884–1948) who was President of Czechoslovakia at the time of Hitler's incursion. Signed book:...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Benazir Bhutto and Klaus Kinkel456 - Benazir Bhutto and Klaus Kinkel
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Scarce color glossy 9.25 x 7 photo of former Pakistan Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto seated and speaking with then German Minister of Foreign Affairs K
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Max Born457 - Max Born
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Signed book: The Restless Universe. Second edition, revised. NY: Dover Publications, 1951. Hardcover, 6.25 x 9.5, 315 pages. Signed on the first free
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Edouard Branly458 - Edouard Branly
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French inventor (1844–1940) primarily known for his involvement in wireless telegraphy. ANS in French, signed “E. Branly,” one page, 4 x 5.25, no date
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Warren E. Burger459 - Warren E. Burger
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Signed book from Burger's personal library: The Search for Understanding by Caryl P. Haskins. First edition. Washington, DC: Carnegie Institutio...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Richard E. Byrd460 - Richard E. Byrd
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Signed book: Discovery. First edition. NY: G. P. Putnam's Sons, 1935. Hardcover with dust jacket, 6.75 x 9.5, 405 pages. Signed on a free end pa...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Andrew Carnegie461 - Andrew Carnegie
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Signed book: James Watt. First British edition. Edinburgh and London: Oliphant Anderson & Ferrier, 1905. Hardcover, 5 x 7.5, 164 pages. Signed o...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Noam Chomsky462 - Noam Chomsky
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Four items: an MIT business card belong to Chomsky, 3.5 x 2, signed in black ballpoint; and three laserprint photos of the noted analytical philosophe
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Thomas Clarkson463 - Thomas Clarkson
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English abolitionist (1760–1846) who was a leading campaigner against the slave trade in the British Empire. ALS, one page both sides, 4.5 x 7.25, May
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Estimate : 500.00 - 700.00
 
 
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DNA: James D. Watson464 - DNA: James D. Watson
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Signed book: The Double Helix. Collector's edition. Norwalk, CT: Easton Press, 2009. Leather-bound hardcover, 5.75 x 8.75, 226 pages. Signed on ...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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