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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Vannevar Bush374 - Vannevar Bush
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Engineer (1890–1974) known for his pivotal role in the development of the atomic bomb as a primary organizer of the Manhattan Project. Group of three
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Thomas Edison375 - Thomas Edison
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Bold complete ink 'umbrella' signature, "Thomas A. Edison,” on an off-white 3.5 x 1.75 card. Impressively matted and framed with an ori...
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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Thomas Edison376 - Thomas Edison
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Wonderful matte-finish 6.5 x 8.5 seated portrait of the famed Menlo Park inventor, affixed to the original 9.75 x 12 mount, signed and inscribed on th
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 2,000.00
 
 
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Thomas Edison377 - Thomas Edison
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ANS signed “Edison,” one page, 8.25 x 10.5, August 23, 1921. Note at the top of a letter written to him, in full: "Luhr=Go ahead and make the c...
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Albert Einstein378 - Albert Einstein
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TLS in German, signed “A. Einstein,” one page, 8 x 9.25, blindstamped personal Princeton letterhead, October 17, 1946. Letter to Viennese-born synagog
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Estimate : 3,000.00 - 5,000.00
 
 
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Enrico Fermi379 - Enrico Fermi
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Physicist (1901–1954) who became the first to split the atom and was awarded the Nobel Prize for Physics in 1938 for his developments in harnessing nu
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Estimate : 3,000.00 - 5,000.00
 
 
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Robert Fulton380 - Robert Fulton
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Original ink sketch of a side-facing view of a gentleman with surrounding mechanical diagrams on an off-white 2.5 x 2.5 clipped sheet, titled at the t
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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Richard Gatling381 - Richard Gatling
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Rare TLS signed “R. J. Gatling,” one page, 8.5 x 11, Office of the Gatling Gun Company letterhead, July 11, 1885. Letter to Colt's Pat. Fire Arm...
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Estimate : 2,000.00 - 2,500.00
 
 
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Richard Gatling382 - Richard Gatling
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Neat ink signature, "R. J. Gatling, Hartford, Conn., April 11th, 1892,” on an off-white 3.75 x 2.25 card. In fine condition.
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Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
 
 
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Joseph Guillotin383 - Joseph Guillotin
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French physician and politician (1738–1814) whose name became synonymous with the 'humane' instrument of execution whose use he proposed to ...
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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