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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Keith Haring666 - Keith Haring
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Desirable color 4 x 6 postcard of an untitled Keith Haring painting from 1984, showing a pregnant woman holding a television with a crawling baby, sig
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Estimate : 500.00 - 700.00
 
 
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Keith Haring667 - Keith Haring
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Desirable FDC with a colorful Haring-designed cachet honoring International Youth Year, signed vertically in black felt tip, "K. Haring '85...
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Keith Haring668 - Keith Haring
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Limited edition spiral-bound catalog for a Keith Haring exhibition held at the Tony Shafrazi Gallery in New York City in the fall of 1982, one of 2000
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Estimate : 15,000.00 - 20,000.00
 
 
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Keith Haring669 - Keith Haring
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Fantastic ALS signed “Keith,” one page, 5.5 x 8, with hand-drawn "Keith Haring, Inc." letterhead, no date. Letter to "Aurelie," ...
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Estimate : 5,000.00 - 6,000.00
 
 
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Childe Hassam670 - Childe Hassam
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DS, one page, 8 x 5, no date. Permanent dividend order in relation to the Great Northern Railway Company. Signed boldly at the conclusion in ink, &q...
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Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
 
 
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Raoul Hausmann671 - Raoul Hausmann
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Artist and writer (1886–1971) who was a key figure in the Berlin Dada movement. Vintage glossy 7.25 x 9.25 close-up photo, signed and inscribed in fou
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,000.00
 
 
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Henri Matisse672 - Henri Matisse
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Large and bold fountain pen signature, "Henri Matisse,” on an off-white 4.25 x 2.75 card. In very fine condition.
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Estimate : 500.00 - 700.00
 
 
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Henri Matisse673 - Henri Matisse
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ALS in French, signed "H. Matisse," one page, 8.25 x 10.5, no date. In full (translated): "I am asking the TR. Mother Gille to let th...
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Estimate : 3,000.00 - 4,000.00
 
 
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Claude Monet674 - Claude Monet
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ALS in French, signed “Your old Claude,” four pages on two adjoining sheets, 5 x 8, Savoy Hotel letterhead, March 18, 1900. Letter to his wife Alice,
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Estimate : 25,000.00 - 30,000.00
 
 
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Pablo Picasso675 - Pablo Picasso
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Desirable ballpoint signature, "Picasso,” in the margin of a German autograph collector's letter to him, typed on an 8.25 x 11.75 sheet. Pi...
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Estimate : 2,000.00 - 2,500.00
 
 
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