RR Auction: Fine Autographs and Artifacts

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With 1,000 lots up for bidding, RR's December Fine Autographs and Artifacts auction features an extraordinary wealth of scientific autographs—Albert Einstein, Enrico Fermi, Alfred Nobel, Nikola Tesla, James Watt, Henri Poincare, and Charles Darwin are among the key names. Other highlights include a rare Beatles-signed document from Hamburg, 1961; a handwritten letter by patriot philosopher Thomas Paine; a super scarce signature of Thomas Lynch, the rare Declaration signer; important Abraham Lincoln appointments; and a stunning oversized autographed portrait of Babe Ruth. 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 December 2021.
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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Peter Blake Signed Photograph654 - Peter Blake Signed Photograph
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Color satin-finish 8 x 12 photo of Peter Blake's self-portrait painting from 1952-53, signed in black felt tip. In fine condition.
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Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
 
 
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Peter Blake Signed Photograph655 - Peter Blake Signed Photograph
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Color glossy 8 x 12 photo of Peter Blake's 1965 painting 'Portrait of David Hockney in a Hollywood Spanish Interior,' signed in black fe...
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Salvador Dali Signature656 - Salvador Dali Signature
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Ballpoint signature, "Dali,” on a blue 5.25 x 4.5 album page, annotated along the top by the collector: "6 March 1971 - ...
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Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
 
 
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Christian Dior Signed Magazine Cover657 - Christian Dior Signed Magazine Cover
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French designer (1905–1957) who earned a place as one of most influential figures in 20th century fashion. Cover for the M
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Estimate : 500.00 - 700.00
 
 
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Hubert de Givenchy Signed Photograph658 - Hubert de Givenchy Signed Photograph
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French fashion designer (1927–2018) who founded the House of Givenchy in 1952, famous for designing clothes for the likes
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Robert Indiana Signed Photograph and First Day Cover659 - Robert Indiana Signed Photograph and First Day Cover
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Two items: a glossy 10 x 8 of Indiana on the MECCA Floor in Milwaukee, signed in the lower border in black felt tip, "R. Indiana"; and a f...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Joseph Israels Autograph Letter Signed660 - Joseph Israels Autograph Letter Signed
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Dutch painter (1824–1911) who was a leading member of the group of landscape painters referred to as the Hague School and,
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Yousuf Karsh (3) Signed Items661 - Yousuf Karsh (3) Signed Items
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Three items signed by the great portrait photographer: a semi-glossy 5 x 8 photo, signed and inscribed in the lower border in black felt tip; a TLS on
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Rockwell Kent Signed Photograph662 - Rockwell Kent Signed Photograph
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Vintage matte-finish 8 x 10 head-and-shoulders photo of the great American illustrator, signed in fountain pen, "Rockwell Kent." Reverse b...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Le Corbusier Signature663 - Le Corbusier Signature
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French architect, artist, and industrial designer (1887–1965) whose central role in the development of the International S
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Andre Lhote Autograph Letter Signed664 - Andre Lhote Autograph Letter Signed
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Influential French Cubist painter (1885-1962) known for his colorful figure subjects, portraits, landscapes, and still life. ALS in French, one page b
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Roy Lichtenstein Signed Photograph665 - Roy Lichtenstein Signed Photograph
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Glossy 10 x 8 photo of the prolific pop artist in a doorway, signed and inscribed in black felt tip, "R. Lichtenstein.” In
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Winsor McCay Signed Sketch666 - Winsor McCay Signed Sketch
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Cartoonist and pioneering animator (circa 1867/71–1934) best known for Little Nemo and Gertie the Dinosaur. Desirable orig
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,000.00
 
 
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Thomas Nast Signature667 - Thomas Nast Signature
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Influential early American political cartoonist and illustrator (1840–1902) considered to be the 'Father of the American C
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Benedetto Pistrucci Autograph Letter Signed668 - Benedetto Pistrucci Autograph Letter Signed
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Italian gem-engraver, medallist and coin engraver (1783–1855) who rose to prominence as chief engraver at the Royal Mint,
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Norman Rockwell Signed Photograph669 - Norman Rockwell Signed Photograph
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Vintage glossy 8 x 10 photo of Rockwell at his easel with his 1951 painting 'Saying Grace,' signed at the bottom in fountain pen, "Sinc...
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Norman Rockwell Signed Magazine Cover670 - Norman Rockwell Signed Magazine Cover
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Color 8 x 11 magazine photo of Norman Rockwell's 1943 painting 'Freedom from Fear,' signed and inscribed in black felt tip, "To Rob...
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Norman Rockwell Signed Program and Typed Letter Signed671 - Norman Rockwell Signed Program and Typed Letter Signed
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Two items: a TLS, one page, 5.5 x 7.75, personal letterhead, March 22, 1977, in full: “I have autographed the inaugural pro
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Felicien Rops Autograph Letter Signed672 - Felicien Rops Autograph Letter Signed
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Belgian artist (1833–1898) known primarily as a printmaker in etching and aquatint, famed for his work that tends to mingl
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Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
 
 
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John Singer Sargent (2) Autograph Letters Signed673 - John Singer Sargent (2) Autograph Letters Signed
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Two ALSs signed “John S. Sargent,” both written on both sides of 4.5 x 3.5 stationery cards from
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Scottish Painters (3) Autographs674 - Scottish Painters (3) Autographs
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Three autographs by Scottish painters, including: genre painter and royal portraitist David Wilkie (ALS); landscape painter John MacWhirter (ALS); and
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Sculptors (6) Autographs675 - Sculptors (6) Autographs
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Six autographs from American and European sculptors, including: Giovanni Maria Benzoni (ALS), a neoclassical sculptor known for works produced to sati
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Valentino Signed Book676 - Valentino Signed Book
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Signed book: Valentino: Thirty Years of Magic. First edition. Milan, Italy: Rizzoli-Bompiani, 1992. Softcover, 9.5 x 11.75, 263 pages. Signed on the t
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Alberto Vargas Signed Magazine Page677 - Alberto Vargas Signed Magazine Page
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Peruvian painter (1896–1982) of pin-up girls, remembered for his work with the Ziegfeld Follies, Esquire, and Playboy; he
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Andy Warhol Signed Ad678 - Andy Warhol Signed Ad
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Ten-page section of Interview magazine from September 1982, 11 x 17, containing four double-page color ads for Halston designed by Andy Warhol, one of
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Andy Warhol Signature679 - Andy Warhol Signature
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Ballpoint signature and inscription, "Charles, Andy Warhol,” on a blue 5.5 x 4.5 album page. In very fine condition.
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Andrew and Jamie Wyeth (2) Signed Items680 - Andrew and Jamie Wyeth (2) Signed Items
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Two items: an ALS signed "Andy," personal letterhead, September 12, 1969, addressed to a friend, in part: "Delighted to know the grea...
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Zao Wou-Ki Signature681 - Zao Wou-Ki Signature
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Chinese-French painter (1920–2013) known for his large abstract works. Ink signature of Zao Wou-Ki in Chinese, who adds in
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Estimate : 500.00 - 700.00
 
 
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Cartoonists: Schulz, Kane, Lantz, and Freleng Original Sketches682 - Cartoonists: Schulz, Kane, Lantz, and Freleng Original Sketches
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Wonderful original sketches of Snoopy, Batman, Woody Woodpecker, and the Pink Panther, accomplished in pencil, ink, or felt tip on the same pink 5 x 8
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Estimate : 3,000.00 - 5,000.00
 
 
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Charles Schulz Signed Sketch in Book683 - Charles Schulz Signed Sketch in Book
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Signed book: Peanuts Classics. First edition. NY: Holt, Rinehart and Winston, 1970. Hardcover with dust jacket, 8.75 x 11.25. Signed and inscribed on
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Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,500.00
 
 
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Cartoonists (10) Signed Sketches684 - Cartoonists (10) Signed Sketches
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Ten original sketches signed by cartoonists, accomplished in ink and pencil on cards and pages ranging in size from 3 x 5 to 8.5 x 11. Signers are: Te
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Disney: Richard and Robert Sherman Signatures with Autograph Musical Quotation685 - Disney: Richard and Robert Sherman Signatures with Autograph Musical Quotation
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An off-white 6.5 x 5.5 cardstock sheet that has been signed and inscribed in black ink, “To Didy Lapreâ€
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Matt Groening Signed Book with Sketch686 - Matt Groening Signed Book with Sketch
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Signed book: Love Is Hell, ‘Special New Mini-Jumbo Edition.’ First Pantheon Edition. NY: Panthe
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William Hanna and Joe Barbera Signed Limited Edition Cel687 - William Hanna and Joe Barbera Signed Limited Edition Cel
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(Hanna-Barbera Studios, 1989) Original limited edition hand-painted cel entitled 'Stoneway' featuring The Flintstones gathered around a ston...
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Ambrose Bierce Signed Photograph688 - Ambrose Bierce Signed Photograph
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American writer (1842–c.1914) best known for his vivid short stories (including the classic 'An Occurrence at Owl Creek Br
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Estimate : 2,000.00 - 2,500.00
 
 
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Philip K. Dick Typed Letter Signed689 - Philip K. Dick Typed Letter Signed
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TLS signed “Love, Phil,” one page, 8.5 x 11, September 14, 1981. Letter to science fiction autho
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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Charles Dickens Autograph Letter Signed690 - Charles Dickens Autograph Letter Signed
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ALS, one page, 5 x 8, Office of All the Year Round letterhead, November 3, 1866. Handwritten letter to Scottish journalist and dramatist Andrew Hallid
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Estimate : 1,200.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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Charles Dickens Letter Signed691 - Charles Dickens Letter Signed
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Printed form letter elaborately signed in ink, "Charles Dickens," one page, 5 x 8, September 8, 1845. Letter sent to "Miss Buckley,&q...
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Estimate : 1,200.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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Charles Dickens Signature692 - Charles Dickens Signature
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Ink signature, "Charles Dickens,” on an off-white 3.25 x .75 slip that is double-matted with a colorized photo of the autho
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,200.00
 
 
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Charles L. Dodgson Autograph Letter Signed693 - Charles L. Dodgson Autograph Letter Signed
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ALS signed “C. L. Dodgson,” one page, 3.5 x 5.5, August 2, 1889. Handwritten letter to "Miss Max
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Estimate : 3,500.00 - 4,000.00
 
 
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Thomas Hardy Autograph Letter Signed694 - Thomas Hardy Autograph Letter Signed
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ALS, one page both sides, 4.5 x 3.5, Max Gate letterhead, July 24, 1910. Handwritten letter to Judge Vernon Lushington, in part: "I have been a...
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Jack Kerouac's Personally Owned St. Paul Icon695 - Jack Kerouac's Personally Owned St. Paul Icon
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Jack Kerouac's personally-owned icon of St. Paul, oil on copper plaque measuring 5.5 x 6.75, which depicts Paul the Apostle with halo and his ma...
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,200.00
 
 
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Harper Lee Autograph Letter Signed696 - Harper Lee Autograph Letter Signed
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ALS, one page, 5 x 7.75, February 21, 1996. Handwritten letter to school teacher Judy White and her students, in part: "I receive so many reque...
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A. A. Milne Signed Book697 - A. A. Milne Signed Book
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Rare signed book: Now We Are Six. First edition, first printing. London: Methuen & Co., 1927. Hardcover bound in original red cloth with gilt bo...
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Estimate : 3,000.00 - 5,000.00
 
 
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Margaret Mitchell Typed Letter Signed698 - Margaret Mitchell Typed Letter Signed
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TLS signed “Margaret Mitchell Marsh,” one page, 7.25 x 11, personal letterhead, December 7, 1937
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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John Muir Signed Photograph699 - John Muir Signed Photograph
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Naturalist and author (1838–1914) who gained the establishment of Yosemite National Park. Very rare vintage matte-finish
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,200.00
 
 
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J. D. Salinger Document Signed700 - J. D. Salinger Document Signed
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DS, signed “J. D. Salinger,” one page, 6 x 4, February 20, 1964. Official card from the Post Off
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Estimate : 7,500.00 - 10,000.00
 
 
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J. D. Salinger Autograph Letter Signed701 - J. D. Salinger Autograph Letter Signed
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ALS signed “J. D. Salinger,” one page, 8.5 x 11, November 5, 1966. Handwritten letter to a Turki
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Estimate : 5,000.00 - 7,000.00
 
 
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Voltaire Letter Signed702 - Voltaire Letter Signed
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LS in French, signed “Voltaire,” one page, 7.25 x 9, February 2, 1764. Letter written from his h
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Estimate : 3,000.00 - 5,000.00
 
 
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Horace Walpole Handwritten Manuscript703 - Horace Walpole Handwritten Manuscript
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English writer, art historian, man of letters, and antiquarian (1717–1797) whose literary reputation rests on the first Go
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Estimate : 2,000.00 - 3,000.00
 
 
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