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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Elon Musk Annotated and Initialed Coursework142 - Elon Musk Annotated and Initialed Coursework
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Two pieces of coursework annotated and initialed by Elon Musk as a teaching assistant in an entrepreneurship class (MGMT 231) taught by Myles Bass at
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Estimate : 4,000.00 - 6,000.00
 
 
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Alfred Nobel Autograph Document Signed143 - Alfred Nobel Autograph Document Signed
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Important partially handwritten and twice-signed document in French, signed "Alfred Nobel" and "A. Nobel," one page both sides, ...
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Estimate : 25,000.00 - 35,000.00
 
 
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Robert Oppenheimer Signature144 - Robert Oppenheimer Signature
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Uncommon ballpoint signature, "Robert Oppenheimer," on an off-white 8.25 x 5.75 card, also signed by his wife, "Katherine Oppenheimer...
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Estimate : 500.00 - 700.00
 
 
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Louis Pasteur Letter Signed145 - Louis Pasteur Letter Signed
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LS in French, signed “L. Pasteur,” one page both sides, 8.5 x 10.75, October 7, [1883]. Untransl
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Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,500.00
 
 
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Max Planck Autograph Letter Signed on Max Abraham's Theory of Gravitation146 - Max Planck Autograph Letter Signed on Max Abraham's Theory of Gravitation
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ALS in German, signed “M. Planck,” four pages on two adjoining sheets, 4.5 x 7, February 14, 191
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Estimate : 5,000.00 - 6,000.00
 
 
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Henri Poincare Autograph Manuscript Signed147 - Henri Poincare Autograph Manuscript Signed
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French mathematician, physicist, and philosopher of science (1854-1912) who famously formulated the 'Poincare Conjecture,' which went unsolv...
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Estimate : 12,000.00 - 15,000.00
 
 
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Nikola Tesla Autograph Letter Signed148 - Nikola Tesla Autograph Letter Signed
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ALS signed “N. Tesla,” one page, 8.5 x 11, November 11, 1896. Handwritten letter to "Mr. Adams,"
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Estimate : 5,000.00 - 7,000.00
 
 
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Nikola Tesla High Frequency Current Converter Patent Lithograph149 - Nikola Tesla High Frequency Current Converter Patent Lithograph
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Original patent lithograph for Nikola Tesla's "Apparatus for Producing Currents of High Frequency" one page, 7 x 10.75, June 8, 1897. ...
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Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,000.00
 
 
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Alfred Wallace Autograph Letter Signed150 - Alfred Wallace Autograph Letter Signed
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British naturalist, explorer, and biologist (1823–1913) best known for proposing a theory of natural selection which promp
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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James Watt Autograph Letter Signed151 - James Watt Autograph Letter Signed
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British engineer (1736-1819) who developed an efficient steam engine which was a universal source of power and provided one of the most essential tech
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Estimate : 4,000.00 - 6,000.00
 
 
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