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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Francis Leopold McClintock Autograph Letter Signed323 - Francis Leopold McClintock Autograph Letter Signed
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Irish explorer (1819–1907) in the British Royal Navy, known for his discoveries in the Canadian Arctic Archipelago. He con
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Edwin M. McMillan Signed Photograph324 - Edwin M. McMillan Signed Photograph
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American physicist (1907-1991) credited with being the first ever to produce a transuranium element; he shared the Nobel Prize in Chemistry with Glenn
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Robert S. McNamara and William Westmoreland Signed Photograph325 - Robert S. McNamara and William Westmoreland Signed Photograph
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Three glossy 10 x 8 photos of meetings with President Lyndon B. Johnson, with two signed in black felt tip by Robert S. McNamara and one signed in bla
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Margaret Mead (4) Signed Items326 - Margaret Mead (4) Signed Items
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Cultural anthropologist (1901-1978) who featured frequently as an author and speaker in the mass media during the 1960s and 1970s. Her reports detaili
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Golda Meir Signed Photograph327 - Golda Meir Signed Photograph
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Vintage matte-finish 5 x 7 head-and-shoulders photo of Golda Meir, signed in the lower border in black felt tip. In very fine condition. Accompanied b
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Philippe-Antoine Merlin de Douai Letter Signed328 - Philippe-Antoine Merlin de Douai Letter Signed
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Politician and lawyer (1754–1838) of the French Revolution, who served as president of the National Convention in 1794, an
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Jacques Monod Signed Photograph329 - Jacques Monod Signed Photograph
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French biologist (1910-1976) who was awarded a Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1965 for discoveries concerning genetic control of enzyme and
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Rudolf Mossbauer Signed Bio Sheet330 - Rudolf Mossbauer Signed Bio Sheet
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German physicist (1929–2011) who received the 1961 Nobel Prize in Physics for his discovery of recoilless nuclear resonanc
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Mother Teresa Autograph Notes Signed331 - Mother Teresa Autograph Notes Signed
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ANS signed “M Teresa mc,” one page, 6.25 x 3.25, a prayer slip letterhead, no date. Handwritten
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Mother Teresa Signed Prayer Slip332 - Mother Teresa Signed Prayer Slip
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Prayer slip depicting Mother Teresa holding an infant, 6.25 x 3.25, signed in black felt tip, "M Teresa mc." In very fine condition.
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Mother Teresa Typed Letter Signed333 - Mother Teresa Typed Letter Signed
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Partial TLS signed “God bless you, M Teresa mc,” one page, 5.75 x 5, no date. In full: "Thank yo
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Roderick Murchison Autograph Letter Signed334 - Roderick Murchison Autograph Letter Signed
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Scottish geologist (1792–1871) who was the first to investigate the Silurian system. ALS signed â€
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John Benjamin Murphy Signature335 - John Benjamin Murphy Signature
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Important American physician and abdominal surgeon (1857–1916) noted for advocating early surgical intervention in appendi
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Nobel Prize in Chemistry (7) Signed Items336 - Nobel Prize in Chemistry (7) Signed Items
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Group of seven items signed by winners of the Nobel Prize in Chemistry, including: Herbert A. Hauptman (SP), Roald Hoffmann (SP), Gerhard Herzberg (SP
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Tenzing Norgay Signed Photograph337 - Tenzing Norgay Signed Photograph
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Vintage matte-finish 3.5 x 5.5 photo of Tenzing Norgay smiling with a Sherpa Climbers Association patch on his chest, signed and inscribed in black in
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William C. Oates Signed Photograph338 - William C. Oates Signed Photograph
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Soldier and politician (1835–1910) who was as colonel in the Confederate States Army during the Civil War and fought at th
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Hermann Oberth Signed Photograph339 - Hermann Oberth Signed Photograph
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Vintage glossy 8 x 10 head-and-shoulders portrait of the pioneering rocket scientist, signed in the lower border in fountain pen, "H. Oberth.&q...
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Richard Owen Autograph Letter Signed340 - Richard Owen Autograph Letter Signed
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English biologist and paleontologist (1804-1892) best known for interpreting fossils and coining the term 'dinosaur.' ALS signed â̈́...
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Paul Painleve Autograph Letter Signed341 - Paul Painleve Autograph Letter Signed
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French mathematician and statesman (1863–1933) who served twice as Prime Minister of the French Third Republic. ALS in Fre
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Pasquale Paoli Letter Signed342 - Pasquale Paoli Letter Signed
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Corsican patriot, statesman, and military leader (1725–1807) who was at the forefront of resistance movements against Geno
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