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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Bill Gates Signed Mouse152 - Bill Gates Signed Mouse
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Rare original Microsoft IntelliMouse Explorer, signed on the body in black felt tip by Bill Gates. Housed in its original packaging. The revolutionary
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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Bill Gates Signed Business Card153 - Bill Gates Signed Business Card
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Sought-after Microsoft business card belonging to Bill Gates, 3.5 x 2, with text identifying him as "Chairman & Chief Executive Officer,&qu...
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,200.00
 
 
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Jean Francois Champollion Autograph Letter Signed155 - Jean Francois Champollion Autograph Letter Signed
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French scholar (1790-1832) who published the first translation of the Rosetta Stone hieroglyphs in 1822. Rare ALS in French, signed "J. F. Cham...
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Estimate : 8,000.00 - 10,000.00
 
 
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Carl Jung Typed Letter Signed156 - Carl Jung Typed Letter Signed
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TLS signed “C. G. Jung,” one page, 8.25 x 11.75, personal letterhead, February 1, 1949. Letter t
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Estimate : 2,500.00 - 3,500.00
 
 
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Friedrich Nietzsche Autograph Letter Signed157 - Friedrich Nietzsche Autograph Letter Signed
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Extremely rare ALS in German, signed “Fritz Nietzsche,” three pages on two adjoining sheets, 5.2
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Estimate : 35,000.00 - 45,000.00
 
 
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Thomas Paine Autograph Letter Signed158 - Thomas Paine Autograph Letter Signed
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Rare ALS, signed "Thomas Paine," one page, 8.5 x 13, March 20, 1787. Handwritten letter to Thomas Willing, seeking a financial favor for h...
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Bertrand Russell Typed Letter Signed159 - Bertrand Russell Typed Letter Signed
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TLS, one page, 8 x 10, Plas Penrhyn, Penrhyndeudraeth, Merioneth letterhead, November 19, 1962. Letter to Josef Weil of Tel Aviv, in full: "Tha...
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Thubten Choekyi Nyima, 9th Panchen Lama Signature160 - Thubten Choekyi Nyima, 9th Panchen Lama Signature
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Ninth Panchen Lama of Tibet (1883–1917) who first discovered and identified the 14th Dalai Lama. Extremely rare vintage in
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Simon Bolivar Letter Signed161 - Simon Bolivar Letter Signed
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LS in Spanish, signed “Bolivar,” one page, 7.25 x 9, October 17, 1888. Letter to Baptis Irvine,
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Winston Churchill Typed Letter Signed to Queen Elizabeth II162 - Winston Churchill Typed Letter Signed to Queen Elizabeth II
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Third-person TLS from Prime Minister Winston Churchill to Elizabeth II prior to her accession to the throne on February 6, 1952, one page, 7.5 x 9.5,
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Winston Churchill Signature163 - Winston Churchill Signature
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Ink signature, "Winston S. Churchill," on an off-white 5.25 x 6.75 sheet of RMS Queen Mary letterhead. In fine condition, with a small end...
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Winston Churchill Signature164 - Winston Churchill Signature
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Bold ink signature, "Winston S. Churchill,” on an off-white 3.5 x 1 sheet, which is matted and framed with a large glossy p
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Winston Churchill: First Edition Set of The Second World War, Volumes I-VI165 - Winston Churchill: First Edition Set of The Second World War, Volumes I-VI
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Complete first edition book set: The Second World War, Volumes I-VI. All first edition, first printing. London: Cassell and Co. Ltd., 1948-1954. Unsig
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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Winston Churchill and King George VI Document Signed166 - Winston Churchill and King George VI Document Signed
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World War II-dated DS, signed by the prime minister, "Winston S. Churchill," and the king, "App'd GRI," one page, 6.75 x 8.7...
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Ho Chi Minh Signed Photograph167 - Ho Chi Minh Signed Photograph
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Extremely rare vintage matte-finish 7 x 9.5 photo of Ho Chi Minh, signed and inscribed in fountain pen to the French Resistant activist Jean Pierre-Bl
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Estimate : 6,000.00 - 8,000.00
 
 
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Nikita Khrushchev Document Signed168 - Nikita Khrushchev Document Signed
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DS in Cyrillic, one page, 7.5 x 10.25, October 7, 1947. Soviet Ukraine document concerning collective farms and state grain procurements, in part (loo
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John Dudley Letter Signed169 - John Dudley Letter Signed
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English general, admiral, and politician (1504–1553) who led the government of the young King Edward VI from 1550 until 15
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King Edward VI Document Signed170 - King Edward VI Document Signed
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King of England and Ireland 1547 until his death in 1553, who took the throne at the age of nine: during his reign, the realm was governed by a regenc
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King James II Letter Signed171 - King James II Letter Signed
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LS signed “Your affectionate friend, James,” one page, 8.25 x 11.75, August 24, 1663. Letter to
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Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip Signed Christmas Card172 - Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip Signed Christmas Card
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Royal Christmas and New Year's card from 1956, with a gilt-embossed crown on the front, measuring 13.75 x 9.75 open, featuring a wonderful photo...
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Titanic Floor Tile173 - Titanic Floor Tile
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Original floral-pattern floor tile manufactured for use in the first class smoking room onboard Titanic, measuring 12 x 12, nicely mounted and framed
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Roald Amundsen Signed Photograph174 - Roald Amundsen Signed Photograph
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Norwegian explorer (1872–1928) who navigated the Northwest Passage, fixed the position of the North Magnetic Pole, and was
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James Bruce Autograph Letter Signed175 - James Bruce Autograph Letter Signed
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Scottish traveller and travel writer (1730–1794) who spent more than a dozen years in North Africa and Ethiopia, and false
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Jean-Francois de Galaupe, comte de Laperouse Document Signed176 - Jean-Francois de Galaupe, comte de Laperouse Document Signed
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French Naval officer and explorer whose expedition vanished in Oceania (1741–c. 1788). Rare manuscript DS in French, signe
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William 'Buffalo Bill' Cody Autograph Letter Signed177 - William 'Buffalo Bill' Cody Autograph Letter Signed
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ALS signed “Uncle Will,” one page, 8.5 x 11, colorful illustrated 'Buffalo Bill' and the 101 Ran
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Meyer Lansky Autograph Letter Signed178 - Meyer Lansky Autograph Letter Signed
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ALS signed “Meyer,” one page both sides, 8.5 x 11, August 9, 1973. Handwritten letter with refer
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Claus von Bulow Personally-Owned and -Worn 1982 Murder Trial Hat with Additional Provenance179 - Claus von Bulow Personally-Owned and -Worn 1982 Murder Trial Hat with Additional Provenance
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Controversial British socialite (1926–2019) who achieved worldwide notoriety when he was accused of attempting to murder h
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Jane Addams Signed Photograph180 - Jane Addams Signed Photograph
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American social reformer (1860-1935) who shared the 1931 Nobel Peace Prize. Vintage matte-finish 7 x 10 head-and-shoulders portrait by Moffett of Chic
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George Biddell Airy Autograph Letter Signed181 - George Biddell Airy Autograph Letter Signed
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English mathematician and astronomer (1801-1892) who established Greenwich as the location of the prime meridian. ALS signed â€
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Alexandra of Denmark Signed Photograph182 - Alexandra of Denmark Signed Photograph
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Queen Consort to Edward VII of England (1844-1925) and mother of George V. Matte-finish 6 x 7.75 photo of Queen Alexandra and King Edward VII by W. ...
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American Clergymen and Theologians183 - American Clergymen and Theologians
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Collection of more than 30 autographs of American clergymen and theologians, most from the 19th century, predominately comprising letters but includin
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Roy Chapman Andrews Signed Photograph184 - Roy Chapman Andrews Signed Photograph
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American explorer and naturalist (1884–1960) whose far-flung adventures on archaeological expeditions in the Far East were
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Anne Catherine of Brandenburg Letter Signed185 - Anne Catherine of Brandenburg Letter Signed
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First spouse of King Christian IV of Denmark, and therefore queen-consort of Denmark and Norway from 1597 to 1612. Rare LS in German, signed â
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Francois Arago Autograph Letter Signed186 - Francois Arago Autograph Letter Signed
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French Catalan mathematician, physicist, astronomer, and politician (1786–1853). ALS in French, signed â€
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Joseph Charles Arthur Autograph Letter Signed187 - Joseph Charles Arthur Autograph Letter Signed
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Pioneering American plant pathologist and mycologist (1850–1942) best known for his work with the parasitic rust fungi. AL
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Liberty Hyde Bailey Autograph Letter Signed and Signed Photograph188 - Liberty Hyde Bailey Autograph Letter Signed and Signed Photograph
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Influential American horticulturist and botanist (1858–1954) who was cofounder of the American Society for Horticultural S
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George Bancroft Document Signed189 - George Bancroft Document Signed
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American historian, Secretary of the Navy, and diplomat (1813–1871) who established the United States Naval Academy at Ann
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John Barrow Autograph Letter Signed190 - John Barrow Autograph Letter Signed
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British naval administrator and explorer (1764–1848) who mapped the interior of South Africa and promoted the exploration
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John Barrow Signed Free Frank191 - John Barrow Signed Free Frank
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Hand-addressed and free franked mailing panel, 9 x 3.75, addressed by Barrow to "Mr. Erskine" in Edinburgh and franked in the lower left, ...
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Hortense de Beauharnais Autograph Letter Signed192 - Hortense de Beauharnais Autograph Letter Signed
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Queen consort of Holland (1783–1837) and the stepdaughter of Napoleon. ALS in French, signed “H
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Menachem Begin Signed Booklet and Slip193 - Menachem Begin Signed Booklet and Slip
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Two items: an official U.S. Department of State booklet entitled "The Camp David Summit," 19 pages, 8 x 10.5, signed on the front cover in...
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Marcellin Berthelot (3) Autograph Letters Signed194 - Marcellin Berthelot (3) Autograph Letters Signed
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French chemist and politician (1827-1907) noted for the Thomsen–Berthelot principle of thermochemistry. Three untranslated
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Annie Besant Autograph Letter Signed195 - Annie Besant Autograph Letter Signed
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British theosophist, women's rights activist, and writer (1847-1933) who also became involved in Indian politics as an advocate for home rule. A...
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Charles H. Best Signed Photograph196 - Charles H. Best Signed Photograph
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Medical scientist (1899–1978) who co-discovered insulin in 1921. Glossy 4.5 x 6.75 photo of Best with some luggage, signed
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Ronnie Biggs Autograph Letter Signed197 - Ronnie Biggs Autograph Letter Signed
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English thief (1929–2013) best remembered for his role in the Great Train Robbery of 1963, his escape from prison two year
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René de Birague Document Signed198 - René de Birague Document Signed
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French cardinal and chancellor (1506–1583) who was implicated in the 1572 St. Bartholomew's Day Massacre. Vellum manuscrip
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Otto von Bismarck Letter Signed199 - Otto von Bismarck Letter Signed
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Prussian statesman and First Chancellor of the German Empire (1815–1898). LS in German, signed â€
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Niels Bohr Signed Photograph200 - Niels Bohr Signed Photograph
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Uncommon 4 x 7.75 magazine photo of the revered physicist speaking, neatly signed at the bottom in fountain pen, "Niels Bohr." Affixed to ...
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Evangeline Booth Signed Photograph201 - Evangeline Booth Signed Photograph
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First female 'General' of the Salvation Army (1865–1950), and daughter of its founder, William Booth. Sharp vintage matte
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William Booth Signed Photograph202 - William Booth Signed Photograph
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British minister and social reformer (1829-1912) best known as the founder and first 'General' of the Salvation Army. Vintage matte-finish ...
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