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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Harold 'Doc' Edgerton Signed Dye Transfer Print: 'Diver'121 - Harold 'Doc' Edgerton Signed Dye Transfer Print: 'Diver'
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American scientist and researcher (1903–1990) who was a professor of electrical engineering at the Massachusetts Institute
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Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,500.00
 
 
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Thomas Edison Signed Photograph122 - Thomas Edison Signed Photograph
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Fantastic vintage matte-finish 3.25 x 5.25 postcard photo of Edison seated in his study in 1904, signed in the lower border in fountain pen with his i
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Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,500.00
 
 
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Thomas Edison Signed Check123 - Thomas Edison Signed Check
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Edison Botonic Research Corporation business check, 8.5 x 3, filled out in another hand and signed by Edison, "Thos. A. Edison," payable t...
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,000.00
 
 
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Thomas Edison Autograph Notes Signed124 - Thomas Edison Autograph Notes Signed
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Handwritten notes by Thomas Edison, signed with his initials, "T.A.E.," on an off-white 7.25 x 3 lined sheet. In part: "Wind it up &a...
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,000.00
 
 
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Albert Einstein Signed Photograph125 - Albert Einstein Signed Photograph
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Vintage glossy 5 x 7 photo of Albert Einstein by Lotte Jacobi, showing him in a half-length pose wearing a leather jacket and holding a pipe, signed i
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Estimate : 10,000.00 - 15,000.00
 
 
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Albert Einstein Autograph Letter Signed127 - Albert Einstein Autograph Letter Signed
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Important ALS in German, signed “Einstein,” one page, 8.75 x 11, February 2, 1920. Handwritten l
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Estimate : 20,000.00 - 30,000.00
 
 
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Albert Einstein Handwritten Scientific Manuscript128 - Albert Einstein Handwritten Scientific Manuscript
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Important scientific manuscript written in the hand of Albert Einstein in German, unsigned, one page, 8.5 x 11, no date circa 1945. A draft variant of
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Estimate : 15,000.00 - 20,000.00
 
 
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Albert Einstein Signed Photograph with (5) Candids129 - Albert Einstein Signed Photograph with (5) Candids
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Highly appealing vintage matte-finish 5 x 7 portrait of Einstein relaxing in a sweater, signed and inscribed in fountain pen, "To Mr. & Mrs...
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Estimate : 10,000.00 - 15,000.00
 
 
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Albert Einstein Autograph Letter Signed130 - Albert Einstein Autograph Letter Signed
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ALS in German, signed “A. E.,” three pages on two sheets, 8.5 x 11, May 28, 1950. Lengthy and de
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Estimate : 60,000.00 - 80,000.00
 
 
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Albert Einstein Typed Letter Signed131 - Albert Einstein Typed Letter Signed
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TLS signed “A. Einstein,” one page, 8.5 x 11, personal Princeton, New Jersey letterhead, Februar
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Estimate : 3,000.00 - 5,000.00
 
 
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Michael Faraday Autograph Letter Signed132 - Michael Faraday Autograph Letter Signed
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British physicist and chemist (1791–1867) best known for his development of the first dynamo and the discovery of electrom
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Estimate : 500.00 - 700.00
 
 
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Michael Faraday Autograph Letter Signed133 - Michael Faraday Autograph Letter Signed
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ALS signed “M. Faraday,” one page, 4.5 x 7, March 26, 1861. Handwritten letter to "Renee," comme
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Estimate : 500.00 - 700.00
 
 
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Enrico Fermi Signed Galley Proof134 - Enrico Fermi Signed Galley Proof
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Important corrected galley proof of "Le Masse Nella Teoria della Relativita [The Masses in The Theory of Relativity]," signed at the concl...
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Estimate : 30,000.00 - 50,000.00
 
 
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Robert Fulton Autograph Manuscript Signed135 - Robert Fulton Autograph Manuscript Signed
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AMS signed "Robert Fulton," four pages on two adjoining sheets, 5 x 8.25, March 7, 1799. Handwritten manuscript headed "Comparative v...
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Estimate : 2,000.00 - 4,000.00
 
 
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Henry Gray Autograph Letter Signed136 - Henry Gray Autograph Letter Signed
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Influential British anatomist and surgeon (1827–1861) known for publishing the important anatomical reference book Gray's
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Estimate : 2,500.00 - 5,000.00
 
 
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Werner Heisenberg Signed Photograph137 - Werner Heisenberg Signed Photograph
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German theoretical physicist (1901–1976) awarded the 1932 Nobel Prize in physics for the creation of quantum mechanics. Un
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,200.00
 
 
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Alexander von Humboldt Autograph Letter Signed138 - Alexander von Humboldt Autograph Letter Signed
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German naturalist and explorer (1769–1859) who wrote Kosmos, a massive five-volume study which attempted to unify the vari
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Estimate : 500.00 - 700.00
 
 
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Auguste Lumiere Letter Signed139 - Auguste Lumiere Letter Signed
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Inventor of photographic equipment (1862–1954) who, with his brother Louis, patented the cinematograph and produced the fi
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,000.00
 
 
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Marcello Malpighi Autograph Letter Signed140 - Marcello Malpighi Autograph Letter Signed
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Italian doctor (1628–1694) who gave his name to several physiological features and played an important part in the discove
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Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,000.00
 
 
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Elie Metchnikoff Autograph Letter Signed141 - Elie Metchnikoff Autograph Letter Signed
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Russian biologist and zoologist (1845–1916) best known for his pioneering research into the immune system, for which he wa
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,000.00
 
 
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