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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Howlin' Wolf Oversized Original Photograph815 - Howlin' Wolf Oversized Original Photograph
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Oversized original 14 x 11 silver gelatin photograph showing Howlin' Wolf with Andrew Blue Blood McMahon (electric bass) and Johnny Jones (piano...
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Estimate : 2,500.00 - 3,000.00
 
 
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Little Walter Original Photograph816 - Little Walter Original Photograph
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Original 8 x 10 silver gelatin photograph featuring a close-up of Little Walter performing at the University of Chicago's Ida Noyes Hall circa 1...
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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Modern Jazz Quartet Signed Photograph817 - Modern Jazz Quartet Signed Photograph
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Glossy 10 x 8 publicity photo of the Modern Jazz Quartet playing their instruments, signed in black felt tip by Percy Heath and Milt Jackson, and in b
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Popular Composers (6) Signed First Day Cover818 - Popular Composers (6) Signed First Day Cover
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FDC with a cachet honoring the fiftieth anniversary of ASCAP, signed in ink by Irving Berlin, Leonard Bernstein, Alan Jay Lerner, Frederick Loewe, and
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Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
 
 
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John Philip Sousa Typed Letter Signed819 - John Philip Sousa Typed Letter Signed
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TLS, one page, 8.5 x 11, Hotel Radisson letterhead, November 17, 1925. Letter to W. L. Coghill, in part: "Your letter annet. Mr. Nelms received...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Otis Spann and James Cotton Original Photograph820 - Otis Spann and James Cotton Original Photograph
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Original 10 x 8 silver gelatin photograph of Otis Spann and James Cotton rehearsing in Muddy Waters's basement in Chicago in February 1965, take...
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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Sarah Vaughan Signed Photograph821 - Sarah Vaughan Signed Photograph
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Vintage glossy 8 x 10 publicity photo of Sarah Vaughan by James J. Kriegsmann of New York, signed and inscribed in blue fountain pen, "To Bev, ...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Dinah Washington Signed Photograph822 - Dinah Washington Signed Photograph
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Vintage glossy 8 x 10.25 publicity photo of Dinah Washington by James J. Kriegsmann of New York, signed and inscribed in fountain pen, "To my g...
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Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
 
 
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Muddy Waters and James Cotton Original Photograph823 - Muddy Waters and James Cotton Original Photograph
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Original 10 x 8 silver gelatin photograph of Muddy Waters and James Cotton performing together at the Down Beat Jazz Festival in Chicago on August 14,
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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Big Joe Williams Original Photograph824 - Big Joe Williams Original Photograph
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Original 8 x 10 silver gelatin photograph showing Big Joe Williams warming up backstage at the University of Chicago, taken by Raeburn Flerlage. Rever
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Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,000.00
 
 
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