RR Auction: Fine Autographs and Artifacts

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Featuring nearly 1,100 lots, RR Auction's April Fine Autographs and Artifacts sale boasts a wealth of important historical material. Highlights are a four-page handwritten letter by Ludwig van Beethoven about a proposed composition, a significant pair of letters by the Wright Brothers about patents and contracts, a super rare book autographed by Stephen Hawking, a pristine Abbey Road Studios promo card signed by the Beatles in 1963, and a great signed photo of Bruce Lee as Kato. 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 April 2022.
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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Anne Rice Signed Photograph743 - Anne Rice Signed Photograph
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Color 8 x 10 cardstock head-and-shoulders photo of the popular Vampire Chronicles author, signed in gold ink, "Anne Rice." In fine conditi...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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John Ruskin Autograph Letter Signed744 - John Ruskin Autograph Letter Signed
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ALS signed “J. Ruskin,” one page, 5.75 x 5.75, May 30. Handwritten letter commenting on the 16th
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Sir Walter Scott Autograph Letter Signed745 - Sir Walter Scott Autograph Letter Signed
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ALS, one page both sides, 4.5 x 7.25, no date. Handwritten letter to his cousin, William Scott, addressed on the integral leaf in the author's o...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Dr. Seuss Signed Photograph746 - Dr. Seuss Signed Photograph
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Glossy 7.25 x 9.5 head-and-shoulders photo of the great children's author and illustrator, signed and inscribed in blue felt tip, "With Bes...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Alfred Lord Tennyson Autograph Letter Signed747 - Alfred Lord Tennyson Autograph Letter Signed
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ALS signed “A. Tennyson,” one page, 4.5 x 7, blindstamped Farringford letterhead, no date. Handw
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Anthony Trollope Signed Check748 - Anthony Trollope Signed Check
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Union Bank of London check, 7 x 3.25, filled out and signed by Trollope, "Anthony Trollope," payable to Frederic Chapman for £2...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Henry van Dyke Jr. Signed Photograph749 - Henry van Dyke Jr. Signed Photograph
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Nice vintage matte-finish 6.25 x 9.25 photo of the versatile intellectual, signed and inscribed in fountain pen, "Sincerely Yours, Henry van Dy...
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Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
 
 
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Tennessee Williams Signed Program750 - Tennessee Williams Signed Program
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Scarce original program for a tryout production of Sweet Bird of Youth at the Studio M Playhouse in 1956, measures 12 x 9 open, signed inside in blue
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Thomas Wolfe Signed Check751 - Thomas Wolfe Signed Check
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The Chase National Bank of New York check, 8.25 x 3.25, filled out and signed by Thomas Wolfe, payable to Remington Rand for $12.24, June 28, 1937. Wo
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Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
 
 
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Ludwig von Beethoven Autograph Letter Signed752 - Ludwig von Beethoven Autograph Letter Signed
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ALS in German, signed “Ihr Freund Beethoven,” four pages on two adjoining sheets, 8.25 x 10, Sep
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Estimate : 300,000.00 - 500,000.00
 
 
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Hector Berlioz Autograph Letter Signed753 - Hector Berlioz Autograph Letter Signed
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ALS in French, signed “H. Berlioz,” one page, 3.75 x 4.5, no date. Brief handwritten letter to "
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Estimate : 500.00 - 700.00
 
 
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Georges Bizet Autograph Letter Signed754 - Georges Bizet Autograph Letter Signed
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ALS in French, one page, 3.75 x 5.75, personal monogrammed letterhead, no date. Handwritten letter on an unnamed composition, in full (translated): ...
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,200.00
 
 
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Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy Autograph Letter Signed755 - Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy Autograph Letter Signed
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ALS in German, one page, 7.25 x 6.5, May 25, 1845. Handwritten letter to Huttner & Co. in Hamburg, in part: "I ask you to be kind enough to...
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Estimate : 2,000.00 - 3,000.00
 
 
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Giacomo Puccini Autograph Letter Signed756 - Giacomo Puccini Autograph Letter Signed
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Desirable ALS in French, signed “G. Puccini,” one page, 6.25 x 9.75, Torre del Lago letterhead,
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,000.00
 
 
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Gioachino Rossini Signed Check757 - Gioachino Rossini Signed Check
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Scarce bank check, 9.75 x 3.75, filled out in another hand and signed by Gioachino Rossini, payable to the Rothschild Brothers for 5500 livres, August
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Estimate : 500.00 - 700.00
 
 
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Irving Berlin Signed Stock Certificate Transfer Document758 - Irving Berlin Signed Stock Certificate Transfer Document
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Scarce partly-printed DS, signed "Irving Berlin," one page, 8 x 5.75, July 15, 1929. Stock transfer document by which Berlin sells 100 sha...
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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Daniel Decatur Emmett Signature759 - Daniel Decatur Emmett Signature
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Rare ink signature, "Daniel D. Emmett, author of Dixie's Land. (1859), 'Den I wish I was in Dixie!,'” on an off-w...
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Estimate : 500.00 - 700.00
 
 
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Frederick Loewe Autograph Musical Manuscript for 'The Quests,' an Unpublished Song from Camelot760 - Frederick Loewe Autograph Musical Manuscript for 'The Quests,' an Unpublished Song from Camelot
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Sensational autograph musical manuscript by Frederick Lowe, containing a song entitled “The Quests,â€
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 2,000.00
 
 
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AC/DC Signed Album761 - AC/DC Signed Album
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High Voltage album signed and inscribed on the front cover in blue felt tip by Bon Scott ("Bon"), Angus Young ("To Sandy, from Angus,...
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Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,500.00
 
 
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Beatles Signed 1963 Promo Card762 - Beatles Signed 1963 Promo Card
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Desirable early Parlophone Records promo card of the Beatles during a recording session in the Abbey Road Studios, 5.75 x 3.5, signed on the reverse i
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Estimate : 20,000.00 - 25,000.00
 
 
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