RR Auction: Fine Autographs and Artifacts

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RR Auction's April Fine Autographs and Artifacts sale features a remarkable selection of classical music pieces, highlighted by a handwritten church cantata manuscript by Johann Sebastian Bach, an autograph letter by Ludwig van Beethoven regarding his 'Missa Solemnis,' and rare and significant musical quotations from the likes of Giuseppe Verdi, Gioachino Rossini, and Aaron Copland. Other highlights include a one-of-a-kind painting signed by Volodymyr Zelenskyy, a remarkable cache of documents from John Dillinger's first arrest, and an incredible letter by Nikola Tesla on the success of his inventions. 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 2023.
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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Benito Mussolini Document Signed212 - Benito Mussolini Document Signed
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DS in Italian, signed “Mussolini,” one page, 9.5 x 14.5, April 11, 1934. Ministry of War document concerning the rein...
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Nicholas II Coronation Cup213 - Nicholas II Coronation Cup
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Original enameled cup made for the coronation of Czar Nicholas II and Czarina Alexandra Feodorovna on May 18, 1896, measuring 4˝ tall and 3.75...
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Reinhold Niebuhr Signed Photograph214 - Reinhold Niebuhr Signed Photograph
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Vintage glossy 8 x 10 head-and-shoulders photo of the influential theologian, signed in fountain pen, "Very sincerely, R. Niebuhr." In fin...
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Lord Henry Palmerston Autograph Letter Signed215 - Lord Henry Palmerston Autograph Letter Signed
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ALS in French, signed “Palmerston,” one page both sides, 4.75 x 7.25, [annotated April 1831]. Letter to a "Princ...
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Linus Pauling Typed Letter Signed on Greatest Scientific Discovery216 - Linus Pauling Typed Letter Signed on Greatest Scientific Discovery
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TLS, one page, 8.5 x 11, Linus Pauling Institute of Science and Medicine letterhead, May 11, 1988. Letter to Mark Hutchinson, in part: "In answ...
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Linus Pauling Signed Photograph217 - Linus Pauling Signed Photograph
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Glossy 5 x 7 bust-length photo of Linus Pauling in a suit and tie, signed in black felt tip. Reverse bears a "Maryland Studio" credit stam...
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Arno Penzias Signed First Day Cover218 - Arno Penzias Signed First Day Cover
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FDC with a cachet honoring the world's largest telescope at Palomar Mountain Observatory, signed in black ballpoint by Arno Penzias. In very fin...
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Pope Benedict XVI Signed Photograph219 - Pope Benedict XVI Signed Photograph
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Semi-glossy 4 x 5.75 cardstock portrait of the pope emeritus as cardinal, signed in the lower border in black ink, "Joseph Card Ratzinger."...
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Pope John XXIII Wooden Papal Crest220 - Pope John XXIII Wooden Papal Crest
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Large hand-carved and hand-painted papal crest or coat of arms of Pope John XXIII, circa 1958, measuring approximately 17.5 x 26, with the motto of th
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Potomac Company: Tobias Lear Document Signed221 - Potomac Company: Tobias Lear Document Signed
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Manuscript DS, one page, 8 x 5.5, March 7, 1797. A request by two persons (Hamilton and Lauter) to pay Lindsay Bagges all the moneys owed them "...
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