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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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Gioachino Rossini AMQS from 'Mi lagnerò tacendo’546 - Gioachino Rossini AMQS from 'Mi lagnerò tacendo’
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AMQS on an off-white 11.25 x 8.5 sheet, signed and dated at the conclusion in ink, "G. Rossini, Paris le 8 Fevrier 1859." Rossini pens sev...
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Estimate : 7,500.00 - 10,000.00
 
 
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Gioachino Rossini Autograph Letter Signed547 - Gioachino Rossini Autograph Letter Signed
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ALS in Italian, one page, 8.5 x 5.5, no date. Untranslated handwritten letter to an unidentified recipient regarding a pending financial matter. In fi
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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Gioachino Rossini Autograph Letter Signed548 - Gioachino Rossini Autograph Letter Signed
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ALS in Italian, signed “Rossini,” one page, 6.75 x 8.5, June 5, 1868. Untranslated handwritten letter from Paris. Han...
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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Anton Rubinstein Autograph Musical Quotation Signed549 - Anton Rubinstein Autograph Musical Quotation Signed
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AMQS on an off-white 10 x 6.5 musically lined sheet, boldly signed at the conclusion in ink, "Ant. Rubinstein, Wien, 30 Janvier 1892." Rub...
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,000.00
 
 
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Camille Saint-Saens Autograph Musical Quotation Signed550 - Camille Saint-Saens Autograph Musical Quotation Signed
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AMQS on an off-white 8.5 x 5.5 album page, signed below in ink, "Maggio 1896, C. Saint-Saens." The celebrated French composer pens eight b...
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Estimate : 500.00 - 700.00
 
 
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Erik Satie Autograph Letter Signed551 - Erik Satie Autograph Letter Signed
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ALS in French, two adjoining pages in a 5.75 x 4.5, 'carte-lettre,' postmarked September 3, 1918. Untranslated handwritten letter to the Fre...
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Estimate : 2,000.00 - 2,500.00
 
 
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Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky Signed Photograph (European Tour)552 - Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky Signed Photograph (European Tour)
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Rare and magnificent 4 x 6.25 cabinet bust portrait of Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky by Muller & Pilgrim of Leipzig, signed and inscribed in the lowe...
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Estimate : 10,000.00 - 15,000.00
 
 
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Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky Autograph Letter Signed553 - Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky Autograph Letter Signed
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Rare ALS in French, signed “P. Tchaikovsky,” one page, 5 x 5, no date. Handwritten letter by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky...
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Estimate : 5,000.00 - 7,000.00
 
 
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Arturo Toscanini Autograph Letter Signed554 - Arturo Toscanini Autograph Letter Signed
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ALS in Italian, signed “Arturo Toscanini,” one page, 7.25 x 11.5, December 2, 1900. Handwritten letter of recommendat...
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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Ralph Vaughn Williams Autograph Letter Signed555 - Ralph Vaughn Williams Autograph Letter Signed
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ALS signed “R. Vaughan Williams,” one page, 7 x 9, The White Gates, Dorking letterhead, October 16, 1930. Handwritten...
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Estimate : 500.00 - 700.00
 
 
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Giuseppe Verdi AMQS from 'Luisa Miller'556 - Giuseppe Verdi AMQS from 'Luisa Miller'
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Supremely desirable AMQS on an off-white 11.25 x 8.5 sheet, signed at the conclusion in ink, "G. Verdi," and dated at Naples, December 12,...
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Estimate : 25,000.00 - 30,000.00
 
 
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Giuseppe Verdi Autograph Letter Signed557 - Giuseppe Verdi Autograph Letter Signed
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ALS in Italian, signed “G. Verdi,” three pages on two adjoining sheets, 5.25 x 8, February 4, 1863. Untranslated hand...
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Estimate : 3,000.00 - 5,000.00
 
 
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Giuseppe Verdi Autograph Letter Signed558 - Giuseppe Verdi Autograph Letter Signed
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ALS in Italian, signed “G. Verdi,” one page, 5 x 7.5, September 9, 1879. Untranslated handwritten letter by the celeb...
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 2,000.00
 
 
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Pauline Viardot Autograph Musical Quotation Signed559 - Pauline Viardot Autograph Musical Quotation Signed
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AMQS on an off-white 11 x 8.25 sheet, boldly signed at the conclusion in ink, "Dinard, 22 7bre, 1888, Pauline Viardot." Viardot pens a len...
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,000.00
 
 
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Louis Armstrong Autograph Letter Signed560 - Louis Armstrong Autograph Letter Signed
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ALS signed “Satchmo, Louis Armstrong,” one page on the reverse of an 8.5 x 11 'Lose Weight The 'Satchmo' ...
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Estimate : 2,000.00 - 3,000.00
 
 
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Louis Armstrong Typed Letter Signed561 - Louis Armstrong Typed Letter Signed
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TLS, three pages, 7.25 x 10.75, personal "Satchmo" letterhead, March 11, 1952. Letter to Ron Simon, sent from San Francisco, where he &quo...
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Estimate : 3,500.00 - 4,500.00
 
 
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Aaron Copland AMQS from 'Red Pony'562 - Aaron Copland AMQS from 'Red Pony'
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Marvelous AMQS on an off-white 11 x 15 musically lined sheet, titled and signed at the head, "Children's Suite from The Red Pony, Morning o...
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Estimate : 2,500.00 - 3,500.00
 
 
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Miles Davis Signed Original Artwork563 - Miles Davis Signed Original Artwork
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Sought-after original artwork by Miles Davis on a white 12 x 16 canvas board, indistinctly signed along the bottom in pink, "Miles!" Accom...
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Estimate : 6,000.00 - 8,000.00
 
 
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George Gershwin Photograph with 'Porgy and Bess' AMQS564 - George Gershwin Photograph with 'Porgy and Bess' AMQS
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Sensational vintage 8.5 x 10.75 paperstock photo of the acclaimed composer and pianist, signed and inscribed in fountain pen, "For Elizaâ&...
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Estimate : 2,000.00 - 2,500.00
 
 
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Jerome Kern Autograph Musical Quotation Signed565 - Jerome Kern Autograph Musical Quotation Signed
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World War II-dated AMQS on an off-white 8.5 x 11 sheet, signed and inscribed in fountain pen, "For John Craven, from, Jerome Kern, October 1941...
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Estimate : 1,200.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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