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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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Pietro Mascagni Autograph Musical Quotation Signed536 - Pietro Mascagni Autograph Musical Quotation Signed
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AMQS on an off-white 6.25 x 4.25 sheet, signed and dated below in ink, "P. Mascagni, 15.IV.1925." Mascagni pens four bars from "Caval...
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy Autograph Letter Signed537 - Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy Autograph Letter Signed
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ALS, one page, 4.25 x 4.5, July 2, 1844. Handwritten letter to a gentleman, in full: "Pray send me by bearer the two books of Bach's Organ-...
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Estimate : 3,000.00 - 5,000.00
 
 
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Saverio Mercadante Autograph Musical Manuscript538 - Saverio Mercadante Autograph Musical Manuscript
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Autograph musical manuscript by Saverio Mercadante, 13.25 x 9.75, two pages both sides, signed and inscribed at the conclusion in Italian and dated 18
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Estimate : 3,500.00 - 4,000.00
 
 
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Niccolo Paganini Autograph Letter Signed539 - Niccolo Paganini Autograph Letter Signed
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ALS in Italian, signed “N. Paganini,” one page, 4.25 x 6.75, June 10, 1832. Handwritten letter to one of his closest ...
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Estimate : 2,500.00 - 3,000.00
 
 
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Giacomo Puccini Autograph Musical Quotation Signed540 - Giacomo Puccini Autograph Musical Quotation Signed
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Large and bold AMQS on an off-white 7.5 x 4.75 album page, prominently signed and dated below in ink, "Giacomo Puccini, Torre del Lago, 20.8.96...
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Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,000.00
 
 
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Giacomo Puccini Signed Photograph541 - Giacomo Puccini Signed Photograph
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Vintage 8 x 10.75 paperstock portrait of the illustrious Italian opera composer, boldly signed and inscribed in ink, "Al Signor Renzo Rossi, G....
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Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,000.00
 
 
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Giacomo Puccini Autograph Letter Signed542 - Giacomo Puccini Autograph Letter Signed
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ALS in Italian, signed “Giacomo,” two pages on two adjoining sheets, 5.5 x 7.5, January 28, 1924. Handwritten letter ...
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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Sergei Rachmaninoff Typed Letter Signed543 - Sergei Rachmaninoff Typed Letter Signed
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TLS signed “S. Rachmaninoff,” one page, 8.25 x 11, July 26, 1933. Letter to "Mnazelle," in part: "I di...
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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Maurice Ravel Signed Photograph544 - Maurice Ravel Signed Photograph
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Scarce vintage glossy 4.25 x 6.25 photo of Ravel in profile, signed and inscribed in fountain pen, "To Mr. Lucius Barnett, Maurice Ravel.â...
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Estimate : 2,000.00 - 4,000.00
 
 
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Maurice Ravel Autograph Letter Signed545 - Maurice Ravel Autograph Letter Signed
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ALS in French, one page, 4.75 x 8, no date. Untranslated handwritten letter listing some of his friends, including the playwright and critic Claude Ro
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Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,000.00
 
 
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