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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Hector Berlioz Autograph Note Signed596 - Hector Berlioz Autograph Note Signed
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Scarce ANS in French, signed "H. Berlioz," one page, 3.5 x 4, no date. Handwritten letter to "Mon cher Lacombe," in full (transl...
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Estimate : 500.00 - 700.00
 
 
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Hector Berlioz Hand-Addressed Mailing Panel to Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy597 - Hector Berlioz Hand-Addressed Mailing Panel to Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy
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Hand-addressed mailing panel by Hector Berlioz, 5.25 x 2.25, addressed by Berlioz to "Monsieur Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdi, Saale der Gewandhau...
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Leonard Bernstein Signed Photograph598 - Leonard Bernstein Signed Photograph
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Glossy 3.5 x 5.25 photo of Leonard Bernstein in profile, signed in the lower border in black felt tip. Double-matted and framed to an overall size of
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Leonard Bernstein Autograph Letter Signed599 - Leonard Bernstein Autograph Letter Signed
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ALS, one page, 5.75 x 7.75, August 9, 1966. Handwritten letter to author Charlotte Lacaze, in full: “This will no doubt surprise yo
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Ernest Bloch Signed Photograph600 - Ernest Bloch Signed Photograph
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Vintage matte-finish 5.5 x 9.5 portrait of the composer in a full-length pose, signed and inscribed in fountain pen, "To my dear old friend Vic...
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Francois-Adrien Boieldieu Letter Signed601 - Francois-Adrien Boieldieu Letter Signed
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ALS in French, signed “F. Boieldieu,” one page, 5.5 x 8, March 7, 1834. Letter to a Colonel Marnier, informing him th...
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François-Adrien Boieldieu Autograph Letter Signed602 - François-Adrien Boieldieu Autograph Letter Signed
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ALS in French, signed “Boieldieu,” one page, 7.25 x 2, no date. An untranslated handwritten letter from FranÃ...
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Nadia Boulanger Autograph Letter Signed603 - Nadia Boulanger Autograph Letter Signed
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ALS in French, one page both sides, 5.5 x 4.25, personal letterhead, November 11, 1971. Untranslated handwritten letter to Gerard Leman. In fine condi
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Pierre Boulez Signed Photograph604 - Pierre Boulez Signed Photograph
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Glossy 4 x 6 photo of the experimental composer with his arms crossed, signed in blue ballpoint. In fine condition.
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Benjamin Britten Typed Letter Signed605 - Benjamin Britten Typed Letter Signed
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TLS, one page, 8 x 10, The Red House (Aldeburgh, Suffolk) letterhead, December 5, 1964. Letter to "Miss Armitage," ostensibly the soprano ...
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