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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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Wallenberg's Inspiration: Valdemar Langlet Signed Document121 - Wallenberg's Inspiration: Valdemar Langlet Signed Document
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Amazing World War II-dated ‘Protection Letter’ or ‘Schutz Pass’ passport
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Estimate : 6,000.00 - 8,000.00
 
 
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Malcolm X Signed Page for Alex Haley’s Playboy Interview122 - Malcolm X Signed Page for Alex Haley’s Playboy Interview
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Page 14 from the original typescript of Alex Haley’s 1963 interview of Malcolm X for Playboy magazine, one onionskin page, 8.5 x 1
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Estimate : 5,000.00 - 7,000.00
 
 
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Nelson Mandela Signed Book123 - Nelson Mandela Signed Book
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Signed book: Long Walk to Freedom. First edition. Randburg, South Africa: Macdonald Purnell, 1994. Hardcover with dust jacket, 6.5 x 9.5, 630 pages. S
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Estimate : 2,000.00 - 3,000.00
 
 
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Booker T. Washington Autograph Quotation Signed on Education124 - Booker T. Washington Autograph Quotation Signed on Education
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AQS on an off-white 8 x 5 sheet of Tuskegee Normal and Industrial Institute letterhead, January 16, 1895. Booker T. Washington pens a significant quot
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Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,500.00
 
 
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John Jacob Astor Archive of (14) Letters and Documents125 - John Jacob Astor Archive of (14) Letters and Documents
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Important collection of 14 letters and documents, 13 of them signed by John Jacob Astor, amounting to 20 pages total, dating from 1802 to 1827. The ar
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Estimate : 50,000.00 - 60,000.00
 
 
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Howard Hughes Document Signed On His Circumnavigation Flight127 - Howard Hughes Document Signed On His Circumnavigation Flight
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DS in Russian, signed "Howard R. Hughes," one page, 8.5 x 11, Amtorg Trading Corporation letterhead, July 9, 1938. In full (translated): &...
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Estimate : 3,000.00 - 5,000.00
 
 
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J. Pierpont Morgan Signed Bond Certificate128 - J. Pierpont Morgan Signed Bond Certificate
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Partly-printed DS, signed “Pierpont Morgan,” one page, 17.25 x 9, July 12, 1888. A certificate issued by the Chicago,...
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,000.00
 
 
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John D. Rockefeller, Henry Flagler, and Jabez A. Bostwick Document Signed129 - John D. Rockefeller, Henry Flagler, and Jabez A. Bostwick Document Signed
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Partly-printed DS, one page, 11.5 x 7.75, April 5, 1882. Stock certificate for 1,000 shares in Rockefeller's Standard Oil Trust issued to Willia...
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Niels Bohr Signed Photograph - PSA GEM MINT 10130 - Niels Bohr Signed Photograph - PSA GEM MINT 10
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Vintage matte-finish 4.5 x 6.25 head-and-shoulders photo of the Nobel Prize–winning physicist, perfectly signed in fountain pen, ...
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Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,000.00
 
 
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Hugo de Vries Autograph Letter Signed131 - Hugo de Vries Autograph Letter Signed
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Exceedingly rare ALS, one page, 3.5 x 5.5, April 20, 1891. Handwritten letter to English botanist and taxonomist Maxwell T. Masters, in part: "...
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Albert Einstein Signed Photograph to Jewish Immigrant132 - Albert Einstein Signed Photograph to Jewish Immigrant
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Vintage matte-finish 7 x 9.25 photo of Albert Einstein beside Alice 'Lili' von Kahler, taken by Trude Fleischmann, displayed in its original...
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Estimate : 25,000.00 - 35,000.00
 
 
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Albert Einstein Autograph Letter Signed to Personal Doctor133 - Albert Einstein Autograph Letter Signed to Personal Doctor
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ALS in German, signed “A. Einstein,” one page both sides, 5 x 3, January 1951. Handwritten letter to the "Ehrman...
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Estimate : 6,000.00 - 8,000.00
 
 
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Robert C. Merton AMS of Black-Scholes Formula134 - Robert C. Merton AMS of Black-Scholes Formula
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Incredibly rare autograph manuscript signed, "Robert C. Merton," one page, 5.75 x 8.25, Stockholm Grand Hotel letterhead, December 1997. M...
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Nikola Tesla Typed Letter Signed on Inventions135 - Nikola Tesla Typed Letter Signed on Inventions
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TLS signed “N. Tesla,” one page, 8 x 10, illustrated "Tesla Laboratory" letterhead portraying Wardenclyffe ...
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Alexander Herzen Signed Book136 - Alexander Herzen Signed Book
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Signed book: Nouvelle Phase de la Litterature Russe. Bruxelles et Gand: C. Muquardt, 1864. Paperback, 6 x 8.75, 81 pages. Signed (in the third person
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Estimate : 3,000.00 - 4,000.00
 
 
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Henry M. Stanley Autograph Quote Signed137 - Henry M. Stanley Autograph Quote Signed
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AQS on an off-white 4.5 x 7 sheet, signed in fountain pen, "Henry M. Stanley, On the eve of leaving England to relieve Emin Pasha, Jan. 20-1887...
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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Al Capone Twice-Signed Gold Coin Interest Note138 - Al Capone Twice-Signed Gold Coin Interest Note
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Extraordinary partly-printed signed document, signed twice, “Alphonse Capone,” one page, 8.75 x 3, November 18, 1926....
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John Dillinger: Prosecutor's Archive from First Arrest139 - John Dillinger: Prosecutor's Archive from First Arrest
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Remarkable archive from the papers of attorney Frederick Steiger, who prosecuted John Dillinger after his first arrest in September 1924. Dillinger, w
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Estimate : 20,000.00 - 40,000.00
 
 
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15th Century Gregorian Chant Leaf140 - 15th Century Gregorian Chant Leaf
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Gorgeous hand-illuminated double-sided Gregorian chant leaf, circa 15th century, accomplished on a 13.25 x 18.5 vellum sheet. Beautifully rendered in
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Apple: Ronald Wayne Signed Apple-1 Circuit Board Replica141 - Apple: Ronald Wayne Signed Apple-1 Circuit Board Replica
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Desirable replica of the Apple-1 Computer circuit board, 15.5 x 9, signed in black felt tip, "Ronald Wayne, Co-Founder Apple Computer Co., Stev...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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