RR Auction: Fine Autographs and Artifacts

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RR Auction's May Fine Autographs and Artifacts auction presents a specially curated selection of major figures in science and technology—a remarkable variety of handwritten manuscripts, autograph letters, and signed photos are featured in the sale. Highlights include Albert Einstein's manuscript on "The Essence of the Theory of Relativity," a scientific letter by Stephen Hawking, several significant Charles Darwin autographs, rare French correspondence by Nikola Tesla, a pristine 1976 Apple Computer check signed by Steve Jobs, and a number of Elon Musk items. Other top lots in the auction are Marilyn Monroe's 1958 driver's license, a fully signed Led Zeppelin album, important Houdini memorabilia, and rare presidential autographs. 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 May 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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Charles Darwin Signature and Hand-Addressed Envelope182 - Charles Darwin Signature and Hand-Addressed Envelope
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English naturalist and author (1809-1882) whose book explaining his theories of evolution, On the Origin of the Species by Means of Natural Selection
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Estimate : 4,000.00 - 6,000.00
 
 
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DNA: James D. Watson Signed Book Presented to Francis Crick (Genes, Girls and Gamow)183 - DNA: James D. Watson Signed Book Presented to Francis Crick (Genes, Girls and Gamow)
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Signed book: Genes, Girls and Gamow by James D. Watson. First edition. Oxford: University Press, 2001. Hardcover with dust jacket, 6.5 x 9.5, 275 page
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Estimate : 20,000.00 - 25,000.00
 
 
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Thomas Edison Twice-Signed 'Storage Battery Garage' Document184 - Thomas Edison Twice-Signed 'Storage Battery Garage' Document
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Partly-printed DS, signed "Thos. A. Edison," one page, 15.25 x 9.25, January 8, 1919. Stock certificate issued to Thomas A. Edison for one...
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Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,500.00
 
 
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Thomas Edison Signed First Day Cover for Electric Light Jubilee185 - Thomas Edison Signed First Day Cover for Electric Light Jubilee
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Scarce "Office of the Postmaster General, Official Business" mailing cover featuring a block of four 2¢ stamps honoring the 50t...
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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Thomas Edison Autograph Letter Signed on Phonograph Cylinder Material186 - Thomas Edison Autograph Letter Signed on Phonograph Cylinder Material
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ALS in pencil, signed "E," one page, 8.25 x 11, no date. Handwritten letter to "J.V.M.," his wife's brother, John Vincent Mi...
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Estimate : 500.00 - 700.00
 
 
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Albert Einstein Handwritten Manuscript: "The Essence of the Theory of Relativity"187 - Albert Einstein Handwritten Manuscript: "The Essence of the Theory of Relativity"
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Significant unsigned handwritten manuscript by Albert Einstein, six pages, 8.5 x 11, no date but circa 1947"“48. Einstein's handwritt...
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Estimate : 350,000.00 - 500,000.00
 
 
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Albert Einstein Hand-Annotated Presentation Offprint of "The Formal Basis of the General Theory of R188 - Albert Einstein Hand-Annotated Presentation Offprint of "The Formal Basis of the General Theory of R
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Author"™s presentation offprint of "Die formale Grundlage der allgemeinen Relativitätstheorie [The Formal Basis of the Ge...
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Estimate : 100,000.00 - 150,000.00
 
 
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Albert Einstein Document Signed for Hollywood Reference to Law of Gravitation189 - Albert Einstein Document Signed for Hollywood Reference to Law of Gravitation
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DS, signed "Albert Einstein," two pages, 8.5 x 11, July 9, 1947. Release form submitted to Republic Productions, consenting to the use of ...
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Estimate : 4,000.00 - 6,000.00
 
 
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Alexander Fleming Typed Letter Signed on Inoculation190 - Alexander Fleming Typed Letter Signed on Inoculation
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Scottish bacteriologist (1881-1955) who shared the 1945 Nobel Prize in Medicine for his role in the discovery and isolation of penicillin. TLS, one pa
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Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,500.00
 
 
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Stephen Hawking TLS on Black-Body Radiation and Geodesic Incompleteness191 - Stephen Hawking TLS on Black-Body Radiation and Geodesic Incompleteness
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TLS signed "Stephen," one page, 8 x 10, University of Cambridge letterhead, November 21, 1967. Letter to physicist Charles W. Misner, a pr...
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Estimate : 50,000.00 - 60,000.00
 
 
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Steve Jobs Signed Check (1976) to Early Apple Computer Consulting Firm192 - Steve Jobs Signed Check (1976) to Early Apple Computer Consulting Firm
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Choice Apple Computer Company business check, 6 x 3, filled out in type and signed by Jobs, "steven jobs," payable to Crampton, Remke &...
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Estimate : 25,000.00 - 40,000.00
 
 
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Steve Jobs NeXT Business Card193 - Steve Jobs NeXT Business Card
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Scarce circa early 1990s NeXT Computer, Inc. business card of Steve Jobs, 3.5 x 2, listing him as "Steve Jobs, Chairman and CEO." The off-...
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,000.00
 
 
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Elon Musk and Charles Bolden Signed Photograph200 - Elon Musk and Charles Bolden Signed Photograph
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Color satin-finish 18 x 12 photo of Elon Musk and and NASA Administrator Charles Bolden speaking to employees at SpaceX headquarters in 2012, with the
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Estimate : 2,000.00 - 4,000.00
 
 
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Alfred Nobel Autograph Letter Signed on Patents201 - Alfred Nobel Autograph Letter Signed on Patents
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Swedish chemist, engineer, inventor, businessman, and philanthropist (1833"“1896) known for inventing dynamite and for bequeathing his fo...
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Estimate : 7,500.00 - 10,000.00
 
 
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Louis Pasteur Autograph Letter Signed on Rabies Experiments202 - Louis Pasteur Autograph Letter Signed on Rabies Experiments
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ALS in French, signed "L. Pasteur," one page, 4.5 x 3.5, January 28, 1885. Important letter about his research on a rabies vaccine, in par...
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Estimate : 2,000.00 - 4,000.00
 
 
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Nikola Tesla Autograph Letter Signed on His Work203 - Nikola Tesla Autograph Letter Signed on His Work
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ALS in French, signed "N. Tesla," one page, 8 x 10.75, The Gerlach Hotel letterhead, December 11, 1892. Handwritten letter by Nikola Tesla...
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Estimate : 10,000.00 - 20,000.00
 
 
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Georges Gilles de la Tourette Autograph Letter Signed204 - Georges Gilles de la Tourette Autograph Letter Signed
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French neurologist (1857"“1904) best known as the namesake of Tourette syndrome, a neurological condition characterized by tics; his main...
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Estimate : 2,000.00 - 4,000.00
 
 
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Charles Guiteau Autograph Letter Signed205 - Charles Guiteau Autograph Letter Signed
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American lawyer (1841"“1882) who, frustrated in his attempt to secure an ambassadorship, assassinated President James Garfield in 1881. A...
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 2,000.00
 
 
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Apple: Wayne and Wozniak Signed Photograph206 - Apple: Wayne and Wozniak Signed Photograph
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Unusual color satin-finish 14 x 11 photo of an Apple-1 setup, unsigned but annotated in blue felt tip by Steve Wozniak ("Think Different!"...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Apple: Ronald Wayne Signed Apple-1 Replica Board207 - Apple: Ronald Wayne Signed Apple-1 Replica Board
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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., App...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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