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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Marcellin Berthelot Autograph Letter Signed208 - Marcellin Berthelot Autograph Letter Signed
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French chemist and politician (1827-1907) noted for the Thomsen"“Berthelot principle of thermochemistry. Untranslated ALS in French, sign...
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John Watkins Brett Document Signed209 - John Watkins Brett Document Signed
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English telegraph engineer and founder of submarine telegraphy (1805-1863) who, in 1850, founded the English and Irish Magnetic Telegraph Company, whi
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Benjamin Collins Brodie Third-Person Autograph Letter Signed210 - Benjamin Collins Brodie Third-Person Autograph Letter Signed
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English physiologist and surgeon (1783"“1862) who pioneered research into bone and joint disease. Third-person ALS, signed within the tex...
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Vint Cerf (7) Signed Business Cards211 - Vint Cerf (7) Signed Business Cards
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Group of seven Google business cards of Vinton G. Cerf, identifying his position as "VP and Chief Internet Evangelist," each signed in bla...
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Vint Cerf and Bob Kahn Signed Photograph212 - Vint Cerf and Bob Kahn Signed Photograph
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Color satin-finish 10 x 8 photo of Vint Cerf and Bob Kahn together, signed in silver ink by both internet pioneers who first proposed TCP/IP. In very
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Jean-Baptiste Charcot Autograph Letter Signed213 - Jean-Baptiste Charcot Autograph Letter Signed
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French polar explorer, scientist, and medical doctor (1867"“1936), and the son of neurologist Jean-Martin Charcot. Untranslated ALS in Fr...
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Alexis Clairaut Autograph Document Signed214 - Alexis Clairaut Autograph Document Signed
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French mathematician, astronomer, and geophysicist (1713"“1765) whose work helped to establish the validity of the principles and results...
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Leon Cooper Typed Letter Signed on Greatest Scientific Discovery215 - Leon Cooper Typed Letter Signed on Greatest Scientific Discovery
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American physicist (born 1930) who, with John Bardeen and John Robert Schrieffer, developed the BCS theory of superconductivity, for which they receiv
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Lee de Forest Signed Photograph216 - Lee de Forest Signed Photograph
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Prolific American inventor (1873-1961) often referred to as 'the father of radio' for his pioneering work in wireless telegraphy. Vintage gl...
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Michael DeBakey (3) Signed Items217 - Michael DeBakey (3) Signed Items
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Three items signed by Michael E. DeBakey: an unusual 'DeBaket Graft' swatch of gauze, signed in black felt tip; a felt tip signature on a 5 ...
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DNA: James D. Watson Signed Book218 - DNA: James D. Watson Signed Book
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Signed book: The Double Helix: A Personal Account of the Discovery of the Structure of DNA. Later printing. NY: Atheneum, 1969. Hardcover with dust ja
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Jean-Baptiste Dumas Autograph Letter Signed219 - Jean-Baptiste Dumas Autograph Letter Signed
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French chemist (1800"“1884) best known for his work in determining atomic and molecular weights. ALS in French, signed "J. Dumas,&qu...
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Karl von Frisch Signed Photograph220 - Karl von Frisch Signed Photograph
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Austrian ethologist best known for his extensive studies of bees (1886-1982) who was awarded the 1973 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine. Uncommon
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Bill Gates Signed Book221 - Bill Gates Signed Book
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Signed book: The Road Ahead. Later printing. NY: Viking Press, 1995. Hardcover with dust jacket, 6.5 x 9.5, 286 pages. Signed on the title page in bla
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Joseph Henry Letter Signed222 - Joseph Henry Letter Signed
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Physicist (1797-1878) who conducted experiments in the field of electromagnetism and served as the first secretary of the Smithsonian Institute. LS, o
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William Jenner Signature223 - William Jenner Signature
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English physician (1815"“1898) who became the personal doctor of Queen Victoria and discovered the distinction between typhus and typhoid...
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Siddhartha Mukherjee Signed Book224 - Siddhartha Mukherjee Signed Book
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Indian-American physician, biologist, oncologist, and author (born 1970) who is best known for his 2010 book, The Emperor of All Maladies: A Biography
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John Boyd Orr Autograph Quotation Signed225 - John Boyd Orr Autograph Quotation Signed
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Scottish biologist and politician (1880-1971) who won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1949 for his work related to worldwide nutrition. Significant AQS on a
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Christian Heinrich Friedrich Peters Autograph Letter Signed226 - Christian Heinrich Friedrich Peters Autograph Letter Signed
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German-American astronomer (1813"“1890) at the Litchfield Observatory of Hamilton College, known as a pioneer in the study and visual dis...
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Simeon Denis Poisson Signature227 - Simeon Denis Poisson Signature
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French mathematician, engineer, and physicist (1781-1840) whose contributions spanned pure mathematics, electricity and magnetism, optics, mechanics,
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