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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Rudolph Wendelin Original Sketch of Smokey the Bear461 - Rudolph Wendelin Original Sketch of Smokey the Bear
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Original sketch of Smokey the Bear by Rudolph Wendelin, accomplished in black ink on an off-white 5 x 3 card, signed below, "Rudolph Wendelin, ...
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Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
 
 
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Samuel L. Clemens Autograph Letter Signed to Publisher462 - Samuel L. Clemens Autograph Letter Signed to Publisher
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Fantastic ALS signed "S. L. Clemens," one page, 5.5 x 9, December 8, 1890. Handwritten letter to publisher Henry Oscar Houghton, in full: ...
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Estimate : 6,000.00 - 8,000.00
 
 
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Philip K. Dick Hand-Annotated Typed Letter Signed463 - Philip K. Dick Hand-Annotated Typed Letter Signed
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TLS signed "Phil," three pages, 8.5 x 11, August 11, 1981. Lengthy philosophical letter to science fiction author Patricia Warrick, in par...
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Estimate : 4,000.00 - 6,000.00
 
 
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Gustave Flaubert Autograph Letter Signed464 - Gustave Flaubert Autograph Letter Signed
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ALS signed "Gve. Flaubert," one page, 5.25 x 8.25, November 14, 1856 [date annotations by the recipient]. Handwritten letter by Flaubert t...
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Estimate : 1,200.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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Ian Fleming Signed Book: The Spy Who Loved Me465 - Ian Fleming Signed Book: The Spy Who Loved Me
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Signed book: The Spy Who Loved Me. Third impression. London: Jonathan Cape, 1962. Hardcover with dust jacket, 5.5 x 7.5, 221 pages. Signed on the firs
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Estimate : 5,000.00 - 7,000.00
 
 
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French Nobel Prize in Literature Winners (8) Autograph Letters Signed466 - French Nobel Prize in Literature Winners (8) Autograph Letters Signed
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Eight ALSs by the first eight French winners of the Nobel Prize in Literature, including: Sully Prudhomme, Frederic Mistral, Romain Rolland, Anatole F
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Estimate : 1,200.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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Stephen King and Berni Wrightson Signed Book with Sketch467 - Stephen King and Berni Wrightson Signed Book with Sketch
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Signed book: Cycle of the Werewolf. First edition, limited issue, numbered 3/350. Westland, MI: The Land of Enchantment, 1983. Hardcover with dust jac
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Estimate : 3,000.00 - 4,000.00
 
 
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T. E. Lawrence Autograph Letter Signed on Autograph Collecting468 - T. E. Lawrence Autograph Letter Signed on Autograph Collecting
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ALS signed "T. E. Shaw," one page, 7 x 10.25, no date but circa 1932. Handwritten reply to an autograph collector, in full: "Not quit...
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Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,500.00
 
 
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H. P. Lovecraft Signed Book469 - H. P. Lovecraft Signed Book
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American writer of weird, science, fantasy, and horror fiction (1890"“1937) celebrated for his creation of the Cthulhu Mythos. Signed boo...
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Estimate : 3,500.00 - 4,500.00
 
 
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Margaret Mitchell Typed Letter Signed on Gone With the Wind470 - Margaret Mitchell Typed Letter Signed on Gone With the Wind
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TLS signed "Margaret Mitchell Marsh," one page, 7 x 9.5, personal letterhead, April 29, 1937. Letter to Judge McMahan, in part: "Than...
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Estimate : 3,500.00 - 4,500.00
 
 
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