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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Joseph Louis Proust Autograph Letter Signed228 - Joseph Louis Proust Autograph Letter Signed
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French chemist (1754"“1826) known for his discovery of the law of constant composition, stating that chemical compounds always combine in...
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Jean Rostand Autograph Letter Signed229 - Jean Rostand Autograph Letter Signed
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French biologist and philosopher (1894"“1977) whose work covered many fields including amphibian embryology, the history of science, nucl...
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Jonas Salk and Albert Sabin (2) Signed Items230 - Jonas Salk and Albert Sabin (2) Signed Items
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Two items signed by the polio vaccines developers: a felt tip signature, "Jonas Salk," on an off-white 5 x 3 card; and an ink signature an...
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Adam Sedgwick Autograph Letter Signed231 - Adam Sedgwick Autograph Letter Signed
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British geologist, Anglican priest, and one of the founders of modern geology (1785"“1873), who proposed the Cambrian and Devonian period...
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Simtronix Environmental Monitoring System Sensor232 - Simtronix Environmental Monitoring System Sensor
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Large Simtronix Environmental Monitoring System submersible sensor, measuring 33.5Ë long and 8Ë in diameter, used to measure the underwate...
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Clyde Tombaugh Signed Photograph233 - Clyde Tombaugh Signed Photograph
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Glossy 2.5 x 2.5 photo of the discoverer of Pluto in a suit and tie, signed in blue ballpoint, "Clyde W. Tombaugh." In fine condition.
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Clyde Tombaugh Autograph Letter Signed on Black Holes234 - Clyde Tombaugh Autograph Letter Signed on Black Holes
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ALS signed "Clyde W. Tombaugh," one page, 8.5 x 11, New Mexico State University letterhead, January 19, 1989. Handwritten letter describin...
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James Van Allen Signed Photograph235 - James Van Allen Signed Photograph
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Scientist (1914"“2006) for whom the Van Allen radiation belts were named following the 1958 Explorer 1 and Explorer 3 satellite missions....
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Thomas A. Watson Document Signed236 - Thomas A. Watson Document Signed
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Assistant (1854"“1934) to Alexander Graham Bell remembered as the recipient of the first telephone call, when Bell famously said: 'Mr...
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Yang Chen-Ning Signed Photograph237 - Yang Chen-Ning Signed Photograph
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Chinese theoretical physicist (born 1922) who made significant contributions to statistical mechanics, integrable systems, gauge theory, particle phys
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Yang Chen-Ning Signed Photograph238 - Yang Chen-Ning Signed Photograph
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Chinese theoretical physicist (born 1922) who made significant contributions to statistical mechanics, integrable systems, gauge theory, particle phys
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Konrad Adenauer Signed Photograph239 - Konrad Adenauer Signed Photograph
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Vintage matte-finish 4 x 6 bust-length photo of the West German chancellor, signed in the lower border in fountain pen, "Adenauer." In ver...
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Alexandra of Denmark Signed Photogravure240 - Alexandra of Denmark Signed Photogravure
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Vintage 2.75 x 5.5 photogravure of the seated Queen Alexandra by W. & D. Downey, affixed to its original 5.5 x 8 mount, signed on the mount in f...
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Yasser Arafat Signed Photograph241 - Yasser Arafat Signed Photograph
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Color satin-finish 5 x 7 photo of Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat, signed in black ink, "Y. Arafat, 12/2/94." Housed in its original 6.25...
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John Armstrong, Jr. and Charles Biddle Document Signed242 - John Armstrong, Jr. and Charles Biddle Document Signed
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Vellum manuscript DS, signed "John Armstrong, Jr." and "Chas. Biddle," one page, 15.25 x 13.5, April 4, 1787. Document issued by...
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Charles August, Crown Prince of Sweden Document Signed243 - Charles August, Crown Prince of Sweden Document Signed
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Danish general and Crown Prince of Sweden (1768"“1810) who was adopted by Charles XIII in 1809. He died suddenly the next year falling of...
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Johan Jakob Bachofen Autograph Letter Signed244 - Johan Jakob Bachofen Autograph Letter Signed
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Swiss antiquarian, jurist, philologist, and anthropologist (1815"“1887) who is most often connected with his theories surrounding prehist...
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Menachim Begin Typed Letter Signed246 - Menachim Begin Typed Letter Signed
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TLS signed "M. Begin," one page, 8 x 9, November 19, 1974. Letter to L. J. Sylver in Miami, in part: "Please accept my deep gratitude...
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Richard Branson Signed Sketch247 - Richard Branson Signed Sketch
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Unusual original felt tip 'self portrait' sketch of his teeth and goatee accomplished by Branson on an off-white 7.75 x 9.75 sheet, signed b...
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William Jennings Bryan Signed Postcard248 - William Jennings Bryan Signed Postcard
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Vintage color 5.5 x 3.5 postcard of the U.S. battleship, the "˜Nebraska,"™ signed on the front in fountain pen, "W. J. Bry...
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Ferdinand Buisson Autograph Note Signed249 - Ferdinand Buisson Autograph Note Signed
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French academic and liberal politician (1841"“1932) who helped build the modern French education system, and shared the 1927 Nobel Peace ...
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Richard Byrd Signed Oversized Photograph250 - Richard Byrd Signed Oversized Photograph
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Vintage matte-finish 9.75 x 13.75 seated photo by Louis Fabian Bachrach of explorer Richard E. Byrd taken the year of his transatlantic flight, signed
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Richard E. Byrd Signed Photograph and Typed Letter Signed251 - Richard E. Byrd Signed Photograph and Typed Letter Signed
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Two items: a vintage matte-finish 8 x 10 photo of Byrd in his fur coat, signed and inscribed in fountain pen, "To Stanton Becker, with best wis...
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John C. Calhoun Autograph Letter Signed252 - John C. Calhoun Autograph Letter Signed
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ALS signed "J. C. Calhoun," one page both sides, 7.75 x 9.75, August 6, 1824. Addressed from the War Department, a handwritten letter to t...
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John C. Calhoun Signed Envelope Panel253 - John C. Calhoun Signed Envelope Panel
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Mailing panel, 5.75 x 3.5, no date, addressed in another hand to "Thomas Dougherty, Esq., Clerk of the House, Representatives, U.S.," indi...
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Camilla, Queen Consort Typed Letter Signed254 - Camilla, Queen Consort Typed Letter Signed
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TLS signed "Yours sincerely, Camilla Parker Bowles," one page, 6.25 x 8, Raymill House letterhead, July 17, 2000. Letter sending thanks fo...
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Chiang Ching-kuo Signature255 - Chiang Ching-kuo Signature
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Chinese leader (1910-1988) and son of Chiang Kai-shek, who succeeded his father as premier and president of China, serving until his death. Crisp blac
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Lydia Maria Child Autograph Quotation Signed256 - Lydia Maria Child Autograph Quotation Signed
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Abolitionist, women's rights activist, and writer (1802"“1880), perhaps best known for her poem 'Thanksgiving Day' ('Over...
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Henry Clay Autograph Letter Signed257 - Henry Clay Autograph Letter Signed
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ALS as a Kentucky senator, signed "H. Clay," one page, 8 x 9.25, April 29, 1840. Addressed from the Senate Chamber, a handwritten letter t...
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Jack Crawford Signed Print258 - Jack Crawford Signed Print
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American adventurer, educator, and author (1847"“1917), who was known as "˜Captain Jack"™ and as "˜The Poe...
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