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Headquartered in Amherst, NH, RR Auction is globally recognized as the trusted source for authentic autographed memorabilia and rare signed documents. Since its inception in 1976, the firm has published over 360 consecutive monthly autograph catalogs, which are distributed internationally. The firm recently auctioned the autographed photo of Albert Einstein with his tongue wagging for a record $74,340 and the check astronaut Neil Armstrong signed the day he left for the moon for $27,350.
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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John Tyler155 - John Tyler
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Unissued scalloped-top DS as president, signed “J. Tyler,” one page, 9.5 x 14.5, no date, but circa (May-June 1843). An unissued ship’s pass, evidentl
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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John Tyler156 - John Tyler
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Full free frank, measuring 10 x 7.75 unfolded, with franked panel measuring 5.5 x 3.25, addressed in Tyler’s hand to “Charles Wheaton, Esqr. Cor: Sec:
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John Tyler157 - John Tyler
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Large ink signature, “John Tyler,” on an off-white 3.5 x 1.25 slip, clipped from a larger document or letter. Matted and framed with a seated portrait
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Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
 
 
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Martin Van Buren158 - Martin Van Buren
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Ink signature, “Yours, M. Van Buren, W , Nov. 28, 1840,” on an off-white 4 x 1.5 clipped slip affixed to an identical size slip. In very goo
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George Washington159 - George Washington
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Crisp franking signature, “Free G. Washington,” on a 4 x 3.25 off-white slip, clipped from a larger discharge. Intersecting folds, one through a singl
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Estimate : 2,000.00 - 3,000.00
 
 
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George Washington160 - George Washington
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LS, as president, signed “Go: Washington,” one page, 8 x 10, April 4, 1791. Letter to Edward Carrington in care of Edmund Randolph, Governor of Virgin
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Estimate : 25,000.00 - 30,000.00
 
 
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George Washington161 - George Washington
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Crisp ink signature, “George Was ngton,” on an off-white 2.5 x 1 slip, clipped from a larger document. Attractively cloth matted and framed with a
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Estimate : 1,200.00 - 1,600.00
 
 
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George Washington: Robert Spring162 - George Washington: Robert Spring
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English-born forger (1813-1876) of letters and documents from luminaries including Washington, Benjamin Franklin, and Horatio Nelson An original Rober
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Edith Bolling Wilson163 - Edith Bolling Wilson
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ALS, on both sides of a black-bordered 5.75 x 3.25 card, 2340 S Street NW letterhead, December 18, 1924. Mrs. Wilson writes to a Mrs. Marks. In part:
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Woodrow Wilson164 - Woodrow Wilson
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Signed book: The President’s War Message Delivered at a Joint Session of the Two Houses of Congress, April 2, 1917. NY: Edward J. Clode, 1917. Hardcov
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Estimate : 2,500.00 - 3,000.00
 
 
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Woodrow Wilson165 - Woodrow Wilson
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Signed book: When A Man Comes To Himself. Later printing. NY: Harper and Brothers, 1915. Hardcover, 4.5 x 7, 38 pages. Signed on the first free end pa
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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Susan B. Anthony166 - Susan B. Anthony
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Pioneering American social activist (1820–1906) who was one of the leading figures in early feminism and whose efforts on behalf of women’s suffrage w
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Arctic Exploration167 - Arctic Exploration
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Interesting collection of four items each signed by at least one crewman of the 1930 Nautilus arctic expedition. Signers are: Jean Jules-Verne, John H
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Clara Barton168 - Clara Barton
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ALS, two lightly-lined pages, 5.25 x 6.75, September 10, 1910. Barton writes from Oxford. In part: “I am sending this little Good good bye for the pre
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Christiaan Barnard169 - Christiaan Barnard
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South African surgeon (1922–2001) who, in 1967, performed the first human-to-human heart transplant. Original signed ballpoint sketch of a human heart
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Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
 
 
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Menachem Begin170 - Menachem Begin
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Three items: TLS, signed, "M. Begin", in Hebrew, one page, 6.5 x 8.25, 1975, on Knesset stationery, regarding Zionist propaganda abroad an...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
 
 
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Black Civil Rights171 - Black Civil Rights
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Forty-eight items: Ink signatures mostly on individual commemorative envelopes, news clippings, or photocopied articles. Signers include: Rosa Parks,
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Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
 
 
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Ivan Boesky172 - Ivan Boesky
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Stock trader who is notable for his prominent role in a Wall Street insider trading scandal that occurred in the United States in the mid-1980s. Perso
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Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
 
 
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Alice Stone Blackwell173 - Alice Stone Blackwell
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Pioneering American feminist (1857–1950) whose Woman’s Journal provided one of the most powerful and influential platforms of of the suffrage movement
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Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
 
 
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Josephine Bonaparte174 - Josephine Bonaparte
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Empress of France, born Joséphine de Beauharnais (1763–1814). Married Napoleon in 1796 and divorced in 1810, unable to produce an heir. LS in F...
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Estimate : 2,000.00 - 2,500.00
 
 
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Books175 - Books
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Sixteen signed hardcover and softcover books. Signers are: Louis Adamic (A Nation of Nations), Joey Adams (Cindy and I, ins), Andrea U. Baum (Between
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Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
 
 
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Andrew Borden176 - Andrew Borden
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Successful Fall River, Massachusetts businessman and, among other titles, Director of Troy Cotton and Woolen Manufacturing Company. Along with his wif
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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David Buick177 - David Buick
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Automotive engineer and businessman (1854–1929) who founded the automobile manufacturing company whose name survives as a division of General Motors.
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William Jennings Bryan178 - William Jennings Bryan
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American politician (1860–1925), three-time presidential candidate, secretary of state under Woodrow Wilson, and one of the attorneys in the 1925 Scop
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William Burnet179 - William Burnet
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British civil servant and colonial administrator (1688-1729) who served as governor of New York and New Jersey. Manuscript DS, signed “W. Burnet,” one
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Richard E. Byrd180 - Richard E. Byrd
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Souvenir TQS, signed “R. E. Byrd,” on an off-white 5.25 x 7.5 card. In full: “It is a confusing place, this imaginary point, the South Pole. All time
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Al Capone181 - Al Capone
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American organized crime boss (1899–1947), who, through his charisma, political savvy, and sheer ruthless ambition, emerged as the most powerful and i
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Estimate : 8,000.00 - 10,000.00
 
 
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Fidel Castro184 - Fidel Castro
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Autograph notes, in Spanish, on both sides of a 6 x 9 off-white sheet. Notations read, “Hiram of Lubrijón…The Revolutionary Government is very ...
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Estimate : 6,000.00 - 8,000.00
 
 
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Louis Chevrolet185 - Louis Chevrolet
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Swiss-born race car driver and pioneering automotive engineer (1878–1941) who founded the company that bore his name and created one of the most famil
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Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,000.00
 
 
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Winston Churchill and King Edward VIII186 - Winston Churchill and King Edward VIII
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War-dated TLS, one page, 8 x 10, Ministry of the Munitions of War letterhead, dated May, 1918. Letter to William Alfred Turpin, Esq. In full, “I have
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Estimate : 2,000.00 - 2,500.00
 
 
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Thomas Cech187 - Thomas Cech
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Scientist who shared the 1989 Nobel Prize in Chemistry with Sidney Altman for their discovery of catalytic properties of RNA. Original signed ballpoin
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Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
 
 
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Henry Clay188 - Henry Clay
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ALS signed “H. Clay,” one page, 4.5 x 6.5, March 25, 1848. Clay politely complies with an autograph request. In full: “I take pleasure in compliance w
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Henry Clay189 - Henry Clay
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ALS signed “H. Clay,” one page both sides, 8 x 10, April 22, 1841. Letter to John C. Largent, Esq. In part: “Prior to the receipt of your favor, I had
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Estimate : 1,600.00 - 1,800.00
 
 
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William F. ‘Buffalo Bill’ Cody190 - William F. ‘Buffalo Bill’ Cody
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Ink signature, “W. F. Cody ‘Buffalo Bill’,” on an off-white 3.5 x 1.75 card. In fine condition, with a couple small trivial spots and mounting remnant
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Lee de Forest192 - Lee de Forest
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Prolific American inventor (1873–1961) often referred to as ‘the father of radio’ for his pioneering work in wireless telegraphy. ALS signed “Lee &a...
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Declaration of Independence: John Hart and Abraham Clark193 - Declaration of Independence: John Hart and Abraham Clark
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Signers of the Declaration of Independence from New Jersey. Manuscript DS, signed “John Hart” and “Abra. Clark,” one page, 7.5 x 5.5, March 2, 1776. D
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Estimate : 8,000.00 - 10,000.00
 
 
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Diana194 - Diana
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TLS, one page, 7.5 x 9.25, Kensington Palace letterhead, March 1990. Diana commends the English National Ballet on the occasion of its 40th anniversar
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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Alfred Dreyfus195 - Alfred Dreyfus
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ALS in French, signed “A. Dreyfus,” one page, 4.5 x 6, no date (but bearing a pencil notation of “May 1908” in an unknown hand). Letter to the widow o
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Frederick Douglass196 - Frederick Douglass
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DS, signed “Fredk. Douglass,” two pages, 8.5 x 14, July 24, 1883. A Deed of Trust between Edward D. Wright, A. A. Brooke, and E. H. Thomas, signed on
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Joseph Dudley197 - Joseph Dudley
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Colonial governor of Massachusetts from 1702 to 1715. ALS signed “Dudley,” one page, 8 x 6, no date. Letter to the Honorable Secretary Addington of Bo
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Thomas Edison198 - Thomas Edison
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Pencil ‘umbrella’ signature, “Thos. A. Edison,” on an off-white 5 x 3 card. Heavy toning to right side, lightly affecting end of signature and ‘umbrel
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Thomas Edison199 - Thomas Edison
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ANS signed “Edison,” one page, lightly-lined, 5 x 8, no date. A memo to one of his employees named Ehrich. In full: “Until I return from Fla. accept t
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William Crapo Durant200 - William Crapo Durant
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Leading pioneer of the United States automobile industry, the founder of General Motors and Chevrolet who created the system of multi-brand holding co
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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Abba Eban201 - Abba Eban
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Unsigned handwritten draft of a speech, three pages, 6 x 8, Savoy Plaza hotel letterhead, no date. This speech was most likely delivered at the United
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Estimate : 2,000.00 - 3,000.00
 
 
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Edward, Duke of Windsor202 - Edward, Duke of Windsor
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King of England from January to December 1936, at which time he abdicated the throne to marry American divorcée Wallis Warfield Simpson. TLS si...
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Edward, Duke of Windsor203 - Edward, Duke of Windsor
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Philatelic souvenir, 3.75 x 7, bearing four commemorative postage stamps and Edward VIII’s farewell address, signed at the bottom in black felt tip, “
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Albert Einstein204 - Albert Einstein
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TLS in German, signed “A. Einstein,” one page, 8.5 x 11, Institute for Advanced Study letterhead, January 27, 1954. Letter to Dr. Oliver Ford in Engla
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Estimate : 4,000.00 - 5,000.00
 
 
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Elizabeth II205 - Elizabeth II
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ANS signed “Elizabeth R,” one page, 4.75 x 3.75, Buckingham Palace letterhead, no date. Her Royal Majesty sends greetings to Mrs. Driscoll. In full: “
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Albert Einstein206 - Albert Einstein
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TLS in German, signed “A. Einstein,” one page, 8.5 x 11, July 13, 1938. Letter to Mrs. Alice Kohn, of the Hebrew Sheltering Guardian Society, in Pleas
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Estimate : 2,000.00 - 3,000.00
 
 
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Albert Einstein207 - Albert Einstein
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Spectacular vintage matte-finish 8 x 10 photo of Einstein relaxing in his study with his pipe, signed in the lower border in black ink, “A. Einstein 5
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Estimate : 2,000.00 - 3,000.00
 
 
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