RR Auction: Rare Manuscript, Document, and Autograph Auction

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Headquartered in Boston’s North End, RR Auction is a globally recognized and trusted source for rare documents, manuscripts, autographs, and historic artifacts. Since its inception in 1980, RR has achieved countless record-setting prices in over 425 successful sales, including Truman Capote’s hand-notated manuscript for Breakfast at Tiffany’s for over $300,000, President Kennedy’s 1963 convertible for $318,000, and a pair of Bonnie and Clyde’s guns for over $500,000. Internationally known and frequently featured in all media outlets—with appearances on NBC’s Today Show, CBS This Morning, Fox News, the New York Times Sunday Magazine, and the London Times—RR Auction prides itself on selling authentic material, thoroughly examined by in-house experts and third-party authenticators, to uphold the guarantee of authenticity. With a stunning full-color print catalog and a massive online presence, RR Auction’s nearly four decades of business continue to grow, achieving record prices for clients around the world.
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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Ronald Reagan154 - Ronald Reagan
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Color satin-finish 8 x 10 official White House photo of the Reagans meeting Douglas Fairbanks, Jr. at a formal event, signed and inscribed in black fe
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Ronald Reagan and George Bush155 - Ronald Reagan and George Bush
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Color 19.5 x 19 canvas print of Reagan and Bush, featuring an image of both candidates originally done for the 1984 convention by Michael P. Hagel, do
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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George Bush156 - George Bush
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TLS, one page, 6 x 8.5, personal letterhead, February 26, 2007. Letter of thanks for a gift. In part: “Thanks, too, for your kind words about my remar
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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George Bush157 - George Bush
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Signed book: All the Best, George Bush. First edition, first printing. NY: Scribner, 2013. Hardcover with dust jacket, 6.5 x 9.5, 717 pages. Signed in
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George and Barbara Bush158 - George and Barbara Bush
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Official oversized 1991 White House Christmas Hallmark print from the Bushes, 11.75 x 16, featuring an image of the upstairs of the White House by Kam
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Bill Clinton159 - Bill Clinton
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Light blue campaign rally ticket, 8.5 x 3.5, for an October 25, 1996, rally at Woodruff Park in Atlanta, Georgia, signed in black felt tip by Clinton.
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Bill Clinton160 - Bill Clinton
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Felt tip signature and inscription, “To Carolyn—with thanks, Bill Clinton,” on an off-white 6.5 x 4 card with an engraved vignette of the White House
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George W. Bush and Andy Card161 - George W. Bush and Andy Card
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Color glossy 10 x 8 photo of Card speaking to President Bush on the morning of 9/11, signed in silver ink, “‘A second plane hit the second Tower. Amer
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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Barack Obama162 - Barack Obama
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Official Rawlings Midwest League baseball signed in black felt tip on the sweet spot. In fine condition, with PSA/DNA and JSA authentication labels af
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Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,000.00
 
 
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Presidents and Vice Presidents163 - Presidents and Vice Presidents
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Collection of 10 items, each signed by a former president or vice president. Signers are: Dan Quayle (4; 2 TLSs, inaugural invitation, and State of th
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Presidents and First Ladies164 - Presidents and First Ladies
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Collection of five items, each signed by a former president or first lady. Signers are: George Bush (SP, ins), Gerald Ford and Richard Nixon (commemor
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Samuel Adams170 - Samuel Adams
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Manuscript DS, three sides of two adjoined pages, 7.25 x 12.25, November 13, 1795. A statement of property seized from William Winthrop, an American c
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Estimate : 2,500.00 - 3,000.00
 
 
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Alamo171 - Alamo
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Docketing signature, “D. Ayers,” on the reverse of a manuscript document, 8 x 12.75, dated November 10, 1837. Document is a land survey done by J. E.
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Estimate : 2,000.00 - 3,000.00
 
 
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Ira Allen172 - Ira Allen
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One of the founders of Vermont (1751–1814) and brother of Ethan Allen. ADS, signed at the conclusion, “Ira Allen,” and also signed several times in th
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Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,000.00
 
 
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Book and Memorabilia Collection173 - Book and Memorabilia Collection
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Massive lifetime collection of roughly 2,000 books in a wide variety of subjects, including sports, fiction, politics, history, cooking, children’s, i
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Estimate : 8,000.00 - 12,000.00
 
 
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Autograph Album174 - Autograph Album
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Remarkable leatherbound volume intended as an address book, 9.5 x 10.5, approximately 520 pages, signed within by a fantastic assemblage of 20th centu
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Estimate : 10,000.00 - 12,000.00
 
 
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Simon Bolivar175 - Simon Bolivar
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Choice partly-printed DS in Spanish, one page, 8.25 x 12, August 15, 1822. Untranslated document in which Bolivar, as president of Colombia, promotes
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Estimate : 3,000.00 - 4,000.00
 
 
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Saint John Bosco176 - Saint John Bosco
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Rare ALS in Italian, signed “Sac. G. Bosco,” one page, 5.25 x 8.25, August 3, 1870. Untranslated lengthy letter to his great benefactor, countess Carl
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Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,000.00
 
 
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Richard E. Byrd177 - Richard E. Byrd
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Remarkable archive consisting of a small American flag carried to the South Pole, three one-page TLSs, and a signed book. Most important is the printe
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Estimate : 2,000.00 - 2,500.00
 
 
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Catherine the Great178 - Catherine the Great
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Choice untranslated LS in Cyrillic, one page, 7.75 x 12, 1790. In fine condition, with central vertical and horizontal folds. From 1788 to 1790, Russi
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Estimate : 2,500.00 - 3,000.00
 
 
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Catherine the Great179 - Catherine the Great
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Rare ALS in German, unsigned, one page, 7.25 x 8.75, April 14, 1787. Untranslated letter to Princess von Lieven, born von Gaugreben, the governess of
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Estimate : 9,000.00 - 10,000.00
 
 
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Winston Churchill180 - Winston Churchill
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LS signed “Yours sincerely, Winston S. Churchill,” three pages on two adjoining sheets, 5 x 8, Board of Trade letterhead, September 24. Letter, sent w
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Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,000.00
 
 
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Winston Churchill181 - Winston Churchill
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TLS signed “Winston S. Churchill,” one page, 5 x 8, Chartwell letterhead, August 17, 1956. Letter to Desmond Flower. In full: “Thank you so much for s
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,200.00
 
 
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Winston Churchill182 - Winston Churchill
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TLS signed “Winston S. Churchill,” three pages, 7.5 x 9.5, 10 Downing Street letterhead, February 1, 1952. Letter to MP Roger Fleetwood-Hesketh. In pa
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Estimate : 4,000.00 - 6,000.00
 
 
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Winston Churchill183 - Winston Churchill
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Exquisite youthful 3.5 x 5.5 postcard photo of Churchill in uniform with a chest full of medals as First Lord of the Admiralty, a position he was appo
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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Winston and Clementine Churchill184 - Winston and Clementine Churchill
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TLS signed “Winston S. Churchill,” one page, 7.5 x 9.75, Chartwell letterhead, July 7, 1963. Letter to Norman. In part: “We had an agreeable cruise. W
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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Winston Churchill185 - Winston Churchill
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Exquisite matte-finish 4.25 x 6 portrait of Churchill in a distinguished pose, affixed to a 6 x 8.75 mount, nicely signed on the mount in fountain pen
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Estimate : 3,000.00 - 4,000.00
 
 
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Boston Corbett186 - Boston Corbett
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Union army sergeant who shot assassin John Wilkes Booth as the murderer’s figure passed a crack in the wall of a burning barn on Richard Garrett’s far
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,000.00
 
 
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Marie Curie187 - Marie Curie
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Ink signatures of Marie Curie, “M. Curie,” and her daughters “I Curie” and “Eve Curie,” on an off-white 6.5 x 8.5 album or guest book page. Page
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Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,500.00
 
 
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Harvey Cushing188 - Harvey Cushing
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Surgeon (1869–1939) who pioneered many modern neurosurgical techniques and investigated the functions of the pituitary gland. TLS, one page, 8.5 x 11,
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Estimate : 2,000.00 - 2,500.00
 
 
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Charles de Gaulle189 - Charles de Gaulle
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War-dated TLS in French, signed “C. De Gaulle,” one page, 8 x 10, personal letterhead, October 6, 1942. Letter to Captain Vaisseau Ortoli on board the
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Estimate : 4,500.00 - 5,000.00
 
 
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Declaration of Independence190 - Declaration of Independence
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Original engraving entitled ‘The Declaration of American Independence of the United States of America. July 4th 1776,’ and labeled in the lower border
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Declaration of Independence191 - Declaration of Independence
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Two issues of the Pittsburgh weekly newspaper The Tree of Liberty, dated July 4, 1801, and July 2, 1803, each four pages, 10.75 x 17. The 1801 paper b
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Declaration of Independence: William Ellery192 - Declaration of Independence: William Ellery
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ALS signed “Wm Ellery Coll,” one page, 6.25 x 8, February 27, 1797. Letter to District Attorney Ray Greene. In full: “Sea Letters and passports are si
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Estimate : 2,500.00 - 3,000.00
 
 
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Declaration of Independence: James Smith193 - Declaration of Independence: James Smith
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Signer of the Declaration of Independence from Pennsylvania (1719–1806). Lengthy ADS, signed “Smith P Quer [Pro Querente: For the Plaintiff],” one pag
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Declaration of Independence: Robert Morris194 - Declaration of Independence: Robert Morris
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Partly-printed DS, signed “Robt. Morris,” one page, 7.25 x 4, May 8, 1795. Promissory note from Jonathan Nicholson for $2500 payable to Morris, signed
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Diana and Charles195 - Diana and Charles
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Christmas card from 1990, 8 x 6 folded, opens to 16 x 6, embossed in gold on the outside with the family arms. Inside, the card bears a charming color
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,200.00
 
 
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Frederick Douglass196 - Frederick Douglass
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Partly-printed DS, signed “Fredk. Douglass, Jr.,” one page, 8 x 10, circa March 2, 1871. Document reads, in full: “House of Representatives of the Uni
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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DNA: Francis Crick197 - DNA: Francis Crick
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ALS, one page both sides, 7.25 x 10.75, personal letterhead, September 28, 1980. Extraordinary letter on his views on the morality of abortion. In par
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Estimate : 8,000.00 - 10,000.00
 
 
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Alfred Dreyfus198 - Alfred Dreyfus
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French military officer (1859–1935) whose central role in the Dreyfus Affair, which tore French society apart and shook their faith in the military, t
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Joseph Francois Dupleix199 - Joseph Francois Dupleix
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Governor general of the French establishment in India and rival of Robert Clive (1697–1763). Rare manuscript DS, in French, signed “Dupleix,” one page
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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Thomas Edison200 - Thomas Edison
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Bold ink endorsement signature, “Thos. A. Edison,” on the reverse of a clipped 3.25 x 3.25 portion of a check written for $5000 to the Edison Portland
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Thomas Edison201 - Thomas Edison
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Unusual artistic color postcard of a landscape oil painting, 5.5 x 3.5, nicely signed against a white area in the sky with his classic ‘umbrella’ sign
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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Thomas Edison203 - Thomas Edison
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Remarkable early ALS signed “Edison,” one page, lightly-lined both sides, 5.75 x 9, personal letterhead, May 8, 1882. Letter to Charles L. Clarke, chi
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Estimate : 8,000.00 - 10,000.00
 
 
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Albert Einstein204 - Albert Einstein
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TLS signed “A. Einstein,” one page, 7.5 x 9.5, Emergency Committee of Atomic Scientists letterhead, April 24, 1947. Letter to F. J. Koster. In full: “
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Estimate : 2,000.00 - 3,000.00
 
 
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Albert Einstein205 - Albert Einstein
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TLS in German, signed “A. Einstein,” one page, 8.25 x 11, California Institute of Technology letterhead, January 30, 1933. Letter to Hans Dose in Chic
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Estimate : 2,000.00 - 3,000.00
 
 
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Albert Einstein207 - Albert Einstein
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Lengthy ALS in German, signed “A. Einstein,” one page, 8.5 x 11, March 27, 1940. Letter to Helene Hertz, the widow of Paul Hertz. In full (translated)
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Estimate : 4,000.00 - 6,000.00
 
 
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Albert Einstein208 - Albert Einstein
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Exquisite matte-finish 9 x 7.25 candid photo of Einstein standing outdoors at a dock with the water and shoreline in the background, nicely signed in
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Estimate : 2,500.00 - 3,000.00
 
 
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Emperor Meiji209 - Emperor Meiji
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Emperor of Japan from 1867 to 1912, who oversaw Japan’s rapid change from an isolated feudal state to an imperial world power (1852–1912); he was also
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Estimate : 2,000.00 - 3,000.00
 
 
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Empress Maria Feodorovna210 - Empress Maria Feodorovna
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Second wife of Tsar Paul I of Russia and mother of Tsar Alexander I and Tsar Nicholas I of Russia (1759–1828). Neatly penned ALS in French, signed “Ma
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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