RR Auction: The Significant Letter Collection of Victor Niederhoffer

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Victor Niederhoffer is more than a hedge fund manager, champion squash player, bestselling author and statistician. He is also a world-class collector. This month, RR is pleased to present more than 100 rare and significant letters from his vast collection. Victor only selects content-rich and historically vivid correspondences, and these offerings are the best examples of the diverse writers featured, from the arenas of politics, science, sports, literature and more. From Werner Heisenberg to Thomas Jefferson to Charles Darwin, each intimate letter sheds a rare light on their personal day-to-day lives. 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 June 2018.
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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Edmund Kirby Smith8107 - Edmund Kirby Smith
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Civil War-dated ALS signed “E. Kirby Smith,” three pages on two adjoining sheets, 7.5 x 9.25, May 21, 1864. Written from Shreveport, a letter to Misso
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Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,000.00
 
 
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Gustavus W. Smith8108 - Gustavus W. Smith
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Civil War-dated LS and set of four telegrams, each signed “G. W. Smith,” four pages on two sheets, 7.25 x 10.75. The letter is dated November 9, 1862,
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George A. Custer8109 - George A. Custer
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Civil War-dated ALS signed “Armstrong,” three pages on two adjoining sheets, 5 x 8, no date but circa summer 1863. Written from “Headquarters, 2nd Bri
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Estimate : 4,000.00 - 6,000.00
 
 
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Horatio Nelson8110 - Horatio Nelson
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ALS signed “Nelson & Bronte,” three pages on two adjoining sheets, 7.5 x 9.5, no date. Letter to Admiral Skeffington Lutwidge, written from his ...
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Estimate : 5,000.00 - 7,000.00
 
 
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Charles 'Chinese' Gordon8111 - Charles 'Chinese' Gordon
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Magnificent ALS signed “C. G. Gordon,” ten pages, 4.5 x 7, January 12, 1882. Written from the island nation of Mauritius, a letter to Harry Parkes, in
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Orville Wright8112 - Orville Wright
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TLS, two pages, 7.25 x 10.5, December 11, 1943. Letter to Lester D. Gardner of the Institute of Aeronautical Sciences in New York, setting the record
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Estimate : 3,000.00 - 5,000.00
 
 
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Amelia Earhart8113 - Amelia Earhart
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TLS, one page, 7.25 x 10.5, personal letterhead, August 18, 1934. Letter to Miss Mary W. Hillyer of the Shirt & Collar Workers Union in New York...
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Gustave Eiffel8114 - Gustave Eiffel
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ALS in French, signed “G. Eiffel,” four pages on two adjoining sheets, 5.25 x 8.25, personal letterhead, July 31, 1885. Letter to Admiral Ernest Mouch
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Diego Rivera8115 - Diego Rivera
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Lengthy manuscript in pencil, 15 total pages, 5.5 x 8.5 and 6.5 x 9, January 28, 1949, consisting of an interview with Diego Rivera, who signs at the
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Estimate : 2,500.00 - 3,500.00
 
 
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Shalom Aleichem8116 - Shalom Aleichem
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ALS in Cyrillic, signed "S. Rabinovich," one page, 5 x 8.25, stamped personal letterhead, December 14, 1902. In full (translated): "A...
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Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,500.00
 
 
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