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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Clara Barton8057 - Clara Barton
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LS, one page, 8.5 x 11, The American National Red Cross letterhead, June 24, 1889. Letter to P. A. Sinlcair of Ashland, Illinois, in full: "You...
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John Brown: Jason Brown8058 - John Brown: Jason Brown
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ALS signed “Jason Brown,” one page both sides, 6.5 x 8, December 10, 1859. Letter to Mr. Orange Noble, concerning the death of his father; John Brown
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Mohandas Gandhi8059 - Mohandas Gandhi
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ALS signed “Bapu,” one page both sides, 4.25 x 6.75, personal letterhead, December 8, 1938. Letter to “My dear Shanta.” In full: “So what was not poss
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Helen Keller8060 - Helen Keller
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TLS, four pages, 8 x 10, November 26, 1936. Written from Synnyside in West Kilbride, Scotland, a letter to Andrea Bereus, in full: "It has take...
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Helen Keller8061 - Helen Keller
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TLS, one page both sides, 7.25 x 10.5, personal letterhead, April 8, 1942. Letter to Miss Lyla Olson, making frequent mention of her companion Polly T
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Helen Keller8062 - Helen Keller
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TLS, two pages, 7.25 x 10.5, personal letterhead, no date but circa 1941–1945. Letter to Dr. Kingdon, in full: "Nothing could have made me beli...
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Malcolm X8063 - Malcolm X
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Page from the original original typescript of Alex Haley’s 1963 interview of Malcolm X for Playboy magazine, one onionskin page, 8.5 x 11, signed &q...
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Florence Nightingale8064 - Florence Nightingale
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ALS in pencil, signed “F. Nightingale,” four pages on two adjoining sheets, 4.5 x 7, personal letterhead, March 18, 1897. Letter to "My dear Nu...
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John Jay8065 - John Jay
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Handwritten draft letter, unsigned, one page both sides, 7.25 x 8.75, November 16, 1789. Draft of a letter to the youngest signatory of the Declaratio
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P. T. Barnum8066 - P. T. Barnum
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ALS, one page both sides, 7.75 x 10, September 2, 1857. Letter to Otto and Jenny Lind Goldschmidt, inviting the famed Swedish opera singer to tour Ame
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Charles E. Duryea8067 - Charles E. Duryea
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TLS signed in pencil, “Duryea,” one page, 8.5 x 11, personal letterhead, April 4, 1932. Letter to "Mr. Thwing," describing a type of vacuu...
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Alexander Graham Bell8068 - Alexander Graham Bell
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TLS, one page, 8.5 x 11, personal letterhead, March 23, 1916. Letter to Alan R. Hawley of the National Aeroplane Defense Fund, in part: "I find...
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George Washington Carver8069 - George Washington Carver
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ALS signed “Geo. W. Carver,” one page both sides, 8.5 x 11, The Carver Products Company letterhead, March 16, 1925. Letter to "Mrs. Mal Carver ...
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Samuel Colt8070 - Samuel Colt
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ALS signed “S. C.,” one page both sides, 8.25 x 10.75, March 17, 1854. Heavily edited draft of a letter addressed to J. Santhill in Brussels, in part:
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Charles Darwin8071 - Charles Darwin
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ALS signed “Ch. Darwin,” one page, 4.75 x 3.5, January 12, 1880. Letter to physician Alfred Krakauer in Berlin, in full: "I am much obliged for...
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Lee de Forest8072 - Lee de Forest
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AMS, two pages, 4 x 5.75, January 16, 1933. De Forest pens a thoughtful, visionary statement on technological progress in the 20th century. In full:...
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Richard Gatling8073 - Richard Gatling
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LS signed “R. J. Gatling,” two pages, 5.75 x 9, February 21, 1898. Written from Cataract, Indiana, a letter to William J. Dornup, in part: "In ...
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Sigmund Freud8074 - Sigmund Freud
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TLS in German, signed “Sigm.,” one page both sides, 6 x 8.5, personal letterhead, December 24, 1923. Letter to his niece Lucy, in full (translated):...
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Robert Fulton8075 - Robert Fulton
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ALS signed “Rob't Fulton,” three pages on two adjoining sheets, 8.25 x 9.75, December 28, 1813. Letter to Peter Jay Monroe, in full: "For t...
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Joseph Guillotin8076 - Joseph Guillotin
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Manuscript DS in Latin, signed “Guillotin,” twelve total pages, 7 x 9.5, March 8, 1788. Lengthy document compiling a large list of names and qualifica
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Werner Heisenberg8077 - Werner Heisenberg
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TLS in German, five pages, 8.25 x 11.75, Max Planck Institute for Physics letterhead, January 5, 1948. Significant letter to Professor Samuel A. Gouds
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Estimate : 30,000.00 - 40,000.00
 
 
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Werner Heisenberg8078 - Werner Heisenberg
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TLS in German, signed “W. Heisenberg,” two pages, 8.25 x 11.75, Kaiser Wilhelm–Institute of Physics letterhead, September 23, 1947. Letter to Professo
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Samuel F. B. Morse8079 - Samuel F. B. Morse
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ALS signed “Sam'l F. B. Morse,” two pages both sides, 5.25 x 8, March 11, 1862. Letter to his sister, Mrs. Cornelia Goodrich, written from New Y...
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Louis Pasteur8080 - Louis Pasteur
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AMS in French, signed "L. Pasteur," one page, 5.25 x 8.25, March 1867. A page of notes headed "Notes on the Cell Structure of the Sil...
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Estimate : 15,000.00 - 20,000.00
 
 
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David Ben-Gurion8081 - David Ben-Gurion
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ALS in Hebrew, four pages, 5 x 8.5, January 27, 1961. Important letter to Moshe Sharett, who had served as Minister of Foreign Affairs and Prime Minis
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Edmund Burke8082 - Edmund Burke
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ALS signed “Edm. Burke,” one page both sides, 7.25 x 8.75, November 4, 1794. Letter written from the Nerots Hotel, addressed to Henry Dundas, Viscount
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Estimate : 6,000.00 - 8,000.00
 
 
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Winston Churchill8083 - Winston Churchill
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TLS signed “Winston S. Churchill,” one page, 7.5 x 9.5, 10 Downing Street letterhead, November 12, 1951. Letter written two weeks after his election a
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Honore Gabriel Riqueti, comte de Mirabeau8084 - Honore Gabriel Riqueti, comte de Mirabeau
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ALS in French, signed “Le Comte de Mirabeau,” one page, 6 x 7.75, December 19, 1789. Letter to Monsieur Venter, a citizen who felt his rights had been
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Leon Trotsky8085 - Leon Trotsky
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TLS in German, signed “With best and friendliest regards and wishes, Yours, L. Trotsky,” one page both sides, 9 x 14.25, October 20, 1932. Letter to...
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Charles Maurice de Talleyrand8086 - Charles Maurice de Talleyrand
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Scarce ALS in French, signed “Le p'ce de Talleyrand duc de dino,” one page, 8 x 12.25, January 1, 1818. Crisply penned letter to King Louis XVII...
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Leon Trotsky8087 - Leon Trotsky
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TLS in German, signed “With best regards, Yours, L. Trotsky,” one page, 8.5 x 11, June 1, 1931. Letter to Comrade Shachtman, in full (translated): &...
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Czar Nicholas I8088 - Czar Nicholas I
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Scarce ALS in French, signed twice, “Nicholas,” three pages on two adjoining sheets, 4.75 x 7.25, July 24, 1831. Letter to Countess Orlov, the wife of
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Maria Theresa8089 - Maria Theresa
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Impressive archive of 31 handwritten letters in French by Empress Maria Theresa, including 25 signed (most “Marie Therese,” and occasionally “MT”) and
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Estimate : 15,000.00 - 20,000.00
 
 
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Henry M. Stanley8090 - Henry M. Stanley
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Very rare ALS, two pages on two adjoining sheets, February 28, 1894. Written from Richmond Terrace, Whitehall, a letter to Major James B. Pond, in ful
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Estimate : 4,000.00 - 6,000.00
 
 
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Stephen F. Austin8091 - Stephen F. Austin
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Partly-printed DS, signed “S. F. Austin,” one page, 7.75 x 10.75, January 11, 1836. Ornate financial document headed “Texian Loan,” in part: “Received
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Estimate : 3,500.00 - 4,500.00
 
 
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Frank James8092 - Frank James
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ALS signed “Your true and devoted husband, Ben,” one page both sides, 8 x 10.5, May 8, 1883. Letter to "My Precious Darling," his wife, An...
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Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,500.00
 
 
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Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna8093 - Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna
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ALS in Spanish, signed “Ant. Lopez de Santa Anna,” three pages on two adjoining sheets, 5.75 x 7.75, March 15, 1823. Santa Anna writes to another offi
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Bartolomeo Vanzetti8094 - Bartolomeo Vanzetti
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ALS signed “Bartolomeo V.,” three pages on two sheets, 6 x 9.5, June 18, 1924. Letter to John and Virginia G. Bournan of Stephen City, Virginia. In fu
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Estimate : 8,000.00 - 10,000.00
 
 
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John Burgoyne8095 - John Burgoyne
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Partly-printed DS, signed “J: Burgoyne, Col: of King's own Regiment,” one page, 7.25 x 10.25, no date [but docketed on the reverse, "Rec...
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Nathanael Greene8096 - Nathanael Greene
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Revolutionary War-dated ALS signed “N. Greene,” one page, 7.25 x 9, September 29, 1778. Letter to Colonel Ephraim Bowen, Deputy Quartermaster General
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Estimate : 2,500.00 - 3,500.00
 
 
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Marquis de Lafayette8097 - Marquis de Lafayette
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ALS in English, signed “Lafayette,” one page, 7.75 x 10, December 26, 1811. Letter to Chancellor Robert R. Livingston, one of the ‘Committee of Five’
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Benjamin Lincoln8098 - Benjamin Lincoln
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Revolutionary War–dated ADS, signed “Benj'n Lincoln,” one page, 7.5 x 12.5, July 1, 1775. Document headed "Committee of Supplie, Chamber, W...
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Estimate : 3,000.00 - 3,500.00
 
 
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Turner Ashby8099 - Turner Ashby
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Civil War–dated partly-printed DS, one page, 8 x 10, January 26, 1862. A "Special Requisition" document for "One Camp Kettle. One Iro...
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Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,500.00
 
 
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[P. G. T. Beauregard]8100 - [P. G. T. Beauregard]
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Civil War–dated manuscript telegram signed on Beauregard's behalf by a telegraph clerk, “G. T. Beauregard, Gen'l Comd'g,” one page, 7.75...
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Jefferson Davis8101 - Jefferson Davis
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ALS, three pages on two adjoining sheets, 6 x 9.5, July 25, 1882. Written from Beauvoir, Mississippi, a letter to Georgia Congressman V. H. Manning, i
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Jefferson Davis8102 - Jefferson Davis
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Civil War–dated ALS signed “Jeffer. Davis,” one page both sides, 5 x 8, May 23, 1862. Letter to General Joseph E. Johnston, written after surveying th
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Jubal A. Early8103 - Jubal A. Early
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Partial ALS signed “J. A. Early,” one page, 8 x 7.5, no date. Conclusion of a letter to Allen Thorndyke Rice, editor of the the North American Review.
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Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,500.00
 
 
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John S. Mosby8104 - John S. Mosby
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ALS signed twice, “Jno. S. Mosby,” one page, 8.25 x 10.75, Southern Pacific Company letterhead, January 10, 1893. Letter to "Dear Chinn," ...
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Estimate : 2,500.00 - 3,500.00
 
 
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Thomas J. 'Stonewall' Jackson8105 - Thomas J. 'Stonewall' Jackson
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Civil War–dated ALS signed “T. J. Jackson, Brig.,” one page both sides, 5.5 x 8.75, July 13, 1861. Letter to a colonel, written from "Hd qs 1st...
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Estimate : 15,000.00 - 20,000.00
 
 
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Robert E. Lee8106 - Robert E. Lee
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ALS signed “R. E. Lee,” four pages on two adjoining sheets, 8 x 10, September 15, 1857. Lengthy letter to Major Earl Van Dorn, written from San Antoni
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Estimate : 4,000.00 - 6,000.00
 
 
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