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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Jacqueline Kennedy8047 - Jacqueline Kennedy
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Handwritten letter, unsigned, one page, 7.25 x 10.5. Del Monte Lodge letterhead, November 9, 1959. Jacqueline Kennedy attacks a Time Magazine article
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Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,500.00
 
 
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Ronald Reagan8048 - Ronald Reagan
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ALS signed “Love, Dad,” one page both sides, 6.25 x 8.5, personal letterhead, December 24, [1989]. Letter to his estranged daughter, Patti Davis, in f
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Estimate : 20,000.00 - 25,000.00
 
 
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Judah P. Benjamin8049 - Judah P. Benjamin
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Civil War–dated ALS signed “J. P. Benjamin,” three pages on two adjoining sheets, 8 x 10, Confederate States of America, War Department letterhead, Oc
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Estimate : 2,500.00 - 3,000.00
 
 
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Henry Clay8050 - Henry Clay
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Important ALS signed “H. Clay,” one page both sides, 6.75 x 8.5, November 22, 1850. Letter to Thomas R. Hazard of Newport, Rhode Island. In full: &q...
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Estimate : 2,000.00 - 3,000.00
 
 
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Clarence Darrow8051 - Clarence Darrow
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ALS, one page, 7.25 x 10.5, personal letterhead, September 29, [no year]. Letter to "Dr. Starr," in full: "I think I remember Connell...
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Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,500.00
 
 
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Robert Todd Lincoln8052 - Robert Todd Lincoln
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ALS signed “Robert T. Lincoln,” four pages on two adjoining sheets, 4.25 x 6.75, 60 Lake Shore Drive letterhead, November 10, 1895. Letter to Dr. Sidn
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Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,500.00
 
 
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Timothy Pickering8053 - Timothy Pickering
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LS, one page, 8 x 10, December 24, 1798. Letter to William Eaton, Consul of the United States for Tunis. In part: "In my letter of the 20th ins...
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Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,500.00
 
 
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William M. ‘Boss’ Tweed8054 - William M. ‘Boss’ Tweed
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Civil War–dated partly-printed DS, signed “W. M. Tweed,” one page, 8.5 x 7, September 18, 1863. Document issued by the "New York County Substit...
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Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,000.00
 
 
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Daniel Webster8055 - Daniel Webster
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ALS signed “Danl Webster,” one page both sides, 7.75 x 9.5, May 16, 1834. Letter to John Woods, the Whig editor and publisher of the Hamilton Intellig
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Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,500.00
 
 
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Susan B. Anthony8056 - Susan B. Anthony
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ALS, one page both sides, 8.25 x 11, National Woman Suffrage Association letterhead, May 10, 1882. Letter to Ms. Daney, in part: "Are you well ...
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Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,500.00
 
 
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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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Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,500.00
 
 
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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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Estimate : 2,500.00 - 3,000.00
 
 
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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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Estimate : 5,000.00 - 6,000.00
 
 
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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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Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,500.00
 
 
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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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Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,500.00
 
 
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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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Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,500.00
 
 
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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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Estimate : 2,500.00 - 3,500.00
 
 
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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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Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,500.00
 
 
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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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Estimate : 7,500.00 - 8,500.00
 
 
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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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Estimate : 2,500.00 - 3,500.00
 
 
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