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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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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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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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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