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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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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Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,500.00
 
 
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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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Estimate : 2,500.00 - 3,500.00
 
 
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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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Estimate : 7,500.00 - 8,500.00
 
 
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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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Estimate : 2,000.00 - 3,000.00
 
 
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