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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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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Estimate : 2,000.00 - 3,000.00
 
 
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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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Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,000.00
 
 
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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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Estimate : 2,500.00 - 3,500.00
 
 
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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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Estimate : 3,000.00 - 5,000.00
 
 
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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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