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Headquartered in Amherst, NH, RR Auction is globally recognized as the trusted source for authentic autographed memorabilia and rare signed documents. Since its inception in 1976, the firm has published over 360 consecutive monthly autograph catalogs, which are distributed internationally. The firm recently auctioned the autographed photo of Albert Einstein with his tongue wagging for a record $74,340 and the check astronaut Neil Armstrong signed the day he left for the moon for $27,350.
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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Antonin Dvorak728 - Antonin Dvorak
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Esteemed Czech composer (1841–1904) of orchestral and chamber music, best known for his Symphony No. 9, ‘From the New World.’ AMQS on an off-white 6 x
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Estimate : 8,000.00 - 10,000.00
 
 
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Mikhail Glinka729 - Mikhail Glinka
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Beautifully penned ALS in Italian, signed, “Michele Glinka” (the Italian version of ‘Mikhail’), to Isidoro Cambiasi, December 6 [1832], one page, 4.75
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Estimate : 2,000.00 - 3,000.00
 
 
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Jan Kubelik730 - Jan Kubelik
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Vintage 3.5 x 5.25 postcard photo of Kubelik posing with his violin, signed in fountain pen. Some scattered light flaking of ink in signature, not aff
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Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
 
 
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Jan Kubelik731 - Jan Kubelik
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Wonderful AMQS on an off-white 6 x 5 card. Kubelik pens two intricate bars from an unidentified work, signed underneath, “Jan Kubelik, 27.11.1928.” In
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Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
 
 
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Edvard Grieg732 - Edvard Grieg
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Norwegian composer and pianist (1843–1907). Rare C. F. Peters business check, 11 x 4.25, filled out in another hand in German and signed and dated by
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,000.00
 
 
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Victor Masse733 - Victor Masse
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French composer (1822–1884) who won the Prix de Rome in 1844. Exceptional presentation autograph musical manuscript, four pages on two adjoining 9 x 1
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Yehudi Menuhin734 - Yehudi Menuhin
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Vintage glossy 6 x 8.5 portrait of Menuhin in a suit and tie, signed and inscribed in fountain pen, “To Mr. Archie Fields, In memory of my many happy
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Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
 
 
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Saverio Mercadante735 - Saverio Mercadante
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Italian composer (1795–1870) best known as a predecessor to Giuseppe Verdi and for operas such as Il Giuramento and Orazi e Curiazi. Unsigned autograp
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Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
 
 
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Pietro Metastasio736 - Pietro Metastasio
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Italian poet and librettist (1698–1782) considered the most important writer of opera seria libretti. Untranslated LS in Italian, signed “Metastasio,”
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Estimate : 4,000.00 - 5,000.00
 
 
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Giacomo Puccini737 - Giacomo Puccini
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Italian composer (1858–1924) who earned a central place in the operatic pantheon with such repertoire staples as ‘La boheme,’ ‘Madama Butterfly,’ and
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Estimate : 3,000.00 - 4,000.00
 
 
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Arthur Rubinstein738 - Arthur Rubinstein
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Program from a Rubinstein concert presented by Hurok, 9 x 12, 23 pages, signed and inscribed on the first page in black ballpoint, “For Margie Goldman
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Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
 
 
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Jean Sibelius739 - Jean Sibelius
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Distinguished Finnish composer (1865–1957) of Romantic-nationalistic tendencies, best known for his seven completed symphonies and the tone poem Finla
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Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
 
 
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Niccolo Paganini740 - Niccolo Paganini
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Remarkable Italian violinist and composer (1782–1840) generally regarded as the greatest virtuoso in the history of the instrument. Ink signature and
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Estimate : 25,000.00 - 30,000.00
 
 
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Bedrich Smetana741 - Bedrich Smetana
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Distinguished Czech composer (1824–1884) best known for his colorful symphonic poem The Moldau and the opera The Bartered Bride. ALS in Czech, signed
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Estimate : 2,000.00 - 4,000.00
 
 
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John Philip Sousa742 - John Philip Sousa
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AMQS on an off-white 4 x 2.5 card. Sousa pens three bars from ‘Imperial Edward,’ signed underneath the quote, “John Philip Sousa 1902.” Two shades of
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Isaac Stern743 - Isaac Stern
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Vintage glossy 8 x 10 photo of Stern posing with his violin, signed in fountain pen, “With all good wishes—Cordially—Isaac Stern, 1948.” In very good
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Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
 
 
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Igor Stravinsky744 - Igor Stravinsky
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ALS in French, signed “I. Str.,” one page, 7.25 x 10.5, personal letterhead, December 16, 1943. Letter to to famous violinist Samuel Dushkin. In part
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Igor Stravinsky745 - Igor Stravinsky
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AMQS on an off-white 5.75 x 3.5 card, signed and inscribed in various inks, “To Mr. John Taylor, I. Stravinsky, Hollywood, March/63.” Stravinsky pens
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Anton Strelezki746 - Anton Strelezki
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English pianist and composer (1859–1907) whose real name was Arthur Bransby Burnand. Autograph musical manuscript, three pages on two adjoining 10.5 x
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Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
 
 
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Louis Armstrong750 - Louis Armstrong
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Choice vintage matte-finish 8 x 10 Selmer Trumpet promotional photo of Armstrong kissing his horn, nicely signed and inscribed against the white backg
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,200.00
 
 
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