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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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Albert Einstein143 - Albert Einstein
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TLS signed “A. Einstein,” one page, 7.75 x 6.75, Emergency Committee of Atomic Scientists letterhead, October 16, 1948. Brief letter of thanks to an u
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 2,000.00
 
 
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Albert Einstein144 - Albert Einstein
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ANS, in German, signed “A. Einstein,” on an off-white 5.75 x 4.25 “Autographen-Post” sheet. Collected as a part of a campaign to help the Home for Ger
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Estimate : 30,000.00 - 35,000.00
 
 
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Albert Einstein145 - Albert Einstein
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Vintage ink signature, “A. Einstein,” on an off-white 2.5 x 1.5 slip affixed to a page inside a 5 x 7.25 Waterman’s autograph album. Page bears a penc
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 2,000.00
 
 
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Albert Einstein146 - Albert Einstein
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AQS, signed “A. Einstein,” on a 5.5 x 3.5 photo postcard of Coq sur Mer, also bearing a note regarding a trip from writer Antonina Vallentin to her da
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Estimate : 5,000.00 - 6,000.00
 
 
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Elsa Einstein147 - Elsa Einstein
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Vintage matte-finish 7.25 x 9 three-quarter-length portrait of Elsa Einstein, signed in the lower right in black ink, “Elsa Einstein, Pasadena, Feb. 3
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Antoine Quentin Fouquier-Tinville148 - Antoine Quentin Fouquier-Tinville
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French revolutionary and public prosecutor of the Revolutionary Tribunal (1746–1795). He personified the ruthlessness of the Reign of Terror and claim
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Estimate : 3,000.00 - 4,000.00
 
 
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Benjamin Franklin149 - Benjamin Franklin
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Revolutionary War–dated ALS signed in the text, “Mr. Franklin,” one page, 6 x 3.5, Paris, France, March 12, 1781. In full: “Mr. Franklin presents his
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Estimate : 8,000.00 - 10,000.00
 
 
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Sigmund Freud150 - Sigmund Freud
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TLS in German, signed “Freud,” one page, 6 x 9, personal letterhead, December 28, 1923. Freud sends his regrets. Translated in full, “My response to y
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Estimate : 3,000.00 - 4,000.00
 
 
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Sigmund Freud151 - Sigmund Freud
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Pre-printed 6 x 5 card, signed “Freud,” dated May 1936, in German, concerning the occasion of his eightieth birthday. The printed text reads (translat
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Estimate : 3,000.00 - 4,000.00
 
 
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Jay Gould152 - Jay Gould
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Financier (1836–1892) well known for his stock market manipulation of railroad securities; he also tried to corner the gold market, causing the ‘Black
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Carl Friedrich Gauss153 - Carl Friedrich Gauss
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German mathematician and physical scientist (1777–1855) who contributed significantly to many fields, including geometry and astronomy. Rare and espec
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Estimate : 2,000.00 - 3,000.00
 
 
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John Hancock154 - John Hancock
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Partly-printed DS, one page, 7 x 8.5, June 1, 1791. Document issued to Alexander Hodgdon. In full: “You are by and with the Advice and Consent of Coun
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Estimate : 3,000.00 - 5,000.00
 
 
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John Hancock155 - John Hancock
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Bold ink signature and sentiment, “Your very hum Sevt, John Hancock,” on an off-white 3.25 x 1.5 slip clipped from a larger letter and affixed to a 7.
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Estimate : 2,000.00 - 2,500.00
 
 
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William Randolph Hearst157 - William Randolph Hearst
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Three TLSs to Buster, each one page, various sizes, dated between 1939 and 1943. Two letters, each signed “W. R. Hearst,” express gratitude for birthd
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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William Randolph Hearst158 - William Randolph Hearst
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ALS in pencil signed “WRH,” one page on a 5.75 x 4 postcard depicting the Stelvio Pass, no date. Letter to Buster. In part: “They say lightning never
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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William Randolph Hearst159 - William Randolph Hearst
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Original typed manuscript for an essay titled at the top in pencil, “Americanism versus Communism,” six pages, 8.5 x 11, signed at the conclusion in b
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,200.00
 
 
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William Randolph Hearst160 - William Randolph Hearst
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Seven pages of poetry handwritten by Hearst, the first in pencil on five sheets and the other in ink on two sheets. The pencil poem, apparently an ode
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Martin Heidegger161 - Martin Heidegger
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Important German philosopher (1889–1976) whose Being and Time was a fundamental text in the development of existentialism. Heidegger’s personal addres
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Estimate : 6,000.00 - 7,000.00
 
 
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Werner Heisenberg162 - Werner Heisenberg
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German theoretical physicist (1901–1976) awarded the 1932 Nobel Prize in physics for the creation of quantum mechanics. Vintage matte-finish 5.75 x 8
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,000.00
 
 
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David Hume163 - David Hume
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Tremendously influential philosopher (1711–1776) considered one of the most important figures in the history of Western philosophy. Unsigned autograph
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 2,000.00
 
 
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