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Bob Dylan Handwritten Signed Lyrics to Counterculture Anthem "Subterranean Homesick Blues"

Bob Dylan lyrics and an extraordinary album of Congressional signatures stars at University Archives Sept. 6

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WILTON, Conn. — Well known for bringing unique and important historical items to market, University Archives returns Wednesday, September 6 with a 505-lot Rare Autographs, Manuscripts, Books & Sports Memorabilia event, with bidding available at LiveAuctioneers.

Hand-written lyrics to important and historic songs are always in high demand, and this sale has an amazing example: Subterranean Homesick Blues, written in Bob Dylan’s own hand and accompanied with a certificate of authenticity signed by Dylan’s manager. The song is widely cited by musicians as a turning point in the burgeoning folk rock movement of 1965 and beyond. The lot carries an estimate of $40,000-$50,000.

Few names are held in higher esteem in the scientific community than Albert Einstein, the father of the theory of relativity. A 1920 letter in German, from Einstein to astronomer Dr. Friedrich Simon Archenhold, discusses his then-new theory, which Einstein had previously presented at Arcchenhold’s observatory in 1915. The letter is accompanied by an authenticity certification and is estimated at $28,000-$35,000.

One of the few known documents to contain autographs from Abraham Lincoln and Jefferson Davis, opposing presidents during the Civil War, is a circa 1847-48 autograph book commemorating the 30th United States Congress. This amazing lot contains signatures of five U.S. Presidents and then-Congressman Abraham Lincoln, as well as that of the man who represents a world-class trivia question.

David Rice Atchison was a Democratic senator from Missouri who happened to hold the post of president pro tempore on Sunday, March 4, 1849. Pedants and sticklers have made the case that, technically, due to an unlikely chain of circumstances that is too long to detail here, Atchison was acting president of the United States from March 4-5.

Atchison never advanced this claim, and pretty much every credible scholar and historian has debunked it. Nonetheless, his gravestone declares him as having been ‘President of the United States for One Day,’ and the inclusion of his signature in this album adds cache. It is estimated at $20,000-$24,000.
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Bob Dylan, handwritten lyrics for ‘Subterranean Homesick Blues,’ estimated at $40,000-$50,000 at University Archives.
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1920 Albert Einstein-signed typewritten letter in German, discussing relativity, estimated at $28,000-$35,000 at University Archives.
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English pronouncing dictionary with prominent signature of John Wilkes Booth, estimated at $24,000-$28,000 at University Archives.
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Declaration of Independence, William Stone/Peter Force facsimile, estimated at $20,000-$30,000 at University Archives.
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1847-48 autograph album of the 30th United States Congress, including the signature of so-called ‘President for a Day’ David Rice Atchison, estimated at $20,000-$24,000 at University Archives.
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