BOSTON – Summertime, and the bidding is easy … with more than 400 items spanning the history of popular music, RR Auction‘s summer installment of its Marvels of Modern Music series is sure to be a hit. From the Beatles and Bob Dylan to Prince, Kurt Cobain, and Lady Gaga, icons of the past and present are represented in this sale. View the fully illustrated catalog on LiveAuctioneers.
BOSTON – An original program for President John F. Kennedy’s famous birthday celebration held at Madison Square Garden sold for $29,232 on June 16, according to RR Auction.
The two-page program for the May 19, 1962 event, titled Happy Birthday, Mr. President, was signed on the cover by Marilyn Monroe along with a dozen other autographs from celebrities in attendance.
BOSTON – RR Auction‘s June Fine Autographs and Artifacts sale brings almost 900 lots to the auction block, featuring robust art and literature sections with online bidding through June 16. View the fully illustrated catalog on LiveAuctioneers.
BOSTON – A letter in which Albert Einstein writes out his famous equation, “E = mc2,”–the only known example in private hands–sold for $1,243,707 during RR Auction’s May 13-May 20 sale.
BOSTON – RR Auction is proud to present the Einstein Archives of Ludwik Silberstein—a remarkable collection of correspondence focused on the theory of relativity. The sale is highlighted by a letter in which Einstein writes his famous equation, E = mc2, the only known example in private hands. The short 1946 letter carries an estimate of $400,000-$600,000. The auction will conclude May 20. View the fully illustrated catalog on LiveAuctioneers.
BOSTON – RR Auction‘s May Fine Autographs and Artifacts Auction, boasting nearly 900 items across numerous genres, is highlighted by a functional three-rotor Enigma machine, estimated at $250,000-$300,000. The auction opened on April 23 and will end on May 12. View the full online catalog at LiveAuctioneers.
BOSTON — A Neil Armstrong-signed photograph depicting him taking mankind’s “giant leap” sold for $91,451 at RR Auction during its April 15-22 Space Exploration and Aviation sale. The glossy 10 x 8in photo of Neil Armstrong just before setting foot on the lunar surface is signed “Neil Armstrong, Apollo 11.”
BOSTON – RR Auction‘s spring Space and Aviation sale brings more than 700 items to the auction block from April 15 – April 22. The online auction is headlined by Apollo 15 Command Module Pilot (CMP) Al Worden’s collection, filled with flown items, personal mementos, and autographs. View the full catalog online at LiveAuctioneers.
BOSTON (AP) – A postcard written by the Titanic‘s senior radio operator just weeks before the ocean liner sank in the North Atlantic in 1912 has been put up for auction. The card, with a glossy image of the ill-fated ship on the front, was written by Jack Phillips to his sister, Elsie Phillips, in March 1912 while awaiting the ship’s first sea trials, according to RR Auction in Boston.
BOSTON–R.R. Auction‘s April Fine Autographs and Artifacts sale features something for every collector, with more than 800 items available for bidding online through April 14. View the fully illustrated catalog on LiveAuctioneers.