RR Auction: Fine Autograph & Artifact Auction

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Headquartered in Boston’s North End, RR Auction is a globally recognized and trusted source for rare documents, manuscripts, autographs, and historic artifacts. Since its inception in 1980, RR has achieved countless record-setting prices in over 425 successful sales, including Truman Capote’s hand-notated manuscript for Breakfast at Tiffany’s for over $300,000, President Kennedy’s 1963 convertible for $318,000, and a pair of Bonnie and Clyde’s guns for over $500,000. Internationally known and frequently featured in all media outlets—with appearances on NBC’s Today Show, CBS This Morning, Fox News, the New York Times Sunday Magazine, and the London Times—RR Auction prides itself on selling authentic material, thoroughly examined by in-house experts and third-party authenticators, to uphold the guarantee of authenticity. With a stunning full-color print catalog and a massive online presence, RR Auction continues to achieve record prices for clients around the world.
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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Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna394 - Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna
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Mexican general and politician (1794–1876) best known in the US for his role in the Mexican-American War and the slaughter of scores of Americans at t
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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Tara Singh395 - Tara Singh
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Indian activist (1885–1967) who was a prominent Sikh political and religious leader in the first half of the 20th century. Matte-finish 8 x 10 photo o
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Leon Trotsky396 - Leon Trotsky
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DS in Cyrillic, signed “L. Trotsky,” one page, 8.75 x 12.5, September 26, 1919. Document ordering the appointment of V. L. Baranovskiy as chief of sta
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Estimate : 2,000.00 - 2,500.00
 
 
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Chaim Weizmann397 - Chaim Weizmann
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LS signed “Ch. Weizmann,” one page, 8 x 10.25, personal letterhead, February 16, 1915. Letter to Dr. Gaster, in part: “I hope that this makes our poin
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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Frederick the Great398 - Frederick the Great
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King of Prussia (born 1712) from 1740 until his death in 1786. His political prowess and enlightened attitudes toward religion, learning, and the huma
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Estimate : 15,000.00 - 20,000.00
 
 
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Grand Duke Alexei Alexandrovich399 - Grand Duke Alexei Alexandrovich
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Fifth child of Alexander II of Russia and his first wife Maria Alexandrovna, who served in the Imperial Russian Navy and as a goodwill ambassador to t
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King Christian X and Queen Alexandrine400 - King Christian X and Queen Alexandrine
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King (1870–1947) and Queen (1879–1952) of Denmark from 1912 to 1947, and the only monarchs of Iceland, ruling between 1918 and 1944. Early matte-finis
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King George II401 - King George II
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LS in German, signed “George R,” one page both sides, 8 x 12.5, December 31, 1756. Untranslated letter sending thanks for a Christmas greeting from a
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,000.00
 
 
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King George IV402 - King George IV
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Manuscript DS, signed “George R,” one page, 7.75 x 12.25, July 5, 1824. In part: “Our Will and Pleasure is, that you forthwith cause the Great Seal of
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,000.00
 
 
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King Louis XV403 - King Louis XV
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Ineffectual King of France from 1715 to 1774 who was dominated by his strong-willed and unscrupulous mistress, Madame de Pompadour. Manuscript DS in F
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Estimate : 2,000.00 - 2,500.00
 
 
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Maximilian I of Mexico404 - Maximilian I of Mexico
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Monarch of the Second Mexican Empire (1832–1867). Manuscript DS in Spanish, signed “Maximilian,” one page, 8.25 x 10.5, July 5, 1864. Notice concernin
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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Nicholas II405 - Nicholas II
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The last Tsar of Russia (born 1868) who reigned from 1894 until he was deposed in 1917. In the wake of the Russian Revolution, Nicholas, Empress Alexa
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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Paul I of Russia406 - Paul I of Russia
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Emperor of Russia (born 1754) who reigned from 1796 until his assassination in 1801. The son of Catherine the Great and a champion of the poorer class
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Queen Isabella407 - Queen Isabella
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Untranslated manuscript DS in Spanish, signed “Yo la Reyna,” one page, 8.5 x 12, no date. In very good to fine condition, with cancellation slits to t
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Estimate : 2,000.00 - 3,000.00
 
 
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Princess Diana408 - Princess Diana
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Superb Christmas card with embossed coats of arms on the front, measuring 14 x 6 open, featuring a color photo of the royal family affixed inside oppo
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,200.00
 
 
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Queen Elizabeth I410 - Queen Elizabeth I
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LS signed “Elizabeth I,” one page, 12.5 x 8.5, September 1, 1568. Letter to the Count of Winchester, Tresor of England, about payment of 1000 livres t
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Estimate : 25,000.00 - 30,000.00
 
 
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Titanic411 - Titanic
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Early White Star Line advertising brochure for “The World’s Largest & Finest Steamers, New Triple Screw, S. S. ‘Olympic’ and ‘Titanic,’” sixteen...
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Zebulon Pike412 - Zebulon Pike
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American military captain and explorer (1779–1813) who, at the behest of President Thomas Jefferson, led an expedition through the Louisiana Territory
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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Zebulon Pike413 - Zebulon Pike
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American military captain and explorer (1779–1813) who, at the behest of President Thomas Jefferson, led an expedition through the Louisiana Territory
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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John L. Baird415 - John L. Baird
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Scottish television inventor (1888–1946) who produced the first televised picture of moving objects in 1926 and invented color television two years la
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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