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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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486Vladimir PrelogRR Auction
Bosnian-Swiss organic chemist (1906–1998) whose research into the stereochemistry of organic molecules and reaction earned him the 1975 Nobel Prize fo
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
487PoliticiansRR Auction
Four items: a TLS signed “Anthony Comstock,” New York Society for the Suppression of Vice letterhead, January 21, 1892, in part: “If this Meeting is t
Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
488Prince AlbertRR Auction
Ink signature, “Albert,” on an off-white 2.5 x .75 slip. In very good condition, with scattered soiling and mounting remnants to edges.
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
489Prince Henry of PrussiaRR Auction
Prince of Prussia, army general, and younger brother of Frederick the Great (1726–1802). Untranslated ALS in French, signed “Henri,” one page, 7.5 x 9
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
490Joseph PulitzerRR Auction
Journalist and newspaper publisher (1847–1911) who established the Pulitzer Prize ‘for the encouragement of public service, public morals, American li
Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,200.00
491Queen Desiree of SwedenRR Auction
Queen of Sweden and Norway, and one-time fiancee of Napoleon Bonaparte (1777–1860). Untranslated partial ALS in French, signed “Desiree,” one page bot
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
492Queen VictoriaRR Auction
Partly-printed DS, signed “Victoria R,” one page, 16 x 12, March 12, 1877. Queen Victoria appoints Arthur Wagg “to be a Quarter Master in Our Voluntee
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
493Jack RubyRR Auction
Empire State of Dallas bank check, 6 x 2.5, filled out and signed by Ruby, “Jack Ruby (Spec),” payable to Lone Star Gas Co. for $2.79, July 18, 1956.
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
494Society of the Colonial Dames of AmericaRR Auction
Attractive partly-printed document, one page, 21 x 15.5, March 8, 1894. Membership certificate for the historical genealogical organization, in part:
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
495Herbert SpencerRR Auction
Prominent English philosopher and sociologist (1820–1903). Signed book: Political Institutions: Being Part V of the Principles of Sociology. London: W
Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00