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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John Coltrane803 - John Coltrane
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Coltrane Live at Birdland album signed and inscribed inside the gatefold in blue ballpoint, “John Coltrane, To ‘Tee,’ Thanks.” In very good condition,
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Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,000.00
 
 
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Ella Fitzgerald804 - Ella Fitzgerald
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Vintage glossy 8 x 10 photo of Fitzgerald, signed and inscribed in fountain pen, “Best wishes Mathew Rutledge, Sincerely Ella Fitzgerald.” A few surfa
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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George Gershwin805 - George Gershwin
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Program for Gershwin’s performance with James Melton and the Reiman Symphonic Orchestra on January 19, 1934, two pages, 5.5 x 8.5, signed on the front
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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George Gershwin806 - George Gershwin
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Personal check, 6.25 x 2.75, filled out in another hand and signed by Gershwin, payable to Dorothy Druman for $20, September 22, 1933. In fine conditi
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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George and Ira Gershwin807 - George and Ira Gershwin
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Signed book: Porgy and Bess. Limited first edition of 250 copies (this being No. 225). NY: Random House, 1935. Hardcover with slipcase, 9.75 x 12.5, 5
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Estimate : 6,000.00 - 8,000.00
 
 
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George Gershwin808 - George Gershwin
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Stunning vintage matte-finish 8 x 10 Mishkin portrait of Gershwin, signed and inscribed in the lower border in fountain pen, “To Mildred—All the best,
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Estimate : 2,000.00 - 2,500.00
 
 
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Thelonious Monk, Dizzie Gillespie, and Others810 - Thelonious Monk, Dizzie Gillespie, and Others
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Rare 10.5 x 15 Israeli newspaper photo from October 8, 1971, depicting Thelonious Monk, Dizzy Gillespie, Art Blakey, Al McKibbon, Sonny Stitt, and Kai
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Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,000.00
 
 
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Fats Waller811 - Fats Waller
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Vintage glossy 10 x 7.75 photo of Waller with his mouth agape during a performance, signed and inscribed in black ink, “To Sal:—Best Wishes, Yes! Yes!
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Muddy Waters812 - Muddy Waters
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Glossy 8 x 10 Paragon Agency publicity photo of an artistic rendering of Muddy Waters, signed in blue felt tip. In fine condition. Accompanied by a fu
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Johnny Cash813 - Johnny Cash
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Uncommon 10.75 x 13.25 Billboard magazine advertisement photo from March 12, 1998, signed and inscribed in black felt tip, “To Jim Silvers, My friend,
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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