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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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436Sgt. Alvin C. YorkRR Auction
Ink signature, “Sgt. Alvin C. York,” on an off-white 4.75 x 2.75 card affixed to a slightly larger cardstock sheet. In fine condition.
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
437Enola GayRR Auction
Semi–glossy 10 x 8 cardstock photo of three members of the Enola Gay crew, signed in blue ink, “Theodore D. Van Kirk, Navigator,” “Paul W. Tibbets, Pi
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
438Enola GayRR Auction
Souvenir typescript of an official letter from General Thomas Handy, one page, 8 x 9.75, originally dated July 25, 1945, addressed to General Carl Spe
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
439Douglas MacArthurRR Auction
Two items: a circa 1942 bust of the general, measuring approximately 5.5 x 8.5 x 3.5, with the base reading, “‘We Shall Win or We Shall Die’—MacArthur
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
440Douglas MacArthur and Chester NimitzRR Auction
Two war-dated signatures: an ink signature, “C. W. Nimitz, Admiral USN,” on an off-white 4 x 1.75 card affixed to the lower right corner of a transmit
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
441George C. MarshallRR Auction
TLS signed “G. C. Marshall,” one page, 8 x 10.5, Department of State letterhead, August 7, 1947. Letter to US Ambassador to the United Nations Warren
Estimate : 200.00
442George C. MarshallRR Auction
TLS signed “G. C. Marshall,” one page, 7 x 8.75, Office of the General of the Army letterhead, October 15, 1952. Letter to Ronald F. Kirwan. In full:
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
443Auguste de MarmontRR Auction
Napoleonic Marshal (1774–1852) and tutor to Napoleon II (Duke of Reichstadt). Two items: a manuscript DS, in French, endorsed by de Marmont (translate
Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
444Robert Baden-PowellRR Auction
Vintage matte-finish 5.5 x 7.5 portrait of Baden–Powell wearing his Boy Scout uniform and pins, signed in the lower portion in fountain pen, “Robert B
Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
445Colin PowellRR Auction
Original painting of Colin Powell, oil on canvas, 19.5 x 23.5, showing the four-star general in his fully decorated military uniform. Framed to an ove
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
446Eugene GodardRR Auction
Record-setting French aeronaut (1827–1890) who constructed numerous hot-air and gas balloons, and performed nearly 1,500 ascents in ten different coun
Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
447Howard HughesRR Auction
ALS signed “Howard,” two pages, 7.75 x 9.75, no date but circa May 1937. Letter to Colonel Kuldell, the general manager of Hughes Tool Co. In part: “I
Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,000.00
448Glenn MartinRR Auction
TLS signed “Glenn L. Martin,” two pages, 8.25 x 11, Glenn L. Martin Motors Company letterhead, November 3, 1932. Letter to E. T. Asplundh of Pitcairn
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
449Joe Walker and Iven KincheloeRR Auction
Two signatures: an off-white 5.25 x 3.25 card signed in black ink by famed X-15 pilot Joseph Walker, “Joe Walker,” bearing a collector’s ink notation
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
450Charles LindberghRR Auction
Archive of three TLSs signed “Charles A. Lindbergh,” totaling four pages, 8.5 x 11, August–October 1946. Letters to Lindbergh’s family doctor Homer B.
Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
451Charles LindberghRR Auction
TLS signed “Charles A. Lindbergh,” three pages, 8.5 x 11, July 22, 1963. Letter to G. Edward Pendray regarding the book The Guggenheim Medalists: Arch
Estimate : 8,000.00 - 10,000.00
452Gus GrissomRR Auction
ALS signed “Virgil,” two pages both sides, 7.75 x 10, Project Mercury letterhead, October 7, 1961. Letter to his mother. In full: “I just got home fro
Estimate : 8,000.00 - 10,000.00
453Deke SlaytonRR Auction
Deke Slayton's personally-owned and -worn Bulova Accutron Astronaut model wristwatch in stainless steel with original stainless steel Bulova Acc...
Estimate : 2,000.00 - 3,000.00
454Scott CarpenterRR Auction
Souvenir handwritten autobiographical statement entitled “Testimony of a Fortunate Man,” one page, 8.5 x 11, personal letterhead, no date. In part: “T
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
455Wally SchirraRR Auction
ALS, one page, 8.5 x 11, personal letterhead, no date. In full: “Instead of blaming newly designed equipment observers blamed Gus Grissom for blowing
Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00