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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Gian Carlo Menotti578 - Gian Carlo Menotti
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Signed book: Amahl and the Night Visitors. Later printing. NY: G. Schirmer, 1952. Softcover, 9 x 12, 65 pages. Signed and inscribed on the title page
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Opera Singers579 - Opera Singers
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Five photos: one vintage pearl-finish 6.75 x 9.25 photo of Aureliano Pertile in Otello, signed and inscribed in fountain pen, and dated October 1941;
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Carl Reinecke580 - Carl Reinecke
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German composer, conductor, and pianist (1824–1910). Unusual twice-signed AMQS on an off-white 5.25 x 3.5 sheet. Reinecke pens an ingenious 12-bar mus
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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American Folk Blues Musicians581 - American Folk Blues Musicians
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Collection of four 1960s programs for the American Folk Blues Festival tours of Europe, each signed inside by at least one of the performers, includin
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 2,000.00
 
 
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Blues Musicians582 - Blues Musicians
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Collection of five albums signed by blues musicians on either the front or back cover, including: Roosevelt Sykes and Henry Townsend; Brownie McGhee;
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Blues Musicians583 - Blues Musicians
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Two softcover blues photo books by Stephen Green, entitled Going to Chicago and Really the Blues, signed throughout by a combined total of forty music
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Blues Musicians584 - Blues Musicians
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Program for the 1979 Juneteenth Blues Festival, two pages, 7 x 8.5, signed and inscribed in ink on the covers and inside by Professor Longhair, Lightn
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Blues Musicians585 - Blues Musicians
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Page from a 1960s folk and blues program depicting Memphis Slim, signed in blue and green ballpoint by Memphis Slim, Little Walter, and John Lee Hooke
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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Slim Harpo586 - Slim Harpo
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Commercially successful musician in the ‘swamp blues’ style, best known as a master of the harmonica (1924–1970). Tip On In album signed and inscribed
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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Son House587 - Son House
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Blues singer and guitarist (1902–1988) noted for his slide guitar playing. Father of Folk Blues album signed on the reverse in black ballpoint. In ver
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Mississippi Fred McDowell588 - Mississippi Fred McDowell
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Country-blues singer and guitar player (1904–1972). Flyer for a 1969 tour of the United Kingdom, 12.25 x 11.5, signed along the top in black ballpoint
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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Big Mama Thornton589 - Big Mama Thornton
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Big Mama Thornton in Europe album signed and inscribed on the reverse in blue ink, “Thornton, Best Wishes, Big Mama, With Love.” In very fine conditio
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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Muddy Waters590 - Muddy Waters
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Rare early 78 rpm record for ‘I Can’t Be Satisfied/I Feel Like Going Home,’ signed on the label in blue ballpoint by Muddy Waters. In fine condition,
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,000.00
 
 
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Louis Armstrong591 - Louis Armstrong
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Vintage glossy 8 x 10 Theatrical of Chicago three-quarter length photo of Armstrong admiring his trumpet, signed and inscribed in fountain pen, “My Be
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Louis and Alpha Armstrong592 - Louis and Alpha Armstrong
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Vintage matte-finish 7.75 x 9.5 full-length photo of Armstrong and his wife by Ava Studio, signed and inscribed in fountain pen by Louis, “Best wishes
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Duke Ellington Band593 - Duke Ellington Band
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Vintage glossy 8 x 9.75 photo of the Duke Ellington Orchestra, signed and inscribed in fountain pen by ten musicians, “Best wishes to Barbra, Sincerel
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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George and Ira Gershwin594 - George and Ira Gershwin
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DS, one page, 8.5 x 11, May 24, 1937. Document concerning their agreement with RKO Radio Pictures. In part: “This will confirm our understanding with
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Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,000.00
 
 
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Woody Guthrie595 - Woody Guthrie
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Uncommon DS, one page, 8.5 x 11, June 25, 1950. Copyright transfer agreement, in part: “I…Woody Guthrie…in consideration of the royalties hereinafter
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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AC/DC596 - AC/DC
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Scarce 1979 UK Atlantic Records ‘double picture’ gatefold sleeve for the Girls Got Rhythm EP, signed on the gatefold image of the band in blue ballpoi
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Estimate : 2,000.00 - 3,000.00
 
 
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Beatles597 - Beatles
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Ballpoint signatures of Paul McCartney, John Lennon, George Harrison, and Ringo Starr on an off-white 3.25 x 4.75 slip. Two horizontal folds (passing
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Estimate : 4,000.00 - 5,000.00
 
 
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