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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Mustafa Kemal Ataturk230 - Mustafa Kemal Ataturk
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Turkish army officer, statesman, and writer (1881–1938) credited as the founder of the Republic of Turkey. Rare and bold fountain pen signature, “Gazi
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Estimate : 2,000.00 - 3,000.00
 
 
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British Prime Ministers231 - British Prime Ministers
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Collection of eleven items signed by British prime ministers encompassing over 250 years, including: Walpole (signature), Newcastle (signature), Canni
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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Fidel Castro232 - Fidel Castro
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DS in Spanish, one page, 7.5 x 11.75, March 3, 1959. Untranslated document concerning repairs and reconstruction of schoolhouses. Signed at the conclu
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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Chiang Kai-shek and Madame Chiang233 - Chiang Kai-shek and Madame Chiang
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Choice ink signatures of Chiang Kai-shek (in Chinese) and Madame Chiang (in English, “Mayling Soong Chiang”), on individual 6 x 9.5 album pages hand-e
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Emperor Meiji234 - Emperor Meiji
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DS in Japanese, one page, 23.75 x 18.25, circa 1890–1912. Untranslated document in which the emperor of Japan confers the Sixth Class, Order of the Ri
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Estimate : 5,000.00 - 6,000.00
 
 
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Napoleon235 - Napoleon
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Choice LS in French, signed “Napoleon,” one page, 8 x 9.5, December 1, 1806. Letter to “my sister and cousin,” likely his brother Joseph’s wife Julie
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Estimate : 4,000.00 - 5,000.00
 
 
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Napoleon236 - Napoleon
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Manuscript DS in French, signed “Np,” one page, 8.25 x 12, March 29, 1811. Untranslated official military report submitted by Henri Jacques Guillaume
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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King Henry VIII237 - King Henry VIII
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Rare and early manuscript DS, signed “Henry R,” one page, 11.5 x 5, March 20, 1509/10. Petition to grant Bartholomew Brereton an extension of his appo
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Estimate : 25,000.00 - 30,000.00
 
 
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King James II238 - King James II
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LS in French, signed “Jacques R,” one page both sides, 8.25 x 13, October 1, 1693. Untranslated letter to Count Caprara, auditor of the Rota at Rome.
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,200.00
 
 
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King George III239 - King George III
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Manuscript DS, signed three times, “George R,” two pages both sides, 11.5 x 19, December 23, 1774. Unusual document pertaining to troops stationed on
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Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,000.00
 
 
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King George I240 - King George I
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LS in German, signed “George R,” one page both sides, 7.75 x 12.5, October 2, 1720. Letter to Wilhelm von Munchhausen, sent from Herrenhausen in Hanov
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Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,000.00
 
 
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Marie Antoinette241 - Marie Antoinette
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Manuscript DS in French, signed “Payez, Marie Antoinette,” one page, 9.5 x 14.5, October 1, 1783. Document issued at Versailles addressed to “The Trea
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Estimate : 10,000.00 - 15,000.00
 
 
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King William IV242 - King William IV
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Partly-printed vellum DS, signed “William R,” one page, 15.25 x 11.75, March 1, 1835. King William appoints Peter Robert Wright as “a First Lieutenant
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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King Kalakaua243 - King Kalakaua
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Bold ink signature, “Kalakaua,” on an off-white slip affixed to an attractive 6 x 9.5 album page hand-embellished with a calligraphic title and postag
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Queen Liliuokalani244 - Queen Liliuokalani
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Last reigning monarch of the Hawaiian islands (1838–1917) who actively pursued the preservation of the islands for their native residents. Fountain pe
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Queen Victoria245 - Queen Victoria
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Three items: an ALS signed “Victoria R,” three pages on two adjoining sheets, 4.5 x 7, September 4, 1843, addressed to Lady Palmerston, sending condol
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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Nicholas II246 - Nicholas II
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Original enameled cup made for the coronation of Czar Nicholas II and Czarina Alexandra Feodorovna on May 18, 1896, measuring 4? tall and 3.75? in dia
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,200.00
 
 
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Queen Elizabeth II247 - Queen Elizabeth II
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Fetching vintage matte-finish 8.75 x 11.5 portrait of Elizabeth wearing her glimmering crown jewels by Dorothy Wilding, affixed to its original mount,
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Estimate : 2,000.00 - 3,000.00
 
 
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Princess Diana248 - Princess Diana
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Nine original glossy press photos related to Princess Diana and her royal wedding, ranging in size from 6 x 8 to 7 x 9.5, including three showing her
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Princess Diana249 - Princess Diana
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ALS signed “Diana,” one page both sides, 4.75 x 7.5, Kensington Palace letterhead, July 1, 1987. Letter to her friend John Gairdner, a London Fashion
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Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,000.00
 
 
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