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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Martin Luther King, Jr305 - Martin Luther King, Jr
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Signed book: Stride Toward Freedom. Later printing. NY: Harper & Brothers, 1958. Hardcover with dust jacket, 5.75 x 8.25, 230 pages. Nicely sign...
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Estimate : 2,000.00 - 3,000.00
 
 
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Martin Luther King, Jr306 - Martin Luther King, Jr
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Spectacular TLS signed “Martin L. King, Jr.,” one page, 8 x 10.75, Southern Christian Leadership Conference letterhead, September 8, 1965. Letter to p
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Estimate : 10,000.00 - 12,000.00
 
 
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Nelson Mandela307 - Nelson Mandela
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Signed book: A History of the Church: Volume 3. Later printing. London: Sheed and Ward, 1979. Paperback, 5.25 x 8.5, 558 pages. Signed at the top of t
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Nelson Mandela308 - Nelson Mandela
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DS, signed “N. Mandela,” one page, 11.5 x 16.5, March 20, 1997. Certificate issued by the Friends of Robben Island, in full: “Presented to Ivan May on
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Nelson Mandela309 - Nelson Mandela
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Signed book: Long Walk to Freedom. London: Abacus. Paperback, 5 x 7.75, 768 pages. Signed and inscribed on the title page in black ballpoint, “To Zwel
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Nelson Mandela310 - Nelson Mandela
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Rawlings Official League baseball signed on the sweet spot in gold ink, “N. Mandela.” In fine condition. A highly unusual format sought after by colle
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,000.00
 
 
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Nelson and Winnie Mandela311 - Nelson and Winnie Mandela
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Desirable ink signatures, “Compliments and best wishes, N. Mandela, 31.7.91” and “and all our love, Winnie Mandela,” on an off-white 5.5 x 8.5 sheet,
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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Titanic312 - Titanic
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ALS signed “Batt Linehan,” one page, 7.5 x 10.75, January 5, 1916. Letter to the White Star Line, in full: “Re. the sinking of the Titanic. I see by t
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Roald Amundsen313 - Roald Amundsen
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Norwegian explorer (1872–1928) who navigated the Northwest Passage, fixed the position of the North Magnetic Pole, and was the first to reach the Sout
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Yuri Andropov314 - Yuri Andropov
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Soviet politician (1914–1984) named chairman of the KGB from 1967, where his firm handling of dissident movements enhanced his reputation and enabled
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Stanley Baldwin315 - Stanley Baldwin
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British politician who served as prime minister three times (1867–1947). World War II–dated ALS signed “Baldwin of Bewdley,” one page both sides, 5 x
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John Bayard316 - John Bayard
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Merchant, soldier, statesman, and Speaker of the Pennsylvania Assembly (1738–1807) who served as a delegate to the Continental Congress in 1785 and 17
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David Ben-Gurion317 - David Ben-Gurion
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Two fountain pen signatures, “D. Ben-Gurion,” on individual off-white 3.5 x 6 slips from the Israeli prime minister’s office. In fine condition, with
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David Ben-Gurion318 - David Ben-Gurion
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Untranslated TLS in Hebrew, one page, 6 x 8, 1956. In fine condition, with two punch holes to the right edge.
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Brazilian Presidents319 - Brazilian Presidents
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Fountain pen and ballpoint signatures of Eurico Gaspar Dutra, Getulio Vargas (2), Joao Cafe Filho, Juscelino Kubitschek, and Joao Goulart on individua
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Otto von Bismarck320 - Otto von Bismarck
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Untranslated LS in German, signed “v. Bismarck,” one page, 8 x 10.25, January 5, 1898. In very good to fine condition, with intersecting folds and a f
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Andy Card321 - Andy Card
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Color satin-finish 11 x 14 photo of Card informing President Bush of the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center, signed in silver ink, “On 9-11-2
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James Chadwick322 - James Chadwick
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English physicist (1891–1974) who was awarded the 1935 Nobel Prize in Physics for his discovery of the neutron in 1932, thus paving the way towards th
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Chen Cheng323 - Chen Cheng
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Chinese political and military leader (1897–1965) who was one of the main National Revolutionary Army commanders during the Second Sino-Japanese War a
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Colonial Connecticut324 - Colonial Connecticut
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Manuscript DS, signed “Geo. Pitkin,” one page, 7.25 x 4.75, February 26, 1763. Document issued to pay for the prosecution of a man accused of fraud. I
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