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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George Curzon325 - George Curzon
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British Conservative statesman (1859–1925) who was viceroy of India and foreign secretary. ALS signed “Curzon,” three pages on two adjoining sheets, 4
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Humphry Davy326 - Humphry Davy
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Chemist and inventor (1778–1829) best known for his discoveries of several alkali and alkaline earth metals, as well as contributions to the discoveri
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Porfirio Diaz327 - Porfirio Diaz
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President of Mexico (1830—1915) from 1877 to 1880 and 1884 to 1911. Uncommon vintage circa 1906 matte-finish 5.5 x 7.5 half-length portrait of Diaz in
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DNA: Francis Crick328 - DNA: Francis Crick
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Appealing FDC signed in black ink, “Francis Crick, Noble Medicine 1962.” In fine condition.
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DNA: Watson and Crick329 - DNA: Watson and Crick
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Two FDCs: one with a cachet honoring the 100th anniversary of the Memorial Sloan–Kettering Cancer Center, signed in black ballpoint, “James D. Watson,
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DNA: James D. Watson330 - DNA: James D. Watson
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Signed book: Genes, Girls, and Gamow. First American edition. NY: Alfred A. Knopf, 2002. Hardcover with dust jacket, 6.5 x 9.5, 259 pages. Signed on t
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Frederick Douglass331 - Frederick Douglass
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Partly-printed DS, signed “Fred’k Douglass,” three pages on two adjoining sheets, 8.5 x 14, April 24, 1885. Deed of trust for a transaction between Jo
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Duke and Duchess of Windsor332 - Duke and Duchess of Windsor
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Ideal pairing of ballpoint signatures, “Edward, Duke of Windsor” and “Wallis, Duchess of Windsor,” on the reverse of a 5.5 x 3.5 postcard depicting th
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Eliphalet Dyer333 - Eliphalet Dyer
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Prominent Connecticut statesman (1721–1807) who served in the French and Indian War and was a delegate to the Continental Congress. Partly-printed DS,
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Oliver Ellsworth334 - Oliver Ellsworth
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Revolutionary War–dated ADS, signed “O. Ellsworth,” one page, 8.25 x 6.75, June 7, 1776. Pay order submitted to Treasurer John Lawrence of Connecticut
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William Fargo335 - William Fargo
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Partly-printed DS, signed “Wm. G. Fargo,” one page, 12.25 x 9.5, December 26, 1868. Certificate for five shares of stock in the American Merchants Uni
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Elizabeth Fry336 - Elizabeth Fry
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Quaker humanitarian and reformer of English prisons (1780–1845). ANS signed “Eliz. Fry,” one page, 4.5 x 1.75, no date. Short note, in full: “I gratef
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Mikhail Gorbachev337 - Mikhail Gorbachev
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Color glossy 10 x 7.75 photo of Gorbachev embracing Ronald Reagan, signed in blue felt tip, “M. Gorbachev.” In fine condition. Accompanied by a certif
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Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr338 - Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr
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ALS signed “Oliver,” three pages on two adjoining sheets, 5 x 8, Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Supreme Judicial Court letterhead, April 15, 1898. Let
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Alfred E. Hunt339 - Alfred E. Hunt
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American steel magnate (1817–1888) who was the first president of the Bethlehem Iron Company, the precursor of the Bethlehem Steel Corporation. Rare A
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Collis P. Huntington340 - Collis P. Huntington
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Railroad industrialist (1821–1900) known as one of the ‘Big Four’ of western railroading. Partly-printed DS, signed “C. P. Huntington,” one page, 11 x
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Robert F. Kennedy341 - Robert F. Kennedy
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TLS signed “Bob,” one page, 6.25 x 8, United states Senate letterhead, December 14, 1967. Letter to Senator Gale W. McGee of Wyoming. In full: “Just w
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Alexander Kerensky342 - Alexander Kerensky
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Provisional leader of the Soviet Union (1881–1970) from July to November 1917, when he was unseated by Lenin and forced into exile. Ink signature, “A.
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King Alfonso XIII and family343 - King Alfonso XIII and family
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Fountain pen signatures of King Alfonso XIII, Queen Victoria Eugenie, Maria Cristina de Borbon, Beatriz de Borbon, and Don Juan de Borbon on individua
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King Alfonso XIII344 - King Alfonso XIII
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King of Spain from 1886 until 1931, who was proclaimed king at birth and assumed leadership at just 16 years old (1886–1941). LS in French, signed “Al
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