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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Mother Teresa365 - Mother Teresa
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TLS signed “M. Teresa mc,” one page, 5.5 x 7.5, stamped Missionaries of Charity letterhead, no date. Thoughtful letter, in part: “If you want to share
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Benito Mussolini and Vittorio Emanuele III366 - Benito Mussolini and Vittorio Emanuele III
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Partly-printed DS in Italian, one page both sides, 9.5 x 14.5, February 2, 1928. Untranslated official document signed at the conclusion in bold ink,
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Walther Nernst367 - Walther Nernst
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German physicist (1864–1941) known for his theories behind the calculation of chemical affinity as embodied in the third law of thermodynamics, for wh
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Eliot Ness368 - Eliot Ness
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The Riggs National Bank check, 8.25 x 3, filled out and signed by Ness, payable to Broadstreets for $60, November 14, 1945. Encapsulated in a plastic
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Rosa Parks369 - Rosa Parks
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Glossy 10 x 8 photo of Parks being fingerprinted by a police officer, signed vertically in black felt tip. In fine condition, with a slightly grainy q
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Juan Peron370 - Juan Peron
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DS in Spanish, one page, 8.75 x 12.5, June 21, 1944. Untranslated Ministry of War document. In very good to fine condition, with binding holes to left
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Philippine Presidents371 - Philippine Presidents
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Group lot of five items signed by various Philippine presidents, including: Manuel L. Quezon (AQS), Serio Osmena (TLS), Ramon Magsaysay (TLS), Carlos
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Timothy Pickering372 - Timothy Pickering
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Bold Revolutionary War–dated third-person ADS, signed within the text, “Tim. Pickering,” one page, 8 x 3.5, April 28, 1783. In part: “Received of Tim.
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Princess Anne373 - Princess Anne
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Pair of Christmas cards from both of Princess Anne’s marriages, featuring her initials embossed on the front: one featuring a photo of Anne, her husba
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Queen Isabella II374 - Queen Isabella II
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Queen of Spain (1830–1904) who came to the throne as an infant in 1833 and reigned until 1868 when she was deposed in the Glorious Revolution. LS in S
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Queen Victoria375 - Queen Victoria
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Ink signature, “Sir Rob’t Peel, Bar’t, The Queen,” on an off-white slip clipped from an address panel made out to the prime minister, affixed to a 6 x
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Bertrand Russell376 - Bertrand Russell
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TLS, one page, 8 x 5, Plas Penrhyn, Penrhyndeudraeth, Merioneth letterhead, May 27, 1963. Letter to Victor Capron, in full: “Thank you for your recent
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Jonas Salk and Albert Sabin377 - Jonas Salk and Albert Sabin
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FDC with a cachet honoring the 20th anniversary of the National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis, signed in black felt tip, “Jonas Salk” and “Albert
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Antonin Scalia378 - Antonin Scalia
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Signed book: Scalia Dissents. First edition. Washington, DC: Regnery Publishing, 2004. Hardcover with dust jacket, 6.25 x 9.25, 338 pages. Signed and
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Glenn Seaborg379 - Glenn Seaborg
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AMS signed “Glenn T. Seaborg, Nov. 1983,” four pages, 8.5 x 11, headed: “Large Einsteinium Accelerator Program (LEAP): A Leap Toward Ultra Heavy Eleme
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Haile Selassie380 - Haile Selassie
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Longtime Emperor of Ethiopia (1892–1975) who reigned from 1930 to 1974; Selassie is one of the most revered figures among followers of the Rastafari m
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William H. Seward381 - William H. Seward
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ALS, three pages on two adjoining sheets, 5 x 8, Department of State letterhead, March 26, 1868. Letter to Miss Frances Beardsly. In part: “Your fathe
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Charles Sumner382 - Charles Sumner
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AQS, one page, 4.25 x 5.25, January 9, 1858. A fantastic quote from the outspoken abolitionist, in full: “Our cause is nobler than that of our Fathers
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Supreme Court383 - Supreme Court
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Collection of twenty-six items signed by various justices of the Supreme Court, consisting mostly of signed photos and cards, including: Warren E. Bur
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Supreme Court: Roberts and Kagan384 - Supreme Court: Roberts and Kagan
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Color satin-finish 8 x 10 photo of the Supreme Court justices in their robes, signed in silver ink by John Roberts and Elena Kagan. In fine condition,
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