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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Bill Clinton204 - Bill Clinton
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Glossy 8 x 10 close-up photo of the mirthful former president, signed and inscribed in black felt tip, “To Charles, Thanks, Bill Clinton.” In fine con
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Bill Clinton205 - Bill Clinton
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Color 11 x 8.5 print of the design for the Clinton Presidential Center by Polshek Partnership Architects, signed and inscribed in the lower border in
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Bill and Hillary Clinton206 - Bill and Hillary Clinton
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Uncommon FDC, 7.5 x 4.25, with a special commemorative medal honoring the Statue of Liberty, signed in black felt tip, “Bill Clinton” and “Hillary Rod
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Bill and Hillary Clinton207 - Bill and Hillary Clinton
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Sealed bottle of Windsor Vineyards 1988 North Coast Cabernet Sauvignon wine served at Clinton’s Inaugural Ball, with the label reading, “To Celebrate
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Hillary Clinton208 - Hillary Clinton
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Signed book: Living History. First edition. NY: Simon & Schuster, 2003. Hardcover with dust jacket, 6.25 x 9.25, 562 pages. Signed and inscribed...
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Hillary Clinton209 - Hillary Clinton
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Signed book: Living History. First edition. NY: Simon & Schuster, 2003. Hardcover with dust jacket, 6.5 x 9.5, 562 pages. Signed on a free end p...
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George W. Bush and Andy Card210 - George W. Bush and Andy Card
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Two items: a Decision Points bookplate, 4.25 x 3.5, signed in black felt tip, “George W. Bush”; and a TLS signed “Andy Card,” one page, 6.25 x 9.25, C
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George W. Bush211 - George W. Bush
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Signed book: 41: A Portrait of My Father. First edition, first printing. NY: Crown Publishers, 2014. Hardcover with dust jacket, 5.75 x 8.5, 294 pages
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Barack Obama212 - Barack Obama
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Signed book: Of Thee I Sing: A Letter to My Daughters. First edition, later printing. NY: Alfred A. Knopf, 2010. Hardcover with dust jacket, 9.25 x 12
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Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,000.00
 
 
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First Ladies213 - First Ladies
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Four handwritten letters from former first ladies: an ALS signed “Grace Coolidge,” three pages on two adjoining sheets, October 19, 1932, in part: “It
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Benjamin Franklin214 - Benjamin Franklin
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Manuscript vellum DS, signed “B. Franklin,” one page, 15.5 x 13.5, May 11, 1787. As president of the Supreme Executive Council of the Commonwealth of
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Benjamin Franklin215 - Benjamin Franklin
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LS signed “B. Franklin,” one page, 7.25 x 9, February 13, 1787. Letter to General Arthur St. Clair, president of the Continental Congress, written fro
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Benjamin Franklin216 - Benjamin Franklin
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Unsigned book: The Confession of Faith. Philadelphia: B. Franklin, 1745. Disbound, 4.25 x 6.5, 141 pages [numbered 23–164] plus title. The publisher’s
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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John Hancock217 - John Hancock
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Revolutionary War-dated ink signature, “John Hancock,” on an off-white 6.5 x 1.75 slip clipped from a document signed as Continental Congress presiden
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Estimate : 2,000.00 - 2,500.00
 
 
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John Hancock218 - John Hancock
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Remarkable partly-printed DS, signed “John Hancock, President,” one page, 13 x 10, July 1, 1775. As president of the Continental Congress, Hancock app
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Estimate : 8,000.00 - 10,000.00
 
 
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Samuel Huntington219 - Samuel Huntington
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Partly-printed DS, signed “Saml’l Huntington Governor,” one page, 6.75 x 8.25, January 4, 1793. Legal summons, in part: “By Authority of the State of
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Henry Clay220 - Henry Clay
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ALS signed “H. Clay,” one page both sides, 9 x 10.5, December 10, 1848. Letter to friend and supporter John D. Hayes. In part: “The Presidential elect
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Colonial Massachusetts221 - Colonial Massachusetts
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Manuscript DS, signed “Dudley Bradstreet Justice of peace” and “Jos. Moody, Reg’r,” one page, 12.75 x 16.5, March 28, 1695. Acknowledgment of an anted
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Colonial Plymouth222 - Colonial Plymouth
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Manuscript document, one page, 7.75 x 4.5, July 5, 1688. An invoice for Captain James Leonard, Jr., for goods purchased from a Boston merchant, headed
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,000.00
 
 
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Patrick Henry223 - Patrick Henry
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Revolutionary War-dated ALS signed “P. Henry,” one page, 6 x 7.75, May 22, 1779. Letter to “The honble. the Speaker of the House of Delegates.” In ful
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East Boston224 - East Boston
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ADS, signed “Edward Rawson,” one page, 7.5 x 8.5, February 7, 1682. General Court document related to Noddle’s Island in Boston Harbor, answering a pe
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Joseph Reed225 - Joseph Reed
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A president of the Continental Congress and signer of the Articles of Confederation (1741–1785) who also served as Washington’s aide-de-camp during th
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Burger Court226 - Burger Court
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Exceptional color matte-finish 13.75 x 10.5 photo of the justices of the Burger Court in formal attire, affixed to its original white 15.5 x 13.5 moun
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Warren Court227 - Warren Court
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Color satin-finish 8 x 11 photo of the justices inside an impressive section of the Supreme Court, affixed to its original mount, signed on the mount
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Estimate : 1,500.00 - 1,800.00
 
 
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Joe Adonis228 - Joe Adonis
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New York mobster (1902–1971) influential in the rise of the modern Cosa Nostra. The National City Bank of New York check, 6.25 x 2.75, filled out and
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Carlo Gambino230 - Carlo Gambino
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Boss of New York’s most powerful crime family (1902–1976) and model for the title character in Mario Puzo’s The Godfather. S. G. S. Associates busines
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Vito Genovese231 - Vito Genovese
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Rare partial DS, one page, 7 x 6, June 18, 1947. Fifth and final term of a jurisdiction agreement stipulating that “The corporation may have an office
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George ‘Bugs’ Moran232 - George ‘Bugs’ Moran
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Partial DS, signed “George Moran,” one page, 7.75 x 2.25, November 28, 1938. Signed in the upper right by Moran, and countersigned by a notary public.
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Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,500.00
 
 
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Jimmy Hoffa233 - Jimmy Hoffa
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Unique archive of legal materials belonging to William A. Dougherty, the acting attorney for Jimmy Hoffa, who sought to extend a subpoena requiring Ho
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Estimate : 3,000.00 - 4,000.00
 
 
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Lee Harvey Oswald234 - Lee Harvey Oswald
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Mother’s Day card from 1959, signed “Love, Lee xx,” sent to Marguerite Oswald, measuring 3.75 x 7 closed, with a pre-printed sentiment inside, and sig
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Estimate : 6,000.00 - 8,000.00
 
 
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Joseph Valachi235 - Joseph Valachi
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The first Mafia member to publicly acknowledge its existence (1903–1971). ALS signed “Joe,” one lightly-lined page, 8 x 12.5, July 19, 1965. Letter to
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Henry Wells and William Fargo236 - Henry Wells and William Fargo
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Partly-printed DS, signed “Henry Wells” and “Wm. G. Fargo,” one page, 12 x 8.5, October 13, 1865. Handsomely engraved certificate for two shares of ca
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Alexander Graham Bell237 - Alexander Graham Bell
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TLS, two pages on two adjoining sheets, 5.25 x 7, black-bordered Twin Oaks letterhead, April 18, 1910. Letter to Arthur McCurdy, Bell’s former private
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Niels Bohr238 - Niels Bohr
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Danish physicist (1885–1962) who was awarded the 1922 Nobel Prize in Physics for his theory of atomic structure. TLS signed “Niels Bohr,” one page, 5.
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,200.00
 
 
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Thomas Edison239 - Thomas Edison
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Extraordinary, comprehensive archive primarily consisting of correspondence between Thomas Edison and his son Charles about business matters during th
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Estimate : 14,000.00 - 16,000.00
 
 
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Pierre Curie240 - Pierre Curie
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ALS in French, signed “P. Curie,” one page, 5.25 x 8.5, Faculte des Sciences de Paris letterhead, April 19, 1905. Letter to a colleague. In full (tran
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Thomas Edison241 - Thomas Edison
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DS, signed “Thos A. Edison,” with his trademark ‘umbrella’ signature, one page, 7.75 x 11, May 27, 1918. A transfer of subscription in which Edison ag
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Thomas Edison242 - Thomas Edison
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Edison Botanic Research Corporation business check, 8 x 3, filled out in another hand and signed by Edison, “Thos. A. Edison,” payable to The Seymour
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Albert Einstein and Thomas Mann243 - Albert Einstein and Thomas Mann
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Magnificent signed edition of the catalog for a book auction entitled ‘Going, Going, Gone!,’ 47 pages, 6 x 9, held on December 8, 1938, by the Joint D
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Albert Einstein244 - Albert Einstein
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Remarkable scientific AMS in German, signed “A. Einstein,” one page, 8.5 x 11, no date but circa 1938 or earlier. An important working manuscript appa
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Albert Einstein245 - Albert Einstein
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ALS in German, signed “A. Einstein,” one page both sides, 5.75 x 7.75, December 12, 1914. Letter to his first wife Mileva Maric, shortly after their s
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Albert Einstein246 - Albert Einstein
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Crisp ink signature, “A. Einstein,” on an off-white 4 x 2.5 folded slip. In fine condition, with a vertical fold to right of signature, and faint over
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Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,000.00
 
 
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Albert Einstein247 - Albert Einstein
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Wonderful DS in German, signed “A. Einstein,” one page, 8.25 x 11.25, December 18, 1929. Document headed (translated) “Federation for the introduction
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Albert Einstein248 - Albert Einstein
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TLS in German, signed “A. Einstein,” one page, 8.5 x 11, February 4, 1934. Untranslated letter to the B’nai B’rith Lodge in Detroit in which Einstein
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Lorand Eotvos249 - Lorand Eotvos
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Austro-Hungarian physicist (1848–1919) known for his work on gravitation and surface tension. Untranslated printed DS in Hungarian, signed “Eotvos,” o
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Alexander Fleming250 - Alexander Fleming
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Scottish bacteriologist (1881–1955) who shared the 1945 Nobel Prize in Medicine for his role in the discovery and isolation of penicillin. Vintage mat
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Joseph Lister251 - Joseph Lister
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British surgeon (1827–1912) who innovated the practice of sterile surgery, one of the most important medical advances of the day. ALS, one page both s
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Guglielmo Marconi252 - Guglielmo Marconi
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Large archive of 31 letters by Marconi, including eight ALSs totaling 41 pages and 23 TLSs totaling 36 pages, dated between 1902 and 1909. Nearly all
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Estimate : 30,000.00 - 40,000.00
 
 
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Elie Metchnikoff253 - Elie Metchnikoff
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Russian biologist and zoologist (1845–1916) best known for his pioneering research into the immune system for which he was awarded the 1908 Nobel Priz
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,200.00
 
 
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Robert Oppenheimer254 - Robert Oppenheimer
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Brilliant American physicist (1904–1967) who directed the Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton and who spearheaded the Manhattan Project, leading
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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