RR Auction: Fine Autographs & Artifacts

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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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King James II206 - King James II
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The last Catholic monarch (1633–1701) to reign over the Kingdoms of England, Scotland, and Ireland, crowned in 1685. Unsigned vellum manuscript docume
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Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,000.00
 
 
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King Louis XI208 - King Louis XI
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King of France (born in 1423) who reigned from 1461 until his death in 1483. Manuscript LS in French, signed “Loys,” one page, 8.25 x 6, October 23
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,200.00
 
 
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King Johann II of Castile209 - King Johann II of Castile
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King of Castile and Leon from 1406 to 1454. Manuscript DS in Spanish, signed “Yo el Rey,” one page, 16 x 11, January 9, 1437. Untranslated document on
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Estimate : 2,000.00 - 3,000.00
 
 
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King Louis XII210 - King Louis XII
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Untranslated vellum manuscript DS in French, signed “Loys,” one page, 13.5 x 9.25, March 10, 1507. In very good condition, with intersecting folds wit
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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King Louis XIII211 - King Louis XIII
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King of France (born 1601) from 1610 until his death in 1643. Untranslated manuscript DS in French, signed “Louis,” one page, 8.5 x 13.5, March 9, 163
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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King Louis XIV212 - King Louis XIV
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King of France (born 1638) from 1643 until his death in 1715, known as the ‘Sun King’ for the glittering splendor of his court at Versailles and the u
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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King Louis XVI213 - King Louis XVI
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Partly-printed DS in French, signed “Louis,” one page, 8.75 x 14, November 3, 1791. An untranslated document to Jean-Baptiste Tourteau de Septeuil, pr
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Estimate : 3,000.00 - 3,500.00
 
 
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King Maximilian I214 - King Maximilian I
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Holy Roman Emperor from 1508 until his death who helped establish the Habsburg dynasty in Spain (1459–1519). Manuscript DS in German, signed “Per rege
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Estimate : 6,000.00 - 7,000.00
 
 
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King Michael I of Romania215 - King Michael I of Romania
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Member of the Romanian royal family (born 1921) who ruled the nation as king from 1927 to 1930 and 1940 to 1947, before being forced to abdicate by th
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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Theodor Kollek216 - Theodor Kollek
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Israeli politician (1911–2007) who served as mayor of Jerusalem from 1965 to 1993. Collection of 32 items, including: 29 TLSs, each signed “Teddy,” mo
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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Martin Luther King, Jr217 - Martin Luther King, Jr
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Block of four five-cent stamps issued in 1963 to honor the centennial of the Emancipation Proclamation, 2.25 x 4, signed in blue ballpoint, “Best wish
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Estimate : 3,500.00 - 4,000.00
 
 
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Jiddu Krishnamurti218 - Jiddu Krishnamurti
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Indian speaker and writer on philosophical and spiritual themes (1895–1986), including meditation, the nature of mind, and psychological revolution. S
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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Nadezhda Krupskaya219 - Nadezhda Krupskaya
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Russian Bolshevik revolutionary and politician (1869–1939) who was the wife of Vladimir Lenin from 1898 until his death in 1924. ALS in Russian, signe
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Estimate : 4,000.00 - 5,000.00
 
 
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Lin Sen220 - Lin Sen
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Chairman of the National Government of the Republic of China (1868–1943) who had a prominent role in combating the Japanese invasion of Taiwan. Remark
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Estimate : 8,000.00 - 10,000.00
 
 
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Carl Linnaeus221 - Carl Linnaeus
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Swedish botanist, physician, and zoologist (1707–1778), who laid the foundations for the modern scheme of binomial nomenclature. Rare AQS in Latin on
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Estimate : 8,000.00 - 10,000.00
 
 
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David Livingstone222 - David Livingstone
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Scottish missionary and explorer (1813–1873). ALS, one page, 4.5 x 7.25, September 6, 1864. Letter to a gentleman, in full: “I am sorry that I can giv
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Estimate : 2,000.00 - 2,500.00
 
 
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Konrad Lorenz223 - Konrad Lorenz
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Austrian zoologist, ornithologist, and recipient of the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine who pioneered the modern study of animal behavior (1903–
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Estimate : 3,000.00 - 4,000.00
 
 
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Maria Ludovika of Austria-Este224 - Maria Ludovika of Austria-Este
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Rare ALS in French, three pages on two adjoining sheets, 8 x 9.75, April 7, 1811. Letter to Empress Marie Louise, her step-daughter and the wife of he
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Estimate : 8,000.00 - 10,000.00
 
 
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Nelson Mandela225 - Nelson Mandela
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Color glossy 11 x 8.5 photo of Mandela after exiting an airplane, signed in-person in blue felt tip, “N. Mandela 22. 11. 2000.” In very fine condition
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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Mary of Modena226 - Mary of Modena
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Queen consort of King James II of England and VII of Scotland. When James died on September 6, 1701, Mary succeeded in inducing Louis to recognize her
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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