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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Gerald Ford102 - Gerald Ford
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Collection of four copies of the miniature book The Tenth Convention, hardcovers with slipcases, measuring only 2.75 x 2, 26 pages. Each is a limited
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Gerald Ford103 - Gerald Ford
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Collection of six hardcover books, each signed by Gerald Ford. Titles include: Tributes to Honorable Gerald R. Ford, signed and inscribed on the first
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Gerald Ford104 - Gerald Ford
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TLS signed “Gerald R. Ford,” one page, 7.25 x 10.5, personal letterhead, August 10, 1981. Letter to Lee Kramer. In part: “I appreciate your concern ov
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Ronald Reagan105 - Ronald Reagan
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Signed book: An American Life. First edition. NY: Simon & Schuster, 1990. Hardcover with dust jacket, 6.5 x 9.5. Signed in black ink on a bookpl...
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Ronald Reagan106 - Ronald Reagan
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Signed book: Where’s the Rest of Me?. First edition. NY: Duell, Sloan, and Pearce, 1965. Hardcover with dust jacket, 5.5 x 8.25, 316 pages. Signed and
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George Bush107 - George Bush
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DS as president, one page, 8.5 x 11, April 16, 1992. Military document concerning the promotion of Chuck Horner of the US Air Force. In part: “I have
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Bill Clinton108 - Bill Clinton
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Signed book: My Life. Later printing. NY: Alfred A. Knopf, 2004. Hardcover with dust jacket, 6.5 x 9.5, 957 pages. Signed in blue felt tip on a bookpl
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Bill Clinton109 - Bill Clinton
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Fantastic glossy 8 x 10 photo of Clinton as a delegate to the American Legion Boys Nation, shaking hands with President Kennedy in Washington, DC, in
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George W. Bush110 - George W. Bush
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Signed book: 41: A Portrait of My Father. First deluxe edition. NY: Crown Publishers, 2014. Hardcover with slipcase, 5.75 x 8.5, 294 pages. Signed on
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Barack Obama111 - Barack Obama
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Signed book: The Audacity of Hope. First edition, later printing. NY: Crown Publishers, 2006. Hardcover with dust jacket, 6.5 x 9.5, 375 pages. Signed
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19th Century Notables115 - 19th Century Notables
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Extraordinary autograph book compiled by of Walter W. Cobb, a member of the Illinois House of Representatives from Franklin County, 7 x 8, containing
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1920s Notables116 - 1920s Notables
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Softcover autograph album, 6.75 x 4, signed inside by approximately 45 entertainers and notable figures from the 1910s and 1920s, most inscribed and s
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Ira Allen117 - Ira Allen
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One of the founders of Vermont (1751–1814) and brother of Ethan Allen. ADS, signed at the conclusion, “Ira Allen,” and also signed several times in th
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Benedict Arnold118 - Benedict Arnold
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Revolutionary War–dated partly-printed DS, signed “Bend’t Arnold,” one page, 6.5 x 6.75, July 15, 1775. A bond for £68 toward the payment of du...
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Mustafa Kemal Ataturk119 - Mustafa Kemal Ataturk
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Turkish army officer, statesman, and writer (1881–1938), credited with being the founder of the Republic of Turkey and serving as the country’s first
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Alexander Graham Bell120 - Alexander Graham Bell
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ALS signed “Your loving Alec,” four pages, 8 x 10.5, Beinn Bhreagh letterhead, April 17, 1917. Letter to his wife Mabel, “My sweet little wife.” In fu
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David Ben-Gurion121 - David Ben-Gurion
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Ben-Gurion’s Histadrut membership register, unsigned, 3.25 x 4.75, 64 pages, dated 1 Tevet 5689 [December 14, 1928]. The first page of the booklet is
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Judah P. Benjamin122 - Judah P. Benjamin
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British-born American politician and lawyer (1811–1884) who, after serving in the US Senate and rejecting nomination to the Supreme Court, served vari
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Niels Bohr123 - 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 in Danish, one page, 7.25 x 9.25,
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Simon Bolivar124 - Simon Bolivar
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Partly-printed DS in Spanish, one page, 8.5 x 12.25, October 2, 1823. As president of Colombia, Bolivar promotes Lieutenant Colonel Leon Galindo to th
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Vladimir Bourtzeff125 - Vladimir Bourtzeff
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Russian revolutionary activist, scholar, publisher, and editor of several Russian language periodicals (1862–1942). ALS in French, signed “W. Bourtzef
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Lujo Brentano126 - Lujo Brentano
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German economist and social reformer (1844–1931). Scarce original 4 x 6.5 cabinet photo of Brentano by German photography studio Atelier Elvira, signe
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William Cecil, Lord Burghley127 - William Cecil, Lord Burghley
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English statesman (1520–1598) and chief advisor to Queen Elizabeth I for most of her reign. Untranslated LS in Old English, signed “W. Burghley,” one
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Howard Carter128 - Howard Carter
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Remarkable handwritten manuscript, unsigned, 12 pages, 7 x 9, September 1932. A fascinating manuscript entitled “Notes for Speech at Institute of Hygi
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Giacomo Casanova129 - Giacomo Casanova
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Italian adventurer (1725–1798) who spent most of his life traveling through Europe meeting the famous men and women of his time; he is probably best k
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Fidel Castro and Che Guevara130 - Fidel Castro and Che Guevara
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Remarkable DS in Spanish, one page, 8.25 x 7, February 29, 1958. Document authorizing Captain Ciro Frias to implement all measures he deems necessary
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Catherine the Great131 - Catherine the Great
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Uncommon ALS in German, unsigned, one page, 7.25 x 8.75, April 14, 1787. Untranslated letter to Princess von Lieven, born von Gaugreben, the governess
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Chiang Kai-shek132 - Chiang Kai-shek
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Handsome matte-finish 3.75 x 5.75 head-and-shoulders photo of the longtime leader of the Republic of China, signed in Chinese in black ink. Reverse be
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Madame Chiang Kai-shek133 - Madame Chiang Kai-shek
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Attractive lightweight satin-finish 8 x 10 photo of Madame Chiang Kai-shek, signed in Chinese in black felt tip, and again in English, “May Ling Song
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Winston Churchill134 - Winston Churchill
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ALS signed “Winston S. Churchill,” four pages on two adjoining sheets, 5 x 8, blindstamped Treasury Chambers letterhead, October 18, 1927. Letter to B
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Winston Churchill135 - Winston Churchill
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TLS signed “Winston S. Churchill,” one page, 7.25 x 9, Chartwell letterhead, November 7, 1960. Letter to Major A. E. Carey Foster, a veterinarian and
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Winston Churchill136 - Winston Churchill
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ALS signed “Winston S. Churchill,” one page, 4.75 x 7.75, Admiralty Whitehall letterhead, September 18, 1911. Letter to Lord Northcliffe, in full: “Ma
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John Churchill, Duke of Marlborough137 - John Churchill, Duke of Marlborough
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English soldier and statesman whose career spanned the reigns of five monarchs (1650–1722). LS signed “Marlborough,” one page, 9.5 x 14.75, February 1
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Henry Clay138 - Henry Clay
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Partly-printed DS, signed “H. Clay,” one page, 11 x 8.25, May 21, 1852. A certificate from the American Colonization Society issued to G. W. Burnett c
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William F. ‘Buffalo Bill’ Cody139 - William F. ‘Buffalo Bill’ Cody
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Bold ink signature, “W. F. Cody ‘Buffalo Bill,’” on an off-white 3.5 x 2.25 card. In fine condition.
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Charles Cornwallis140 - Charles Cornwallis
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British general (1738–1805) who served in America from 1776 to his surrender at Yorktown in 1781. Partly-printed vellum DS, signed “Cornwallis,” one p
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Charles Darwin141 - Charles Darwin
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Crisp ink signature, “C. Darwin,” on an off-white 4 x 1.5 slip. Also signed on the right side, “Prof. Victor Carus, Leipzig, Germany.” Affixed to a sl
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Charles Darwin142 - Charles Darwin
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ALS signed “Ch. Darwin,” one page, 5 x 7.25, personal letterhead, March 12, 1866. Letter to an editor. In full: “I hope that you will verily oblige me
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Humphry Davy143 - Humphry Davy
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Chemist and inventor (1778–1829) best known for his discoveries of several alkali and alkaline earth metals, contributions to the discoveries of the e
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Humphry Davy144 - 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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Charles de Gaulle145 - Charles de Gaulle
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Uncommon matte-finish 6.75 x 8.5 photo of de Gaulle wearing military decorations as president of France, affixed to a 9.25 x 11.5 mount, signed and in
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Declaration of Independence: Stephen Hopkins146 - Declaration of Independence: Stephen Hopkins
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Manuscript DS, signed “Step. Hopkins,” one page both sides, 6.25 x 4, November 8, 1755. With other Committee of War members, Hopkins approves a pay or
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Declaration of Independence: Samuel Huntington147 - Declaration of Independence: Samuel Huntington
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Signer of the Declaration of Independence from Connecticut (1731–1796) and seventh President of the Continental Congress. Choice ink signature, “Sam’l
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Declaration of Independence: Philip Livingston148 - Declaration of Independence: Philip Livingston
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LS signed “Phil. Livingston,” one page, 7.5 x 9.25, August 14, 1761. Letter to attorney Richard Law, in part: “I am glad to be Informed that you have
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Declaration of Independence: Robert Morris149 - Declaration of Independence: Robert Morris
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Signer of the Declaration of Independence, the Articles of Confederation, and the Constitution (1734–1806). Two partly-printed documents, both signed,
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Declaration of Independence: George Taylor151 - Declaration of Independence: George Taylor
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Signer of the Declaration of Independence from Pennsylvania (circa 1716 -1781). As a late replacement for a delegate who refused to support independen
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Declaration of Independence: James Wilson152 - Declaration of Independence: James Wilson
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Signer of the Declaration of Independence from Pennsylvania (1742–1798), and one of only six men who signed both the Declaration and the US Constituti
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Frederick Douglass153 - Frederick Douglass
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Remarkable AQS on an off-white 5 x 4.25 sheet, boldly signed at the conclusion in black ink, “Fred: Douglass, 1866.” Douglass pens a thoughtful quote,
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Alfred Dreyfus154 - Alfred Dreyfus
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French military officer (1859–1935) whose central role in the Dreyfus Affair, which tore French society apart and shook their faith in the military, t
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Duke and Duchess of Windsor155 - Duke and Duchess of Windsor
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Gorgeous matte-finish 7.25 x 8.25 photo of the Duke and Duchess of Windsor seated together on a park bench, boldly signed in fountain pen, “Edward, 19
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,200.00
 
 
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