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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August Wilhelm Schlegel570 - August Wilhelm Schlegel
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German poet, translator, and critic (1767–1845) known for his translations of Shakespeare. ALS in German, signed “A. W. v. Schlegel,” three pages on t
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Estimate : 2,000.00 - 3,000.00
 
 
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Sir Walter Scott571 - Sir Walter Scott
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ALS signed “Walter Scott,” one page, 7.25 x 9, April 9, 1829. Letter to dramatist Frederick Mansel Reynolds. In part: “I cannot I think express myself
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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George Bernard Shaw572 - George Bernard Shaw
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TLS signed “G. Bernard Shaw,” one page, 7 x 7.5, personal letterhead, January 30, 1920. Letter to Gerald Gould at the offices of the Daily Herald. In
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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George Bernard Shaw573 - George Bernard Shaw
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Uncommon 3.5 x 5.5 postcard photo of Shaw seated outdoors, signed and inscribed to his biographer Henry Charles Duffin in blue ballpoint, “Dear Duffin
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Estimate : 1,200.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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George Bernard Shaw574 - George Bernard Shaw
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TLS signed “G. Bernard Shaw,” one page, 8 x 10, personal letterhead, January 10, 1936. Letter to Vernon Bartlett, in part: “On the 22nd we start on a
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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John Steinbeck575 - John Steinbeck
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ALS signed “John,” one onionskin page, January 17. An effusive letter of thanks. In full, “You are a good friend. I always knew it but now I am doubly
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,000.00
 
 
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Samuel Francis Smith576 - Samuel Francis Smith
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Boston-born Baptist minister and academic (1808–1895) best known as the lyricist of ‘America’ (‘My Country, ’Tis of Thee’), written while he was a stu
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Estimate : 1,200.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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John Steinbeck577 - John Steinbeck
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DS, ten onionskin pages, 8.5 x 11, June 11, 1963. Agreement between Steinbeck and David Merrick granting rights to turn his Viva Zapata! screenplay in
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Estimate : 1,200.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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John Steinbeck578 - John Steinbeck
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ALS signed “J. S.,” two lined pages, 8 x 12.5, September 9, 1965. Letter to advertising pioneer Howard Gossage, written in both pencil and felt tip. I
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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Harriet Beecher Stowe579 - Harriet Beecher Stowe
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Lengthy AQS on an off-white 4.5 x 7.5 sheet, signed at the conclusion, “Harriet Beecher Stowe, April 25, 1892.” Stowe quotes from the preface of Uncle
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Estimate : 3,000.00 - 4,000.00
 
 
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