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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Ernesto Lecuona644 - Ernesto Lecuona
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Cuban composer and pianist of worldwide fame (1895–1963) credited with bringing the rumba and conga rhythms to America. Boldly penned autograph musica
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Franz Lehar645 - Franz Lehar
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Handsome matte-finish 3.25 x 5.25 postcard photo of Lehar in a head-and-shoulders pose, signed in the lower border in fountain pen. Lehar then adds a
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Ruggero Leoncavallo646 - Ruggero Leoncavallo
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ALS in Italian, signed “R. Leoncavallo,” four pages on two adjoining sheets, 8.5 x 11, May 31, 1898. Letter to conductor Luigi Bernardi, concerning a
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Dinu Lipatti647 - Dinu Lipatti
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Romanian classical pianist and composer (1917–1950). Rare ALS in French, one page on a 4 x 5.75 postcard, September 10, 1944. Letter to pianist Dory R
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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Edward MacDowell648 - Edward MacDowell
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American composer and pianist of the Romantic period (1860–1908). Uncommon ink signature, “E. A. MacDowell,” on an off-white 3.75 x 1.5 slip. In fine
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Gustav Mahler649 - Gustav Mahler
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ANS in German, signed “Gust. Mahler,” one page, 4.5 x 3.25, May 16, 1889. Untranslated note telling his correspondent that he will come to Vienna and
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Estimate : 3,500.00 - 4,500.00
 
 
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Jules Massenet650 - Jules Massenet
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French composer (1842–1912) best known for such operas as ‘Manon,’ ‘Werther,’ and ‘Thais.’ Lengthy handwritten musical manuscript, unsigned, two pages
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,200.00
 
 
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Jules Massenet651 - Jules Massenet
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Uncommon 5 x 8.5 boudoir cabinet photo showing Massenet in a bust-length pose, signed and inscribed at the top of the image in black ink, “Au Cercle d
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Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy652 - Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy
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Prodigiously gifted German Romantic composer (1809–1847). His musical output encompasses virtually every form and genre of the era, from piano and cha
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Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli653 - Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli
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Italian classical pianist and composer (1920–1995), widely considered one of the greatest pianists of the twentieth century. Dramatic 4 x 6 Deutsche G
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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