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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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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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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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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Estimate : 2,500.00 - 3,000.00
 
 
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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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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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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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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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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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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,200.00
 
 
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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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Estimate : 3,500.00 - 4,000.00
 
 
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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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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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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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Estimate : 2,000.00 - 3,000.00
 
 
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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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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,000.00
 
 
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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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Edward, Duke of Windsor156 - Edward, Duke of Windsor
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TLS, one page, 6.25 x 8.75, personal royal crest letterhead, December 7, 1946. Letter to Frank MacDonald Reed, in part: “I certainly look forward to s
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Thomas Edison157 - Thomas Edison
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Edison Botanic Research Corporation business check, 8.25 x 3, filled out in another hand and signed by Edison, “Thos. A. Edison,” payable to Joseph V.
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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Thomas Edison158 - Thomas Edison
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ANS in pencil, quickly signed “Edison,” penned at the bottom of a TLS by Arthur Pedersen, one page, 8.5 x 11, Edison Storage Battery Company letterhea
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,200.00
 
 
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William Crapo Durant159 - William Crapo Durant
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Leading pioneer of the US automobile industry (1861–1947) who co-founded General Motors and Chevrolet, creating the system of multi-brand holding comp
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Albert Einstein160 - Albert Einstein
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Sought-after fountain pen signature and inscription, “Herr Dr. Diamond, Albert Einstein, 1934,” on an off-white 3 x 1.5 card. A uniform block of moder
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Estimate : 2,000.00 - 3,000.00
 
 
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Albert Einstein161 - Albert Einstein
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TLS in German, signed “A. Einstein,” one page, 7.75 x 7, blindstamped personal Princeton letterhead, October 8, 1952. Letter to Dr. Paul Rosenstein, i
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Estimate : 2,000.00 - 3,000.00
 
 
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Albert Einstein162 - Albert Einstein
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Striking woodcut print depicting Einstein made by Antonio Frasconi in 1952 for the Princeton Print Club, 10 x 14, signed in the lower border in pencil
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Estimate : 2,000.00 - 3,000.00
 
 
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Albert Einstein163 - Albert Einstein
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Striking vintage matte-finish 13.5 x 16.5 portrait of Einstein seated at a table with astronomer Charles Edward St. John, signed in the lower right in
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Estimate : 15,000.00 - 20,000.00
 
 
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Emperor Hirohito164 - Emperor Hirohito
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Scarce DS in Japanese, signed by Hirohito as emperor of Japan, one page, 23.25 x 16.5, April 29, 1985. Document conferring the Order of the Sacred Tre
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Estimate : 10,000.00 - 15,000.00
 
 
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Emperor Meiji165 - Emperor Meiji
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Emperor of Japan from 1867 to 1912, who oversaw Japan’s rapid change from an isolated feudal state to an imperial world power (1852–1912); he was also
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Estimate : 8,000.00 - 10,000.00
 
 
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