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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David Ben-Gurion297 - David Ben-Gurion
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TLS signed “D. Ben-Gurion,” one page, 5.25 x 8.5, the Winthrop, New York letterhead, May 19, 1942. Letter to Jacob Greenberg of the Mizrachi Youth. In
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David Ben-Gurion298 - David Ben-Gurion
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Glossy 3.5 x 5 photo of the Zionist leader, signed in the lower border in blue ink, “D. Ben-Gurion.” In very good condition, with light creases, scatt
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Louis D. Brandeis299 - Louis D. Brandeis
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Patriotic postcard of an American flag, 3.5 x 5.5, signed in fountain pen in the lower border, “Louis D. Brandeis.” Collector’s notation below indicat
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British Prime Ministers300 - British Prime Ministers
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Collection of four commemorative covers with cachets honoring Winston Churchill, each signed in fountain pen or ballpoint by a British prime minister,
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British Royal Family301 - British Royal Family
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Collection of six unsigned telegrams and messages, dating from 1973–1991, all to Robert C. Marrington. Five are from Queen Elizabeth II, including one
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William Jennings Bryan302 - William Jennings Bryan
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TLS signed “W. J. Bryan,” one page, 8.25 x 10.75, personal letterhead, August 18, 1899. Letter to W. H. Berry, in part: “I do not expect to speak in t
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Henry Bulwer303 - Henry Bulwer
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British Liberal politician, diplomat, and writer (1801–1872). Untranslated ALS in French, four pages on two adjoining sheets, 5.25 x 8.5, March 14, 18
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Richard E. Byrd and James H. Doolittle304 - Richard E. Byrd and James H. Doolittle
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Two items: first, a bank check, 6.25 x 2.75, filled out in another hand and signed by Byrd, “R. E. Byrd,” payable to Cambridge Laundry for $29.26, May
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Andy Card305 - Andy Card
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Former White House Cabinet member and Chief of Staff to President George W. Bush. Color satin-finish 14 x 11 photo of Card informing President Bush of
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Benjamin Cardozo306 - Benjamin Cardozo
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ALS signed “Benjamin Cardozo,” two pages on two adjoining sheets, 4.5 x 6, personal letterhead, March 1, 1928. Letter to Mrs. Seabury. In full: “It wa
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Andrew Carnegie307 - Andrew Carnegie
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Postcard of the public library in Washington, D.C., 5.5 x 3.5, signed in the lower border in fountain pen, “Andrew Carnegie.” Collector’s notation ind
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George Washington Carver308 - George Washington Carver
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TLS signed “G. W. Carver,” one page, 8 x 10.75, The George Washington Carver Foundation letterhead, March 23, 1942. Letter to Harvey J. Hill, in part:
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Henry Clay309 - Henry Clay
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ADS, signed “H. Clay,” three pages on two adjoining sheets, 7.5 x 12, September 14, 1808. Boldly penned lengthy legal document concerning a disputed p
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Clarence Darrow310 - Clarence Darrow
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TLS, one page, 6.5 x 8.25, personal letterhead, no date. Letter to Ellis D. Robb, in part: “It was most kind of you to send me the excellent review of
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Charles de Gaulle311 - Charles de Gaulle
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TLS in French, signed “C. de Gaulle,” one page, 8.25 x 10.5, personal letterhead, November 13, 1952. Letter to Commander Boissiere. In part (translate
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Frederick Douglass312 - Frederick Douglass
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Manuscript DS, signed “Fred’k Douglass, Recorder,” two pages both sides, 8 x 12.25, April 25, 1882. Indenture for the sale of parcel of land owned by
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Oliver Ellsworth313 - Oliver Ellsworth
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Third Chief Justice of the United States (1745–1807) and delegate to the Constitutional Congress who later submitted the amendments which became the B
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Oliver Ellsworth314 - Oliver Ellsworth
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Revolutionary War–dated manuscript DS, signed “O. Ellsworth,” one page, 7.25 x 4.5, June 9, 1778. Pay order sent to John Lawrence, treasurer of Connec
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Emma Goldman315 - Emma Goldman
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Anarchist known for her political activism, writing and speeches (1869-1940). Color postcard depicting Union Station in Washington, D.C., 3.5 x 5.5, s
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Mikhail Gorbachev316 - Mikhail Gorbachev
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Two identical color glossy 10 x 7.75 photos of Gorbachev embracing Reagan at the first Ronald Reagan Freedom Award ceremony in 1992, each signed in bl
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