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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Thomas Clarkson215 - Thomas Clarkson
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English abolitionist and a leading campaigner against the slave trade in the British Empire (1760–1846). ALS, one page both sides, 4.5 x 7.25, May 9,
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Richard Cobden216 - Richard Cobden
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Influential British statesman (1804–1865) associated with John Bright in the formation of the Anti-Corn Law League; an immensely important figure in c
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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Giuseppe Garibaldi217 - Giuseppe Garibaldi
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ALS in French, signed “G. Garibaldi,” one page, 5.25 x 8, July 10, [1864]. Letter to Francois-Victor Hugo, son of the famous writer. In full (translat
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Che Guevara218 - Che Guevara
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DS in Spanish, signed “Che,” one page, 14 x 10.75, May 30, 1960. Cuban National Bank bond for 1.5 million pesos, consolidating the national debt. Sign
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Leonardus Justinianus219 - Leonardus Justinianus
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ALS in Italian, one page, 8.5 x 12.5, May 5, 1531. Untranslated letter to the Council of Ten in Venice. In very good condition, with intersecting fold
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Ioannis Kapodistrias220 - Ioannis Kapodistrias
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Distinguished European politician (1776–1831) considered as the founder of the modern Greek State. ALS in French, signed “Kapodistrias,” one page, 4.7
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Ferdinand Lassalle221 - Ferdinand Lassalle
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German-Jewish jurist, philosopher, and socialist political activist (1825–1864). ALS in German, signed “F. Lassalle,” one page, 5 x 8, April 27, 1862.
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Nelson Mandela222 - Nelson Mandela
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Exceptional color matte-finish 8 x 9.75 photo of Mandela, signed in black felt tip as president, “N. Mandela, 26. 5. 99.” In very fine condition.
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Nelson Mandela223 - Nelson Mandela
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Signed book: Long Walk to Freedom. Collector’s Edition. Norwalk, CT: Easton Press, 2000. Leather-bound hardcover, 6.25 x 9.5, 558 pages. Signed on the
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Benito Mussolini224 - Benito Mussolini
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Exceptional vintage matte-finish 9.25 x 13 photo of Mussolini in a three-piece suit, signed in fountain pen. Framed with a pair of official ribbons be
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Napoleon225 - Napoleon
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LS in French, signed “Np,” one page, 7.5 x 9, January 29, 1811. Letter to his chief of staff, General Louis-Alexandre Berthier, concerning the evacuat
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Napoleon226 - Napoleon
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Partly-printed DS in French, signed “Np,” one page both sides, 13.5 x 19.25, April 14, 1813. A document regarding international trade. In part (transl
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Nguyen Cao Ky227 - Nguyen Cao Ky
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Vietnamese leader (1930-2011) who served as chief of the Vietnam Air Force in the 1960s, prime minister of South Vietnam from 1965-1967, and vice-pres
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Park Chung-Hee228 - Park Chung-Hee
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South Korean military leader (1917–1979) who seized power in a 1961 coup d’etat; he was assassinated by the director of his own security force. FDC wi
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Park Chung-Hee229 - Park Chung-Hee
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Vintage matte-finish 5.25 x 7.75 portrait of Park Chung-hee in a dignified formal pose, signed in black ink in Korean characters. Housed in its origin
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Mustafa Resid Pasha230 - Mustafa Resid Pasha
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Ottoman statesman and diplomat, known best as the chief architect behind the Ottoman government reforms known as Tanzimat (1779–1858). Rare LS in Fren
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William Pitt the Younger231 - William Pitt the Younger
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ALS signed “W. Pitt,” one page, 7.25 x 9, August 1, 1802. Letter to E. Estcourt. In part: “I shall be very glad to meet you at Sittingbourne (at the R
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Kurt Schuschnigg232 - Kurt Schuschnigg
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Chancellor of the Federal State of Austria from 1934 until the occupation and annexation of Austria into Nazi Germany in 1938, upon which he was arres
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Souvanna Phouma233 - Souvanna Phouma
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Political leader (1901–1984) of the neutralist faction in Laos who served several terms as the kingdom’s prime minister between 1951 and 1975. FDC wit
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Henrietta Szold234 - Henrietta Szold
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Zionist leader (1860–1945) who worked for the Jewish Publishing Society of America before she founded Hadassah in 1912. TLS, one page, 6.5 x 9.5, Hebr
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Chaim Weizmann235 - Chaim Weizmann
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LS signed “Ch. Weizmann,” one page, 8 x 10.25, personal letterhead, February 16, 1915. Letter to Dr. Gaster, in part: “I hope that this makes our poin
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Zhou Enlai236 - Zhou Enlai
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First premier of the People's Republic of China (1898–1976) who served under Mao Zedong. Ballpoint signature in Chinese characters on an off-whi...
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Catherine the Great237 - Catherine the Great
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Sought-after vellum DS in Cyrillic, one page, 15.5 x 11, 1764. A military appointment for the rank of Lieutenant Colonel of the Guards given to Alexan
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Crown Prince Rudolf of Austria238 - Crown Prince Rudolf of Austria
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ALS in German, signed “Rudolf,” one page, 4.5 x 7, April 27, 1885. Letter to the writer Joseph von Weil, head of the German editors of ‘Kronprinzenwer
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Emperor Franz Joseph I: Katharina Schratt239 - Emperor Franz Joseph I: Katharina Schratt
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Austrian actress (1853–1940) who became ‘the uncrowned Empress of Austria’ as a confidante of Emperor Franz Joseph. Choice 3.25 x 5.25 postcard photo
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Frederick the Great240 - Frederick the Great
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Manuscript DS in German, three pages on two adjoining sheets, 7.75 x 12.5, October 9, 1748. Untranslated document concerning bargaining power of attor
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King Franz Joseph I241 - King Franz Joseph I
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Emperor of Austria, King of Bohemia, King of Croatia and Apostolic King of Hungary from 1848 until 1916. Autograph telegram draft in German, signed wi
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King Louis XV: Madame du Barry242 - King Louis XV: Madame du Barry
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Infamous French courtesan (1743–1793) who was the last mistress of Louis XV. Accused of aiding emigres from the Revolution, she was imprisoned, tried,
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King Louis-Philippe: Giuseppe Marco Fieschi243 - King Louis-Philippe: Giuseppe Marco Fieschi
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Chief conspirator in an attempt on the life of King Louis-Philippe, in which he shot a 25-barrel gun of his own design during the annual review of the
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King Philip II244 - King Philip II
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King of Spain (born 1527) from 1556 until his death in 1598; his eventful reign included Spain’s conquest of the Philippines, the establishment of a c
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Marie Antoinette245 - Marie Antoinette
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Unsigned printed booklet in French, containing “Notice Historique sur Le Testament de Louis XVI” and “Notice Historique sur Le Testament de Marie Anto
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Marie Therese246 - Marie Therese
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Queen consort of France as wife of Louis XIV, she was born at the Escorial as the daughter of Philip IV of Spain and Elisabeth of France (1638–1683).
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Nicholas II247 - Nicholas II
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DS in Cyrillic, one page, 4.25 x 7, no date [but pre-1894]. A bill from the Preobrazhensky Regiment Officer’s Club, signed at the bottom in Cyrillic i
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Princess Diana and Prince Charles248 - Princess Diana and Prince Charles
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Desirable Christmas card from 1991 with embossed coats of arms on the front, measuring 14 x 6 open, featuring a color photo of the royal family affixe
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Princess Diana and Prince Charles249 - Princess Diana and Prince Charles
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Very nice TLS signed “Yours most sincerely, Charles and Diana,” with Charles’s name in his own hand and the remainder written by Diana, one page, 7.5
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Queen Anne250 - Queen Anne
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Queen of England (born 1665), the last British monarch in the Stuart dynasty, who reigned from 1702 until her death in 1714. ALS in French, signed “An
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Estimate : 8,000.00 - 10,000.00
 
 
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Queen Mary of Teck251 - Queen Mary of Teck
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Uncommon matte-finish 6.25 x 8.25 photo of Mary wearing her priceless jewels, affixed to its original 9 x 12.5 mount, signed on the mount in fountain
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Royalty252 - Royalty
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Collection of five letters from different members of royalty, including: a lengthy TLS from Elisabeth of Wied, Queen of Romania, dated March, 20, 1901
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David Dow253 - David Dow
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Captain of the RMS Lusitania (1860-1931) from 1913 until her penultimate voyage in May 1915. Bold fountain pen signature, “Yours faithfully, D. Dow,”
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William Turner254 - William Turner
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Captain of the RMS Lusitania (1856–1933) when it was sunk by a German torpedo in May 1915. Postcard of the RMS Aquitania, 5.5 x 3.5, signed in fountai
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Archibald Butt255 - Archibald Butt
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American military officer (born 1865) who served as an influential aide to Presidents Roosevelt and Taft before perishing during the sinking of the Ti
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Carl Asplund256 - Carl Asplund
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A single iron key with quatrefoil head made by Yale and Town circa 1900, measuring approximately two inches long, recovered from the body of third-cla
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Estimate : 6,000.00 - 7,000.00
 
 
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Alexander Carlisle257 - Alexander Carlisle
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General manager and chief draftsman at Harland & Wolff (1854-1926); primarily responsible for the ships’ safety systems, he proposed multiple pl...
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Charles Lightoller259 - Charles Lightoller
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Second officer on board the Titanic, and the most senior officer to survive the disaster. He was the last survivor taken on board the rescue ship Carp
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Estimate : 20,000.00 - 25,000.00
 
 
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Sidney Conrad Siebert260 - Sidney Conrad Siebert
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ALS, in pencil, signed “Your own ever loving & Davoted Husband hon,” four pages on two adjoining sheets, 4.5 x 7, no date. Letter to his wife Wi
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William T. Stead261 - William T. Stead
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Remarkable pair of letters related to the loss of newspaper editor William Thomas Stead in the Titanic disaster. First is a TLS signed “Norman Croom-J
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Surviving Titanic Crew Members262 - Surviving Titanic Crew Members
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Original vintage glossy 8.5 x 6.5 International News Service photo of Titanic crew survivors receiving dry clothes at the Sailor’s Home in New York. P
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Marconigrams263 - Marconigrams
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Two handwritten Marconigrams in pencil, both 8.5 x 5.5, and affixed to opposite sides of a 13.5 x 8.25 album page, with British Enquiry evidence numbe
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The Loss of the Steamship Titanic264 - The Loss of the Steamship Titanic
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Ten-stanza poem by John J. Friend of Bangor, Maine, entitled ‘The Loss of the Steamship Titanic: In Loving Remembrance of Those Who Lost Their Lives o
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The Loss of the Titanic265 - The Loss of the Titanic
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Poem entitled ‘The Loss of the Titanic’ by A. J. Tilley, printed on black-bordered cardstock, December 7, 1912, featuring a description of the disaste
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