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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Claude Louis Berthollet271 - Claude Louis Berthollet
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French chemist (1748–1822). His contributions to chemistry include the analysis of ammonia and prussic acid and the discovery of the bleaching propert
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Benazir Bhutto272 - Benazir Bhutto
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Prime Minister of Pakistan (born 1953) from 1988–1990 and 1993–1996; the first female elected as head of a Muslim state, she was assassinated in 2007.
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Elias Boudinot273 - Elias Boudinot
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American lawyer and statesman (1740–1821) who served as President of the Continental Congress from 1782 to 1783 and later became a US Representative f
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Lujo Brentano274 - Lujo Brentano
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German economist and social reformer (1844–1931). Scarce original 4 x 6.5 cabinet photo of Brentano by German photography studio Atelier Elvira, signe
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Martin Buber275 - Martin Buber
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Untranslated ALS in German, signed “Buber,” one page on a 4 x 5.75 postcard, March 28, 1930. Reverse is addressed in Buber’s hand. Crease and minor ad
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Adolf Butenandt276 - Adolf Butenandt
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German biochemist (1903-1995), who was awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1939 for his work on sex hormones. He was initially forced by the Nazi
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Richard E. Byrd277 - Richard E. Byrd
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Two TLSs, each one page, sent to naval officer Hienie Good. The first is signed “Dick,” Byrd Arctic Expedition, S. S. Chantier letterhead, in part: “W
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Richard E. Byrd278 - Richard E. Byrd
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Striking glossy 8 x 10 photo of Byrd in uniform, nicely signed against his white shirt in fountain pen, “R. E. Byrd.” In fine condition.
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Andy Card279 - 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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James Chadwick280 - James Chadwick
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English physicist (1891–1974) who was awarded the 1935 Nobel Prize in Physics for his discovery of the neutron in 1932, thus paving the way towards th
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Chen Shui-bian281 - Chen Shui-bian
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President of the Republic of China (born 1950) who served from 2000 to 2008. Dignified color glossy 5 x 7 head-and-shoulders photo of Chen Shui-bian,
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Konstantin Chernenko282 - Konstantin Chernenko
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Soviet politician (1911–1985) and the fifth General Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union. Uncommon Russian greeting card from 1978 fea
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Walter Chrysler283 - Walter Chrysler
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Fountain pen signature, “Walter P. Chrysler,” on a light blue 6 x 4 autograph response card bearing a collector’s date notation of January 1930. In ve
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William Andrews Clark284 - William Andrews Clark
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American politician and entrepreneur (1839–1925) involved with mining, banking, and railroads. Partly-printed DS, signed “W. A. Clark,” one page, 10.2
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Dalai Lama285 - Dalai Lama
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Signed book: Ethics for the New Millennium. First edition, first printing. NY: Riverhead Books, 1999. Hardcover with dust jacket, 6.25 x 9.25, 237 pag
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Dalai Lama286 - Dalai Lama
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Color glossy 7 x 9.25 German press photo of the Dalai Lama speaking at the Second International Conference of Tibet Support Groups in Bonn, Germany, o
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Alphonse Pyrame de Candolle287 - Alphonse Pyrame de Candolle
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French-Swiss botanist (1806–1893) who developed the laws of botanical nomenclature. ALS in French, signed “Alph. de Candolle,” three pages on two adjo
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Charles de Gaulle288 - Charles de Gaulle
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TLS in French, signed “C. de Gaulle,” one page, 8.25 x .5, personal letterhead, June 26, 1952. Letter to Commander Boissiere. In part (translated): ...
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John DeLorean289 - John DeLorean
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Executive in the U.S. automobile industry (1925–2005), and founder of the DeLorean Motor Company, best remembered for the DeLorean DMC-12 sports car,
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DNA: Watson, Crick, and Wilkins290 - DNA: Watson, Crick, and Wilkins
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Uncommon collection of ink signatures, “Francis Crick,” “James D. Watson,” and “M. H. F. Wilkins,” on individual off-white 5 x 3 cards. In overall fin
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