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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Li Zongren311 - Li Zongren
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Vice President of the Republic of China (1890–1969) who was a prominent Guangxi warlord and KMT military commander during the Northern Expedition, Sec
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Estimate : 4,000.00 - 5,000.00
 
 
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Lincoln Assassination: Crane and Billings312 - Lincoln Assassination: Crane and Billings
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Partly-printed vellum DS, one page, 7.75 x 9.75, July 1, 1874. Army of the United States discharge document. In part: “Charles Roller a Hospital Stewa
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Lincoln Cabinet Members313 - Lincoln Cabinet Members
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Nine items consisting of letters, documents, and sheets, each signed by a member of Lincoln’s famous ‘team of rivals’ cabinet. Signers are: Hannibal H
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Joseph Lister314 - Joseph Lister
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British surgeon (1827–1912) who innovated the practice of sterile surgery, one of the most important medical advances of the day. LS, one page, 4.5 x
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Charles Lyell315 - Charles Lyell
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Geologist (1797–1875) referred to as the ‘father of modern geology,’ and close and influential friend of Charles Darwin. ALS signed “Cha. Lyell,” thre
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Giuseppe Mazzini316 - Giuseppe Mazzini
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Italian patriot (1805–1872) who dedicated his life, much of which was spent in exile, to uniting his country under a republic. ALS in Italian, signed
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Mother Teresa317 - Mother Teresa
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Printed prayer slip, 4.25 x 5.5, with an image of Mother Teresa with her hands clasped in prayer, signed at the bottom in blue felt tip, “God bless yo
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Mother Teresa318 - Mother Teresa
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Iconic glossy 8 x 10 photo of Mother Teresa with her hands clasped in prayer, signed in blue felt tip, “God bless you, M. Teresa mc.” In fine conditio
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Benito Mussolini319 - Benito Mussolini
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Ink signature, “Benito Mussolini, Roma 14 luglio 1927-V,” on a beige 5.25 x 3 card. In fine condition, with a couple stray ink marks.
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Benito Mussolini and Vittorio Emanuele III320 - Benito Mussolini and Vittorio Emanuele III
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Partly-printed DS in Italian, one page, 9.75 x 14.5, May 9, 1939. An untranslated official document signed at the conclusion in bold ink, “Mussolini”
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Napoleon III321 - Napoleon III
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President of the French Second Republic and as Napoleon III, the ruler of the Second French Empire (1808–1873). ALS in French, signed “Louis Napoleon
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Ngo Dinh Diem322 - Ngo Dinh Diem
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First president of South Vietnam (1901–1963) who was assassinated in the 1963 coup d'etat. Ballpoint signature, “Ngo Dinh Diem,” on an off-white...
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Nguyen Cao Ky323 - 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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Richard Owen324 - Richard Owen
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English biologist and paleontologist (1804–1892) best known for interpreting fossils and coining the term ‘dinosaur.’ ALS signed “Rd. Owen,” one page,
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Robert Treat Paine325 - Robert Treat Paine
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Massachusetts lawyer (1731–1814) who served as one of the prosecutors of British soldiers during the Boston Massacre trial; he later signed the Declar
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Rosa Parks326 - Rosa Parks
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Glossy 10 x 8 laser-print photo of Parks having her fingerprints taken by a police officer, signed vertically in blue felt tip. In fine condition, wit
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Rosa Parks327 - Rosa Parks
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Glossy 8 x 10 photo of Parks gazing out a window while seated on a bus, signed in black felt tip. In fine condition.
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Robert E. Peary328 - Robert E. Peary
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TLS signed “Peary,” one page, 7.25 x 10, personal letterhead, April 1, 1912. Letter to Albert Operti. In full: “I am thinking of depositing in the Nat
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Wendell Phillips and Charles Sumner329 - Wendell Phillips and Charles Sumner
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Two AQSs: one AQS signed “Wendell Phillips,” one page, 3.75 x 6, April 20, 1874, in part: “Mankind is made up of two classes: one goes ahead & d...
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Melvin Purvis330 - Melvin Purvis
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Handwritten telegram in pencil, one page, 8.5 x 7, Western Union letterhead, January 22, 1936. A telegram to Maurice Hanson in New York. In part: “Wil
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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