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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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165John Dillinger and J. Edgar HooverRR Auction
Original wanted poster for Dillinger issued in 1934 by J. Edgar Hoover for a violation of the National Motor Vehicle Theft Act, 7.5 x 7.75, showing Di
Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
166William M. ‘Boss’ TweedRR Auction
Partly-printed DS, signed “W. M. Tweed,” one page, 8.25 x 14, August 22, 1867. Receipt for a payment of $230.75 for a purchase of office supplies for
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
167Robert StroudRR Auction
Notorious criminal (1890–1963) who, while imprisoned, became a self-educated authority on birds and earned the nickname ‘The Birdman of Alcatraz.’ ALS
Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
168William Randolph HearstRR Auction
Seven pages of poetry handwritten by Hearst, the first in pencil on five sheets and the other in ink on two sheets. The pencil poem, apparently an ode
Estimate : 800.00 - 1,000.00
169John D. RockefellerRR Auction
Signed book: Forest Hill, September 26, 1905. Limited edition, numbered 99/425. Cleveland: The Vinson and Korner Co., 1905. Hardcover, 7.5 x 10. Nicel
Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,000.00
170Henry VillardRR Auction
American journalist, publisher, and railway tycoon (1835–1900). ALS in German, signed “Heinrich,” three pages on two adjoining sheets, 4.75 x 6.5, Dec
Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
171Francois AragoRR Auction
French Catalan mathematician, physicist, astronomer, and politician (1786-1853). ALS in French, signed “F. Arago,” one page, 8 x 10.25, August 25, 183
Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
172Alexander Graham BellRR Auction
TNS, one page, 5.5 x 2.75, no date. Brief response to an autograph request. In full: “In response to your request for my autograph, which has been for
Estimate : 800.00 - 1,200.00
173Henri BecquerelRR Auction
French physicist (1852–1908) whose experiments with uranium salts led to the discovery of spontaneous radioactivity; for this breakthrough he shared t
Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,000.00
174John DaltonRR Auction
English chemist, meteorologist, and physicist (1766–1844) best known for his pioneering work in the development of modern atomic theory. Third-person
Estimate : 800.00 - 1,200.00