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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DNA: Francis Crick175 - DNA: Francis Crick
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Two TLSs: a TLS signed “Francis Crick,” one page, 8.5 x 11, The Salk Institute letterhead, September 22, 1977. Letter of recommendation for Dr. Hans J
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Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,000.00
 
 
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Charles Darwin176 - Charles Darwin
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LS signed “Ch. Darwin,” five pages on three sheets, 5 x 8, personal letterhead, April 4, 1866. Letter to Rudolf Suchsland, the son of German publisher
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Estimate : 20,000.00 - 25,000.00
 
 
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Thomas Edison177 - Thomas Edison
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Color postcard depicting Edison’s birthplace in Milan, Ohio, 5.25 x 3.5, signed in fountain pen, “Thomas A Edison.” Collector’s notation below indicat
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Thomas Edison178 - Thomas Edison
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Ink ‘umbrella’ signature, “Thos A. Edison,” on an off-white 4.75 x 2 clipped slip. Affixed to a slightly larger card. Central horizontal fold (passing
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Thomas Edison179 - Thomas Edison
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Edison Botanical Research Corporation business check, 8.5 x 3, filled out in another hand and signed by Edison, “Thos. A. Edison,” payable to H. Nehrl
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Thomas Edison180 - Thomas Edison
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Iconic matte-finish 7 x 9 head-and-shoulders portrait of Edison by Walter Scott Shinn, signed and inscribed in the lower border in fountain pen, “To m
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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Albert Einstein181 - Albert Einstein
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Striking matte-finish 4 x 5.75 bust-length portrait of Einstein affixed to its original 6.25 x 8.25 mount, signed and inscribed on the mount in founta
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Estimate : 6,000.00 - 8,000.00
 
 
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Albert Einstein182 - Albert Einstein
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TLS in German, signed “A. Einstein,” one page, 8.5 x 8.5, California Institute of Technology letterhead, February 24, 1931. Untranslated letter to Cha
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Estimate : 2,000.00 - 2,500.00
 
 
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Albert Einstein183 - Albert Einstein
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ALS in German, signed “Albert,” one page, 8.5 x 11, August 11, 1952. Letter to his cousin Alfred. In full (translated): "Thank you for relaying...
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Estimate : 4,000.00 - 6,000.00
 
 
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Albert Einstein184 - Albert Einstein
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Exceptional matte-finish 4.5 x 6.5 photo of Einstein in a serene head-and-shoulders pose, signed and inscribed in the margins in fountain pen in Germa
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Estimate : 4,000.00 - 5,000.00
 
 
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