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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Georg Philipp Telemann695 - Georg Philipp Telemann
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German Baroque composer and multi-instrumentalist (1681–1767) who was favorably compared and arguably more popular than his close friend Johann Sebast
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Estimate : 20,000.00 - 30,000.00
 
 
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Giuseppe Verdi696 - Giuseppe Verdi
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Supremely desirable AMQS on an off-white 11.25 x 8.5 sheet, signed at the conclusion in ink, “G. Verdi,” and dated at Naples, December 12, 1849. Verdi
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Estimate : 10,000.00 - 15,000.00
 
 
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Arrigo Boito698 - Arrigo Boito
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ALS in Italian, two pages, 4.75 x 8, March 3. Letter to Signor Montalti. In part (translated): “Please accept my overwhelming thanks for the elegant d
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Maria Callas699 - Maria Callas
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Vintage glossy 4.75 x 7 photo, signed and inscribed in black felt tip, “To my dear friend Jacob, with much love, Maria Callas, 1964.” Double-matted an
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Maria Callas700 - Maria Callas
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Beautiful glossy 8 x 10 photo of the opera singer, signed and inscribed in black felt tip, “To Bob Hagedorn, Sincerely, Maria Callas, 1971.” Matted to
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Emmanuel Chabrier701 - Emmanuel Chabrier
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French Romantic composer and pianist (1841–1894). ALS in French, signed “Chabrier,” one page, 5 x 8, August 22, 1881. Chabrier recommends the violin p
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Victor de Sabata702 - Victor de Sabata
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Italian conductor and composer (1892-1967) widely recognized as one of the most distinguished operatic conductors of the twentieth century. Matte-fini
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Mischa Elman703 - Mischa Elman
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Russian violinist (1891–1967), who began his virtuosic career as a child and played Carnegie Hall at age 17. His recording career spanned six decades,
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Manuel de Falla704 - Manuel de Falla
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Important Spanish composer (1876–1946) who takes a place among the most distinguished figures in twentieth-century music. TLS in French, one page, 8 x
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Cesar Franck705 - Cesar Franck
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Composer and pianist (1822–1890) who won some official recognition as the nominated successor of Benoist as organ professor at the Conservatoire. ALS
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Robert Franz706 - Robert Franz
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German composer known for his lieder (1815–1892). AMQS on an off-white 12.5 x 4 sheet, signed at the conclusion in black ink, “Halle, 14th Jul. ’73, R
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Umberto Giordano707 - Umberto Giordano
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Italian composer known for his operas (1867–1948). AMQS on an off-white 5 x 6.5 album page, Giordano pens two bars from his opera Mese Mariano, signin
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Engelbert Humperdinck708 - Engelbert Humperdinck
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German Romantic composer (1854–1921) best known for the opera Hansel und Gretel. AMQS on an off-white 10 x 4.25 musically lined sheet, signed at the c
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Oswald Kabasta709 - Oswald Kabasta
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Austrian conductor (1896–1946) who became principal conductor of the Munich Philharmonic in 1938. Due to his support of the Nazi party he was dismisse
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Herbert von Karajan710 - Herbert von Karajan
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DS in German, one page, 8.25 x 5.75, August 28, 1955. Certificate confirming Antonio Tusa's attendance at Karajan's master course in conduct...
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Anna Mehlig711 - Anna Mehlig
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German pianist (1846–1928) and Student of Sigmund Lebert and Franz Liszt who made her first appearance in England in 1866, playing regularly at the Ph
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Giacomo Meyerbeer712 - Giacomo Meyerbeer
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Untranslated ALS in French, signed “Meyerbeer,” one page both sides, 7.25 x 10, blindstamped personal letterhead, June 1, 1855. Double-matted and fram
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Luigi Nono713 - Luigi Nono
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Important Italian composer (1924–1990), best known for his works in an advanced ‘serial’ idiom and for his creative use of electronic resources. Color
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Mstislav Rostropovich714 - Mstislav Rostropovich
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Russian cellist and conductor (1927–2007). Color glossy 8 x 10.75 photo of Rostropovich, signed in black ballpoint, “M. Rostropovich, 15/IV. 2005.” In
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Anton Rubinstein715 - Anton Rubinstein
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Uncommon 4 x 6 cabinet photo of Rubinstein, signed at the bottom of the image in black ink, “Ant. Rubinstein.” Published by Fritz Luckhardt of Vienna.
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