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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William Osler187 - William Osler
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Canadian-born physician and researcher (1849–1919) who was a founding professor of Johns Hopkins Hospital. ALS signed “Wm. Osler,” one page, 4.5 x 6,
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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Louis Pasteur188 - Louis Pasteur
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Ink signature in French (translated), “With my compliments, Paris, 22 April 1893, L. Pasteur,” on an off-white 4 x 5 sheet. In fine condition. Accompa
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Max Planck189 - Max Planck
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Nobel Prize–winning German physicist (1858–1947) who pioneered the understanding of quantum theory. ALS in German, signed “M. Planck,” one page, 6 x 4
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,200.00
 
 
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Ivan Pavlov190 - Ivan Pavlov
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Russian physiologist (1849–1936) best known for his investigation of conditioned reflex through the use of experiments involving salivating dogs. He w
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Estimate : 5,000.00 - 6,000.00
 
 
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Adolphe Quetelet191 - Adolphe Quetelet
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Belgian astronomer, mathematician, statistician, and sociologist (1796–1874). ALS in French, signed “Quetelet,” three pages on two adjoining sheets, 5
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Theodor Adorno192 - Theodor Adorno
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German sociologist, philosopher, and musicologist (1903–1969) known for his critical theory as a leading member of the Frankfurt School. Two untransla
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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Walter Benjamin193 - Walter Benjamin
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German philosopher and cultural critic (1892–1940) who made enduring and influential contributions to aesthetic theory and Western Marxism. Substantia
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Estimate : 10,000.00 - 15,000.00
 
 
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Ludwig Feuerbach194 - Ludwig Feuerbach
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German philosopher and anthropologist (1804–1872) whose book The Essence of Christianity influenced the minds of Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels. Ink s
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,000.00
 
 
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Sigmund Freud195 - Sigmund Freud
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Handwritten medical prescription in German, unsigned, one page on a 6.25 x 3.25 slip headed “Dr. Sigmund Freud,” no date. Freud writes a prescription
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Estimate : 4,000.00 - 5,000.00
 
 
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Alexander Herzen196 - Alexander Herzen
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Russian writer and political thinker (1812–1870) considered the ‘father of Russian socialism.’ Rare draft ADS in French, signed several times within t
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Estimate : 8,000.00 - 10,000.00
 
 
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