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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Alexander Graham Bell176 - Alexander Graham Bell
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ALS, one page, 4.75 x 7.75, Volta Laboratory letterhead, August 2, 1881. Letter to Joseph Stanley Brown, private secretary to President James A. Garfi
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Estimate : 6,000.00 - 8,000.00
 
 
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Henri Becquerel177 - Henri Becquerel
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Handwritten note in French, unsigned, on the front of his personal calling card, 3.5 x 2, October 25, 1905. Note to Mr. and Mrs. Warburg expressing ho
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Robert Brown178 - Robert Brown
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Scottish botanist and palaeobotanist (1773–1858) whose pioneering use of the microscope led to valuable contributions in his field. ALS, one page, 7.2
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,000.00
 
 
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John Dalton179 - John Dalton
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English chemist, meteorologist, and physicist (1766–1844) best known for his pioneering work in the development of modern atomic theory. ALS, one page
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,200.00
 
 
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Charles Darwin180 - Charles Darwin
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ALS signed “Ch. Darwin,” two pages on two adjoining sheets, 5 x 8, no date. A memorandum headed, “Index for Mr. Darwin's work on the Variation o...
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Estimate : 10,000.00 - 15,000.00
 
 
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DNA: Watson and Crick181 - DNA: Watson and Crick
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Signed book: The Double Helix. Later printing. NY: W. W. Norton & Company, 1980. Softcover, 5 x 8.25, 298 pages. Signed on the title page in bla...
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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George Eastman182 - George Eastman
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American inventor, entrepreneur, and founder of the Eastman Kodak company (1854–1932) whose invention of roll film helped revolutionize photography. D
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Thomas Edison183 - 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 with his prominent ‘umbrella’ signature
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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Thomas Edison184 - Thomas Edison
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Bold ink ‘umbrella’ signature, “Thomas A. Edison,” on an off-white 3.5 x 2 card. In fine condition, with two tiny spots of foxing.
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Paul Ehrlich185 - Paul Ehrlich
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German scientist and pioneer of chemotherapy (1854–1915) who was co-awarded the Nobel Prize for Medicine with Ilya Ilyich Mechnikov in 1908. ALS in Ge
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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