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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Ferdinand and Isabella350 - Ferdinand and Isabella
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Spanish monarchs best known as the sponsors and patrons of Christopher Columbus. Manuscript DS in Spanish, signed by King Ferdinand V, “Yo el Rey,” an
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Estimate : 10,000.00 - 15,000.00
 
 
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Frederick the Great351 - Frederick the Great
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LS in German, one page, 7.25 x 9, January 10, 1776. Letter to Lieutenant Colonel von Boyen’s Regiment in Ingersleben, confirming receipt of a report f
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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King Edward VIII352 - King Edward VIII
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Impressive display of items, including: an ANS, one page, 4.75 x 6, personal letterhead, no date, in full, “To Walter Edge, with best wishes, from Edw
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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King Frederick William IV353 - King Frederick William IV
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King of Prussia (1795–1861) who ruled from 1840 until his death. Untranslated ALS in German, one page, 5.5 x 8.75, embossed crest letterhead, January
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King George III354 - King George III
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ALS signed “G. R.,” one page, 7.5 x 9.5, March 15, 1783. Letter to Lord Sydney. In part: “Lord Sydney will acquaint Sir Geo. Yonge by a private letter
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,000.00
 
 
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King Henry III of France355 - King Henry III of France
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King of France (born 1551), the son of Henry II and Catherine de Medici, who reigned from 1574 until his assassination in 1589. Untranslated vellum ma
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King John II of Aragon356 - King John II of Aragon
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Son of Ferdinand I and Eleanor of Alburquerque known as John II the Faithless, as well as John II the Great (1398–1479), who ruled as king of Aragon f
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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King Louis XIV357 - King Louis XIV
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King of France (born 1638) from 1643 until his death in 1715, known as the ‘Sun King’ for the glittering splendor of his court at Versailles and the u
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Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,000.00
 
 
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King Philip I of Castile358 - King Philip I of Castile
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The son of Holy Roman Emperor Maximilian I and grandson of Charles the Bold, known as Philip the Handsome (1478–1506); he was the first member of the
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Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,000.00
 
 
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Maria Theresa359 - Maria Theresa
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Holy Roman Empress and Queen of Bohemia (1717–1780) who was the mother of Marie Antoinette. Partial ALS in German, unsigned, 7.25 x 9, no date but cir
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Maximilian I360 - Maximilian I
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King of Bavaria (born 1756) from 1806 until his death in 1825. Handwritten letter in French, unsigned, four pages on two adjoining sheets, 5.25 x 8, n
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Peter the Great361 - Peter the Great
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Russian czar (1672–1725) who ruled from 1682 until his death and was an instrumental force in the Westernization and expansion of Russia into a major
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Estimate : 15,000.00 - 20,000.00
 
 
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Princess Diana362 - Princess Diana
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Superb Christmas card with embossed coats of arms on the front, measuring 12 x 8 open, featuring a color photo of the royal family affixed inside oppo
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,200.00
 
 
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Princess Diana and Prince Charles363 - Princess Diana and Prince Charles
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Desirable Christmas card with embossed coats of arms on the front, measuring 10.25 x 7.25 open, featuring a color photo of the royal family affixed in
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,200.00
 
 
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Princess Elisabeth Charlotte364 - Princess Elisabeth Charlotte
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German princess and the wife of Philippe I, Duke of Orleans, whose hereditary claim to the Palatinate was used as pretext to launch the Nine Years&#...
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,200.00
 
 
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Zita of Bourbon-Parma365 - Zita of Bourbon-Parma
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The wife (1892–1989) of Emperor Charles of Austria, and thus the last Empress of Austria, Queen of Hungary, and Queen of Bohemia after the division of
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Estimate : 2,000.00 - 3,000.00
 
 
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George Green366 - George Green
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Interesting archive of material concerning compensation paid to families of Titanic victims, consisting of paperwork submitted by the White Star Line
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Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,000.00
 
 
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William T. Stead and Eleanor Shuman367 - William T. Stead and Eleanor Shuman
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Nice pairing of signatures: an ink signature, “W. T. Stead,” on an off-white 3.5 x 1 slip; and an ink signature, “Eleanor Johnson Shuman,” on an off-w
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John Franklin368 - John Franklin
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Royal Navy officer and Arctic explorer (1786–1847) who perished, along with his entire crew, along the Northwest Passage. ALS, three pages on two adjo
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Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,000.00
 
 
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David Livingstone369 - David Livingstone
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ALS, three pages on two adjoining sheets, 4.5 x 7, June 8, 1865. Letter to Peter Le Neve Foster, secretary to the Society of Arts. In part: “Can you f
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Estimate : 4,000.00 - 5,000.00
 
 
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