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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Horace Greeley390 - Horace Greeley
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ALS, one page, lightly-lined, 4.75 x 7.75, New York Tribune stationery, December 14, 1870. Letter to O. I. Vitor, in part: “I am doing my best in the
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Ernst Haeckel391 - Ernst Haeckel
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Influential German evolutionist, morphologist, and developmental biologist (1834–1919). AQS in German on an off-white 6 x 8 sheet, signed at the concl
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Otto Hahn392 - Otto Hahn
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German chemist (1879–1968) who won the 1944 Nobel Prize for the discovery of nuclear fission. ALS in German, signed “Dein Otto,” one page both sides,
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Joseph Henry393 - Joseph Henry
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Physicist (1797–1878) who conducted experiments in the field of electromagnetism and served as the first secretary of the Smithsonian Institute. ALS,
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Edmund Hillary394 - Edmund Hillary
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Signed book: Nothing Venture, Nothing Win. First edition. NY: Coward, McCann & Geoghegan, 1975. Hardcover with dust jacket, 6.5 x 9.5, 319 pages...
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J. Edgar Hoover395 - J. Edgar Hoover
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Color textured semi-glossy 6.5 x 8 photo of Hoover by Autrey of Hollywood, affixed to its original 8.25 x 11.25 mount, signed on the mount in fountain
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King Frederik IX of Denmark396 - King Frederik IX of Denmark
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King of Denmark (born 1899) who reigned from 1947 until his death in 1972. ALS in German, signed “Frederik,” one page, 6.75 x 4.25, Amalienborg statio
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King George III397 - King George III
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Ink signature, “George R.,” on an off-white 7.75 x 3.25 slip clipped from a larger document. Retains the original official paper seal affixed to the r
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King George VI398 - King George VI
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Postcard photo of the Sandringham Church, 5.5 x 3.5, signed above in black ink as the 8-year-old prince, “Albert,” adding in the lower border, “Dec. 1
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King Hussein and Queen Noor399 - King Hussein and Queen Noor
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Printed copy of King Hussein’s address to the joint session of Congress, nine pages, 8.5 x 11, given in July of 1994. Signed on the front cover in blu
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King Philip IV of Spain400 - King Philip IV of Spain
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King of Spain (1605–1665) who reigned from 1621 until his death. LS in Spanish, signed “Yo el Rey,” three pages on two adjoining sheets, 8.25 x 12, Ma
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Robert Todd Lincoln401 - Robert Todd Lincoln
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The Riggs National Bank check, 7.75 x 2.75, filled out and signed by Lincoln, “Robert T. Lincoln,” payable to currency for $25, December 30, 1918. Fai
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Edwina MacKenzie402 - Edwina MacKenzie
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Second-oldest survivor of the Titanic (1884–1984). Ballpoint signature, “Edwina C. Troutt, saved in lifeboat–13 on Titanic, April 15, 1912, now Mrs. J
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Mother Teresa403 - Mother Teresa
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TLS signed “God bless you, M. Teresa mc,” on the reverse of a 6.25 x 3.5 prayer slip, October 28, 1990. Letter to Kent Jancarik, in full: “God loves y
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Max Nordau404 - Max Nordau
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German physician, writer, and Jewish nationalist (1849–1923) who was instrumental in establishing recognition of Palestine as a potential Jewish homel
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Richard Owen405 - Richard Owen
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British biologist and paleontologist (1804–1892). ALS signed “Rich.d Owen,” one page, 4.5 x 7.25, British Museum letterhead, June 30, 1894. Letter to
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Politicians406 - Politicians
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Four books: a softcover edition of Our Choice by Al Gore, signed on the dedication page in black felt tip; a hardcover edition of ‘Only the Super-Rich
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Princess Mary407 - Princess Mary
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ALS signed “Mary,” one page both sides, 4.75 x 7.5, Buckingham Palace letterhead, December 16, 1920. Letter to Harman Oates, in full: “I feel I must s
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Albert Schweitzer408 - Albert Schweitzer
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ALS in German, one page, 8.25 x 5.75, May 21, 1963. Letter to Professor Gitter in Stolberg, in part (translated): "I thank you and the nurses o...
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Byron Sunderland409 - Byron Sunderland
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American Presbyterian minister (1819–1901) who served as a Chaplain of the United States Senate during the American Civil War. ALS signed “B. Sunderla
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