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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Oliver Ellsworth255 - Oliver Ellsworth
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Third chief justice of the United States (1745–1807) and delegate to the Constitutional Congress who later submitted the amendments which became the B
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Warren Court256 - Warren Court
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Color satin-finish 8 x 11 photo of the justices inside an impressive area of the Supreme Court, affixed to a 10 x 13.5 mount, signed on the mount in v
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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William F. ‘Buffalo Bill’ Cody257 - William F. ‘Buffalo Bill’ Cody
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Ink signature, “W. F. Cody, ‘Buffalo Bill’,” on an off-white 3.25 x 1.75 card, with an ornate envelope addressed in Cody's hand, “Miss Nellie El...
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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Geronimo258 - Geronimo
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Ink signature, “Geronimo,” on an off-white 3.25 x 5 lightly-lined sheet also signed by the last Chiricahua chief, “Christian Naiche,” and the interpre
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Sam Houston259 - Sam Houston
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Signed book: The History of England from the Invasion of Julius Caesar to the Revolution in 1688. NY: Inskeep & Bradford, 1810. Hardcover, 5.5 x...
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Francisco ‘Pancho’ Villa260 - Francisco ‘Pancho’ Villa
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Scarce ALS in pencil in Spanish, signed “Francisco Villa,” one page, 8.5 x 11, personal letterhead, November 20, 1919. A quietly threatening letter to
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Estimate : 3,000.00 - 4,000.00
 
 
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Frank James261 - Frank James
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ALS signed with his true first name, “Alexander,” one page, 8 x 10.5, March 3, 1883. Letter written to his wife while jailed in Gallatin, Missouri, a
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Lincoln Conspirators262 - Lincoln Conspirators
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Page from the Harper’s Weekly issue of July 1, 1865, 10.75 x 15.5, featuring engraved portraits of six conspirators accused of assisting John Wilkes B
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Lee Harvey Oswald263 - Lee Harvey Oswald
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Mother’s Day card from 1959, signed “Love Lee xx,” sent to Marguerite Oswald, 3.75 x 7 closed, with a pre-printed sentiment inside, and signed at the
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Lee Harvey Oswald264 - Lee Harvey Oswald
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Lee Harvey Oswald’s personally-owned and -worn gray wool two-piece suit, with his name finely embroidered in yellow thread on a tag above the inner po
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John Jacob Astor265 - John Jacob Astor
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Businessman who was the first prominent member of the Astor family and the first multimillionaire in the United States (1763–1848). LS, one page, 8 x
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Andrew Carnegie266 - Andrew Carnegie
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TLS, one page, 8.25 x 11.75, personal letterhead, February 14, 1911. Letter to New York Supreme Court Judge Morgan J. O’Brien, in full: “I hear that M
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Auguste Escoffier267 - Auguste Escoffier
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Legendary French chef, restaurateur, and culinary writer (1846–1935) who was one of the most important leaders in the development of modern French cui
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Estimate : 6,000.00 - 8,000.00
 
 
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J. Paul Getty268 - J. Paul Getty
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Collection of seven checks, ranging in size from 8.25 x 3 to 8.5 x 3.5, six filled out in type and one filled out by Getty, all signed “J. Paul Getty,
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William Randolph Hearst and Marion Davies269 - William Randolph Hearst and Marion Davies
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Collection of four TLSs sent to Mary Cassiday, including two by Hearst, signed “W. R. Hearst,” and two by Davies, signed “Marion,” dated from 1940 to
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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John D. Rockefeller270 - John D. Rockefeller
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Carbon DS, one page, 8 x 13, October 20, 1900. An unusual legal document headed, “In the matter of the Requisition by Hon Jos. D. Sayers, Governor of
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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John D. Rockefeller271 - John D. Rockefeller
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TLS signed “John D. Rockefeller, Jr.,” one page, 8 x 10.5, October 8, 1918. Letter to New York Supreme Court Judge Morgan J. O’Brien, in part: “Your a
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Henry Wells and William Fargo272 - Henry Wells and William Fargo
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Partly-printed DS, signed “Henry Wells” and “Wm. G. Fargo,” one page, 12.25 x 8.5, October 13, 1865. Handsomely engraved certificate for three shares
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Adolf von Baeyer275 - Adolf von Baeyer
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German chemist (1835–1917) who synthesized indigo and was the 1905 recipient of the Nobel Prize in Chemistry. ALS in German, signed “Adolf Baeyer,” on
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Robert Bunsen276 - Robert Bunsen
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German chemist (1811–1899) who discovered the elements cesium and rubidium and who developed the laboratory burner that now bears his name. Certificat
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Charles Darwin277 - Charles Darwin
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Hand-addressed mailing envelope, 4.75 x 2.75, addressed by Darwin to “R. Suchsland, 25 Belle Vue St., Swansea, S. Wales.” Postmarked at London, March
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Thomas Edison278 - Thomas Edison
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Oversized matte-finish 7.5 x 9.5 photo of the inventor seated with his hands clasped in his lap, affixed to a 9.5 x 12 mount, signed and inscribed on
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Albert Einstein279 - Albert Einstein
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ANS in German, signed “Albert,” penned at the conclusion of a longer letter in French by his cousin Alice, written from Princeton to their cousin Alfr
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Albert Einstein280 - Albert Einstein
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TLS signed “A. Einstein,” one page, 8.5 x 10.75, Institute for Advanced Study letterhead, June 22, 1946. Letter to John Cullen, the assistant general
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Albert Einstein281 - Albert Einstein
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World War II–dated TLS signed “A. Einstein,” one page, 8.5 x 11, blindstamped personal letterhead, March 30, 1942. Letter to John G. Moore. In full: “
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Henry Ford282 - Henry Ford
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Uncommon matte-finish 5.5 x 3.5 postcard photo of Henry Ford whispering in Thomas Edison’s ear, signed in fountain pen by Ford. In fine condition. For
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James Franck283 - James Franck
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German-born physicist (1882–1964) who shared the 1925 Nobel Prize in Physics for his work related to the laws governing the impact of electrons on ato
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John F. W. Herschel284 - John F. W. Herschel
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British mathematician, astronomer, and inventor (1792–1871) known for his discoveries related to the moons of Saturn and Uranus and for his pioneering
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Sebastian Kneipp285 - Sebastian Kneipp
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Bavarian priest (1821–1897) who pioneered naturopathic medicine, particularly a form of hydrotherapy known as the Kneipp cure. Scarce original 2.5 x 4
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Edwin Hubble286 - Edwin Hubble
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ALS, one page, 8.5 x 11, Mount Wilson Observatory letterhead, January 26, 1932. Letter to “Miss Loos.” In part: “The ‘dark of the moon’ run is arrange
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Robert Koch287 - Robert Koch
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German medical scientist (1843–1910) regarded as the father of bacteriology. He isolated the tuberculosis bacillus and the anthrax virus, and received
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Hendrik Antoon Lorentz288 - Hendrik Antoon Lorentz
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Dutch physicist (1853–1928) who shared the 1902 Nobel Prize in Physics for the discovery and theoretical explanation of the Zeeman effect. Rare ALS in
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Guglielmo Marconi289 - Guglielmo Marconi
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Pencil signature, “Yours sincerely, G. Marconi, Dec. 15—1919,” on an off-white 3.5 x 2.75 card. Double-matted with an image of Marconi to an overall s
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Jacques Monod290 - Jacques Monod
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French biologist (1910–1976) who was awarded a Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1965 for discoveries concerning genetic control of enzyme and
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Samuel F. B. Morse291 - Samuel F. B. Morse
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Choice AQS in French on an off-white 4.75 x 4.75 sheet, signed at the conclusion, “Saml. F. B. Morse.” Morse pens a French proverb, in full (untransla
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Isaac Newton292 - Isaac Newton
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Manuscript DS, signed “Is. Newton,” one page both sides, 9.25 x 14.5, August 14, 1717. Official document concerning the financing of the mint. In part
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Louis Pasteur293 - Louis Pasteur
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ALS in French, signed “L. Pasteur,” one page, 5.25 x 8, December 3 [1885]. Letter to an unidentified correspondent, in full (translated): "I do...
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Estimate : 2,000.00 - 3,000.00
 
 
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Max Planck294 - Max Planck
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Nobel Prize–winning German physicist (1858–1947) who pioneered the understanding of quantum theory. TLS in German, signed “Planck,” one page, 8.25 x 1
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William Ramsay295 - William Ramsay
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Scottish chemist (1852–1916) who discovered the noble gases and won the 1904 Nobel Prize in Chemistry. Three untranslated ALSs in French, two signed “
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Erwin Schrodinger296 - Erwin Schrodinger
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Three ALSs in German to his daughter’s friend Berthild Gerold, including: one signed “Erwin Schrodinger,” one page with a one-line postscript on the r
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Estimate : 8,000.00 - 10,000.00
 
 
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Johannes Stark297 - Johannes Stark
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German physicist (1874–1957) and winner of the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1919. ALS in German, signed “J. Stark,” one page, 3.5 x 5.5, September 9, 190
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Emil Adolf von Behring298 - Emil Adolf von Behring
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German physiologist (1854–1917) who received the first-ever Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1901. ALS in German, signed “Behring,” one page,
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James D. Watson299 - James D. Watson
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Original sketch of a double helix DNA strand on a white 8.5 x 11 sheet, signed in black ballpoint, “James D. Watson, Nobel for DNA 1962.” Watson label
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James D. Watson and Francis Crick300 - James D. Watson and Francis Crick
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Souvenir typescript, one page, 8.5 x 11, entitled ‘Jurassic Jitters,’ featuring two printed sketches of DNA strands at the bottom, and signed at the c
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,000.00
 
 
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Theodor Adorno301 - 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. Four TLSs in
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Eugen von Bohm-Bawerk302 - Eugen von Bohm-Bawerk
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Austrian economist (1851–1914) who made important contributions to the development of the ‘Austrian School’ of economics. Personal calling card imprin
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Martin Buber303 - Martin Buber
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Six untranslated ALSs in German, each signed “Buber,” totaling eight pages, dated throughout 1909. All are to the writer Abraham Halberthal in Hamburg
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Hugo Grotius304 - Hugo Grotius
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Dutch jurist and philosopher (1583-1645) who laid the foundations for international law with his book De jure belli ac pacis, and played a key role in
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Friedrich Hayek305 - Friedrich Hayek
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Influential economist (1899–1992) known for his defense of classical liberalism, who shared the Nobel Prize in Economics with Gunnar Myrdal for ‘pione
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Carl Jung306 - Carl Jung
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TLS signed “C. G. Jung,” one page, 8 x 5.75, personal letterhead, December 12, 1952. Letter to Clarisse Eggemann, in part: “Thank you for your kind Ch
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