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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Antoine de Saint-Exupery669 - Antoine de Saint-Exupery
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French poet and writer (1900–1944) and pioneering aviator known for the classic book The Little Prince. While flying for the Free French Air Force in
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Estimate : 4,000.00 - 5,000.00
 
 
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Marquis de Sade670 - Marquis de Sade
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ALS in French, unsigned, four pages on two adjoining sheets, 8.25 x 12.75, no date but circa January 1777. Letter to Maitre Gaufridy, in full (transla
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Estimate : 10,000.00 - 15,000.00
 
 
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Maurice Sendak671 - Maurice Sendak
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ALS signed “Maurice,” two pages inside a card featuring Where the Wild Things Are artwork, 4.75 x 5.75, no date. In part: “I’ve just come home from so
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Dr. Seuss673 - Dr. Seuss
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Original signed felt tip sketch of the Cat in the Hat on an off-white 2 x 3.25 sheet. Double-matted with two color book pages from The Cat In the Hat
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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George Bernard Shaw674 - George Bernard Shaw
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ALS signed “G. Bernard Shaw,” one page on a 3.5 x 5.5 personal stationery postcard, October 30, 1920. Letter to the Famous Players-Lasky Corporation.
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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George Bernard Shaw675 - George Bernard Shaw
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Questionnaire, signed at the conclusion, “’First serial right’ to International News Service, G. Bernard Shaw, 25 Jany 1948,” three pages on two sheet
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Estimate : 4,000.00 - 5,000.00
 
 
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Samuel Francis Smith676 - Samuel Francis Smith
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Boston-born Baptist minister and academic (1808–1895) best known as the lyricist of ‘America’ (‘My Country, ’Tis of Thee’), written while he was a stu
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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Mickey Spillane677 - Mickey Spillane
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Extremely early vintage glossy 9.25 x 7.5 photo of Spillane being presented the cover artwork for the Signet edition of his debut novel, I, the Jury,
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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John Steinbeck678 - John Steinbeck
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Signed book: The Red Pony. First edition, limited issue, numbered 658/699. NY: Covici Friede, 1937. Hardcover with slipcase, 7 x 10.25, 81 pages. Sign
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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John Steinbeck679 - John Steinbeck
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ALS signed “John,” two pages, 8 x 12.25, St. Patrick’s Day [March 17, no year but circa early 1950s]. Letter to “Bill,” in part: “We don’t see enough
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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