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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Edward Gibbon312 - Edward Gibbon
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English historian (1737–1794) known for his six-volume The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire. Very bold ADS, one page, 7.25 x 3, Nov
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Jane Goodall313 - Jane Goodall
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Two color satin-finish 10 x 8 photos of Goodall with a chimpanzee, both signed in black felt tip, “With love, Jane Goodall.” In overall fine condition
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Mikhail Gorbachev314 - Mikhail Gorbachev
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Color glossy 10 x 7.75 photo of Gorbachev embracing Ronald Reagan, signed in blue felt tip. In fine condition, with an evenly trimmed bottom edge and
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Mikhail Gorbachev315 - Mikhail Gorbachev
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Signed book in Cyrillic: Moral Lessons of the 20th Century. Moscow: Blue Apple, 2000. Hardcover, 5.75 x 8.75, 175 pages. Signed on the half-title page
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Mikhail Gorbachev316 - Mikhail Gorbachev
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Signed book: Memoirs. First edition. NY: Doubleday, 1996. Hardcover with dust jacket, 6.5 x 9.5, 769 pages. Signed on the title page in black felt tip
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Alexander Graham Bell: Thomas A. Watson317 - Alexander Graham Bell: Thomas A. Watson
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Assistant to Alexander Graham Bell (1854–1934) known for hearing the first words said over the telephone, ‘Mr. Watson—Come here—I want to see you.’ AL
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Charles Guiteau318 - Charles Guiteau
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American lawyer (1841–1882) who, frustrated in his attempt to secure an ambassadorship, assassinated President James Garfield in 1881. Bold ink signat
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Edmund Hillary319 - Edmund Hillary
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Signed book: Sir Edmund Hillary: Nothing Venture, Nothing Win. First edition. NY: Coward, McCann & Geoghegan, Inc., 1975. Hardcover with dust ja...
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Jimmy Hoffa320 - Jimmy Hoffa
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Ballpoint signature, “James R. Hoffa,” on an off-white 5 x 3 card. In fine condition, with four spots of soiling.
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Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr321 - Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr
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Ink signature, “April 17, [19]30, Respectfully yours, Oliver Wendell Holmes,” on an off-white 4 x 2 slip clipped from a Supreme Court of the United St
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J. Edgar Hoover322 - J. Edgar Hoover
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TLS, one page, 7 x 9.25, Federal Bureau of Investigation letterhead, June 28, 1944. Letter to film producer and co-founder of MGM studios Louis B. May
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J. Edgar Hoover323 - J. Edgar Hoover
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TLS signed “J. E. Hoover,” one page, 7 x 9.25, Federal Bureau of Investigation letterhead, December 17, 1941. Letter to Harry Lownsbury, in part: “You
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Ji Pengfei324 - Ji Pengfei
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Chinese politician (1910–2000) who, at the age of 43, became the youngest Chinese ambassado,; serving as his country’s first representative to the Ger
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Robert F. Kennedy325 - Robert F. Kennedy
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TLS signed “Bob,” one page, 6 x 9, United States Senate letterhead, August 16, 1967. Letter to Robert Wykle, Sr., Chairman of the Wayne County Democra
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Kennedy Assassination: Clint Hill326 - Kennedy Assassination: Clint Hill
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Set of four satin-finish photos from the day President Kennedy was assassinated, 10 x 8 and 12 x 8, each signed by former United States Secret Service
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Li Tieying327 - Li Tieying
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Chinese politician and author (born 1936) who served as vice chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress and president ...
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John Lewis328 - John Lewis
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American politician (born 1940) who is the only living ‘Big Six’ leader of the African-American Civil Rights Movement. Set of three satin-finish photo
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Thomas Lipton329 - Thomas Lipton
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Merchant and yachtsman (1848–1931) who created the Lipton tea brand and was the most persistent challenger in the history of the America's Cup. ...
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William Livingston330 - William Livingston
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Signer of the US Constitution from New Jersey (1723–1790) who also served as governor of that state. Partly-printed DS, signed “Wil: Livingston,” one
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Cesare Lombroso331 - Cesare Lombroso
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Italian criminologist (1835–1909) whose theory held that criminality was inherited and could be anatomically identified. Untranslated ALS in Italian,
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