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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Walter P. Chrysler203 - Walter P. Chrysler
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Uncommon vintage matte-finish 8 x 10 portrait of Chrysler in near-profile, signed and inscribed in fountain pen, “To W. D. Mathis, with every good wis
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Auguste Escoffier204 - 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 : 2,000.00 - 3,000.00
 
 
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Jay Gould205 - Jay Gould
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Financier (1836–1892) known for his stock market manipulation of railroad securities; he also tried to corner the gold market, leading to the ‘Black F
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,200.00
 
 
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William Randolph Hearst206 - William Randolph Hearst
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Seven pages of poetry handwritten by Hearst, the first in pencil on five sheets and the other in ink on two sheets. The pencil poem, apparently an ode
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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Howard Hughes207 - Howard Hughes
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DS, signed “Howard R. Hughes,” one page, 8.5 x 11, December 30, 1954. Agreement between Welsch Productions and the Technicolor Motion Picture Corp. La
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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Friedrich Alfred Krupp208 - Friedrich Alfred Krupp
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German steel manufacturer (1854–1902) who took over leadership of the family business in 1887. ALS in German, signed “F. W. Krupp,” one page both side
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,200.00
 
 
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John D. Rockefeller209 - John D. Rockefeller
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TLS signed “John D. Rockefeller, Jr.,” one page, 8 x 10.5, September 21, 1918. Letter to New York Supreme Court Judge Morgan J. O’Brien, in part: “Mr.
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Henry Wells and William Fargo211 - Henry Wells and William Fargo
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Partly-printed DS, signed “Henry Wells” and “Wm. G. Fargo,” one page, 11.5 x 8, March 22, 1860. Handsomely engraved certificate for three shares of ca
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,000.00
 
 
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J. R. D. Tata212 - J. R. D. Tata
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Indian aviator and business tycoon (1904–1993) who headed the massive Tata Group conglomerate. FDC with a cachet honoring the 50th year of the steel i
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Henri Becquerel215 - Henri Becquerel
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French physicist (1852–1908) whose experiments with uranium salts led to the discovery of spontaneous radioactivity; for this breakthrough he shared t
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Estimate : 3,000.00 - 4,000.00
 
 
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