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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Alexander Fleming223 - Alexander Fleming
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ALS, one page, 5.25 x 6.75, Hotel Ritz, Paseo del Prado, Madrid letterhead, June 12, 1948. Brief letter to Pedro Radie, in full: “I am very grateful t
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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Albert Einstein224 - Albert Einstein
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Phenomenal matte-finish 10.5 x 13 original silver gelatin photograph of Einstein in a serious yet amiable pose, affixed to its original 12.5 x 16.5 mo
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Estimate : 15,000.00 - 20,000.00
 
 
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Edwin Hubble225 - Edwin Hubble
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Astronomer (1889–1953) regarded as one of the most important observational cosmologists of the 20th century and the namesake of the orbiting Hubble Te
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Estimate : 2,000.00 - 3,000.00
 
 
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Charles Macintosh226 - Charles Macintosh
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Scottish chemist and inventor of waterproof fabrics (1766–1843) for whom the Mackintosh raincoat is named. ALS, one page both sides, 5 x 8, December 2
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Elie Metchnikoff227 - Elie Metchnikoff
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Russian biologist and zoologist (1845–1916) best known for his pioneering research into the immune system for which he was awarded the 1908 Nobel Priz
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Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,500.00
 
 
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William Osler228 - William Osler
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Canadian-born physician and researcher (1849–1919) who was a founding professor of Johns Hopkins Hospital. ALS signed “Wm. Osler,” one page, 4.5 x 7,
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Max Planck229 - Max Planck
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Untranslated ALS in German, signed “M. Planck,” two pages, 5.25 x 3.25, October 9, 1929. In very good condition, with scattered overall staining. Acco
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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Konstantin Tsiolkovsky230 - Konstantin Tsiolkovsky
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Russian physicist (1857–1935) who pioneered the study of rocketry and cosmonautics and whose discoveries were of crucial importance in the development
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Estimate : 1,200.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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Sigmund Freud231 - Sigmund Freud
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ALS in German, signed “Freud,” one page, 6 x 3, personal letterhead, February 7, 1913. Letter to Dr. P. Federn. In full (translated): "Please c...
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Estimate : 4,000.00 - 5,000.00
 
 
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Sigmund Freud232 - Sigmund Freud
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Freud’s personal calling card imprinted with his name and address, 3.75 x 2.5, bearing a short handwritten note in German in Freud’s hand, “Herzlichen
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Estimate : 1,200.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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Bertrand Russell233 - Bertrand Russell
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Scarce ALS, one page both sides, 5 x 8, August 27, 1923. Letter to important philosopher and physicist Moritz Schlick. In part: “I certainly cannot re
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,000.00
 
 
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Mortara Case234 - Mortara Case
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Three printed documents regarding the controversial case of the kidnapping of Edgardo Mortara, including a copy of the letter from the Deputies of the
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Estimate : 3,000.00 - 5,000.00
 
 
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Mustafa Kemal Ataturk235 - Mustafa Kemal Ataturk
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Turkish army officer, statesman, and writer (1881–1938) credited as the founder of the Republic of Turkey. Rare and bold fountain pen signature, “Gazi
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Estimate : 2,000.00 - 3,000.00
 
 
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Chiang Kai-shek236 - Chiang Kai-shek
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Rare glossy 7.75 x 10.5 portrait of Chiang Kai-shek by Taiwan Studio, affixed to its original 14.5 x 17.5 photography mount, signed on the mount in Ch
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Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,500.00
 
 
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John Bingham, 7th Earl of Lucan237 - John Bingham, 7th Earl of Lucan
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British aristocrat and professional gambler (born 1934) who famously disappeared after allegedly attacking his former wife and killing his children’s
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Estimate : 1,200.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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Winston Churchill238 - Winston Churchill
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TLS, one page, 7.5 x 9.5, personal letterhead, October 24, 1959. Letter to Captain O. E. Wijk, in full: “Would you please convey to those present at t
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Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,000.00
 
 
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Winston Churchill239 - Winston Churchill
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Wonderful vintage matte-finish 3.25 x 5.25 half-length Rotary series photo of a young Churchill by Scottish photojournalist John Thomson, signed in th
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Estimate : 3,000.00 - 4,000.00
 
 
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Winston Churchill240 - Winston Churchill
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ALS, one page, 4.5 x 7.25, embossed National Scheme for Disabled Men letterhead, May 27, no year. In full: “I am so sorry we cannot lunch with you on
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Estimate : 2,500.00 - 3,500.00
 
 
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Benjamin Disraeli241 - Benjamin Disraeli
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Grouping of fourteen ALSs signed “B. Disraeli” and “D,” fifty-nine pages in total, most approximately 4.5 x 7.25, dated between August 1868 and June 1
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Estimate : 4,000.00 - 4,500.00
 
 
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Emperor Meiji242 - Emperor Meiji
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DS in Japanese, one page, 22.75 x 17.75, circa 1890–1912. Untranslated document in which the emperor of Japan confers the Order of the Golden Kite upo
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Estimate : 5,000.00 - 6,000.00
 
 
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