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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Jack Ruby213 - Jack Ruby
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Customer’s draft bank check, 8.25 x 3.25, filled out and signed by Ruby, payable to Running Creek Kennels for $20, November 14, 1960. In fine conditio
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Robert Stroud214 - Robert Stroud
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Very lengthy ALS signed only at the top, “From Robert Stroud P.M.B. 594, Alcatraz,” seven pages, 8.5 x 13, October 29, 1948. Stroud describes his chil
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Andrew Carnegie215 - Andrew Carnegie
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TLS, one page, 7.75 x 10.25, Buckhurst letterhead, June 14, 1895. Letter to Franklin Carter, the president of Williams College. In part: “These are ha
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Louis Chevrolet216 - Louis Chevrolet
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Swiss-born race car driver and pioneering automotive engineer (1878–1941) who founded the company that bore his name and created one of the most famil
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Estimate : 2,500.00 - 3,000.00
 
 
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Frederick Duesenberg217 - Frederick Duesenberg
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German-born automotive manufacturer (1876–1932). TLS signed “F. S. Duesenberg,” one page, 8.5 x 11, embossed Duesenberg ‘Straight 8’ letterhead, July
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Estimate : 1,800.00 - 2,200.00
 
 
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Harley-Davidson:  Arthur Davidson218 - Harley-Davidson: Arthur Davidson
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One of the four co-founders of Harley-Davidson (1881–1950) who was responsible for setting up the company’s nationwide network of dealers. DS, one pag
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,200.00
 
 
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Henry Wells and William Fargo219 - Henry Wells and William Fargo
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Partly-printed DS, one page, 11.75 x 8, April 16, 1863. American Express Company certificate issuing to Henry Wells of Aurora two shares of capital st
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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Alexander Graham Bell220 - Alexander Graham Bell
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TLS, one page, 8 x 10.5, Beinn Bhreagh letterhead, December 8, 1908. Brief letter to Winfield Scott Clime at the Department of Agriculture, in full, “
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,200.00
 
 
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Niels Bohr221 - Niels Bohr
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Uncommon booklet for an article by Niels Bohr entitled “The Structure of the Atom,” reprinted from an issue of Nature dated July 7, 1923, measures 7.5
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,000.00
 
 
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Charles Darwin222 - Charles Darwin
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Sought-after ink signature, “Charles Darwin,” on an off-white 3.75 x 1 slip. In very good to fine condition, with light show-through from old mounting
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Estimate : 2,000.00 - 3,000.00
 
 
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