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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Howard Carter255 - Howard Carter
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ALS, one page both sides, 8.25 x 10.5, Luxor letterhead, November 19, 1930. Letter to Grant Williams. In part: “I have no objection to the mention you
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Estimate : 4,500.00 - 5,000.00
 
 
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Christopher Columbus256 - Christopher Columbus
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Interesting genealogical manuscript in Italian, six pages, 8.5 x 12.5, written in 1808. An untranslated document attempting to trace the lineage of Ch
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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David Livingstone257 - David Livingstone
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Scottish missionary and explorer (1813–1873) who ‘disappeared’ on an expedition to find the source of the Nile only to be famously rediscovered by Hen
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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Henry M. Stanley258 - Henry M. Stanley
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ALS, one page, 4.75 x 6.5, Richmond Terrace letterhead, January 29, 1894. Letter to a reverend, in part: “While I dislike extremely to tie myself to a
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Bat Masterson259 - Bat Masterson
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Partly-printed DS, signed “W. B. Masterson,” one page both sides, 8 x 13.75, April 10, 1880. An indenture detailing a mortgage agreement between Maste
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Estimate : 15,000.00 - 20,000.00
 
 
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William F. ‘Buffalo Bill’ Cody260 - William F. ‘Buffalo Bill’ Cody
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ALS signed “Col. W. F. Cody,” one page, 8 x 10, October 22, [1913]. Letter concerning the making of his 1914 film The Indian Wars Refought, written fr
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Estimate : 1,200.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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Sam Houston261 - Sam Houston
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Beautiful ink signature, “Sam Houston,” on an off-white 5.75 x 7.25 album page. In fine condition.
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Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,000.00
 
 
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Leadville262 - Leadville
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Collection of five tokens for various Leadville establishments, including: a token for 12.5 cents in trade at "Henry Martinez, 215 Harrison Ave...
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Leadville263 - Leadville
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Stunning 7 x 4.5 cabinet photo by W. H. Jackson entitled "Leadville from Carbonate Hill," showing a view of the city off in the distance w...
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Leadville264 - Leadville
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Wonderful pair of stereoview photos representing the rapid expansion of the mining town: first is one by Gurnsey showing Leadville looking west, with
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