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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Jesus Maria Sanroma906 - Jesus Maria Sanroma
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Vintage matte-finish 6 x 8.75 seated portrait of Sanroma by Horner of Boston, signed and inscribed in the lower border in fountain pen, “To my dear Re
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Opera and Theatre907 - Opera and Theatre
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Massive collection of well over 1000 items signed by a diverse assortment of singers, composers, choreographers, performers, and others related to the
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Estimate : 6,000.00 - 8,000.00
 
 
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Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky908 - Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
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Exceptional original 4.25 x 6.25 cabinet portrait of Tchaikovsky in a seated pose, boldly signed in the upper border in Cyrillic in black ink, “P. I.
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Estimate : 6,000.00 - 8,000.00
 
 
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William Steinway909 - William Steinway
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Civic leader and businessman (1835–1896) who co-founded Steinway & Sons with his two brothers and father, Henry E. Steinway. ALS signed “Wm. Ste...
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Edgar Varese910 - Edgar Varese
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French-born composer (1883–1965) who spent the greater part of his career in the United States. Untranslated ALS in French, signed “Varese,” one page,
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Carl Maria von Weber911 - Carl Maria von Weber
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German composer, conductor, pianist, guitarist, and critic, one of the first significant composers of the Romantic school (1786–1826). LS signed “C. M
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Estimate : 2,000.00 - 3,000.00
 
 
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Ralph Vaughan Williams912 - Ralph Vaughan Williams
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Influential English composer (1872–1958) of symphonies, chamber music, opera, choral music, and film scores. ALS signed “RW,” one page both sides, 4.5
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Marian Anderson913 - Marian Anderson
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Crystal-clear vintage glossy 7.5 x 9.25 photo of Anderson in profile by Philippe Halsman, signed and inscribed in white ink, “To Dr. Benno M. Lee, wit
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Classical Musicians914 - Classical Musicians
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Leatherbound autograph album, 6.5x 7.25, signed inside by several notable classical musicians, including: Jacques Thibaud (AMQS), Alfred Cortot, Fritz
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Composers915 - Composers
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Collection of eleven items, each signed by a composer or singer, including: Amy Beach (AMQS), Charles Wakefield (SP and AMQS), John Alden Carpenter (S
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Composers916 - Composers
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Collection of four items signed by significant composers, including: Gottfried von Einem (AMQS), Benjamin Britten and Peter Pears (sheet music), Georg
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Paul Dukas917 - Paul Dukas
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Untranslated ALS in French, one page, 5 x 6.5, no date but postmarked April 6, 1922. Addressed on the reverse in Dukas’s own hand. In fine condition.
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Vernon Duke918 - Vernon Duke
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American composer and songwriter (1903–1969) noted for his collaborations with Ira Gershwin, E. Y. Harburg, and Sammy Cahn. Two items: a seven-bar AMQ
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Kirsten Flagstad919 - Kirsten Flagstad
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Highly regarded Norwegian soprano (1895–1962) regarded by many as ‘the voice of the century.’ Vintage matte-finish 7.25 x 9.25 photo of Flagstad in co
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Rudolf Friml920 - Rudolf Friml
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Attractive AMQS on an off-white 6.25 x 3.75 sheet, signed at the bottom in black ink, “Rudolf Friml, Prague 9/XI. 1902.” Friml crisply pens two bars o
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Jan Kubelik921 - Jan Kubelik
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Enormously popular Czech-born violin virtuoso (1880–1940). Boldly penned AMQS on an off-white 6 x 4.75 card, signed below in fountain, “Jan Kubelik 27
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Franz Lehar and Alexander Girardi922 - Franz Lehar and Alexander Girardi
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Two photos: a 3.25 x 5.25 postcard photo of the composer Lehar, signed vertically in black ink with a four-bar AMQS; and a 3.25 x 5.25 postcard photo
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Charles M. Loeffler923 - Charles M. Loeffler
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German-born American violinist and composer (1861—1935) whose most famous works include the symphonic poems La Mort de Tintagiles and La Bonne Chanson
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Jules Massenet924 - Jules Massenet
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ALS in French, signed “J. Massenet,” one page, 5.25 x 7.25, December 31, 1905. In part (translated): "What a dear you are and how personally ho...
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John McCormack925 - John McCormack
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World-famous Irish tenor and recording artist (1884–1945) celebrated for his performances of the operatic and popular song repertoires. Matte-finish 5
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