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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Thomas Stone161 - Thomas Stone
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Signer of the Declaration of Independence from Maryland (1743–1787). Rare manuscript DS, signed “T. Stone,” one page, 8.25 x 13, no date but concernin
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Estimate : 3,000.00 - 5,000.00
 
 
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Aaron Burr162 - Aaron Burr
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ALS signed “A. Burr,” one page, 7.75 x 9.25, July 31, 1816. Letter to Josiah Woodbridge, in part: “Tim. Edwards, son of Richard, has been informed tha
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Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,000.00
 
 
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Robert F. Kennedy163 - Robert F. Kennedy
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Wonderful vintage matte-finish 11 x 14 bust-length portrait of Kennedy, signed and inscribed in the lower border in fountain pen, “To Judge Irving Kau
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Notables164 - Notables
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Collection of three items, including: an ALS by William Jennings Bryan, signed “W. J. Bryan,” November 9, 1900, just three days after he was defeated
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Notables Books165 - Notables Books
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Appealing collection of sixty-nine books signed by a variety of explorers, politicians, entrepreneurs, entertainers, and many other historical figures
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Estimate : 2,000.00 - 3,000.00
 
 
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Mohandas Gandhi166 - Mohandas Gandhi
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ALS in English, signed “Bapu,” one page, 5.5 x 3.5, October 14, 1941. In full: “I admit your sincerity but not your experiment. You should do as your
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Estimate : 6,500.00 - 7,500.00
 
 
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Helen Keller167 - Helen Keller
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Signed book: Helen Keller’s Journal. First edition. NY: Doubleday, Doran & Company, 1938. Hardcover with dust jacket, 5.75 x 8.25. Signed and in...
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,000.00
 
 
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Helen Keller168 - Helen Keller
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Highly appealing matte-finish 6.5 x 9 photo of Keller when she graduated from Radcliffe College, affixed to its original 10.5 x 13.25 mount, signed on
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,000.00
 
 
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Bill Wilson169 - Bill Wilson
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Signed book: Alcoholics Anonymous Comes of Age. First edition. NY: Alcoholics Anonymous Publishing, Inc., 1957. Hardcover with dust jacket, 6 x 8.5, 3
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Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,000.00
 
 
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John Marshall170 - John Marshall
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ADS, signed “J. Marshall,” one page, 7.25 x 5.5, May 22, 1790. A financial document. In full: “Recd from Mr. Isaac Hite fifty shillings the moity of a
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Estimate : 2,500.00 - 3,500.00
 
 
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Andre-Marie Ampere171 - Andre-Marie Ampere
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Influential French physicist (1775–1836) who pioneered the discovery and understanding of electromagnetism; a unit of electric current was named in hi
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Estimate : 2,000.00 - 2,500.00
 
 
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Thomas Edison172 - Thomas Edison
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Partly-printed DS, signed “Thos. A. Edison,” one page, 15 x 8, August 19, 1899. Stock certificate issued to Edison for one hundred shares of capital
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Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,000.00
 
 
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Samuel F. B. Morse173 - Samuel F. B. Morse
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Morse’s personal copy of a pamphlet entitled Slavery Sanctioned by the Bible: A Tract for Northern Christians, published by J. B. Lippincott & C...
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Estimate : 2,000.00 - 2,500.00
 
 
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Thomas Edison174 - Thomas Edison
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Endorsement in pencil, “TAE,” at the top of a handwritten memo from his son Charles, two pages, June 13, 1923. Memo regarding an employee’s promotion.
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Richard Gatling175 - Richard Gatling
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ALS signed “R. J. Gatling,” one page, 7.75 x 5.75, November 6, 1898. Letter to Lynds. E. Jones, in full: “Absence from home has prevented an earlier r
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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Alfred Kinsey176 - Alfred Kinsey
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Biologist (1894–1956) who in 1947 founded the Institute for Sex Research at Indiana University, and whose research on human sexuality created the mode
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,200.00
 
 
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William Osler177 - 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 6,
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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George Westinghouse178 - George Westinghouse
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ALS signed “Geo. Westinghouse, Jr.,” one page, 8.25 x 10.75, Westinghouse Air Brake Co. letterhead, November 24, 1879. Letter to John Newell, presiden
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,200.00
 
 
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Leonid Brezhnev179 - Leonid Brezhnev
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Uncommon May Day greeting card with a glossy gilt image of Moscow’s Red Square on the front, measuring 8.25 x 7.5 open, signed inside in ink below a p
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,000.00
 
 
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Chiang Kai-shek180 - Chiang Kai-shek
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Highly appealing matte-finish 5.5 x 7.5 head-and-shoulders portrait of Chiang Kai-shek, affixed to its original 8.5 x 11 photographer’s mount, signed
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Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,000.00
 
 
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