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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Bela Bartok406 - Bela Bartok
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Hungarian-born musician (1881-1945) who, through his far-reaching endeavors as composer, performer, educator, and ethnomusicologist, emerged as one of
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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Johannes Brahms407 - Johannes Brahms
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Scarce handwritten letter in German, one page on a 5.25 x 3.5 postcard, June 7, 1893. Untranslated letter to the Austrian industrialist Viktor von Mil
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Estimate : 1,200.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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Franz Liszt408 - Franz Liszt
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ALS in French, signed “F. Liszt,” four pages on two adjoining sheets, 5 x 8, January 24, 1882. In full (translated): “Your satisfaction about my littl
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Estimate : 4,000.00 - 6,000.00
 
 
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Carl Orff409 - Carl Orff
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German composer (1895-1982) best known for his oratorio 'Carmina Burana.' Bold AMQS on an off-white musically lined 10 x 5 sheet, signed bel...
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Sergei Prokofiev410 - Sergei Prokofiev
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Eminent and prolific Soviet composer (1891–1953) best known for his colorful, rhythmically vigorous works, including symphonies, operas, and much musi
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Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,500.00
 
 
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Maurice Ravel411 - Maurice Ravel
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ALS in French, one page, 4.5 x 7.5, personal letterhead, no date. Untranslated letter to French artist Fernand Ochse, which briefly refers to the comp
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,200.00
 
 
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Arnold Schoenberg412 - Arnold Schoenberg
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Austrian-born composer (1874-1951) whose development of the 'twelve-tone' system proved to be one of the most far-reaching innovations in th...
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov413 - Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov
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Eminent Russian composer (1844-1908) best known for such brilliantly orchestrated works as Scheherazade and for operatic staples like Sadko, The Tale
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Estimate : 2,000.00 - 2,500.00
 
 
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Richard Strauss414 - Richard Strauss
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Untranslated ALS in German, signed “Dr. Richard Strauss,” one page on a 5.5 x 3.5 postcard, no date. In fine condition. Pre-certified PSA/DNA.
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Johann Strauss II415 - Johann Strauss II
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Eminent Viennese composer (1825–1899) known as the 'Waltz King,' who is remembered for such classics as 'The Beautiful Blue Danube' ...
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Estimate : 2,000.00 - 2,500.00
 
 
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Igor Stravinsky416 - Igor Stravinsky
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Superb AMQS on a beige musically lined 6.75 x 3.5 sheet, boldly signed and inscribed, “To Arthur H. Brackett, Sincerely, Igor Stravinsky, NY Jan/57.”
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,200.00
 
 
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Igor Stravinsky417 - Igor Stravinsky
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ALS in French, one page on a 5.5 x 3.5 postcard depicting Notre-Dame de Laghet, December 24, 1928. Untranslated letter written to Jean Cocteau at his
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Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
 
 
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Ralph Vaughan Williams418 - Ralph Vaughan Williams
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AMQS on an off-white 5.5 x 6.5 sheet, signed "R. Vaughan Williams, Boston, Dec. 1st 1932." Williams pens two bars of music. Reverse bears ...
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,200.00
 
 
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Giuseppe Verdi419 - Giuseppe Verdi
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ALS in Italian, signed "G. Verdi," one page, 5.25 x 8.25, August 27, 1880. Letter to an unidentified engineer, in which Verdi sends his th...
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Estimate : 2,000.00 - 4,000.00
 
 
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George Gershwin420 - George Gershwin
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TLS, one page, 8.25 x 10.75, personal letterhead, April 12, 1934. Letter to Mrs. M. J. Golden, in part: "I very much appreciate your invitation...
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Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,000.00
 
 
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Charles Mingus421 - Charles Mingus
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Influential jazz bassist and composer (1922–1979) whose complex, innovative works meld elements of jazz, classical, and gospel. Exceptional vintage 10
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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Woody Guthrie422 - Woody Guthrie
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Fantastic autograph lyrics for "Hooversville," signed "Woody Guthrie, 4-4-41, Los Angeles," one page, 8.5 x 11, signed again at ...
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Estimate : 7,000.00 - 9,000.00
 
 
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Cole Porter423 - Cole Porter
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DS, four pages, 8.5 x 13, May 8, 1953. Memorandum of agreement between Lars Schmidt of Gothenburg and Cole Porter, Guy Bolton, P. G. Wodehouse, Howard
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Estimate : 1,400.00 - 1,600.00
 
 
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Hank Williams424 - Hank Williams
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Scarce vintage glossy 8 x 10 M-G-M Records publicity photo of Williams picking his guitar in a full-length pose, signed and inscribed in black ink, ...
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Estimate : 4,200.00 - 4,500.00
 
 
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Beatles425 - Beatles
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Uncommon Odeon French pressing of the 45 RPM 'She Loves You' EP, which includes: 'Do You Want to Know a Secret,' 'Twist and Shou...
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Estimate : 15,000.00 - 20,000.00
 
 
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