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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Samuel F. B. Morse124 - Samuel F. B. Morse
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ALS signed “Sam'l F. B. Morse,” one page, 4.5 x 7, December 28, 1861. Letter to his friend Abraham Flandrau, in full: "Your note has just b...
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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Joseph Lister125 - Joseph Lister
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British surgeon (1827–1912) who innovated the practice of sterile surgery, one of the most important medical advances of the day. ALS, one page, 4 x 6
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Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
 
 
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William T. G. Morton126 - William T. G. Morton
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ALS signed “Wm. T. G. Morton,” one page, 7 x 8.75, April 17, 1854. Letter to his attorney Horace Cornwall, in full: "It pains me not to be able...
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Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,500.00
 
 
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Ivan Pavlov127 - Ivan Pavlov
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Russian physiologist (1849–1936) best known for his investigation of conditioned reflex through the use of experiments involving salivating dogs. He w
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Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,000.00
 
 
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Max Planck128 - Max Planck
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Fountain pen signature in German (translated), "Max Planck, 3.8.38, and Marga, on a friendly summer's day!,” on an off-white 4.5 x 1.25 sli...
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Wilhelm Rontgen129 - Wilhelm Rontgen
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Distinguished German physicist (1845–1923) who discovered X-rays in 1895, for which he was awarded the Nobel Prize in 1901. ALS in German, signed “Dr.
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Estimate : 3,000.00 - 4,000.00
 
 
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Pope John Paul II130 - Pope John Paul II
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TLS in Polish, signed “Karol card Wojtyla,” one page, 8.25 x 5.75, Kuria Metropolitalna letterhead, June 10, 1978. Untranslated letter announcing a ho
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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Pope John Paul II131 - Pope John Paul II
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TLS in Polish, signed “Karol card. Wojtyla,” one page, 5.75 x 4, Easter 1975. In full (translated): "Please accept my heartfelt well wishes and...
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Estimate : 500.00 - 700.00
 
 
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Leonid Brezhnev132 - Leonid Brezhnev
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TLS in Cyrillic, signed “Brezhnev,” one page, 8.25 x 11.75, July 21, 1949. Letter to Nikita Khrushchev, then First Secretary of the Communist Party of
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,200.00
 
 
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Winston Churchill133 - Winston Churchill
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TLS signed “Winston S. Churchill,” one page, 7.5 x 9.5, Chartwell, Westerham, Kent letterhead, November 19, 1950. Letter to A. L. Cranfield of the Lon
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Jean Jaures134 - Jean Jaures
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French Socialist leader (1859–1914) who was assassinated at the outbreak of World War I, and remains one of the main historical figures of the French
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,200.00
 
 
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Nikita Khrushchev135 - Nikita Khrushchev
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World War II–dated DS in Cyrillic, one page, 7.25 x 10, March 25, 1944. In part (translated): “To the Members of the Military Soviet of the 4th Ukrain
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Walther Rathenau136 - Walther Rathenau
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Important German statesman and socialist leader (1867–1922) who served as foreign minister during the Weimar Republic and initiated the Treaty of Rapa
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Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,500.00
 
 
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British Royalty137 - British Royalty
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Impressive, massive leatherbound volume of ten portraits of British royalty, measuring 17 x 21, with a title page in calligraphy, reading: "The...
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Estimate : 2,000.00 - 3,000.00
 
 
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Empress Alexandra of Russia138 - Empress Alexandra of Russia
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Empress consort of Russia (1872-1918) as spouse of Nicholas II, best remembered as being the last Czarina of Russia, as well as a close friend of Rasp
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Estimate : 2,500.00 - 3,500.00
 
 
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Nicholas II139 - Nicholas II
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The last Tsar of Russia (born 1868) who reigned from 1894 until he was deposed in 1917. In the wake of the Russian Revolution, Nicholas, Empress Alexa
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,200.00
 
 
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Prince Charles140 - Prince Charles
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ALS signed “Charles,” one page both sides, 4.75 x 7.5, Windsor Castle letterhead, April 17, 1987. Letter to friend and landscape consultant Vernon Rus
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Princess Diana141 - Princess Diana
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Royal Christmas card from 1992, measuring 12 x 8 open, featuring an affixed color photo of young Princes Henry and William, signed and inscribed insid
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,000.00
 
 
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Princess Diana and Prince Charles142 - Princess Diana and Prince Charles
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Christmas card embossed with the Prince of Wales’s feathers and Order of the Garter motto and the Spencer family arms, measuring 10.5 x 7.25 open, fea
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,000.00
 
 
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Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip143 - Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip
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Christmas card for 2012 measuring 16 x 6 open, featuring an affixed color photo of the Queen and Prince Philip holding an award, signed in fountain pe
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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