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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William Booth164 - William Booth
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British minister and social reformer (1829–1912) best known as the founder of the Salvation Army. AQS on a light green 7 x 4 sheet, in full: "L...
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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John Wilkes Booth165 - John Wilkes Booth
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Printed General Orders No. 164 issued by Assistant Adjutant General E. D. Townsend, one page, 4.25 x 7, November 24, 1865. In part: "All person...
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Edouard Branly166 - Edouard Branly
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French inventor (1844-1940) primarily known for his involvement in wireless telegraphy. ALS in French, one page on the inside of a 2.75 x 4.5 postcard
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Louise Bryant167 - Louise Bryant
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American journalist (1885–1936) known for her sympathetic coverage of Russia and the Bolsheviks during the Russian Revolution; she and her husband, th
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Andy Card168 - Andy Card
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Color satin-finish 14 x 11 photo of Card informing President Bush of the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center, signed in gold ink, "On 9...
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Clementine Churchill169 - Clementine Churchill
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TLS signed “Yours Sincerely, Clementine S. Churchill,” one page, 5 x 8, Chartwell, Westerham, Kent letterhead, July 8, 1948. Letter to Mrs. Rodgers, i
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Peter Cooper170 - Peter Cooper
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Versatile American industrialist, inventor, and politician (1791-1883) who designed the first steam locomotive built in the United States. Uncommon 5.
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Dalai Lama171 - Dalai Lama
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Ideal color glossy 5 x 7 cardstock photo of the Dalai Lama in a forward-facing bust-length pose, signed in blue felt tip. In fine condition. Pre-certi
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Dalai Lama172 - Dalai Lama
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Color 4 x 5.75 cardstock photo of the Dalai Lama in his robes, signed in ballpoint. In fine condition, with moderate contrast to handwriting. Accompan
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John Dalton173 - John Dalton
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English chemist, meteorologist, and physicist (1766–1844) best known for his pioneering work in the development of modern atomic theory. Third-person
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Benjamin Disraeli174 - Benjamin Disraeli
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ALS as prime minister, signed “D,” four pages on two adjoining sheets, 4.75 x 7, 10 Downing Street letterhead, February 3, 1868. Letter to Lord Henry
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Elizabeth, Queen Mother175 - Elizabeth, Queen Mother
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Set of five holiday cards, each signed in ink or ballpoint, "from Elizabeth R," ranging in size from 15.5 x 9.25 to 18.5 x 7.25 (measured ...
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Emperor Franz Josef I176 - Emperor Franz Josef I
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Emperor of Austria and King of Hungary, Croatia, and Bohemia from 1848 until his death in 1916, making him the third-longest reigning monarch in Europ
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Maria Feodorovna177 - Maria Feodorovna
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Second wife of Tsar Paul I of Russia and mother of Tsar Alexander I and Tsar Nicholas I of Russia (1759-1828). Handwritten endorsement in Russian, sig
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God Letters: Permission Slips178 - God Letters: Permission Slips
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Collection of 224 permission slips signed by celebrities and notable figures from a wide variety of fields, returned to Paul Rifkin to consent to the
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Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,000.00
 
 
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Elisabeth Forster-Nietzsche179 - Elisabeth Forster-Nietzsche
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Sister of philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche who curated and edited his manuscripts (1846–1935). Untranslated ANS in German, signed “Elisabeth Forster-Ni
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John Gotti180 - John Gotti
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ALS signed “Johnny,” one page both sides, 8.5 x 11, no date but postmarked January 28, 2000. Letter to Barbara DeCicco, daughter of mobster and longti
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Edmund Hillary181 - Edmund Hillary
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Color satin-finish 14 x 11 photo of a mountain climbing expedition, signed in blue felt tip, "Ed Hillary." In very fine condition. Pre-cer...
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J. Edgar Hoover182 - J. Edgar Hoover
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Color glossy 6.5 x 8 photo of Hoover affixed to its original 9 x 11.25 mount, signed and inscribed on the mount in fountain pen, “To Sheila & La...
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Helen Keller183 - Helen Keller
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Unsigned and untranslated letter typed in braille, four sheets, 9 x 11, no date. Three sheets are a heavier cardstock and contain three to five lines
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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