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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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123William F. ‘Buffalo Bill’ CodyRR Auction
Scarce matte-finish 5.25 x 3.25 postcard photo of the Western showman on horseback, signed in white ink, “W. F. Cody, Buffalo Bill.” A collector’s not
Estimate : 800.00 - 1,000.00
124Jean-Baptiste ColbertRR Auction
French politician (1619–1683) who served as the minister of finance under King Louis XIV. Partly-printed DS in French, signed “Colbert,” one page both
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
125Marquis de CondorcetRR Auction
Italian philosopher, mathematician, and early political scientist (1743–1794) who advocated a liberal economy, personal freedoms, and equal rights. AL
Estimate : 5,000.00 - 6,000.00
126Carl Ferdinand CoriRR Auction
Czech biochemist and pharmacologist (1896–1984) who, along with his wife and physiologist Bernardo Houssay, was awarded a Nobel Prize in 1947 for thei
Estimate : 800.00 - 1,000.00
127Chevalier d’EonRR Auction
French diplomat, spy, and soldier (1728–1810) whose first 49 years were spent as a man, and whose last 33 years were spent as a woman. Archive of 11 u
Estimate : 12,000.00 - 15,000.00
128Charles DarwinRR Auction
Original 2.5 x 4 carte-de-visite portrait of Darwin by Elliott & Fry, circa 1874, signed below the image in black ink, “Ch. Darwin.” Printed tex...
Estimate : 15,000.00 - 20,000.00
129Countess Marie du BarryRR Auction
Infamous French courtesan (1743–1793) who was the last mistress of Louis XV. Accused of aiding emigres from the Revolution, she was imprisoned, tried,
Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
130Declaration of Independence: Samuel ChaseRR Auction
Signer of the Declaration of Independence from Maryland (1741–1811) and Associate Justice of the Supreme Court from 1796 until his death. Incredibly r
Estimate : 3,000.00 - 4,000.00
131Declaration of Independence: George ClymerRR Auction
Signer of the Declaration of Independence, and founder and president of the Bank of Philadelphia (1739–1813). Manuscript DS, signed “Geo. Clymer,” one
Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
132Declaration of Independence: Elbridge GerryRR Auction
Massachusetts lawyer (1731–1814) who served as one of the prosecutors of British soldiers during the Boston Massacre trial; he later signed the Declar
Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00