RR Auction: Fine Autographs and 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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Heinrich Schliemann217 - Heinrich Schliemann
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Pioneering archaeologist (1822–1890) best known for his excavations at the ancient sites of Troy and Mycenae. ALS in German, signed “H. Schliemann,” o
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Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,000.00
 
 
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Menachem Schneerson218 - Menachem Schneerson
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Orthodox rabbi (1902–1994) who led the Chabad-Lubavitch movement and is considered one of the most influential Jewish figures of the 20th century. TLS
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Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,000.00
 
 
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Arthur Schopenhauer219 - Arthur Schopenhauer
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ALS in German, one page, 8.5 x 10.5, February 26, 1853, Frankfurt am Main. Letter to auctioneer Johann Friedrich Lippert, regarding the payment of an
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Estimate : 10,000.00 - 15,000.00
 
 
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Haile Selassie220 - Haile Selassie
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Longtime Emperor of Ethiopia (1892–1975) who reigned from 1930 to 1974. Selassie is one of the most revered figures among followers of the Rastafari m
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Estimate : 3,000.00 - 3,500.00
 
 
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Isaac M. Singer221 - Isaac M. Singer
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American inventor, actor, and entrepreneur (1811–1875) known for his important improvements to the sewing machine, who founded the Singer Sewing Machi
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Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,000.00
 
 
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Thaddeus Stevens222 - Thaddeus Stevens
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Representative from Pennsylvania who opposed fugitive slave laws and urged emancipation (1792–1868). Choice 2.25 x 4 carte-de-visite photo by Brady’s
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Adam Smith223 - Adam Smith
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Scottish moral professor and a respected pioneer of political economy (1723–1790) whose magnum opus, The Wealth of Nations, is considered the first mo
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Estimate : 60,000.00 - 70,000.00
 
 
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Charles Maurice de Talleyrand224 - Charles Maurice de Talleyrand
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Highly skilled and influential diplomat (1754–1838) who served the French government from the reign of Louis XVI through that of Louis-Philippe, the l
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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William Roscoe Thayer225 - William Roscoe Thayer
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Collection of approximately 50 letters written to American author and editor William Roscoe Thayer by several notable scholars and statesmen, some in
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Estimate : 3,500.00 - 4,000.00
 
 
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Titanic226 - Titanic
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Two woodworking tools once owned and used by Thomas McCauley who was employed as a carpenter and cabinet maker at the Harland and Wolff Shipyard in Be
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Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,000.00
 
 
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