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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Dmitri Kabalevsky576 - Dmitri Kabalevsky
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Russian composer (1904–1987) who helped to set up the Union of Soviet Composers in Moscow and remained one of its leading figures. Felt tip signature
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Herbert von Karajan577 - Herbert von Karajan
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Unique pair of different candid glossy 3.5 x 2.25 photos of the conductor walking through the city, each signed in blue ballpoint. In overall fine con
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Edward MacDowell578 - Edward MacDowell
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Scarce unsigned handwritten musical quotation on an off-white 6.5 x 2.25 slip affixed to a slightly larger card. MacDowell pens five measures of music
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Bohuslav Martinu579 - Bohuslav Martinu
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Prolific Bohemian-Czech composer (1890–1959) of modern classical music. ALS signed “B. Martinu,” one page, 5.75 x 9, October 6, 1945. Letter to “Mr. R
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Estimate : 1,500.00 - 1,800.00
 
 
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David Oistrakh580 - David Oistrakh
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Russian violin virtuoso (1908–1974). Russian release of Brahm's Violin Concerto in D major op. 77, performed by Igor Oistrakh and conducted by h...
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Marie Pleyel581 - Marie Pleyel
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Belgian pianist (1811–1875) considered one of the finest of her time who was once engaged to Hector Berlioz. Untranslated ALS in French, signed “M. Pl
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Sergei Prokofiev582 - Sergei Prokofiev
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Eminent and prolific Russian composer (1891–1953) best known for his colorful, rhythmically vigorous works, including symphonies, operas, and much mus
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Estimate : 3,000.00 - 3,500.00
 
 
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Giacomo Puccini583 - Giacomo Puccini
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ALS in Italian, signed “G. Puccini,” one page, 6 x 9.75, May 12, 1891. Untranslated letter written before the performance of his opera Edgar in Lucca,
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Estimate : 2,500.00 - 3,000.00
 
 
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Giacomo Puccini584 - Giacomo Puccini
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Ink signature, “G. Puccini,” on an off-white 4.5 x 1.75 slip. Light soiling and a couple pinholes affecting the signature (one to the last letter and
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Maurice Ravel585 - Maurice Ravel
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Highly influential French composer (1875–1937) who remains unsurpassed in his imaginative use of instrumental color in his operas, brilliantly scored
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Estimate : 3,000.00 - 4,000.00
 
 
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