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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William F. ‘Buffalo Bill’ Cody123 - William F. ‘Buffalo Bill’ Cody
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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
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,000.00
 
 
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Jean-Baptiste Colbert124 - Jean-Baptiste Colbert
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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
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Marquis de Condorcet125 - Marquis de Condorcet
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Italian philosopher, mathematician, and early political scientist (1743–1794) who advocated a liberal economy, personal freedoms, and equal rights. AL
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Estimate : 5,000.00 - 6,000.00
 
 
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Carl Ferdinand Cori126 - Carl Ferdinand Cori
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Czech biochemist and pharmacologist (1896–1984) who, along with his wife and physiologist Bernardo Houssay, was awarded a Nobel Prize in 1947 for thei
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Chevalier d’Eon127 - Chevalier d’Eon
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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
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Estimate : 12,000.00 - 15,000.00
 
 
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Charles Darwin128 - Charles Darwin
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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...
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Estimate : 15,000.00 - 20,000.00
 
 
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Countess Marie du Barry129 - Countess Marie du Barry
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Infamous French courtesan (1743–1793) who was the last mistress of Louis XV. Accused of aiding emigres from the Revolution, she was imprisoned, tried,
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Declaration of Independence: Samuel Chase130 - Declaration of Independence: Samuel Chase
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Signer of the Declaration of Independence from Maryland (1741–1811) and Associate Justice of the Supreme Court from 1796 until his death. Incredibly r
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Estimate : 3,000.00 - 4,000.00
 
 
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Declaration of Independence: George Clymer131 - Declaration of Independence: George Clymer
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Signer of the Declaration of Independence, and founder and president of the Bank of Philadelphia (1739–1813). Manuscript DS, signed “Geo. Clymer,” one
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Declaration of Independence: Elbridge Gerry132 - Declaration of Independence: Elbridge Gerry
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Massachusetts lawyer (1731–1814) who served as one of the prosecutors of British soldiers during the Boston Massacre trial; he later signed the Declar
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Declaration of Independence: Benjamin Harrison133 - Declaration of Independence: Benjamin Harrison
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Signer of the Declaration of Independence from Virginia (1726 -1791). Harrison was the father of President William Henry Harrison and great-grandfathe
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Declaration of Independence: Samuel Huntington134 - Declaration of Independence: Samuel Huntington
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Signer of the Declaration of Independence from Connecticut (1731–1796) and seventh President of the Continental Congress. Crisp ink signature, “Sam’l
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Declaration of Independence: McKean and Matlack136 - Declaration of Independence: McKean and Matlack
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Partly-printed vellum DS, signed “Tho McKean” and “T. Matlack,” one page, 21 x 11.75, October 10, 1806. Document granting Thomas Mayne Willing and Cha
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Declaration of Independence: Robert Treat Paine137 - Declaration of Independence: Robert Treat Paine
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Massachusetts lawyer (1731–1814) who served as one of the prosecutors of British soldiers during the Boston Massacre trial; he later signed the Declar
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Declaration of Independence: Robert Treat Paine138 - Declaration of Independence: Robert Treat Paine
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Massachusetts lawyer (1731–1814) who served as one of the prosecutors of British soldiers during the Boston Massacre trial; he later signed the Declar
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Declaration of Independence: Sherman and Huntington139 - Declaration of Independence: Sherman and Huntington
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ADS written mostly in Sherman’s hand, signed “Roger Sherman” and “Sam Huntington Justice Peace,” one page, 12.5 x 7.75, April 3, 1772. Financial docum
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Declaration of Independence: Roger Sherman140 - Declaration of Independence: Roger Sherman
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Signer of the Declaration of Independence from Connecticut (1721–1793) who was the only man to also sign the Articles of Association, the Articles of
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Declaration of Independence: Roger Sherman141 - Declaration of Independence: Roger Sherman
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Signer of the Declaration of Independence from Connecticut (1721–1793) who was the only man to also sign the Articles of Association, the Articles of
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Declaration of Independence: Oliver Wolcott142 - Declaration of Independence: Oliver Wolcott
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Connecticut politician (1726–1797) who signed both the Declaration of Independence and Articles of Confederation, and later served as governor of the
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Declaration of Independence: Oliver Wolcott143 - Declaration of Independence: Oliver Wolcott
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Connecticut politician (1726–1797) who signed both the Declaration of Independence and Articles of Confederation, and later served as governor of the
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