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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Sven Hedin164 - Sven Hedin
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Swedish explorer (1865–1952) who mapped the Himalayas and other regions in Central Asia. Handsome profile portrait etching of Hedin, 8 x 10.25, neatly
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Martin Heidegger165 - Martin Heidegger
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Important German philosopher (1889–1976) whose Being and Time was a fundamental text in the development of existentialism. Glossy 4 x 5.75 photo of He
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Sam Houston166 - Sam Houston
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Partly-printed vellum DS, one page, 17 x 14.25, October 28, 1844. As president of the Republic of Texas, Houston grants “William E. Howth and James C.
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Estimate : 2,500.00 - 3,000.00
 
 
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Hua Guofeng168 - Hua Guofeng
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Premier of the People's Republic of China (1921–2008) who served from 1976–1980; he was eventually outmaneuvered by Deng Xiaoping, who forced Hu...
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Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,000.00
 
 
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Ulrich von Hutten169 - Ulrich von Hutten
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German scholar, poet, and reformer (1488–1523) who was an outspoken critic of the Roman Catholic Church and a bridge between the Renaissance humanists
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Estimate : 8,000.00 - 10,000.00
 
 
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Frank James170 - Frank James
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Outlaw and older brother of Jesse James (1843–1915). Scarce hand-addressed mailing envelope, 6 x 3.25, addressed by James to his wife, “Mrs. A. F. Jam
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Benito Juarez171 - Benito Juarez
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Indigenous Mexican statesman (1806–1872) who served as the country’s president from 1858 until his death. Untranslated LS in Spanish, one page, 8.5 x
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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Carl Jung172 - Carl Jung
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TNS signed “C. G. Jung,” one page on a 5.75 x 4 postcard, December 8, 1932. A note to a patient in New York. In full: “In accordance with your letter
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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Carl Jung173 - Carl Jung
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Scarce matte-finish 7.25 x 9 photo of Jung speaking with BBC producer Hugh Burnett, signed in fountain pen, “C. G. Jung.” Framed to an overall size of
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Estimate : 4,000.00 - 5,000.00
 
 
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Immanuel Kant174 - Immanuel Kant
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Central figure of modern philosophy (1724–1804) best known for The Critique of Pure Reason. Exceedingly rare ink signature and inscription in Latin to
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Estimate : 30,000.00 - 35,000.00
 
 
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Helen Keller175 - Helen Keller
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TLS signed in pencil, one page, 7.25 x 11, personal letterhead, November 23, 1929. Letter to Edwin Gould, son of notorious financier Jay Gould. In par
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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Helen Keller176 - Helen Keller
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Uncommon matte-finish 8 x 10 photo of Keller sitting with her trusty canine companion, signed at the bottom in pencil, “Helen Keller, November 14th, 1
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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King Alfonso V of Aragon177 - King Alfonso V of Aragon
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Prominent figure of the early Renaissance and a knight of the Order of the Dragon (1396–1458) who ruled over Aragon, Valencia, Majorca, Sardinia, Cors
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Estimate : 4,000.00 - 5,000.00
 
 
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King Charles II178 - King Charles II
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British monarch (1630–1685) who ushered in the Restoration of 1660 and ruled until his death. Vellum manuscript DS, signed “Charles R,” one page, 13.5
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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King Francis I179 - King Francis I
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Monarch of the House of Valois who ruled as King of France from 1515 until his death, remembered as a prodigal patron of the arts who initiated the Fr
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Estimate : 6,000.00 - 8,000.00
 
 
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King George III181 - King George III
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Partly-printed vellum DS, signed “George R,” one page, 17.5 x 14, July 23, 1813. King George appoints Thomas K. Hutchinson as “a Second Captain in Our
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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King George IV182 - King George IV
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King of Great Britain and Ireland (1762–1830) from 1820 to his death. Third-person ALS signed “GR,” one page, 7.75 x 3.5, December 10, 1827. In full:
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King Henry III of France183 - King Henry III of France
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King of France (born 1551), the son of Henry II and Catherine de Medici, who reigned from 1574 until his assassination in 1589. Vellum manuscript DS i
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Estimate : 5,000.00 - 6,000.00
 
 
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King Henry III184 - King Henry III
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King of Castile and Leon (1379–1406) sometimes called ‘Henry the Sufferer’ or ‘Henry the Sick,’ who reigned from 1390 until his death at age 27. Due t
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Estimate : 7,000.00 - 8,000.00
 
 
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King James I185 - King James I
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King of England and Ireland (1566–1625) under whom the ‘Golden Age’ of Elizabethan literature and drama continued. Manuscript LS in Old English, signe
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Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,000.00
 
 
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