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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’s nearly four decades of business continue to grow, achieving 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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Miles Davis291 - Miles Davis
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Color glossy 8 x 10 photo of Davis holding his trumpet, signed in person in blue felt tip. In fine condition. Originally obtained by in-person special
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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John Lee Hooker292 - John Lee Hooker
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Glossy 8 x 10 close-up photo, signed in person vertically in blue felt tip. In fine condition. Originally obtained by in-person specialist Mike Wehrma
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Sam Cooke293 - Sam Cooke
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Scarce DS, three pages both sides, 8.5 x 11, November 18, 1960. Agreement between Cooke and the William Morris Agency in which he agrees to be represe
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Charles Mingus294 - Charles Mingus
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DS, signed “Charles Mingus, Jr.,” one page, 8.5 x 11, May 5, 1941. Document submitted to the board of directors of the Local 767 of the American Feder
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Sarah Vaughan295 - Sarah Vaughan
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Four DSs, totaling seven pages, 8.5 x 11, all dated 1976. Documents pertaining to meetings of the Rams Hall Corporation, each signed at the conclusion
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Herbie Mann296 - Herbie Mann
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Jazz flautist and important early practitioner of world music (1930–2003). DS, one page, 8.5 x 11, November 19, 1959. Standard American Federation of
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Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
 
 
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Jazz Pianists297 - Jazz Pianists
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Five items: Opportunity Blues album, signed in black felt tip by Floyd Dixon; Let Me Play With Your Poodle album, signed and inscribed on the reverse
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Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
 
 
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Blues Guitarists298 - Blues Guitarists
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Seven items: Watch Your Step album, signed and inscribed in black ink by Ted Hawkins; Lowell Fulson album, signed on the reverse in black ballpoint by
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Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
 
 
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Sammy Davis, Jr299 - Sammy Davis, Jr
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Original 1973 tour program from Davis’s tour, 8.5 x 11, signed vertically on the first page in blue ballpoint. In fine condition, with expected light
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Louis Armstrong300 - Louis Armstrong
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Original handbill for Armstrong’s engagement at the Liverpool Empire beginning on September 12, 1932, 5 x 7.5, featuring Armstrong, Esther Ralston, Le
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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