RR Auction: Rare Manuscript, Document, and Artifact Auction

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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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Henry Ward Beecher154 - Henry Ward Beecher
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Prominent and sometimes controversial American clergyman, orator, and abolitionist (1813–1887) who was the brother of Uncle Tom’s Cabin author Harriet
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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Menachem Begin155 - Menachem Begin
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TLS signed “M. Begin,” one page, 8.25 x 10.25, State of Israel letterhead, December 17, 1975. Letter to Simon Bloom at the Jewish Ledger. In part: “It
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Menachem Begin156 - Menachem Begin
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Vintage glossy 10 x 8 Handy and Boesser press photo of Begin sitting around a table with nine other men, signed in blue ink, “With thanks for friendsh
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Alexander Graham Bell157 - Alexander Graham Bell
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TLS, two pages, 8 x 10.5, January 25, 1912. Letter to Edwin Elsbach, advocating marriage practices among young deaf persons that can decrease the risk
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Estimate : 2,000.00 - 2,500.00
 
 
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Judah P. Benjamin158 - Judah P. Benjamin
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British-born American politician and lawyer (1811–1884) who, after serving in the US Senate and rejecting nomination to the Supreme Court, served vari
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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Lyman Bloomingdale159 - Lyman Bloomingdale
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Businessman (1841–1905) who, along with his brother Joseph, founded Bloomingdale’s Department Store. Partly-printed DS, signed “Lyman G. Bloomingdale,
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Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
 
 
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Lucien Bonaparte160 - Lucien Bonaparte
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Younger brother of Napoleon (1775–1840) who served in various official capacities. Third-person ALS in French, one page, 4.25 x 7, no date but circa 1
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Joseph Bonanno161 - Joseph Bonanno
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Mobster (1905–2002) who became boss of one of the most prominent crime families in the world. A pair of Bonanno’s personally-owned and -worn eyeglasse
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Estimate : 3,000.00 - 4,000.00
 
 
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Josephine Bonaparte162 - Josephine Bonaparte
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Empress of France, born Marie Josèphe Rose Tascher de La Pagerie (1763–1814), who married Napoleon in 1796 and was divorced in 1810, unable to ...
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Estimate : 2,000.00 - 2,500.00
 
 
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John Burroughs163 - John Burroughs
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Famed American naturalist (1837–1921) best known for his writings on nature and travel. Matte-finish 8.25 x 6.75 photo of an elderly Burroughs looking
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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