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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John DeLorean350 - John DeLorean
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Automobile industry executive (1925–2005) best remembered for creating the DeLorean DMC-12 sports car, which was featured in Back to the Future. Two d
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DNA: James D. Watson351 - DNA: James D. Watson
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Four hardcover copies of Genes, Girls, and Gamow, each a First American Edition, each signed on the title page in black ballpoint by Watson. In fine c
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DNA: James D. Watson352 - DNA: James D. Watson
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Signed book: The Double Helix. First edition, later printing. NY: Macmillan Publishing Company, 1968. Softcover, 5.25 x 8.25, 226 pages. Signed on the
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Abba Eban353 - Abba Eban
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Israeli statesman (1915–2002) who held various governmental posts including the first Israeli ambassadorship to the United Nations and an ambassadorsh
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Elizabeth, Queen Mother354 - Elizabeth, Queen Mother
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Christmas card from 1961, measuring 6.75 x 8.25, signed inside in blue ink below a pre-printed Christmas sentiment, “from, Elizabeth R.” Inside bears
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Oliver Ellsworth355 - Oliver Ellsworth
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Third Chief Justice of the United States (1745–1807) and delegate to the Constitutional Congress who later submitted the amendments which became the B
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Eugenie356 - Eugenie
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Last Empress consort of the French from 1853 to 1870 as the wife of Napoleon III, Emperor of the French. LS in French, one page both sides, 4.25 x 7,
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Edward Everett357 - Edward Everett
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American statesman (1794–1865) renowned for his oratory, best remembered for giving the speech preceding Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address. Signed book: Ad
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Francisco Franco358 - Francisco Franco
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Leader of Spain (born 1892) from 1936 until his death in 1975. Vintage matte-finish 3.25 x 5.25 postcard photo, signed vertically in fountain pen. In
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Indira Gandhi359 - Indira Gandhi
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Longtime and controversial Prime Minister of India (1917–1984), the first female leader of that country, who was assassinated by Sikh extremists. Flow
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Otto Hahn360 - Otto Hahn
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German chemist (1879–1968) who won the 1944 Nobel Prize for the discovery of nuclear fission. Postcard featuring an image of a colorful floral wreath,
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Conrad Hilton361 - Conrad Hilton
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Founder and president of the Hilton Hotels Corporation (1887–1979). Vintage matte-finish 8 x 10 half-length portrait of Hilton posing with his arm on
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J. Edgar Hoover362 - J. Edgar Hoover
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AQS on an off-white 5.25 x 3.25 embossed FBI card. Hoover writes, “The support of the public spirited citizen is necessary to effective law enforcemen
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Ernest Jones363 - Ernest Jones
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British neurologist and psychoanalyst (1879–1958) and Sigmund Freud’s biographer. TLS, one page, 5.5 x 3.5 postcard, August 14, [1954]. Brief postcard
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Ted Kennedy364 - Ted Kennedy
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Four TLSs to assistant manager of the Boston Symphony Orchestra Harry J. Kraut, each signed “Ted,” three on US Senate letterhead (dated 1966–1971), an
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Ted Kennedy365 - Ted Kennedy
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DS, signed “Edward M. Kennedy,” one page, 6 x 4, no date. Deposit agreement for an account at Bankers Trust Company, New York, for The Hyannis Corpora
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Horatio Kitchener366 - Horatio Kitchener
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British military officer and statesman (1850–1916) who served as Victoria’s aide-de-camp in the Sudan, commanded the British forces during the Boer Wa
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Huey P. Long367 - Huey P. Long
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Senator best known for his Share-the-Wealth national program; he was assassinated in 1935. Ink signature, “Huey P. Long, U.S.S.,” on an off-white 5 x
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Massachusetts Bay368 - Massachusetts Bay
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Partly-printed DS, one page, 8.25 x 9, December 1, 1777. State of the Massachusetts Bay treasurer’s note. In full: “Received of Nathan Bliss the Sum o
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Mother Teresa369 - Mother Teresa
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Typed personal prayer of Mother Teresa on an off-white 7 x 3.5 sheet. Prayer reads, “In union with all the Masses being offered throughout the Catholi
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