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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Discoverers of Gold in California194 - Discoverers of Gold in California
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Excessively rare ink signatures of Henry W. Bigler, William J. Johnston, Azariah Smith, and James S. Brown on an off-white 4 x 6 sheet also bearing a
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 2,000.00
 
 
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Porfirio Diaz195 - Porfirio Diaz
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President of Mexico from 1877 to 1880 and 1884 to 1911. LS in Spanish, one page both sides, 8.25 x 10.5, gold and silver embossed personal letterhead,
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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DNA: Watson and Crick196 - DNA: Watson and Crick
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Printed signed sketch of a double helix on an off-white 8.5 x 11 sheet, signed at the bottom in black ink, “Francis Crick,” and “James D. Watson.” In
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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Frederick Douglass197 - Frederick Douglass
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Crisp ink signature, “Very truly yours, Frdk. Douglass,” on an off-white card. Matted and framed with an engraved portrait, bearing a pre-printed sign
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Frederick Douglass198 - Frederick Douglass
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Partly-printed DS, signed “Fred’k Douglass,” panel measuring 3.5 x 8.5, February 28, 1885. Deed for a transfer of $2,000 from Henry M. Trundle and his
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Joseph Francois Dupleix199 - Joseph Francois Dupleix
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Governor general of the French establishment in India and rival of Robert Clive (1697–1763). Rare manuscript DS, in French, signed “Dupleix,” one page
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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George Eastman200 - George Eastman
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American inventor and entrepreneur (1854–1932), founder of the Eastman Kodak company, whose invention of roll film revolutionized photography and help
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Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
 
 
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Thomas Edison201 - Thomas Edison
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Endorsement in pencil, “TAE,” at the top of a handwritten memo from his son Charles, two pages, lightly lined, 5 x 7.5, June 13, 1923. Memo regarding
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Estimate : 500.00 - 700.00
 
 
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Thomas Edison202 - Thomas Edison
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Vintage pencil ‘umbrella’ signature, “Thos. A. Edison,” on the reverse of a 5.5 x 3.5 postcard depicting his summer home in Chautauqua, New York. Some
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Thomas Edison203 - Thomas Edison
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ADS, signed “Thomas A. Edison,” one page, 5 x 3.5, Boston, February 3, 1869. Document related to his first successful invention, an improvement for te
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Estimate : 25,000.00 - 30,000.00
 
 
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