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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Thomas Edison204 - Thomas Edison
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ALS in pencil, signed “TAE,” two pages, lightly-lined, 5 x 8, August 28, 1924. Letter to his son Charles. In part: “A regular chemist such as Hal woul
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Albert Einstein205 - Albert Einstein
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Detailed scientific and mathematical calculations on both sides of a 2.5 x 5.5 off-white slip. On one side Einstein writes nine lines of an intricate
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Albert Einstein206 - Albert Einstein
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Vintage color glossy 5.25 x 7.25 candid photo of Einstein surrounded by bookcases in what appears to be his study, signed in the lower border in fount
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Albert Einstein207 - Albert Einstein
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TLS in German, signed “A. Einstein,” one page, 5.25 x 6.25, Princeton Institute for Advanced Study letterhead, March 5, 1943. Letter to Lionel M. Ettl
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Albert Einstein208 - Albert Einstein
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Choice vintage green fountain pen signature, “A. Einstein,” on an off-white 3.25 x 5.25 card with a small clipped photo of Einstein affixed above the
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Albert Einstein209 - Albert Einstein
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TLS in German, signed “A. Einstein,” one page, 8.25 x 11, California Institute of Technology letterhead, January 30, 1933. Letter to Hans Dose in Chic
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Albert Einstein210 - Albert Einstein
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Exquisite limited edition artist’s proof semi-glossy 10.5 x 13.5 gelatin silver photo of Einstein seated and writing on a notepad, originally taken by
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Edward Filene211 - Edward Filene
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Businessman and philanthropist (1860–1937) who founded the eponymous department store. AMS signed “Edward A. Filene,” one vellum page, 11 x 16, Geneva
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Max Factor212 - Max Factor
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Polish businessman (1872–1938) who largely developed the modern cosmetics industry as founder of Max Factor & Company. Pearl-finish 8 x 10 three...
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Edsel Ford213 - Edsel Ford
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Son of auto pioneer Henry Ford (1893–1943) who succeeded his father as head of the Ford Motor Company. TLS, one page, 7.25 x 10.5, personal letterhead
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