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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Joseph II235 - Joseph II
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Holy Roman Emperor (1741–1790) from 1765 until his death, and ruler of the Habsburg lands. Manuscript DS in Latin, signed “Josephus,” one page, 23.75
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Estimate : 500.00 - 700.00
 
 
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Immanuel Kant236 - Immanuel Kant
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Ink signature, “Ihr gantz ergebener Freund und Diener, I. Kant,” on an off-white 7.25 x 1.25 slip clipped from the close of a letter. Ink notation to
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Estimate : 3,000.00 - 4,000.00
 
 
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Joseph P. Kennedy237 - Joseph P. Kennedy
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TLS, one page, 8 x 10.5, May 2, 1938. Letter to artist and journalist S. J. Woolf. In part: “I told her all of the secretarial positions in the Embass
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Helen Keller238 - Helen Keller
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TLS, one page both sides, 7.25 x 10.5, personal letterhead, September 8, 1954. Letter to actress Katharine Cornell. In part: “O the delight of the sai
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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King Charles II239 - King Charles II
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British monarch (1630–1685) who ushered in the Restoration of 1660 and ruled until his death. Manuscript DS, signed “Charles R,” one page, 9.5 x 14.5,
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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King Christian VII240 - King Christian VII
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King of Denmark and Norway (1749–1808) who ruled from 1766 until his death. Manuscript DS in Danish, signed “Christian R,” one page both sides, 8.5 x
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Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
 
 
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King Christian VIII241 - King Christian VIII
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King of Denmark and Norway (1786–1848) who ruled from 1839 until his death. ALS in Danish, signed “Christian Frederick,” four pages on two adjoining s
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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King Ferdinand I242 - King Ferdinand I
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Ruler of Bulgaria from 1887 to 1918. Printed broadside in Hungarian, signed at the conclusion, “Ferdinand,” one page, both sides, 9 x 13.5, no date. T
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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King Edward VIII243 - King Edward VIII
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Hand-corrected typed draft of a speech, five pages, 7.5 x 9.5, no date but circa June, 1919. Speech delivered by Edward, Prince of Wales, on becoming
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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King Frederick I244 - King Frederick I
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First King of Prussia (1657–1713) who ruled from 1701 until his death. LS in Old German, signed as Elector of Brandenburg, one page both sides, 8.25 x
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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