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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Louis Pasteur290 - Louis Pasteur
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Autograph note in French on one of Pasteur’s printed visiting cards, 4 x 2.5, imprinted “Louis Pasteur, de l’Academie Francaise et de l’Academie des S
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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Linus Pauling291 - Linus Pauling
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Collection of three signed items consisting of two short TLSs and a signed photo. The letters are both one page, both to Dr. Irwin Stone, and dated Ma
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Linus Pauling292 - Linus Pauling
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Collection of nine items, including three TLSs from Pauling, including two to Oscar Falconi, both dated from 1971. One letter reads, “I thank you for
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Robert E. Peary293 - Robert E. Peary
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TLS signed “Peary,” one page, 7.25 x 10, personal letterhead, April 1, 1912. Letter to Albert Operti. In full: “I am thinking of depositing in the Nat
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Robert E. Peary294 - Robert E. Peary
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Two TLSs signed “R. E. Peary,” each one page, spring of 1905. Both letters written to Tice & Lynch Ship Brokers regarding the import of 75 pound...
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Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
 
 
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Pedro I of Brazil295 - Pedro I of Brazil
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Founder and first ruler of the Empire of Brazil (1798–1834). Scarce LS in Portuguese, signed “D. Pedro,” one page, 7.75 x 9.75, July 19, 1834. Letters
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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Pedro II of Brazil296 - Pedro II of Brazil
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Popular and much admired emperor of Brazil who ruled for nearly sixty years (1825–1891). Uncommon LS in Spanish, signed “Imperador,” one page, 9 x 13.
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St. John Perse297 - St. John Perse
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Pseudonym of Alexis Leger (1887–1975), French poet and diplomat who was awarded the 1960 Nobel Prize for Literature. ALS in French, signed “Alexis Leg
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Charles C. Pinckney298 - Charles C. Pinckney
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Signer of the US Constitution from South Carolina and a South Carolina governor, senator, and representative. ALS signed “Charles Cotesworth Pinckney,
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Prince Philip299 - Prince Philip
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Husband and Prince Consort of Elizabeth II (born 1921). Matte-finish 5.75 x 8 photo, affixed to a 7.25 x 10 mount, signed on the mount in fountain pen
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