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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Queen Elizabeth II310 - Queen Elizabeth II
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Very early ALS signed “Elizabeth,” one page both sides, 4.75 x 7.5, Windsor Castle letterhead, February 19, 1945. Letter to H. I. Tanner. In full: “I
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Estimate : 2,500.00 - 3,500.00
 
 
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Edmund Randolph311 - Edmund Randolph
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Statesman and politician (1753–1813) who variously served as aide-de-camp to Washington, member of the Continental Congress, the first attorney genera
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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John D. Rockefeller312 - John D. Rockefeller
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Crystal-clear glossy 7 x 10.5 photo of Rockefeller signing documents at his desk, signed below the image in pencil on a sheet affixed to the reverse.
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,200.00
 
 
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Wilhelm Rontgen313 - Wilhelm Rontgen
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Scarce ALS in German, signed “W. C. Rontgen,” on a 4 x 3.5 gilt-edged card, September 2, 1911. Letter of condolence to atomic physicist Rudolf Ladenbu
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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William H. Seward314 - William H. Seward
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American statesman (1801–1872) who served as secretary of state in the Lincoln administration. LS, one page, lightly-lined, 7.75 x 9.5, Department of
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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William H. Seward315 - William H. Seward
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ALS, one page, 7.75 x 9.75, March 27, 1847. Letter to a college treasurer to whom Seward submitted his bills, which were apparently protested as too h
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Edwin M. Stanton316 - Edwin M. Stanton
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Civil War–dated ALS, one page, lightly-lined, 4.75 x 6.5, March 27, 1862. Letter to Major General George McClellan. In full: “I have requested Mr. Gar
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Henry Benedict Stuart, Cardinal Duke of York317 - Henry Benedict Stuart, Cardinal Duke of York
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One of the longest serving Catholic cardinals and the final heir to the thrones of England, Scotland, and Ireland (1725–1807). The papacy did not rec
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Supreme Court318 - Supreme Court
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Amazing matte-finish 31 x 23.5 photo of the justices of the 1916 White Court dressed in their judicial robes, affixed to its original 35.5 x 28.5 moun
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Estimate : 4,000.00 - 6,000.00
 
 
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Charles Sumner319 - Charles Sumner
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Two letters: ALS, four pages on two adjoining sheets, 5 x 8, October 31, 1856, discussing political philosophy, in part: “Vico, Michelet, & othe...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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