RR Auction: Rare Manuscript, Document, and Autograph Auction

Auction Details

Headquartered in Amherst, NH, RR Auction is globally recognized as the trusted source for authentic autographed memorabilia and rare signed documents. Since its inception in 1976, the firm has published over 360 consecutive monthly autograph catalogs, which are distributed internationally. The firm recently auctioned the autographed photo of Albert Einstein with his tongue wagging for a record $74,340 and the check astronaut Neil Armstrong signed the day he left for the moon for $27,350.
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
Choose Your Layout > Switch to Grid View Switch to List View
Oliver Wolcott, Jr363 - Oliver Wolcott, Jr
RR Auction
Manuscript DS, signed “Oliv. Wolcott, Jr., Aud’r,” one page both sides, 8.5 x 6.5, November 23, 1779. Pay table document ordering that the state of Co
No Online Bidding For This Lot
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
 
 
Details...Bookmark
Brigham Young364 - Brigham Young
RR Auction
Crisp ink signature, “Truth will prevail, Brigham Young,” on an off-white 3 x 1.75 slip. In fine condition, with light overall toning and a couple tri
No Online Bidding For This Lot
Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
Details...Bookmark
Frank Abagnale365 - Frank Abagnale
RR Auction
Glossy 10 x 8 photo of Abagnale as a game show contestant, signed in black felt tip. In fine condition.
No Online Bidding For This Lot
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
 
 
Details...Bookmark
David Attenborough366 - David Attenborough
RR Auction
Two color satin-finish 8 x 10 photos of Attenborough, one of him holding an award and one of him holding a frog, each signed in black ink. In fine con
No Online Bidding For This Lot
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
 
 
Details...Bookmark
F. Lee Bailey367 - F. Lee Bailey
RR Auction
Controversial lawyer (born 1933) known for working on the Ernest Medina, Patty Hearst, and O. J. Simpson cases. Vintage glossy 8 x 10 head-and-shoulde
No Online Bidding For This Lot
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
 
 
Details...Bookmark
P. T. Barnum368 - P. T. Barnum
RR Auction
Ink signature, “Truly yours, P. T. Barnum, April 18, 1878,” on an off-white 5 x 4 lightly-lined slip clipped from a larger sheet of Waldemere statione
No Online Bidding For This Lot
Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
 
 
Details...Bookmark
Fulgencio Batista369 - Fulgencio Batista
RR Auction
Leader of Cuba (1901–1973) who was in office from 1940 to 1944 and from 1952 to 1959, at which time he was overthrown by Fidel Castro. Vintage glossy
No Online Bidding For This Lot
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
 
 
Details...Bookmark
Edvard Benes370 - Edvard Benes
RR Auction
Leader of the Czechoslovak independence movement (1884–1948) who was President of Czechoslovakia at the time of Hitler’s incursion. Vintage 4.5 x 5.25
No Online Bidding For This Lot
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
 
 
Details...Bookmark
British Prime Ministers371 - British Prime Ministers
RR Auction
Commemorative cover with a cachet honoring the second anniversary of Winston Churchill becoming an honorary American citizen, signed in blue felt tip
No Online Bidding For This Lot
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
 
 
Details...Bookmark
Business Leaders372 - Business Leaders
RR Auction
Seven items consisting of letters and signatures, primarily brief responses to autograph requests. Signers are: J. C. Penney, Igor Sikorsky, David Roc
No Online Bidding For This Lot
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
 
 
Details...Bookmark
Richard Byrd373 - Richard Byrd
RR Auction
Signed book: Alone. First edition. NY: G.P. Putnam’s Sons, 1938. Hardcover, 5.75 x 8.25, 296 pages. Signed in fountain pen on the third free end page,
No Online Bidding For This Lot
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
 
 
Details...Bookmark
Richard Byrd374 - Richard Byrd
RR Auction
Commemorative cover, 9.5 x 4, with a cachet honoring Byrd and bearing a Little America, Antarctica, second cancellation, signed in fountain pen, “R. E
No Online Bidding For This Lot
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
 
 
Details...Bookmark
Jean-Baptiste Bernadotte375 - Jean-Baptiste Bernadotte
RR Auction
French marshall of Napoleon who became King of Sweden (as Charles XIV Johan) and King of Norway (as Charles III John) from 1818 until his death. Bold
No Online Bidding For This Lot
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
 
 
Details...Bookmark
Celebrities376 - Celebrities
RR Auction
Fifteen items, consisting of letters, photos, playbills, and signatures, signed by leaders and notables from a wide variety of fields. Signers include
No Online Bidding For This Lot
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
 
 
Details...Bookmark
Cesar Chavez377 - Cesar Chavez
RR Auction
Vintage unused academic membership card for the National Farm Workers Association, 1966, 3.5 x 2.5, signed at the bottom in blue ballpoint, “Cesar E.
No Online Bidding For This Lot
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
 
 
Details...Bookmark
Archibald Cox378 - Archibald Cox
RR Auction
Three items: three unsigned pages from a typed manuscript with terrific content about President Nixon and Watergate, with abundant ink and pencil nota
No Online Bidding For This Lot
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
 
 
Details...Bookmark
Charles Curtis379 - Charles Curtis
RR Auction
Vintage matte-finish 7.5 x 11 Harris and Ewing portrait of Curtis, signed in the lower border in black ink, “Cordially yours, Charles Curtis.” Light o
No Online Bidding For This Lot
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
 
 
Details...Bookmark
Allan Roy Dafoe380 - Allan Roy Dafoe
RR Auction
Canadian doctor (1883–1943) who delivered the famed Dionne quintuplets in Ontario in 1934. Vintage matte-finish 8 x 10 head-and-shoulders portrait, si
No Online Bidding For This Lot
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
 
 
Details...Bookmark
Eugene V. Debs381 - Eugene V. Debs
RR Auction
Influential American socialist and labor activist who founded the American Railway Union, the Social Democratic Party of America, and the Industrial W
No Online Bidding For This Lot
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
 
 
Details...Bookmark
DNA: James D. Watson382 - DNA: James D. Watson
RR Auction
Three hardcover copies of Genes, Girls, and Gamow, each First American Editions and each signed on the title page in black ballpoint, “Jim Watson.” In
No Online Bidding For This Lot
Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
Details...Bookmark
DNA: James D. Watson383 - DNA: James D. Watson
RR Auction
Color glossy 10 x 8 photo of a computer-generated image of a double helix, signed in black ink “James D. Watson.” In fine condition.
No Online Bidding For This Lot
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
 
 
Details...Bookmark
DNA: James D. Watson384 - DNA: James D. Watson
RR Auction
Glossy 7 x 5 photo of Watson in a suit and tie, signed in black felt tip. In very fine condition.
No Online Bidding For This Lot
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
 
 
Details...Bookmark
DNA: Watson and Crick385 - DNA: Watson and Crick
RR Auction
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
No Online Bidding For This Lot
Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
Details...Bookmark
DNA: Watson and Crick386 - DNA: Watson and Crick
RR Auction
Photocopy (archival acid-free paper) of the one page seminal paper by Watson and Crick entitled ‘Molecular Structure of Nucleic Acids,’ one page, 8.5
No Online Bidding For This Lot
Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
Details...Bookmark
DNA: Watson and Crick387 - DNA: Watson and Crick
RR Auction
Outstanding satin-finish 8 x 10 photo of Watson and Crick with a large molecular model, signed in the lower border in black ballpoint, ”James D. Watso
No Online Bidding For This Lot
Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
Details...Bookmark
DNA: Watson and Crick388 - DNA: Watson and Crick
RR Auction
Swedish commemorative cover, 7 x 5, with a cachet honoring the Nobel Prize, signed in black ballpoint, “James D. Watson,” and black felt tip, “Francis
No Online Bidding For This Lot
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
Details...Bookmark
Sanford B. Dole389 - Sanford B. Dole
RR Auction
First president of the Republic of Hawaii (1844–1926). Bank of Hawaii bank check, 8.5 x 3, filled out and signed by Dole, “S. B. Dole,” payable to H.
No Online Bidding For This Lot
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
 
 
Details...Bookmark
Edward Everett390 - Edward Everett
RR Auction
Signed book: Eulogy on the Life and Character of John Quincy Adams. First edition, first printing. Boston: Dutton and Wentworth, 1848. Softcover, 6 x
No Online Bidding For This Lot
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
 
 
Details...Bookmark
Explorers391 - Explorers
RR Auction
Four items: two pamphlets signed by Donald B. MacMillan, a biographical sheet signed by MacMillan, and a TLS by John Hunt, in which he mentions climbi
No Online Bidding For This Lot
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
 
 
Details...Bookmark
J. Paul Getty392 - J. Paul Getty
RR Auction
Uncommon vintage ink signature in full, “Jean Paul Getty, S. S. Shinyo Maru, May 30, 1912,” on a 4.75 x 7.25 sheet. In fine condition, with light toni
No Online Bidding For This Lot
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
 
 
Details...Bookmark
Floyd Gibbons393 - Floyd Gibbons
RR Auction
War correspondent (1887–1939) who lived a life of danger; he was one of radio’s first news commentators, known for his fast talking delivery. Serving
No Online Bidding For This Lot
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
 
 
Details...Bookmark
Jane Goodall394 - Jane Goodall
RR Auction
Signed book: Reason For Hope. First edition. NY: Warner Books, 1999. Hardcover with dust jacket, 6.25 x 9.25, 282 pages. Signed on the title page in b
No Online Bidding For This Lot
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
 
 
Details...Bookmark
Jane Goodall395 - Jane Goodall
RR Auction
Official Rawlings Major League baseball signed in black felt tip on a side panel. In fine condition, with a bit of trivial scattered toning.
No Online Bidding For This Lot
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
 
 
Details...Bookmark
Mikhail Gorbachev396 - Mikhail Gorbachev
RR Auction
Color glossy 10 x 8 photo of Gorbachev greeting Ronald Reagan, signed in blue felt tip. In fine condition. Accompanied by a certificate of authenticit
No Online Bidding For This Lot
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
 
 
Details...Bookmark
Armand Hammer397 - Armand Hammer
RR Auction
American industrialist (1898–1990) and longtime CEO of the Occidental Petroleum Company. Color satin-finish 8 x 10 photo, signed and inscribed in blac
No Online Bidding For This Lot
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
 
 
Details...Bookmark
Vaclav Havel398 - Vaclav Havel
RR Auction
Czech writer, dissident, and politician (1936–2011) who served as the last president of Czechoslovakia and the first president of the Czech Republic.
No Online Bidding For This Lot
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
 
 
Details...Bookmark
William Randolph Hearst399 - William Randolph Hearst
RR Auction
Fountain pen signature, “William Randolph Hearst and a couple of sons on board the Olympic, June 19th, 1922,” on an off-white 3.5 x 2.5 album page. In
No Online Bidding For This Lot
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
 
 
Details...Bookmark
Edmund Hillary400 - Edmund Hillary
RR Auction
Official Rawlings Major League baseball signed in black ink on a side panel, “Ed Hillary.” In fine condition.
No Online Bidding For This Lot
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
 
 
Details...Bookmark
Edmund Hillary401 - Edmund Hillary
RR Auction
Satin-finish 11 x 14 photo of the June 27, 1953, issue of the Illustrated London News featuring Hillary and Norgay after their successful ascent of Ev
No Online Bidding For This Lot
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
 
 
Details...Bookmark
Edmund Hillary402 - Edmund Hillary
RR Auction
Color satin-finish 14 x 11 photo of the climbers beginning their ascent, signed in blue felt tip. In very fine condition, with a slightly grainy quali
No Online Bidding For This Lot
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
 
 
Details...Bookmark
Edmund Hillary403 - Edmund Hillary
RR Auction
Satin-finish 11 x 14 close-up portrait of Hillary, signed in blue felt tip. In very fine condition.
No Online Bidding For This Lot
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
 
 
Details...Bookmark
Edmund Hillary404 - Edmund Hillary
RR Auction
Limited edition color satin-finish 14 x 11 photo of Hillary during his ascent to the top of Mount Everest, numbered 8/10, signed in the lower border i
No Online Bidding For This Lot
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
 
 
Details...Bookmark
Jewish Leaders405 - Jewish Leaders
RR Auction
Three TLSs, each one page, approximately 8.5 x 11, dated between 1978 and 1985. All addressed to Senator Daniel P. Moynihan, with content regarding in
No Online Bidding For This Lot
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
 
 
Details...Bookmark
Carl Karcher406 - Carl Karcher
RR Auction
Signed book: Making It Happen. Anaheim, California: Carl Karcher Enterprises, 1981. Hardcover with dust jacket, 7.75 x 10.25, 143 pages. Signed and in
No Online Bidding For This Lot
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
 
 
Details...Bookmark
Kennedy Assassination: James Leavelle407 - Kennedy Assassination: James Leavelle
RR Auction
Satin-finish 8 x 10 photo of Leavelle escorting Lee Harvey Oswald moments before Jack Ruby shot him, signed in the lower left in black felt tip. In fi
No Online Bidding For This Lot
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
 
 
Details...Bookmark
Caroline Kennedy408 - Caroline Kennedy
RR Auction
Signed book: Best Loved Poems of Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis. First edition, first printing. NY: Hyperion, 2001. Hardcover with dust jacket, 6 x 8.5, 1
No Online Bidding For This Lot
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
 
 
Details...Bookmark
Caroline Kennedy409 - Caroline Kennedy
RR Auction
Signed book: A Family of Poems. First edition, first printing. NY: Hyperion, 2005. Hardcover with dust jacket, 8.25 x 10.5, 144 pages. Signed in black
No Online Bidding For This Lot
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
 
 
Details...Bookmark
John Kerry410 - John Kerry
RR Auction
Two photos: a satin-finish 8 x 10 portrait of Kerry posing outdoors, and a glossy 10 x 8 of Kerry addressing a crowd during a campaign stop, each sign
No Online Bidding For This Lot
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
 
 
Details...Bookmark
King George IV411 - King George IV
RR Auction
King of Great Britain and Ireland (1762–1830) from 1820 to his death. The eldest son of George III, he alienated his subjects with his prodigious spen
No Online Bidding For This Lot
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
 
 
Details...Bookmark
King William IV412 - King William IV
RR Auction
King of Great Britain and Ireland (1765–1837) who served from 1830 to 1837, he earned the sobriquet ‘Sailor King’ for his youthful service in the Roya
No Online Bidding For This Lot
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
 
 
Details...Bookmark