RR Auction: Rare Manuscript, Document, and Autograph 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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Watergate: John Sirica317 - Watergate: John Sirica
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Judge (1904–1992) who presided over the trial of the Watergate burglars who later ordered President Nixon to turn over his recordings of White House c
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Estimate : 4,000.00 - 6,000.00
 
 
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19th Century Statesmen318 - 19th Century Statesmen
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Collection of six items: a carte-de-visite bust portrait of Columbus Delano, signed in black ink; a carte-de-visite profile portrait of Andrew G. Curt
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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19th Century World Leaders319 - 19th Century World Leaders
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Four items: ALS, signed “Robt. C. Schenck,” one page, lightly-lined, 7.5 x 8.5, February 7, 1871. In part: “I have to inform you that I was nominated
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Activists and Social Reformers320 - Activists and Social Reformers
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Collection of nine items consisting of signed photos, letters, and AQSs. Items are: original carte-de-visite of William Lloyd Garrison, signed on the
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Yasser Arafat321 - Yasser Arafat
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New Year’s card for 1976 presented to Edward Gierek, First Secretary of the Polish Working Party, measuring 8.5 x 11 closed, bearing a pre-printed Ara
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Yasser Arafat322 - Yasser Arafat
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Glossy 5 x 7 photo of Arafat wearing his trademark keffiyeh, signed in red ballpoint, “Y. Arafat, 9-4-82.” In fine condition, with scattered creases.
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Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
 
 
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Elizabeth Arden323 - Elizabeth Arden
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Beautician (1884–1966) who developed the highly successful cosmetic line that bears her name. TLS, one page, 7 x 9, personal letterhead, August 2, 196
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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John Jacob Astor III324 - John Jacob Astor III
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Member of the fabled Astor family of businessmen and financiers (1822–1890). ALS signed “J. J. Astor,” one page both sides, 5 x 8, August 15, 1883. Le
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Menachem Begin325 - Menachem Begin
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Signed book: Menachim Begin. NY: Shengold Publishers, 1979. Hardcover with dust jacket, 6.25 x 9.25, 377 pages. Signed on the title page, “With my bes
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Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
 
 
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David Ben-Gurion326 - David Ben-Gurion
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Signed book: Letters to Paula. First British edition. London: Vallentine, Mitchell, 1971. Hardcover with dust jacket, 5.75 x 8.75, 259 pages. Signed o
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Armand-Jerome Bignon327 - Armand-Jerome Bignon
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French lawyer, royal librarian, and conseiller d'État (1711–1772). Partly-printed DS in French, signed “Bignon,” four pages on two adjoinin...
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Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
 
 
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Zebulon Brockway328 - Zebulon Brockway
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Penologist (1827–1920) regarded as the ‘Father of Prison Reform’ who introduced the concept of parole to the American justice system. ALS signed “Z. R
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Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
 
 
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Warren Buffett and Bill Gates329 - Warren Buffett and Bill Gates
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Series 2009 one dollar bill, signed on the portrait side in blue felt tip by Warren Buffett and in blue ballpoint by Bill Gates. In fine condition.
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Business330 - Business
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Collection of four items: manuscript DS, signed “Benj Gratz,” five pages on three sheets, 7.5 x 13, July 10, 1814. Lengthy two-piece document concerni
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John C. Calhoun331 - John C. Calhoun
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Prominent American politician (1782–1850) who served as vice president under John Quincy Adams and Andrew Jackson and later wielded great power and in
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Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
 
 
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Dale Carnegie332 - Dale Carnegie
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Signed book: How to Win Friends and Influence People. Later printing. NY: Simon & Schuster, 1950. Hardcover with dust jacket, 5.5 x 8.5, 246 pag...
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Civil War Politicians333 - Civil War Politicians
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Four items: three cartes-de-visite signed in the lower border by Richard Yates (2), and Israel Washburn, Jr.; and an ALS, signed “Alfred Ely,” three p
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John Connally334 - John Connally
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Texas governor (1917–1993) who rode in the same car as JFK at the time of the president’s assassination in Dallas, and who himself was struck by a bul
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Moshe Dayan335 - Moshe Dayan
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TLS in Hebrew, one page, 8.5 x 11, State of Israel letterhead, 1967, signed at the conclusion in blue ballpoint. Untranslated letter mourning the loss
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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DNA: Watson and Crick336 - DNA: Watson and Crick
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Original sketch of a DNA strand drawn by Watson on an FDC with a cachet honoring postal workers, signed in black ballpoint, “James D. Watson” and blue
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,000.00
 
 
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