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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Winston Churchill186 - Winston Churchill
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Vintage matte-finish 3.5 x 5.5 head-and-shoulders photo of Churchill, signed in the lower border in ink, “W. Churchill.” In fine condition, with the s
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Estimate : 2,500.00 - 3,500.00
 
 
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Winston Churchill187 - Winston Churchill
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Signed book: A History of the English-Speaking Peoples Volume II. Later printing. London: Cassell and Company, 1956. Hardcover with dust jacket, 6.5 x
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Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,000.00
 
 
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William F. ‘Buffalo Bill’ Cody188 - William F. ‘Buffalo Bill’ Cody
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ALS signed “W. F. Cody,” one page, 5.75 x 9, May 9, 1894. Letter to a gentleman. In full: “The grounds are owned by a number of men. Mr. Okey Snyder h
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,000.00
 
 
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William F. ‘Buffalo Bill’ Cody189 - William F. ‘Buffalo Bill’ Cody
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ANS signed “W. F. Cody,” on the correspondence side of a 5.5 x 3.5 ‘Buffalo Bill’ Cody, Wyoming, picture postcard, no date, but postmarked September 1
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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Oliver Cromwell190 - Oliver Cromwell
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Manuscript DS, signed “Oliver P,” one page, 8 x 11.25, April 19, 1655. In full: “Our will and pleasure is, and governs hereby required…to pay unto Sis
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Estimate : 10,000.00 - 12,000.00
 
 
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Samuel Cunard191 - Samuel Cunard
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Canadian-born British shipping magnate (1787–1865) who founded the pioneering steamship line that still bears his name. Scarce ink signature, “Kind re
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Georges Danton192 - Georges Danton
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French statesman (1759–1794) and one of the leading figures of the French Revolution. He and his followers were charged with conspiracy to overthrow t
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Estimate : 2,000.00 - 2,500.00
 
 
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Jefferson Davis193 - Jefferson Davis
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Choice original 2.25 x 3.75 carte-de-visite bust portrait of Davis as president of the Confederacy circa 1864, boldly signed at the bottom of the imag
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Estimate : 4,000.00 - 5,000.00
 
 
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Samuel Colt194 - Samuel Colt
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Three of Colt’s retained drafts of documents sent to Commissioner of Patents Henry L. Ellsworth, circa 1837-38, all with a few additions, deletions, o
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Estimate : 100,000.00 - 150,000.00
 
 
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Charles Darwin195 - Charles Darwin
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ALS signed “Ch. Darwin,” one page, 5 x 8, November 9, no year. Letter to a gentleman. In part: “Absence from home has prevented my returning the proof
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Estimate : 6,000.00 - 7,000.00
 
 
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