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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King George IV247 - King George IV
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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
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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King Louis XVI250 - King Louis XVI
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King of France (born 1754) from 1774 to 1792. In the wake of increasing unrest that developed into full-fledged revolution, Louis and his queen, Marie
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Estimate : 2,000.00 - 3,000.00
 
 
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King Louis XV251 - King Louis XV
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Ineffectual King of France from 1715 to 1774 who was dominated by his strong-willed and unscrupulous mistress, Madame de Pompadour. DS, in French, sig
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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King Umberto I252 - King Umberto I
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King of Italy (1844–1900) who reigned from 1878 until his assassination; he was the only Italian king to be assassinated in modern times. Untranslated
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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King William III253 - King William III
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Sovereign Prince of Orange (1650–1702) who served as King of England, Scotland, and Ireland from 1869 until his death. Manuscript DS in Dutch, signed
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,000.00
 
 
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Martin Luther King, Jr254 - Martin Luther King, Jr
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Highly desirable vintage ballpoint signature, “Best wishes, Martin Luther King, Jr.,” on an off-white 5.5 x 7.5 sheet. Nicely triple-cloth-matted and
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 2,000.00
 
 
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Robert Koch255 - Robert Koch
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German medical scientist (1843–1910) regarded as the father of bacteriology. He isolated the tuberculosis bacillus and the anthrax virus, and he recei
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Estimate : 1,800.00 - 2,200.00
 
 
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Martin Luther King, Jr256 - Martin Luther King, Jr
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TLS signed “Martin,” two pages, 7 x 10.25, personal Ebenezer Baptist Church letterhead, December 20, 1960. Letter to Sammy Davis, Jr. In full: “I have
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Estimate : 5,000.00 - 7,000.00
 
 
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Martin Luther King, Jr257 - Martin Luther King, Jr
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Autograph manuscript, unsigned, in pencil, one page, 8.5 x 11, Montgomery Improvement Association, Inc., letterhead listing King as President, no date
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Estimate : 8,000.00 - 10,000.00
 
 
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Rene Laennec258 - Rene Laennec
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French physician (1781–1826) who invented the stethoscope in 1816 and pioneered its use for diagnosing chest problems. ALS in French, one page both si
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Estimate : 3,000.00 - 3,500.00
 
 
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