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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Jacques-Etienne Montgolfier270 - Jacques-Etienne Montgolfier
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ALS in French, signed “Montgolfier,” one page, 7.75 x 9, May 28, 1785. Letter to Jean-Jacques Froulle, in part (translated): “I have been instructed
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Estimate : 2,000.00 - 2,500.00
 
 
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Marie de Medici271 - Marie de Medici
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Queen consort of France (1575–1642) as the second wife of King Henry IV of France. She herself was a member of the wealthy and powerful House of Medic
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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Napoleon272 - Napoleon
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LS in French, signed “Np,” one page, 7.25 x 9, April 8, 1811. Crisply-penned letter to the Duke of Feltre, in full (translated): “I am sending you a n
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Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,500.00
 
 
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Napoleon273 - Napoleon
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Partly-printed DS in French, signed “Napol,” one page, 9.5 x 7, November 5, 1807. A decree naming Guido Fabbri a Member of Counsel of the Prefecture o
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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Napoleon274 - Napoleon
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LS in French, signed “Nap,” one page, 7 x 9, October 4, 1810. Letter to the Duke de Feltre, his Minister of War. Napoleon asks him for detailed inform
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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Florence Nightingale275 - Florence Nightingale
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ALS, one page both sides, 5 x 8, black-bordered stationery letterhead, November 23, 1866. Letter to Miss Behrens. In part: “I beg to acknowledge with
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Estimate : 2,000.00 - 2,500.00
 
 
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Reinhold Niebuhr276 - Reinhold Niebuhr
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Influential Protestant theologian (1892–1971) and philosopher who reshaped much of American thought concerning society, politics, and the meaning of h
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Olga Nikolaevna277 - Olga Nikolaevna
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Grand Duchess (1895–1918) and eldest daughter of Emperor Nicholas II and Empress Alexandra of Russia, who was assassinated along with her family follo
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Estimate : 6,000.00 - 8,000.00
 
 
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Grand Duchess Anastasia Nikolaevna278 - Grand Duchess Anastasia Nikolaevna
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Extremely rare vintage matte-finish 3.5 x 5 three-quarter-length photo of Nikolaevna seated and wearing formal attire, signed at the bottom in black i
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Estimate : 3,000.00 - 5,000.00
 
 
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Frederick, Lord North279 - Frederick, Lord North
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Prime Minister of Great Britain from 1770 to 1782. He led Great Britain through most of the American Revolution. LS signed “North,” one page, 7.5 x 9,
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Estimate : 700.00 - 900.00
 
 
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