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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Sergei Prokofiev770 - Sergei Prokofiev
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Crisply penned AMQS on a 5.25 x 3.25 off-white card. Prokofiev pens two bars from his ‘5th Concerto,’ signed underneath, “5th Concerto, Sergei Prokofi
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Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,000.00
 
 
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Max Reinhardt and the Salzburg Festivals771 - Max Reinhardt and the Salzburg Festivals
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Vintage ink signatures of people involved in the festivals (one on an affixed slip) on two off-white 5 x 7 album pages. One page is signed by director
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Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
 
 
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Sergei Rachmaninoff772 - Sergei Rachmaninoff
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Distinguished pianist and composer (1873–1943) who takes a place among the last great figures of the Russian romantic school. Choice vintage matte-fin
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Estimate : 3,000.00 - 3,500.00
 
 
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Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov773 - Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov
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Eminent Russian composer (1844–1908) best known for such brilliantly orchestrated works as Scheherazade and for operatic staples like ‘Sadko,’ ‘The Ta
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Estimate : 3,700.00 - 4,000.00
 
 
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Arthur Rubinstein774 - Arthur Rubinstein
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Polish-American classical pianist (1887–1982) considered by many the greatest Chopin interpreter of his time. Early vintage matte-finish 3.25 x 5.25 p
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Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
 
 
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Gioachino Rossini775 - Gioachino Rossini
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Important Italian composer (1792–1868) who became one of the seminal figures in the history of opera with such repertoire staples as The Barber of Sev
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Estimate : 3,000.00 - 3,500.00
 
 
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Russian Composers and Pianists776 - Russian Composers and Pianists
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Impressive and exceedingly scarce collection of ten AMQSs on a single off-white 8 x 9 sheet bearing a pen and ink sketch of Alexander Glazunov (signed
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Estimate : 5,000.00 - 7,000.00
 
 
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Artur Schnabel777 - Artur Schnabel
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Highly regarded Austrian pianist (1882–1951) renowned especially for his interpretations of Beethoven and Schubert. Bold vintage ink signature, “Artur
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Arnold Schoenberg778 - Arnold Schoenberg
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Austrian-born composer (1874–1951) whose development of the ‘twelve-tone’ system proved to be one of the most far-reaching innovations in the history
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Estimate : 2,000.00 - 2,500.00
 
 
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John Philip Sousa779 - John Philip Sousa
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Highly desirable AMQS on an off-white 5 x 3 lined card, signed in black ink, “John Philip Sousa, Dec. 10th 1927.” Sousa pens five bars of the patrioti
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Johann Strauss780 - Johann Strauss
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Eminent Viennese composer (1825–1899), known as the ‘Waltz King,’ best known for such all-time favorites as ‘The Beautiful Blue Danube’ and the ‘Emper
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Estimate : 3,000.00 - 3,500.00
 
 
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Richard Strauss781 - Richard Strauss
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German composer (1864–1949) whose colorful symphonic poems and operas earned him a place among the most important figures in late-19th and early 20th-
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Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,000.00
 
 
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Johann Strauss II782 - Johann Strauss II
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Original 4 x 6 cabinet photo of Strauss II in a large overcoat by V. Angerer of Vienna, inscribed in fountain pen, in German to famous operetta sopran
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Estimate : 4,000.00 - 5,000.00
 
 
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Johann Strauss II783 - Johann Strauss II
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Excellent AMQS on the reverse of one of his personal 4 x 2.5 calling cards. Strauss pens three bars from ‘Waldmeister,’ adding the title at the top an
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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Violinists784 - Violinists
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Three items: ink signature, “Jascha Heifetz, March 17, 1918,” on an off-white 3.5 x 2.5 card; program sheet for a Fritz Kreisler concert, 6 x 9.25, si
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Pyotr llyich Tchaikovsky785 - Pyotr llyich Tchaikovsky
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Rare and desirable ALS in French, signed “P. Tchaikovsky,” one page, 4.5 x 5.75, February 25, 1889. Letter to “Mon cher ami Paul,” [‘My dear friend Pa
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Estimate : 8,000.00 - 10,000.00
 
 
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Igor Stravinsky786 - Igor Stravinsky
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Large AMQS on an off-white 8.75 x 8 sheet. Stravinsky pens five bars of music from his theatrical work, ‘L’Histoire du Soldat’ [The Soldier’s Tale], i
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Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,000.00
 
 
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Beatles790 - Beatles
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Vintage ballpoint signatures “John Lennon,” on a light green 4.75 x 4 album page, and vintage ballpoint signatures, “George Harrison,” and “Paul McCar
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Estimate : 3,000.00 - 4,000.00
 
 
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Beatles791 - Beatles
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Original vintage oversized B.O.A.C.—Cunard in-flight menu for the “Beatles Bahamas Special” London to New York flight in February of 1965. The four-pa
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Estimate : 4,000.00 - 6,000.00
 
 
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Beatles792 - Beatles
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Exceptional and early vintage ballpoint signatures, “John Lennon,” “George Harrison,” “Ringo Starr,” and “Paul McCartney,” on an off-white album page.
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Estimate : 7,000.00 - 9,000.00
 
 
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