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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Alfred Cortot749 - Alfred Cortot
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Franco-Swiss pianist and conductor (1877–1962). He is one of the most renowned 20th-century classical musicians, known for his Romantic period piano w
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Beniamino Gigli and Lily Pons750 - Beniamino Gigli and Lily Pons
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Vintage pearl-finish 9.5 x 11.75 head-and-shoulders portrait of Gigli, signed and inscribed in fountain pen, “To Rosabelle C. Edelman, With my best wi
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Geraldine Farrar751 - Geraldine Farrar
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Vintage glossy 7.5 x 9.5 half-length photo of Farrar admiring her long pearl necklace, signed and inscribed in fountain pen, “To Eduard Vesper, very s
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Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
 
 
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Classical Music752 - Classical Music
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Collection of more than 1,000 original drawings of classical artists by “Georges” (né George Krishizki), each of the drawings also signed by th...
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Estimate : 20,000.00 - 25,000.00
 
 
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Wilhelm Furtwangler753 - Wilhelm Furtwangler
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Autograph musical manuscript in pencil, four pages on two adjoining sheets, 9.75 x 13.25, signed in the upper right, “Furtwangler,” and dated 1897. Fu
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Estimate : 3,500.00 - 4,000.00
 
 
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George Gershwin754 - George Gershwin
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Vintage matte-finish 8 x 10 Mishkin photo, signed in the lower border in fountain pen, “Sincerely, George Gershwin.” Some mild rippling along right ed
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Estimate : 3,500.00 - 4,500.00
 
 
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Carlo Maria Giulini755 - Carlo Maria Giulini
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Vintage glossy 7 x 9.25 photo of Giulini conducting a rehearsal, inscribed in blue ballpoint, in Italian, and signed “C. M. Giulini 7-5-1985.” Some sc
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Henryk Gorecki756 - Henryk Gorecki
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Polish composer of classical music (1933–2010). Color satin-finish 4 x 6 photo, signed in the lower border in black felt tip, “H. M. Gorecki, Katowice
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Franz Liszt757 - Franz Liszt
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Hungarian Romantic era composer and pianist (1811–1886) whose prowess at the keyboard earned him a cachet as perhaps the greatest virtuoso in the hist
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Estimate : 200.00 - 2,500.00
 
 
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Percy Grainger758 - Percy Grainger
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Well-regarded Australian-born pianist, conductor, and composer (1882–1961) best known for his folk settings and colorful experimental works. Dignified
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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