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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John Dillinger313 - John Dillinger
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Original 8 x 8 wanted poster for Dillinger issued in 1934 by J. Edgar Hoover, director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, for a violation of the
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Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,000.00
 
 
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Napoleon’s Marshals359 - Napoleon’s Marshals
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Collection of 16 letters and documents each signed by a Napoleonic French Marshal, dated between 1806 and 1832. Signers include: Jean-Baptiste Jourdan
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Apollo Astronauts400 - Apollo Astronauts
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Beautiful color limited edition 26 x 30 lithograph by Alan Bean entitled ‘In the Beginning,’ numbered 57/1000, signed in pencil by 21 Apollo astronaut
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Moonwalkers431 - Moonwalkers
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Color limited edition 31 x 25 print entitled ‘Moonwalkers’, numbered 535/1000, signed in blue felt tip by 11 of the 12 astronauts who have walked on t
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Space Shuttle Tile434 - Space Shuttle Tile
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Available to US bidders only. Angled black shuttle tile, measuring 5 x 5 x 2, numbered V070-395018-113 7HBOLK, removed from the space shuttle Endeavou
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Margaret Bourke-White495 - Margaret Bourke-White
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First-generation original glossy 13.25 x 9.25 photo of a camel train carrying supplies through the USSR taken by Bourke-White. Reverse bears a Black S
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Pablo Picasso543 - Pablo Picasso
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Signed book: Picasso: The Recent Years 1939–1946. Limited edition of 350 copies (This being No. 85). NY: Doubleday, 1947. Hardcover, 8.75 x 11, 211 pa
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Maurice Sendak555 - Maurice Sendak
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ALS, one page, 5.25 x 6.5, personal letterhead, April 1947. Short letter to his Greenwich Village dry cleaner. In full: “With apologies. I’m sorry I t
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Andy Warhol569 - Andy Warhol
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Signed book: The Philosophy of Andy Warhol. First edition, later printing. NY: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, 1975. Hardcover with dust jacket, 5.75 x 8.5
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Frank Lloyd Wright574 - Frank Lloyd Wright
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Highly influential American architect (1867–1959) whose mastery of space, form, and human-centered design revolutionized the field of architecture and
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Arnold Schoenberg628 - 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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Beatles: Paul McCartney655 - Beatles: Paul McCartney
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TLS signed “Paul xx,” one page, 7 x 9.75, personal letterhead, January 25, 2001. Letter to British comdedian Spike Milligan and his wife. In full: “Th
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Elvis Presley682 - Elvis Presley
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Handsome vintage image of Presley posing casually in a striped jacket, surrounded by a border of guitars, musical notes, and hearts, on the inside of
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Rolling Stones684 - Rolling Stones
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Colorful limited edition 39.5 x 19 print for the Stones Licks 2002–2003 World Tour, numbered 157/1000, signed in black felt tip by Mick Jagger, Keith
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Elizabeth Taylor832 - Elizabeth Taylor
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Gorgeous vintage matte-finish 8 x 10 photo of Taylor in a strapless top, circa 1950–51, signed and inscribed in blue ballpoint, “To Howard—Best wishes
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J. Willis Sayre Collection833 - J. Willis Sayre Collection
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James Willis Sayre (1877–1963) was a Seattle arts critic and journalist who specialized in music and theatre. Impressive collection of items from the
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Wolfman: Curt Siodmak840 - Wolfman: Curt Siodmak
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Novelist and screenwriter (1902-2000) known for writing horror and sci-fi films, most notably The Wolf Man and Donovan’s Brain. Uncommon glossy 8 x 10
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Blow: Johnny Depp845 - Blow: Johnny Depp
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This red and yellow tropical print short-sleeve, button-front shirt was worn by Johnny Depp in his portrayal of the character George Jung in the 2001
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Wilt Chamberlain923 - Wilt Chamberlain
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Vintage souvenir scorecard for the Los Angeles Lakers vs. Philadelphia Warriors basketball game on December 2, 1961, 8.5 x 11, two pages, signed on th
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James A. Garfield39 - James A. Garfield
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ALS as president-elect, signed “J. A. Garfield,” one page, lightly-lined both sides, 5 x 8, Mentor, Ohio letterhead, February 18, 1881. Letter to Mass
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Estimate : 1,600.00 - 1,800.00
 
 
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