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 Penn256 - John Penn
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The last governor of colonial Pennsylvania (1729–1795). Partly-printed DS one page, 12 x 8, October 28, 1768. Penn grants Alexander Blaine a “Licence
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Estimate : 1,600.00 - 1,800.00
 
 
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Arthur Rackham546 - Arthur Rackham
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British artist and illustrator (1867–1939) best known for his Art Nouveau–influenced illustrations. Signed book: The Romance of King Arthur and the Kn
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Estimate : 1,600.00 - 1,800.00
 
 
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Frank Sinatra and LeRoy Neiman687 - Frank Sinatra and LeRoy Neiman
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Exceptional limited edition 17 x 26 print entitled ‘Sinatra in Concert,’ numbered 29/300, signed in the lower left in felt tip by Sinatra, and in the
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Estimate : 1,600.00 - 1,800.00
 
 
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Lee Harvey Oswald: Abraham Zapruder250 - Lee Harvey Oswald: Abraham Zapruder
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Triangular fragment of concrete, measuring approximately 2 x 2 x .5, from the pedestal in Dealey Plaza upon which Abraham Zapruder stood on November 2
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Estimate : 1,400.00 - 1,600.00
 
 
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Bertrand Russell276 - Bertrand Russell
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British writer, philosopher, and mathematician (1872–1970) who won the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1950. AQS on a 5.5 x 8 sheet of Hotel La Salle, C
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William Henry Harrison17 - William Henry Harrison
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Manuscript DS, signed “Wm. H. Harrison, A. D. C.,” one page, 7.5 x 4, December 12, 1794. Whiskey rations for a barge crew consisting of five men recei
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James K. Polk19 - James K. Polk
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Free-franked envelope, 8.75 x 3.5, addressed in another hand to New Jersey congressman, “Hon. George Sykes, Wrightstown, N. J.,” with a Mount Holly ad
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Abraham Lincoln23 - Abraham Lincoln
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Six complete issues of the New York Tribune from the aftermath of Lincoln’s assassination, each 15.5 x 21, eight pages, dated between April 17 and May
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John F. Kennedy94 - John F. Kennedy
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Two vintage original color photos: one glossy 10 x 8 photo of Kennedy in the Oval Office beside Connecticut Congressman-at-Large Benjamin F. Grabowski
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John F. Kennedy95 - John F. Kennedy
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Rectangular piece of clear plexiglass, 7.75 x 6 x 0.25, featuring a bullet hole in the right side. Notations on the section read, “Front Side. 1-1-85.
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John F. Kennedy98 - John F. Kennedy
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Original swatch of the dark blue bloodstained seat leather from the limousine Kennedy was riding in at the time of his assassination, measuring approx
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Nelson Mandela231 - Nelson Mandela
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Signed book: Long Walk to Freedom. First edition, first printing. Boston: Little, Brown and Company, 1994. Hardcover with dust jacket, 6.25 x 9.5, 558
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Napoleon: Baron Dominique Larrey244 - Napoleon: Baron Dominique Larrey
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Napoleon’s military surgeon (1766–1842). Two items: manuscript DS, in French, signed twice, “D. J. Larrey,” one page, 5.5 x 8, August 19, 1806. In par
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Estimate : 1,200.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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Politicians259 - Politicians
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Excellent collection of twenty photographs, each signed by a notable American politician. Fourteen are cartes-de-visite, signed individually by the fo
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Pope Francis262 - Pope Francis
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Color satin-finish 5.75 x 8.25 photo of Pope Francis as a cardinal, signed in black felt tip, adding “Archbishop of Buenos Aires,” beneath his signatu
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Joseph Smith: George W. Stigall284 - Joseph Smith: George W. Stigall
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Manuscript DS, signed “Alexander Caldwell and G. W. Stigall,” one page, 7 x 4, April 20, 1839. Legal document reads, in full: “We hereby agree that th
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Civil War339 - Civil War
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Collection of ten items, each signed by a notable Civil War figure, including: Philip H. Sheridan (ALS), Henry Wise (DS), John M. Schofield (ALS), Hir
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George A. Custer344 - George A. Custer
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Headquarters Third Division Cavalry Corps mailing envelope, 5.25 x 3, addressed in Custer’s hand to, “Mrs. Genl Custer, 369 H Street, Was ton D.
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George S. Patton364 - George S. Patton
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Third United States Army ‘Season’s Greetings’ Christmas card, circa 1944, featuring an image of an American tank rolling toward Berlin, measuring 5.25
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Neil Armstrong406 - Neil Armstrong
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Color official 8 x 10 NASA lithograph of Armstrong in his white space suit, signed and inscribed in blue felt tip, “To Ronald Krugman, Neil Armstrong.
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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