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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Composers605 - Composers
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Collection of four musical quotes on various size sheets and cards. Quotes are from: Leo Blech, four bars, in pencil, from his opera ‘Alpenkonig’; Got
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Engelbert Humperdinck610 - Engelbert Humperdinck
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German Romantic composer (1854–1921) best known for the opera Hänsel und Gretel. Appealing vintage matte-finish 3 x 5 postcard photo of a bust ...
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Beatles642 - Beatles
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Collection of nine candid glossy snapshots of the Beatles, ranging in size from 3.5 x 3.5 up to 3.5 x 5.5, all taken backstage before and after their
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Beatles643 - Beatles
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Four cut swatches of cloth, ranging in size from 2.75 x 1.5 up to 3.5 x 4, each taken from material used to make suits for the Beatles by their tailor
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Beatles: Neil Aspinall646 - Beatles: Neil Aspinall
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British music executive (1941–2008) who served as road manager and personal assistant for the Beatles, later becoming chief executive of their company
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Beatles: Paul McCartney654 - Beatles: Paul McCartney
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The Space Within US DVD, signed in silver ink on the front of the DVD cover’s paper sleeve. In fine condition. The DVD is included.
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Irving Berlin657 - Irving Berlin
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Vintage glossy 8 x 10 photo of a young Berlin sitting at a piano with an NBC microphone behind him, signed and inscribed in fountain pen, “To Bill, Ir
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Oasis: Liam Gallagher677 - Oasis: Liam Gallagher
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A pair of Liam Gallagher’s personally owned shoes. Beige shoes, by Pretty Green (Gallagher’s own designer label), are each signed in black felt tip, “
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Rodgers and Hammerstein681 - Rodgers and Hammerstein
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Signed book: Allegro: A Musical Play. First edition. NY: Alfred A. Knopf, 1948. Hardcover, 5 x 7.5, 157 pages. Signed on the first free end page by Ri
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Frank Sinatra688 - Frank Sinatra
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Vintage fountain pen signature, “Frank Sinatra,” on a pink 5.75 x 4.5 album page. In fine condition, with signature subtly faded from previous display
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Frank Sinatra689 - Frank Sinatra
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Ballpoint signature, “Frank Sinatra,” on an off-white 5 x 3 card. Uniform toning over signature from previous display, otherwise fine condition. Accom
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U2692 - U2
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War cassette tape cover, measuring 6.5 x 4 opened, signed in blue ballpoint by Bono, Edge, and Adam Clayton. In very good condition, with a couple mil
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James Taylor693 - James Taylor
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Two white-matte RIAA gold record sales awards, both presented to Nathan Weiss: one to commemorate the sale of one million dollars worth of Mud Slide S
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Beach Boys708 - Beach Boys
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Endless Summer album signed on the front cover in blue felt tip by Brian Wilson and Mike Love and in black felt tip by Carl Wilson, Al Jardine, and Br
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Duran Duran726 - Duran Duran
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Limited edition glossy 23.25 x 16.5 print of the band in 2002, numbered 444/500, signed in black felt tip by Simon Le Bon, John Taylor, Andy Taylor, N
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Duke Ellington728 - Duke Ellington
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Mimeographed DS, signed in ink by Ellington, four pages, 8.5 x 14, March 6, 1946. Agreement between Lawrence Brown and Ellington’s company Tempo Music
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Michael Jackson737 - Michael Jackson
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Color 10 x 11.75 book photo of a young Michael, signed in red felt tip, “Love, Michael Jackson.” In very good condition, with moderate contrast to sig
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Jethro Tull739 - Jethro Tull
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Aqualung album signed on the front cover in black felt tip by Ian Anderson, Clive Bunker, Martin Barre, John Evan, Jeffrey Hammond-Hammond, and two ot
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The Ramones759 - The Ramones
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Pleasant Dreams album signed on the front cover in blue ballpoint by Joey, Johnny, Dee Dee, and Marky Ramone. In fine condition. The record is include
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Simon and Garfunkel766 - Simon and Garfunkel
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Two hardcover books: Still Water, signed and inscribed on the first free end page, “To Gary, Best regards, Art Garfunkel”; and Lyrics: 1964—2008, sign
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Sarah Bernhardt787 - Sarah Bernhardt
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Vintage glossy 6 x 9 photo of Bernhardt dressed in an elaborate outfit, signed and inscribed in black ink, “For J. Willis Sayre, Souvenir de Sarah Ber
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Sergei Eisenstein802 - Sergei Eisenstein
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Revolutionary Soviet Russian film director and film theorist (1898–1948) noted in particular for his silent films Strike, Battleship Potemkin, and Oct
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William Holden818 - William Holden
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Highly regarded American actor (1918–1981) who won the 1954 Academy Award for Best Actor in Stalag 17. Vintage matte-finish 9.5 x 8 photo of Holden du
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Rat Pack829 - Rat Pack
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Cocktail napkin from the Sands Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, 4.75 x 4.75, signed on the reverse in blue ballpoint by Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, and
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David Lean890 - David Lean
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Film director (1908–1991) best remembered for his adaptations of Charles Dickens’s novels, as well as epics such as The Bridge on the River Kwai and L
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The Sopranos902 - The Sopranos
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Replica Sopranos baseball jersey, with sewn on letters and numbers, signed in silver ink on the front by James Gandolfini, Tony Sirico, Steven Van Zan
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Jimmie Foxx932 - Jimmie Foxx
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Vintage fountain pen signature, “Regards, Jimmie Foxx,” on an off-white government postcard (postmarked 10/30/1951). Matted and framed with a Perez-St
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Walter Hagen933 - Walter Hagen
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Signed book: The Walter Hagen Story. First edition, first printing. NY: Simon & Schuster, 1956. Hardcover with dust jacket, 6.25 x 9.25, 342 pag...
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Vince Lombardi934 - Vince Lombardi
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Green Bay Packers, Inc. business check, 8.25 x 3.25, filled out in another hand and signed by Lombardi, “Vincent Lombardi,” payable to August Barthman
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Miami Dolphins942 - Miami Dolphins
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Color limited edition 38 x 26 print honoring the undefeated 1972 Miami Dolphins, numbered 262/500, signed in felt tip by an impressive 42 members of t
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Jesse Owens944 - Jesse Owens
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Very early vintage glossy 2.75 x 4.5 full-length photo of a young Owens in his track uniform and shoes posing on a field, signed in fountain pen. Acco
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Sam Snead950 - Sam Snead
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Legendary American golfer (1912-2002) who dominated the sport for nearly four decades, winning a record 82 PGA Tour events, earning a place in the Wor
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Wilt Chamberlain and Bill Russell973 - Wilt Chamberlain and Bill Russell
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Oversized transparency, 7.5 x 16, of Chamberlain and Russell tipping off at center court of the old Boston Garden, affixed to a 10 x 17 mount, signed
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Roger Maris1002 - Roger Maris
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Scarce and desirable 1962 Post Cereal baseball card featuring Maris, 3.5 x 2.5, signed on his image in blue ballpoint. In fine condition, with a coupl
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NY Knicks1009 - NY Knicks
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Limited edition color glossy 20 x 16 photo of the 2012–13 New York Knicks standing together for the national anthem before a game at Madison Square Ga
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Millard Fillmore and Cabinet20 - Millard Fillmore and Cabinet
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Ink signatures of Fillmore and his cabinet on two light blue 6 x 8 album pages, signed as president by Fillmore, who adds a date of December 20, 1850.
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Andrew Johnson32 - Andrew Johnson
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Ink signature, “Andrew Johnson, Greeneville, Tennessee,” on a light blue 5.5 x 8 album page. Also signed by fellow Tennessee congressmen James H. Thom
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Rutherford B. Hayes37 - Rutherford B. Hayes
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Ink signature, “R. B. Hayes,” on an off-white 4.25 x 2.5 card. Scattered light toning and soiling, a bit heavier to edges, otherwise fine condition.
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Grover Cleveland41 - Grover Cleveland
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TLS, one page, 7.5 x 10.75, March 20, 1903. Letter to W. H. Charles declining a speaking invitation. In part: “Your letter asking me to make an addres
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Frances F. Cleveland42 - Frances F. Cleveland
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Original 4.25 x 5.75 cabinet bust portrait of Cleveland, signed and inscribed at the bottom of the image in black ink as first lady, “M. W. J.—From—Fr
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Benjamin Harrison45 - Benjamin Harrison
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TLS signed “Benj Harrison,” one page, 8 x 10.5, personal letterhead, October 29, 1900. Letter declining a speaking engagement. In full: “I beg to ackn
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William McKinley48 - William McKinley
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Ink signature, “Yours very truly, W. McKinley,” on an off-white 4.25 x 2.75 State of Ohio Executive Chamber card. A uniform shade of mild toning, and
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William H. Taft54 - William H. Taft
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TLS signed “Wm. H. Taft,” one page, 8 x 10.5, Supreme Court of the United States letterhead, January 28, 1925. Letter to Edward Bok. In part: “I have
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William H. Taft55 - William H. Taft
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TLS as president signed “Wm. H. Taft,” one page, 6.5 x 8.75, White House letterhead, July 1, 1910. Letter to James F. Smith of the US Court of Appeals
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Woodrow Wilson56 - Woodrow Wilson
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Vintage matte-finish 6.25 x 10.5 Harris and Ewing photo, signed as president in the lower border in fountain pen. Accompanied by a 1916 letter from Wi
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Woodrow Wilson58 - Woodrow Wilson
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Partly-printed DS as governor, one page, 17 x 14, May 2, 1911. Governor Wilson appoints Worthington M. Jacobus “a Member of the Ship Canal Commission
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Woodrow and Edith Bolling Wilson59 - Woodrow and Edith Bolling Wilson
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Ink signature, “Woodrow Wilson, 1928,” on an off-white 3.25 x 2.25 card and a bold ink signature, “Edith Bolling Wilson,” on a 3 x 2.25 embossed card.
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Calvin Coolidge63 - Calvin Coolidge
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Scarce TLS as vice president, one page, 7 x 9, Vice-President’s Chamber letterhead, February 2, 1922. Letter to Marian Tyler at The Nation. In full: “
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Calvin Coolidge64 - Calvin Coolidge
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TLS as president, one page, 7 x 9, black-bordered White House letterhead, August 11, 1923. Letter to the editor of the National Republic, written just
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Calvin Coolidge65 - Calvin Coolidge
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Two letters to W. L. S. Gordon, postmaster of New Orleans: ALS, two pages on adjoining sheets, 5.25 x 6.5, Lakeside Inn letterhead, February 8, 1930.
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