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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King Louis XI225 - King Louis XI
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King of France (born in 1423) who reigned from 1461 to 1483. Manuscript DS, in French, signed “Louis,” one page, 12.75 x 8.5, September 14, 1478. Decr
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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King Philip II226 - King Philip II
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King of Spain (born 1527) from 1556 until his death in 1598; his eventful reign included Spain’s conquest of the Philippines, the establishment of a c
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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King Philip III227 - King Philip III
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King of Spain and Portugal from 1598 until his death in 1621. Manuscript DS in Spanish, signed “Yo El Rey,” one page, 8.25 x 11.75, May 5. Untranslate
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Edouard Rene de Laboulaye228 - Edouard Rene de Laboulaye
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ALS in French, signed “E. Laboulaye,” four pages on two adjoining sheets, 5.25 x 8.25, October 10, 1871. Letter to a lady. In part (translated): “The
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Louise of Savoy229 - Louise of Savoy
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Princess of France (1476–1531) and mother of King Francis I, she served twice as the regent of France in the early 16th century. Rare manuscript LS, w
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,200.00
 
 
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Ada Lovelace230 - Ada Lovelace
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English mathematician and writer (1815–1852) and the only daughter of Lord Byron, chiefly known for her work on Charles Babbage's early mechanic...
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Estimate : 10,000.00 - 12,000.00
 
 
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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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Guglielmo Marconi232 - Guglielmo Marconi
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Vintage matte-finish 5.75 x 9.25 photo, signed and inscribed in fountain pen, “To the Hon. Angelo J. Rossi, Mayor of San Francisco, With most sincere
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Princess Margaret233 - Princess Margaret
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Two ALSs, both signed “Margaret,” both one page, both sides, on Windsor Castle and Kensington Palace letterhead, both to artist Verna Hull, dated Dece
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Maria Theresa234 - Maria Theresa
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Holy Roman Empress and Queen of Bohemia (1717–1780) who was the mother of Marie Antoinette. Manuscript DS in German, three pages on two adjoining shee
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Cosimo I de Medici236 - Cosimo I de Medici
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Duke of Florence from 1537 until his death in 1574, reigning as the first Grand Duke of Tuscany beginning in 1569. Manuscript DS in Italian, signed “I
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,200.00
 
 
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Ezra Meeker237 - Ezra Meeker
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American pioneer (1830–1928) who traveled the Oregon Trail by ox-drawn wagon as a young man, migrating from Iowa to the Pacific Coast. ALS signed “Ezr
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John Morton and John Penn238 - John Morton and John Penn
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Morton (1725–1777) was a delegate to the Continental Congress and provided the swing vote that put Pennsylvania in favor of the Declaration of Indepen
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Estimate : 2,500.00 - 3,000.00
 
 
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J. Pierpont Morgan239 - J. Pierpont Morgan
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Partly-printed DS one page both sides, 13.5 x 9.5, June 30, 1886. An attractive, beautifully engraved mortgage bond for the New Jersey Junction Railro
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Benito Mussolini and Vittorio Emanuele III240 - Benito Mussolini and Vittorio Emanuele III
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Partly-printed DS in Italian, one page, 9.5 x 14.5, February 16, 1928. An untranslated single article decree boldly signed at the conclusion, “Mussoli
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Napoleon241 - Napoleon
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Handwritten endorsement, signed “Nap,” written at the top of an LS from his adopted son Eugene Napoleon, one page, 8 x 12.5, dated April 1, 1811, and
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Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,000.00
 
 
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Napoleon242 - Napoleon
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LS in French, signed “Napole,” one page, 7 x 8.5, September 10, 1807. A noteworthy letter to his son, Prince Eugene Napoleon, detailing military plans
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Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,000.00
 
 
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Napoleon243 - Napoleon
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LS signed “Np,” one page, 7.25 x 9, July 7, 1811. Untranslated letter to his minister of war, General Henri Clarke, the Duke of Feltre. A period note
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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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Notables245 - Notables
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Interesting collection of three items, each signed by a notable figure, including: Texas politician Thomas P. Ochiltree (AQS); historian and journalis
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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