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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Clyde Barrow and Raymond Hamilton309 - Clyde Barrow and Raymond Hamilton
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Vintage glossy 8 x 6 Acme Newspictures press photo bearing the mugshots of Clyde Barrow and Raymond Hamilton, with the original caption affixed to the
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Frank Costello310 - Frank Costello
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Vintage glossy 5 x 7 head-and-shoulders photo of Costello in a pin-stripe suit, with the reverse bearing stamps from Look magazine and the Herald, wit
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Two-Gun Tommy DeSimone311 - Two-Gun Tommy DeSimone
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Associate of the Lucchese crime family in New York (1950–1979) involved in truck hijackings, dealing and fencing of stolen property, extortion, fraud,
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Estimate : 3,500.00 - 4,500.00
 
 
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Two-Gun Tommy DeSimone312 - Two-Gun Tommy DeSimone
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Associate of the Lucchese crime family in New York (1950–1979) involved in truck hijackings, dealing and fencing of stolen property, extortion, fraud,
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Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,000.00
 
 
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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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Virginia Hill314 - Virginia Hill
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Organized crime figure (1916–1966) romantically linked to many New York and Chicago mobsters—once described in Time magazine as ‘queen of the gangster
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Estimate : 5,500.00 - 6,500.00
 
 
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St. Valentine’s Day Massacre315 - St. Valentine’s Day Massacre
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Iconic vintage glossy press photo of the bloody aftermath of the St. Valentine Day Massacre, allegedly perpetrated by Al Capone, trimmed to a size of
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Celebrity Predictions316 - Celebrity Predictions
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Collection of six letters from 1977–78, all written in response to letters from Michael Hurwitz requesting predictions for the future; Hurwitz began g
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Chiang Kai-Shek317 - Chiang Kai-Shek
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Desirable vintage matte-finish 3.5 x 5.5 photo, signed along the left edge in black ink in Chinese. In fine condition. Accompanied by a 1964 letter fr
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Jacques Cousteau318 - Jacques Cousteau
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Presentation folder from the California Museum Foundation, 8.25 x 11, announcing Cousteau as the designer of the Museum of the Sea on board the Queen
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Moshe Dayan319 - Moshe Dayan
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Glossy 5 x 7 head-and-shoulders photo of Dayan wearing his trademark eyepatch, signed in black felt tip, “M. Dayan”; and a glossy 5 x 3.5 photo of the
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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DNA: James D. Watson320 - DNA: James D. Watson
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Four hardcover copies of Genes, Girls, and Gamow, each a First American Edition, signed on the title page in black ballpoint by Watson. In fine condit
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Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
 
 
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Cyrus W. Field321 - Cyrus W. Field
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LS, one page, 5.5 x 9, Washington Building letterhead, October 10, 1887. Letter to Randolph Remington. In part: “I have at present all the horses I re
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Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
 
 
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German Politicians322 - German Politicians
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Four photos of various finishes, two color, approximately 4 x 6, each signed in ink by a notable German president or chancellor. Signers are: Heinrich
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay323 - Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay
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Color satin-finish 4 x 6 photo of Hillary later in life, signed in black felt tip, “Ed Hillary”; and a 3.5 x 5.5 cardstock photo of Norgay scaling a m
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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George Moscone324 - George Moscone
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Former California state senator and mayor of San Francisco (1929–1978), who was murdered along with Harvey Milk by a former city supervisor. Four item
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Mary Ellen Pleasant325 - Mary Ellen Pleasant
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Entrepreneur (1814–1904) who was a busy figure in the Underground Railroad and helped many slaves make their way to freedom in the north. The Abolitio
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Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
 
 
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Prince Rainier of Monaco and Family326 - Prince Rainier of Monaco and Family
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Three photos of various finishes, two color, each approximately 4 x 6, signed in blue or black felt tip by the member of the Monaco royal family pictu
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Kurt Schuschnigg327 - Kurt Schuschnigg
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Austrian statesman and chancellor (1897–1977). His attempt to prevent Hitler from occupying Austria led to his imprisonment until 1945. Vintage 3.5 x
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Margaret Thatcher328 - Margaret Thatcher
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Satin-finish 5 x 7 photo of Thatcher in a seated pose, signed in the lower border in black felt tip. In fine condition. Accompanied by the original le
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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