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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Irving Berlin659 - Irving Berlin
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Original 1924 sheet music for ‘All Alone,’ 9 x 12, six pages, neatly signed on the front cover in fountain pen, “Irving Berlin.” In fine condition.
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Marc Bolan660 - Marc Bolan
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Singer and founder of the band T. Rex (1947–1977) who was killed in a car crash. Signed book: The Warlock of Love. First edition. Plymouth, England: L
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David Bowie661 - David Bowie
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Vintage ballpoint signature, “Best wishes, Davie Jones,” and the other four members of his short-lived band Davie Jones and the King Bees, on an off-w
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Eddie Cochran663 - Eddie Cochran
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Dynamic, pioneering rock ’n’ roll musician (1938–1960), best known for his hit ‘Summertime Blues,’ who met his untimely end in a fatal automobile cras
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Johnny Green671 - Johnny Green
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Songwriter and musical arranger (1908–1989) who was in charge of several successful MGM film musicals, winning Oscars for Easter Parade and An America
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Musicians674 - Musicians
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Collection of four items, each signed by a distinguished musician, including: Cole Porter (SP), Alan Jay Lerner (SP), Virgil Thomson (AMQS), and Howar
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Bonnie Raitt680 - Bonnie Raitt
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RIAA floater-style gold record sales award presented to Nathan M. Weiss, “to commemorate the sale of more than 500,000 copies of the…long-playing reco
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10cc698 - 10cc
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Sheet Music album signed on the front cover in ballpoint by Kevin Godley, Lol Creme, Graham Gouldman, and Eric Stewart. In fine condition. The record
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60s Rock699 - 60s Rock
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Two albums: First, The Move: Greatest Hits Volume 1, signed on the front cover in felt tip and ballpoint by all five original members: Bev Bevan, Trev
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ABBA700 - ABBA
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Color 8.25 x 4 promotional postcard for ABBA Live, signed on the front in ballpoint and felt tip by Benny Andersson, Agnetha Fältskog, Frida Ly...
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ABBA701 - ABBA
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Voulez-Vous album signed on the front cover in silver ink and black felt tip by Benny Andersson, Agnetha Fältskog, Frida Lyngstad, and Bjö...
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Andrews Sisters703 - Andrews Sisters
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Vintage fountain pen signatures of Patty, Maxine, and LaVerne Andrews on individual 6 x 4.5 colored album pages. In fine condition.
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The Animals704 - The Animals
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Self-titled album signed on the front cover in black felt tip by Alan Price, Chas Chandler, Hilton Valentine, and John Steel, with a clipped felt tip
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Louis Armstrong705 - Louis Armstrong
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Vintage glossy 3.5 x 5.5 American Booking Corp. postcard photo of Armstrong in a full-length pose with his trumpet tucked under his arm, signed and in
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Asia706 - Asia
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Alpha album signed on the front cover in black felt tip by John Wetton, Geoff Downes, Steve Howe, and Carl Palmer. In fine condition. The record is no
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Average White Band707 - Average White Band
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Color record album sleeve photo, trimmed to a size of 6 x 6.75, signed in black felt tip by all six members, including Steve Ferrone (2), Hamish Stuar
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Beatles: Yoko Ono709 - Beatles: Yoko Ono
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Color archival print, 9 x 8, for Ono’s Blueprint for a Sunrise album, signed in black felt tip, “Love, Yoko, 2012.” Reverse bears a copy of Ono’s Dece
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Beatles: Ringo Starr710 - Beatles: Ringo Starr
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Colorful 10.25-inch Gartlan artist proof plate, limited edition of 250, signed in gold ink by Starr, “Ringo,” and by the artist, Michael J. Taylor. In
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Beatles: Ringo Starr711 - Beatles: Ringo Starr
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Color glossy 4 x 6 photo of the Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band album cover, signed in black felt tip, “Ringo.” In fine condition, with sl...
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Beatles: Ringo Starr712 - Beatles: Ringo Starr
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Color 45 rpm record sleeve for ‘Wrack My Brain,’ signed on the front in black felt tip, “Ringo.” In fine condition, with light album impression and so
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Leonard Bernstein713 - Leonard Bernstein
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Program page from Bernstein’s performance at the University Musical Society of the University of Michigan, 6.5 x 9.75, held on February 15, 1984, sign
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Boomtown Rats714 - Boomtown Rats
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Self-titled album signed on the front cover in black felt tip by Bob Geldof, Pete Briquette, Simon Crowe, Garry Roberts, Johnny Fingers, and Gerry Cot
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Bread715 - Bread
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Songbook cover to the Best of Bread, 8.5 x 11, signed in black felt tip by David Gates, Mike Botts, James Griffith, and Larry Knechtel. In fine condit
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The Cars716 - The Cars
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Candy-O album signed on the front cover in blue felt tip by Ric Ocasek, Greg Hawkes, Elliot Easton, and David Robinson. Mild ‘ring of wear’ to front c
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The Clash: Mick Jones717 - The Clash: Mick Jones
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Neat looking silver sparkled-bodied Roland G-707 ‘synthesizer’ electric guitar, signed on the back in black felt tip. In fine condition. Oversized.
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Sam Cooke718 - Sam Cooke
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Vintage pencil signature, “Lots of luck, Sam Cooke,” on the reverse of an off-white 6 x 2.5 check, also signed in black ballpoint, “Any Day Now, Chuck
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Elvis Costello and The Attractions719 - Elvis Costello and The Attractions
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Ballpoint signatures on two 4 x 3.25 off-white sheets, one signed “Elvis Costello,” and the other, “Bruce Thomas,” “Pete Thomas,” and “Steve Nieve.” I
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Coverdale and Page720 - Coverdale and Page
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Album flat for their self-titled 1993 album, signed in black felt tip by David Coverdale and Jimmy Page. In fine condition, with a few creases.
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Cream721 - Cream
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Scarce color limited edition 40 x 34 print produced for Cream’s 2005 reunion tour, numbered 11/50, signed in the lower border in pencil by the artist,
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Deep Purple722 - Deep Purple
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Machine Head album signed on the front cover in silver ink by Ritchie Blackmore, Roger Glover, Jon Lord, Ian Gillian, and Ian Paice. Light wear and ru
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Deep Purple723 - Deep Purple
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Concerto for Group and Orchestra album signed on the front cover in ink and felt tip by Ritchie Blackmore, Ian Gillan, Roger Glover, Jon Lord, and Ian
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Duran Duran725 - Duran Duran
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Planet Earth (Night version) 12? single album signed on the front cover in black ballpoint by Simon Le Bon, John Taylor (ins), Roger Taylor, Andy Tayl
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Emerson, Lake, and Palmer729 - Emerson, Lake, and Palmer
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Trilogy album signed on the front cover in black felt tip by Keith Emerson, Greg Lake, and Carl Palmer. In fine condition, with scattered light edge w
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Emerson, Lake, and Palmer730 - Emerson, Lake, and Palmer
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Tarkus album signed on the front cover in black felt tip by Keith Emerson, Greg Lake, and Carl Palmer. In fine condition, with some scattered light ed
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Bill Evans731 - Bill Evans
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Innovative and highly regarded jazz pianist (1929–1980) who worked briefly with Miles Davis before forming his own trio in the late 1950s. Evans’s inf
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W. C. Handy733 - W. C. Handy
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Signed book: Unsung Americans Sung. First edition. ASCAP, 1944. Hardcover, 7.5 x 11, 236 pages. Signed and inscribed on the first free end page, “To N
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Heavy Metal734 - Heavy Metal
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Collection of seven items, six albums and one flat, each signed in ink or felt tip by the respective musician(s). Albums are signed by: Rob Halford (R
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Jethro Tull740 - Jethro Tull
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White pickguard for a standard-size Strat, signed in black felt tip by nine band members including: Ian Anderson, Martin Barre, Clive Bunker, Glenn Co
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Elton John741 - Elton John
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Something About the Way You Look Tonight / Candle in the Wind 1997 CD signed on the front cover of the booklet in black felt tip, “With love, Elton Jo
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Quincy Jones742 - Quincy Jones
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Color glossy 8 x 10 photo of the multi-Grammy Award winner, signed in blue felt tip. In very fine condition.
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Quincy Jones743 - Quincy Jones
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Glossy 8 x 10 photo of Jones with his hands in his jacket pocket, signed in black felt tip, “In unity, Quincy Jones.” In fine condition.
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B. B. King744 - B. B. King
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Rock Me Baby album signed on the front cover in black felt tip. In fine condition. The record is not included.
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The Kinks745 - The Kinks
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Album front cover for One for the Road, trimmed to a size of 11.75 x 8, signed in black felt tip by Ray Davies, Dave Davies, Jim Rodford, and Mick Avo
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KISS746 - KISS
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Unused black 14? Remo Ebony Series drumhead, signed in gold ink by Paul Stanley, Gene Simmons, Eric Singer, and Bruce Kulick. In fine condition, with
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KISS747 - KISS
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Limited edition unused Psycho Circus Remo coated 21.5? bass drum head, signed in silver ink in 1998 by Paul Stanley, Gene Simmons, Peter Criss, and Ac
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Madonna748 - Madonna
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Lovely color glossy 8 x 10 Warner Bros. publicity photo of Madonna, signed and inscribed in black felt tip. In fine condition.
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Moody Blues752 - Moody Blues
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Out of This World album signed on the front cover in black felt tip by Justin Hayward, John Lodge, Ray Thomas, Graeme Edge, and Mike Pinder. A few lig
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Musicians754 - Musicians
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Collection of ten albums and one CD, each signed by a notable musician or band, some with brief inscriptions, including: Roy Orbison; The First Editio
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Musicians755 - Musicians
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Collection of nine albums, each signed on the front cover in ink or felt tip by the musician. Signers are: Warren Zevon (Sentimental Hygiene (ins)), D
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Musicians756 - Musicians
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Collection of 18 ink and felt tip signatures on various size cards and slips, many inscribed. Signers include: Eric Clapton, David Jones, Mickey Dolen
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