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 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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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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Queen Victoria266 - Queen Victoria
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Victoria’s personally-owned and -worn lace collar, circa 1890, measuring approximately 13? in diameter, featuring an intricate floral patterned design
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Joseph Reed and Timothy Matlack267 - Joseph Reed and Timothy Matlack
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Revolutionary War–dated manuscript vellum DS, signed “Jos. Reed, President” and “Attest, T. Matlack Secy,” one page, 24 x 15.5, December 4, 1780. Comm
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Joseph Reed269 - Joseph Reed
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A president of the Continental Congress and signer of the Articles of Confederation (1741–1785) who also served as Washington’s aide-de-camp during th
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Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna280 - Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna
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LS in Spanish, signed “Ant. Lopez de Santa Anna,” one page both sides, 8 x 11.5, presidential letterhead, May 18, 1833. Letter to a “Most Illustrious
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Charles Sumner286 - Charles Sumner
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American politician (1811–1874) and Massachusetts senator best known as a radical Republican and a staunch opponent of slavery. In 1856, Sumner was se
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Thomas Wharton302 - Thomas Wharton
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Pennsylvania merchant and politician (1735–1778) who served as the first president of Pennsylvania. Revolutionary War–dated LS signed “Tho. Wharton, J
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Henry W. Halleck352 - Henry W. Halleck
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Union general (1815–1872), known as ‘Old Brains,’ who, despite his administrative skill as general in chief, failed to achieve an overall battle strat
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George S. Patton362 - George S. Patton
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World War II–dated free-franked mailing envelope, 9 x 4, addressed in type to “Miss Mary Jane Krieger, 204 Pine Street, Harrisburg, Penna., U. S. A.,”
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World War II374 - World War II
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Rare and colorful dinner menu program for a Christmas feast to be held at Pearl Harbor’s General Mess at Hickam Field on December 25, 1941, 8.5 x 11,
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Apollo 8388 - Apollo 8
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Breathtaking color 22 x 17 photographic print, featuring the earth rising from the lunar surface, signed and inscribed in black felt tip, “To Paul Cox
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Neil Armstrong408 - Neil Armstrong
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Color 4 x 5.75 deckle-edge postcard of a glider in flight, signed on the reverse in black ballpoint by Armstrong. In fine condition, with some light s
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Neil Armstrong409 - Neil Armstrong
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Commemorative cover, 9.5 x 4, with a cachet honoring the twelfth World Soaring Championship in 1970, signed on the front in black felt tip. In fine co
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Astronauts410 - Astronauts
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Signed book: Apollo Expeditions to the Moon. First edition. Washington, DC: NASA, 1975. Hardcover, 9 x 12, 313 pages. Signed on the title pages in blu
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Gus Grissom423 - Gus Grissom
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Vintage matte-finish 4 x 5 close-up photo of a drenched Grissom talking on a telephone after his Mercury mission, signed in blue ballpoint, “Virgil I.
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Hubble Space Telescope425 - Hubble Space Telescope
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Flown limited edition Hubble Space Telescope polymide film,numbered 66/75, retrieved during a 1999 shuttle mission. Film measures .75 x 1 and is encas
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Charles Lindbergh427 - Charles Lindbergh
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Signed book: The Spirit of St. Louis. Trade edition. NY: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1953. Hardcover with dust jacket, 5.75 x 8.5, 562 pages. Signe...
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Graf Ferdinand von Zeppelin440 - Graf Ferdinand von Zeppelin
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German engineer (1838–1917) who designed the famous rigid airship that bears his name. ALS in German, signed “G. F. Zeppelin,” two pages on two adjoin
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Jack Swigert487 - Jack Swigert
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Official color 8 x 10 NASA lithograph of Swigert posing with a model of the lunar lander, signed and inscribed in black felt tip, “To Bill Adams, best
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