RR Auction: Rare Manuscript, Document, and Autograph Auction

Auction Details

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
Choose Your Layout > Switch to Grid View Switch to List View
Queen Victoria266 - Queen Victoria
RR Auction
Victoria’s personally-owned and -worn lace collar, circa 1890, measuring approximately 13? in diameter, featuring an intricate floral patterned design
No Online Bidding For This Lot
Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
Details...Bookmark
Joseph Reed and Timothy Matlack267 - Joseph Reed and Timothy Matlack
RR Auction
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
No Online Bidding For This Lot
Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
Details...Bookmark
Edmund Randolph268 - Edmund Randolph
RR Auction
Statesman and politician (1753–1813) who variously served as aide-de-camp to Washington, member of the Continental Congress, the first attorney genera
No Online Bidding For This Lot
Estimate : 3,000.00 - 3,500.00
 
 
Details...Bookmark
Joseph Reed269 - Joseph Reed
RR Auction
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
No Online Bidding For This Lot
Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
Details...Bookmark
Religious Relics from the Cathedral of Notre Dame270 - Religious Relics from the Cathedral of Notre Dame
RR Auction
Stone tablet from the Cathedral of Notre Dame, measuring approximately 5 x 7.5 x .25, with crosses carved into each corner and the center of the stone
No Online Bidding For This Lot
Estimate : 4,000.00 - 5,000.00
 
 
Details...Bookmark
John D. Rockefeller and Henry Flagler271 - John D. Rockefeller and Henry Flagler
RR Auction
DS, one page both sides, 12 x 7.75, November 25, 1885. Scarce brown certificate, engraved with a vignette of the US Capitol, for one hundred shares of
No Online Bidding For This Lot
Estimate : 2,000.00 - 2,500.00
 
 
Details...Bookmark
John D. Rockefeller272 - John D. Rockefeller
RR Auction
TLS, one page, 5.75 x 7.75, personal letterhead from Kijkuit, July 10, 1926. Letter of thanks and support for an ill friend. In full: “A thousand than
No Online Bidding For This Lot
Estimate : 800.00 - 1,000.00
 
 
Details...Bookmark
Lawrence Sullivan Ross273 - Lawrence Sullivan Ross
RR Auction
Confederate general and later governor of Texas from 1887–1891. ALS signed “L. S. Ross,” one page, 8.25 x 11, Agricultural and Mechanical College of T
No Online Bidding For This Lot
Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
Details...Bookmark
Jack Ruby274 - Jack Ruby
RR Auction
ALS in pencil, signed “Jack,” four pages, 5.75 x 3.75, April 15, 1964. Letter to his brother-in-law, Harold Kaminsky. In part: “You still must carry o
No Online Bidding For This Lot
Estimate : 800.00 - 1,000.00
 
 
Details...Bookmark
Jack Ruby275 - Jack Ruby
RR Auction
DS, one page, 8.5 x 11, May 21, 1959. Agreement between Ruby and Joe W. Johnson in which Johnson signs on to be exclusively managed by Ruby for a peri
No Online Bidding For This Lot
Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
 
 
Details...Bookmark