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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Peter Stuyvesant287 - Peter Stuyvesant
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Last Dutch Director-General of the colony of New Netherland (1612–1672) who was a major figure in the early history of New York City. Manuscript DS, i
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Estimate : 10,000.00 - 15,000.00
 
 
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Supreme Court288 - Supreme Court
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Historic collection of three items, each signed by a distinguished Supreme Court justice, including: Bushrod Washington (DS), Benjamin Robbins Curtis
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Supreme Court Justices289 - Supreme Court Justices
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Collection of 20 items, primarily consisting of photos, signatures, and letters, each signed by a justice of the Supreme Court. Signers are: Harry A.
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Supreme Court: Louis D. Brandeis290 - Supreme Court: Louis D. Brandeis
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ALS, one page, 4.75 x 7.5, Supreme Court letterhead, September 20, 1905. Letter marked at the top by Brandeis, “Private,” reads, in part: “Thank you f
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Supreme Court: Pierce Butler291 - Supreme Court: Pierce Butler
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Vintage matte-finish 7 x 9.5 Harris and Ewing photo of Butler in his judicial robe, housed in its original studio mat, signed and inscribed on the mat
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Supreme Court: Benjamin Cardozo292 - Supreme Court: Benjamin Cardozo
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TLS, one page, 5.5 x 7.5, Bar Building letterhead, April 29, 1931. Letter to a gentleman at Columbia University. In full: “I am sorry that my official
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Supreme Court: Thurgood Marshall293 - Supreme Court: Thurgood Marshall
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TLS, one page, 8 x 10.5, Supreme Court of the United States letterhead, February 13, 1973. Letter to an admirer. In part: “As to President Johnson, so
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William Thornton294 - William Thornton
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Architect (1759–1828) who designed the US Capitol and later served as the first superintendent of the Patent Office. Scarce manuscript DS, two pages b
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General and Mrs. Tom Thumb295 - General and Mrs. Tom Thumb
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Little person who achieved great fame appearing in P. T. Barnum’s show under the name ‘Tom Thumb’ (1838–1883). AQS on an off-white 7.5 x 4.75 album pa
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Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
 
 
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Leon Trotsky296 - Leon Trotsky
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Russian Communist leader (1879–1940) who, with Lenin, organized the Bolshevik seizure of power during the October Revolution of 1917. Bold blue pencil
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,000.00
 
 
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