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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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601 - ComposersRR Auction
Letters from Jules Massenet, Ethelbert Nevin, and Samuel Francis Smith: ANS in pencil, signed “Massenet,” one page on an off-white card, December 10,
No Online Bidding For This LotEstimate : 200.00 - 400.00
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602 - ComposersRR Auction
Collection of four items, three ALSs, and one autographed note, two one page, and one two page, both sides, various sizes, each from a different compo
No Online Bidding For This LotEstimate : 200.00 - 400.00
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603 - ComposersRR Auction
Two AMQSs on individual off-white cards, measuring approximately 4 x 3. One from Nadia Boulanger, who pens two bars from an unidentified work, signed
No Online Bidding For This LotEstimate : 200.00 - 400.00
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604 - ComposersRR Auction
Two AMQSs: a four-bar quote from ‘Fiddle-Faddle’ by Leroy Anderson on a 9 x 3.5 sheet of musically-lined paper, signed and inscribed to Lionel Aucoin;
No Online Bidding For This LotEstimate : 200.00 - 400.00
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605 - ComposersRR Auction
Collection of four musical quotes on various size sheets and cards. Quotes are from: Leo Blech, four bars, in pencil, from his opera ‘Alpenkonig’; Got
No Online Bidding For This LotEstimate : 300.00 - 500.00
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606 - Geraldine FarrarRR Auction
American operatic soprano and silent film star (1882–1967) who was one of the most popular musical artists of her day, and whose style and presence in
No Online Bidding For This LotEstimate : 200.00 - 400.00
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607 - Female SingersRR Auction
Lovely collection of three items, each signed by a notable female singer, including: Lillie Langtry (signature), Nellie Melba (SP), and Jenny Lind (si
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608 - Louis Moreau GottschalkRR Auction
Gifted pianist and composer (1829–1869) who was one of the first figures in American music to attain an international reputation. His colorful keyboar
No Online Bidding For This LotEstimate : 800.00 - 1,000.00
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609 - Victor HerbertRR Auction
Three items: an AMQS on an off-white 5 x 3 card, with five bars of music and lyrics from his operetta ‘Eileen,’ dated January 1917 and reading, “‘Tis
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610 - Engelbert HumperdinckRR Auction
German Romantic composer (1854–1921) best known for the opera Hänsel und Gretel. Appealing vintage matte-finish 3 x 5 postcard photo of a bust ...
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