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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Pablo Picasso544 - Pablo Picasso
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Crystal-clear vintage glossy 6.75 x 9.25 photo of Picasso shirtless and lounging with art materials by his side, signed and inscribed in the lower rig
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Estimate : 2,000.00 - 3,000.00
 
 
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Sergei Rachmaninoff625 - Sergei Rachmaninoff
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Distinguished pianist and composer (1873–1943) who takes a place among the last great figures of the Russian romantic school. Scarce vintage matte-fin
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Estimate : 2,500.00 - 3,000.00
 
 
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Beatles638 - Beatles
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Vintage ballpoint signatures, “George Harrison,” “John Lennon,” and “Ringo Starr,” on an off-white sheet, with McCartney’s signature added by John Len
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Beatles644 - Beatles
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Vintage glossy 6 x 7.5 group photo of the Fab Four posing with three guitars, issued by Star Pictures in England as “SP584” in 1963, signed on the rev
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Catch Me If You Can: Christopher Walken846 - Catch Me If You Can: Christopher Walken
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This costume was worn by the character Frank Abagnale Sr., portrayed by actor Christopher Walken, in the 2002 motion picture Catch Me If You Can, star
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Babe Ruth949 - Babe Ruth
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Vintage fountain pen signature, “Babe Ruth,” on the reverse of a blank 9 x 9.25 Railway Express Agency register of shipments form. Intersecting folds
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Muhammad Ali958 - Muhammad Ali
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Official Spalding Performance indoor/outdoor basketball boldly signed in black felt tip on a side panel, “Muhammad Ali, 4-22-99.” In fine condition. A
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William H. Taft52 - William H. Taft
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TLS signed “Wm. H. Taft,” one page, 6.75 x 6.75, March 20, 1918. Letter to Governor Charles S. Whitman of New York, in part: “A special session of pre
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Estimate : 2,400.00 - 2,600.00
 
 
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Neil Armstrong407 - Neil Armstrong
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Ink signature and inscription, “To Andy—Good luck—Neil Armstrong,” on an off-white 4.5 x 6.5 lightly-lined sheet, double-matted to an overall size of
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Estimate : 2,200.00 - 2,600.00
 
 
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Harry S. Truman79 - Harry S. Truman
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Extremely rare Medal for Merit with two accompanying signed documents. One, an engraved DS, signed as president, one page, 12 x 9.75, dated July 18, 1
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Dwight D. Eisenhower83 - Dwight D. Eisenhower
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Scarce broadside in English and German, two adjoining 11.75 x 16.5 sheets, circa September 1944. Eisenhower’s proclamation to the people of Germany an
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John F. Kennedy93 - John F. Kennedy
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Iconic first-generation original glossy 10 x 8 photo of John F. Kennedy, Jr., saluting his father’s flag-draped casket as it passes by on a horse-draw
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John F. Kennedy99 - John F. Kennedy
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TLS as president, one page, 6.75 x 8.75, White House letterhead, July 23, 1962. Letter to Father Albert Pereira. In full: “My thanks for your recent g
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Four Presidents107 - Four Presidents
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Color semi-glossy 8 x 10 cardstock photo of Richard Nixon, Gerald Ford, Ronald Reagan, and Jimmy Carter gathered at the White House preparing to depar
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David Ben-Gurion140 - David Ben-Gurion
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TLS in Hebrew, one page, 6.25 x 7.75, State of Israel letterhead, August 10, 1956. Letter to Eliezer Livne, a member of Ben-Gurion’s Mapai party who h
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Josephine Bonaparte143 - Josephine Bonaparte
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Uncommon ALS in French, signed “Lapagerie Bonaparte,” one page, 4 x 6.25, April 23, 1799. Letter to Citizen Dupin, Commissioner of the Executive Power
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Letizia Ramolino Bonaparte145 - Letizia Ramolino Bonaparte
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LS in Italian, signed “dal suo carmo (carissimo) figlio sono la vostra aftisma Madre,” (Of her most dear son I am your most affectionate Mother), thre
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Winston and Clementine Churchill154 - Winston and Clementine Churchill
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Vintage matte-finish 6 x 6.25 photo of the Churchills seated in a drawing room and reading the newspaper together, affixed to a 6 x 8 mount, signed on
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Estimate : 2,000.00 - 2,500.00
 
 
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Georges Danton161 - Georges Danton
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French statesman (1759–1794) and one of the leading figures of the French Revolution. He and his followers were charged with conspiracy to overthrow t
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Declaration of Independence: Benjamin Rush176 - Declaration of Independence: Benjamin Rush
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Physician and surgeon general of the Continental Army who signed the Declaration of Independence (1746–1813). Partly-printed vellum DS in Latin, signe
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Estimate : 2,000.00 - 2,500.00
 
 
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