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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David Ben-Gurion141 - David Ben-Gurion
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Manuscript DS in Hebrew, one page, 5 x 6.75, circa 1961. Ben-Gurion informs the family of Yitzhak Sharon that he has fallen in the line of duty on Nov
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,000.00
 
 
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David Ben-Gurion142 - David Ben-Gurion
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ALS in Hebrew, one page, 6.25 x 8.5, State of Israel letterhead, March 27, 1955. Letter to Meir Grossman, an editor of Zionist newspapers who went on
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Estimate : 2,500.00 - 3,000.00
 
 
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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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Estimate : 2,000.00 - 2,500.00
 
 
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Boston Massacre144 - Boston Massacre
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Boston Gazette and County Journal newspaper reporting on the Boston Massacre reprinted in 1876 to celebrate the Revolutionary War Centennial, four pag
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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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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Estimate : 2,000.00 - 2,500.00
 
 
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Daniel Boone146 - Daniel Boone
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Autograph DS, one page, 6.5 x 8, November 23, 1784. Boone confirms receipt of a payment for surveying work in Fayette County, Kentucky. In part: “Rec’
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Estimate : 10,000.00 - 12,000.00
 
 
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Saint John Bosco148 - Saint John Bosco
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Rare ALS in Italian, signed “Sac. G. Bosco,” one page, 5.25 x 8.25, August 3, 1870. Untranslated lengthy letter to his great benefactor, countess Carl
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Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,000.00
 
 
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Henri Charriere151 - Henri Charriere
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Convicted murderer and author of Papillon (1906–1973), an account of his time in a penal colony in French Guiana, later turned into a film starring St
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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Fidel Castro152 - Fidel Castro
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Vintage autograph book, 6 x 4.75, signed inside by a multitude of Cuban revolutionaries, including Castro, who signs with a Spanish sentiment and adds
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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Catherine the Great153 - Catherine the Great
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Empress of Russia, 1762–96, who came to power following a coup d'état and the assassination of her husband, Peter III. LS in French, signed...
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Estimate : 4,000.00 - 5,000.00
 
 
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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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Winston Churchill and Neville Chamberlain155 - Winston Churchill and Neville Chamberlain
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Vintage fountain pen signatures, “Winston S. Churchill” and “Neville Chamberlain” on individual fancy illustrated 5.25 x 3.25 album pages, with collec
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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Winston Churchill156 - Winston Churchill
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Superb ink signature, “Winston S. Churchill,” on an off-white 5 x 3.75 sheet of Treasury Chambers stationery. Archivally double-matted and framed with
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,000.00
 
 
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Clergy and Civil Rights Leaders157 - Clergy and Civil Rights Leaders
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Collection of five items, each signed by a notable clergyman or civil rights leader, including: Belva A. Lockwood (signature), Albert Day (CDV), Julia
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Joseph Cosey: Benjamin Franklin158 - Joseph Cosey: Benjamin Franklin
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American forger (1887-1950?) who forged letters from American luminaries. An original Joseph Cosey forgery of a Franklin ADS, signed “B. Franklin,” on
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Colonial Massachusetts159 - Colonial Massachusetts
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Extremely rare pair of circa 1722 colonial broadsides offering a series of oaths pledging loyalty to King George I. First is entitled “Oaths Appointed
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Estimate : 12,000.00 - 15,000.00
 
 
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Marie Curie160 - Marie Curie
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Polish-born French physicist (1867–1934), she and her husband Pierre discovered two new elements, polonium and radium; for this work they received the
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 2,000.00
 
 
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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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Estimate : 2,000.00 - 2,500.00
 
 
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Clarence Darrow162 - Clarence Darrow
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Vintage fountain pen signature, “Very truly, Clarence Darrow,” on an off-white slip. Double-suede-matted with a portrait of Darrow and a plaque bearin
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Charles Darwin163 - Charles Darwin
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ALS signed “C. Darwin,” one page both sides, 5 x 7.75, June 1 [1844]. Letter to an unidentified gentleman, most likely entomologist Henry Denny. In fu
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Estimate : 14,000.00 - 16,000.00
 
 
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