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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Francisco Franco230 - Francisco Franco
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Leader of Spain (born 1892) from 1939 until his death in 1975, who came to power after overthrowing the elected government during the Spanish Civil Wa
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Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
 
 
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Freemasonry Powder Horn231 - Freemasonry Powder Horn
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Very nice powder horn, measuring approximately 17.5? long, very possibly 18th century. The elaborate carvings on one side of the horn feature a large
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Estimate : 2,000.00 - 2,500.00
 
 
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Frederick the Great232 - Frederick the Great
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King of Prussia (born 1712) from 1740 until his death in 1786, known for his political prowess and enlightened attitudes toward religion, learning, an
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Estimate : 700.00 - 900.00
 
 
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French Revolution233 - French Revolution
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Large collection of 109 ink signatures of important figures from the French Revolution on individual slips, affixed to five sheets of various sizes, i
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,000.00
 
 
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Sigmund Freud234 - Sigmund Freud
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ALS in German, signed “Freud,” one page, 5.25 x 3.5, personal letterhead, October 9, 1930. Letter to an unidentified doctor. In full (translated): “Ju
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Estimate : 4,500.00 - 5,500.00
 
 
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Mohandas Gandhi235 - Mohandas Gandhi
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Original 1931 head-and-shoulders portrait etching of Gandhi in his traditional clothing, 10.25 x 14.5, signed in the lower right in fountain pen, “M.
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Estimate : 5,000.00 - 7,000.00
 
 
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Mohandas Gandhi236 - Mohandas Gandhi
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Unique and extraordinary 3.5 x 5.5 real photo postcard of Gandhi in a full-length pose, wearing his iconic khadi garment and sandals, signed in founta
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Estimate : 18,000.00 - 20,000.00
 
 
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William Gibson237 - William Gibson
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Renowned American surgeon of the 19th century (1788–1868). Lengthy AQS signed “Wm. Gibson MD,” one page, 7 x 9, 1839. Gibson pens a description of the
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Ramon Grau238 - Ramon Grau
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Two-time president of Cuba (1881–1969). Partly-printed DS in Spanish, signed “R. Grau,” one page, 18.5 x 14.5, July 15, 1947. Diplomatic appointment f
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John Hancock239 - John Hancock
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Two separately bound printed portions of the Resolves of the General Court of Massachusetts, pages 3–35, 8 x 12.5, printed in Boston by Thomas Adams,
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Estimate : 2,000.00 - 2,500.00
 
 
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John Hancock240 - John Hancock
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Partly-printed DS, one page, 13.5 x 8.75, Philadelphia, August 10, 1776. As president of the Second Continental Congress, Hancock appoints Selah Bento
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Estimate : 7,000.00 - 9,000.00
 
 
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John Hancock241 - John Hancock
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Choice ink signature, “John Hancock,” on an off-white 4.5 x 6 slip clipped from a larger State of Massachusetts document, retaining the affixed paper
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Estimate : 2,000.00 - 2,500.00
 
 
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Patrick Henry242 - Patrick Henry
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Manuscript DS, signed “P. Henry,” one page, 7.5 x 7, December 10, 1785. As governor of Virginia, Henry certifies “to all whom it may concern that Will
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Estimate : 700.00 - 900.00
 
 
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Paul von Hindenburg243 - Paul von Hindenburg
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German World War I military hero (1847–1934) and president of Germany from 1925 to 1934. ALS in German, signed “von Hindenburg,” one page, 8.5 x 11, S
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Theodor Herzl244 - Theodor Herzl
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Hungarian-born Austrian founder of Zionism (1860–1904). As a correspondent during the Alfred Dreyfus affair, he determined that the solution to anti-S
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Paul von Hindenburg245 - Paul von Hindenburg
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German World War I military hero (1847–1934) and president of Germany from 1925 to 1934. Manuscript DS in German, signed “von Hindenburg,” one page, 8
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Jimmy Hoffa246 - Jimmy Hoffa
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Labor union activist and leader of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters who mysteriously vanished in 1975, presumed to have been murdered due to
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Albert Hofmann247 - Albert Hofmann
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Swiss chemist (1906–2008) best known for the discovery of LSD. Signed felt tip sketch of the chemical structure of LSD on a white 5.75 x 3.75 card wit
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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William James248 - William James
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Philosopher and psychologist (1842–1910) and brother of novelist Henry James. William James taught philosophy at Harvard and became known as one of th
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Helen Keller249 - Helen Keller
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Uncommon 5.75 x 8 silver gelatin photo of Keller by Louis Dreyer, affixed to its original 11 x 14 mount, signed on the mount in pencil. In very good c
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Estimate : 500.00 - 700.00
 
 
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