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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Declaration of Independence: George Taylor210 - Declaration of Independence: George Taylor
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Signer of the Declaration of Independence from Pennsylvania (circa 1716 -1781). As a late replacement for a delegate who refused to support independen
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Estimate : 4,000.00 - 6,000.00
 
 
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Declaration of Independence: Benjamin Rush211 - 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). Scarce partly-printed DS, signed “Benj’n
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Estimate : 2,000.00 - 2,500.00
 
 
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Declaration of Independence: James Wilson212 - Declaration of Independence: James Wilson
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Revolutionary War–dated ink endorsement, “Wilson,” on the reverse of a partly-printed document, one page, 8 x 6.75, October 27, 1776. The document ord
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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John Dewey213 - John Dewey
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Philosopher, psychologist and educator (1859–1952). ALS, two pages on two adjoining sheets, 5.5 x 8.5, February 27, 1949. Letter to Dr. Mason written
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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DNA: James D. Watson214 - DNA: James D. Watson
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Signed book: DNA. First edition. NY: Alfred A. Knopf, 2003. Hardcover with dust jacket, 7.75 x 9.5, 446 pages. Signed on the title page in black ballp
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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DNA: Watson and Crick215 - DNA: Watson and Crick
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Souvenir typescript, one page, 8.5 x 11, entitled ‘Jurassic Jitters,’ featuring two printed sketches of DNA strands at the bottom. In part: “The Tyran
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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Stephen A. Douglas216 - Stephen A. Douglas
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Eminent American senator and statesman (1813–1861), dubbed the ‘Little Giant,’ perhaps best remembered for his role in the Lincoln-Douglas debates dur
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Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
 
 
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Frederick Douglass217 - Frederick Douglass
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Manuscript DS, signed “Fred’k Douglass, Recorder,” two pages both sides, 8 x 12.25, April 25, 1882. Indenture for the sale of parcel of land owned by
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Thomas Edison218 - Thomas Edison
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Edison Botanic Research Corporation business check, 8.25 x 3, filled out in another hand and signed by Edison with his prominent ‘umbrella’ signature,
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Estimate : 700.00 - 900.00
 
 
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Thomas Edison219 - Thomas Edison
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Superlative matte-finish 10.5 x 15.5 bust-length portrait of Edison in a suit and bow tie, signed and inscribed in fountain pen, “To George F. Morriso
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Estimate : 3,000.00 - 4,000.00
 
 
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