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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Georgia O’Keeffe632 - Georgia O’Keeffe
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ALS signed “Georgia,” one page, 8.25 x 11, no date. Letter to Susan Girard. In part: “I found this folder this morning quite by accident so I send it
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Estimate : 500.00 - 700.00
 
 
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Georgia O’Keeffe633 - Georgia O’Keeffe
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TLS, one page, 8.5 x 11, April 26, 1978. Letter to Jim Stieglitz. In full: “I must say to you that I find your telephone conversation very unpleasant.
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Georgia O’Keeffe634 - Georgia O’Keeffe
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Glossy 8 x 10 photo of one of her Wild Flowers works, signed on the reverse in black ink, “Jan. 28–1968–Not sold–Georgia O’Keeffe.” Also signed by her
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Painters635 - Painters
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Collection of five items, each signed by a notable painter, including: Edmund Henry Garrett (ALS), Sina Mesdag-van Houten (ADS), LeRoy Neiman (SP and
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Maxfield Parrish636 - Maxfield Parrish
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Three personal checks, each 8.25 x 3, filled out and signed by Parrish, payable to Susan Lewin, dated between 1928 and 1936. All are endorsed by Lewin
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Maxfield Parrish637 - Maxfield Parrish
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ALS, one page, 7.25 x 8, May 28, 1904. Beautifully penned letter to Edward Bok. In full: “I really can’t say when I shall be in N. Y. or Boston again:
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Charles Wilson Peale638 - Charles Wilson Peale
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Painter, soldier, and naturalist (1741–1827) remembered for his paintings of George Washington and other figures of the American Revolution. Ink signa
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Pablo Picasso639 - Pablo Picasso
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Desirable red pencil signature, “Picasso,” on an off-white 7.25 x 10 sheet bearing affixed images of the artist playing a guitar and a painting. Affix
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Estimate : 2,000.00 - 2,200.00
 
 
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Pablo Picasso640 - Pablo Picasso
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Fulton National Bank check, 6 x 2.5, filled out and signed in another hand, payable to Pablo Picasso for $25.00, October 25, 1961, and signed across t
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Karl Plath641 - Karl Plath
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ALS, one page, 7.5 x 10, September 4, 1923. Letter to a gentleman. In part: “I have finally made something for your guest-book! and, of course, it is
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Hiram Powers642 - Hiram Powers
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American neoclassical sculptor (1805-1873). ALS, one page both sides, 5.25 x 8.5, April 23, 1873. Letter to James Stewart thanking him for a letter “s
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Gerhard Richter643 - Gerhard Richter
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German artist (born 1932) whose works have achieved world-record prices at auction. Color 5.75 x 4 postcard of Richter’s work entitled ‘Abstract Paint
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Norman Rockwell644 - Norman Rockwell
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Complete sheet of 50 five-cent United States postage stamp, 10 x 9, featuring Rockwell's illustration honoring the 100th anniversary of city mai...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Norman Rockwell645 - Norman Rockwell
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Block of four five-cent stamps designed by Rockwell to honor city mail delivery, 2.25 x 4, signed in the lower border in fountain pen, “Sincerely, Nor
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Norman Rockwell646 - Norman Rockwell
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ALS, one page, 5.75 x 7.75, personal letterhead, February 4, 1976. Brief response to an admirer. In full: “In answer to your letter of the 2nd, I am e
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Norman Rockwell647 - Norman Rockwell
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Humorous color 28 x 24.5 print entitled ‘You’ve Got to be Kidding,’ signed in the lower border in black felt tip. Rolled and in fine condition, with a
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Norman Rockwell648 - Norman Rockwell
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Limited edition 19.5 x 25.5 artist’s proof print entitled ‘The Runaway,’ signed in the lower border in pencil. Scattered creases and dings to right ed
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Norman Rockwell649 - Norman Rockwell
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Color 27 x 33 colotype print entitled ‘Freedom from Want,’ signed in the lower border in black felt tip. Reverse of print is stamped by The Old Corner
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Norman Rockwell650 - Norman Rockwell
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Collection of eight signed items consisting of a hardcover copy of Norman Rockwell: My Adventures as an Illustrator; four color magazine and book phot
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Norman Rockwell651 - Norman Rockwell
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Very nice color limited edition 19.5 x 25.5 lithograph entitled ‘Your Eyes Is Looking,’ from Huckleberry Finn, numbered 77/200, signed in pencil. In f
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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