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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Titanic358 - Titanic
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Extremely rare 1911 vertical White Star Line Fold-Out Cut-Away brochure of Olympic/Titanic entitled, ‘The Largest and Finest Steamers in the World: Ol
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Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,000.00
 
 
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Titanic: Edward J. Smith359 - Titanic: Edward J. Smith
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Remarkable DS, signed “Edward John Smith,” seven pages on two sets of adjoining vellum sheets, 10.25 x 15.75, October 30, 1886. An indenture for a loa
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Estimate : 3,000.00 - 4,000.00
 
 
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Titanic: William T. Stead360 - Titanic: William T. Stead
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Journalist (1849–1912), assistant editor of the Pall Mall Gazette, and founder of The Review of Reviews, who perished in the Titanic disaster. TLS sig
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Titanic: William T. Stead361 - Titanic: William T. Stead
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Journalist (1849–1912), assistant editor of the Pall Mall Gazette, and founder of The Review of Reviews who perished in the Titanic disaster. ALS sign
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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William M. ‘Boss’ Tweed and Tammany Hall362 - William M. ‘Boss’ Tweed and Tammany Hall
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Two documents: a partly-printed DS, signed “W. M. Tweed,” one page, 8.25 x 6.5, June 14, 1867. Receipt for a $180 payment for “Repairing and Re-glazin
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Mary E. Tyler364 - Mary E. Tyler
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The girl who inspired the nursery rhyme ‘Mary Had a Little Lamb’ after she brought her pet lamb to school one day. Ink signature, “Mary E. Tyler, Some
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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USS Constitution365 - USS Constitution
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Turned wooden chalice made from a piece of the USS Constitution. Chalice measures 4.5? high with a 1.75? diameter at the base. This piece originates f
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,000.00
 
 
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Henry Villard366 - Henry Villard
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American journalist, publisher, and railway tycoon (1835–1900). ALS in German, signed “Heinrich,” three pages on two adjoining sheets, 4.75 x 6.5, Dec
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Estimate : 2,000.00 - 2,500.00
 
 
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Cornelius Vanderbilt367 - Cornelius Vanderbilt
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American tycoon, businessman, and philanthropist (1794–1877) who built his wealth in railroads and shipping. Manuscript DS, signed “C. Vanderbilt,” o
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Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,000.00
 
 
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Alexandre Walewski368 - Alexandre Walewski
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Polish and French politician and diplomat (1810–1868) who was widely rumoured to be the illegitimate son of Napoleon I. ALS in French, signed “A. Wale
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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