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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Hannibal Hamlin402 - Hannibal Hamlin
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ALS signed “H. Hamlin,” one page, 5.25 x 8.25, September 17, 1889. Letter to Francis Edward Clark. In part: “I am in receipt of your favor of the 16th
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Edmund Hillary403 - Edmund Hillary
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Three different majestic satin-finish photos of Hillary’s ascent of Everest, including two oversized, each signed in blue felt tip. In fine condition.
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Edmund Hillary404 - Edmund Hillary
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Three signed photos: two color satin-finish 14 x 11 photos from Everest, and a 3.25 x 5.75 portrait affixed to the half-title page of a hardcover edit
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J. Edgar Hoover405 - J. Edgar Hoover
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TLS, one page, 7 x 9, September 23, 1943. Letter to Walter White, an executive at the NAACP. In full: “Congratulations. I am happy to extend to you my
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J. Edgar Hoover406 - J. Edgar Hoover
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Collection of three one-page TLSs, all signed “J. Edgar Hoover,” dated from 1944–1961, all to FBI agent William Johnson. One letter, dated January 7,
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Collis P. Huntington407 - Collis P. Huntington
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One among scores of gold-seeking ‘forty-niners,’ Huntington eventually became a member of the ‘Big Four’ who organized the Central Pacific Railroad in
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Israeli Leaders408 - Israeli Leaders
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Collection of six photos, each signed by a different Israeli politician. Signers are: Menachim Begin, Yitzak Rabin (ins), Shimon Peres, Benjamin Netan
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Israeli Leaders409 - Israeli Leaders
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Ink signatures of Golda Meir, Chaim Herzog, and Ephraim Katzir on individual postcards depicting various locations around the world. In overall fine c
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Rose Kennedy410 - Rose Kennedy
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Two letters to Rat Pack member Peter Lawford, each on personal Hyannis Port letterhead, dated 1966, one declining an invitation and the other mentioni
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Mother Teresa411 - Mother Teresa
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TLS signed “M. Teresa mc,” one page on the reverse of a 6.25 x 3.5 prayer slip, stamped Missionaries of Charity letterhead, no date. Response to an ad
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