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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Truman Capote716 - Truman Capote
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ALS, one page both sides, 6.75 x 10, personal letterhead, August 1, 1963. Letter to William Gray in England. In full: “What is one to make of a fellow
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Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
 
 
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Samuel L. Clemens717 - Samuel L. Clemens
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Bank check, 7.75 x 3, filled out and signed by Clemens, “Sam’l L. Clemens,” payable to O. D. Glazier & Co. for $233.25, July 2, 1875. In fine co...
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,000.00
 
 
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Samuel L. Clemens718 - Samuel L. Clemens
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ALS signed “Saml. L. Clemens,” one page, lightly-lined, 5 x 8, May 15, 1875. Brief letter to an unidentified recipient, but probably the cashier at th
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Estimate : 1,700.00 - 2,000.00
 
 
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Samuel L. Clemens719 - Samuel L. Clemens
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Wonderful ink signature, “Truly yours, Mark Twain,” on an off-white 3.25 x 2.25 card. In very fine condition.
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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James Fenimore Cooper720 - James Fenimore Cooper
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Bank check, 5.5 x 2, filled out and signed by Cooper, “J. Fenimore Cooper,” payable to taxes for $22, January 14, 1840. Nicely double-matted and frame
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Charles Dickens721 - Charles Dickens
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Magnificent matte-finish 4 x 5.75 cabinet-type portrait of Dickens affixed to a 5 x 7.75 mount, showing the author wearing a distinguished robe in a t
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Estimate : 10,000.00 - 15,000.00
 
 
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Charles L. Dodgson722 - Charles L. Dodgson
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Third-person ALS, one page, 6.75 x 4.25, October 19, 1892. In full: “Mr. C. L. Dodgson is happy to inform Mr. Doroning that he has found the ‘Dante.’
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Estimate : 3,500.00 - 4,500.00
 
 
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Charles L. Dodgson723 - Charles L. Dodgson
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ALS signed “C. L. Dodgson,” one page, 3.25 x 5.25, June 4, 1879. Letter to Miss Willets. In part: “I have hunted in vain: there are no daughters of Ev
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Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,500.00
 
 
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Arthur Conan Doyle724 - Arthur Conan Doyle
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ALS signed “A. Conan Doyle,” one page both sides, 5 x 8, personal letterhead, September 6. Letter to Colonel Green. In part: “I rather fancy I mention
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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Arthur Conan Doyle725 - Arthur Conan Doyle
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ALS signed “A. Conan Doyle,” one page, 5.25 x 7, personal letterhead, March 23, no year. Letter to a gentleman. In full: “Do not disclose Judge Chitty
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Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
 
 
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