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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Theodor Leschetizky829 - Theodor Leschetizky
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Polish pianist, professor, and composer (1830–1915). Impressive matte-finish 6.5 x 8.75 photo of Leschetizky posing beside a bust of Beethoven, affixe
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Franz Liszt830 - Franz Liszt
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LS in German, signed “F. Liszt,” one page, 5.25 x 8.25, August 7, 1845. Untranslated letter to the Austrian tenor and later producer at the Vienna Cou
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Estimate : 2,000.00 - 2,500.00
 
 
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Nicolai Malko831 - Nicolai Malko
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Ukrainian symphonic conductor (1883–1961) who emigrated to the US at the outbreak of WWII. Choice glossy 8 x 10 head-and-shoulders photo, boldly signe
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Giacomo Meyerbeer832 - Giacomo Meyerbeer
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German-born composer (1791–1864) best known for such operas as Les Hugenots and Robert le diable. ALS in French, signed “Meyerbeer,” one page, 5 x 7.7
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Gustav Mahler833 - Gustav Mahler
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Printed score of Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky’s opera Eugene Onegin, as used by Mahler for conducting the Vienna premiere on November 19, 1897. Published
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Estimate : 30,000.00 - 40,000.00
 
 
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Opera834 - Opera
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Collection of eight programs from the Metropolitan Opera House, various performances, dating from the late 1940s to early 1950s, each signed on the ga
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Opera835 - Opera
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Collection of nine programs from the Metropolitan Opera House, various performances, all from the 1950s, each signed on the gatefold or front cover by
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Opera836 - Opera
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Collection of nine programs from the Metropolitan Opera House, various performances, dating from the late 1940s to early 1950s, each signed on the gat
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Opera837 - Opera
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Five ink signatures of opera singers and musicians on individual sheets and cards, including: Alma Moodie, Titta Ruffo, Tito Schipa, Ernestine Schuman
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Sergei Prokofiev838 - Sergei Prokofiev
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Eminent and prolific Russian composer (1891–1953) best known for his colorful, rhythmically vigorous works, including symphonies, operas, and much mus
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Estimate : 2,500.00 - 3,000.00
 
 
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