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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Giambattista Bodoni133 - Giambattista Bodoni
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Italian typographer, compositor, printer, and publisher (1740–1813). Third-person ALS in Italian, one page, 6.75 x 9.5, no date. In full (roughly tran
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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Daniel Boone134 - Daniel Boone
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Autograph DS, one page, 6.5 x 8, November 23, 1784. Boone confirms receipt of a payment for surveying work in Fayette County, Kentucky. In part: “Rec’
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Estimate : 10,000.00 - 12,000.00
 
 
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Aaron Burr135 - Aaron Burr
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ALS signed “A. Burr,” one page, 8 x 9.75, November 9, 1801, to merchant William Edgar discussing a complex land transaction. In full (with grammar and
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Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,000.00
 
 
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Richard E. Byrd136 - Richard E. Byrd
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Fantastic matte-finish 17.75 x 13.5 photo, signed and inscribed in fountain pen, “To Mr. and Mrs. J. Henry Colon, With all good wishes, R. E. Byrd, De
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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Winston Churchill and Margaret Thatcher139 - Winston Churchill and Margaret Thatcher
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Signed book: A History of the English-Speaking Peoples, Volume II. Later printing. London: Cassell and Company, 1956. Hardcover with dust jacket, 6.5
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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Winston Churchill140 - Winston Churchill
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World War II–dated TLS signed “Winston S. Churchill,” one page, 7.5 x 9.5, prime ministerial letterhead, May 25, 1943. Intriguing letter written from
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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Winston Churchill141 - Winston Churchill
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Signed book: Life of Lord R. Churchill, Volumes I and II. First edition. London: Macmillan and Co. Limited, 1906. Hardcover, 5.75 x 8.75, 564 and 531
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Estimate : 2,500.00 - 3,000.00
 
 
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Henry Clay142 - Henry Clay
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ALS signed “H. Clay,” one page, 8 x 10, November 28, 1843. Letter to Congressman Timothy Childs, marked at the top of the page, “(Confidential).” In f
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Estimate : 2,000.00 - 2,500.00
 
 
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William F. ‘Buffalo Bill’ Cody143 - William F. ‘Buffalo Bill’ Cody
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Exceptional 9.5 x 7.5 photo of Cody and his daughter Irma in a horse-drawn carriage, affixed to the original 14.75 x 12.25 photographer’s mount, signe
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Estimate : 3,000.00 - 3,500.00
 
 
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Peter Cooper144 - Peter Cooper
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Versatile American industrialist, inventor, and politician (1791–1883) who designed the first steam locomotive built in the United States. ALS, three
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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