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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Classical Musicians559 - Classical Musicians
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Bold and desirable ink signatures of Igor Stravinsky, Wilhelm Backhaus, and Sergei Prokofiev on two off-white 6 x 7.765 sheets, dated 1930–1931. In ov
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Jussi Bjorling560 - Jussi Bjorling
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Much-lauded Swedish tenor (1911–1960) who was one of the most popular opera stars of his era. Fountain pen signature, “Jussi Bjorling,” on a light yel
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Classical Musicians and Opera Singers561 - Classical Musicians and Opera Singers
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Nice collection of 26 photos, 8 x 10 and 10 x 8, each signed by a notable classical musician or opera singer, including: Licia Albanese, Josephine Ant
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Composers and Conductors562 - Composers and Conductors
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Six items, consisting of a letter, AMQS, signature, two photos, and a check, each signed by a prominent composer or conductor. Signers are: Alfred Gru
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Victor Herbert563 - Victor Herbert
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AMQS on an off-white 6.5 x 4 album page, signed at the conclusion, “Sincerely yours, Victor Herbert.” Herbert pens three bars from his opera “Natoma.”
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Zoltan Kodaly564 - Zoltan Kodaly
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Prominent Hungarian composer, educator, ethnomusicologist, linguist, author, and philosopher (1882–1967). Autograph musical manuscript, unsigned, one
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Estimate : 2,000.00 - 2,500.00
 
 
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Willem Mengelberg and Heinrich Schenker565 - Willem Mengelberg and Heinrich Schenker
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Glossy 2.75 x 3.75 photo of the composer and conductor posing together, affixed to a slightly larger mount, which is in turn affixed to a 5.5 x 7 moun
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Erich Wolfgang Korngold567 - Erich Wolfgang Korngold
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Austro-Hungarian composer (1897–1957) who, after producing much well-received ‘serious’ music (including the still-important opera ‘Die tote Stadt’),
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Niccolo Paganini570 - Niccolo Paganini
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LS in French, signed “Il Chevaliere Niccolo Paganini” along with his lengthy title, one page both sides, 8.25 x 10, September 19, 1829. Letter to Fran
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Estimate : 4,500.00 - 5,500.00
 
 
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Russian Composers and Pianists571 - Russian Composers and Pianists
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Impressive and exceedingly scarce collection of ten AMQSs on a single off-white 8 x 9 sheet bearing a pen and ink sketch of Alexander Glazunov (signed
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Estimate : 5,000.00 - 7,000.00
 
 
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Giacomo Puccini572 - Giacomo Puccini
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Superlative matte-finish 3.5 x 5.5 portrait of Puccini in a classic full-length pose, signed vertically in bold black ink, “Giacomo Puccini, N. Y. Nov
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,200.00
 
 
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Giacomo Puccini573 - Giacomo Puccini
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Unusual hand-calligraphied postcard photo of a young lady issued to promote Puccini’s second opera, entitled Edgar, 5.5 x 3.5, postmarked Buenos Aires
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Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,000.00
 
 
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Anton Rubinstein574 - Anton Rubinstein
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Russian pianist, composer, and conductor who became a pivotal figure in Russian culture when he founded the Saint Petersburg Conservatory (1829–1894).
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Artur Schnabel575 - Artur Schnabel
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Highly regarded Austrian pianist (1882–1951) renowned especially for his interpretations of Beethoven and Schubert. Bold vintage ink signature, “Artur
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Antonio Scotti and Emma Calve576 - Antonio Scotti and Emma Calve
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Two items: an impressive 11.5 x 16 photo of Scotti in profile, signed and inscribed in white ink, adding a date of 1926, framed to an overall size of
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John Philip Sousa577 - John Philip Sousa
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Uncommon glossy 8 x 10 photo of the composer in uniform, signed and inscribed vertically in fountain pen, “To D. W. Landon Esq, from John Philip Sousa
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Estimate : 700.00 - 900.00
 
 
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John Philip Sousa578 - John Philip Sousa
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TLS, one page, 8 x 10.5, US Naval Training Station letterhead, May 16, 1918. Letter to James Francis Cooke. In part: “I have been out on Liberty Loan
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Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
 
 
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John Philip Sousa579 - John Philip Sousa
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Ink signature, “John Philip Sousa,” on an off-white 2.75 x 1.5 card. Some scattered light toning and a rusty paperclip mark extending into beginning o
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John Philip Sousa580 - John Philip Sousa
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Signed book: Pipetown Sandy. First edition. Indianapolis: Bobbs-Merrill Company, 1905. Hardcover, 5 x 7.5, 383 pages. Signed and inscribed on the firs
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Sarah Vaughan581 - Sarah Vaughan
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Four DSs, totaling seven pages, 8.5 x 11, all dated 1976. Documents pertaining to meetings of the Rams Hall Corporation, each signed at the conclusion
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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