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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Reg Smythe478 - Reg Smythe
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Four original hand-inked Andy Capp daily comic strips, dated from 1985–1988, all approximately 15 x 5.25. Each strip is signed in black ink in the las
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Garry Trudeau479 - Garry Trudeau
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Original hand-inked four panel Doonesbury daily comic strip, dated July 29, 1978, on a 16.5 x 7 sheet of off-white artist’s cardstock. Strip shows Zon
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Mort Walker480 - Mort Walker
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Original hand-inked three panel Beetle Bailey daily comic strip, dated March 18, 1999, on an off-white 14.5 x 5.5 piece of artist’s cardstock. Strip s
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Katharine Lee Bates481 - Katharine Lee Bates
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Educator and poet (1859–1929) best known for the lyrics to the iconic patriotic song ‘America the Beautiful.’ Printed poem, all four stanzas of ‘Ameri
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,200.00
 
 
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Raymond Chandler482 - Raymond Chandler
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TLS signed “Ray,” one page, 8.5 x 11, personal letterhead, February 5, 1952. Letter to his agent H. N. Swanson. In full: “Thanks for your note in whic
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,000.00
 
 
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Agatha Christie483 - Agatha Christie
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ALS signed “Agatha Christie alias Mary Westmacott,” one page both sides, 5.5 x 7, Winterbrook House letterhead, October 10, [1973]. Letter to an admir
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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Agatha Christie484 - Agatha Christie
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TLS signed “Agatha Christie Mallowan,” one page, 5.5 x 7, personal letterhead, September 28, 1968. Letter to Mr. Nuttall. In part: “I was most interes
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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Samuel L. Clemens485 - Samuel L. Clemens
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ANS signed “SLC,” one page, 4.5 x 3.5, September 26. Brief note to Poultney Bigelow reads, in full: “Hurry along with that bike or we shall be gone. W
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Samuel L. Clemens486 - Samuel L. Clemens
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Bank check, 8 x 3, filled out and signed by Clemens, “Saml. L. Clemens,” payable to D. S. Brooks & Sons for $3.75, July 2, 1875. In fine conditi...
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,000.00
 
 
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Samuel L. Clemens487 - Samuel L. Clemens
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ALS signed “Saml. L. Clemens,” one page, 5 x 8, January 17, 1876. Letter to the cashier of the First National bank. In full: “Please send to Chas. E.
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Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,000.00
 
 
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