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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Patrick Henry166 - Patrick Henry
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Partly-printed DS, signed “P. Henry,” one page, 13.5 x 12, June 13, 1786. Governor Henry grants 1000 acres of land in Virginia to William Barre. Frame
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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Paul von Hindenburg167 - Paul von Hindenburg
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German World War I military hero (1847–1934) and president of Germany from 1925 to 1934. Sharp matte-finish 6 x 8.25 portrait of Hindenburg in a stern
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Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
 
 
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Historic Events168 - Historic Events
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Four original matte-finish press photos of historic events, 8 x 10 and 10 x 8, signed in ink by the participants, including images of the Paris meetin
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Howard Hughes169 - Howard Hughes
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TLS, one page, 7.25 x 10.25, personal letterhead, October 10, 1940. Short letter to “Chief of Police Britto,” in Bethel, Connecticut. In full: “Our mu
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Estimate : 2,000.00 - 3,000.00
 
 
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Howard Hughes170 - Howard Hughes
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Hughes’s personally-owned and -worn shirt. Off-white short-sleeve shirt features a button-up front, and is monogrammed “H. H.” on the left breast pock
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Estimate : 6,000.00 - 8,000.00
 
 
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Howard Hughes171 - Howard Hughes
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A weighted sterling silver jug from the 1927 Motion Picture Golf Tournament, standing 8.25? high, and engraved on one side, “Presented by Howard R. Hu
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Estimate : 2,000.00 - 4,000.00
 
 
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Collis P. Huntington172 - Collis P. Huntington
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DS, signed “C. P. Huntington,” one page, 11.5 x 15.5, September 26, 1889. Attractive stock certificate for 100 shares of the Newport News and Mississi
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William James173 - William James
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Philosopher and psychologist (1842–1910) and brother of novelist Henry James. William James taught philosophy at Harvard and became known as one of th
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Benito Juarez174 - Benito Juarez
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LS in Spanish signed as president of Mexico, one page, 8.25 x 10.75, December 27, 1867. Untranslated. In fine condition, with intersecting folds (one
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Helen Keller175 - Helen Keller
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Superb matte-finish 6.25 x 9 portrait of Keller in profile as a young lady, affixed to its original 9 x 12 mount, signed on the mount in pencil, “Sinc
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King Henry IV176 - King Henry IV
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King of France (born 1553), the first of the Bourbon line, who ruled from 1589 until he was assassinated in 1610. Manuscript LS in French signed “Your
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Robert F. Kennedy177 - Robert F. Kennedy
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ALS signed “Bobby,” one page, 6 x 8, US Senate letterhead, February 27, 1968. Letter to Dave Powers. In part: “Many thanks for coming to Washington an
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Estimate : 2,000.00 - 2,500.00
 
 
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King Louis XVI178 - King Louis XVI
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King of France (born 1754) from 1774 to 1792. In the wake of increasing unrest that developed into full-fledged revolution, Louis and his queen, Marie
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Estimate : 2,000.00 - 3,000.00
 
 
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King George I179 - King George I
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Historically significant manuscript DS, signed “George R,” one page, 7.5 x 12, September 4, 1722. King George orders Thomas Earl of Macclesfield, Chan
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Estimate : 30,000.00 - 40,000.00
 
 
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King Louis XV180 - King Louis XV
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Ineffectual King of France from 1715 to 1774 who was dominated by his strong-willed and unscrupulous mistress, Madame de Pompadour. DS, in French, sig
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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King Rudolf II181 - King Rudolf II
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Member of the House of Habsburg who ruled as Holy Roman Emperor from 1576 until his death (1552–1612), remembered as an influential patron of the arts
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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King Maximilian I182 - King Maximilian I
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Holy Roman Emperor from 1508 until his death who helped to establish the Habsburg dynasty in Spain (1459–1519). Manuscript DS in Latin, signed “Maximi
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James King of William183 - James King of William
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San Francisco newspaper editor (1822–1856) whose murder was the catalyst in the establishment of the second San Francisco Vigilance Committee and chan
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Martin Luther King, Jr184 - Martin Luther King, Jr
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One-of-a-kind program for Shabbat service held on January 19, 1963, at Temple Sha'arey Shalom in Springfield, New Jersey, two pages, 5.5 x 8.5, ...
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Estimate : 4,500.00 - 5,500.00
 
 
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Martin Luther King, Jr185 - Martin Luther King, Jr
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Historically significant autograph manuscript in pencil, one page on the reverse of a sheet of Montgomery Improvement Association, Inc. letterhead, 8.
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Estimate : 10,000.00 - 15,000.00
 
 
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