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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Robert Stroud299 - Robert Stroud
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Three ALSs in pencil, two signed “Robert Stroud 594” and one signed “Bob,” each one page both sides, 8 x 10.25, dated January and February 1945. Strou
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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Supreme Court300 - Supreme Court
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Collection of 26 items, each signed by a Supreme Court Justice. Items are signed by Fred Vinson (TLS), Earl Warren (TLS), Warren Burger (2; program an
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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Supreme Court301 - Supreme Court
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Nice collection of 11 postcards depicting the chambers of the Supreme Court, each signed in ink by a justice, including: David J. Brewer, William R. D
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Henry Fox Talbot302 - Henry Fox Talbot
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British inventor and photography pioneer (1800–1877) who introduced the calotype process in 1841; he was also active in politics, serving as a member
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Supreme Court: Vinson Court303 - Supreme Court: Vinson Court
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FDC with a cachet honoring the sesquicentennial of the nation’s capitol, signed in blue and black ink, “Fred M. Vinson” as Chief Justice and by Associ
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,000.00
 
 
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Margaret Thatcher304 - Margaret Thatcher
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Two TLSs by Margaret Thatcher, each one page, 7.5 x 9.5, House of Commons letterhead, dated 1965. Both letters respond to Mr. Attwell with regard to h
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Admiral Heihachiro Togo305 - Admiral Heihachiro Togo
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Japanese naval hero (1848–1934) who led his country’s fleet to victory in the Russo-Japanese War. Scarce ink signature, “Count Togo, July 27th, 1911,”
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Anthony Wayne306 - Anthony Wayne
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Revolutionary War general (1745–1796) whose daring tactics earned him the nickname ‘Mad Anthony.’ Remarkable archive of three journals, 3.75 x 6, tota
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Estimate : 6,000.00 - 8,000.00
 
 
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Watergate: Sam Ervin307 - Watergate: Sam Ervin
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Partly-printed DS, signed “Sam J. Ervin, Jr.,” one page, 8 x 10.5, October 5, 1973. Congressional subpoena from the Watergate Committee sent to the “W
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Bill Wilson308 - Bill Wilson
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Co-founder of Alcoholics Anonymous (1895–1971), the treatment program which has helped millions of people recover from a disease long stigmatized and
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Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,000.00
 
 
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Duke and Duchess of Windsor309 - Duke and Duchess of Windsor
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Scarce matte-finish 9 x 9 photo of the Duke and Duchess happily posing together, affixed to its original 10.75 x 11.5 mount, signed and inscribed in b
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9/11 Commission311 - 9/11 Commission
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Color 11 x 8.5 laser print photo of the 9/11 Commission, signed in ink and felt tip by all 10 members. Signers are: Thomas Kean, Lee Hamilton, Richard
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Vincent Auriol312 - Vincent Auriol
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French politician (1884–1966) who served as the first president of the Fourth Republic from 1947 to 1954. Matte-finish 8 x 10 photo, lengthily signed
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Joseph Banks313 - Joseph Banks
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Supremely important naturalist (1743–1820), best remembered for his expedition to Newfoundland and Labrador, his participation in James Cook’s first g
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P. T. Barnum314 - P. T. Barnum
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Ink signature, “Bridgeport, Conn, Sept. 28, 1889, P. T. Barnum,” on an off-white 4 x 2 slip. Nicely double-matted and framed with two images of Barnum
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Folke Bernadotte315 - Folke Bernadotte
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Commemorative cover, 9.25 x 4, with a cachet honoring the Swiss Red Cross, signed above the cachet in blue ink, “F. Bernadotte,” and also signed by Ba
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Louis Lucien Bonaparte316 - Louis Lucien Bonaparte
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Nephew (1813–1891) of Napoleon Bonaparte who distinguished himself as a philologist of authority on most European languages, particularly Basque. LS s
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Leonid Brezhnev317 - Leonid Brezhnev
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DS in Cyrillic, one page both sides, 8 x 11.5, October 21, 1944. Brezhnev approves the promotion of Major Ivan Scherbak to the rank of colonel. Signed
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British Prime Ministers318 - British Prime Ministers
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Collection of four items, each signed by a British prime minister, including: Robert Walpole (partial DS), Palmerston (envelope), William Pitt the You
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British Royal Family319 - British Royal Family
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Collection of six unsigned telegrams and messages, dating from 1973–1991, all to Robert C. Marrington. Five are from Queen Elizabeth II, including one
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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