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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Blanche Bruce320 - Blanche Bruce
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African-American politician (1841–1898) who represented Mississippi as a Republican in the US Senate. Collection of three deeds of trust from 1890, al
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William Jennings Bryan321 - William Jennings Bryan
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Attractive postcard of a front view of the Capitol building in Washington, DC, 3.5 x 5.5, boldly signed in black ink, “W. J. Bryan.” Collector’s notat
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Richard E. Byrd322 - Richard E. Byrd
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TLS signed “R. E. Byrd,” one page, 7.25 x 10.5, personal letterhead, December 16, 1936. Letter to J. Allen Dunn of the Explorer’s Club. In part: “I ju
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Guy Carleton323 - Guy Carleton
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Guy Carleton, 1st Baron Dorchester (1724–1808) was an Anglo-Irish soldier who served as governor general of British North America and commanded troops
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George Washington Carver324 - George Washington Carver
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ALS signed “G. W. Carver,” one page, 8.5 x 11, Tuskegee Normal and Industrial Institute letterhead, January 24, 1930. Letter to Mr. Thompson. In part:
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Wentworth Cheswill325 - Wentworth Cheswill
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African American teacher, assessor, auditor, selectman, and Justice of the Peace (1746-1817); considered the first African-American elected to public
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Park Chung-hee326 - Park Chung-hee
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South Korean military leader (1917–1979) who seized power in a 1961 coup d’etat; he was assassinated by the director of his own security force. An int
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Civil Rights327 - Civil Rights
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FDC with an affixed metallic cachet honoring the Bill of Rights and James Madison, signed in ink and felt tip by eight Civil Rights leaders, including
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Dalai Lama328 - Dalai Lama
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Color 5.5 x 7.75 paperstock photo of the Dalai Lama, signed in blue ballpoint. In fine condition. Accompanied by a printed transmittal note from his o
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Maurice de Broglie329 - Maurice de Broglie
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French physicist (1875–1960) who made advances in the study of X-ray diffraction, spectroscopy, and radio communications. ALS in French, signed “Brogl
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Frederick Douglass330 - Frederick Douglass
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Very nice ink signature, “Very truly yours, Fred.k Douglass 1885,” on an off-white 4 x 2.5 card. In fine condition.
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Duke of Wellington331 - Duke of Wellington
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Third-person ALS, one page, 4.5 x 7, November 30, 1834. In part: “The Duke of Wellington presents his compliments to Mrs. Huntley. The Duke requests M
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George Eastman332 - George Eastman
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TLS signed “Geo. Eastman,” one page, 8.25 x 7, Eastman Kodak Company letterhead, June 9, 1922. Brief letter to Charles E. Bracker. In full: “Replying
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Empress Maria Feodorovna333 - Empress Maria Feodorovna
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Handwritten endorsement, in Cyrillic, signed, “Maria,” on a one-page manuscript document, also in Cyrillic, 8.5 x 10, dated December 13, 1824. Documen
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Explorers334 - Explorers
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Collection of eight items consisting of signed photos and signatures, each signed by a 20th century explorer. Signers are: Edmund Hillary (SP), oceano
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Michael Faraday335 - Michael Faraday
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British physicist and chemist (1791–1867) best known for his development of the first dynamo and the discovery of electromagnetic induction; he was ap
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John Fremont336 - John Fremont
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Prominent American explorer, military officer, and politician (1813–1890) who mapped the Oregon Trail, played a prominent part in conquering Californi
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Anna Freud337 - Anna Freud
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TLS in German, one page, 8.25 x 10.25, personal letterhead, December 20, 1946. Letter to Alfred von Winterstein, a former student of Sigmund Freud. In
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Saddam Hussein338 - Saddam Hussein
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Choice color satin-finish 4.5 x 6.5 photo of Hussein striking a delightful smile as the youthful and ambitious leader of Iraq, signed in black felt ti
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Indira and Rajiv Gandhi339 - Indira and Rajiv Gandhi
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Indira Gandhi (1917–1984) was the longtime and controversial prime minister of India and the country’s first female leader, who was assassinated by Si
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