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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Princess Anne380 - Princess Anne
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Pair of Christmas cards from both of Princess Anne’s marriages, featuring her initials embossed in red on the front. The first, circa early 1980s, fea
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Princess Diana381 - Princess Diana
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Hand-addressed mailing envelope, 6.5 x 4.25, addressed in Diana’s hand to “J. Saunders Esq., 70 Eaton Square, London S. W. 1.” In fine condition. Acco
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Vladimir Putin and Angela Merkel382 - Vladimir Putin and Angela Merkel
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Color glossy 9.5 x 6 photo of the world leaders walking down a red carpet at a formal event, signed in blue felt tip by both Vladimir Putin and Angela
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,200.00
 
 
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Melvin Purvis383 - Melvin Purvis
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FBI agent and archetypical ‘G-Man’ (1903–1960) responsible for the capture of John Dillinger, ‘Pretty Boy’ Floyd, ‘Baby Face’ Nelson, and other notori
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Buford Pusser384 - Buford Pusser
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Legendary no-nonsense Tennessee lawman (1937–1974) whose story was adapted into the popular Walking Tall films. Bank check, 6.25 x 2.75, filled out an
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Queen Margaret of France385 - Queen Margaret of France
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Margaret of Valois (1553–1615) was Queen of France and of Navarre during the late sixteenth century. Rare vellum manuscript DS in French, signed “Marg
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Queen Victoria386 - Queen Victoria
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Partly-printed DS, signed “Victoria,” one page, 13.5 x 9.5, March 17, 1870. Victoria appoints George Douglas a “Quartermaster on the Staff of Our Army
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Jack Ruby387 - Jack Ruby
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Ervay Theatre business check, 8 x 3, filled out in another hand and signed by Ruby, payable to Columbia Pictures for $36.50, September 21, 1953. In fi
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Charles Solomon388 - Charles Solomon
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Jewish-Russian mob boss (1884–1933) who controlled Boston's bootlegging, narcotics, and illegal gambling during Prohibition. Bank check, 6.25 x ...
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Edwin M. Stanton389 - Edwin M. Stanton
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War Department official business envelope, 6.25 x 3.5, addressed in another hand to “Hon. Wm. Seward,” and signed in the upper right, “Edwin M. Stanto
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Alexander Stephens390 - Alexander Stephens
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Vice president of the Confederacy (1812–1883) under Jefferson Davis. Manuscript DS, signed “A. H. Stephens,” 11 pages, 8.25 x 10.5, 1850. Lengthy and
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John Stuart, Earl of Bute391 - John Stuart, Earl of Bute
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Full free frank, measuring 11 x 8.75 unfolded, with center panel measuring 6.5 x 4.5, addressed by Stuart to William Bryant of West Square, Southwark,
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Supreme Court: Oliver Ellsworth392 - Supreme Court: Oliver Ellsworth
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Revolutionary War–dated ADS, signed “O. Ellsworth,” one page, 7.25 x 5.5, May 28, 1778. Pay order in which Ellsworth directs John Lawrence, treasurer
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Temperance Movement393 - Temperance Movement
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Rare American Temperance Broadside, printed on linen, 17.25 x 19, stitched at the edges. Titled "A Mirror for the Intemperate," printed in...
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Margaret Thatcher394 - Margaret Thatcher
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Color 11 x 8.5 laser print photo of Thatcher and Ronald Reagan conversing in the Oval Office, signed in black felt tip. In fine condition.
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Margaret Thatcher and Tony Blair395 - Margaret Thatcher and Tony Blair
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Color glossy 11 x 8.5 laser print photo of Thatcher, Blair, and Queen Elizabeth II, signed in the lower border in black felt tip by Thatcher and Blair
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Josip Tito396 - Josip Tito
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Longtime leader of Yugoslavia (born 1892) from 1945 until his death in 1980. Crystal-clear matte-finish 4.75 x 6.75 photo of Tito in a suit and tie, a
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William M. ‘Boss’ Tweed397 - William M. ‘Boss’ Tweed
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Partly-printed DS, signed “W. M. Tweed,” one page, 8 x 6.5, June 12, 1867. Receipt for a $197 payment for “36 days work, Paint & Colors,” signed...
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US Constitution398 - US Constitution
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Printed pamphlet entitled “A Constitution or Frame of Government,” printed by Benjamin Edes & Sons, Boston: 1780, 32 pages (pages 33 through 54 ...
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Richard Varick399 - Richard Varick
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American soldier and statesman (1753–1831) who was aide-de-camp to Benedict Arnold prior to the latter’s defection to the British. Varick later served
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