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 continues to achieve 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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Marquis de Lafayette214 - Marquis de Lafayette
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ALS signed “Lafayette,” one page, 7 x 9, August 6, 1805. Letter Chancellor Robert R. Livingston of New York. In part: “You have heard me mention my ob
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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Henry Laurens215 - Henry Laurens
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South Carolina statesman (1724–1792) who was a delegate to the Continental Congress, third President of the Second Continental Congress, Vice-Presiden
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Estimate : 4,000.00 - 5,000.00
 
 
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Robert Livingston, Sr216 - Robert Livingston, Sr
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Lawyer, politician, and diplomat from New York, and a Founding Father of the United States (1746–1813). Scarce ALS signed “R. R. Livingston,” one page
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Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,000.00
 
 
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Hendrik Antoon Lorentz217 - Hendrik Antoon Lorentz
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Dutch physicist (1853–1928) who shared the 1902 Nobel Prize in Physics for the discovery and theoretical explanation of the Zeeman effect. ALS in Germ
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Nelson Mandela218 - Nelson Mandela
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Mailing envelope, 8.5 x 4.5, with four different South African postage stamps affixed along the top, signed in black ink as president, “N. Mandela 27.
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,200.00
 
 
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Guglielmo Marconi219 - Guglielmo Marconi
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Handsome 3.25 x 5.5 postcard photo of a young Marconi in a three-piece suit, signed in fountain pen, “G. Marconi.” In fine condition.
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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Marie Antoinette223 - Marie Antoinette
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Manuscript DS in French, signed “Payez, Marie Antoinette,” one page, 9.5 x 14.5, December 31, 1788. The document is addressed “To the Chancellor’s Sec
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Estimate : 15,000.00 - 20,000.00
 
 
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Samuel F. B. Morse224 - Samuel F. B. Morse
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ALS signed “Saml. F. B. Morse,” one page, lightly-lined, 4.25 x 4.75, June 16, 1858. Letter to treasurer J. Priestly reads, in full: “I enclose my che
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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Mother Teresa225 - Mother Teresa
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Glossy 4 x 6 photo, signed in blue felt tip, “God bless you, M Teresa mc.” In very fine condition. Accompanied by an unsigned color glossy 8 x 10 phot
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Mother Teresa226 - Mother Teresa
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Unusual glossy 8 x 10 photo of Mother Teresa meeting a chicken, signed in blue ink, “God bless you, M Teresa mc.” In fine condition, with a trivial cr
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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John Muir227 - John Muir
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Partial autograph manuscript, unsigned, in ink and pencil, one page, 8 x 12.25, part of a page from Muir’s working draft of The Mountains of Californi
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Estimate : 1,200.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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Napoleon228 - Napoleon
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Choice LS in French, signed “Np,” one page, 7.25 x 9, August 20, 1811. Letter to his adopted son Eugene, then Viceroy of Italy. In full (translated):
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Estimate : 1,200.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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Eliot Ness229 - Eliot Ness
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At the age of 26, Ness (1903–1957) was chosen to head a special Prohibition squad, known as the Untouchables, which led to the downfall of Al Capone a
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,000.00
 
 
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Eliot Ness230 - Eliot Ness
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Bank check, 8 x 3, filled out in another hand and signed by Ness, payable to Cash for $10.00, March 31, 1949. Encapsulated in a plastic PSA/DNA authen
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Nicholas I231 - Nicholas I
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Czar of Russia (born 1796) who reigned from 1825 until his death in 1855. By crushing the Decembrist Uprising, he confirmed the autocracy of czarist r
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Estimate : 2,000.00 - 3,000.00
 
 
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Nobel Prize Winners232 - Nobel Prize Winners
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Collection of ten Nobel Prize recipients on various size cards, sheets, and slips. Signers are: Kofi Annan, Frank Kellogg, F. W. de Klerk, Ralph Bunch
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Daniel O’Connell233 - Daniel O’Connell
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Irish political leader (1775-1847) best known for his tireless efforts on behalf of Catholic Emancipation (i.e., the right for Catholics to sit in Par
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Annie Oakley234 - Annie Oakley
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A Ligowsky patent clay pigeon owned by Annie Oakley. Reddish-brown target measures 4.5? in diameter, and retains its original 1? pasteboard throwing t
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,000.00
 
 
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Lee Harvey Oswald235 - Lee Harvey Oswald
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ALS signed “Love xxx, Lee,” on a colorful 5.75 x 4.25 nuclear-themed May Day postcard, May 10, 1962. Postcard to his mother reads, in full (with gramm
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Estimate : 6,000.00 - 7,000.00
 
 
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Lee Harvey Oswald236 - Lee Harvey Oswald
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Hand-addressed airmail envelope, 5.5 x 3.5, addressed in Oswald’s hand to his mother, “U. S. A., 1808 Eagle St., Apt. 3, Vernon, Texas, Mrs. M. Oswald
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Estimate : 2,000.00 - 3,000.00
 
 
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