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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P. T. Barnum150 - P. T. Barnum
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ALS, one page, lightly-lined, 4.75 x 7.5, October 20, 1890. Letter to F. J. Griffin. In full: “Yours recd just at 4 am starting for home at Bridgeport
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Alexander Graham Bell151 - Alexander Graham Bell
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Bold ink signature, “Alexander Graham Bell, Springfield Mass, Apl. 15, 1886,” on an off-white card. Double-matted and framed with a portrait of Bell t
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Otto von Bismarck152 - Otto von Bismarck
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LS in German, signed “v Bismark,” one page, 5 x 6.25, March 24, 1894. Short untranslated letter to an unidentified recipient. Letter is affixed to a b
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Aaron Burr153 - Aaron Burr
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ALS signed “A. Burr for pltf.,” one page, 7.5 x 9.5, October 16. Legal letter to Hon. Ogden Edwards concerning the Jackson v. De Lancey case. In part:
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Simon Bolivar154 - Simon Bolivar
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Partly-printed DS in Spanish, one page, 8.5 x 12.25, September 10, 1825. As president of Colombia, Bolivar sends a document to Leon Galindo to certify
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Estimate : 4,000.00 - 5,000.00
 
 
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John Brown155 - John Brown
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A zealous opponent of slavery (1800–1859), Brown was hanged for treason, murder, and conspiracy after an attempt to capture the federal arsenal at Har
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Estimate : 3,000.00 - 4,000.00
 
 
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Al Capone156 - Al Capone
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Well-done and impressive original painting entitled ‘Al Capone,’ by artist Arthur K. Miller in 2012, acrylic on Masonite, 11.5 x 17.5, depicting Capon
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,200.00
 
 
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Andrew Carnegie158 - Andrew Carnegie
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Signed book: An American Four-in-Hand in Britain. Later printing. NY: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1888. Hardcover, 5.25 x 7.5, 338 pages. Signed an...
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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Fidel Castro159 - Fidel Castro
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DS in Spanish, three pages, 9 x 13.5, February 23, 1959. Document regarding the finances of hospitals that are under construction. In part (translated
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,200.00
 
 
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Fidel Castro160 - Fidel Castro
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Color glossy 10 x 8 photo of Castro with a group of people, signed across a light area of the image in black felt tip. In fine condition. An unusual a
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,200.00
 
 
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