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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World War II Generals406 - World War II Generals
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Collection of three FDCs and commemorative covers, each signed on the front in ink by a different general. Signers are: Matthew Ridgway, Lucius Clay,
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Estimate : 200.00
 
 
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World War II407 - World War II
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War-dated TLS signed “M. N. Little,” seven pages, 8 x 10.5, USS Beaver letterhead, May 15, 1942. Letter to Captain J.W. Bunkley, USN, at the Naval Med
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Estimate : 6,000.00 - 8,000.00
 
 
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French Generals408 - French Generals
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Three photos of important French generals from World Wars I and II, ranging in size from 3.5 x 5.5 to 8 x 10.5, including: Joseph Joffre, Philippe Pet
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Aviators410 - Aviators
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Collection of six checks, each signed by an important aviator, including: Paul Tibbets, Eddie Rickenbacker, Pappy Boyington, George R. Caron, Igor Sik
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Louis Bleriot411 - Louis Bleriot
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French engineer and aviator (1872–1936) who made the first crossing of a large body of water in a heavier-than-air craft when he flew across the Engli
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Hindenburg412 - Hindenburg
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Historic collection of five items pertaining to the infamous Hindenburg. Items are: A charred gentleman’s travel razor in a metal case, 3.25 x 2 x 1.
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Estimate : 2,000.00 - 2,500.00
 
 
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Amelia Earhart413 - Amelia Earhart
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Uncommon 5 x 4.5 magazine photo of Earhart aboard a ship, signed and inscribed on the reverse in fountain pen, “To Ralph Neave, because he should sing
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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Charles Lindbergh414 - Charles Lindbergh
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TLS signed “Charles,” one page, 8.5 x 11, January 10, 1965. Letter to Sam F. Pryor, vice president of Pan-American Airways. In part: “About the Spanis
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Willy Messerschmitt415 - Willy Messerschmitt
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German aircraft designer and manufacturer (1898–1978) whose planes were used extensively in combat. Commemorative cover with a cachet honoring the gol
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Orville Wright417 - Orville Wright
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Matte-finish 4.25 x 6.5 photo of the dedication of the Wright Brothers Memorial on Wright Hill in Dayton, Ohio, signed in fountain pen by Orville Wrig
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Estimate : 1,200.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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Orville Wright418 - Orville Wright
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Bank check, 8.25 x 3, filled out in another hand and signed by Wright, payable to his sister, Katharine Wright for $400.00, September 19, 1921. Revers
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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X-15 Pilots419 - X-15 Pilots
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Collection of seven items each signed by a different X-15 pilot. Signers are: Joe Walker (commemorative cover), Forrest Petersen (FDC), Milt Thompson
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Chuck Yeager420 - Chuck Yeager
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Well-done composite 1/32 scale model of a Bell X-1 rocket research plane, signed on the wing in black felt tip by Chuck Yeager. Model is accompanied b
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Chuck Yeager421 - Chuck Yeager
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Vintage 10.75 x 14 oversized photo of Yeager exiting the cockpit of his X-1A aircraft, signed and inscribed in fountain pen, “To: Mr. ‘Penny’ Peniecos
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Gemini 9422 - Gemini 9
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Color ad clipped from a magazine for the Aurora ‘American Astronaut’ model, 6.25 x 9.25, signed in silver ink, “Tom Stafford, Gemini IX, Cdr,” and “Ge
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Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
 
 
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Mercury 7423 - Mercury 7
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Collection of five ballpoint signatures on individual off-white cards and slips, including: Gus Grissom (ins), Deke Slayton, Wally Schirra (ins), John
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Liberty Bell 7424 - Liberty Bell 7
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A limited edition presentation containing a 1.5? long segment of film from Liberty Bell 7’s pilot observation camera, recovered from the Atlantic Ocea
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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Wally Schirra and Gordon Cooper425 - Wally Schirra and Gordon Cooper
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Satin-finish 10 x 8 photo of Schirra relaxing with Gordon Cooper before his mission, signed in blue felt tip, “Quiet time for MA-8 mission, Wally Schi
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Scott Carpenter426 - Scott Carpenter
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Two satin-finish photos of Carpenter at the time of his Mercury flight, one 8 x 10 and one 10 x 8, each signed in felt tip, adding “Aurora 7,” to one
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Moonwalkers427 - Moonwalkers
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Four color photos, two 8 x 10 and two 10 x 8, each signed in felt tip by the astronaut pictured. Signers are: Edgar Mitchell, Charlie Duke, and Harris
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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