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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King Edward VIII299 - King Edward VIII
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Early Christmas card from 1923, 4.5 x 3.5, printed with a brief message, “With best Wishes for Christmas from,” signed below in black ink, “Edward P.”
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Henry Kissinger300 - Henry Kissinger
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Choice glossy 8 x 10 photo of Kissinger in a suit and tie, boldly signed against the bright white background in blue felt tip. In very fine condition.
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Edwin Land301 - Edwin Land
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American scientist and inventor (1909–1991) who pioneered inexpensive polarizing filters and, with his development of ‘instant’ photography, built his
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Lee Teng-hui302 - Lee Teng-hui
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Politician (born 1923) sometimes called the ‘father of Taiwan's democracy’ who served as president of the Republic of China from 1988 to 2000
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Claude Levi-Strauss303 - Claude Levi-Strauss
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Highly influential French anthropologist and ethnologist (1908–2009). ALS in French, signed “Levi Strauss,” one page, 5.75 x 8.25, Laboratoire d’Anthr
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Roderick Murchison304 - Roderick Murchison
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Scottish geologist (1792–1871) who was the first to investigate the Silurian system. ALS, one page both sides, 4.5 x 7, May 21, 1868. Letter to an ass
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Benito Mussolini305 - Benito Mussolini
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DS in Italian, signed “Mussolini,” one page, 9.5 x 13.5, September 11, 1934. Untranslated document regarding the re-integration of a cavalry officer t
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Benito Mussolini and Vittorio Emanuele III306 - Benito Mussolini and Vittorio Emanuele III
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Manuscript DS in Italian, one page both sides, 9.75 x 14.75, April 6, 1924. Untranslated official document, boldly signed at the conclusion, “Mussolin
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Fridtjof Nansen307 - Fridtjof Nansen
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Norwegian explorer, scientist, diplomat, humanitarian, and Nobel laureate (1861–1930) who led the first crossing of the Greenland interior in 1888. Un
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Tenzing Norgay308 - Tenzing Norgay
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Sherpa guide (1914–1986) who, along with Edmund Hillary, was a member of the first party to reach the summit of Mount Everest in 1953. Vintage matte-f
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