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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Mel Ott1109 - Mel Ott
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Superlative and highly desirable ballpoint signature, “Mel Ott,” on an off-white 3 x 1.75 card. In very fine condition. Accompanied by a pair of moder
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Jesse Owens1110 - Jesse Owens
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Air mail envelope, 6.5 x 3.75, with a vintage fountain pen signature over an airmail stamp on the front, “Best wishes from Jesse Owens.” Envelope also
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Jackie Robinson1111 - Jackie Robinson
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Exceptional ballpoint signature, “Best wishes, Jackie Robinson,” on an off-white 3.5 x 3 card. In very fine condition.
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Johnny Pesky1112 - Johnny Pesky
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Pesky’s 2001 Russell Athletic Boston Red Sox home uniform consisting of both his jersey and pants. The jersey has “Red Sox” lettered across the front,
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Sam Snead1113 - Sam Snead
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Collection of 10 personal checks, 8.25 x 3, all filled out and signed by Snead, “Samuel J. Snead,” all dated from 1973. In fine condition, with expect
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Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
 
 
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Babe Ruth1114 - Babe Ruth
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Classic glossy 8 x 10 photo, signed and inscribed in fountain pen, “To my friend Benny Baxter, From ‘Babe’ Ruth, Jan 15th 1928.” In very good conditio
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Estimate : 3,000.00 - 4,000.00
 
 
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Babe Ruth1115 - Babe Ruth
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Vintage glossy 10 x 8 photo of Ruth sitting in a window seat and smoking a cigar with two gentlemen, signed and inscribed in fountain pen, “To my pal,
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Estimate : 2,000.00 - 2,500.00
 
 
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Tris Speaker1116 - Tris Speaker
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Crisp ballpoint signature, “Tris Speaker,” on an off-white 3 x 2 card. In fine condition. Accompanied by a pair of modern glossy photos.
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Jim Thorpe1117 - Jim Thorpe
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Scarce fountain pen signature, “Jim Thorpe,” on an off-white 2.75 x .5 slip affixed to a book photo of Thorpe in action on the gridiron. In fine condi
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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UCLA Basketball1118 - UCLA Basketball
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Two photos: a glossy 20 x 16 photo of Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and John Wooden together, signed by both in gold ink; and a color glossy 11 x 14 photo of Bi
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Tiger Woods1119 - Tiger Woods
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Limited edition color satin-finish 8 x 10 photo of Woods celebrating a victory at Augusta, 78/100, signed in black felt tip. In very fine condition, w
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Honus Wagner1120 - Honus Wagner
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Red pencil signature, “Wagner,” on a pink 4.75 x 1.5 album page bearing an affixed magazine photo. Nicely double-matted and framed with a lovely origi
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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Paul and Lloyd Waner1121 - Paul and Lloyd Waner
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Block of five one-cent stamps, 5 x 1.25, signed in fountain pen by Paul Waner and Lloyd Waner, and dated 1937. Also signed by another gentleman, appar
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Ted Williams1122 - Ted Williams
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Greeting card, measuring 4.5 x 6, with a handwritten message inside to his longtime friend Grace Lutz, which reads: “Forgive me for not keeping in tou
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Ted Williams1123 - Ted Williams
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ALS, one page, 6.5 x 10, no date, but postmarked February 22, 1953. Letter to Leo Egan of WBZ radio, who had asked Williams to appear at a dinner upon
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Estimate : 2,000.00 - 2,500.00
 
 
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Hack Wilson, Rogers Hornsby, and Kiki Cuyler1124 - Hack Wilson, Rogers Hornsby, and Kiki Cuyler
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Official Spalding ‘King of the Diamond’ baseball signed in fountain pen on the sweet spot and side panels by five members of the 1930–1931 Chicago Cub
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Estimate : 2,000.00 - 2,500.00
 
 
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Cy Young1125 - Cy Young
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Gorgeous bold fountain pen signature, “Cy Young,” on an off-white 5 x 3 card. Encapsulated in a plastic SGC authentication holder. In fine condition.
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,200.00
 
 
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Kareem Abdul-Jabbar1126 - Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
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Scarce program page removed from a 1969 3rd Annual Sportsmens World Awards program, 11 x 11, signed at the bottom in blue ink, “Lew Alcindor.” In fine
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Kareem Abdul-Jabbar1127 - Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
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Impressive white fabric jersey display featuring name and number patches, 19.5 x 23.5, prominently signed at the bottom in blue felt tip, “Abdul Jabba
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Muhammad Ali1128 - Muhammad Ali
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Plabill for a performance by the Temptations and Supremes at the 1972 Valley Forge Music Fair, 5.75 x 9, signed on the front cover in blue ballpoint,
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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