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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Politicians385 - Politicians
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Collection of 21 items, primarily consisting of letters, each signed by a notable American politician. Signers are: William E. Borah (Senate Chamber p
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Prince Charles and Camilla386 - Prince Charles and Camilla
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Two TLSs: one signed “Yours most sincerely, Charles,” one page, Sandringham House letterhead, December 5, 2007, about a charity event for the Actors’
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Princess Anne387 - Princess Anne
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Pair of Christmas cards from both of Princess Anne’s marriages, featuring her initials embossed in red on the front. The first, circa 1980s, features
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Melvin Purvis388 - Melvin Purvis
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FBI agent and archetypal ‘G-Man’ (1903–1960) responsible for the capture of John Dillinger, ‘Pretty Boy’ Floyd, ‘Baby Face’ Nelson, and other notoriou
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Queen Victoria389 - Queen Victoria
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ALS signed “VRI,” three pages on two adjoining sheets, 4.25 x 6.75, personal letterhead, November 18, 1855. Letter to Mrs. Phipps in the Queen’s diffi
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Henry Roscoe and Edward Schunck390 - Henry Roscoe and Edward Schunck
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British chemists, Roscoe (1833–1915) was noted for his early work on vanadium and for photochemical studies, and Schunck (1820–1903) was known for his
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Nathan Mayer Rothschild391 - Nathan Mayer Rothschild
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British banker and politician (1840–1915), the 1st Baron Rothschild, from the international Rothschild financial dynasty. Three-language partly-printe
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Jack Ruby392 - Jack Ruby
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Ervay Theatre business check, 8 x 3, filled out and signed by Ruby, payable to Betty Phillipe for $14.27, July 27, 1953. In fine condition, with three
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William Seward and DeWitt Cilnton393 - William Seward and DeWitt Cilnton
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Seward (1801–1872) was an American statesman who served as secretary of state in the Lincoln administration and who was severely injured in an attack
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Signed Stamps394 - Signed Stamps
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Collection of 40 off-white 5 x 3 cards featuring various affixed stamps, each signed by a notable figure, including many world leaders. Signers are: P
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Supreme Court: Felix Frankfurter395 - Supreme Court: Felix Frankfurter
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TLS, one page, 5.75 x 9, Supreme Court letterhead, December 5, 1953. Letter to George C. Farrand. In full: “You have completely exculpated your Chief
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Aung San Suu Kyi396 - Aung San Suu Kyi
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Leader of the nonviolent movement for human rights and democracy in Burma (Myanmar) and Nobel laureate (born 1945). Color glossy 8.25 x 11 photo of Su
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Margaret Thatcher397 - Margaret Thatcher
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Signed book: Statecraft. Collector’s edition. Norwalk, CT: Easton Press, 2002. Leatherbound hardcover, 6.25 x 9.5, 486 pages. Signed on the colophon i
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Titanic: William T. Stead398 - Titanic: William T. Stead
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Journalist (1849–1912), assistant editor of the Pall Mall Gazette, and founder of The Review of Reviews who perished in the Titanic disaster. TLS sign
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Josip Tito399 - Josip Tito
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Longtime leader of Yugoslavia (born 1892) from 1945 until his death in 1980. Matte-finish 4.5 x 6.5 half-length portrait of Tito holding a cigarette,
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Vice Presidents400 - Vice Presidents
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Collection of 13 signatures of former vice presidents on various size cards and slips, including two franking signatures. Signers are: John C. Calhoun
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United Kingdom and Northern Ireland401 - United Kingdom and Northern Ireland
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Collection of approximately 50 items, consisting of photos, signatures, and letters, each signed by a former official or politician from Great Britain
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United Kingdom: House of Commons402 - United Kingdom: House of Commons
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Collection of approximately 220 items, consisting primarily of photos, campaign brochures, signatures and letters, each signed by a former member of B
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United Kingdom: House of Lords403 - United Kingdom: House of Lords
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Collection of approximately 72 items, consisting primarily of photos, signatures and letters, each signed by a former member of Britain’s House of Lor
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Thomas A. Watson404 - Thomas A. Watson
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Assistant to Alexander Graham Bell (1854–1934) known for hearing the first words said over the telephone, ‘Mr. Watson—Come here—I want to see you.’ Si
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