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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Sven Hedin365 - Sven Hedin
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Swedish explorer (1865–1952) who mapped the Himalayas and other regions in Central Asia. Handsome profile portrait etching of Hedin, 8 x 10.25, neatly
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Sven Hedin366 - Sven Hedin
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Swedish explorer (1865–1952) who mapped the Himalayas and other regions in Central Asia. A card featuring a portrait of Hedin on one side and an ALS i
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Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay367 - Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay
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FDC with a cachet and inlaid medallion honoring the 25th anniversary of the first ascent of Mount Everest, signed in black ballpoint by Hillary and No
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J. Edgar Hoover368 - J. Edgar Hoover
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TLS, one page, 7 x 9, September 23, 1943. Letter to Walter White, an executive at the NAACP. In full: “Congratulations. I am happy to extend to you my
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Israeli Leaders369 - Israeli Leaders
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Collection of 14 items, primarily consisting of signed photos and signatures, each signed by a prominent Israeli leader. Signers are: Menachem Begin (
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Israeli Leaders370 - Israeli Leaders
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Three items: a color glossy 5.5 x 7.5 photo of Yitzhak Rabin, signed in the lower border in ballpoint; a color glossy 6 x 8 photo of Shimon Peres, sig
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Helen Keller371 - Helen Keller
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Pencil signature, “Cordially yours, Helen Keller,” on an off-white 3.5 x 2.5 card. In fine condition.
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King Juan Carlos I and Queen Sofia372 - King Juan Carlos I and Queen Sofia
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Color glossy 7 x 5 photo of the Spanish royal couple during a state visit to Germany in 1986, signed in black ink by King Juan Carlos I and Queen Sofi
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King Kalakaua373 - King Kalakaua
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King of Hawaii (1836–1891) who was elected to the vacant throne in 1874 by a legislature that had been convened for the purpose. Kalakaua almost singl
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John Leslie374 - John Leslie
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Scottish mathematician and physicist best remembered for his research into heat (1766–1832). DS, one page, 8 x 3.25, March 10, 1813. Handwritten finan
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