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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Albert Einstein199 - Albert Einstein
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TLS signed “A. Einstein,” one page, 8.5 x 10.5, blindstamped Princeton letterhead, September 21, 1951. Einstein sends one of his now-famous and often
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Estimate : 6,000.00 - 8,000.00
 
 
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Benjamin Franklin200 - Benjamin Franklin
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Manuscript vellum DS, signed “B. Franklin,” one page, 29 x 16, May 15, 1733. Franklin signs as a witness to a real estate transaction. In part: “This
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Estimate : 10,000.00 - 12,000.00
 
 
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Francis II201 - Francis II
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The last Holy Roman Emperor (1768–1835) who ruled from 1792–1806 when he dissolved the empire, and became the first Emperor of Austria. LS in German,
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Milton Friedman202 - Milton Friedman
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University of Chicago economist (1912–2006) who won the 1976 Nobel Prize in Economics. Exceptional handwritten draft manuscript, one page, lightly lin
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Indira Gandhi203 - Indira Gandhi
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Longtime and controversial Prime Minister of India (1917–1984), the first female leader of that country, who was assassinated by Sikh extremists. Glos
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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John Warne Gates204 - John Warne Gates
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Gilded Age industrialist (1855–1911) who monopolized the wire industry in the United States with the American Steel and Wire Company; nicknamed ‘Bet-A
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Carl Friedrich Gauss205 - Carl Friedrich Gauss
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German mathematician and physical scientist (1777–1855) who contributed significantly to many fields, including geometry and astronomy. ALS in German,
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Estimate : 5,000.00 - 6,000.00
 
 
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John Gotti206 - John Gotti
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ALS signed “Johnny,” three pages, lightly-lined, 8.5 x 11, no date. Letter to Barbara DeCicco, daughter of mobster and longtime Gambino capo George De
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Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,000.00
 
 
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Mikhail Gorbachev207 - Mikhail Gorbachev
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Rare ALS in Russian, one page, 8.25 x 11.75, February 7, 2002. Letter written to a middle school class shortly after the September 11 attacks in New Y
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Antonio Maceo Grajales208 - Antonio Maceo Grajales
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Distinguished general (1848–1896) who was second-in-command of the Cuban army during the War of Independence against Spain. ALS in Spanish, signed “An
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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