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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Peter the Great250 - Peter the Great
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Russian czar (1672–1725) who ruled from 1682 until his death. Peter was an instrumental force in the Westernization and expansion of Russia into a maj
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Estimate : 8,000.00 - 10,000.00
 
 
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Max Planck251 - Max Planck
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Nobel Prize–winning German physicist (1858–1947) who pioneered the understanding of quantum theory. ALS in German, signed “M. Planck,” three pages on
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Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,000.00
 
 
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Pope Benedict XV252 - Pope Benedict XV
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Pope (1854–1922) who reigned from 1914 until his death. Benedict’s pontificate was dominated by World War I, which he termed ‘the suicide of Europe.’
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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Pope Francis253 - Pope Francis
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Color satin-finish 5.75 x 8 photo of Pope Francis as a cardinal, signed in black ink, adding “Erzbischof von Buenos Aires,” under his signature. In ve
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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Princess Diana254 - Princess Diana
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Scarce ALS, one page both sides, 4.75 x 7.5, Kensington Palace letterhead, December 2, 1987. Letter to fashion designer Bruce Oldfield. In full: “It w
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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Queen Elizabeth II255 - Queen Elizabeth II
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DS, signed “Elizabeth R,” one page, 21 x 16.25, November 10, 1952. The Queen appoints Charles Alexander Gault to be “an Officer of the Sixth Grade of
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Bertrand Russell256 - Bertrand Russell
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TLS, one page, 8 x 10, personal letterhead, September 16, 1955. In part: “Ever since I published the atomic scientists’ statement on July 9, I have ha
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Arthur Schopenhauer258 - Arthur Schopenhauer
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Important and highly influential German philosopher (1788–1860) best known for his often pessimistic works exploring the nature of reality, will, and
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Estimate : 30,000.00 - 40,000.00
 
 
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Albert Schweitzer260 - Albert Schweitzer
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Two 7.75 x 9.25 photos, each signed and inscribed in blue ink in French to renowned surgeon and collector Dr. Max Thorek, both dated September 1, 1955
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Silver Certificate261 - Silver Certificate
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Rare Series 1935A one dollar silver certificate, serial No. F44444444B. Certificate is housed in a PCGS authentication holder, grading the certificate
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Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,500.00
 
 
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