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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Napoleon231 - Napoleon
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Intriguing manuscript DS in French, signed “accorde, Nap,” three pages on two adjoining sheets, 7.75 x 12, February 5, 1808. A report regarding the pl
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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Napoleon232 - Napoleon
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Exceedingly rare partial ALS in French, unsigned, one page, 7 x 8, no date but after December 22, 1793. Fragment of a letter written shortly after the
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Estimate : 40,000.00 - 50,000.00
 
 
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Lee Harvey Oswald233 - Lee Harvey Oswald
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Archive of 20 letters from various persons looking for the 'smoking gun' to uncover the truth behind the Kennedy assassination, most typed, ...
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Estimate : 8,000.00 - 10,000.00
 
 
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Pope Benedict XV234 - Pope Benedict XV
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ALS in Italian, signed “Benedictus PP XV,” one page, 6.75 x 9.25, January 20, 1917. Letter to the papal secret chamberlain Rudolf Gerlach in Munich, w
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Estimate : 4,000.00 - 5,000.00
 
 
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Pope Francis235 - Pope Francis
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Color glossy 8 x 11.75 photo of the Pope waving, signed in black felt tip, “Francisco.” In very fine condition. While images signed prior to his papal
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Estimate : 2,000.00 - 3,000.00
 
 
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Pope Gregory XIII236 - Pope Gregory XIII
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Influential pope (1502–1585) who enacted reforms based on recommendations of the Council of Trent, patronized the arts and sciences, and supported edu
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Estimate : 2,500.00 - 3,000.00
 
 
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Princess Diana and Prince Charles237 - Princess Diana and Prince Charles
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Christmas card from 1985, 5 x 7.25 closed, opens to 10 x 7.25, embossed in gold on the outside with Prince of Wales’s feathers and Garter motto, as we
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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Princess Diana and Prince Charles238 - Princess Diana and Prince Charles
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Scarce color satin-finish 9.5 x 6.5 photo of a royal gathering, affixed to a 10.75 x 9.25 mount, signed on the mount in fountain pen, “Charles 1987” a
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Portuguese Monarchs239 - Portuguese Monarchs
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Collection of five documents, each signed by a king or queen of Portugal, including: a DS by John VI as prince regnant, “O Principe,” October 1, 1803,
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Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,000.00
 
 
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Pierre-Joseph Proudhon240 - Pierre-Joseph Proudhon
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French politician and philosopher (1809–1865) who was the first to describe himself as an anarchist. ALS in French, signed “P-J Proudhon,” one page, 4
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Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,000.00
 
 
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Jan Evangelista Purkyne241 - Jan Evangelista Purkyne
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Czech anatomist and physiologist (1787–1869) who was one of the most well-known scientists of his time. ALS in German, signed “Purkyne,” one page both
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Estimate : 5,000.00 - 6,000.00
 
 
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Edmund Randolph242 - Edmund Randolph
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American politician (1753–1813) who served as both attorney general and secretary of state in George Washington’s cabinet. Printed act of Congress, si
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,000.00
 
 
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Gregori Rasputin: Prince Felix Youssoupoff243 - Gregori Rasputin: Prince Felix Youssoupoff
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Russian aristocrat (1887–1967) best known for participating in the strange and storied assassination of Grigori Rasputin. Signed book: En Exil. Paris:
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Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
 
 
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Gregori Rasputin: Prince Felix Youssoupoff244 - Gregori Rasputin: Prince Felix Youssoupoff
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Russian aristocrat (1887–1967) best known for participating in the strange and storied assassination of Grigori Rasputin. Two brief ALSs written and s
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Cardinal Richelieu245 - Cardinal Richelieu
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French cardinal and statesman (1585–1642) who served as chief minister from 1624 until his death, widely considered the world’s first prime minister.
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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Leopold Sacher-Masoch246 - Leopold Sacher-Masoch
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Austrian writer and journalist (1836–1895) from whose name the word masochism is derived. Untranslated LS in German, one page, 5.75 x 9, personal lett
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Heinrich Schliemann247 - Heinrich Schliemann
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Pioneering archaeologist (1822–1890) best known for his excavations at the ancient sites of Troy and Mycenae. Schliemann’s personal calling card print
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Arthur Schopenhauer249 - 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 : 8,000.00 - 10,000.00
 
 
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Albert Schweitzer250 - Albert Schweitzer
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Uncommon matte-finish 4 x 5.75 photo of Schweitzer playing an organ, signed and inscribed in the borders in fountain pen, and dated January 1, 1957. A
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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Albert Schweitzer251 - Albert Schweitzer
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Remarkable archive of unpublished material relating to Schweitzer and a proposed book called A Jungle Chronicle, all unsigned, including: a typed and
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Estimate : 15,000.00 - 20,000.00
 
 
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