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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Iwo Jima: Joe Rosenthal356 - Iwo Jima: Joe Rosenthal
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Iconic glossy 5 x 7 photo of the Iwo Jima flag raising as taken by Rosenthal, signed in the lower border in black ink, “Joe Rosenthal, Mt. Suribachi,
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Iwo Jima: Joe Rosenthal357 - Iwo Jima: Joe Rosenthal
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Color 28 x 20 poster of the classic image entitled ‘Battle of Iwo Jima,’ signed in black felt tip, “Joe Rosenthal, AP Photographer, Iwo Jima 1945.” Ro
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Douglas MacArthur358 - Douglas MacArthur
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TLS, one page, 8 x 10.5, June 28, 1954. Letter to John P. Dombrowski, president of the 33rd Division War Veterans Association. In part: “Thank you so
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Military359 - Military
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Three checks dated between 1834 and 1996, each signed by a prominent American military figure, including: John A. Dix, William M. Folger, and Eugene B
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Military360 - Military
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Three checks dated between 1910 and 1920, each signed by a prominent American military figure, including: James Harbord, Benjamin Andrew Poore, and W.
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Military361 - Military
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Two checks, each signed by a military figure, including an 1875 check signed by J. G. Walker and an 1880 check signed by Cadwallader C. Washburn. In o
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Aviators363 - Aviators
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Collection of 14 framed items, primarily comprised of photos signed by famous aviators, including: Harry Richman (SP); Walter Hinton, James L. Breese,
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 2,000.00
 
 
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Louis Bleriot364 - Louis Bleriot
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French engineer and aviator (1872–1936) who made the first crossing of a large body of water in a heavier-than-air craft when he flew across the Engli
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Charles Lindbergh365 - Charles Lindbergh
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Exceptional matte-finish 5 x 8.5 full-length photo of Lindbergh with Prince Leopold III of Belgium shortly after his famous transatlantic flight, sign
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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Howard Hughes366 - Howard Hughes
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Rare and desirable commemorative airmail postal cover, 9.5 x 4, carried by Hughes on his triumphant 1938 around-the-world flight, signed in fountain p
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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Wiley Post, Will Rogers, and Harold Gatty367 - Wiley Post, Will Rogers, and Harold Gatty
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Signatures of Wiley Post (pencil), Will Rogers (pencil), and Harold Gatty (ink), on three individual slips. Attractively matted and framed together wi
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Orville Wright368 - Orville Wright
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Desirable 6 x 4 cardstock photo of the Wright Brothers’ first flight at Kitty Hawk, signed in the lower left in fountain pen. Double-matted and framed
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Estimate : 1,200.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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Orville Wright and Amelia Earhart369 - Orville Wright and Amelia Earhart
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Scarce and exceptionally desirable 6.5 x 3.5 airmail envelope with a stamped cachet honoring National Aviation Day, flown in an aerial parade on Decem
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Estimate : 4,500.00 - 5,000.00
 
 
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Orville Wright370 - Orville Wright
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TLS, one page, 6.5 x 5.5, personal letterhead, May 21, 1929. Letter to Luke Christopher, secretary of the National Aeronautic Association Contest Comm
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Estimate : 2,000.00 - 2,500.00
 
 
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Wilbur Wright371 - Wilbur Wright
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Extremely scarce matte-finish 5.5 x 3.5 photo of Wilbur Wright, Paul Tissandier, Hart O. Berg, Leon Bollee, and other observers, at the Camp d’Auvours
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Estimate : 6,000.00 - 8,000.00
 
 
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Gus Grissom375 - Gus Grissom
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DS, signed “Virgil I. Grissom,” one page both sides, 8 x 11, May 21, 1962. A discrepancy report from Langley Air Force Base, with one section filled o
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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Edward H. White II376 - Edward H. White II
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Rare color glossy 8 x 10 ‘red-numbered’ NASA photo, signed and inscribed in black felt tip, “To: Joe & Lane—Lift off of Gemini IV, 3 June ’65, E...
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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Apollo 11378 - Apollo 11
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Highly desirable uncanceled postal cover with a cachet featuring the Apollo 11 mission insignia, signed in blue felt tip by Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldri
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Estimate : 4,000.00 - 5,000.00
 
 
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Apollo 11379 - Apollo 11
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Official color glossy 10 x 8 NASA photo of the moon, signed in blue and black felt tip by Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin, and Michael Collins. The revers
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Estimate : 5,000.00 - 6,000.00
 
 
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Apollo 11380 - Apollo 11
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Collection of three vintage official color glossy NASA photos from the Apollo 11 mission, 8 x 10 and 10 x 8, including: a ‘red-numbered’ photo of Buzz
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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