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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Empress Kojun187 - Empress Kojun
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Empress of Japan (1903–2000) married to Hirohito. Rare and exquisite matte-finish 5 x 7.25 half-length portrait of Empress Kojun in a richly ornate si
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Estimate : 2,500.00 - 3,000.00
 
 
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Karl Faberge188 - Karl Faberge
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Incredibly scarce DS, in Russian, signed “K. Faberge,” one page, 8.5 x 11, November 26, 1916. A receipt concerning stock shares reads, in full (transl
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Estimate : 6,000.00 - 8,000.00
 
 
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Enzo Ferrari191 - Enzo Ferrari
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Highly desirable matte-finish 4.75 x 7 portrait of the important automaker wearing dark sunglasses, signed in purple felt tip, “Ferrari.” Reverse is s
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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Firearms Innovators192 - Firearms Innovators
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Collection of three checks, each signed by a different firearms innovator, dated 1854 and 1899, including: Eliphalet Remington, Samuel Remington, and
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Niels Finsen193 - Niels Finsen
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Physician and scientist (1860–1904) awarded the Nobel Prize in Medicine and Physiology in 1903, best known for his pioneering use of phototherapy for
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Estimate : 2,000.00 - 3,000.00
 
 
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Sigmund Freud194 - Sigmund Freud
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Brief ANS in German, signed “Freud,” at the top of a typed letter written to Freud by a 30-year-old seeking analysis, one page both sides, 8.5 x 11.5,
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Estimate : 2,000.00 - 3,000.00
 
 
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Benjamin Franklin195 - Benjamin Franklin
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Manuscript DS, signed “B. Franklin,” one page, 8 x 9.75, October 11, 1784. In full: “We the Minister Plenipotentiary of the United States of America a
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Estimate : 25,000.00 - 30,000.00
 
 
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Mohandas Gandhi196 - Mohandas Gandhi
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Rare handwritten notes in English, unsigned, one page, 4.25 x 6.75, March 24, 1946. Gandhi’s notes penned on the reverse of a letter sent to him. In p
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Estimate : 15,000.00 - 20,000.00
 
 
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Lady Emma Hamilton197 - Lady Emma Hamilton
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Born the daughter of a humble blacksmith, the model, entertainer, and courtesan Emma Hamilton (née Amy Lyon, 1761) ascended through the ranks o...
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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John Hancock198 - John Hancock
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Partly-printed DS, filled out in Hancock’s hand and signed in the body “John Hancock,” one page, 9 x 4.5, August 26, 1767. A bill of lading for a brig
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Estimate : 2,000.00 - 2,500.00
 
 
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