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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Declaration of Independence: Philip Livingston166 - Declaration of Independence: Philip Livingston
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Signer of the Declaration of Independence from New York (1716–1778). ADS, signed “Phil: Livingston,” one page, 8 x 1.75, December 19, 1752. In full: “
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Declaration of Independence: McKean and Matlack167 - Declaration of Independence: McKean and Matlack
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Partly-printed vellum DS, signed “Tho. M:Kean,” one page, 20 x 11.75, July 30, 1803. Document granting James Donatianus Le Ray de Chaumont a “certain
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Declaration of Independence: Robert Morris168 - Declaration of Independence: Robert Morris
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Signer of the Declaration of Independence, the Articles of Confederation, and the Constitution (1734–1806). Bold endorsement signature, “Robt. Morris,
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Declaration of Independence: John Morton169 - Declaration of Independence: John Morton
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Signer of the Declaration of Independence from Pennsylvania (1724–1777). Handwritten endorsement, signed “John Morton, Sheriff,” one page, 5.5 x 3, no
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Declaration of Independence: Robert Treat Paine170 - Declaration of Independence: Robert Treat Paine
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Massachusetts lawyer (1731–1814) who served as one of the prosecutors of British soldiers during the Boston Massacre trial; he later signed the Declar
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Declaration of Independence: George Ross171 - Declaration of Independence: George Ross
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Signer of the Declaration of Independence from Pennsylvania (1730–1779). Manuscript DS, signed “Geo: Ross,” one page, 6.25 x 4, March 11, 1774. Ross c
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Declaration of Independence: Roger Sherman172 - Declaration of Independence: Roger Sherman
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Signer of the Declaration of Independence from Connecticut (1721–1793) who was the only man to also sign the Articles of Association, the Articles of
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Declaration of Independence: William Williams173 - Declaration of Independence: William Williams
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Signer of the Declaration of Independence from Connecticut (1731–1811). Revolutionary War–dated manuscript DS, signed “W. Williams,” one page, 6 x 8,
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Declaration of Independence: Oliver Wolcott174 - Declaration of Independence: Oliver Wolcott
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Connecticut politician (1726–1797) who signed both the Declaration of Independence and Articles of Confederation, and later served as governor of the
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DNA: Watson and Crick175 - DNA: Watson and Crick
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Uncommon 8.5 x 11 paperstock print of the double-helix DNA structure that the pair famously discovered, signed at the bottom in black ink, “James D. W
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Duke and Duchess of Windsor176 - Duke and Duchess of Windsor
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Ballpoint signatures, “Edward, Duke of Windsor” and “Wallis, Duchess of Windsor,” on an off-white 5.25 x 3.5 stationery card embossed with a royal cre
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Thomas Edison177 - Thomas Edison
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Iconic matte-finish 7.25 x 9.75 portrait of Edison by Walter Scott Shinn, boldly signed and inscribed in the lower border in fountain pen, “To D. McNi
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,200.00
 
 
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DNA: Watson and Crick178 - DNA: Watson and Crick
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Signed offprint article: ‘Molecular Structure of Nucleic Acids: A Structure for Deoxyribose Nucleic Acid.’ Off-print from: Nature Vol. 171 (April 25,
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Estimate : 50,000.00 - 60,000.00
 
 
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Thomas Edison179 - Thomas Edison
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ALS signed “T. A. Edison,” one page, 5.5 x 6.5, The Laboratory of Thomas A. Edison letterhead, May 9, no year. Letter to Major Eaton. In full: “I am g
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,200.00
 
 
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Antonio Egas Moniz180 - Antonio Egas Moniz
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Portuguese neurologist (1874–1955) who received the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1949. Nice collection of ten items related to Egas Moniz,
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Estimate : 2,500.00 - 3,000.00
 
 
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Gustave Eiffel181 - Gustave Eiffel
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ALS in French, signed “G. Eiffel,” one page, 5.25 x 8, personal letterhead, February 2, no year. A letter written on the behalf of his daughter, Clair
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Albert Einstein183 - Albert Einstein
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TLS signed “A. Einstein,” one page, 8.5 x 11, blindstamped personal letterhead, May 8, 1954. Letter to Margaret Brackenbury. In part: “I thank you ver
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Albert Einstein184 - Albert Einstein
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TLS in German, signed “A. Einstein,” one page, 8.5 x 11, California Institute of Technology letterhead, January 17, 1933. Untranslated letter to B. C.
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Empress Anna of Russia185 - Empress Anna of Russia
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Russian aristocrat (1693–1740) who reigned as Empress of Russia from 1730 to 1740. Untranslated manuscript DS in Cyrillic, signed “Anna,” one page, 7
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Empress Maria Feodorovna186 - Empress Maria Feodorovna
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Second wife of Tsar Paul I of Russia and mother of Tsar Alexander I and Tsar Nicholas I of Russia (1759–1828). Handwritten endorsement in Cyrillic, si
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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