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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Mother Teresa205 - Mother Teresa
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Glossy 3 x 4.25 photo of Mother Teresa, signed at the bottom of the image in blue felt tip, “God bless you, M Teresa mc.” Matted and framed to an over
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Napoleon206 - Napoleon
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LS in French, signed “Np,” one page, 7.25 x 9, November 14, 1813. Letter to the Duc de Feltre. In part (translated): “Give orders to General Caffarell
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,200.00
 
 
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Napoleon207 - Napoleon
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Manuscript DS in French, signed “Refuse, Npn,” one page both sides, 7.75 x 12.75, July 26, 1807. Document regarding a report to him concerning the hon
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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Nobel Prize Winners208 - Nobel Prize Winners
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Collection of five items, each signed by at least one recipient of a scientific Nobel Prize, including: James Watson (two FDCs); Hamilton O. Smith and
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Notables209 - Notables
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Collection of approximately 50 FDCs and cards bearing affixed postage stamps, each signed by a notable figure from an array of fields such as sports,
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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Notables210 - Notables
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Collection of approximately 150 items comprised of covers, cards, and free franks, each signed by a notable figure from an array of fields such as mil
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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William Osler211 - William Osler
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Canadian-born physician and researcher (1849–1919) who was a founding professor of Johns Hopkins Hospital. TLS signed “Wm. Osler,” one page, 3.75 x 6.
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,000.00
 
 
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Lee Harvey Oswald212 - Lee Harvey Oswald
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Air mail envelope, 6 x 4.5, addressed in Oswald’s hand to his brother, “U. S. A., Fort Worth, Texas, 7313 Davenport St., Mr. R. Oswald,” and adding hi
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Estimate : 2,000.00 - 2,500.00
 
 
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Frederic Passy213 - Frederic Passy
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French economist (1822–1912) and a joint winner (together with Henry Dunant) of the first Nobel Peace Prize awarded in 1901. LS in French, one page bo
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Louis Pasteur214 - Louis Pasteur
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ALS in French, signed “L. Pasteur,” one page, 5.25 x 8, July 14, 1880. Letter to D’Astre. In part (translated): “I call your attention to the statemen
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Thomas Penn215 - Thomas Penn
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Son of Pennsylvania founder William Penn (1702–1775). ALS signed “Tho Penn,” one page both sides, 7.5 x 9, October 9, 1762. Letter to Edward Penington
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Eva Peron216 - Eva Peron
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Signed book: La Razon de Mi Vida. Buenos Aires: Ediciones Peuser, 1951. Hardcover with dust jacket, 6 x 8, 317 pages. Signed on the first free end pag
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Politicians217 - Politicians
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Collection of 17 items, various formats, each signed by a prominent world leader, including: Raul Alfonsin (SP), Giulio Andreotti (SP), Sirimavo Banda
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Politicians218 - Politicians
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Collection of over 125 items comprised of signed photos, letters, cards, and programs, each signed by politician, including: Carl Albert, John Dingell
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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Pope Francis219 - Pope Francis
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Color satin-finish 8.25 x 5.75 photo of Pope Francis as a cardinal, signed in black ink, adding “Erzbischof von Buenos Aires,” under his signature. In
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,000.00
 
 
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Pope Benedict XVI220 - Pope Benedict XVI
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ALS in German, signed “Joseph Card. Ratzinger,” one page inside an Easter greeting card, 4.5 x 6.75, no date but postmarked April 3, 1989. In full (tr
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Pope Pius X221 - Pope Pius X
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Born Giuseppe Melchiorre Sarto in 1835, Pius X served as pope from 1903 until his death in 1914. Known for his conservative, anti-modernist philosophi
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,200.00
 
 
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Karl Popper222 - Karl Popper
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Immensely important philosopher of science (1902–1994). Collection of three ALSs in German, signed “K. R. Popper,” each one page, 8.25 x 11.5, dated 1
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Estimate : 3,000.00 - 4,000.00
 
 
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Joseph Pulitzer223 - Joseph Pulitzer
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Scarce partly-printed DS, one page, 7.75 x 5, November 2, 1896. Pulitzer appoints William Leonard Davis as a voting proxy at “the meeting of stockhold
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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Princess Diana224 - Princess Diana
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ALS signed “Diana,” both sides of her 6 x 4 red-bordered personal Kensington Palace correspondence card, June 27, 1995. Diana writes to Simon Barnes.
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Estimate : 3,000.00 - 3,500.00
 
 
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