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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George Bernard Shaw701 - George Bernard Shaw
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A Christmas card featuring images of a wintery scene and French horn, 4.75 x 3.75, signed at the conclusion of a humorous ANS in fountain pen, “G. Ber
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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John Steinbeck702 - John Steinbeck
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Ballpoint signature, “John Steinbeck,” on an off-white 3 x 2.25 card. Double-matted and framed with a portrait of the author to an overall size of 10.
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Harriet Beecher Stowe703 - Harriet Beecher Stowe
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Ink signature, “49 Trust St, Hartford, Conn, Truly Yrs, H. B. Stowe, May 13, 1885,” on an off-white 3.25 x 1.5 slip. Nicely double-matted and framed w
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Leo Tolstoy: Valentin Bulgakov704 - Leo Tolstoy: Valentin Bulgakov
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Author (1886–1966) who was the secretary and biographer of Leo Tolstoy who was was engaged in Tolstoyan, pacifist, and anti-communist activities. Unco
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Malala Yousafzai705 - Malala Yousafzai
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Pakistani activist for female education (born 1997) awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 2014. Signed book: I Am Malala. First edition, first printing. NY
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Vincenzo Bellini710 - Vincenzo Bellini
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Italian opera composer (1801–1835) known for his extremely long, flowing melodic lines. Rare AMQS on an off-white 3.75 x 5 sheet, boldly signed at the
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Estimate : 2,000.00 - 3,000.00
 
 
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Johannes Brahms711 - Johannes Brahms
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ALS in German, signed “JB,” three pages on two adjoining sheets, 4.25 x 5.5, January 4, 1896. In part (translated): “Let’s leave it as it is: me in th
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Maria Callas712 - Maria Callas
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Appealing glossy 4.5 x 7 publicity photo of Callas, signed in black felt tip, “Maria Callas, 1974.” Matted and framed to an overall size of 11 x 13.5.
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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Composers713 - Composers
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Collection of four untranslated ALSs by composers Francis Poulenc, Jules Massenet, Yves Nat, and Darius Milhaud. In overall fine condition.
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Enrico Caruso714 - Enrico Caruso
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Columbia Bank check, 5.5 x 2.75, filled out in another hand and signed by Caruso, payable to himself for $3,529.95, May 5, 1916. Also endorsed on the
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