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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Winston Churchill145 - Winston Churchill
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Remarkable matte-finish 6.75 x 9.25 photo of Churchill, cigar clenched between his teeth, doing some outdoor masonry work, signed and inscribed in fou
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Estimate : 2,000.00 - 3,000.00
 
 
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Henry Clay146 - Henry Clay
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ALS signed “H. Clay,” one page, 8 x 10, November 28, 1843. Letter to Congressman Timothy Childs, marked at the top of the page, “(Confidential).” In f
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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William F. ‘Buffalo Bill’ Cody147 - William F. ‘Buffalo Bill’ Cody
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Handsome 4.25 x 6.5 cabinet photo of Cody in dapper Western attire, signed and inscribed at the bottom of the image, “W. C. Cody, Buffalo Bill, Feb. 1
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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William F. ‘Buffalo Bill’ Cody148 - William F. ‘Buffalo Bill’ Cody
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ALS signed “W. C. Cody,” one page both sides, 8.5 x 11, Chicago Shan-Kive and Round-Up letterhead, September 18, 1916. Letter to his attorney Henry He
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,200.00
 
 
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Charles Darwin149 - Charles Darwin
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English naturalist and author (1809–1882) whose book explaining his theories of evolution, On the Origin of the Species by Means of Natural Selection
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Estimate : 3,000.00 - 4,000.00
 
 
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Declaration of Independence: Elbridge Gerry150 - Declaration of Independence: Elbridge Gerry
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ALS signed “E. Gerry,” one page both sides, 7.75 x 9.75, March 25, 1789. Letter to respected jurist John Lowell. In part: “I received your letter by M
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Declaration of Independence: Robert Treat Paine151 - 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: William Hooper152 - Declaration of Independence: William Hooper
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American lawyer and politician (1742–1790) who represented North Carolina in the Continental Congress and was a signer of the Declaration of Independe
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,000.00
 
 
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Frederick Douglass153 - Frederick Douglass
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Manuscript DS, signed “Fred’k Douglass, Recorder,” one page both sides, 8.5 x 14, February 3, 1882. A mortgage document in which S. C. Harris loans $7
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Thomas Edison154 - Thomas Edison
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Fantastic matte-finish 3.5 x 5.5 postcard photo of Edison as a young man in the 1870s, beautifully signed in bold black ink with his famous ‘umbrella’
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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Thomas Edison155 - Thomas Edison
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Mina Edison’s personal calling card printed with her married name and Llewellyn Park address, 3.5 x 2.5, signed on the reverse in black ink by her hus
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Thomas Edison156 - Thomas Edison
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Oversized matte-finish 7.5 x 9.5 photo of the inventor seated with his hands clasped in his lap, affixed to a 9.5 x 12 mount, signed and inscribed on
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,200.00
 
 
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Thomas Edison157 - Thomas Edison
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Edison Botanic Research business check, 8.25 x 3, filled out in another hand and signed by Edison, “Thos. A. Edison,” payable to Savings Invest &...
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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Albert Einstein158 - Albert Einstein
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TLS in German, signed “A. Einstein,” one page, 8.5 x 11, blindstamped personal Princeton letterhead, February 23, 1948. Letter to Dr. Gabriel Segall.
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Estimate : 2,000.00 - 3,000.00
 
 
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Albert Einstein159 - Albert Einstein
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Historically important ALS in German, signed “A. Einstein,” four pages on two adjoining sheets, 6.5 x 8.25, June 15, 1914. Letter to his colleague, No
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Estimate : 6,000.00 - 8,000.00
 
 
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Albert Einstein160 - Albert Einstein
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Bank check, 6 x 2.5, filled out and signed by Alice Falkenberg, payable to Albert Einstein for $16.58, October 1, 1945, endorsed on the reverse in fou
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Estimate : 2,000.00 - 2,500.00
 
 
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Enzo Ferrari161 - Enzo Ferrari
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DS in Italian, signed “Ferrari,” one page, 6.5 x 10.5, June 1, 1933. An untranslated Scuderia Ferrari invoice for Italian motorcycle and race car driv
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Enzo Ferrari162 - Enzo Ferrari
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Rare yellow Ferrari brochure for the 156/85 Formula 1 race car, four fold-out pages, 6.5 x 9, signed on the panel with an image of the engine in purpl
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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Henry Ford163 - Henry Ford
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Signed book: McGuffey’s New First Eclectic Reader. Reprinted by Ford from the 1885 edition in 1925. Hardcover, 4.5 x 6.5, 84 pages. Boldly signed on t
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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Henry and Edsel Ford164 - Henry and Edsel Ford
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Uncommon TLS, one page, 6 x 8, Ford Motor Company letterhead, August 1, 1939. Letter congratulating dealer Floyd Ostrom for reaching an impressive goa
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Estimate : 3,000.00 - 4,000.00
 
 
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