RR Auction's March Rare Manuscript, Document and Autograph Auction

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Headquartered in Amherst, NH, RR Auction is globally recognized as the trusted source for authentic autographed memorabilia and rare signed documents. Since its inception in 1976, the firm has published over 360 consecutive monthly autograph catalogs, which are distributed internationally. The firm recently auctioned the autographed photo of Albert Einstein with his tongue wagging for a record $74,340 and the check astronaut Neil Armstrong signed the day he left for the moon for $27,350.
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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Rudyard Kipling820 - Rudyard Kipling
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Superb-content TLS, one page, 7.25 x 10, Bateman’s Burwash letterhead, December 19, 1921. Letter headed at the top “Private,” to Monsieur Davray at Le
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Sinclair Lewis821 - Sinclair Lewis
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Vintage fountain pen signature, “Sinclair Lewis, Stockbridge, Mass. Sept. 10, 1937,” on an off-white 2.75 x 1.25 card. In very good condition, with ov
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Jack London822 - Jack London
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Bank check, 6.25 x 2.75, filled out and signed by London, payable to Bowman Drug Co. for $70.33, stamp-dated December 14, 1911. In very good condition
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Jack London823 - Jack London
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Four bank checks, all 6 x 2.5, all filled out and signed by London, all stamp-dated from 1910 and 1913. In fine condition, with light vertical folds,
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Henry Wadsworth Longfellow824 - Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
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Ink signature, “Yours truly, Henry W. Longfellow, 1867,” on an off-white 3.5 x 2 slip. Matted with an unsigned original cabinet photo of Longfellow by
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Henry Wadsworth Longfellow825 - Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
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Ink signature, “Yours truly, Henry W. Longfellow,” on an off-white 4 x 2.5 slip. In fine condition, with some mild toning.
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D. H. Lawrence826 - D. H. Lawrence
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ALS, four pages on two adjoining sheets, 4.5 x 7, December 18, 1913. Lawrence writes to “Davies,” from Lerici per Frascherino, Golfo della Spezia, Ita
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Henry Wadsworth Longfellow827 - Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
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AQS on an off-white 7 x 4 sheet. Longfellow pens the first verse of ‘The Builders.’ In full: “All are architects of Fate, / Working in these walls of
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Henry Wadsworth Longfellow828 - Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
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ALS, four pages on two adjoining sheets, 4.25 x 7, Cambridge, May 1, 1867. Letter to E. C. Hammer of Boston. In part: “I have had the pleasure of rece
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Amy Lowell829 - Amy Lowell
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ALS, one page, 8.5 x 11, personal letterhead, December 6, 1918. Letter to a gentleman. In full: “I have received your letter of December 4th, but I do
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James Russell Lowell830 - James Russell Lowell
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ALS signed “J. R. Lowell,” one page, 4.5 x 7, Legation of the United States London letterhead, March 21, 1881. Letter to author and editor Edward Bok.
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L. S. Lowry831 - L. S. Lowry
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English artist (1887–1976) known for his stylized works depicting industrial life in Britain. Signed book: A Tribute to L. S. Lowry. Wilmslow: Richmon
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Maurice Maeterlinck832 - Maurice Maeterlinck
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Belgian playwright, poet, and essayist (1862–1949) awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1911. ALS in French, signed “M. Maeterlinck,” one page bot
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Andre Malraux834 - Andre Malraux
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Ballpoint signature and inscription, “Pour Monsieur Alvin Kentz, bonne chance! Andre Malraux, 18 June 1968,” on an off-white 5.5 x 3.5 personal statio
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Heinrich Mann835 - Heinrich Mann
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German novelist (1871–1950) who was forced into exile before World War II. ALS in German, on a 3.5 x 5.5 postcard, July 18, 1905. Short untranslated l
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Jules Massenet836 - Jules Massenet
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Fantastic collection of 12 ALSs in French signed “Massenet,” each approximately 5 x 6.5, dated between 1899 and 1908. Untranslated letters in French,
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W. Somerset Maugham837 - W. Somerset Maugham
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ALS signed “Willie,” one page both sides, 5 x 8, Villa Mauresque letterhead, June 6, [1956]. Letter to George Cukor. In full: “We came back from Flore
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W. Somerset Maugham838 - W. Somerset Maugham
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ALS signed “Willie,” one page both sides, 5 x 8, Villa Mauresque letterhead, April 9, [1961]. Letter to director George Cukor. In part: “Of course. OF
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W. Somerset Maugham839 - W. Somerset Maugham
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Fountain pen signature, “W. Somerset Maugham,” on an off-white 5.5 x 3.5 card bearing an affixed newspaper photo of the author. Reverse bears a collec
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Peter Max840 - Peter Max
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Vibrantly colored original artwork, entitled ‘Sage and Profile 2009 Ver. I #44,’ mixed media on an 8.5 x 11 sunburst sheet. Consists of a 3.25 x 3.25
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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