RR Auction's 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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Ted Williams1703 - Ted Williams
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Very nice notarized career stat sheet, 8 x 10, detailing all of Williams’s stats and major achievements, bearing a color baseball card-size photo of W
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Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
 
 
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Ted Williams1704 - Ted Williams
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Two personal checks, each 6 x 2.75, filled out and signed by Williams, “Theodore Williams,” payable to cash for $500, dated 1990 and 1991. Each check
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Ted Williams1705 - Ted Williams
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Official Rawlings American League baseball signed in blue ballpoint on a side panel. In very good condition, with a uniform shade of mild toning. Acco
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Tiger Woods1706 - Tiger Woods
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Limited edition color satin-finish 8 x 10 photo of Woods kissing his PGA Championship trophy, numbered 39/100, signed in silver ink. Beautifully float
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Carl Yastrzemski1707 - Carl Yastrzemski
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Color 15.5 x 19.5 photo of Yaz running out of the batter’s box, signed in blue felt tip. Framed to an overall size of 16.5 x 20.5. In fine condition,
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James A. Garfield1710 - James A. Garfield
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Handwritten telegram, in pencil, signed “J. A. Garfield,” one page, 8.5 x 5.5, Departmental Telegraph Lines letterhead, no date. Garfield telegrams Mr
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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Herbert Hoover1711 - Herbert Hoover
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Ink signature, “Herbert Hoover, Dec. 23, 1928,” on a beige 6 x 3.75 album page. Scattered toning and foxing, otherwise fine condition.
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Barack Obama1712 - Barack Obama
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Title page from one of Obama’s books, nicely signed in black felt tip. Matted and framed with a photo of Obama standing with former Presidents Bush, C
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Ronald Reagan1713 - Ronald Reagan
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Draft ALS signed “RR,” one page, lightly-lined, 8.5 x 10, secretarially dated July 12, 1967. Draft letter to Robert Reyburn. In part: “We are explorin
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John Tyler1714 - John Tyler
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Partly-printed vellum DS as president, signed “J. Tyler,” one page, 11.25 x 8, October 12, 1842. President Tyler appoints Richard F. Dunn as “a Gunner
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Martin Van Buren1715 - Martin Van Buren
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ALS signed “M. Van Buren,” one page, 4.75 x 7.75, December 1, 1852. Letter complying with an autograph request. In full: “I comply with much pleasure,
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Ferdinand Buisson1716 - Ferdinand Buisson
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French academic and liberal politician (1841–1932) who helped build the modern French education system, and shared the 1927 Nobel Peace Prize with Lud
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Paul Deschanel1717 - Paul Deschanel
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French statesman who served as President of France from February to September 1920. ALS, one page both sides, 4 x 5.25, black-bordered Chambre des Dep
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Billy Hughes1718 - Billy Hughes
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Australian politician (1862–1952) who served as Prime Minister from 1915 to 1923. Original pencil sketch of a map of Australia, signed “W. M. Hughes,”
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King William IV1719 - King William IV
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Ink signature, “William R,” on an off-white 5 x 1.5 vellum slip, presumably clipped from a document. In very good condition, with a vertical fold pass
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Pope Leo XIII1720 - Pope Leo XIII
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Born Count Vincenzo Gioacchino Raffaele Luigi Pecci (1810-1903), he was the 256th Pope of the Roman Catholic Church, reigning from 1878 to 1903, succe
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,000.00
 
 
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Alfred E. Smith1721 - Alfred E. Smith
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American politician (1873–1944) who served as Governor of New York and who was the unsuccessful Democratic presidential candidate in 1928. Vintage mat
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Enola Gay: Dutch Van Kirk1722 - Enola Gay: Dutch Van Kirk
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Original signed ballpoint sketch of the Enola Gay’s flight route from Tinian to Hiroshima and back on a white 8.5 x 11 sheet, signed at the bottom, “D
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George B. McClellan1723 - George B. McClellan
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Hand-addressed address panel, 5.5 x 2.25, addressed by McClellan to “Mr. Maepherses, 12 Vicolo di Alibriti, Rome,” and signed in the lower left, “Geo.
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Scott Carpenter1724 - Scott Carpenter
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Commemorative cover with a stamped cachet honoring the 10th anniversary of the flight of Freedom Seven, signed in black felt tip. In very fine conditi
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Jim Irwin1725 - Jim Irwin
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Color 10 x 8 NASA photo of Irwin saluting the flag on the lunar surface, signed and inscribed in black felt tip around a pre-printed sentiment, “Kate,
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Harrison Schmitt1726 - Harrison Schmitt
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The Wonder of It All DVD, signed on the front of the case in silver ink, “Harrison H. Schmitt, Apollo 17.” The case remains sealed at the top. In fine
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Dave Scott and Al Worden1727 - Dave Scott and Al Worden
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Commemorative cover with a stamped cachet of the Apollo 15 mission insignia, bearing a July 26, 1971, Kennedy Space Center postal cancellation, signed
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Alan Shepard1728 - Alan Shepard
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Commemorative cover with a stamped cachet honoring the 10th anniversary of the flight of Freedom Seven, signed in black felt tip. In very fine conditi
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Shuttle Atlantis (STS-51-J)1729 - Shuttle Atlantis (STS-51-J)
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Color glossy 13.5 x 11 photo of the lift off of Atlantis, affixed to a 20 x 16 mount, signed on the mount in black felt tip by Karol Bobko, Ron Grabe,
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Skylab 21730 - Skylab 2
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Color 13.5 x 10.5 photo of Skylab in orbit, affixed to its original 20 x 16 mount, signed on the mount in black ink by crew members Charles Conrad, Jo
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Skylab 31731 - Skylab 3
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Color glossy 13.25 x 10.25 photo of Skylab in orbit, affixed to a 20 x 16 mount, signed on the mount in black ink by Alan Bean, Owen Garriott, and Jac
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Henri Cartier-Bresson1732 - Henri Cartier-Bresson
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French photographer (1908–2004) considered to be the father of modern photojournalism. Masterful 5.75 x 4.25 postcard photo of Cartier-Bresson’s ‘Pari
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Paul Delvaux1733 - Paul Delvaux
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Belgian painter (1897–1994) associated with the Surrealist movement, best known for his female nudes. Uncommon color 6 x 4 postcard photo of his paint
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Charles Dickens1734 - Charles Dickens
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Messrs. Coutts & Company check, 7.5 x 3.75, filled out and signed by Dickens, “Charles Dickens,” payable to Mr. Hilhouse for £7.8.6, May 6,...
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Estimate : 1,200.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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George du Maurier1735 - George du Maurier
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French-born British cartoonist and author (1834–1896), known for his cartoons in Punch and his novel Trilby. Two original vintage signed sketches: an
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Alexandre Dumas, pere1736 - Alexandre Dumas, pere
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Distinguished French novelist (1802–1870) of such historical classics as The Count of Monte Cristo, The Three Musketeers, and The Man in the Iron Mask
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Hugo von Hofmannsthal1737 - Hugo von Hofmannsthal
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Austrian writer (1874–1929) who wrote novels, operas, poems, and essays. ALS signed “Hugo v. Hofmannsthal,” one page both sides, 8.25 x 5.25, Bad Auss
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Jack London1738 - 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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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Charles Schreyvogel1739 - Charles Schreyvogel
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Painter (1861–1912) widely known for his art of the western frontier. Ink signature, “Yours very truly, Charles Schreyvogel,” on an off-white 4.25 x 2
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Wallace Stevens1740 - Wallace Stevens
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Pulitzer Prize–winning poet (1879–1955) whose works include ‘Valley Candle,’ and ‘The Emperor of Ice-Cream.’ Scarce TLS, one page, 8.5 x 11, Hartford
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George McManus1741 - George McManus
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Original vintage ink sketch of Jiggs on an off-white 4.5 x 3 custom-made collector’s card, stylistically signed, “Geo. McManus,” with a clipped May 21
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Joseph Joachim1742 - Joseph Joachim
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German violinist and composer (1831–1907) ranked second only to Paganini among 19th-century virtuosi. He was a close associate of Johannes Brahms, who
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Franz Lehar1743 - Franz Lehar
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Popular Austrian composer (1870–1948) of ‘light’ classical music, best known for his operetta, ‘The Merry Widow.’ Vintage 4.25 x 6 postcard photo of a
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Franz Lehar1744 - Franz Lehar
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Vintage ink signature, “Lehar, Wien, 21/9, 1928,” on an off-white 6 x 4.75 album page. In fine condition, with light overall toning and a mild vertica
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Arturo Toscanini1745 - Arturo Toscanini
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Vintage ink signature, “Arturo Toscanini, 1-9-06,” on an off-white 5.25 x 3 sheet. In fine condition.
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Cab Calloway1746 - Cab Calloway
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Glossy 8 x 10 publicity photo of Calloway in a sharp white jacket, signed and inscribed in blue ballpoint, “To Telly, Hi-De-Ho, Cab Calloway.” In very
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Motley Crue1747 - Motley Crue
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Very early and imposing color 8 x 9.75 paperstock group publicity photo of the band posing with skulls, candles, and a large pentagram flag, signed an
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Pink Floyd1748 - Pink Floyd
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Glossy 7 x 5 photo of Rick Wright, Nick Mason, and David Gilmour, signed in black felt tip by Wright and Mason and in silver ink by Gilmour; and a sat
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Lauren Bacall1749 - Lauren Bacall
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Four signed photos: two original color glossy 10 x 8 Warner Bros. promotional photos for Blood Alley showing the actress with John Wayne, each signed
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Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz1750 - Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz
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Personal check, 8.25 x 3, filled out in type and signed by Ball, “Lucille Ball Arnaz,” payable to Golden State Co. for $20.94, stamp-dated April 11, 1
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Gary Cooper1751 - Gary Cooper
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Vintage ballpoint signature, “Gary Cooper July 1953,” on an off-white 6.25 x 9.5 guest book page, which is also signed by Jean Pierre Aumont and Paule
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Marlene Dietrich1752 - Marlene Dietrich
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High quality 8 x 10 paperstock head-and-shoulders photo, signed in black felt tip. In very fine condition.
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Frankenstein1753 - Frankenstein
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Three signed photos: a glossy 9.25 x 7 photo from Frankenstein, signed and inscribed in black felt tip, “To Dave—This is NOT the best man! Mae Clarke
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Frankenstein: Gavin Gordon1754 - Frankenstein: Gavin Gordon
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Actor (1901–1983) who played the imperious Lord Byron in Bride of Frankenstein. Glossy 8 x 10 photo from the 1935 film Women Must Dress, signed and in
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