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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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Alexandre Dumas, pere552 - Alexandre Dumas, pere
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ALS in French, signed “A. Dumas,” one page, 5 x 8.5, no date. Letter to Victor Hugo. In full (translated): “I don’t know where to find your Study on S
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 2,000.00
 
 
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Gustave Eiffel553 - Gustave Eiffel
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LS in French, signed “G. Eiffel,” two pages, lightly-lined on two adjoining sheets, 8 x 10.25, January 21, 1904, to the President of the Scientific Co
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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T. S. Eliot554 - T. S. Eliot
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Fountain pen signature, “T. S. Eliot,” on an off-white 3.75 x 2.75 card, dated November 20, 1951. In fine condition.
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Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
 
 
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Ralph Waldo Emerson555 - Ralph Waldo Emerson
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AQS on an off-white 5.25 x 3 sheet, signed “R. W. Emerson,” dated February 10, 1864. Emerson pens a line from his poem ‘Boston.’ In full: “For what av
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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F. Scott Fitzgerald556 - F. Scott Fitzgerald
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Rare TLS signed “Scott Fitzgerald,” one page, 8.5 x 11, November 16, 1939. Brief letter to Isabel Horton, sister of actor Edward Everett Horton. In fu
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Estimate : 5,000.00 - 6,000.00
 
 
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Ian Fleming557 - Ian Fleming
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Ballpoint signature, “Ian Fleming,” on an off-white 5 x 3.5 sheet. In fine condition with a light crease along the right side and paperclip impression
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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Robert Frost558 - Robert Frost
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Signed book: A Masque of Reason. Limited edition of 800 copies (this being No. 656). NY: Henry Holt and Company, 1947. Hardcover, 7.25 x 10.25, 30 pag
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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James Montgomery Flagg559 - James Montgomery Flagg
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ALS, one page both sides, 7 x 10.25, December 14, 1927. Letter to a gentleman. In part: “The original of the cover you write me about is a life-size o
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Jean Genet560 - Jean Genet
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Prominent and controversial French novelist, playwright, poet, essayist, and political activist (1910–1986). ANS in French, one page, 4.25 x 6.5, no d
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,000.00
 
 
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Johann Wolfgang von Goethe561 - Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
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German writer, scientist, and philosopher (1749–1832) who takes a place among the central intellectual and artistic figures of his day. His poetry and
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 2,000.00
 
 
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Childe Hassam562 - Childe Hassam
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Painter (1859–1935) who helped introduce Impressionism to Americans, best known for his urban and coastal scenes. ALS, one page, 4.75 x 6.5, personal
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,200.00
 
 
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Dashiell Hammett563 - Dashiell Hammett
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Scarce ANS signed “D. H.,” one page, 5.5 x 3.25, June 2, 1946. Note to a prospective student. In full: “The fall course starts early in September.” Li
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Ernest Hemingway564 - Ernest Hemingway
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Desirable unsigned autograph notes, one page, 8.25 x 10.75, no date. Hemingway’s handwritten notes mentioning three of his short stories. In full: “10
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Estimate : 2,000.00 - 2,500.00
 
 
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Ernest Hemingway565 - Ernest Hemingway
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Christmas card sent to his friend Colonel James S. Luckett, featuring a a delightful castle built of presents on the front and a printed Christmas gre
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Estimate : 2,000.00 - 3,000.00
 
 
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Hermann Hesse566 - Hermann Hesse
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Influential Nobel Prize-winning German author (1877–1962) of such modern classics as Siddhartha and Steppenwolf. Rare manuscript of the poem ‘Hauser a
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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Friedrich Holderlin567 - Friedrich Holderlin
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German Romantic poet (1770–1843) and an important thinker of German Idealism. Autograph quote in German, on an off-white 5.25 x 3 sheet. Quote reads (
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Estimate : 50,000.00 - 70,000.00
 
 
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Winslow Homer568 - Winslow Homer
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Desirable ink signature, “Winslow Homer, Oct. 16th 1873,” on an off-white 6.25 x 4 album page. In fine condition.
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Edward Hopper569 - Edward Hopper
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Acclaimed American artist (1882–1967) whose most famous work, Nighthawks, depicting patrons in a light-bathed diner at night, takes a place among the
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Julia Ward Howe570 - Julia Ward Howe
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ALS, three pages on two adjoining black-bordered sheets, 4.5 x 6.75, no date. Letter to Elizabeth M. Howe of Cambridge. In part: “To the kind invitati
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Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
 
 
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Julia Ward Howe571 - Julia Ward Howe
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Collection of eight ALSs, dating from 1897–1909, written to different women regarding activities and meetings of Boston’s Wintergreen Club. One is dat
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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