Remarkable Rarities

Auction Closed February 22, 2024 (Auction Details)

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- RR Auction's first-ever February installment of its Remarkable Rarities series brings some 50+ pieces of history to the auction block, representing the most elusive and extraordinary items offered all year. Among them are a historic 'Little Red Book' signed by Mao Zedong during a 1966 visit by Pakistan's Foreign Minister, with photo proof; an excessively rare check signed by George Washington as president; an important letter by Karl Marx on Das Kapital; a mission-critical checklist page carried to the lunar surface on Apollo 11; and The Hobbit signed by J. R. R. Tolkien. RR Auction is a globally recognized and trusted auction house specializing in historical autographs and artifacts. Join us as we make history selling history in February 2024.

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Lot #4024 Chou En-lai and Chen Yi Signed Dinner

4024. Chou En-lai and Chen Yi Signed Dinner Menu for Pakistan's Foreign Minister

Sold For: $46,279 (w/BP)

Estimate: $40,000+

Auction #707 - February 22, 2024

Closed

Lot #4046 Star Wars: John Williams Original

4046. Star Wars: John Williams Original Handwritten Music Manuscript for the Opening 'Star Wars Main Title' Theme

Sold For: $49,290 (w/BP)

Estimate: $10,000+

Auction #707 - February 22, 2024

Closed

Lot #4031 Claude Monet Autograph Letter Signed on

4031. Claude Monet Autograph Letter Signed on Manet's 'Olympia'

Sold For: $16,478 (w/BP)

Estimate: $10,000+

Auction #707 - February 22, 2024

Closed

Lot #4023 Mao Zedong Historically Important Signed

4023. Mao Zedong Historically Important Signed Book: Quotations from Chairman Mao (The Little Red Book) - Autographed for the Wife of Pakistan's Foreign Minister, with Photo Proof

Sold For: $250,000 (w/BP)

Estimate: $200,000+

Auction #707 - February 22, 2024

Closed

Lot #4048 Louis Vuitton Autograph Document Signed

4048. Louis Vuitton Autograph Document Signed - Penned for a Founding Father's Descendent

Sold For: $15,000 (w/BP)

Estimate: $12,000+

Auction #707 - February 22, 2024

Closed

Lot #4044 Jimi Hendrix Experience Rare Signed 45

4044. Jimi Hendrix Experience Rare Signed 45 RPM Single - 'Hey Joe'

Sold For: $11,229 (w/BP)

Estimate: $6,000+

Auction #707 - February 22, 2024

Closed

Lot #4025 Chou En-lai Rare Signed Photograph – The

4025. Chou En-lai Rare Signed Photograph – The First We Have Ever Offered

Sold For: $33,275 (w/BP)

Estimate: $20,000+

Auction #707 - February 22, 2024

Closed

Lot #4045 Queen Massive Signed 1978 Concert Poster

4045. Queen Massive Signed 1978 Concert Poster - The Largest Example We Have Ever Offered

Sold For: $48,713 (w/BP)

Estimate: $20,000+

Auction #707 - February 22, 2024

Closed

Lot #4006 Brigham Young Rare Complete Set of

4006. Brigham Young Rare Complete Set of Signed 1849 Mormon Currency 'White Notes'

Sold For: $13,749 (w/BP)

Estimate: $10,000+

Auction #707 - February 22, 2024

Closed

Lot #4001 George Washington Excessively Rare Check

4001. George Washington Excessively Rare Check Signed as President, Filled Out by Treasury Secretary Oliver Wolcott Jr. - PSA MINT 10

Sold For: $135,473 (w/BP)

Estimate: $100,000+

Auction #707 - February 22, 2024

Closed

Lot #4004 John F. Kennedy Handwritten Manuscript

4004. John F. Kennedy Handwritten Manuscript on Security in the Middle East: "All of these different conflicts are concentrated in ancient Persia, now Iran"

Sold For: $18,750 (w/BP)

Estimate: $15,000+

Auction #707 - February 22, 2024

Closed

Lot #4007 Isaac Newton Handwritten Manuscript

4007. Isaac Newton Handwritten Manuscript Criticizing Religion and the Papacy

Sold For: $45,375 (w/BP)

Estimate: $30,000+

Auction #707 - February 22, 2024

Closed

Lot #4012 Thomas Edison Document Signed for

4012. Thomas Edison Document Signed for Electric Meter Patent - Used in Developing the Electric Light

Sold For: $19,250 (w/BP)

Estimate: $15,000+

Auction #707 - February 22, 2024

Closed

Lot #4013 Thomas Edison Document Signed for Light

4013. Thomas Edison Document Signed for Light Bulb Patent: "Improvements in and connected with Electric Lamps"

Sold For: $20,625 (w/BP)

Estimate: $15,000+

Auction #707 - February 22, 2024

Closed

Lot #4015 Albert Einstein Typed Letter Signed

4015. Albert Einstein Typed Letter Signed Seeking Support for a Jewish Academy, Weeks Before Hitler's Rise to Power

Sold For: $11,136 (w/BP)

Estimate: $15,000+

Auction #707 - February 22, 2024

Closed

Lot #4016 Albert Einstein Rare Typed Letter Signed

4016. Albert Einstein Rare Typed Letter Signed Writing His Famous E=Mc2 Equation

Sold For: $68,708 (w/BP)

Estimate: $10,000+

Auction #707 - February 22, 2024

Closed

Lot #4020 Napoleon Handwritten Manuscript on the

4020. Napoleon Handwritten Manuscript on the Capture of Malta, Prepared for His Memoirs

Sold For: $12,501 (w/BP)

Estimate: $10,000+

Auction #707 - February 22, 2024

Closed

Lot #4021 Napoleon Document Signed During Egypt

4021. Napoleon Document Signed During Egypt Campaign (1799)

Sold For: $6,000 (w/BP)

Estimate: $5,000+

Auction #707 - February 22, 2024

Closed

Lot #4026 World War II Teletype Archive with Model

4026. World War II Teletype Archive with Model 15 Printer, Covering FDR's Death, Japan's Surrender, and the Atomic Bomb

Sold For: $6,018 (w/BP)

Estimate: $4,000+

Auction #707 - February 22, 2024

Closed

Lot #4027 Winston Churchill Oversized Photograph

4027. Winston Churchill Oversized Photograph Signed by Yousuf Karsh

Sold For: $9,999 (w/BP)

Estimate: $8,000+

Auction #707 - February 22, 2024

Closed

Lot #4028 Hiroshima Atomic Bombing: Melted

4028. Hiroshima Atomic Bombing: Melted Wristwatch with Detonation Time of 8:15 AM

Sold For: $31,113 (w/BP)

Estimate: $20,000+

Auction #707 - February 22, 2024

Closed

Lot #4029 Omar Bradley's Five-Star General Flag,

4029. Omar Bradley's Five-Star General Flag, Flown at Fort Benning

Sold For: $12,353 (w/BP)

Estimate: $10,000+

Auction #707 - February 22, 2024

Closed

Lot #4032 Kelmscott Chaucer: The Works of Geoffrey

4032. Kelmscott Chaucer: The Works of Geoffrey Chaucer by Kelmscott Press (1896) - 'The finest book since Gutenberg'

Sold For: $90,750 (w/BP)

Estimate: $65,000+

Auction #707 - February 22, 2024

Closed

Lot #4038 Frederic Chopin Document Signed for the

4038. Frederic Chopin Document Signed for the Sale of a Musical Manuscript

Sold For: $12,513 (w/BP)

Estimate: $10,000+

Auction #707 - February 22, 2024

Closed

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