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Founded in 1976 and headquartered in Boston, RR Auction is a globally recognized leader in rare manuscripts, autographs, and historic artifacts. Over five decades and more than 700 successful sales, we have achieved record-setting results across categories that define culture, science, exploration, and innovation.

Notable results include the first seat aboard Blue Origin’s New Shepard rocket ($28 million); Edgar Mitchell’s Apollo 14–flown Rolex GMT-Master “Pepsi” ($2.16 million); Wally Schirra’s 18k Gold Omega Speedmaster Professional Apollo 11 Commemorative ($1.9 million); Dave Scott’s Apollo 15 lunar surface–used Bulova Chronograph ($1.625 million); Albert Einstein’s letter referencing “E = mc²” ($1.24 million); Johnny Ramone’s Mosrite Ventures II guitar ($937,500); Steve Jobs’s Apple-1 Computer prototype ($677,196); and Bob Dylan’s archive of 42 teenage love letters ($669,875).

Frequently featured in major media worldwide, RR Auction is known for offering historically significant material vetted by in-house specialists and leading third-party authenticators to ensure the highest standards of authenticity. Our specialties include presidential autographs, music memorabilia, space artifacts, science and technology, sports cards, and Hollywood memorabilia.

As we mark our 50th year, we continue to expand into new categories and deliver exceptional results for consignors and collectors worldwide.

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