RR Auction: Fine Autograph & Artifact Auction

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Headquartered in Boston’s North End, RR Auction is a globally recognized and trusted source for rare documents, manuscripts, autographs, and historic artifacts. Since its inception in 1980, RR has achieved countless record-setting prices in over 425 successful sales, including Truman Capote’s hand-notated manuscript for Breakfast at Tiffany’s for over $300,000, President Kennedy’s 1963 convertible for $318,000, and a pair of Bonnie and Clyde’s guns for over $500,000. Internationally known and frequently featured in all media outlets—with appearances on NBC’s Today Show, CBS This Morning, Fox News, the New York Times Sunday Magazine, and the London Times—RR Auction prides itself on selling authentic material, thoroughly examined by in-house experts and third-party authenticators, to uphold the guarantee of authenticity. With a stunning full-color print catalog and a massive online presence, RR Auction continues to achieve record prices for clients around the world.
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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Henry Clay258 - Henry Clay
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ALS signed “H. Clay,” one page, 7.75 x 10, October 26, 1826. Letter to Dr. Lyons, in part: “I have communicated to the President the wish expressed in
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,200.00
 
 
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Henry Clay259 - Henry Clay
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Partly-printed DS, signed “H. Clay,” one page, 11 x 8.25, May 21, 1852. A certificate from the American Colonization Society issued to G. W. Burnett c
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Colonial Governors260 - Colonial Governors
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Collection of five documents signed by colonial governors, including: a 1773 partly-printed DS signed by Virginia Governor John Murray, the 4th Earl o
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Colonial Plymouth261 - Colonial Plymouth
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Manuscript document, unsigned, one page, 5.75 x 4.5, no date but circa 1689. A summons issued by Plymouth County. In part (spelling and grammar retain
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John Dickinson262 - John Dickinson
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Lawyer and signer of the US Constitution from Delaware (1732–1808) who also served as an officer during the Revolutionary War. Partly-printed DS, one
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Founding Fathers: Jay, Livingston, and Morris263 - Founding Fathers: Jay, Livingston, and Morris
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Revolutionary War–dated manuscript DS, signed by Philip Livingston, John Jay, and Gouverneur Morris, one page, 8 x 6, June 22, 1776. In part: “Forbes…
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William Franklin264 - William Franklin
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Illegitimate son of Benjamin Franklin (1730–1813) who served as the last colonial governor of New Jersey. Manuscript DS, signed “Wm: Franklin,” one pa
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Patrick Henry265 - Patrick Henry
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Ink signature, “P. Henry,” on an off-white 2.25 x 1.5 vellum slip clipped from a document. In fine condition.
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James McHenry266 - James McHenry
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Signer of the United States Constitution from Maryland and the namesake of Fort McHenry (1753–1816) who also served as a delegate to the Continental C
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William Penn267 - William Penn
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English-born Quaker (1644–1718) and founder of the colony that became the State of Pennsylvania. Sought-after endorsement signed “Wm. Penn,” on the re
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William Penn268 - William Penn
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Rare ALS signed “Wm Penn,” one page, 6 x 7.75, no date but circa 1708–1710. Letter to Henry Boyle, principal secretary of state at Windsor, in part (g
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Joseph Reed269 - Joseph Reed
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A president of the Continental Congress and signer of the Articles of Confederation (1741–1785) who also served as Washington’s aide-de-camp during th
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,200.00
 
 
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William H. Seward270 - William H. Seward
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Civil War–dated partly-printed DS, one page, 11.25 x 18, July 2, 1862. Official passport issued to Barlow Stevens, providing instructions to “permit s
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Daniel Webster271 - Daniel Webster
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ALS signed “Danl. Webster,” one page both sides, 7.75 x 9.75, February 24, 1823. Letter to Dudley L. Pickman, in part: “The difficulty in the case, in
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William M. ‘Boss’ Tweed272 - William M. ‘Boss’ Tweed
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Two documents related to the notorious ‘Tweed Ring’: a partly-printed DS, signed “W. M. Tweed,” one page, 8.5 x 6.75, December 10, 1868, approving of
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Joseph Warren273 - Joseph Warren
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Boston physician, orator and patriot (1741–1775) who was a pivotal figure in the early revolutionary agitation in Massachusetts. Revolutionary War–dat
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Estimate : 10,000.00 - 15,000.00
 
 
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John Brown275 - John Brown
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ALS, one page, 7.75 x 9.75, June 4, 1855. Letter to his son-in-law Henry Thompson in North Elba, New York. In full: “I write just to say I have finall
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Frederick Douglass276 - Frederick Douglass
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ALS signed “Fred’k Douglass,” one page, lightly-lined, 5 x 8.25, Young Men’s Association Library letterhead, February 7, 1868. In part: “I am obliged
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Abbie Hoffman277 - Abbie Hoffman
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ALS signed “Abbie,” one page, 8.5 x 11, Festival of Life letterhead, November 12, 1968. Letter to Playboy executive Mike Laurence, in full: “Here is t
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Helen Keller278 - Helen Keller
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Wonderful set of four TLSs signed in pencil, each one page, three measure 7.25 x 10.5 and one 6.75 x 11.75, dated between 1938 and 1949. All four lett
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Martin Luther King, Jr279 - Martin Luther King, Jr
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Exceptional matte-finish 10 x 8 photo of King with Lawrence Spivak on the set of Meet the Press circa August 1967, signed and inscribed in blue ballpo
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Estimate : 12,000.00 - 15,000.00
 
 
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Martin Luther King, Jr280 - Martin Luther King, Jr
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TLS, one page, 8.5 x 11, Southern Christian Leadership Conference letterhead, September 1, 1964. Letter to Viola Hilpert in West Berlin. In full: “I a
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Carrie A. Nation281 - Carrie A. Nation
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Temperance agitator (1846–1911) known for smashing saloons with a hatchet. ALS in pencil, signed “Carrie Nation,” one page, 7.5 x 5, March 7, 1901. Le
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Christabel Pankhurst282 - Christabel Pankhurst
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ALS signed “(Dame) Christabel Pankhurst,” one page, 5.5 x 7, November 22, 1939. Letter to a publisher, in full: “You are I think the publisher of Arch
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Burger Court283 - Burger Court
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Uncommon color matte-finish 13.5 x 10.5 photo of the Burger Court affixed to a slightly larger mount, signed on the mount in ink by all nine justices:
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,000.00
 
 
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John Jay284 - John Jay
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Partly-printed DS, one page, 13.75 x 9, March 31, 1798. Governor Jay appoints Ezra Beard as a “Lieutenant of a Company in the Regiment of Militia in t
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Salmon P. Chase285 - Salmon P. Chase
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ALS signed “S. P. Chase,” one page, 4.5 x 7.25, October 27, 1867. Letter to a friend, in part: “Your note was received Wednesday…Like everything that
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Salmon P. Chase286 - Salmon P. Chase
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Civil War–dated ALS signed “S. P. Chase,” one page, 5 x 8, March 9, 1865. Letter to Secretary of the Navy Gideon Welles, written while serving as chie
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Salmon P. Chase287 - Salmon P. Chase
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ALS signed “S. P. Chase,” one page both sides, 5.25 x 8.25, July 1, 1868. Letter to Thomas Ewing regarding a possible presidential nomination. In part
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John Marshall288 - John Marshall
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Influential American statesman and jurist (1755–1835) who served as the fourth Chief Justice of the Supreme Court. ADS, signed “J. Marshall for P,” th
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John Marshall290 - John Marshall
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ALS signed “J. Marshall,” one page, 6.5 x 8, November 2, 1821. Letter of recommendation, in part: “Young Mr. Gibson, who applies for a warrant as a mi
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John Marshall291 - John Marshall
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ALS signed “J. Marshall,” one page, 7.75 x 10, March 26, 1820. Thoughtful letter to Samuel Farmar Jarvis, a professor of Biblical learning at the New
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Thurgood Marshall292 - Thurgood Marshall
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TLS, one page, 8 x 10.5, Supreme Court of the United States letterhead, February 13, 1973. Letter to an admirer. In part: “As to President Johnson, so
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Supreme Court293 - Supreme Court
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Three items: an ALS signed “Benjamin N. Cardozo,” August 12, 1936, in full: “Many thanks for the copy of your letter to the Law Journal. I begin to lo
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Morrison R. Waite294 - Morrison R. Waite
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ALS signed “M. R. Waite,” one page both sides, 5 x 8, April 3, 1881. Letter to C. J. Buckingham, written while serving as chief justice. In part: “Per
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$5 Silver Certificate295 - $5 Silver Certificate
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Stunning series 1899 five dollar ‘Indian Chief’ silver certificate, serial number “E90596381,” plate number “A1707/1061.” Encapsulated in a plastic PC
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Bill Chadwell and Clell Miller296 - Bill Chadwell and Clell Miller
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Rare 2.5 x 4 carte-de-visite portrait of the deceased James–Younger Gang members Bill Chadwell and Clell Miller, imprinted on the reverse, “Bill Chadw
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William F. ‘Buffalo Bill’ Cody297 - William F. ‘Buffalo Bill’ Cody
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Program entitled Buffalo Bill’s Wild West: Historical Sketches and Daily Review, 7.25 x 9.5, published by Strobridge Litho. Co., Cincinnati, in 1907,
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William F. ‘Buffalo Bill’ Cody298 - William F. ‘Buffalo Bill’ Cody
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Die-cut program entitled Buffalo Bill's Wild West Combined with Pawnee Bill's Far East, 7.5 x 9.25, published by the Courier Co., Buffalo, i...
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William F. ‘Buffalo Bill’ Cody299 - William F. ‘Buffalo Bill’ Cody
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Supremely attractive program entitled Buffalo Bill’s Wild West and Congress of Rough Riders of the Words: Historical Sketches & Programme, 7.25 ...
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William F. ‘Buffalo Bill’ Cody300 - William F. ‘Buffalo Bill’ Cody
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TLS signed “W. F. Cody,” three pages, 8.5 x 11, The Irma Hotel letterhead, January 28, 1907. Letter to Joseph T. McCaddon, one of his former competito
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Cowboy Camp301 - Cowboy Camp
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Original circa 1880–1890 mounted 7.75 x 4.5 boudoir card photograph of a camp scene at mealtime, showing an assemblage of rough-and-tumble cowboys in
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Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,000.00
 
 
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Cowboys ‘Mount Up’302 - Cowboys ‘Mount Up’
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Original circa 1880–1890 mounted 7.5 x 4.5 boudoir card photograph of four cowboys beside their saddled horses, posing in front of a ramshackle homest
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Dodge City303 - Dodge City
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Collection of six documents from the Wild West days of Dodge City, Kansas, including: an order of attachment, June 3, 1875, signed twice by legendary
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Dodge City304 - Dodge City
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Original circa 1880s–1890s Dodge City wax sealer with an oval metal head that produces an impression reading, “Agent, C. R. I. & P. RY, Dodge Ci...
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Estimate : 6,000.00 - 8,000.00
 
 
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Pat Garrett305 - Pat Garrett
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Third-person ADS signed within the text, one page, 8 x 5.5, May 14, 1881. Garrett writes out an invoice, in full: “Estate of Paul Dowlin here. to Pat
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Geronimo306 - Geronimo
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Ink signature, “Geronimo,” on an off-white 4.25 x 1.5 card with a collector’s pencil notation below claiming that his name is Mexican and means ‘Willi
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Estimate : 5,000.00 - 6,000.00
 
 
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Gold Rush307 - Gold Rush
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Ornately engraved partly-printed DS, signed “Wm. H. Clark,” one page, 10 x 5.75, May 3, 1854. Stock certificate for the Tuolumne County Water Company
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John Coffee Hays308 - John Coffee Hays
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Texas Ranger and military officer of the Republic of Texas (1817–1883) who served in several armed conflicts, including the Indian and the Mexican-Ame
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,000.00
 
 
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Lincoln County309 - Lincoln County
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Extremely rare partly-printed DS, signed “William Brady,” one page both sides, 8.5 x 14, January 13, 1877. Collector’s bond issued in the Lincoln Coun
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Estimate : 6,000.00 - 8,000.00
 
 
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