RR Auction: Fine Autographs & Artifacts

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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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Theodore Roosevelt51 - Theodore Roosevelt
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ALS, one page, 4.5 x 3.5, Sagamore Hill letterhead, September 16, 1916. Letter to “Bridger,” possibly Harry St. John Bridger, the British explorer and
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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William H. Taft52 - William H. Taft
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ALS signed “Wm. H. Taft,” two pages on two adjoining sheets, 5 x 8, On Board Twin Screw S.S. ‘Fort Victoria’ letterhead, December 28, 1920. Letter to
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Woodrow Wilson53 - Woodrow Wilson
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TLS as president, two pages, 7 x 8.75, White House letterhead, October 28, 1914. Letter to Judge Morgan J. O’Brien. In part: “I submitted your recent
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Warren G. Harding54 - Warren G. Harding
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TLS as president, one page, 7 x 8.75, White House letterhead, November 24, 1922. Letter to Maurice Maschke, in full: “I wish you could tell me what yo
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Herbert Hoover55 - Herbert Hoover
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Three TLSs expressing his appreciation, each one page, personal and Secretary of Commerce letterhead, dated from June to November of 1928. One letter
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Herbert Hoover56 - Herbert Hoover
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Fantastic matte-finish 9.75 x 8 photo of the members of the World War Foreign Debt Commission and the Belgian Commission, signed in the lower border i
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Franklin D. Roosevelt57 - Franklin D. Roosevelt
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Outstanding matte-finish 14 x 16.75 portrait of Roosevelt at his desk, signed and inscribed in fountain pen, “For James M. Barnes, from his friend, Fr
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Franklin D. Roosevelt58 - Franklin D. Roosevelt
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Signed book: The Land of Sleepy Hollow. Letterpress edition, limited issue, numbered 24/600. NY: G.P. Putnam’s Sons, 1887. Hardcover, 11.25 x 14.25, 7
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Franklin D. Roosevelt59 - Franklin D. Roosevelt
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TLS as president, one page, 7 x 8.75, White House letterhead, January 8, 1943. Letter to Reverend Patrick Mee, in full: “Thank you for your nice lette
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Franklin D. Roosevelt60 - Franklin D. Roosevelt
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TLS as president, one page, 6.5 x 8.75, White House letterhead, January 5, 1938. Letter to Honorable Mark W. Potter. In full: “It was thoughtful of yo
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Franklin D. Roosevelt61 - Franklin D. Roosevelt
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Rare official White House envelope exempt from postage, 6.5 x 3.75, boldly signed in the return address area in fountain pen by Roosevelt. Addressed i
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Franklin D. Roosevelt62 - Franklin D. Roosevelt
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DS, one page, 8.5 x 3.5, February 1, 1927. Promissory note signed by Roosevelt as president of the Georgia Warm Springs Foundation for repayment in go
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Franklin D. Roosevelt63 - Franklin D. Roosevelt
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Matte-finish 8 x 10 photo, boldly signed in fountain pen. Some rippling to horizontal edges, tape remnants to reverse, and a few edge and corner tip c
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Harry S. Truman64 - Harry S. Truman
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TLS as president, one page, 7 x 9, White House letterhead, December 19, 1947. Letter to Fred Lang, in part: “I can’t tell you how very much I apprecia
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Harry S. Truman65 - Harry S. Truman
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Rare printed DS as vice president, one page, 10 x 15, January 29, 1945. Senate of the United States document headed, “Resolutions on the Death of Colo
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Harry S. Truman66 - Harry S. Truman
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ALS as president, one page, 7 x 8.75, White House letterhead, March 7, 1951. Letter to Jane Hadley Barkley, the wife of Vice President Alben Barkley,
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Harry S. Truman67 - Harry S. Truman
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TLS as president, one page, 6.75 x 8.75, White House letterhead, March 1, 1951. Letter to Bishop Oxnam, in full: “I have received your telegram of Feb
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Harry S. Truman68 - Harry S. Truman
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Series 1935 D silver certificate one dollar bill, signed on the portrait side in fountain pen. Central vertical fold and slight scattered creasing, ot
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Harry S. Truman and His Cabinet69 - Harry S. Truman and His Cabinet
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Uncommon matte-finish 15.25 x 10.75 photo of President Truman and his Cabinet gathered around a conference table, signed in the lower border in founta
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Dwight D. Eisenhower70 - Dwight D. Eisenhower
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Abilene Manufacturing Company business check, 8.5 x 3, filled out by a company secretary, payable to Dwight Eisenhower for $8.75, July 9, 1910, endors
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Dwight D. Eisenhower71 - Dwight D. Eisenhower
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War-dated ALS signed “Ike,” two pages, lightly-lined, 8 x 10.5, July 11, 1944. Letter home to his wife, Mamie, in part: "Lately I saw a piece i...
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Dwight D. Eisenhower72 - Dwight D. Eisenhower
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Uncommon 9 x 7.25 lightweight semi-glossy photo of Eisenhower sitting in front of his medical staff, affixed to its original 16.25 x 15 mat, signed an
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Dwight D. Eisenhower73 - Dwight D. Eisenhower
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Signed book: Crusade in Europe. First edition, limited issue, numbered 897/1426. Garden City, NY: Doubleday, 1948. Hardcover with slipcase, 7 x 10, 55
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Dwight D. Eisenhower74 - Dwight D. Eisenhower
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Handsome matte-finish 8 x 10 head-and-shoulders photo of Eisenhower in a suit and tie, calligraphically inscribed to a secret service agent, “To: Jame
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Dwight D. Eisenhower75 - Dwight D. Eisenhower
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TLS as president, one page, 8 x 10.5, White House letterhead, November 7, 1955. Letter to Dudley E. Whiting. In part: “On November 7, 1955, pursuant t
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Dwight D. Eisenhower76 - Dwight D. Eisenhower
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Exceptional vintage glossy 9.5 x 5 photo of Eisenhower admiring a small plane, signed at the bottom in black ink. Handsomely double-matted and framed
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Dwight D. Eisenhower77 - Dwight D. Eisenhower
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Official engraved White House invitation card for a luncheon on May 12, 1953, one page, 5 x 4, signed at the top in fountain pen as president, “Dwight
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Dwight D. Eisenhower78 - Dwight D. Eisenhower
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DS, three pages, 8.5 x 11, January 31, 1962. Agreement between Eisenhower and NBC for the former president to narrate a half-hour program entitled “Pr
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John F. Kennedy79 - John F. Kennedy
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TLS signed “John Kennedy,” one page, 7.75 x 10.25, House of Representatives letterhead, March 21, 1950. Letter to John H. Artesani, a specialist aboar
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John F. Kennedy80 - John F. Kennedy
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Unusual vintage matte-finish 19.25 x 9 photo by Tony Spina of Senator John Kennedy at a March, 26, 1960 press conference in Detroit, affixed to its or
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Estimate : 8,000.00 - 10,000.00
 
 
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John F. Kennedy81 - John F. Kennedy
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TLS signed “Jack,” one page, 8 x 10.5, United States Senate letterhead, May 14, 1959. Letter to Al Zabriskie of the Massachusetts State House of Repre
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John F. Kennedy82 - John F. Kennedy
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TLS, one page, 8 x 10.5, United States Senate letterhead, February 18, 1959. Letter to Mrs. Edgar Deen of Fort Worth, Texas. In part: “I am very happy
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John F. Kennedy83 - John F. Kennedy
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Fantastic tri-fold campaign flyer for Senator John F. Kennedy’s 1960 presidential campaign, 3.75 x 9, boldly signed on the front in blue ballpoint. Th
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Kennedy Inauguration84 - Kennedy Inauguration
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Pair of 1961 District of Columbia license plates issued to Congressman George Hyde Fallon for the 1961 inauguration of President John F. Kennedy, 12 x
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John F. Kennedy: Malcolm Kilduff85 - John F. Kennedy: Malcolm Kilduff
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Assistant White House Press Secretary Malcolm Kilduff’s personally-owned and -used green vinyl souvenir document portfolio case, 15 x 11, gilt-stamped
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John and Jacqueline Kennedy86 - John and Jacqueline Kennedy
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Iconic matte-finish 11 x 14 photograph of the first family, showing President John F. Kennedy, Jacqueline, and Caroline together, unsigned. The revers
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Lyndon B. Johnson87 - Lyndon B. Johnson
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Two items: a color glossy 8 x 10 portrait of Johnson, signed and inscribed in the lower border in fountain pen, “For Arnold Gates, with warm best wish
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Lyndon B. Johnson88 - Lyndon B. Johnson
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Satin-finish 13.25 x 10.5 photo of President Johnson speaking with two men, signed and inscribed in the lower border in black felt tip, “To Jack Horne
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Lyndon B. Johnson89 - Lyndon B. Johnson
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Semi–glossy 9.25 x 7.5 photo of President Johnson enjoying coffee with several others at a gathering in Corpus Christi, in 1957, affixed to its origin
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Richard Nixon90 - Richard Nixon
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Glossy 8 x 10 photo of Nixon, signed and inscribed in black ink, “To Joe Forest, with best wishes, from Richard Nixon.” Creasing to edges (heaviest to
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Ronald Reagan91 - Ronald Reagan
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Souvenir photocopy of Reagan’s letter disclosing his diagnosis of Alzheimer’s Disease to the American people, two pages, 8.5 x 11, November 5, 1994, s
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Ronald Reagan92 - Ronald Reagan
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TLS as president signed “Ron,” two pages, 7 x 10.5, White House letterhead, December 19, 1983. Letter to Dolores and Paul Ballachino, in part: “I know
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Bill Clinton93 - Bill Clinton
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Booklet of the Department of Defense Appropriations Act of 1996 introduced to the House of Representatives by Florida Congressman Bill Young, 96 pages
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Presidents and Vice Presidents94 - Presidents and Vice Presidents
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An off-white embossed vice presidential card, 6.25 x 3.25, signed in felt tip and ballpoint by five vice presidents, two of whom went on to become pre
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Four Presidents95 - Four Presidents
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An off-white engraved president card, 4 x 2.25, signed in felt tip and ballpoint by Gerald Ford, Jimmy Carter, George Bush, and Bill Clinton. In fine
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Five Presidents96 - Five Presidents
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Extremely desirable color 14 x 11 cardstock photo of the White House and its beautiful North Lawn garden, signed in the lower border in blue and black
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Six Presidents97 - Six Presidents
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Extraordinary engraving of the White House by the Bureau of Engraving and Printing, 8 x 6, signed in black felt tip by Richard Nixon, Gerald Ford, Jim
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Martin Van Buren98 - Martin Van Buren
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Ink signature, “M. Van Buren,” on an off-white 3.5 x .75 clipped slip bearing collector’s notations to bottom edge. In fine condition, with faint vert
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Martin Van Buren99 - Martin Van Buren
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ALS signed “M. Van Buren,” four pages on two adjoining sheets, 5.5 x 8.5, April 1, 1854. Letter to his son, Martin Van Buren, Jr., in which he reflect
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Abraham Lincoln100 - Abraham Lincoln
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Desirable stereoview photograph of the chair President Abraham Lincoln was sitting in at the time of his assassination in Ford’s Theater, 7 x 4, produ
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