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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George W. Bush151 - George W. Bush
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Signed book: Decision Points. First edition, first printing. NY: Crown Publishers, 2010. Hardcover with dust jacket, 6.5 x 9.5, 497 pages. Signed on t
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George W. Bush152 - George W. Bush
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Color satin-finish 10 x 8 photo of the whole Bush family, signed in the lower border in black felt tip, “Best wishes, George W. Bush.” In fine conditi
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George W. Bush153 - George W. Bush
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TLS as president, one page, 6.75 x 8.75, White House letterhead, September 23, 2004. Letter to Ed R. Haggar, in full: “Laura and I want you to know th
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George W. Bush154 - George W. Bush
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Air Force One ‘Welcome Aboard’ booklet, twelve pages, 7 x 5, signed and inscribed on the front in black felt tip to Congressman Bill Young, “To my fri
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George W. and Laura Bush155 - George W. and Laura Bush
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Color satin-finish 10 x 8 photo of George and Laura Bush posing with their daughters, signed in the lower border in black felt tip by both. A George B
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Barack Obama156 - Barack Obama
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Signed book: The Audacity of Hope. First edition, first printing. NY: Crown Publishers, 2006. Hardcover with dust jacket, 6.5 x 9.5, 375 pages. Signed
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Charles Carroll of Carrollton159 - Charles Carroll of Carrollton
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Signer of the Declaration of Independence from Maryland (1737–1832) who was the longest-lived among his colleagues. ALS signed “Ch. Carroll of Carroll
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George Clymer160 - George Clymer
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Signer of the Declaration of Independence from Pennsylvania (1739–1813). Partly-printed DS, signed “Geo. Clymer,” one page, 6.25 x 7.5, August 14, 175
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William Ellery161 - William Ellery
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Signer of the Declaration of Independence from Rhode Island (1727–1820). Partly-printed DS, signed “Wm. Ellery, Colle.,” one page, 8.25 x 6.5, March 2
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William Ellery162 - William Ellery
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Signer of the Declaration of Independence from Rhode Island (1727–1820). Ink signature, “Wm. Ellery,” on a light brown 3.25 x 1 slip clipped from a le
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Elbridge Gerry163 - Elbridge Gerry
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Signer of the Declaration of Independence from Massachusetts (1744–1814) who later served as vice president under James Madison. His name entered the
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Stephen Hopkins164 - Stephen Hopkins
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Signer of the Declaration of Independence from Rhode Island (1707–1785). Partly-printed DS, signed “Step. Hopkins,” one page, 11.75 x 7.75, July 6, 17
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William Hooper165 - William Hooper
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Manuscript DS with substantial portions of the document filled out in Hooper's hand, signed “Will. Hooper,” one page, 7.25 x 12, September 5, 17...
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Francis Hopkinson166 - Francis Hopkinson
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Signer of the Declaration of Independence from New Jersey (1737–1791). ALS signed “Fra’s Hopkinson,” one page, 7.75 x 10, March 17, 1788. Letter to th
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Francis Hopkinson167 - Francis Hopkinson
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Manuscript DS, signed “Fras Hopkinson,” one page, 12.5 x 7.75, May 3, 1785. An order to examine a ship in the port of Philadelphia. In part: “Applicat
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Samuel Huntington168 - Samuel Huntington
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Signer of the Declaration of Independence from Connecticut (1731–1796) and seventh President of the Continental Congress. Manuscript DS, signed “Sam’l
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Thomas McKean169 - Thomas McKean
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Signer of the Declaration of Independence from Delaware (1734–1817) who later served as president of the Continental Congress, Chief Justice of Pennsy
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Robert Morris170 - Robert Morris
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Important financier who signed the Declaration of Independence, Articles of Confederation, and Constitution (1734–1806). LS signed “Rob’t Morris,” one
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Edward Rutledge171 - Edward Rutledge
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Revolutionary War–dated ADS signed three times, “Edward Rutledge,” one page, 14.25 x 19, April 2, 1778. Lengthy legal document in which Rutledge draws
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Robert Treat Paine172 - Robert Treat Paine
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Massachusetts lawyer (1731–1814) who served as one of the prosecutors of British soldiers during the Boston Massacre trial; he later signed the Declar
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Roger Sherman173 - Roger Sherman
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Signer of the Declaration of Independence from Connecticut (1721–1793) who was the only man to also sign the Articles of Association, the Articles of
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Oliver Wolcott174 - Oliver Wolcott
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Signer of the Declaration of Independence from Connecticut who commanded troops in the defense of New York during the American Revolution (1726–1797).
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William Williams175 - William Williams
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Signer of the Declaration of Independence from Connecticut (1731–1811). Partly-printed DS, signed “W. Williams,” one page, 7.75 x 12.5, May 27, 1789.
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American Leaders176 - American Leaders
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Collection of twenty letters from important figures from a variety of fields, mostly Americans, written to author Charles Degan, including an ALS by C
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John C. Calhoun177 - John C. Calhoun
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American politician (1782–1850) who served as vice president under John Quincy Adams and Andrew Jackson. LS signed “J. C. Calhoun,” one page, 7.75 x 9
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Colonial New York178 - Colonial New York
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Manuscript DS, signed “Matthias Nicolls,” one page, 7.5 x 12.5, September 6, 1676. Document concerning an estate. In part: “Know all men by these pres
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Colonial Plymouth179 - Colonial Plymouth
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Manuscript document, one page, 7.75 x 4.5, July 5, 1688. An invoice for Captain James Leonard, Jr., for goods purchased from a Boston merchant, headed
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Early American Politicians180 - Early American Politicians
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Collection of three ALSs, each by an early American politician, including: a 1782 letter by Federalist leader Fisher Ames, one page on a 8 x 3.25 slip
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Founding Fathers: Jay, Livingston, and Morris181 - 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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Alexander Hamilton182 - Alexander Hamilton
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ALS signed “A. Hamilton,” one page, 8 x 10, January 12, 1794. Letter to Thomas Willing, president of the First National Bank of the United States. In
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Thomas Hutchinson183 - Thomas Hutchinson
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Prominent Loyalist politician (1711–1780), and the last colonial governor of the Province of Massachusetts Bay prior to the Revolution; replaced by Br
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Joseph Reed184 - 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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Susan B. Anthony185 - Susan B. Anthony
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Desirable AQS on an off-white 3.5 x 2 card, signed at the conclusion, “Susan B. Anthony, Rochester, N. Y., July 26, 1882.” Anthony pens a brief but me
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Clara Barton186 - Clara Barton
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ALS, one page both sides, 5 x 6.5, December 23, 1903. In part: “I thank you very much for becoming a member of the Red Cross…I made the membership fee
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Helen Keller187 - Helen Keller
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Highly appealing matte-finish 6.5 x 9 photo of Keller when she graduated from Radcliffe College, affixed to its original 10.5 x 13.25 mount, signed on
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Coretta Scott King188 - Coretta Scott King
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Signed book: My Life with Martin Luther King, Jr. First edition, first printing. NY: Holt, Rinehart and Winston, 1969. Hardcover with dust jacket, 6.5
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Clara Zetkin189 - Clara Zetkin
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German activist, political theorist, and advocate for women’s rights (1857-1933), credited with organizing the first international Women’s Day. ALS in
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Martin Luther King, Jr190 - Martin Luther King, Jr
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Exceptional FDC with a cachet honoring the 100th anniversary of the Emancipation Proclamation, signed in blue ballpoint, “Best Wishes, Martin Luther K
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Martin Luther King, Jr191 - Martin Luther King, Jr
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Exceptional magazine cover from Time’s ‘Man of the Year’ magazine featuring a distinguished image of King, January 3, 1964, 8.25 x 11, signed and insc
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Martin Luther King, Jr192 - Martin Luther King, Jr
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Unique glossy 10 x 8 photo of King with Marian Logan during the trip to Oslo for the Nobel Prize ceremonies, with the medal itself visible being held
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Richard Nixon193 - Richard Nixon
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TLS, one page, 7.25 x 10.5, personal letterhead, June 20, 1962. Letter to Alfred A. Duckett, replying to an invitation to the Jackie Robinson SCLC Hal
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Jackie Robinson194 - Jackie Robinson
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Unsigned 8.5 x 11 program for the Jackie Robinson Southern Christian Leadership Conference Hall of Fame Dinner held at the Waldorf-Astoria on J
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Jackie Robinson195 - Jackie Robinson
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Outstanding vintage glossy 8 x 10 Sports Illustrated photo of Robinson in his Brooklyn Dodgers cap, beautifully signed in bold fountain pen against hi
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Jackie Robinson196 - Jackie Robinson
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Three letters from officials of the United States government to Lawrence Patterson of the Citizens Committee for Jackie Robinson, dated July 1962, rep
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March on Washington197 - March on Washington
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Rare flyer for the tremendously important March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom on August 28, 1963, issued by the National Office, one page, 5.5 x
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March on Washington198 - March on Washington
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Booklet issued by the National Office of the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom, entitled ‘Organizing Manual No. 1,’ eight pages, 5.5 x 8.5, det
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March on Washington199 - March on Washington
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Pamphlet entitled ‘Training in Nonviolence’ issued by the Fellowship of Reconciliation, four pages on two adjoining sheets, providing brief lessons in
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March on Washington200 - March on Washington
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A printed booklet headed ‘Songs for the March on Washington, August 28, 1963,’ ten pages, 8.5 x 11, providing lyrics to protest songs including ‘We Sh
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March on Washington201 - March on Washington
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Two informational sheets issued to “those travelling with the Medical Committee for Civil Rights” for the March on Washington on August 28, 1963, each
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March on Washington202 - March on Washington
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Two items: one informational sheet for the Medical Committee for Civil Rights, headed ‘March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom, August 28, 1963,’ one
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