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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Ronald Reagan152 - Ronald Reagan
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Greeting card, 3.75 x 5.75, bearing a pre-printed ‘get well’ message, signed at the top in black ballpoint. Affixed along the top edge to a same-size
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Ronald Reagan153 - Ronald Reagan
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Dapper glossy 8 x 10 head-and-shoulders portrait of Reagan, signed and inscribed in red ink, “To Ann, with Best Wishes, Ronald Reagan.” In fine condit
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George Bush154 - George Bush
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TLS as president, one page, 6.25 x 4.25, presidential letterhead, January 27, 1968. Short letter to Joseph Kingsbury-Smith, who Bush addresses as “Joe
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Bill Clinton155 - Bill Clinton
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Color glossy 7.75 x 10 photo of President Clinton giving a speech, with Vice President Al Gore looking on, signed and inscribed in black felt tip, “Bi
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Hillary Clinton156 - Hillary Clinton
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Signed book: Living History. First edition, limited issue, numbered 714/1500. NY: Simon & Schuster, 2003. Hardcover with slipcase, 6.25 x 9.25, ...
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Hillary Clinton157 - Hillary Clinton
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TLS signed “Hillary,” one page, 8.5 x 11, Bill Clinton for President Committee letterhead, June 10, 1992. Letter to Corinne Peralta, in part: “I hope
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George W. Bush158 - George W. Bush
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Signed book: Decision Points. NY: Crown Publishers, 2010. Hardcover with dust jacket, 6.5 x 9.5, 497 pages. Signed on the half-title page in black fel
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George W. Bush159 - George W. Bush
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Two Decision Points bookplates, 4.25 x 3.5, both signed in black felt tip. In overall very fine condition.
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George W. Bush160 - George W. Bush
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DS as governor, three pages, 8.5 x 14, April 10, 1995. State of Texas House of Representatives document resolving to “commend Pastor Neal Thomas Jones
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George W. Bush161 - George W. Bush
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Signed book: 41: A Portrait of My Father. First edition, first printing. NY: Crown Publishers, 2014. Hardcover with dust jacket, 5.75 x 8.5, 294 pages
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Barack Obama162 - Barack Obama
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Men’s Vogue magazine from October 2008, 148 pages, 8 x 10.75, signed on the front cover in black felt tip. In fine condition, with trivial edgewear an
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Barack Obama163 - Barack Obama
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Title page removed from a first paperback edition of The Audacity of Hope, 5 x 7.75, signed in black felt tip. In fine condition, with trivial show-th
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Presidents and Vice Presidents164 - Presidents and Vice Presidents
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Collection of twelve items, consisting of letters, covers, signatures, and photos signed by presidents, vice presidents, and a first lady, including:
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Benjamin Franklin165 - Benjamin Franklin
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Two ALSs written consecutively on both sides of a single sheet, both signed “B. Franklin,” 7.75 x 12.5, May 23, 1765. The first, addressed “Dear Madam
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Estimate : 10,000.00 - 15,000.00
 
 
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John Hancock166 - John Hancock
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Partly-printed DS, one page, 15 x 12, June 9, 1788. As governor of Massachusetts, Hancock appoints Abel Wentworth as “Ensign of a company in the fourt
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Estimate : 4,000.00 - 6,000.00
 
 
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Elbridge Gerry167 - 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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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,000.00
 
 
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Thomas Heyward, Jr168 - Thomas Heyward, Jr
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Signer of the Declaration of Independence from South Carolina (1746–1809). Ink signature, “Tho. Heyward, Jr.,” on an off-white 3.25 x 1.5 slip clipped
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Samuel Huntington169 - Samuel Huntington
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Signer of the Declaration of Independence from Connecticut (1731–1796) and seventh president of the Continental Congress. Ink signature, “Samuel Hunti
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Richard Henry Lee170 - Richard Henry Lee
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Signer of the Declaration of Independence from Virginia (1732–1794). Third-person ink signature, “Richard Henry Lee,” on an off-white 4.25 x 1.75 slip
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Robert Morris171 - Robert Morris
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Partly-printed DS, signed “Rob’t Morris,” one page, 12.25 x 9.75, April 18, 1795. Document certifying that “William Temple Franklin is entitled to ten
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Robert Morris172 - Robert Morris
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Partly-printed DS, signed “Rob’t Morris,” one page, 12.25 x 9.75, April 18, 1795. Document certifying that “William Temple Franklin is entitled to ten
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George Bancroft173 - George Bancroft
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Collection of four items, each signed by Bancroft, including: a cabinet photo signed and inscribed to a South Carolinian literary society; an LS as se
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Aaron Burr174 - Aaron Burr
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ALS signed “A. Burr,” one page, 7.25 x 9, July 24, 1802. Letter to James Morris concerning a real estate transaction. In part: “Mr. Smith has for seve
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Alexander Hamilton175 - Alexander Hamilton
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Ink free frank signature, “Free, A. Hamilton,” on an off-white 1.75 x .75 slip clipped from an address panel. Affixed in the lower margin of a book pa
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Alexander Hamilton176 - Alexander Hamilton
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DS, signed “A. Hamilton,” one page, 7.5 x 9.75, January 22, 1793. Printed Treasury Department circular. In part: “Enclosed is an act, entitled, ‘An ac
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Patrick Henry177 - Patrick Henry
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Third-person manuscript DS, signed “P. Henry,” one page, 7.5 x 2, December 13, 1794. Receipt for payment accomplished in another hand and signed by He
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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Patrick Henry178 - Patrick Henry
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ALS signed “P. Henry,” one page, 6.5 x 7, August 13, 1790. Letter to Judge St. George Tucker, in part: “Finding Mr. Francisco going down I trouble you
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Estimate : 3,000.00 - 4,000.00
 
 
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Joseph Warren179 - 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. Exceedingly rare ink
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Estimate : 4,000.00 - 5,000.00
 
 
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Henry Laurens180 - Henry Laurens
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Important South Carolina statesman (1724–1792) who served in the Continental Congress. Manuscript DS, one page, 7.25 x 9, January 27, 1784. In full: “
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Thomas Paine181 - Thomas Paine
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Scarce book by Thomas Paine: Letter to George Washington, President of the United States of America. First edition, first printing. Philadelphia: Benj
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Vice Presidents182 - Vice Presidents
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Uncommon full set of autographs of the thirty-three vice presidents who did not go on to become president, primarily comprised of letters, documents,
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Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,000.00
 
 
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North Carolina Senate183 - North Carolina Senate
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Interesting 7.5 x 10 photograph of the 1899 Senate of North Carolina, affixed to its original 13 x 16 mount, listing the names of each state senator w
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Robert F. Kennedy184 - Robert F. Kennedy
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TLS, one page, 7 x 9, Attorney General letterhead, August 23, 1963. Letter to Mickey Mehas, in full: “Thank you very much for your expression of sympa
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Joseph P. Kennedy, Jr185 - Joseph P. Kennedy, Jr
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Brother (1915–1944) of John F. Kennedy who served as a bomber pilot during WWII; he was tragically killed due to an airplane malfunction while flying
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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Clara Barton186 - Clara Barton
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ALS signed “Clara,” four pages on two adjoining sheets, 5 x 8, September 12, 1865. Letter to her nephew Sam, in part: “I don’t know what counsel you h
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Julia Ward Howe187 - Julia Ward Howe
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Desirable AQS on an off-white 7.75 x 10 sheet, signed and inscribed at the bottom, “Julia Ward Howe, Inscribed for William J. Bok, Brooklyn, N. Y., Bo
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Florence Nightingale188 - Florence Nightingale
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ALS, one page both sides, 8 x 10, January 15, 1876. Letter to Miss McDonagh, who intends to apply for a vacancy at St. Thomas’ Hospital. In part: “I b
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Frederick Douglass189 - Frederick Douglass
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Partly-printed DS, signed “Fred’k Douglass,” three pages on two adjoining sheets, 8.5 x 14, May 4, 1886. Deed of trust for a real estate transaction b
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Wendell Phillips190 - Wendell Phillips
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American abolitionist, eloquent orator, and social reformer (1811–1884). ALS, four pages on two adjoining sheets, 5 x 8, December 15, 1874. Letter to
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Bill Wilson191 - Bill Wilson
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Signed book: Alcoholics Anonymous Comes of Age. First edition. NY: Alcoholics Anonymous Publishing, Inc., 1957. Hardcover with dust jacket, 6 x 8.5, 3
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Estimate : 2,000.00 - 3,000.00
 
 
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Stephen F. Austin192 - Stephen F. Austin
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Partly-printed DS, signed “S. F. Austin,” one page, 7.75 x 8.75, January 11, 1836. Ornate financial document headed “Texian Loan,” in part: “Received
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Estimate : 6,000.00 - 8,000.00
 
 
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Texas Land Deed193 - Texas Land Deed
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Manuscript DS, one page both sides, 8 x 12.5, February 14, 1837. Deed from Santos Coy to Lucien Navarro. In part: “Before me…personally appeared Juan
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Texas Association Stock Certificate194 - Texas Association Stock Certificate
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Ornate 10.5 x 6.75 unissued Texas Association stock certificate for a share of 8,000 square miles on the Trinity River. As the Republic of Texas was s
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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John Sutter195 - John Sutter
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Californian pioneer (1803–1880) known for his association with the Gold Rush as the owner of Sutter’s Mill, where gold was first discovered by James W
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Estimate : 2,000.00 - 3,000.00
 
 
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Mata Hari197 - Mata Hari
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ALS in Dutch, eight pages on two sets of adjoining sheets, 5.5 x 8.5, Hotel Paulez letterhead, August 8, 1915. To her attorney Mr. E. Eijmans, complai
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Estimate : 6,000.00 - 8,000.00
 
 
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Melvin Purvis198 - Melvin Purvis
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Collection of twenty-four letters to his wife Rosanne, including twenty-two ALSs totaling over forty pages and two TLSs totaling five pages, dated fro
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Estimate : 4,000.00 - 5,000.00
 
 
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Melvin Purvis199 - Melvin Purvis
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Collection of forty-five bank checks, 8.5 x 3, most filled out by Purvis and all signed, “Melvin H. Purvis,” dated 1942–1943. In overall very good to
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Estimate : 2,000.00 - 3,000.00
 
 
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Melvin Purvis200 - Melvin Purvis
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Four of Purvis’s personal membership cards to various organizations, all approximately 4 x 2.5, including: his 1948 card for the Society of Former Spe
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Andrew Carnegie201 - Andrew Carnegie
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AQS on an off-white 3 x 2.25 clipped card, in full: “Thine own reproach alone do fear, Andrew Carnegie.” In fine condition. Accompanied by a full lett
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Andrew Carnegie and J. Pierpont Morgan202 - Andrew Carnegie and J. Pierpont Morgan
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Two signatures: an ink signature, “Truly Yours, Andrew Carnegie,” on a blue 4 x 2.75 clipped slip; and an ink signature, “J. Pierpont Morgan,” on an o
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