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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Franklin D. Roosevelt101 - Franklin D. Roosevelt
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TLS, one page, 8 x 10.5, State of New York Executive Chamber letterhead, January 13, 1930. Letter to Hon. William H. Kelley at the Merchants National
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Franklin D. Roosevelt102 - Franklin D. Roosevelt
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TLS, one page, 6 x 9.5, Georgia Warm Springs Foundation letterhead, November 27, 1932. Letter to Professor Nelson C. Brown, written shortly after winn
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Franklin D. Roosevelt103 - Franklin D. Roosevelt
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TLS as president signed “FDR,” one page, 7 x 8.75, White House letterhead, December 22, 1939. Letter to Professor Nelson Brown of the State College of
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Harry S. Truman104 - Harry S. Truman
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Handsome matte-finish 7.25 x 9.25 portrait of Truman by Leo Stern, signed and inscribed in fountain pen, "Best wishes to Mrs. Mary Ana Kapek, f...
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Harry S. Truman105 - Harry S. Truman
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Illustrated tri-fold program for Truman’s 75th birthday held at Kansas City’s Muehlebach Hotel on May 12, 1959, four pages, 9 x 11.5, signed and inscr
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Harry Truman106 - Harry Truman
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Uncommon White House mailing envelope, 4.25 x 3.75, signed in the upper right in black ink, “Harry S. Truman,” who also signs on behalf of the first l
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Harry S. Truman107 - Harry S. Truman
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Three items: a commemorative cover with a cachet honoring Vice President Truman, postmarked April 1, 1945, signed in blue ballpoint, “Harry S. Truman,
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Harry S. Truman108 - Harry S. Truman
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Partly-printed DS as president, one page, 19.75 x 15.5, November 1, 1951. President Truman appoints John James Malloy as “Associate Judge of the Munic
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Harry S. Truman109 - Harry S. Truman
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Vintage matte-finish 13 x 10 photo of Truman holding hands in a large group of people, signed in fountain pen, “Kindest regards, Harry S. Truman.” Fra
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Harry S. Truman110 - Harry S. Truman
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TLS, one page, 8 x 10.5, United States Senate letterhead, June 24, 1940. Letter to Dwight Newton of Missouri. In full: “As you know I am nearing the e
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Dwight D. Eisenhower111 - Dwight D. Eisenhower
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Signed book: Mandate for Change: 1953–1956. Limited edition, numbered 325/1434. NY: Doubleday, 1963. Hardcover with slipcase, 6.5 x 9.5, 650 pages. Si
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Dwight D. Eisenhower112 - Dwight D. Eisenhower
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TLS as president signed “D. E.,” one page, 6.75 x 8.75, White House letterhead, February 7, 1955. Letter to Cliff Mahaffey, in full: “As always, it wa
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Dwight D. Eisenhower113 - Dwight D. Eisenhower
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Matte-finish 8 x 10 photo, signed and inscribed in the lower border in fountain pen, “For Edward H. North, with best wishes, Dwight D. Eisenhower.” Wh
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Dwight D. Eisenhower114 - Dwight D. Eisenhower
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Matte-finish 8 x 10 head-and-shoulders portrait of Eisenhower, signed and inscribed in the lower border in fountain pen, “For John Hughes—with best wi
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Dwight D. Eisenhower115 - Dwight D. Eisenhower
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TLS signed “D. E.,” one page, 6.5 x 7.75, personal letterhead, December 15, 1961. Letter to his former National Security Advisor Robert Cutler, in ful
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Jacqueline Kennedy116 - Jacqueline Kennedy
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Signed book: One Special Summer. Limited signed first edition of 500 copies. NY: Delacorte Press, 1974. Hardcover in dust jacket, 11 x 13.25, signed i
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Lyndon B. Johnson117 - Lyndon B. Johnson
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TLS as president, one page, 6.75 x 8.75, White House letterhead, December 10, 1968. Letter to New Jersey Senator Harrison A. Williams, Jr., in full: “
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Lyndon B. Johnson118 - Lyndon B. Johnson
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TLS as president, one page, 7 x 10.25, White House letterhead, August 9, 1965. Letter to New York Congressman Seymour Halpern, in full: “I am sending
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Lyndon B. Johnson119 - Lyndon B. Johnson
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Scarce ANS signed “Lyndon B. Johnson,” one page on a 4.25 x 2.25 stationery card embossed with the presidential seal, no date. Brief note offering goo
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Richard Nixon120 - Richard Nixon
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TLS, one page, 7.25 x 10.5, personal letterhead, October 31, 1980. Letter to Kevin Richard, in full: “This is the first opportunity I have had to tell
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Richard Nixon121 - Richard Nixon
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Two items: a TLS, one page, 4.5 x 6.25, April 8, 1977, to a centenarian, in part: “Mrs. Nixon and I join in this expression of our heartfelt congratul
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Richard Nixon and Jimmy Carter122 - Richard Nixon and Jimmy Carter
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Five items relating to Presidents Carter and Nixon, one of which is signed, including: an unusual canvas peanut bag marked with Carter’s hometown, “Pl
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Richard Nixon123 - Richard Nixon
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TLS, one page, 7.25 x 10.5, personal letterhead, August 11, 1980. Letter to Pasquale Mennone, in full: “Because of a heavy volume of mail, this is the
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Richard Nixon124 - Richard Nixon
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TLS signed “Dick,” one page, 7.25 x 10.5, personal letterhead, October 11, 1967. Letter to James S. Copley, chairman of Copley Newspapers, in full, ...
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Richard Nixon125 - Richard Nixon
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Color textured matte-finish 7 x 8.75 photo of Nixon in the Oval Office, affixed to its original 10.75 x 13.75 mount, signed and inscribed on the mount
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Gerald Ford126 - Gerald Ford
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Signed book: President John F. Kennedy: Assassination Report of the Warren Commission. Limited edition of 3000 copies (this copy No. 1516). Nashville:
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Gerald Ford127 - Gerald Ford
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Five items: a special presidential bookplate, 3.25 x 4.5, signed in black felt tip, “Gerald R. Ford”; a guest ticket for the Republican National Conve
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Gerald Ford128 - Gerald Ford
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TLS as president signed “Jerry Ford,” one page, 6.75 x 8.75, White House letterhead, October 7, 1974. Letter to Robert McBain, in part: “During this p
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Gerald Ford129 - Gerald Ford
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Fascinating TLS signed “Jerry Ford,” one page, 8 x 10.5, Congress of the United States, Office of the Minority Leader letterhead, April 26, 1972. Lett
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Gerald Ford130 - Gerald Ford
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TLS as president signed “Jerry Ford,” one page, 6.75 x 8.75, White House letterhead, September 12, 1975. Letter to William J. McManus. In full: “I wis
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Jimmy Carter131 - Jimmy Carter
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Handsome engraved portrait of President Carter by the Bureau of Engraving and Printing, 9 x 12, signed below the vignette in black felt tip, “J. Carte
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Jimmy Carter132 - Jimmy Carter
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Assemblage of five first edition books, all but one hardcover with dust jackets, four signed on an opening page in black or blue ink by Jimmy Carter,
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Ronald Reagan133 - Ronald Reagan
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Glossy 10 x 8 photo of Newsweek’s William Cook interviewing Governor Reagan, signed and inscribed to the photographer in black felt tip, “To Jim Wilso
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Ronald Reagan134 - Ronald Reagan
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Limited edition color glossy 15 x 5.25 photo of the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library, numbered 212/250, signed in the lower left in black felt tip b
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Ronald Reagan135 - Ronald Reagan
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Color semi-glossy 9.75 x 8 photo of Ronald and Nancy Reagan posing with a gentleman, signed and inscribed in black ink, “To Paul Prudhomme—With very b
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Ronald Reagan136 - Ronald Reagan
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Ink signature, “Ronald Reagan,” on an off-white 4 x 2.75 slip clipped from a presidential stationery note. In fine condition, with two mounting remnan
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Ronald Reagan137 - Ronald Reagan
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Signed book: But What’s He Really Like? First edition. California: Pacific Coast Publishers, 1970. Paperback, 7.5 x 10.5, 113 pages. Signed and inscri
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Ronald Reagan138 - Ronald Reagan
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Signed book: An American Life. First edition, first printing. NY: Simon & Schuster, 1990. Hardcover with dust jacket, 6.5 x 9.5, 748 pages. Sign...
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Nancy Reagan and Mikhail Gorbachev139 - Nancy Reagan and Mikhail Gorbachev
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Color glossy 10 x 8 photo of Nancy Reagan shaking hands with Mikhail Gorbachev, signed in the lower border in black felt tip by Reagan and in blue fel
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Nancy Reagan and Margaret Thatcher140 - Nancy Reagan and Margaret Thatcher
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Uncommon color satin-finish 10 x 8 photo of Nancy Reagan and Margaret Thatcher, signed in black felt tip by Reagan and in silver ink by Thatcher. Reve
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George Bush141 - George Bush
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ALS, one page both sides, 6.25 x 8.5, personal letterhead, February 8, 1997. Letter to Louisiana State University’s men’s basketball coach Dale Brown,
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George Bush142 - George Bush
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Autograph manuscript in pencil, signed “GB,” two pages, 5 x 8, White House letterhead, no date. In full: “In Texas there’s a great expression about wh
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George Bush143 - George Bush
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ALS signed “George,” one page both sides, 6.25 x 4.25, United States Liaison Office, People’s Republic of China stationery card, March 7, no year but
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George and Barbara Bush144 - George and Barbara Bush
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Uncommon oversized 1991 Hallmark Christmas card bearing a print of Kamil Kubik’s painting entitled ‘The Family Tree, Upstairs at the White House,’ 11.
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The Bushes145 - The Bushes
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Three items: a copy of Decision Points, hardcover with dust jacket, signed on the half-title page in black felt tip by George W. Bush; a first edition
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Bill Clinton146 - Bill Clinton
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Uncommon yellow ticket for admission to the gallery of the US Senate for the impeachment trial of President Bill Clinton, 5.5 x 2.5, January 22, 1999.
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Bill Clinton147 - Bill Clinton
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Program from the Congressional Gold Medal Ceremony honoring President Nelson Mandela at the Capitol Rotunda on September 23, 1998, 6 x 9.5, two pages,
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Hillary Clinton148 - Hillary Clinton
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Signed book: Hard Choices. First edition. NY: Simon & Schuster, 2014. Hardcover with dust jacket, 6.5 x 9.5, 635 pages. Signed on the title page...
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Bill Clinton149 - Bill Clinton
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Signed book: Between Hope and History. First edition. NY: Random House, 1996. Hardcover with dust jacket, 5.5 x 8.25, 178 pages. Signed on the title p
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Bill and Hillary Clinton150 - Bill and Hillary Clinton
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Signed book: My Life. First edition. NY: Alfred A. Knopf, 2004. Hardcover with dust jacket, 6.5 x 9.5, 957 pages. Signed on the title page in blue fel
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