RR Auction: Fine Autographs and 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 Washington1 - George Washington
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Partly-printed DS, signed “G:o Washington,” one page, 7.75 x 12.25, June 8, 1783. Rare military document, in full: “By His Excellency George Washingto
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Estimate : 8,000.00 - 10,000.00
 
 
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John Adams2 - John Adams
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Rare partial self-contained third-person ADS, signed within the text, one page, 7 x .75, August 13, 1770. In full: “Boston, August 13, 1770. Rec’d of
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Thomas Jefferson and James Madison3 - Thomas Jefferson and James Madison
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Partly-printed partial DS, signed “Th: Jefferson” as president and “James Madison” as secretary of state, one page, 8 x 15.5, no date but circa 1801–1
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Thomas Jefferson and James Madison4 - Thomas Jefferson and James Madison
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Partial partly-printed vellum DS, signed “Th: Jefferson” as president and “James Madison” as secretary of state, one page, 10.5 x 4.5, November 28, 18
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James Madison5 - James Madison
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Partly-printed vellum DS as president, one page, 15.5 x 10.75, May 20, 1815. President Madison confers on “Captain Thomas Stockton, of the Army of the
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James Madison6 - James Madison
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Ink signature as president, “James Madison,” on an off-white 5 x 1.5 vellum slip clipped from a document. Also signed by Secretary of State Robert Smi
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James Madison and James Monroe7 - James Madison and James Monroe
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Partly-printed scallop-top vellum DS, signed “James Madison” as president and “Jas. Monroe” as secretary of state, one page, 10 x 15.25, February 6, 1
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James Monroe8 - James Monroe
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Partly-printed vellum DS as president, one page, 13.75 x 9, May 23, 1822. President Monroe grants Edward Bryson of Belmont County a parcel of land in
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James Monroe9 - James Monroe
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Ink signature as president, “James Monroe,” on an off-white 3.5 x 1 vellum slip clipped from a document. In very good condition, with light toning and
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James Monroe and John Quincy Adams10 - James Monroe and John Quincy Adams
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Partly-printed vellum DS, signed “James Monroe” as president and “John Quincy Adams” as secretary of state, one page, 11.5 x 15, July 3, 1823. Scallop
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Andrew Jackson11 - Andrew Jackson
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Partly-printed DS as president, two pages, 11.25 x 14.5, March 18, 1834. A patent issued to Isaac Robinson, who “hath alleged that he has invented a n
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Andrew Jackson12 - Andrew Jackson
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Scarce hand-addressed free frank panel, 5.5 x 3, addressed by Jackson to “Robert Beal Esqr, Washington City, D. Columbia,” and franked along the top,
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Andrew Jackson13 - Andrew Jackson
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Third-person ALS, signed within the text, one page, 7.75 x 4, January 2, 1823. In full: “Genl. Jackson with compliments to Mr. King informs him that h
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Martin Van Buren14 - Martin Van Buren
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Partly-printed vellum DS as president, signed “M. Van Buren,” one page, 11.75 x 14.5, June 16, 1838. Scallop-top ship’s pass issued for “the Barque Ge
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John Tyler15 - John Tyler
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Partly-printed DS, one page, 7.5 x 5.5, March 24, 1826. As governor of Virginia, Tyler reappoints a sheriff. In part: “William Dupree the present Sher
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Zachary Taylor16 - Zachary Taylor
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Uncommon LS signed “Z. Taylor,” one page, 7.75 x 9.75, April 16, 1835. In full: “Herewith enclosed you will receive an annual return of alterations of
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Millard Fillmore17 - Millard Fillmore
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Partly-printed vellum DS as president, one page, 15.5 x 18, March 13, 1851. President Fillmore appoints Donald McNeill Fairfax as “a Lieutenant in the
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Millard Fillmore18 - Millard Fillmore
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Extremely rare 2.25 x 4 carte-de-visite portrait of Fillmore in a three-quarter-length seated pose, signed in the lower border in black ink, “Millard
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Estimate : 8,000.00 - 9,000.00
 
 
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James Buchanan19 - James Buchanan
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Partly-printed DS as president, one page, 21.75 x 16.75, November 11, 1859. Four language ship’s paper issued to “James Nichols, master or commander o
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Abraham Lincoln20 - Abraham Lincoln
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LS signed by Lincoln, “A. Lincoln,” one page, 5 x 2.75, June 19, 1860. Letter to J. Van Prag complying with an autograph request. In full: “I herewith
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Abraham Lincoln21 - Abraham Lincoln
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Extremely desirable partly-printed DS as president, one page, 20.75 x 16, July 26, 1861. President Lincoln appoints Christopher C. Hewitt as “Chief Ju
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Abraham Lincoln, U. S. Grant, and George Custer22 - Abraham Lincoln, U. S. Grant, and George Custer
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Spectacular leatherbound autograph album, 5.75 x 8.75, signed inside in ink by 50 Civil War–era figures, highlighted by Abraham Lincoln, Andrew Johnso
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Andrew Johnson23 - Andrew Johnson
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Partly-printed DS as president, one page, 8 x 9.5, September 30, 1868. President Johnson directs the secretary of state “to affix the Seal of the Unit
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Andrew Johnson24 - Andrew Johnson
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Rare 4.25 x 6.25 cabinet photo showing Johnson in a three-quarter-length seated pose, boldly signed in the lower border in black ink. Trimmed edges wi
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U. S. Grant25 - U. S. Grant
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Civil War–dated document handwritten by Grant but unsigned, one page, 7.5 x 9.5, June 18, 1863. Special Order 164 relieving Major General McClernand o
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U. S. Grant26 - U. S. Grant
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Civil War–dated ALS signed “U. S. Grant, Maj. Gen.,” one page, 7.75 x 6.5, Lake Providence, Louisiana, February 13, 1863. Letter to Major General Jame
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U. S. Grant28 - U. S. Grant
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Partly-printed DS as president, one page, 8.5 x 11, March 27, 1872. President Grant orders the secretary of state to “affix the Seal of the United Sta
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,000.00
 
 
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U. S. Grant29 - U. S. Grant
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Ink signature, “U. S. Grant,” on an off-white 4.5 x 1.75 slip. Includes a contemporary collectors note, reading: “General U. S. Grant’s signature—Give
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Rutherford B. Hayes30 - Rutherford B. Hayes
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Choice partly-printed vellum DS as president, signed “R. B. Hayes,” one page, 15.75 x 19.75, February 9, 1880. President Hayes appoints John S. Newell
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Benjamin Harrison31 - Benjamin Harrison
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LS as president signed “Benj. Harrison,” one page, lightly-lined, 7.75 x 10.5, Executive Mansion letterhead, March 8, 1892. Letter to J. M. Dashiell.
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William McKinley32 - William McKinley
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Scarce early ALS signed “Wm. McKinley, Jr.,” one page, 5 x 5.5, April 3, 1885. Letter to Grace Hazlett, offering congratulations on her upcoming marri
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Theodore Roosevelt33 - Theodore Roosevelt
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Partly-printed DS as president, one page, 16 x 19.75, September 12, 1905. President Roosevelt appoints Louis A. Kaiser as “a Lieutenant-Commander in t
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Theodore Roosevelt34 - Theodore Roosevelt
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Bank check, 6.5 x 2.75, filled out in another hand and signed by Roosevelt, payable to James L. Clark for $537, June 7, 1911. Also endorsed on the rev
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Theodore Roosevelt35 - Theodore Roosevelt
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TLS as president, two pages, 7 x 8.75, White House letterhead, July 9, 1906. Letter to Grosvenor A. Porter, a cousin of Edith K. Roosevelt. In full: “
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William H. Taft36 - William H. Taft
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TLS signed “Wm. H. Taft,” three pages, 8 x 10.5, personal letterhead, March 4, 1918. Letter to Gus J. Karger of the Cincinnati Times-Star. In part: “C
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Warren G. Harding37 - Warren G. Harding
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Partly-printed DS as president, one page, 15 x 19, October 8, 1921. President Harding appoints Walton R. Sexton as “a Captain in the Navy.” Crisply si
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Warren G. Harding38 - Warren G. Harding
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TLS, one page, 6.25 x 8, United States Senate letterhead, November 16, 1920. Letter to Hampton Moore, mayor of Philadelphia. In part: “I was delighted
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Herbert Hoover39 - Herbert Hoover
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Collection of five TLSs from Hoover to his presidential secretary Lawrence Richey, each one page, 7.25 x 10.5, dated between 1933 and 1937 (none as pr
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Herbert Hoover and John Maynard Keynes40 - Herbert Hoover and John Maynard Keynes
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Remarkable archive related to the 1919 Paris Peace Conference following World War I, comprised of Hoover’s correspondence with John Maynard Keynes, Pr
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Herbert Hoover41 - Herbert Hoover
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Scarce ALS, one page, 6.5 x 8, personal letterhead, January 7, 1954. Letter to Professor Wallace B. Amsbury. In full: “General Hawley tells me you wan
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Franklin D. Roosevelt42 - Franklin D. Roosevelt
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TLS, one page, 7.25 x 10.5, Fidelity and Deposit Company of Maryland letterhead, December 2, 1924. Letter to Julian Goldman, in part: “I had a talk wi
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Franklin D. Roosevelt43 - Franklin D. Roosevelt
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Signed book: The Public Papers and Addresses of Franklin D. Roosevelt, Volume I. First edition. NY: Random House, 1938. Hardcover, 6.75 x 9.75, 911 pa
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Franklin D. Roosevelt44 - Franklin D. Roosevelt
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ALS signed “Father,” one page, 7.25 x 10.5, personal Fidelity and Deposit Company of Maryland letterhead, postmarked January 21, 1928. Letter to his s
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Harry S. Truman45 - Harry S. Truman
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TLS as president, one page, 7 x 8.75, White House letterhead, September 13, 1952. Letter to Rabbi Samuel Thurman, in part: “Your letter of the sixth i
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Harry S. Truman46 - Harry S. Truman
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Uncommon official matte-finish 10 x 8 US Army photo of Truman with officers in the 129th Artillery Regiment during World War I, signed and inscribed v
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Dwight D. Eisenhower47 - Dwight D. Eisenhower
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War-dated printed presentation sheet, signed in fountain pen, one page, 8 x 10.5, no date but postmarked May 27, 1945. The page is headed “Shoulder Sl
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Dwight D. Eisenhower48 - Dwight D. Eisenhower
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TLS as president signed “Ike,” one page, 7 x 10.25, White House letterhead, October 30, 1953. Letter to his older brother Edgar Eisenhower. In part: “
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Dwight D. Eisenhower49 - Dwight D. Eisenhower
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War-dated TLS signed “Dwight,” one page, 8 x 10.5, War Department letterhead, May 1, 1942. Letter to his older brother Edgar Eisenhower. In part: “I u
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Dwight D. Eisenhower50 - Dwight D. Eisenhower
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Off-white mailing envelope with “Supreme Headquarters, Allied Expeditionary Force, Office of the Supreme Commander” imprinted on the flap, 8.25 x 3.75
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John F. Kennedy51 - John F. Kennedy
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TLS, one page, 8 x 10.5, Congress of the United States letterhead, March 19, 1947. Letter to a constituent. In part: “I have your letter of recent dat
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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