RR Auction: Rare Manuscript, Document, and Autograph Auction

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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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Chester A. Arthur55 - Chester A. Arthur
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Important partly-printed DS as president, one page, 8 x 10, September 22, 1881. In full: “I hereby authorize and direct the Secretary of State to caus
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Grover and Frances Cleveland56 - Grover and Frances Cleveland
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Desirable pair of engraved portraits of different views of the White House, 4.75 x 3.75, individually signed in black ink, “Grover Cleveland, March 18
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Benjamin Harrison57 - Benjamin Harrison
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Handsome engraved portrait of the exterior of the White House as seen from the South Lawn, 4.75 x 3.75, crisply signed below the detailed vignette in
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William McKinley58 - William McKinley
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LS signed “Wm. McKinley, Jr.,” one page, lightly-lined, 5.5 x 9, House of Representatives letterhead, April 7, 1882. Letter to Charles Campbell of New
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Theodore Roosevelt59 - Theodore Roosevelt
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Wonderful matte-finish 9 x 6.5 photo of Roosevelt midair, as his horse leaps over a brush hurdle, signed in black ink as president, “Theodore Roosevel
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Theodore Roosevelt60 - Theodore Roosevelt
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Partly-printed DS as president, one page, 22 x 17, January 24, 1903. President Roosevelt appoints Arthur P. Cheek “Postmaster at Baraboo, in the Count
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Theodore Roosevelt61 - Theodore Roosevelt
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Magnificent matte-finish 5.75 x 9 Rockwood portrait of Roosevelt in his Rough Rider uniform, signed and inscribed in black ink, "To Capt. Jas. ...
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Theodore Roosevelt62 - Theodore Roosevelt
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A printed article written by Roosevelt entitled ‘A Shot at a Bull Elk,’ four pages, each affixed to a separate 8 x 11 board, signed at the conclusion
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Theodore Roosevelt63 - Theodore Roosevelt
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Partly-printed vellum DS, signed “T. Roosevelt,” one page, 14.25 x 11, January 30, 1900. As governor of New York, Roosevelt grants a resignation from
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Theodore Roosevelt64 - Theodore Roosevelt
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Superlative matte-finish 8.25 x 6.5 photo of President Roosevelt going through papers at his desk, affixed to a 9.5 x 8 mount, signed on the mount in
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Theodore Roosevelt65 - Theodore Roosevelt
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Superb 7 x 9 engraved portrait of the esteemed president, prominently signed below the small vignette in black ink, “Theodore Roosevelt.” In fine cond
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Theodore Roosevelt66 - Theodore Roosevelt
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Original James Fraser bronze profile portrait plaque of President Theodore Roosevelt. Bas relief plaque measures 10 x 12.75, with portrait of Roosevel
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Woodrow Wilson67 - Woodrow Wilson
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Partly-printed DS as governor, one page, 17 x 14, May 2, 1911. Governor Wilson appoints Worthington M. Jacobus “a Member of the Ship Canal Commission
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Warren G. Harding68 - Warren G. Harding
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White House card signed in black ink, “Warren G. Harding.” Mild overall toning, minor mounting remnants to reverse corners, and a light ink notation t
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Woodrow Wilson69 - Woodrow Wilson
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Color postcard of the New Jersey State House in Trenton, 3.5 x 5.5, neatly signed in black ink, “Woodrow Wilson, Governor.” Collector’s notation in th
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Franklin D. Roosevelt70 - Franklin D. Roosevelt
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TLS as president, one page, 7 x 9, White House letterhead, January 28, 1936. Letter to Mrs. Nanny Wood Honeyman. In part, “I have seen that delightful
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Franklin D. Roosevelt71 - Franklin D. Roosevelt
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Signed book: The Democratic Book, 1936. Limited edition, numbered 799 of an unspecified limitation. Gilt-stamped leatherbound hardcover, 11.5 x 14.5,
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Franklin D. Roosevelt72 - Franklin D. Roosevelt
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TLS, one page, 8 x 10.5, embossed State of New York Executive Chamber letterhead, December 22, 1930. Letter to George R. Dickson. In full: “I did not
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Franklin D. Roosevelt73 - Franklin D. Roosevelt
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World War II–dated TLS, one page, 7 x 8.75, White House letterhead, November 30, 1942. Letter to Major Richards Vidmer of the Air Corps Intelligence B
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Franklin D. Roosevelt74 - Franklin D. Roosevelt
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President Roosevelt’s personally-owned and -used smooth bowl meerschaum pipe with a .75? diameter opening, measuring 4.5? long, from his time at Harva
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Franklin D. Roosevelt75 - Franklin D. Roosevelt
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TLS as president, one page, 7 x 8.75, White House letterhead, April 9, 1941. Letter to Judge Dow Beekman of New York. In part: “I do not have down her
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Franklin D. Roosevelt76 - Franklin D. Roosevelt
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Wonderful matte-finish 12 x 11 portrait of President Roosevelt at his desk, boldly signed against a light area in fountain pen. A few creases to borde
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Harry S. Truman77 - Harry S. Truman
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DS as president, one page, 23 x 19, October 26, 1945. Truman appoints John R. Steelman to be a “Special Assistant to the President of the United State
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Harry S. Truman78 - Harry S. Truman
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Typed memorandum, signed as president, one page, 8 x 10.5, White House letterhead, no date. Headed at the top, “Memorandum for The Secretary of the Tr
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Harry S. Truman79 - Harry S. Truman
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TLS as president, one page, 8 x 10.5, White House letterhead, July 29, 1950. Letter to Secretary of the Treasury John W. Snyder. In full: “Consistent
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Harry S. Truman80 - Harry S. Truman
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DS as president, one page, 8 x 10.5, no date. President Truman awards Major Evdokim Ivanovich Sidorov the Legion of Merit for personally coordinating
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Harry S. Truman81 - Harry S. Truman
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TLS, one page, 7.25 x 10.5, personal letterhead, December 17, 1956. Letter to former Secretary of the Treasury John W. Snyder. In part: “Thank you ver
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Harry S. Truman82 - Harry S. Truman
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ANS, one page, 4 x 5.25, United States Senate Memorandum letterhead, July 25, 1944 (dated in another hand). Brief note to John W. Snyder, a bank vice
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Harry S. Truman83 - Harry S. Truman
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TLS as president, one page, 7 x 8.75, White House letterhead, January 28, 1952. Letter to General E. E. Schwien. In full: “I read yours of the twenty-
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Harry S. Truman84 - Harry S. Truman
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Series 1935 C silver certificate one dollar bill, signed on the portrait side in fountain pen and laminated for protection; and a TLS, one page, 7.25
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Harry S. Truman85 - Harry S. Truman
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Gavel constructed of wood removed from the White House during renovations in 1950, measuring 12? long with a cylindrical 4.5 x 2 head, with an inlaid
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Dwight D. Eisenhower86 - Dwight D. Eisenhower
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Matte-finish 14 x 11 photo of Eisenhower outside Washington’s Playhouse Theatre in 1956 after a performance of Richard III starring Sir Laurence Olivi
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Dwight D. Eisenhower87 - Dwight D. Eisenhower
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Partly-printed DS as president, one page, 20 x 16, August 29, 1959. President Eisenhower appoints “Gerald E. Murch of Maine,” to be “a Member of the B
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Dwight D. Eisenhower88 - Dwight D. Eisenhower
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Exquisite matte-finish 8 x 10 photo of Eisenhower giving a campaign speech at Long Beach Airport on October 9, 1952, as indicated on reverse of photo,
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Dwight D. Eisenhower89 - Dwight D. Eisenhower
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Original vintage unsigned pencil sketch of a paperclip, a circular geometric pattern, and two mathematical equations, dated, “4/5/60,” on the reverse
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Dwight D. Eisenhower90 - Dwight D. Eisenhower
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Signed book: Crusade in Europe. First edition, limited issue of 1426 copies (this being No. 961). NY: Doubleday, 1948. Hardcover with slipcase, 6.75 x
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John F. Kennedy91 - John F. Kennedy
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TLS signed “John Kennedy,” one page, 6 x 9, Congress of the United States, House of Representatives letterhead, May 17, 1952. Letter to Edward Dolan,
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John F. Kennedy92 - John F. Kennedy
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Ballpoint signature, “John Kennedy,” on an off-white 5.5 x 7 sheet, also signed and inscribed, “Helen, Best wishes, E. Kennedy Shriver,” and “Paul Dou
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John F. Kennedy93 - John F. Kennedy
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President Kennedy’s personally-owned and -worn navy blue silk neck tie with small embroidered gray design accents, made by A. Sulka & Company, m...
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Estimate : 6,000.00 - 8,000.00
 
 
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Jacqueline Kennedy94 - Jacqueline Kennedy
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Gorgeous sterling silver cup or pitcher hallmarked sterling in London, 1771, by Charles Wright, measuring 4.25? tall with a 3? diameter at the base, e
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Jacqueline Kennedy95 - Jacqueline Kennedy
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TLS, one page, 6.25 x 9.25, black-bordered stationery, June 15, 1964. Letter of thanks to Richard Maitland of Lane Galleries. In part: “How very kind
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Richard Nixon96 - Richard Nixon
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Photographic police archive documenting the 1971 May Day protests and the 1972 Watergate burglary, consisting of: seven photos, 5 x 7 and 10 x 8, incl
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Ronald Reagan97 - Ronald Reagan
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ALS signed “Dutch,” one page, 6.25 x 4.25, personal letterhead, July 11, 1990. Letter to his longtime friend Lydia ‘Hup’ MacArthur. In full: “Rcvd. yo
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James Buchanan98 - James Buchanan
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ALS, one page, 5.75 x 3.75, September 15, 1866. Brief letter complying with an autograph request. In full: “It affords me great pleasure in compliance
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James Buchanan99 - James Buchanan
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Ink signature, “James Buchanan,” on an off-white slip. Matted and framed with a color portrait of Buchanan to an overall size of 6.5 x 7.5. In fine co
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Grover Cleveland100 - Grover Cleveland
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ALS, three pages on two adjoining sheets, 5 x 6.5, July 22, 1906. Letter to James Harrington Boyd, Esq. In part: “I suppose the ‘Letter to the Country
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Theodore Roosevelt101 - Theodore Roosevelt
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Ink signature and inscription, “To E. H. Gary Esq, with the heartiest good wishes from Theodore Roosevelt, May 24th, 1915,” on an off-white 8.75 x 3.5
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Theodore Roosevelt102 - Theodore Roosevelt
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TLS as president, one page, 7 x 8.75, White House letterhead, February 11, 1908. Letter to T. Jefferson Coolidge, Jr., of the Metropolitan Club. In fu
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William H. Taft103 - William H. Taft
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Partly-printed DS as president, signed “Wm. H. Taft,” one page, 16 x 19.5, October 14, 1909. President Taft appoints Walton R. Sexton to be a “Lieuten
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Calvin Coolidge104 - Calvin Coolidge
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TLS, one page, 8.5 x 11, personal letterhead, May 21, 1932. Letter to Alba Johnson. In full: “I have your favor of recent date about the Farm Day at W
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