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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Calvin Coolidge105 - Calvin Coolidge
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Business check, 8.25 x 3.5, filled out and boldly signed by Coolidge, payable to George F. Wales for $8.91, December 7, 1912. Two vertical folds, one
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Calvin Coolidge106 - Calvin Coolidge
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TLS as president, one page, 7 x 8.75, White House letterhead, January 10, 1925. Letter to Edward W. Bok. In part: “I am under obligations to you for k
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Calvin Coolidge107 - Calvin Coolidge
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Partly-printed DS as president, one page, 23 x 18, February 26, 1927. President Coolidge appoints Samuel Reber, Jr. to the position of “a Vice Consul
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Calvin and Grace Coolidge108 - Calvin and Grace Coolidge
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Fine pair of White House cards, signed individually in crisp black ink, “Calvin Coolidge” and “Grace Coolidge.” Some mild toning and soiling, a few da
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Herbert Hoover109 - Herbert Hoover
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DS, one page, 9 x 12, May 31, 1955. Citation issued to John C. Bilby for his contributions to the Commission on Organization of the Executive Branch o
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Herbert Hoover110 - Herbert Hoover
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Handsome 6 x 8 engraved portrait of the Depression-era president, signed in fountain pen, “The good wishes of Herbert Hoover.” In fine condition, with
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Herbert Hoover and Gerald Ford111 - Herbert Hoover and Gerald Ford
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Two items: pencil signature, “The good wishes of Herbert Hoover,” on a green album page. Matted and framed with a color portrait to an overall size of
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Eleanor Roosevelt112 - Eleanor Roosevelt
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Unusual matte-finish 6.75 x 4.75 photo of Eleanor Roosevelt with a bevy of sexy ice skaters, signed vertically in blue ballpoint by the former first l
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Franklin D. Roosevelt113 - Franklin D. Roosevelt
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Ink signature, “Franklin D. Roosevelt,” on an off-white 5 x 3.25 State of New York Executive Mansion card. Framed with a silhouette of Roosevelt smoki
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Franklin D. Roosevelt114 - Franklin D. Roosevelt
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Commemorative cover with a cachet honoring President Roosevelt’s review of the US Fleet from the USS Houston in San Francisco in 1938, boldly signed a
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Franklin D. Roosevelt115 - Franklin D. Roosevelt
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Bank check, 6.5 x 2.5, filled out in another hand and signed by Roosevelt, as president, payable to R. B. Kelley & Son for $43.20, June 15, 1944...
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Harry S. Truman116 - Harry S. Truman
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Ink signature and inscription, “Kind regards to Jim Whitehurst from Harry S. Truman, 7-26-62,” on an off-white 5.75 x 4.5 card. Some scattered light s
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Harry S. Truman117 - Harry S. Truman
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Two items: a glossy 3.5 x 5.5 portrait of Truman, signed and inscribed in black ink, “James J. Argyris from Harry S. Truman 8/5/65”; and a TLS signed
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Harry S. Truman118 - Harry S. Truman
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Two items: a handsome 6 x 8 engraved portrait of Truman, signed and inscribed in fountain pen, “Kind regards to John Campbell, from Harry S. Truman, 2
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Harry S. Truman119 - Harry S. Truman
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Bank check, 6.25 x 2.75, filled out and signed by Truman, payable to M. E. Gibson for $25, September 12, 1925. Two vertical folds (one passing through
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Dwight D. Eisenhower120 - Dwight D. Eisenhower
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TLS, one page, 5.75 x 7.75, Columbia University letterhead, November 29, 1948. Letter to William Johnson. In full: “Thank you very much for advising m
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Dwight D. Eisenhower121 - Dwight D. Eisenhower
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Signed book: Crusade in Europe. Later printing. Garden City, New York: Doubleday & Company, Inc., 1948. Hardcover, 5.75 x 8.5, 559 pages. Inscri...
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Lyndon B. Johnson122 - Lyndon B. Johnson
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Matte-finish 8 x 10 photo of Johnson posing alongside a woman in a sun hat and white gloves, signed and inscribed in fountain pen, “To Patsy Webb, My
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Richard Nixon123 - Richard Nixon
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Partly-printed DS as president, one page, 22.5 x 18.5, August 7, 1969. President Nixon appoints David W. Oberlin of Minnesota as “Administrator of the
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Richard Nixon124 - Richard Nixon
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Color 6 x 9 ‘giant’ postcard photo of Nixon smiling in a head-and-shoulders pose, signed on the left side in black ink, “Richard Nixon, 8-12-77.” In f
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Richard Nixon125 - Richard Nixon
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TLS as president signed “RN,” one page, 6.75 x 9, White House letterhead, January 28, 1970. Letter to Congressman Albert Quie. In part: “I want you to
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Gerald Ford126 - Gerald Ford
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Uncommon booklet entitled The American Adventure: The Bicentennial Messages of Gerald R. Ford, July 1976, 5.75 x9, 28 pages, signed on the first page
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Gerald Ford127 - Gerald Ford
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Official Rawlings American League baseball signed in black ballpoint on the sweet spot, “Gerald Ford, Pres. 1974–1977.” In fine condition. A highly de
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Gerald Ford and George Bush128 - Gerald Ford and George Bush
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Felt tip signatures, “Gerald R. Ford” and “George Bush,” on a desirable off-white 6.25 x 3.5 embossed Vice President of the United States of America c
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The Fords and the Bushes129 - The Fords and the Bushes
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Color glossy 10 x 8 photo of the Fords and Bushes together in a courtyard, signed in black felt tip by Gerald Ford, George Bush, and Betty Ford and si
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Ronald Reagan130 - Ronald Reagan
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Color satin-finish 7.25 x 9 photo of Reagan greeting Ken Scheibel at the White House, signed and inscribed in black felt tip, “To Ken Scheibel—With Be
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Ronald Reagan131 - Ronald Reagan
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Draft ALS, one page, 5 x 8, no date. Draft for a generic form letter. In full: “Just a line to thank you for your kind words and good wishes. I hope I
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Ronald Reagan132 - Ronald Reagan
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Interesting color 8 x 10 print of an artistic portrait of Ronald Reagan, signed in the lower left in black ink. In fine condition.
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Ronald Reagan133 - Ronald Reagan
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Color 9.75 x 13 magazine photo, signed and inscribed in black felt tip, “To Emma Bracken, Best regards, Ronald Reagan.” Matted and framed to an overal
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Ronald Reagan134 - Ronald Reagan
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Signed book: Sincerely, Ronald Reagan. First edition, first printing. Ottawa, Illinois: Green Hill Publishers, 1976. Softcover, 4.25 x 7, 163 pages. S
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George Bush135 - George Bush
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Signed book: Read My Lips: No New Taxes. First edition, limited issue, numbered 28/175. Oroville, California: Butte College Press, 1999. Hardcover, 7.
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George Bush136 - George Bush
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ALS, one page, 6.25 x 4.25, Walker’s Point letterhead, August 22, 1998. Letter to Harold . In full: “Here’s a couple of more ‘Harold’ shot
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George and Barbara Bush137 - George and Barbara Bush
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Color 9 x 7 cardstock photo of the first couple greeting troops overseas, signed in felt tip, “With appreciation and our best wishes, George Bush” and
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Bill Clinton138 - Bill 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 and inscribed on the title pa
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George W. Bush139 - 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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Barack Obama140 - Barack Obama
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Vibe magazine from September 2007, featuring President Obama on the front cover, signed on the cover in black felt tip as president. In fine condition
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Presidents141 - Presidents
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Collection of three items, each signed by a president of the United States, including: Harry S. Truman (TLS), Gerald R. Ford (engraving), and Jimmy Ca
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Presidents and Politicians142 - Presidents and Politicians
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Collection of 20 photos, various sizes and finishes, each signed in ink or felt tip by a different former president, first lady, or politician. Signer
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First Ladies143 - First Ladies
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Nice collection of four items, each signed by a first lady, including: Eleanor Roosevelt (free frank and signature), Florence Kling Harding (engraving
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First Ladies144 - First Ladies
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Three checks: personal check filled out and signed by Frances Cleveland, “Frances F. Cleveland”; personal check filled out in type and signed by Lady
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P. T. Barnum150 - P. T. Barnum
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ALS, one page, lightly-lined, 4.75 x 7.5, October 20, 1890. Letter to F. J. Griffin. In full: “Yours recd just at 4 am starting for home at Bridgeport
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Alexander Graham Bell151 - Alexander Graham Bell
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Bold ink signature, “Alexander Graham Bell, Springfield Mass, Apl. 15, 1886,” on an off-white card. Double-matted and framed with a portrait of Bell t
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Otto von Bismarck152 - Otto von Bismarck
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LS in German, signed “v Bismark,” one page, 5 x 6.25, March 24, 1894. Short untranslated letter to an unidentified recipient. Letter is affixed to a b
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Aaron Burr153 - Aaron Burr
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ALS signed “A. Burr for pltf.,” one page, 7.5 x 9.5, October 16. Legal letter to Hon. Ogden Edwards concerning the Jackson v. De Lancey case. In part:
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Simon Bolivar154 - Simon Bolivar
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Partly-printed DS in Spanish, one page, 8.5 x 12.25, September 10, 1825. As president of Colombia, Bolivar sends a document to Leon Galindo to certify
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John Brown155 - John Brown
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A zealous opponent of slavery (1800–1859), Brown was hanged for treason, murder, and conspiracy after an attempt to capture the federal arsenal at Har
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Al Capone156 - Al Capone
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Well-done and impressive original painting entitled ‘Al Capone,’ by artist Arthur K. Miller in 2012, acrylic on Masonite, 11.5 x 17.5, depicting Capon
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Andrew Carnegie158 - Andrew Carnegie
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Signed book: An American Four-in-Hand in Britain. Later printing. NY: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1888. Hardcover, 5.25 x 7.5, 338 pages. Signed an...
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Fidel Castro159 - Fidel Castro
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DS in Spanish, three pages, 9 x 13.5, February 23, 1959. Document regarding the finances of hospitals that are under construction. In part (translated
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Fidel Castro160 - Fidel Castro
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Color glossy 10 x 8 photo of Castro with a group of people, signed across a light area of the image in black felt tip. In fine condition. An unusual a
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