RR Auction: Fine Autograph & Artifact 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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John Penn248 - John Penn
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Partly-printed DS, signed on the reverse, “J. Penn atty,” one page, 10.5 x 4, February 26, 1787. Legal document filled out in Penn’s hand, with his wr
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Estimate : 2,000.00 - 2,500.00
 
 
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George Read249 - George Read
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Signer of the Declaration of Independence from Delaware (1733–1798). ADS, signed “Geo: Read Attry. General,” one page, 7.75 x 12.5, November 1763. Leg
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,000.00
 
 
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Caesar Rodney250 - Caesar Rodney
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Revolutionary War–dated manuscript DS, one page, 12.75 x 8.25, June 8, 1778. As president of Delaware, Rodney calls a meeting of the General Assembly
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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Caesar Rodney251 - Caesar Rodney
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ADS, signed “Caesar Rodney, Surv:g Trustee,” one page, 10 x 1.5, May 11, 1771. Receipt for a mortgage payment, in part: “Recd of John Hardin the Sum o
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Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,000.00
 
 
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George Ross252 - George Ross
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Signer of the Declaration of Independence from Pennsylvania (1730–1779). ALS signed “Geo: Ross,” one page, 7.5 x 12.5, July 14, 1770. Letter to a gent
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Benjamin Rush253 - Benjamin Rush
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Physician and surgeon general of the Continental Army who signed the Declaration of Independence (1746–1813). ALS signed “Benj. Rush,” one page, 6.5 x
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Roger Sherman254 - Roger Sherman
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Signer of the Declaration of Independence from Connecticut (1721–1793) who was the only man to also sign the Articles of Association, the Articles of
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William Williams and Oliver Wolcott255 - William Williams and Oliver Wolcott
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Manuscript DS, signed “W. Williams” and “O. Wolcott” one page, 7.5 x 12, June 1790. Document headed “Debenture of the Supreme Court of Errors in their
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Aaron Burr256 - Aaron Burr
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ALS signed “A. Burr,” one page, 7.75 x 9.25, July 31, 1816. Letter to Josiah Woodbridge, in part: “Tim. Edwards, son of Richard, has been informed tha
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Henry Clay257 - Henry Clay
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LS signed “H. Clay,” one page both sides, 7.75 x 9.75, February 21, 1852. Letter to three congressmen, declining an “invitation to the Congressional B
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Henry Clay258 - Henry Clay
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ALS signed “H. Clay,” one page, 7.75 x 10, October 26, 1826. Letter to Dr. Lyons, in part: “I have communicated to the President the wish expressed in
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,200.00
 
 
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Henry Clay259 - Henry Clay
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Partly-printed DS, signed “H. Clay,” one page, 11 x 8.25, May 21, 1852. A certificate from the American Colonization Society issued to G. W. Burnett c
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Colonial Governors260 - Colonial Governors
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Collection of five documents signed by colonial governors, including: a 1773 partly-printed DS signed by Virginia Governor John Murray, the 4th Earl o
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Colonial Plymouth261 - Colonial Plymouth
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Manuscript document, unsigned, one page, 5.75 x 4.5, no date but circa 1689. A summons issued by Plymouth County. In part (spelling and grammar retain
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John Dickinson262 - John Dickinson
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Lawyer and signer of the US Constitution from Delaware (1732–1808) who also served as an officer during the Revolutionary War. Partly-printed DS, one
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Founding Fathers: Jay, Livingston, and Morris263 - Founding Fathers: Jay, Livingston, and Morris
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Revolutionary War–dated manuscript DS, signed by Philip Livingston, John Jay, and Gouverneur Morris, one page, 8 x 6, June 22, 1776. In part: “Forbes…
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Estimate : 3,000.00 - 4,000.00
 
 
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William Franklin264 - William Franklin
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Illegitimate son of Benjamin Franklin (1730–1813) who served as the last colonial governor of New Jersey. Manuscript DS, signed “Wm: Franklin,” one pa
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Patrick Henry265 - Patrick Henry
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Ink signature, “P. Henry,” on an off-white 2.25 x 1.5 vellum slip clipped from a document. In fine condition.
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James McHenry266 - James McHenry
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Signer of the United States Constitution from Maryland and the namesake of Fort McHenry (1753–1816) who also served as a delegate to the Continental C
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William Penn267 - William Penn
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English-born Quaker (1644–1718) and founder of the colony that became the State of Pennsylvania. Sought-after endorsement signed “Wm. Penn,” on the re
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Estimate : 2,500.00 - 3,000.00
 
 
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