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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Thaddeus Stevens496 - Thaddeus Stevens
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Representative from Pennsylvania (1792–1868) who opposed fugitive slave laws and urged emancipation. ALS, one page, lightly-lined, 7.5 x 9.5, July 22,
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Charles Sumner497 - Charles Sumner
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ALS, one page, 7.25 x 8.75, July 12, 1847. In part: “I haven’t yet made any engagement for this winter…If I lecture anywhere, I shall certainly be mos
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Titanic498 - Titanic
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Front page of the Buffalo Express newspaper from April 19, 1912, one page, 16 x 21.75, reporting the estimated death toll and status of survivors from
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Watergate499 - Watergate
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Three photos: a glossy 10 x 8 photo of Carl Bernstein and Bob Woodward, signed in blue felt tip by both; a satin-finish 10 x 8 photo of Bernstein and
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Karl Ziegler500 - Karl Ziegler
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German chemist (1898–1973) who won the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1963 for his work on polymers. Glossy 4.25 x 6 photo of Ziegler in profile, signed
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John Bradstreet501 - John Bradstreet
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British Army officer during King George's War, the French and Indian War, and Pontiac's Rebellion (1714–1774). Fascinating collection of doc...
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Estimate : 2,000.00 - 3,000.00
 
 
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John Bowman502 - John Bowman
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Pioneer, colonial militia officer, and sheriff (1738–1784) who raised men to support General George Rogers Clark during the Illinois Campaign in the R
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Edward Hand503 - Edward Hand
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Physician and general in the Continental Army known for his service during the siege of Yorktown (1744–1802); he was appointed Adjutant General to Was
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,200.00
 
 
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Simon Kenton504 - Simon Kenton
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Famous frontiersman and soldier (1755–1836) who was a friend of Daniel Boone and served in the American Revolution, Northwest Indian War, and War of 1
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Marquis de Lafayette505 - Marquis de Lafayette
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Autograph endorsement, “Registered, Lafayette,” penned in the left margin of a manuscript document in French, signed “J. Buridant,” one page, 8.5 x 12
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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Marquis de Lafayette506 - Marquis de Lafayette
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ALS in French, signed “Lafayette,” one page, 6 x 7.75, November 29, 1820. In part (translated): “I have received, Madame, with much interest, your goo
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Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,000.00
 
 
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Revolutionary War507 - Revolutionary War
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Two Revolutionary War–dated letters with good content: first is signed “Asa Waterman,” one page both sides, 7.5 x 13, Roxbury, September 17, 1775, in
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Jean-Baptiste de Rochambeau508 - Jean-Baptiste de Rochambeau
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Uncommon ALS in French, signed “le cte de Rochambeau,” one page, 7 x 9, March 1, 1789. Letter to Count Puysegur. In full (translated): "I have ...
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Arthur St. Clair509 - Arthur St. Clair
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American soldier and politician (1737-1818) who rose to the rank of major general in the Continental Army during the American Revolution but lost his
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Arthur St. Clair510 - Arthur St. Clair
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American soldier and politician (1737-1818) who rose to the rank of major general in the Continental Army during the American Revolution but lost his
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Arthur St. Clair511 - Arthur St. Clair
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American soldier and politician (1737-1818) who rose to the rank of major general in the Continental Army during the American Revolution but lost his
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John Stark512 - John Stark
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LS, one page both sides, 8 x 12.25, September 4, 1781. Letter to Governor George Clinton of New York. In part: “An instance that I think somewhat alar
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Estimate : 3,000.00 - 4,000.00
 
 
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Stephen Decatur513 - Stephen Decatur
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American naval officer (1779–1820) who cemented a reputation as a hero for his leadership during the Barbary Wars and the War of 1812. Manuscript DS,
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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Oliver Hazard Perry514 - Oliver Hazard Perry
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American military officer (1785–1819) who served in the War of 1812 and earned the title ‘Hero of Lake Erie’ for leading American forces in a decisive
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Oliver Hazard Perry515 - Oliver Hazard Perry
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American military officer (1785–1819) who served in the War of 1812 and earned the title ‘Hero of Lake Erie’ for leading American forces in a decisive
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,000.00
 
 
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