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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Dwight D. Eisenhower205 - Dwight D. Eisenhower
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TLS as president, one page, 6.75 x 8.75, White House letterhead, August 29, 1956. Letter to Montie Montana, in full: “Thank you for the telegram that
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Mamie Eisenhower206 - Mamie Eisenhower
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Nice set of six letters from Mamie Eisenhower, consisting of five TLSs on White House letterhead and one ALS on a personal stationery card, ranging in
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Mamie Eisenhower207 - Mamie Eisenhower
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TLS signed “Love, Mamie Eisenhower,” one page, 6 x 9.25, White House letterhead, September 28, 1955. Letter to Louise Caffey, in full: “It was so thou
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Lyndon B. Johnson208 - Lyndon B. Johnson
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Signed book: The Vantage Point. First edition. NY: Holt, Rinehart and Winston, 1971. Hardcover with dust jacket, 6.5 x 9.5, 636 pages. Signed on the f
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Lyndon B. Johnson209 - Lyndon B. Johnson
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Personal embossed bookplate bearing the presidential crest, 3.25 x 4.75, calligraphically inscribed in black ink, “To Bob Pierpoint, with appreciation
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Richard Nixon210 - Richard Nixon
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Signed First Day Cover, 7.25 x 5.25, from the Nixon Library celebrating the nearly-shared birthdays of Richard Nixon and Elvis Presley—January 8th and
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Richard Nixon211 - Richard Nixon
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Blue ink signature, “Richard Nixon,” on a 4 x 5.5 bookplate for his 1980 book, The Real War. In fine condition. Accompanied by a hardcover first editi
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Richard Nixon212 - Richard Nixon
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Spooky off-white 4.5 x 5.5 Halloween card bearing an orange pumpkin, an upset cat, and a printed greeting, “The Nixon Family Wishes You a Safe and Hap
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Richard Nixon213 - Richard Nixon
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Ink signature, “Richard Nixon,” on an off-white 6.25 x 9.25 book page. In fine condition.
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Richard Nixon214 - Richard Nixon
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Signed book: The Memoirs of Richard Nixon. First edition, first printing. NY: Grosset & Dunlap, 1978. Hardcover with dust jacket, 6.75 x 9.5, 11...
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Gerald Ford215 - Gerald Ford
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Collection of three non-slipcased copies of the miniature book The Tenth Convention, hardcovers, measuring only 2.75 x 2, 26 pages. Each is a limited
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Gerald Ford216 - Gerald Ford
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TLS signed “Jerry Ford,” one page, 8 x 10.5, Congress of the United States letterhead, August 11, 1967. Response to a collector’s request. In part: “I
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Gerald Ford217 - Gerald Ford
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TLS as president signed “Jerry Ford,” one page, 6.75 x 9.75, White House letterhead, August 30, 1974. Letter to Robert S. Carter, in part: “I want to
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Jimmy Carter218 - Jimmy Carter
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Interesting ALS signed “Jimmy,” one page, 5.5 x 8.5, Office of the Governor letterhead, January 4, 1975. Letter to a supporter. In part: “We’ve put Bu
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Jimmy Carter219 - Jimmy Carter
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Western Union ‘mailgram’ telegram, one page, 8.5 x 11, June 9, 1976. Confirmation copy of a message sent to Carter by a supporter. In part: “I have be
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Jimmy Carter220 - Jimmy Carter
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ALS signed “Jimmy,” one page, 5.5 x 8.25, Office of the Governor letterhead, October 11, 1974. Letter to Dave and Anne Robbins, in full: “I thoroughly
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Ronald Reagan221 - Ronald Reagan
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Glossy 8 x 9.75 head-and-shoulders photo of Reagan wearing a suit and tie, signed and inscribed in blue felt tip, “To LeRoy Kilps, With Best Wishes, R
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Ronald Reagan222 - Ronald Reagan
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Program for the eleventh annual Scholastic Honor Banquet held at Dixon High School on April 29, 1963, measuring 11 x 8.5 open, signed and inscribed be
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Ronald Reagan223 - Ronald Reagan
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ALS signed “Dutch,” one page, 7.25 x 10.5, personal letterhead, September 5. Letter to Evan, in full: “Just a quick line from the set to again tell yo
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Bill Clinton224 - Bill Clinton
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Color glossy 10 x 8 photo of President Clinton delivering a speech at a podium, with the first lady looking on, signed in black felt tip. In fine cond
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Bill Clinton225 - Bill Clinton
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Uncommon yellow ticket for admission to the gallery of the US Senate for the impeachment trial of President Bill Clinton, 5.5 x 2.5, January 22, 1999.
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Hillary Clinton226 - Hillary Clinton
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Signed book: Hard Choices. First edition. NY: Simon & Schuster, 2014. Hardcover with dust jacket, 6.5 x 9.5, 635 pages. Signed on the first free...
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George W. Bush227 - 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 Obama228 - Barack Obama
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Men’s Vogue magazine from October 2008, 148 pages, 8 x 10.75, signed on the front cover in black felt tip. In fine condition, with trivial edgewear an
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Barack Obama229 - Barack Obama
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Signed book: The Audacity of Hope. First edition, later printing. NY: Crown Publishers, 2006. Hardcover with dust jacket, 6.5 x 9.5, 375 pages. Signed
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First Ladies230 - First Ladies
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Color semi-glossy 10 x 8 photo of five former first ladies, signed in black felt tip by Barbara Bush, Betty Ford, and Hillary Clinton, and in blue fel
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Presidents231 - Presidents
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Four items: a glossy 10 x 8 photo of Bush seated behind his desk, signed and inscribed in black felt tip, “Jennifer Banes, warm best wishes, George Bu
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Benjamin Franklin235 - Benjamin Franklin
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ADS, signed “B. Franklin,” one page, 5.75 x 2.5, February 16, 1787. Check filled out in Franklin’s hand, in full: “Cashier of the Bank. Pay to Thomas
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Benjamin Franklin236 - Benjamin Franklin
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Partly-printed vellum DS, signed “B. Franklin,” one page, 15.5 x 12, April 12, 1787. As president of the Supreme Executive Council of the Commonwealth
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Charles Carroll of Carrollton237 - Charles Carroll of Carrollton
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Signer of the Declaration of Independence from Maryland (1737–1832) who was the longest-lived among his colleagues. ALS, three pages on two adjoining
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Elbridge Gerry238 - Elbridge Gerry
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ALS signed “E. Gerry,” one page, 7.75 x 9.75, June 8, 1812. Letter to Major General Dearborn in Boston. In part: “I have received the certificate encl
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John Hancock239 - John Hancock
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Partly-printed DS filled out in Hancock’s hand but unsigned, one page, 9 x 4.5, April 28, 1762. A bill of landing filled out by Hancock, incorporating
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John Hancock240 - John Hancock
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Ink signature, “John Hancock,” on an off-white 4 x 2 slip clipped from an official Massachusetts document. In very good condition, with mounting remna
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John Hancock241 - John Hancock
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Revolutionary War–dated manuscript DS, one page, 12 x 9, March 27, 1782. As governor of Massachusetts, Hancock appoints Joseph Howe “to be an Ensign i
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John Hart242 - John Hart
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Signer of the Declaration of Independence from New Jersey (1713–1779). Revolutionary War–dated manuscript DS, one page, 6.5 x 8.25, March 11, 1776. Le
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Thomas Heyward Jr243 - Thomas Heyward Jr
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Partly-printed DS, signed “Thos. Heyward Junr.,” one page, 12.75 x 8.25, July 3, 1787. A summons issued to a sheriff, commanding him to “attach the Bo
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Francis Hopkinson244 - Francis Hopkinson
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Manuscript DS, signed “Fras. Hopkinson,” one page, 13.5 x 8.25, November 19, 1784. As judge of the Court of Admiralty of the Commonwealth of Pennsylva
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Thomas McKean245 - Thomas McKean
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Signer of the Declaration of Independence from Delaware (1734–1817) who later served as president of the Continental Congress, Chief Justice of Pennsy
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Robert Morris246 - Robert Morris
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Important financier who signed the Declaration of Independence, Articles of Confederation, and Constitution (1734–1806). American Revolutionary War-da
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Thomas Nelson247 - Thomas Nelson
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Signer of the Declaration of Independence and member of the Virginia delegation to the Continental Congress (1738–1789). Revolutionary War–dated LS si
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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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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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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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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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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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