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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Edward Rutledge263 - Edward Rutledge
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American politician from South Carolina who was the youngest signer of the Declaration of Independence (1749–1800). Autograph endorsement, signed “I a
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,000.00
 
 
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Sherman, Williams, and Wolcott264 - Sherman, Williams, and Wolcott
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Manuscript DS, signed by Roger Sherman, Oliver Wolcott, William Williams, and others, four pages both sides, 8.25 x 12.75, October 1764. Document head
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Estimate : 2,000.00 - 3,000.00
 
 
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Richard Stockton265 - Richard Stockton
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Signer of the Declaration of Independence from New Jersey and delegate to the Continental Congress (1730–1781). Rare ADS, signed twice within the text
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Estimate : 2,000.00 - 3,000.00
 
 
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Matthew Thornton266 - Matthew Thornton
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Signer of the Declaration of Independence from New Hampshire (1714–1803). Sought-after ADS, signed “Mathew Thornton Justice of Peace,” one page, 7.5 x
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Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,500.00
 
 
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George Walton267 - George Walton
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Manuscript DS, signed “Geo. Walton,” three pages on two adjoining sheets, 8.25 x 13, May 1, 1794. Lengthy legal document, in part: “Gideon Davis Pendl
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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William Williams268 - William Williams
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ADS, signed within the the body, “W. Williams,” and at the conclusion, “Wm. Williams,” one page, 6.25 x 7.75, June 1788. In part: “State of Connecticu
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Aaron Burr270 - Aaron Burr
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Manuscript DS, signed “A. Burr,” one page both sides, 8.25 x 12.5, September 1, 1815. A legal document requesting the court appoint a guardian ad lite
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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James McHenry271 - 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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Politics, History, and Journalism272 - Politics, History, and Journalism
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Collection of sixty-four books, mostly hardcover, each signed by the author, including: Madeleine Albright; David Axelrod; Carl Bernstein; Ken Burns;
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,200.00
 
 
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Meshech Weare273 - Meshech Weare
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American statesman (1713–1786) who served as the first president (governor) of New Hampshire. Revolutionary War–dated ALS signed “M. Weare,” one page
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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Joseph Warren274 - Joseph Warren
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Boston physician, orator and patriot (1741–1775) who was a pivotal figure in the early revolutionary agitation in Massachusetts and killed at the Batt
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Estimate : 10,000.00 - 15,000.00
 
 
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Frederick Douglass275 - Frederick Douglass
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Civil War–dated DS, signed “I am, Dear Sir, Yours Truly, Fred’k Douglass, Rochester, Sept. 6th 1864,” one page, 5 x 8, August 25, 1864. Douglass signs
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Estimate : 5,000.00 - 6,000.00
 
 
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Martin Luther King, Jr276 - Martin Luther King, Jr
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TLS, one page, 7.75 x 10.25, Southern Christian Leadership Conference letterhead, July 31, 1964. Letter to David F. Seiferheld of New York, in full: “
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Estimate : 10,000.00 - 12,000.00
 
 
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Malcolm X277 - Malcolm X
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Early TLS, two pages, 8.5 x 11, June 28, 1954. Letter to his mentor and the leader of the Nation of Islam, Elijah Muhammad. In part: “Yesterdays atten
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Estimate : 8,000.00 - 10,000.00
 
 
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Helen Keller278 - Helen Keller
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Glossy 5 x 7 photo of Keller in later age, signed and inscribed in the upper and lower borders in pencil, “To Helen, Helen Keller.” In very good to fi
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Florence Nightingale279 - Florence Nightingale
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Signed book: The Essentials of Materia Medica and Therapeutics. Fifth edition. London: Longmans, Green, and Co., 1875. Hardcover, 5.5 x 7.5, 517 pages
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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Burger Court280 - Burger Court
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Official booklet for the Supreme Court proceedings in United States v. Nixon, thirty pages, 5.75 x 9, decided on July 24, 1974, signed on the final pa
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr281 - Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr
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Vintage matte-finish 7.5 x 9.5 photo of Holmes seated in his justice robe, affixed to its original Harris & Ewing mount, signed and inscribed in...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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John Marshall282 - John Marshall
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ADS signed as chief justice, “J. Marshall,” one page, 7.75 x 5, August 22, 1829. Document regarding a real estate transaction. In part: “I have agreed
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,200.00
 
 
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Thurgood Marshall283 - Thurgood Marshall
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Scarce signed book: Thurgood Marshall. Later printing. NY: Chelsea House, 1990. Hardcover, 7.5 x 9.5, 127 pages. Signed and inscribed on the half-titl
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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