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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William Ellery252 - William Ellery
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ALS signed “W. Ellery,” three pages on two adjoining sheets, 7.25 x 12, January 11, 1801. Letter to William Stedman of Massachusetts, in part: “Who wi
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Estimate : 4,000.00 - 6,000.00
 
 
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Benjamin Franklin253 - Benjamin Franklin
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Partly-printed DS, signed “B. Franklin Presid.,” one page, 14.75 x 9, May 12, 1786. As president of the Supreme Executive Council of Pennsylvania, Fra
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Estimate : 10,000.00 - 15,000.00
 
 
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Elbridge Gerry254 - Elbridge Gerry
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Partly-printed DS, signed “E. Gerry,” one page, 9.25 x 14.75, May 25, 1812. As governor of Massachusetts, Gerry appoints Jacob Townley “to be one of o
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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John Hancock255 - John Hancock
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Extraordinary Revolutionary War–era partly-printed DS, signed “John Hancock Presid’t,” one page, 8 x 6.5, no date but circa 1776. Unissued warrant for
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Estimate : 5,000.00 - 6,000.00
 
 
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Thomas Heyward, Jr256 - Thomas Heyward, Jr
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Rare autograph endorsement signed “Thos. Heyward,” one page, 5.5 x 6.25, July 7, 1803. Bill for money owed to David Crager for hauling large quantitie
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Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,000.00
 
 
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Stephen Hopkins257 - Stephen Hopkins
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Signer of the Declaration of Independence from Rhode Island (1707–1785) who served as the colony’s governor in the 1750s and 1760s. Manuscript DS, sig
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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Samuel Huntington258 - Samuel Huntington
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Revolutionary War–dated manuscript DS, signed as President of the Continental Congress, “Sam. Huntington,” one page, 9.5 x 8, May 16, 1780. Pay order
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,200.00
 
 
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Richard Henry Lee259 - Richard Henry Lee
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Member of the notable Lee family and signer of the Declaration of Independence from Virginia (1732–1794). Scarce ALS, one page, 4.5 x 7.5, April 13, 1
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Estimate : 2,500.00 - 3,500.00
 
 
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Philip Livingston260 - Philip Livingston
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LS signed “Phil. Livingston,” one page, 7.5 x 9.5, August 14, 1761. Letter to Richard Law. In part: “I am glad to be Informed that you have Secured th
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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Benjamin Rush262 - Benjamin Rush
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ALS signed “Benj’n Rush,” one page, 6.25 x 8, December 9, 1795. Letter to Henry Clymer, in full: “Dr. Rush hereby acknowledges the liberal compensatio
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Estimate : 2,000.00 - 3,000.00
 
 
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