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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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158Pat NixonRR Auction
ALS signed “Pat,” one page, 4.5 x 7, personal stationery card, no date. Letter to Audrey and Cy, in full: “You are spreading sunshine our way constant
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
159Nixon, Ford, and CarterRR Auction
Handsome collection of three official engraved portraits of Richard Nixon, Gerald Ford, and Jimmy Carter by the Bureau of Engraving and Printing, 9 x
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
160The Fords and the CartersRR Auction
Two photos: a semi–glossy 13.5 x 9.5 photo of Ford, Nixon, and Carter standing beside President Reagan during an address, affixed to a slightly larger
Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
161Jimmy CarterRR Auction
Set of five first edition hardcover books signed on an opening page in black ink by Jimmy Carter, “J. Carter.” Titles include: Christmas in Plains, Al
Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
162Jimmy CarterRR Auction
Commemorative Plains, Georgia license plate honoring the hometown of President Jimmy Carter, 11.75 x 6, signed in blue felt tip, “J. Carter.” In very
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
163Jimmy CarterRR Auction
TLS as president, one page, 6.75 x 8.75, White House letterhead, October 18, 1977. Letter to Anne Mahoney Robbins, in full: “Thank you for sending me
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
164Jimmy CarterRR Auction
TLS signed “Jimmy,” one page, 6.75 x 9, personal letterhead, November 16, 1979. Letter to Anne Robbins, in full: “I am grateful for your endorsement o
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
165Jimmy and Rosalynn CarterRR Auction
Color glossy 8 x 10 photo of the Carter couple seated, signed in black felt tip by both. In fine condition, with mild haloing to Jimmy Carter’s signat
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
166Ronald ReaganRR Auction
Color satin-finish 8 x 10 three-quarter length photo of Reagan posing outdoors, calligraphically inscribed in the lower border in black ink, “To Donal
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
167George BushRR Auction
Six unused bookplates for My Father, the President, 5 x 3.5, each signed in black felt tip by George Bush and his daughter Doro Bush Koch. In overall
Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
169George BushRR Auction
Choice unused bookplate for All the Best, 4 x 6, signed in black ballpoint by Bush. Includes a softcover advance uncorrected reader’s proof of the boo
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
170Bill ClintonRR Auction
Three color 8.5 x 11 art prints featuring different quotes from Clinton’s speeches, each signed and dated in the lower border in black felt tip, “Bill
Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
171Bill ClintonRR Auction
Glossy 8 x 10 photo of Clinton as a young man meeting John F. Kennedy, signed and inscribed in black felt tip, “To Chuck, Thanks, Bill Clinton.” In fi
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
172Hillary ClintonRR Auction
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...
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
173George W. BushRR Auction
Signed book: Decision Points. Later printing. NY: Crown Publishers, 2010. Hardcover with dust jacket, 6.5 x 9.5, 497 pages. Signed on the first free e
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
174Barack ObamaRR Auction
Pamphlet for Barack Obama’s 2008 presidential campaign, 7 x 8.5, 23 pages, signed on the front cover in black felt tip. In fine condition.
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
175Barack ObamaRR Auction
Signed book: The Audacity of Hope. Later printing. NY: Crown Publishers, 2006. Hardcover with dust jacket, 6.5 x 9.5, 375 pages. Signed and inscribed
Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
176Barack ObamaRR Auction
Felt tip signature, “Barack Obama,” on a white 5 x 2.75 clipped card. In fine condition.
Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
177William FloydRR Auction
Signer of the Declaration of Independence and a US representative from New York (1734–1821). DS, signed “Wm. Floyd,” one page, 8 x 6, October 25, 1781
Estimate : 2,000.00 - 3,000.00
178Benjamin HarrisonRR Auction
Signer of the Declaration of Independence from Virginia (1726 -1791). Harrison was the father of President William Henry Harrison and great-grandfathe
Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
179John HartRR Auction
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
Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
180Thomas Heyward JrRR Auction
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
Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
181Samuel HuntingtonRR Auction
Revolutionary War–dated manuscript DS, signed “Sam’l Huntington Clerk,” one page, 7.75 x 12.5, January 21, 1783. Document submitted to “His Excellency
Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
182Lewis MorrisRR Auction
Signer of the Declaration of Independence from New York (1726–1798). ALS, signed "Lewis Morris," one page, both sides, 7.75 x 13, August 1...
Estimate : 3,000.00 - 4,000.00
183Thomas McKeanRR Auction
Signer of the Declaration of Independence from Delaware (1734–1817) who later served as president of the Continental Congress, Chief Justice of Pennsy
Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
184John MortonRR Auction
Signer of the Declaration of Independence from Pennsylvania (1725–1777). Partly-printed DS, signed “John Morton, Speaker,” one page, 13 x 8.25, July 2
Estimate : 3,000.00 - 4,000.00
185George ReadRR Auction
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
Estimate : 800.00 - 1,000.00
186Caesar RodneyRR Auction
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
Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
187James WilsonRR Auction
Signer of the Declaration of Independence from Pennsylvania (1742–1798), and one of only six men who signed both the Declaration and the US Constituti
Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
188William WhippleRR Auction
Signer of the Declaration of Independence from New Hampshire (1730–1785), who commanded a brigade of New Hampshire militia at Saratoga in 1777, and th
Estimate : 4,000.00 - 5,000.00
189Aaron BurrRR Auction
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
Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,000.00
190Aaron BurrRR Auction
ALS, one page, 7.25 x 9, March 14, 1787. Letter to Hezekiah Howell, the “High Sheriff of Orange.” In part: “Capt’n Tapp goes up to you on behalf of Ja
Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
191Joseph DudleyRR Auction
Colonial governor of Massachusetts from 1702 to 1715 who had been overthrown as an administrator in the 1689 Boston revolt but was later appointed as
Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
192Continental CurrencyRR Auction
Collection of fourteen notes of colonial currency, including: a Pennsylvania 10 shilling note, June 18, 1764, printed by Benjamin Franklin, reading, “
Estimate : 800.00 - 1,200.00
193Patrick HenryRR Auction
Partly-printed DS, signed “P. Henry,” one page, 14.5 x 18, August 20, 1785. As governor of Virginia, Henry grants John Sulsen a “certain Tract or parc
Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
194Henry Moore and Andrew ElliotRR Auction
Manuscript DS, signed “H: Moore,” one page, 22 x 17, April 4, 1767. Document headed “The General Account of His Majesty’s Quit Rents for the Province
Estimate : 4,000.00 - 5,000.00
195Thomas PennRR Auction
ALS signed “Tho Penn,” one page, 7 x 9, August 10, 1763. Letter to Joseph Shippen, Secretary of the Pennsylvania Provincial Council, in full: “As Mr.
Estimate : 800.00 - 1,200.00
196Peyton RandolphRR Auction
Virginia politician, planter, and the first president of the Continental Congress (1721–1775). DS, one page, 7.25 x 3, June 7, 1770. In full: “Then Re
Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,000.00
197James RivingtonRR Auction
English-born American journalist and publisher of Rivington’s Gazette (1724–1802) who famously served as a spy for General Washington. ALS, one page,
Estimate : 800.00 - 1,000.00
198Jonathan TrumbullRR Auction
ALS signed “Jon’th Trumbull,” one page, 7.75 x 6, August 1, 1780. Letter to the Committee of the Pays Table, in full: “You are directed to allow and a
Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
199Susan B. AnthonyRR Auction
AQS on an off-white 3.75 x 2.25 card. In full: “Perfect equality of rights for women, civil and political—is the demand of, yours sincerely, Susan B.
Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
200Martin Luther King, JrRR Auction
Signed book: Why We Can’t Wait. Later printing. NY: Harper & Row, 1964. Hardcover with dust jacket, 6 x 8.5, 178 pages. Signed and inscribed on ...
Estimate : 3,000.00 - 4,000.00
201Martin Luther King, JrRR Auction
Draft typescript, unsigned, with extensive handwritten additions and edits. King’s outline for a speech delivered to the Southern Christian Leadership
Estimate : 10,000.00 - 15,000.00
202Nelson MandelaRR Auction
Extremely rare booklet entitled ‘The Historic Speech of Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela at the Rivonia Trial,’ published in 1989 by Learn & Teach Publ...
Estimate : 4,000.00 - 5,000.00
203John JayRR Auction
ADS, one page, 7.75 x 5.75, March 7, 1800. Council of Revision document, in full: “Resolved that it does not appear improper to the Council that the b
Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,000.00
204John MarshallRR Auction
ALS signed “J. Marshall,” one page, 6.5 x 8, November 2, 1821. Letter of recommendation, in part: “Young Mr. Gibson, who applies for a warrant as a mi
Estimate : 2,000.00 - 3,000.00
205LeadvilleRR Auction
Remarkable archive related to the early development of Leadville, Colorado, which rivaled the likes of Tombstone and Virginia City as an archetypal Ol
Estimate : 40,000.00 - 50,000.00
206William F. ‘Buffalo Bill’ CodyRR Auction
Crisp ink signature, “Yours truly, W. F. Cody, Buffalo Bill, Nov 25th 1877,” on an off-white 3.75 x 2.5 lightly-lined slip. In fine condition. An idea
Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
207Two Guns White CalfRR Auction
Vintage 3.5 x 5.25 postcard photo of Two Guns White Calf in near-profile, signed in pencil with his three-character pictogram of two rifles and a horn
Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
208Francisco ‘Pancho’ VillaRR Auction
Extremely rare matte-finish 6.75 x 10.75 photo of Villa in full uniform, prominently signed in ink, “Francisco Villa.” Reverse bears a collector’s not
Estimate : 6,000.00 - 8,000.00