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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Pat Nixon158 - Pat Nixon
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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
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Nixon, Ford, and Carter159 - Nixon, Ford, and Carter
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Handsome collection of three official engraved portraits of Richard Nixon, Gerald Ford, and Jimmy Carter by the Bureau of Engraving and Printing, 9 x
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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The Fords and the Carters160 - The Fords and the Carters
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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
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Jimmy Carter161 - Jimmy Carter
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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
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Jimmy Carter162 - Jimmy Carter
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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
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Jimmy Carter163 - Jimmy Carter
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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
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Jimmy Carter164 - Jimmy Carter
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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
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Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter165 - Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter
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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
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Ronald Reagan166 - Ronald Reagan
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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
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George Bush167 - George Bush
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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
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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George Bush169 - George Bush
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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
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Bill Clinton170 - Bill Clinton
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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
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Bill Clinton171 - Bill Clinton
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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
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Hillary Clinton172 - 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. Bush173 - George W. Bush
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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
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Barack Obama174 - Barack Obama
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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.
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Barack Obama175 - Barack Obama
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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
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Barack Obama176 - Barack Obama
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Felt tip signature, “Barack Obama,” on a white 5 x 2.75 clipped card. In fine condition.
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William Floyd177 - William Floyd
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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
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Estimate : 2,000.00 - 3,000.00
 
 
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Benjamin Harrison178 - Benjamin Harrison
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Signer of the Declaration of Independence from Virginia (1726 -1791). Harrison was the father of President William Henry Harrison and great-grandfathe
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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John Hart179 - 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 Jr180 - 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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Samuel Huntington181 - Samuel Huntington
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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
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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Lewis Morris182 - Lewis Morris
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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...
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Estimate : 3,000.00 - 4,000.00
 
 
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Thomas McKean183 - 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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John Morton184 - John Morton
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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
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Estimate : 3,000.00 - 4,000.00
 
 
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George Read185 - 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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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,000.00
 
 
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Caesar Rodney186 - 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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James Wilson187 - James Wilson
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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
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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William Whipple188 - William Whipple
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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
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Estimate : 4,000.00 - 5,000.00
 
 
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Aaron Burr189 - 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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Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,000.00
 
 
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Aaron Burr190 - Aaron Burr
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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
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Joseph Dudley191 - Joseph Dudley
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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
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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Continental Currency192 - Continental Currency
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Collection of fourteen notes of colonial currency, including: a Pennsylvania 10 shilling note, June 18, 1764, printed by Benjamin Franklin, reading, “
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,200.00
 
 
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Patrick Henry193 - Patrick Henry
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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
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Henry Moore and Andrew Elliot194 - Henry Moore and Andrew Elliot
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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
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Estimate : 4,000.00 - 5,000.00
 
 
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Thomas Penn195 - Thomas Penn
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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.
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Peyton Randolph196 - Peyton Randolph
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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
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James Rivington197 - James Rivington
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English-born American journalist and publisher of Rivington’s Gazette (1724–1802) who famously served as a spy for General Washington. ALS, one page,
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,000.00
 
 
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Jonathan Trumbull198 - Jonathan Trumbull
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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
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Susan B. Anthony199 - Susan B. Anthony
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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.
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Martin Luther King, Jr200 - Martin Luther King, Jr
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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 ...
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Estimate : 3,000.00 - 4,000.00
 
 
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Martin Luther King, Jr201 - Martin Luther King, Jr
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Draft typescript, unsigned, with extensive handwritten additions and edits. King’s outline for a speech delivered to the Southern Christian Leadership
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Estimate : 10,000.00 - 15,000.00
 
 
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Nelson Mandela202 - Nelson Mandela
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Extremely rare booklet entitled ‘The Historic Speech of Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela at the Rivonia Trial,’ published in 1989 by Learn & Teach Publ...
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Estimate : 4,000.00 - 5,000.00
 
 
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John Jay203 - John Jay
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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
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Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,000.00
 
 
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John Marshall204 - John Marshall
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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
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Estimate : 2,000.00 - 3,000.00
 
 
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Leadville205 - Leadville
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Remarkable archive related to the early development of Leadville, Colorado, which rivaled the likes of Tombstone and Virginia City as an archetypal Ol
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Estimate : 40,000.00 - 50,000.00
 
 
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William F. ‘Buffalo Bill’ Cody206 - William F. ‘Buffalo Bill’ Cody
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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
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Two Guns White Calf207 - Two Guns White Calf
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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
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Francisco ‘Pancho’ Villa208 - Francisco ‘Pancho’ Villa
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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
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Estimate : 6,000.00 - 8,000.00
 
 
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