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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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U. S. Grant61 - U. S. Grant
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Civil War-dated ALS signed “U. S. Grant, Lt. Gnl.,” one page, lightly-lined, 7.75 x 9.75, Head Quarters Armies of the United States letterhead, Januar
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Estimate : 4,000.00 - 6,000.00
 
 
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U. S. Grant62 - U. S. Grant
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Superb 2.5 x 4 carte-de-visite bust-length portrait of the revered Union general, signed in black ink, “U. S. Grant, Lt. Gen. U. S. A.” Published by J
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Estimate : 2,000.00 - 3,000.00
 
 
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U. S. Grant63 - U. S. Grant
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Partly-printed DS as president, one page, 15.75 x 19.25, December 20, 1876. President Grant appoints Charles Morton as “First Lieutenant in the Third
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Estimate : 1,200.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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U. S. Grant64 - U. S. Grant
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Partly-printed DS as president, one page, 20 x 15.25, December 17, 1875. President Grant appoints Icthamar C. Whipple as “Receiver of public moneys fo
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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U. S. Grant65 - U. S. Grant
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ALS signed “U. S. G.,” three pages on two adjoining sheets, 5 x 8, personal letterhead, October 22, 1868. Letter to his friend J. Russell Jones, in fu
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,000.00
 
 
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U. S. Grant66 - U. S. Grant
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Self-contained war-dated endorsement, signed “U. S. Grant,” one page, 3.25 x 6.25, dated September 14, 1864. Written in another hand, Grant recommends
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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Presidents67 - Presidents
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Hardcover autograph book, 7.75 x 5, signed inside by over fifty politicians, presidents, and first ladies, including: U. S. Grant, Chester A. Arthur,
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Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,000.00
 
 
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Rutherford B. Hayes68 - Rutherford B. Hayes
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Partly-printed vellum DS as president, signed “R. B. Hayes,” one page, 15.5 x 19, March 7, 1879. President Hayes appoints Robert C. Walker as “Paymast
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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James A. Garfield69 - James A. Garfield
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ALS signed “J. A. Garfield,” one page both sides, 8 x 10.25, Mentor, Ohio letterhead, December 23, 1880. Letter to Senator George F. Edmunds, in part:
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Estimate : 4,000.00 - 5,000.00
 
 
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James A. Garfield70 - James A. Garfield
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LS signed “J. A. Garfield,” one page both sides, 4.75 x 7.75, House of Representatives letterhead, March 10, 1880. Letter to J. H. Atkinson of West Vi
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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James A. Garfield71 - James A. Garfield
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LS as president-elect, signed “J. A. Garfield,” one page, 4.75 x 7.75, Mentor, Ohio letterhead, November, 6th 1880. Letter to Clara H. Carpenter, in f
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Chester A. Arthur72 - Chester A. Arthur
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ALS signed “C. A. Arthur,” one page, 4.5 x 7, law firm letterhead, March 12, 1880. Letter to Secretary of State of New York Joseph Bradford Carr. In p
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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Grover Cleveland73 - Grover Cleveland
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Vintage circa 1906 matte-finish 8.25 x 11 Underwood and Underwood photo of Cleveland later in age, signed and inscribed in the lower border in fountai
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Grover Cleveland74 - Grover Cleveland
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Two letters: an ALS as president, three pages on two adjoining sheets, 4.5 x 7, Executive Mansion letterhead, July 15, 1894. Letter to Hon. William L.
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Estimate : 4,000.00 - 5,000.00
 
 
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Grover Cleveland75 - Grover Cleveland
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Partly-printed DS as president, one page, 16.5 x 13, November 11, 1886. President Cleveland issues an unusual postmaster appointment. In part: “That S
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Benjamin Harrison76 - Benjamin Harrison
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LS signed “Benj. Harrison,” two pages on two adjoining sheets, 4.75 x 7.75, personal letterhead, December 7, 1894. Written from New York City, a lette
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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Benjamin Harrison77 - Benjamin Harrison
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Imposing 10 x 15.5 portrait of Harrison taken in 1888 by George Prince, affixed to its original 11 x 17.25 mount, signed on the mount in black ink, “B
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Estimate : 3,000.00 - 4,000.00
 
 
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Benjamin Harrison78 - Benjamin Harrison
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LS as president signed “Benj. Harrison,” two pages on two adjoining sheets, 7.75 x 10.5, Executive Mansion letterhead, May 12, 1892. Letter to Rev. S.
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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Benjamin Harrison79 - Benjamin Harrison
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Choice partly-printed vellum DS as president, signed “Benj. Harrison,” one page, 15.75 x 19.5, July 12, 1892. President Harrison appoints Louis Kingsl
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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William McKinley80 - William McKinley
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Partly-printed vellum DS as president, one page, 14.25 x 17.25, February 9, 1898. President McKinley appoints Charles S. Norton as “a Rear Admiral in
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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