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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 McKinley81 - William McKinley
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ALS as president signed “W. Mc. K.,” one page both sides, 4.25 x 2.75, Executive Mansion stationery, June 6, 1898. Letter to General Corbin, in full:
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Theodore Roosevelt82 - Theodore Roosevelt
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Fantastic matte-finish 5.75 x 9 three-quarter-length portrait of Roosevelt in his Rough Rider uniform, boldly signed in black ink, “With regards of Th
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Estimate : 3,000.00 - 4,000.00
 
 
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Theodore Roosevelt83 - Theodore Roosevelt
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TLS as president, one page, 7 x 8.75, White House letterhead, February 17, 1908. Letter to Gutzon Borglum, the sculptor of Mount Rushmore. In full: “T
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Estimate : 2,000.00 - 2,500.00
 
 
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Theodore Roosevelt84 - Theodore Roosevelt
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Exceptional 8.75 x 15.75 photogravure of a full-length 1909 painting of Roosevelt by Joseph De Camp, affixed to its original mount, prominently signed
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Theodore Roosevelt85 - Theodore Roosevelt
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Small archive related to the founding of the US Naval Training Station, highlighted by a vellum partly-printed DS, signed as president, “Theodore Roos
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Theodore Roosevelt86 - Theodore Roosevelt
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Stunning print of an etched portrait of Roosevelt, 13 x 17, signed and inscribed in the lower border in black ink, “Inscribed for Orville J. Taylor Jr
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Estimate : 1,800.00 - 2,000.00
 
 
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Theodore Roosevelt87 - Theodore Roosevelt
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Partly-printed DS as president, one page, 17.25 x 13.75, February 19, 1902. President Roosevelt appoints Alexander N. Thomas as “Postmaster at Aurora,
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,000.00
 
 
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Theodore Roosevelt88 - Theodore Roosevelt
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Partly-printed vellum DS as president, one page, 15.75 x 19.75, January 18, 1902. President Roosevelt appoints Wildurr Willing as “Second Lieutenant i
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Theodore Roosevelt89 - Theodore Roosevelt
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Astor Trust Company bank check, 6.5 x 2.75, filled out in another hand and signed by Roosevelt, payable to Leslie & Massee for $95, June 7, 1911...
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Theodore Roosevelt90 - Theodore Roosevelt
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ALS, one page, 3.75 x 6, Sagamore Hill letterhead, July 10, 1890. Letter to Royce, in full: “I am sorry I could not send you this ten days ago; but I
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Theodore Roosevelt91 - Theodore Roosevelt
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Partly-printed DS as president, one page, 20.5 x 15.5, July 1, 1908. President Roosevelt appoints Dean Hall as “First Lieutenant in the Coast Artiller
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William H. Taft92 - William H. Taft
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TLS signed “Wm. H. Taft,” five pages, 8 x 10.5, personal letterhead, September 16, 1919. Letter to Gus J. Karger, in part: “Considering the mess that
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,000.00
 
 
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William H. Taft93 - William H. Taft
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Striking matte-finish 9.5 x 13.5 portrait of Taft by Harris & Ewing, signed and inscribed in fountain pen as president, “For C. M. Babbitt with ...
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William H. Taft94 - William H. Taft
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Partly-printed vellum DS as president, signed “Wm. H. Taft,” one page, 15.5 x 19.25, April 13, 1911. President Taft appoints George W. Denfeld as “a C
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William H. Taft95 - William H. Taft
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ALS as president signed “Wm. H. Taft,” four pages on two adjoining sheets, 4.75 x 7.75, personal letterhead, April 2, 1916. Letter to Mrs. Irvine, in
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Woodrow Wilson and Franklin D. Roosevelt96 - Woodrow Wilson and Franklin D. Roosevelt
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Uncommon partly-printed DS as president, one page, 16 x 20, August 19, 1915. President Wilson appoints Walter S. Haas as “Lieutenant, junior grade, in
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Estimate : 3,000.00 - 4,000.00
 
 
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Warren G. Harding97 - Warren G. Harding
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Partly-printed DS as president, one page, 17 x 13.5, December 20, 1922. President Harding appoints Kate E. Warner as “Postmaster at Dayton, in the Cou
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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Calvin Coolidge98 - Calvin Coolidge
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Collection of three letters, including a scarce ALS and two TLSs, dated from 1911 to 1931. The ALS, three pages on two adjoining sheets, June 27, 1911
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Herbert Hoover99 - Herbert Hoover
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Unusual handwritten notes in pencil, unsigned, one page, 7.25 x 10, no date. A list headed, “Public Men & Generals, Civil War Period.” Hoover li...
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Herbert Hoover100 - Herbert Hoover
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Collection of five letters by Hoover, including one ALS and four TLSs, each one page, dated from 1935 to 1960 (one undated). The uncommon ALS, signed
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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