RR Auction: Fine Autographs & Artifacts

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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 T. Sherman’s Field Order No. 65398 - William T. Sherman’s Field Order No. 65
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Rare Civil War–dated manuscript field orders in pencil, signed “Official, Robt Grant A A G,” three pages on two adjoining sheets, 4.5 x 7.5, April 27,
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Ellis Spear399 - Ellis Spear
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Union general (1834–1917) who participated in the battles of Fredericksburg and Gettysburg. Ink signature, “Elias Spear,” on an off-white 4.25 x .5 sl
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Union Army Muster Roll400 - Union Army Muster Roll
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Civil War–dated manuscript DS, signed “S. B. Hayman,” one page, 15.25 x 14.25, October 6, 1863. A weekly muster report submitted by Samuel B. Hayman i
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Aviation401 - Aviation
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Nice collection of 24 color aviation lithographs designed by Charles H. Hubbell, 16.5 x 13.75, including a set of 12 depicting military aircraft publi
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Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
 
 
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Amelia Earhart402 - Amelia Earhart
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Exceptional vintage matte-finish 3.25 x 4 bust-length photo of the aviatrix pioneer, boldly signed in fountain pen. In fine condition.
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,200.00
 
 
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Amelia Earhart403 - Amelia Earhart
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Fountain pen signature, “Amelia Earhart,” on an off-white 2.25 x .5 clipped slip. In very good condition, with a vertical fold passing through one let
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Howard Hughes and Crew404 - Howard Hughes and Crew
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Fountain pen signatures of Howard Hughes, radio operator Dick Stoddart, flight engineer Edward Lund, navigator Tommy Thurlow, and co-pilot Harry Conno
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,200.00
 
 
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Otto Lilienthal405 - Otto Lilienthal
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Extremely rare ALS in German, one page, lightly-lined, 8.5 x 11, impressive personal letterhead, August 14, 1894. Letter to Major Moedebe k, the lat
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Estimate : 15,000.00 - 20,000.00
 
 
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Jacques-Etienne Montgolfier406 - Jacques-Etienne Montgolfier
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LS in French, signed “Montgolfier,” one page both sides, 8.25 x 12.5, April 9, 1790. Interesting untranslated letter to the President of the Assembly
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Estimate : 8,000.00 - 10,000.00
 
 
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Charles Lindbergh407 - Charles Lindbergh
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Exceptional set of items: first is a gorgeous matte-finish 8 x 11 formal portrait of the aviator in a handsome suit and tie, signed and inscribed in f
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Estimate : 6,000.00 - 8,000.00
 
 
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Charles Lindbergh408 - Charles Lindbergh
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TLS signed “Charles A. Lindbergh,” one thin onionskin page, 8.5 x 11, August 7, 1969. Letter to Mrs. Margaret K. Thompson. In full: “I receive the cop
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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Orville Wright410 - Orville Wright
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Extremely desirable 6.25 x 4.5 cardstock photo of man’s first flight at Kitty Hawk on December 17, 1903, nicely signed at the bottom of the image in f
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Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,000.00
 
 
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Orville Wright411 - Orville Wright
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TLS, one page, 7.25 x 10.5, personal letterhead, March 18, 1923. Letter to B. Russell Shaw of the National Aeronautic Association, in part: “I am send
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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Mercury Astronauts415 - Mercury Astronauts
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Official color 10 x 8 NASA lithograph of the Mercury Seven astronauts, signed in black and blue felt tip by Scott Carpenter, Gordon Cooper, John Glenn
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,200.00
 
 
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Mercury Astronauts416 - Mercury Astronauts
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Mercury-Atlas 7 launch day cover with a stamped cachet honoring the second man in orbit, signed vertically in ink by six of the original astronauts, “
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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Dave Scott417 - Dave Scott
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Flown embroidered Apollo 9 mission patch, measuring 3.5? in diameter, carried on board Apollo 9 by Dave Scott. Signed on the reverse in black felt tip
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Estimate : 5,000.00 - 6,000.00
 
 
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Jim McDivitt418 - Jim McDivitt
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Lunar Module inverter presented to astronaut Jim McDivitt. Inverter measures 8.25 x 3.75 and has been converted into a presentation piece with the det
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Estimate : 2,000.00 - 3,000.00
 
 
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Apollo 11419 - Apollo 11
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Choice color glossy 10 x 8 photo of the Apollo 11 crew posing together in their white space suits, signed and inscribed in black felt tip, “To David C
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Estimate : 4,000.00 - 5,000.00
 
 
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Apollo 11420 - Apollo 11
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Desirable Apollo 11 ‘Type 3’ insurance cover, 6.5 x 3.5, with a color cachet of the mission insignia and a July 16, 1969, Kennedy Space Center postmar
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Estimate : 8,000.00 - 10,000.00
 
 
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Apollo 11421 - Apollo 11
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Program cover from the 20th anniversary celebration in Los Angeles of the Apollo 11 mission, 6.5 x 7.5, signed in black ballpoint by Neil Armstrong an
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Estimate : 2,500.00 - 3,000.00
 
 
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