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. Sherman365 - William T. Sherman
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Bold ink signature, “W. T. Sherman, General, Washington DC, Feb 22, 1883,” on an off-white 4.25 x 3.25 slip. In fine condition, with central vertical
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G. Moxley Sorrel366 - G. Moxley Sorrel
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Confederate officer and historian of the Confederacy (1838–1901). Civil War–dated partly-printed DS, signed “G. M. Sorrel,” one page, 7.75 x 6.25, Dec
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Union Soldiers367 - Union Soldiers
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Collection of four 2.25 x 4 carte-de-visite portraits of Union officers in uniform, including: George B. McClellan by J. W. Black; Philip Sheridan by
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Union Soldiers368 - Union Soldiers
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Collection of 12 carte-de-visite photos of Union soldiers in uniform, 2.25 x 4, including: George B. McClellan and wife; Ambrose Burnside; Philip Sher
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Union Soldiers369 - Union Soldiers
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Two 4.25 x 6.5 cabinet photos: one featuring an illustrated image of President Abraham Lincoln and George B. McClellan meeting under a tent, published
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Abel P. Upshur370 - Abel P. Upshur
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Virginian lawyer, judge, and politician (1790–1844) who served as Secretary of the Navy and Secretary of State in President Tyler’s administration. Sc
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World War II371 - World War II
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Original color 27.75 x 37.25 World War II propaganda poster from 1942, No. 11, with art done by Ben Shahn, showing a hooded prisoner, cornered and han
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World War II372 - World War II
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Original color 27.5 x 39.5 World War II poster from 1942, featuring dramatic artwork done by Fred Sibel that depicts a drowning man pointing an accusa
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World War II373 - World War II
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Collection of three identical original color 8.5 x 12.5 World War II cardboard tabletop stands distributed by the US Treasury in 1945, featuring the c
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World War II374 - World War II
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Collection of four original color World War II posters from 1942–1946, ranging in size from 14.5 x 20 to 28.5 x 38. The first shows the Liberty Bell,
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World War II375 - World War II
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Collection of four original color World War II posters from 1943 (one undated), ranging in size from 11 x 17 to 21.25 x 27.5. The first shows a worker
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World War II376 - World War II
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Collection of four original World War II posters from 1943-1944 (one undated), ranging in size from 11 x 17 to 28 x 20. The first depicts a mother hen
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World War II377 - World War II
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Collection of four original color World War II posters from 1943–1945, ranging in size from 10 x 14 to 20 x 28. The first shows a Department of Labor
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World War II378 - World War II
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Collection of four original color World War II posters from 1943–1944 (one undated), ranging in size from 14.25 x 20 to 24 x 37.75. The first lists he
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World War II379 - World War II
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Collection of four original color World War II posters from 1942–1944 (one undated), ranging in size from 11 x 17 to 33 x 5.5. The first is a banner-s
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World War II380 - World War II
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Collection of four original color World War II posters from 1943–1945, ranging in size from 20 x 14 to 25.75 x 37. The first features an enlarged phot
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World War II381 - World War II
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Collection of four original color World War II posters from 1942–1943 (one undated), ranging in size from 14 x 20 to 24 x 36. The first shows a sailor
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Abner Bagley385 - Abner Bagley
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DS, one page both sides, 7.25 x 9.25, August 27, 1799. An oath of allegiance to the Commonwealth of Massachusetts and the United States. In part: “I,
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Omar Bradley386 - Omar Bradley
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Matte-finish 4.75 x 6.25 photo of Bradley in uniform, signed in black felt tip, “Omar N. Bradley.” Photo by Fabian Bachrach. Double-matted and framed
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Omar Bradley387 - Omar Bradley
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Matte-finish 8 x 10 photo of the four-star general, signed and inscribed in the lower border in black ink, “To: Col. E. Zajac, O. N. Bradley.” Matted
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Jefferson Davis388 - Jefferson Davis
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Collection of three 4 x 2.25 carte-de-visite photos of illustrated caricatures showing Davis fleeing from capture while dressed as a woman, with capti
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German Military Leaders389 - German Military Leaders
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Collection of ink signatures of various German military figures and other notables, spread between both sides of three album pages: one signed by Paul
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Louis Hebert390 - Louis Hebert
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Educator, civil engineer, writer, and soldier who became a brigadier general in the Confederate Army (1820–1901). Civil War–dated ink endorsement sign
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Iwo Jima: Joe Rosenthal391 - Iwo Jima: Joe Rosenthal
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Glossy 8 x 10 photo of the flag-raising on Iwo Jima, signed in black felt tip, “Joe Rosenthal, AP.” In fine condition.
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Fitzhugh Lee392 - Fitzhugh Lee
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American soldier and politician (1835–1905), nephew of Robert E. Lee, who was a Confederate cavalry general during the Civil War and a general during
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Robert E. Lee and Albert Sidney Johnston393 - Robert E. Lee and Albert Sidney Johnston
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Three 2.25 x 4 carte-de-visite portraits, two featuring similar bust portraits of Robert E. Lee and the other showing Albert Sidney Johnston. Trimmed
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Edwin S. McCook394 - Edwin S. McCook
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Union general who served under Col. John A. Logan; he was assassinated after the war while serving as a politician in the Dakota Territory (1837–1873)
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National Union Party395 - National Union Party
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Dramatically titled printed broadside, headed “Who is Responsible for the War? Who is Accountable for Its Horrors and Desolation?,” one page, 9.25 x 1
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Matthew Perry396 - Matthew Perry
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ALS signed “M. C. Perry,” three pages on two adjoining sheets, 7.75 x 12.75, June 22, 1824. Letter to his brother Capt. Raymond H. Perry, in part: “I
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William S. Rosecrans and James W. Ripley397 - William S. Rosecrans and James W. Ripley
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Civil War–dated manuscript DS, one page, 15.25 x 9.75, December 26, 1862. A document headed “Inventory and Inspection Report of Ordnance and Ordnance
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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