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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George Washington1 - George Washington
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Ink signature, “President, US,” on an off-white 2 x .75 slip. Matted and framed with a color portrait of the president and an image of the free franke
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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Thomas Jefferson2 - Thomas Jefferson
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Docketing signature, “Mr. Jefferson,” in the bottom margin of a letter sent to him by Congressman William Branch Giles, one page both sides, 7.75 x 9.
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Estimate : 2,500.00 - 3,500.00
 
 
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Thomas Jefferson3 - Thomas Jefferson
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LS signed as secretary of state, “Th: Jefferson,” one page, 8 x 9.75, June 25, 1790. Letter to the governor of Georgia. In full: “I have the honor to
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Estimate : 4,000.00 - 5,000.00
 
 
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Thomas Jefferson and James Madison4 - Thomas Jefferson and James Madison
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Partly-printed vellum DS, signed “Th: Jefferson” as president and “James Madison” as secretary of state, one page, 12.5 x 14.5, October 1, 1805. An of
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Estimate : 5,000.00 - 6,000.00
 
 
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James Monroe5 - James Monroe
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Partly-printed vellum DS as president, one page, 15.25 x 9.75, April 10, 1824. President Monroe grants Newton Coffey of Montgomery County, Illinois, a
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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James Buchanan6 - James Buchanan
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Ink signature as secretary of state, “James Buchanan,” on an off-white 5.75 x .5 slip clipped from a document. Light toning, soiling, and closely crop
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Abraham Lincoln7 - Abraham Lincoln
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Beautiful photograph of Lincoln in near profile, 6.5 x 8, printed by George B. Ayres circa 1890 from the original negative taken by Alexander Hesler i
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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Abraham Lincoln8 - Abraham Lincoln
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Partly-printed DS as president, one page, 14.5 x 11, September 11, 1863. President Lincoln appoints Delano F. Smith as a "Tax Commissioner for ...
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Estimate : 10,000.00 - 12,000.00
 
 
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Abraham Lincoln9 - Abraham Lincoln
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Free franked transmittal envelope, 5.5 x 3, addressed in Lincoln’s hand to “Hon. C. Sumner,” and franked in the upper right corner, “A. Lincoln.” Doub
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Estimate : 4,000.00 - 5,000.00
 
 
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Abraham Lincoln10 - Abraham Lincoln
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Partly-printed DS as president, one page, 17.5 x 14, December 10, 1862. President Lincoln appoints Charles T. Van der Espt as “Vice Consul of Belgium,
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Estimate : 4,000.00 - 5,000.00
 
 
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