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 Henry Harrison11 - William Henry Harrison
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Endorsement signature, “Wm. H. Harrison,” on the reverse of a manuscript document, one page, 7.5 x 2.75, October 31, 1823. A promissory note signed “R
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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John Tyler12 - John Tyler
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Partly-printed DS as president, signed “J. Tyler,” one page, 8 x 10, November 23, 1842. President Tyler directs the Secretary of State to “affix the S
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Estimate : 1,200.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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John Tyler13 - John Tyler
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Partly-printed vellum DS as president, signed “J. Tyler,” one page, 16.75 x 12.75, January 9, 1844. President Tyler appoints Bladen Forrest of Washing
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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James K. Polk14 - James K. Polk
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Choice partly-printed vellum DS as president, one page, 16 x 10, November 25, 1848. President Polk recognizes the service of Wendle Hull. In part: “We
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Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,000.00
 
 
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Zachary Taylor15 - Zachary Taylor
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Manuscript DS, signed “Z. Taylor, Col. Comdg,” one page, 7.75 x 4.75, March 1834. A military requisition document. In part: “Requisition for Fuel for
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,200.00
 
 
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James Buchanan16 - James Buchanan
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ALS, one page both sides, 6.25 x 8, July 25, 1867. Letter to Laura Pleasonton, daughter of Buchanan’s deceased friend Stephen Pleasonton, in full: “I
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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Abraham Lincoln17 - Abraham Lincoln
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Civil War-dated handwritten endorsement of a prisoner’s release signed as president, one lightly-lined page, 7.5 x 1.75, May 3, 1864. Lincoln writes,
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Estimate : 4,000.00 - 5,000.00
 
 
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Abraham Lincoln18 - Abraham Lincoln
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Civil War–dated manuscript DS as president, signed “A. Lincoln,” one page, lightly-lined, 7.5 x 3, April 10, 1863. In full: “Guard and Patrols will pa
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Estimate : 6,000.00 - 8,000.00
 
 
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Abraham Lincoln19 - Abraham Lincoln
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War-dated handwritten endorsement, signed as president, “Respectfully submitted to the War Department, A. Lincoln, March 27, 1862,” on the reverse of
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Estimate : 5,000.00 - 6,000.00
 
 
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Abraham Lincoln20 - Abraham Lincoln
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Brief ALS as president, signed “A. Lincoln,” one page, 4.5 x 3.75, Executive Mansion letterhead, March 11, 1863. Brief letter to Senator Charles Sumne
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Estimate : 8,000.00 - 10,000.00
 
 
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