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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Scientists and Inventors368 - Scientists and Inventors
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Collection of five items, each signed by a scientist or inventor, including: Robert A. Millikan (signature), Charles Steinmetz (check), John C. Warren
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Harry Gordon Selfridge369 - Harry Gordon Selfridge
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Retail magnate (1858–1947) who founded the London-based department store Selfridges, becoming one of the most respected and wealthy businessmen in the
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Billy Sunday370 - Billy Sunday
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Vintage matte-finish 9 x 11.75 half-length portrait of Sunday by G. Arthur Fairbanks, signed and inscribed in the lower border in fountain pen, “To my
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Supreme Court371 - Supreme Court
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Collection of sixteen items, each signed by a justice of the Supreme Court, including: Oliver Ellsworth (two DSs), Louis Brandeis (TLS), Benjamin Card
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Charles Maurice de Talleyrand372 - Charles Maurice de Talleyrand
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Highly skilled and influential diplomat (1754–1838) who served the French government from the reign of Louis XVI through that of Louis-Philippe. LS in
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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George Francis Train374 - George Francis Train
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Eccentric American entrepreneur who helped organize the Union Pacific Railroad and circumnavigated the world three times (1829–1904). Two items: unusu
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Watergate375 - Watergate
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Three photos: a glossy 10 x 8 photo of Carl Bernstein and Bob Woodward, signed in blue felt tip by both; a satin-finish 10 x 8 photo of Bernstein and
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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World Leaders376 - World Leaders
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Collection of approximately 100 items spanning multiple centuries, consisting of signatures, photos, letters, and envelopes, each signed by a world le
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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John Abercromby377 - John Abercromby
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British Army officer (1772–1817) made commander-in-chief of the Bombay Army in 1809, leading the forces that captured Mauritius in 1810. LS, twelve pa
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Estimate : 3,500.00 - 4,000.00
 
 
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Edward Porter Alexander378 - Edward Porter Alexander
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Military engineer (1835–1910) who rose to the rank of brigadier general in the Confederate army. ANS signed “E. P. Alexander,” penned on the second in
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Richard Bong379 - Richard Bong
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Fighter pilot (1920–1945) known as the highest-scoring air ace of the United States, having shot down at least 40 Japanese aircraft during World War I
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,000.00
 
 
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Civil War380 - Civil War
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Rare edition of the Confederate newspaper The Daily Citizen, July 2, 1863, and issued on July 4, one page printed on the reverse of decorative floral
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Estimate : 2,000.00 - 3,000.00
 
 
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Confederacy381 - Confederacy
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ADS, signed “E. P. Jones,” one page both sides, 7.75 x 12, February 2, 1863. A pass written by Colonel E. P. Jones of the 2nd South Carolina Volunteer
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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Boston Corbett382 - Boston Corbett
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Union soldier (1832–1894) who shot and killed President Abraham Lincoln's assassin, John Wilkes Booth. Ink signature, “Boston Corbett, Sergt, Co...
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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George A. Custer383 - George A. Custer
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Ink signature, “Genl. Custer, Fort Riley, Kansas,” on an off-white 6 x 2.25 slip, affixed to the title page of an author-inscribed book: Sitting Bull
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Estimate : 2,000.00 - 2,500.00
 
 
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George A. Custer384 - George A. Custer
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Hand-addressed mailing envelope, 8.25 x 3.75, addressed by Custer to his wife, “Mrs. Genl. G. A. Custer, Fort Leavenworth, Kansas,” bearing two affixe
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,200.00
 
 
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Abner Doubleday385 - Abner Doubleday
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Ink signature, “Abner Doubleday, Bvt. Major General, U.S. Army, late Major General, U.S. Vols,” on an off-white 4.5 x 2 clipped slip affixed to an 8.2
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Duke of Wellington386 - Duke of Wellington
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Third-person ALS, one page, 4.5 x 7.25, July 6, 1843. Response to a letter from “Mr. Blakeley,” refusing to get involved in a matter regarding propert
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Jubal A. Early387 - Jubal A. Early
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Confederate general (1816–1894) who led troops at Antietam, Chancellorsville, Gettysburg, and Spotsylvania. Ink signature, “J. A. Early—Lynchburg, Vir
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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David G. Farragut388 - David G. Farragut
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Large copper pin relic from the USS Hartford, measuring 10.25? long and .75? in diameter, engraved, “1858, USS Hartford, Farragut 1-28-62 to 12-13-64,
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Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,000.00
 
 
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