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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James A. Garfield41 - James A. Garfield
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Partly-printed DS as president, one page, 8 x 9.75, May 27, 1881. President Garfield directs the “Secretary of State to cause the Seal of the United S
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Estimate : 10,000.00 - 15,000.00
 
 
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Chester A. Arthur42 - Chester A. Arthur
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Partly-printed DS as president, one page, 8 x 10, May 1, 1882. President Arthur directs the secretary of state to “cause the Seal of the United States
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,000.00
 
 
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Benjamin Harrison43 - Benjamin Harrison
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ALS signed “Benj. Harrison,” one page, 5.5 x 8.25, Law Office of Harrison, Hines & Miller letterhead, May 22, 1880. Letter to Judge R. S. Taylor...
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Benjamin Harrison44 - Benjamin Harrison
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Engraved portrait of the exterior of the White House, 4.5 x 3.25, signed under the image in black ink. Matted and framed with a portrait of Harrison i
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Estimate : 200.00
 
 
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Benjamin Harrison45 - Benjamin Harrison
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Imposing 10 x 15.5 portrait of Harrison taken in 1888 by George Prince, affixed to a 26 x 21.5 mount, signed on the mount in black ink, “Benj. Harriso
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Estimate : 2,000.00 - 3,000.00
 
 
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William McKinley46 - William McKinley
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Partly-printed DS as president, one page, 21.5 x 17, December 19, 1899. President McKinley appoints Natt F. Roberts as “Postmaster at Farmington in th
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Theodore Roosevelt47 - Theodore Roosevelt
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Partly-printed DS as president, one page, 22 x 17, January 2, 1904. President Roosevelt appoints Natt F. Roberts as “Postmaster at Farmington, in the
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Theodore Roosevelt48 - Theodore Roosevelt
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TLS, one page, 7.75 x 9.75, United States Civil Service Commission letterhead, May 17, 1890. Letter to publisher George Putnam. In full: “This is to i
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Theodore Roosevelt49 - Theodore Roosevelt
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TLS as president, two pages on two adjoining sheets, 7 x 8.75, White House letterhead, July 27, 1905. Letter to Ellen Velvin. In part: “I have read yo
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,200.00
 
 
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Theodore Roosevelt50 - Theodore Roosevelt
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Choice White House card boldly signed in black ink, “Theodore Roosevelt.” In fine condition. Accompanied by the original White House mailing envelope
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Theodore Roosevelt51 - Theodore Roosevelt
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ALS, one page, 4.5 x 3.5, Sagamore Hill letterhead, September 16, 1916. Letter to “Bridger,” possibly Harry St. John Bridger, the British explorer and
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William H. Taft52 - William H. Taft
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ALS signed “Wm. H. Taft,” two pages on two adjoining sheets, 5 x 8, On Board Twin Screw S.S. ‘Fort Victoria’ letterhead, December 28, 1920. Letter to
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Woodrow Wilson53 - Woodrow Wilson
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TLS as president, two pages, 7 x 8.75, White House letterhead, October 28, 1914. Letter to Judge Morgan J. O’Brien. In part: “I submitted your recent
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Warren G. Harding54 - Warren G. Harding
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TLS as president, one page, 7 x 8.75, White House letterhead, November 24, 1922. Letter to Maurice Maschke, in full: “I wish you could tell me what yo
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Herbert Hoover55 - Herbert Hoover
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Three TLSs expressing his appreciation, each one page, personal and Secretary of Commerce letterhead, dated from June to November of 1928. One letter
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Herbert Hoover56 - Herbert Hoover
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Fantastic matte-finish 9.75 x 8 photo of the members of the World War Foreign Debt Commission and the Belgian Commission, signed in the lower border i
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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Franklin D. Roosevelt57 - Franklin D. Roosevelt
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Outstanding matte-finish 14 x 16.75 portrait of Roosevelt at his desk, signed and inscribed in fountain pen, “For James M. Barnes, from his friend, Fr
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,000.00
 
 
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Franklin D. Roosevelt58 - Franklin D. Roosevelt
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Signed book: The Land of Sleepy Hollow. Letterpress edition, limited issue, numbered 24/600. NY: G.P. Putnam’s Sons, 1887. Hardcover, 11.25 x 14.25, 7
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Estimate : 6,000.00 - 8,000.00
 
 
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Franklin D. Roosevelt59 - Franklin D. Roosevelt
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TLS as president, one page, 7 x 8.75, White House letterhead, January 8, 1943. Letter to Reverend Patrick Mee, in full: “Thank you for your nice lette
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Franklin D. Roosevelt60 - Franklin D. Roosevelt
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TLS as president, one page, 6.5 x 8.75, White House letterhead, January 5, 1938. Letter to Honorable Mark W. Potter. In full: “It was thoughtful of yo
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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