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 McKinley51 - William McKinley
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Partly-printed DS as president, one page, 14 x 18.5, January 13, 1900. President McKinley appoints Lorenzo D. Dyer as “First Lieutenant in the Forty-s
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William McKinley and Theodore Roosevelt52 - William McKinley and Theodore Roosevelt
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Fantastic set of ink signatures, "William McKinley," "Ida McKinley," "Theodore Roosevelt, May 13th 1905," and "Ch...
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Theodore Roosevelt53 - Theodore Roosevelt
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Handsome engraved portrait of Roosevelt, 7.25 x 10.5, signed and inscribed in ink as president, "To Mrs. Janie H. Rupert, with the regards of T...
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Theodore Roosevelt54 - Theodore Roosevelt
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ALS, three pages on two adjoining sheets, 4 x 6, black-bordered letterhead, May 23, no year but circa 1894. Letter concerning his book co-authored wit
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Theodore Roosevelt55 - Theodore Roosevelt
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Partly-printed vellum DS, one page, 15 x .25, May 1, 1908. President Roosevelt appoints Frank J. Woodbury as “Captain in the Medical Corps in the serv
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Theodore Roosevelt56 - Theodore Roosevelt
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Bank check, 8.5 x 3, filled out and signed by Roosevelt, payable to Winifred Ives Clarke for $50, November 18, 1917. In fine condition, with expected
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Theodore Roosevelt57 - Theodore Roosevelt
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Third-person ANS on a 3 x 1.5 personal calling card imprinted with Roosevelt’s name and Long Island address, no date, in part: “Mr. Roosevelt will see
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William H. Taft58 - William H. Taft
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TLS as president signed “Wm. H. Taft,” one page, 7 x 8.75, White House letterhead, February 15, 1910. Letter to John A. Stewart, in part: “I also saw
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William H. Taft59 - William H. Taft
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Sharp matte-finish 8.5 x 6.75 photo of Taft working at his desk, signed and inscribed in the lower border in ink, "For Frank G. Kelsey, with be...
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Woodrow Wilson60 - Woodrow Wilson
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White House card signed in fountain pen during his second month as president, “Woodrow Wilson, 10 Apr., 1913.” In fine condition, with a small stain a
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Warren G. Harding61 - Warren G. Harding
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TLS as president, one page, 7 x 8.75, White House letterhead, August 19, 1922. Letter to Colonel Myron T. Herrick, in part: “We do have it in mind to
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Warren G. Harding62 - Warren G. Harding
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Unique handmade cut silhouette portrait of Harding on an off-white 3.75 x 4.5 card, signed in fountain pen, "Very truly yours, Warren G. Hardin...
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Herbert Hoover63 - Herbert Hoover
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Cork-gripped American Pencil Company dipping pen used by President Hoover to sign an act creating the air-mail flyer's medal of honor. Includes ...
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Herbert Hoover64 - Herbert Hoover
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Matte-finish 9.5 x 13.5 Harris and Ewing photo, signed and inscribed in fountain pen in the lower border to renowned surgeon and collector Max Thorek,
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Franklin D. Roosevelt65 - Franklin D. Roosevelt
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Early TLS, one page, 8 x 10.5, Assistant Secretary of the Navy letterhead, May 4, 1920. Letter to New York Supreme Court Judge Morgan J. O’Brien, in f
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Franklin D. Roosevelt66 - Franklin D. Roosevelt
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Signed book: The New Dealers. First edition. NY: The Literary Guild, 1934. Hardcover with dust jacket, 6.25 x 9.25, 414 pages. Signed on the opening p
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Franklin D. Roosevelt67 - Franklin D. Roosevelt
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TLS, one page, 8 x 10.5, State of New York, Executive Chamber letterhead, September 11, 1930. Letter to George Pindar, the secretary of the New York S
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Franklin D. Roosevelt68 - Franklin D. Roosevelt
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TLS as president, one page, 8 x 10, White House letterhead, September 18, 1935. Letter to Jack E. Dalton, in full: “Word has just reached me that you
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Franklin D. Roosevelt69 - Franklin D. Roosevelt
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DS, one page, 7.25 x 10.5, March 20, 1929. Veto document issued from the State of New York Executive Chamber during his time as governor, in part: “To
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Franklin D. Roosevelt70 - Franklin D. Roosevelt
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Notarized DS as president, one page, 7.75 x 13, June 17, 1937. Sara Delano Roosevelt’s petition for claiming income from the Estate of James R. Roosev
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Franklin D. Roosevelt71 - Franklin D. Roosevelt
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Handsome glossy 8 x 9.75 Bachrach portrait of Roosevelt in a stately head-and-shoulders pose, signed and inscribed in the lower border in fountain pen
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Harry S. Truman72 - Harry S. Truman
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TLS as president, one page, 7 x 8.75, White House letterhead, September 29, 1945. Letter to Governor of Rhode Island J. Howard McGrath, in full: “I ap
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Harry S. Truman73 - Harry S. Truman
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Typed memorandum, signed as president, one page, 8 x 10.5, White House letterhead, no date. Headed at the top, “Memorandum for The Secretary of the Tr
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Harry S. Truman74 - Harry S. Truman
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Desirable block of four green three-cent postage stamps honoring the centennial of the settlement of Nevada, 4 x 2, signed diagonally in fountain pen.
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Harry S. Truman75 - Harry S. Truman
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Two items: first, a typed memorandum, signed as president, “H.S.T,” one page, 6.75 x 8.75, White House letterhead, dated July 20, 1951. In full: “Memo
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Harry S. Truman76 - Harry S. Truman
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Vintage matte-finish 13.25 x 10.5 photo of Truman reading at his desk, signed and inscribed in fountain pen, “Kindest regards to Col. R. J. Heressy.”
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Harry S. Truman77 - Harry S. Truman
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DS as president, one page, 8 x 10.25, no date. President Truman awards Lieutenant Colonel Alexandr Alexandrovich Vassiliev the Legion of Merit for “me
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Dwight D. Eisenhower78 - Dwight D. Eisenhower
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War-dated ALS signed “Ike,” three pages, lightly-lined, 8 x 10.25, [March 26, 1944]. Fantastic letter to his wife, Mamie. In part: “I’m so glad you li
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Dwight D. Eisenhower79 - Dwight D. Eisenhower
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Vintage matte-finish 8 x 10 portrait of Eisenhower by Murray of New York, signed and inscribed in the lower border in fountain pen, “For Congressman L
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Dwight D. Eisenhower80 - Dwight D. Eisenhower
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Partly-printed DS, one page, 13.75 x 11.75, February 11, 1953. President Eisenhower designates Joseph M. Gazzam, Jr., to “serve as a member of The Ann
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Dwight D. Eisenhower81 - Dwight D. Eisenhower
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TLS, one page, 7 x 10.25, personal letterhead, October 24, 1952. Letter to Danny Pelton of New York, written “Aboard Eisenhower Campaign Special,” the
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John F. Kennedy82 - John F. Kennedy
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Unique collection of five original candid photographs from the personal collection of the Kennedy family given to biographer Gene Schoor in 1961 by Jo
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John F. Kennedy83 - John F. Kennedy
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Unsigned autograph manuscript draft of a piece about Harvard University, titled at the top “Let Us Praise Great Men,” four pages, 8 x 10.5, no date bu
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John F. Kennedy84 - John F. Kennedy
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Hand-corrected typed telegram as president, unsigned, one page, 8 x 10.5, White House Telegram letterhead, March 8, 1962. Draft telegram to the Radio
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John F. Kennedy85 - John F. Kennedy
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Desirable collection of eleven vintage glossy photos showing Kennedy touring NASA circa 1962, including ten glossy 8 x 10 and 10 x 8 photos and one co
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John F. Kennedy86 - John F. Kennedy
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Invitation to the Dallas Trade Mart Luncheon scheduled for November 22, 1963, measuring 7 x 9.75 open, stamped on the reverse with the number “1382.”
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Jacqueline Kennedy87 - Jacqueline Kennedy
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Signed book: The White House. Washington, DC: The White House Historical Association, 1962. Softcover, 6.75 x 10, 129 pages. Signed and inscribed on t
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Jacqueline Kennedy88 - Jacqueline Kennedy
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TLS signed “Jackie,” one page, 6.25 x 25, embossed coat of arms letterhead, April 26, 1965. Letter to Attorney General Nicholas deB. Katzenbach. In pa
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Lyndon B. Johnson89 - Lyndon B. Johnson
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Signed book: The Vantage Point. First edition, limited issue, numbered 69/300. NY: Holt, Rinehart and Winston, 1971. Hardcover, 6.5 x 9.5, 636 pages.
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Lyndon B. Johnson90 - Lyndon B. Johnson
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TLS as president, one page, 7 x 10.25, White House letterhead, March 14, 1967. Letter to Connecticut Governor John Dempsey, in full: “I am happy to le
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Lyndon B. Johnson91 - Lyndon B. Johnson
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TLS, one page, 8 x 10.5, United States Senate, Office of the Democratic Leader letterhead, March 20, 1954. Letter to Bobbie Lee Sanders, in full: “I a
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Lyndon B. Johnson92 - Lyndon B. Johnson
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Uncommon partly-printed DS as president, one page, 23 x 19, August 7, 1965. President Johnson appoints William L. Taylor as “Staff Director for the Co
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Richard Nixon93 - Richard Nixon
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TLS as president signed “RN,” one page, 7 x 10.25, White House letterhead, March 27, 1969. Letter to publisher James C. Copley, in part: “Your editori
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Ronald Reagan94 - Ronald Reagan
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ALS, as president-elect, signed “Dutch,” one page, 7.25 x 10.5, personal letterhead, December 6, 1980. Letter to his long-time friend Lydia “Hup” MacA
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Ronald Reagan95 - Ronald Reagan
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ANS, one page, 6.25 x 4.75, official letterhead, no date. A standard response card declining an autograph request, bearing an after-the-fact ANS to a
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Bill Clinton Impeachment96 - Bill Clinton Impeachment
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Color satin-finish 14 x 11 photo of the House managers in the impeachment trial of President Bill Clinton, signed in the lower border in black felt ti
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George Washington97 - George Washington
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Small circular relic made of wood from the grounds of Washington’s Mount Vernon estate, measuring 3.25? in diameter, bearing an encapsulated engraved
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Martin Van Buren98 - Martin Van Buren
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ALS signed “MVB,” one page, 3.5 x 5.5, no date. In full: “If the Northwest Commission are satisfied with the recommendation of the Committee the Presi
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Millard Fillmore99 - Millard Fillmore
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Hand-addressed free-franked envelope, 5.25 x 3, addressed by Fillmore to “The Gazette, Attica, New York,” and franked in the upper right, “M. Fillmore
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James Buchanan100 - James Buchanan
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Crisp franking signature, “Free, James Buchanan,” on an off-white 4.25 x 1 slip clipped from a free frank panel, bearing a ‘Free’ ink stamp on the lef
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