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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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421Revolutionary WarRR Auction
Revolutionary War–dated partly-printed DS, one page, 8.25 x 13.25, July 4, 1776. An appointment of “Henry Smith to be a Coroner in the County of Suffo
Estimate : 8,000.00 - 10,000.00
422William H. T. Walker and Paul Jones SemmesRR Auction
Extraordinary early Civil War–era ALS signed “W. H. T. Walker, Major Gen’l Geo Vols,” three pages on two adjoining sheets, 7.75 x 9.75, April 1, 1861.
Estimate : 800.00 - 1,200.00
423P. G. T. BeauregardRR Auction
Ink signature, “G. T. Beauregard, 1878,” on an off-white 4.5 x 2.5 slip. In fine condition, with trivial show-through from tape remnants to reverse co
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
424Simon Bolivar BucknerRR Auction
Ink signature, “Very truly yours, S. B. Buckner,” on an off-white 5.25 x 1 lightly-lined slip clipped from the conclusion of a letter. In fine conditi
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
425Ambrose E. BurnsideRR Auction
ALS signed “A. E. Burnside,” one page, 4.5 x 3.5, black-bordered stationery card, May 30, 1877. In full: “If you have not already ordered the cards yo
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
426Civil WarRR Auction
Partly-printed DS, one page, 14.5 x 8.75, January 1, 1873. Official war damages reimbursement certificate stating that a “duly approved and registered
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
427Civil WarRR Auction
ALS signed “W. G. Henderson,” three pages on two adjoining sheets, 8.5 x 10.75, Camp 19th Regt Connecticut Vols letterhead, December 22, 1862. Fascina
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
428Benjamin O. DavisRR Auction
Commander of the World War II Tuskegee Airmen (1912–2002). Glossy 8 x 10 photo of Davis in uniform, signed in fountain pen, “B. O. Davis, Jr., Lt. Gen
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
429Jefferson DavisRR Auction
Ink signature, “Respectfully, Jefferson Davis, 23d, Dec. 1875,” on a beige 3.5 x 2.25 slip clipped from an autograph page. Affixed to a same-size shee
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
430George DeweyRR Auction
Manuscript DS, signed “Geo. Dewey, Captain, Commanding,” one page, 7.75 x 12.5, September 20, 1886. Document issued from the USS Pensacola, flagship o
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00