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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Theodore Roosevelt51 - Theodore Roosevelt
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TLS as president, one page, 7.25 x 9, black-bordered Executive Mansion letterhead, September 27, 1901. Letter to Edward North Buxton in England. In fu
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Theodore Roosevelt52 - Theodore Roosevelt
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TLS, one page, 7.75 x 9.75, uncommon United States Civil Service Commission letterhead, December 20, 1889. Letter to R. M. Johnson, in full: “Next wee
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William H. Taft53 - William H. Taft
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Scarce signed book: Ethics in Service. First edition. New Haven: Yale University Press, 1915. Hardcover, 5.75 x 8.25, 101 pages. Signed and inscribed
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William H. Taft54 - William H. Taft
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Set of three items: a TLS as president, signed “Wm. H. Taft,” one page, 7 x 8.75, White House letterhead, October 15, 1910, in part: “I am very much i
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Woodrow Wilson55 - Woodrow Wilson
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Printed speech in booklet form, “Address of the President of the United States, Delivered at a Joint Session of the Two Houses of Congress, April 19,
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Warren G. Harding56 - Warren G. Harding
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Two items: a fountain pen signature, “Sincerely yours, Warren G. Harding,” on an off-white 3.5 x 2 card; and a TLS as president, one page, 7 x 8.75, W
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Calvin Coolidge57 - Calvin Coolidge
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Signed book: The Autobiography of Calvin Coolidge. First edition, limited issue, numbered 399/1000. NY: Cosmopolitan Book Corporation, 1929. Hardcover
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Franklin D. Roosevelt58 - Franklin D. Roosevelt
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Choice matte-finish 8.25 x 10.75 Bachrach portrait of Roosevelt behind his desk, signed and inscribed in the lower border in fountain pen, "To ...
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Franklin D. Roosevelt59 - Franklin D. Roosevelt
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Typed and handwritten notes for a speech given by Roosevelt, comprising one unsigned 8.5 x 11 sheet written in pencil by FDR, and a typed 8.5 x 11 pag
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Franklin D. Roosevelt60 - Franklin D. Roosevelt
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Rare ALS signed “FDR,” one page both sides, 8.5 x 11, Roosevelt & O’Connor letterhead, no date but postmarked September 29, 1927. Letter to M. L...
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Franklin D. Roosevelt61 - Franklin D. Roosevelt
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ANS in pencil, signed “FDR,” one page, 4 x 5.5, February 10, 1934. In full: “Here is an immediate joint job for you & Jim—Go to it.” In very goo...
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Franklin D. Roosevelt62 - Franklin D. Roosevelt
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DS, one page, 7.75 x 7.25, April 9, 1931. 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. Roosevelt63 - Franklin D. Roosevelt
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TLS as president, one page, 7 x 8.75, White House letterhead, March 7, 1935. Letter to James R. Corcoran of the Fly Club, in full: “I am perfectly del
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Franklin D. Roosevelt64 - Franklin D. Roosevelt
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TLS, two pages, 7.25 x 10.5, Fidelity and Deposit Company of Maryland letterhead, July 7, 1926. Letter to Benjamin F. Crowley, in full: “This is the f
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Franklin D. Roosevelt65 - Franklin D. Roosevelt
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TLS, one page, 8.5 x 11, Executive Mansion letterhead, December 15, 1932. Letter to Elmer J. Whitman, in full: “Thank you for that friendly letter exp
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Harry S. Truman66 - Harry S. Truman
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Booklet containing Truman’s address to the United Nations given on October 24, 1950, entitled ‘A New Page in History,’ twelve pages, 3.75 x 8.5, signe
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Harry S. Truman67 - Harry S. Truman
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DS as president, one page, 8 x .5, White House letterhead, no date but circa January 1946. Citation for a Bronze Star Medal awarded to a World War II
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Harry S. Truman68 - Harry S. Truman
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Rare complete issue of the Chicago Daily Tribune of November 3, 1948, 17 x 24, featuring the iconic banner headline "Dewey Defeats Truman.” Cen...
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Harry S. Truman69 - Harry S. Truman
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Program for Truman’s 79th birthday, two pages, 8.5 x 11, May 8, 1963, signed and inscribed on the front cover in fountain pen, “To my good friend and
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Harry S. Truman70 - Harry S. Truman
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Printed Senate bill entitled ‘A Bill to amend the Reconstruction Finance Corporation Act,’ three pages on two adjoining sheets, 7.5 x 11, August 3, 19
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Harry S. Truman71 - Harry S. Truman
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Handsome matte-finish 7.25 x 9.25 portrait of Truman by Leo Stern, signed and inscribed in fountain pen, "Best wishes to Mrs. Mary Ana Kapek, f...
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Harry S. Truman72 - Harry S. Truman
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Matte-finish 3.5 x 5 head-and-shoulders photo of Truman, signed in the lower border in black ballpoint. In fine condition. Accompanied by the original
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Harry S. Truman73 - Harry S. Truman
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Block of four purple three-cent postage stamps honoring George Washington saving his army at Brooklyn, 4 x 2, signed diagonally in fountain pen. In fi
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Dwight D. Eisenhower74 - Dwight D. Eisenhower
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Superb matte-finish 11.5 x 9.75 photo of Eisenhower’s portrait as painted by Thomas E. Stephens, boldly signed and inscribed in the lower border in fo
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Dwight D. Eisenhower75 - Dwight D. Eisenhower
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Exceedingly rare TMS, thirteen pages, 8.25 x 13.25, January 5, 1957. An original manuscript of the important address to Congress in which he proposed
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Estimate : 8,000.00 - 10,000.00
 
 
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Dwight D. Eisenhower76 - Dwight D. Eisenhower
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TLS signed “Ike,” two pages, 7 x 10.25, personal letterhead, September 25, 1963. Letter to his White House Chief of Staff, Wilton Persons. In part: “I
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Dwight D. Eisenhower77 - Dwight D. Eisenhower
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TLS as president, one page, 7 x 10.25, White House letterhead, May 19, 1955. Letter to Dag Hammarskjold, Secretary General of the United Nations. In p
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John F. Kennedy78 - John F. Kennedy
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TLS signed “John Kennedy,” one page, 6.25 x 9, Congress of the United States letterhead, June 15, 1951. Letter to Fred R. Martin, in full: “It was nic
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John F. Kennedy79 - John F. Kennedy
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Fantastic tri-fold campaign flyer for Senator John F. Kennedy’s 1960 presidential campaign, 3.75 x 9, signed on the front in blue ballpoint. The flyer
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John F. Kennedy80 - John F. Kennedy
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DS, three pages, 8.5 x 13, January 14, 1953. Lease agreement between Senator Kennedy and Samuel and Pearl Alexander for a property located at 3271 P S
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John F. Kennedy81 - John F. Kennedy
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TLS, one page, 8 x 10.5, United States Senate letterhead, July 13, 1955. Letter to Lady May Lawford sent care of her daughter-in-law, his sister Pat K
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John F. Kennedy: Eulogies82 - John F. Kennedy: Eulogies
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Printed booklet of the three eulogies delivered in the rotunda of the United States Capitol on November 24, 1963, six pages, 5.75 x 9, signed on the f
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Jacqueline Kennedy83 - Jacqueline Kennedy
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ALS signed “Jackie,” one page, 5.75 x 3.75, red-bordered stationery card, no date. Letter to Marge McNamara, wife of Secretary of Defense Robert McNam
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John F. Kennedy: W.F. Liebenow84 - John F. Kennedy: W.F. Liebenow
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ALS signed “W. F. Liebenow,” nine pages on five sheets, 8.5 x 11, October 17, 1988. A detailed letter describing the circumstances surrounding the sin
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Lyndon B. Johnson85 - Lyndon B. Johnson
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TLS as president, one page, 6.75 x 8.75, White House letterhead, April 10, 1967. Letter to President Johnson’s personal physician, James C. Cain, in f
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Lyndon B. Johnson86 - Lyndon B. Johnson
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Fantastic TLS as president, one page, 7 x 10.25, White House letterhead, August 23, 1965. Letter to Harold H. Helm, chairman of the Chemical Bank New
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Richard Nixon87 - Richard Nixon
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Interesting assemblage of five items: a very early partly-printed DS, signed “Richard Millhous Nixon,” one page, 8.5 x 11, October 22, 1938; a Martind
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Ronald Reagan88 - Ronald Reagan
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Uncommon personal check, 6 x 2.75, filled out and signed by Reagan, payable to Mr. Michael Gray for $50, October 9, 1989. In fine condition. Gray was
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Ronald Reagan89 - Ronald Reagan
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Three items representing several different eras of his life: a DS, two pages, 8.5 x 11, June 1, 1948, regarding an agreement between the Screen Actors
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Ronald Reagan90 - Ronald Reagan
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Program for the 1970 Army Ball held in Los Angeles on June 13, 1970, six pages, 8.5 x 12, signed on the front cover in black felt tip by Ronald Reagan
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Ronald Reagan91 - Ronald Reagan
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TLS as president signed “Ron,” one page, 7 x 10.5, White House letterhead, June 9, 1981. Letter to Charles J. Broska of the Shoreline Retirement Assoc
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Bill Clinton92 - Bill Clinton
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Fine collection of six items: a TLS as president, one page, 6.75 x 9, White House letterhead, January 23, 1997, to Congressman Bud Shuster, in part, “
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James Madison93 - James Madison
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Ink signature as secretary of state, “James Madison,” on an off-white 5.5 x .75 slip clipped from a document. Countersigned by Samuel Bishop as collec
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Martin Van Buren94 - Martin Van Buren
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ALS signed "M. Van Buren," one page, 4 x 6, March 25, 1842. In part: "I cheerfully comply with Miss Rutledge’s request by sending her...
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James Buchanan96 - James Buchanan
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Ink signature, “James Buchanan, 9 April 1866,” on an off-white 3.75 x 1.75 lightly-lined clipped slip. Affixed to a slightly larger card. In very good
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James Buchanan97 - James Buchanan
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ALS, one page, 7.25 x 9, April 7, 1854. As US minister to Great Britain, a letter to Robb, Hoge, and Wilson, in full: “I have this moment received the
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Abraham Lincoln98 - Abraham Lincoln
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Three items: an original unused pass for the proceedings of the Military Commission that tried the conspirators following Lincoln’s assassination, 3.5
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Abraham Lincoln99 - Abraham Lincoln
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Relic of wood from a fence built by Abraham Lincoln, measuring approximately 5.5 x 1 x .25, mounted inside a shadowbox above an old manuscript caption
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U. S. Grant100 - U. S. Grant
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Ink signature, “U. S. Grant,” on an off-white 3 x 1.25 card. Nicely double-matted and framed with an engraved portrait of Grant in military uniform to
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Rutherford B. Hayes101 - Rutherford B. Hayes
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ALS signed “R. B. Hayes,” one page, 5.5 x 8.25, September 26, 1883. Letter to noted autograph collector Lewis Jacob Cist, in full: “Your letter of the
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