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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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21Millard FillmoreRR Auction
Signed book: Universal History, Vol. VIII. London: Printed for T. Osborne, 1747. Rebound in a hardcover library binding, 5.25 x 8.5, 658 pages. Signed
Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
22Millard FillmoreRR Auction
Two DSs: a manuscript DS as president, one page, 8 x 9, November 25, 1851, in part: “John D, Gallagher Esq. Third Auditor of the treasury, being absen
Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
23Franklin PierceRR Auction
Manuscript DS as president, one page both sides, 11 x 16.75, December 5, 1853. President Pierce issues a pardon. In part: “Whereas…Samuel Saunders was
Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
24Franklin PierceRR Auction
Partly-printed DS as president, one page, 15.25 x 12, January 19, 1854. President Pierce appoints Gideon Bradford as “Collector of the Custom for the
Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
25Jane PierceRR Auction
ALS as first lady, signed “J. M. Pierce,” four pages on two adjoining sheets, 4.25 x 7.25, November 10, 1853. Letter to her niece Anne. In part: “I kn
Estimate : 800.00 - 1,200.00
26James BuchananRR Auction
ALS, one page both sides, 6.25 x 8, July 25, 1867. Letter to Laura Pleasonton, daughter of Buchanan’s deceased friend Stephen Pleasonton, in full: “I
Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
27Abraham LincolnRR Auction
Bold Civil War–dated ANS as president signed “A. Lincoln,” one page on an off-white 3 x 1.75 card, December 12, 1864. In full: “Adjutant General pleas
Estimate : 6,000.00 - 8,000.00
28Abraham LincolnRR Auction
ADS, signed “Lincoln,” one page, 7 x 5.5, no date. A handwritten legal brief summarizing the dismissal of a case brought by Beverly Allen against thre
Estimate : 5,000.00 - 6,000.00
29Abraham LincolnRR Auction
Civil War–dated ALS as president, signed twice, “A. Lincoln,” one page, 5 x 8, Executive Mansion letterhead, October 9, 1862. Letter to Quarter-Master
Estimate : 20,000.00 - 30,000.00
30Abraham LincolnRR Auction
Envelope with a handwritten docketing notation by Lincoln penned along the right edge, 9.5 x 4.25, incorporating his first name, “Abraham Ellis, Kansa
Estimate : 2,000.00 - 3,000.00
31Abraham LincolnRR Auction
Unsigned partly-printed invitation to a White House dinner filled out in another hand, 5.5 x 3.5, in full: “The President & Mrs. Lincoln request...
Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
32Abraham LincolnRR Auction
Manuscript DS as president, one page both sides, 10.75 x 16.5, June 19, 1862. President Lincoln issues a pardon. In part: “Whereas, at the December Te
Estimate : 6,000.00 - 8,000.00
33Abraham LincolnRR Auction
Bold handwritten and signed endorsement as president, "Submitted to the Secretary of War, A. Lincoln, Jan. 23, 1863," penned on the revers...
Estimate : 4,000.00 - 6,000.00
34Andrew JohnsonRR Auction
Partly-printed DS as president, one page, 8 x 10, June 26, 1865. President Johnson directs the “Secretary of States to affix the seal of the United St
Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
35U. S. GrantRR Auction
Partly-printed DS as president, one page, 8 x 10, March 26, 1870. President Grant directs the “Secretary of State to affix the Seal of the United Stat
Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
36U. S. GrantRR Auction
Civil War–dated ALS signed “U. S. Grant, Maj. Gen.,” one page, lightly-lined, 7.75 x 9.75, October 14, 1863. Letter concerning a colonel wounded at th
Estimate : 3,000.00 - 4,000.00
37U. S. GrantRR Auction
Endorsement signature, “U. S. Grant,” at the conclusion of manuscript DS signed “E. D. Townsend,” one page, 10 x 8, August 6, 1867. Grant signs on Aug
Estimate : 2,000.00 - 3,000.00
38U. S. GrantRR Auction
Civil War–dated ALS signed “U. S. Grant, Brig. Gen. Com.,” one page, 7.5 x 7, September 17, 1861. Letter to a colonel at Fort Jefferson, written from
Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,000.00
39U. S. GrantRR Auction
Desirable bank check as president, 8 x 3, filled out and signed by Grant, “U. S. Grant,” payable to “Self” for $150, July 17, 1873, also endorsed on t
Estimate : 800.00 - 1,200.00
40U. S. GrantRR Auction
Partly-printed DS as president, one page, 21.75 x 17.5, July 5, 1876. Four language ship’s paper issued to “Stephen Flanders master or commander of th
Estimate : 2,000.00 - 3,000.00