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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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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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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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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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,000.00
 
 
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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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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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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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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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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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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,200.00
 
 
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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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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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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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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,200.00
 
 
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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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Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,000.00
 
 
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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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Estimate : 2,000.00 - 3,000.00
 
 
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