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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Oliver Ellsworth202 - Oliver Ellsworth
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Third chief justice of the United States (1745–1807) and delegate to the Constitutional Congress who later submitted the amendments which became the B
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Felix Frankfurter203 - Felix Frankfurter
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ALS, one page both sides, 5.75 x 9, Supreme Court of the United States letterhead, July 13. Letter to Judge Louis E. Levinthal, in part: “One of the…s
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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Charles Evans Hughes204 - Charles Evans Hughes
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Politician and jurist (1862–1948) who served as chief justice of the Supreme Court from 1930 to 1941. Impressive oversized 15.5 x 19.5 engraved portra
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Rehnquist Court206 - Rehnquist Court
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Color glossy 14 x 11 photo of all nine members of the Rehnquist Court, affixed to its original 19 x 16 mount, signed on the mount in various ink types
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William F. ‘Buffalo Bill’ Cody207 - William F. ‘Buffalo Bill’ Cody
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Cody’s personal calling card, 3.5 x 2, signed on the reverse in black ink, “True to friend & foe, W. F. Cody, Buffalo Bill, 1887.” In fine condi...
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Gordon W. ‘Pawnee Bill’ Lillie and Richard ‘Diamond Dick’ Tanner208 - Gordon W. ‘Pawnee Bill’ Lillie and Richard ‘Diamond Dick’ Tanner
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Mailing envelope postmarked at San Francisco, California, 6.5 x 3.5, boldly signed on the reverse in black ink by the two Wild West showmen, “G. W. Li
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William F. ‘Buffalo Bill’ Cody and Others209 - William F. ‘Buffalo Bill’ Cody and Others
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Leatherbound autograph album, 95 pages, 8 x 9.75, circa 1870s–1880s, signed inside by over 250 individuals, most directly on the specially designed au
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Estimate : 2,000.00 - 2,500.00
 
 
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David Crockett and Sam Houston210 - David Crockett and Sam Houston
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Incredible scrapbook compiled circa 1830s by Elvira Loraine Foster Smith, approximately 80 pages, 8.5 x 13.5, containing 49 clipped signatures affixed
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Estimate : 10,000.00 - 15,000.00
 
 
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Thomas H. Barron215 - Thomas H. Barron
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Early settler and notable Texas Ranger (1796–1874). Manuscript DS, signed “T. H. Barron,” one page, 8 x 12.5, December 23, 1872. Legal document concer
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Stephen Blount216 - Stephen Blount
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Soldier, county official, and signer of the Texas Declaration of Independence (1808–1890). Manuscript DS, signed “S. W. Blount,” one page both sides,
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John P. Borden217 - John P. Borden
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Participant in the Texas Revolution and the first commissioner of the General Land Office of Texas (1812–1891). DS, signed “John P. Borden, Com. G. L.
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Estimate : 2,000.00 - 3,000.00
 
 
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Asa Brigham218 - Asa Brigham
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Signer of the Texas Declaration of Independence, first treasurer of the Republic of Texas, and mayor of Austin (1790–1844). Partly-printed DS, signed
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Noah T. Byars219 - Noah T. Byars
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Manuscript document, one page, 7.25 x 3.75, February 27, 1836. A pay order, in part: “The Treasurer of the provisional Government of Texas. You will p
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Robert M. Coleman220 - Robert M. Coleman
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Indian fighter, soldier at the battle of San Jacinto, and signer of the Texas Declaration of Independence (1799–1837). Manuscript DS, signed “R. M. Co
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Nicholas Clopper221 - Nicholas Clopper
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Early settler responsible for the acquisition of the famous ‘Twin Sisters’ cannons (1766–1841). ADS, eight pages on two sets of adjoining sheets, 7.75
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,000.00
 
 
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Santos Coy222 - Santos Coy
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Manuscript DS, signed “Juan Santos Coy,” three pages on two adjoining sheets, 7.75 x 12.5, February 14, 1837. Deed from Santos Coy to Lucien Navarro,
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Rebecca Cumings223 - Rebecca Cumings
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Daughter of Rebekah Russel Cumings, one of the original settlers in Stephen F. Austin's colony, who assumed ownership of the family’s land in 18...
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Hinton Curtis, Joseph White, and Others224 - Hinton Curtis, Joseph White, and Others
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Manuscript DS in Spanish, four pages on two adjoining sheets, 8.5 x 12.5, December 1, 1829. As executor of the estate of James F. Tong, Hinton Curtis
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George Bernard Erath225 - George Bernard Erath
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Soldier, surveyor, and legislator (1813–1891). ALS signed “G. B. Erath,” one page, lightly-lined, 8.25 x 8.25, August 23, 1850. Letter to a court cler
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Early Texas226 - Early Texas
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ALS signed “W. B. Aldridge,” one page both sides, 8.25 x 11, October 28, 1839. Early letter written by a citizen of the Republic of Texas, in full (gr
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