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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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470Chester NimitzRR Auction
Highly sought-after matte-finish 6 x 4.25 photo of Nimitz signing the Japanese surrender aboard the USS Missouri, signed and inscribed in blue fountai
Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
471Oliver Hazard PerryRR Auction
American military officer (1785–1819) who served in the War of 1812 and earned the title ‘Hero of Lake Erie’ for leading American forces in a decisive
Estimate : 800.00 - 1,000.00
472George PickettRR Auction
Partly-printed DS, signed “G. E. Pickett. Lt & r Adjt 8th Infy,” one page, 15 x 12.5, May 1848. Document headed “Recruiting Account of Lieut. Ge...
Estimate : 2,000.00 - 3,000.00
473Leonidas PolkRR Auction
Episcopal Bishop of Louisiana (1806–1864) whose West Point classmate, Jefferson Davis, urged him to accept an appointment as a Confederate general des
Estimate : 3,000.00 - 4,000.00
474Israel B. Richardson and Union GeneralsRR Auction
Civil War–dated autograph endorsement, “Approved and forwarded, I. B. Richardson, Brig. Gen. Comdg. Divn.,” penned on the reverse of a letter sent by
Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
475Philip H. SheridanRR Auction
Civil War–dated autograph endorsement signed, “Apprd, P. H. Sheridan, Maj. Genl. Comg.,” in the center of a pay document, one page, 7.75 x 9.75, May 3
Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
476William T. ShermanRR Auction
ALS signed “W. T. Sherman,” four pages, lightly-lined on two adjoining sheets, 5 x 8, Headquarters Army of the United States letterhead, October 25, 1
Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
477William T. ShermanRR Auction
Bank check, 7.25 x 2.5, filled out and signed by Sherman, “W. T. Sherman,” payable to “Mrs. General Sherman” for $800.00, June 18, 1883. Handsomely tr
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
478Soldiers and PoliticiansRR Auction
German leatherbound autograph album compiled circa 1929–1939, 5.5 x 7.25, containing over forty autographs of various soldiers and politicians, many o
Estimate : 2,000.00 - 2,500.00
479Alfred H. TerryRR Auction
Union general (1827–1890) who fought at First Bull Run and Port Royale, and who, after the war, became commander of the expedition against the Sioux d
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00