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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Revolutionary War434 - Revolutionary War
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ALS signed “A. Lochry,” one page, 8 x 13.25, June 27, 1777. Letter to General Hand, in part (spelling and grammar retained): “I sent orders to the thi
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Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,000.00
 
 
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Revolutionary War435 - Revolutionary War
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DS, signed “George Wyllys,” one page both sides, 6.25 x 7.75, May 11, 1775. Statement regarding a reward for the recapture of a prisoner, in part: “On
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,000.00
 
 
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Revolutionary War436 - Revolutionary War
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Revolutionary War-dated manuscript DS, signed “Noble Benedict Capt.,” one page, 13.75 x 8.25, November 19, 1775. Appointment of Jonah Benedict “to be
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Revolutionary War437 - Revolutionary War
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Revolutionary War-dated ALS signed “Jno. Beatty,” one page both sides, 7.5 x 12.25, May 23, 1779. Letter to Aaron Burr, regarding a British prisoner,
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Henry Sewall438 - Henry Sewall
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Continental Army officer (1752–1845) who served at the siege of Boston, Burgoyne and Jersey campaigns, and later as aide-de-camp to William Heath. ALS
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Richard Varick439 - Richard Varick
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American soldier and statesman (1753–1831) who was aide-de-camp to Benedict Arnold prior to the latter’s defection to the British. Varick later served
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Edward D. Baker440 - Edward D. Baker
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Politician, lawyer, and military leader (1811–1861) who was killed in action at the Battle of Ball's Bluff, becoming the only sitting senator ki...
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Battle of Appomattox441 - Battle of Appomattox
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Civil War–dated letter in pencil by J. B. Cunningham, unsigned, one page both sides, 8.5 x 11, April 12, 1865. Letter home following the Battle of App
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Battle of Proctor's Creek442 - Battle of Proctor's Creek
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Civil War–dated ALS signed “E. L. Buterbaugh,” one page both sides, 8 x 10, May 17, 1864. Letter home to his brother containing gruesome content on th
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Hiram Berdan443 - Hiram Berdan
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Engineer, inventor, and Civil War officer (1824–1893) who was a world-renowned marksman and the inventor of the Berdan rifle and other weapons. ALS si
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Civil War Physician444 - Civil War Physician
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Partly-printed DS, one page, 8.5 x 13, October 23, 1863. Document headed “Contract with a Private Physician,” made “between Surgeon W. S. King, of the
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Jefferson Davis445 - Jefferson Davis
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Clean ink signature, “Jefferson Davis,” on an off-white 3.5 x 2 card. In fine condition, with a trivial bend to left edge.
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George G. Meade446 - George G. Meade
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ALS signed “Geo. G. Meade, Maj. Genl. U.S.A.,” one page both sides, 5 x 8, Headquarters, Department of the East letterhead, October 31, 1867. Letter t
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Winfield Scott447 - Winfield Scott
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ALS, one page, 5 x 5, February 13, 1846. Letter to a gentleman, in full: “To show that your good intention has not been balked, & that I am a fa...
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Philip H. Sheridan448 - Philip H. Sheridan
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ALS signed “Sheridan,” one page both sides, 5 x 7.75, January 25, 1872. Letter to Mr. Comstock, in full: “With great pleasure I enclose the autograph
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American Battles449 - American Battles
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Two large prints depicting the Battle of Antietam and the Battle of Manila Bay: a color 22 x 15.75 facsimile reprint of an engraving by artist Thure d
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John J. Pershing450 - John J. Pershing
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Signed book: My Experiences in the World War. Two volume author’s autograph edition, numbered 773/2100. NY: Frederick A. Stokes Company, 1931. Hardcov
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John J. Pershing451 - John J. Pershing
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Sharp matte-finish 8 x 10 portrait of Pershing in uniform, signed in the lower border in fountain pen. In very good condition, with a crease to the lo
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James H. Doolittle452 - James H. Doolittle
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Commemorative cover with a cachet honoring Doolittle’s memorial flight over Washington’s routes on July 26, 1932, signed vertically in fountain pen al
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Ernest J. King453 - Ernest J. King
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Commander-in-chief of the US Fleet and chief of naval operations (1878-1956) who commanded the US Navy throughout World War II and served as President
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