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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Harry S. Truman152Harry S. Truman
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City Bank of Kansas City check, 6.25 x 2.75, filled out and signed by Truman, payable to Pandex Queen for $3.50, January 17, 1925. In fine condition,
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Harry S. Truman153Harry S. Truman
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TLS, one page, 7.25 x 10.5, personal letterhead, August 14, 1954. Letter to Leonard Lyons, in full: “I appreciated very much your letter of the sixth.
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Dwight D. Eisenhower154Dwight D. Eisenhower
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TLS as president, one page, 6.75 x 8.75, White House letterhead, May 16, 1955. Letter to Lew Miller, in full: “Congressman Robsion has given me the de
Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
Dwight D. Eisenhower155Dwight D. Eisenhower
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TLS as president, one page, 6.75 x 8.75, White House letterhead, October 20, 1953. Letter to Jack Warner of Warner Bros. Pictures, in full: “Thank you
Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
Dwight D. Eisenhower156Dwight D. Eisenhower
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Signed book: Mandate for Change. First edition. NY: Doubleday, 1963. Hardcover with dust jacket, 6.25 x 9.5, 650 pages. Signed and inscribed on a book
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Dwight D. Eisenhower157Dwight D. Eisenhower
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An original hand-drawn cartoon portraying Eisenhower dressed as six presidents of the past, 5.75 x 9, signed across the middle in fountain pen by Eise
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Dwight D. Eisenhower158Dwight D. Eisenhower
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TLS, one page, 7 x 10.25, personal letterhead, February 26, 1962. Letter to Paul F. Andrew, in full: “Thank you so much for your nice letter, written
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
John and Robert Kennedy159John and Robert Kennedy
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Two items: original painting of Robert F. Kennedy, oil on canvas, 23.5 x 29.75, showing him in a head-and-shoulders pose, signed in the lower right by
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Lyndon B. Johnson160Lyndon B. Johnson
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TLS signed “LBJ,” one page, 7 x 8.75, personal letterhead, September 8, 1970. Letter of thanks for a gift, in full: “‘The Drifter’ is beautiful. It’s
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Richard Nixon161Richard Nixon
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Souvenir typescript of Nixon’s resignation letter on an off-white 5.25 x 8 sheet, signed in black felt tip. In full: “I hereby resign the Office of Pr
Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
Richard Nixon and Herbert Hoover162Richard Nixon and Herbert Hoover
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Custom leatherbound program for the inauguration of President Eisenhower and Vice President Nixon on January 20, 1957, 48 pages, 8.5 x 11, signed and
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Richard Nixon163Richard Nixon
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Commemorative cover with a cachet honoring Nixon’s inauguration in 1973, signed in black felt tip. In fine condition.
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Richard Nixon164Richard Nixon
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Signed book: The Real War. First edition, NY: Warner Books, 1980. Hardcover with slipcase, 6.25 x 9.25, 341 pages. Signed on the designated page in bl
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Gerald Ford166Gerald Ford
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South High School of Grand Rapids Michigan 1931 The Pioneer Annual yearbook, 8 x 10.75, 172 pages, featuring Ford’s unsigned senior yearbook picture o
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Gerald Ford and First Ladies167Gerald Ford and First Ladies
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Blue felt tip signatures, “Gerald R. Ford” and “Barbara Bush,” and black ink signatures, “Lady Bird Johnson” and “Betty Ford,” on an off-white 3.5 x 4
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Gerald Ford168Gerald Ford
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TLS signed “Gerald R. Ford,” one page, 6.25 x 8.5, personal letterhead, January 20, 1992. Letter to Richard Kunst, in full: “As a member of the Warren
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Gerald Ford169Gerald Ford
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TLS as president signed “Jerry Ford,” one page, 6.75 x 8.75, White House letterhead, January 10, 1977. Letter to William J. McManus, in full: “Many th
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Jimmy Carter170Jimmy Carter
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Grouping of five books, each hardcover with dust jacket, signed on the title page or presentation page in black ink, “J. Carter.” Titles include: Less
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Ronald Reagan171Ronald Reagan
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Signed copy of a White House press release, seven pages, 8.5 x 14, of the speech Reagan delivered at Hambach Castle in the Federal Republic of Germany
Estimate : 800.00 - 1,000.00
Ronald Reagan172Ronald Reagan
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Ticket for The Governors’ Reception honoring President–elect Ronald Reagan and Vice President–elect George Bush, held at the Sheraton Washington Ballr
Estimate : 600.00
Ronald Reagan173Ronald Reagan
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Color satin-finish 9.75 x 8 photo of Reagan during his proclamation of National Farm–City Week on November 13, 1984, signed and inscribed in the lower
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Ronald Reagan and Gerald Ford174Ronald Reagan and Gerald Ford
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Black felt tip signatures of Ronald Reagan and Gerald Ford on the reverse of an off-white 3.25 x 1.75 business card of a Tennessee state representativ
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Nancy Reagan175Nancy Reagan
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Color satin-finish 8 x 10 photo of Reagan during her Just Say No anti-drugs campaign launch at the White House on May 22, 1986, signed in blue felt ti
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Ronald Reagan176Ronald Reagan
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Color satin-finish 10 x 8 photo of Reagan being presented with a handmade quilt in a very crowded Oval office, signed in the lower border in black fel
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
George Bush177George Bush
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Three letters signed as vice president, each addressed to Everett Fisher. The first, a TLS, signed “George B,” on an embossed 6.25 x 4.25 vice preside
Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
George Bush178George Bush
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TLS as vice president signed “George,” one page, 6.5 x 8.25, The Vice President letterhead, January 7, 1987. Letter to Cy, in full: “Got those Athlete
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
George Bush179George Bush
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TLS, one page, 6.25 x 4.25, Vice President letterhead, October 31, 1984. Letter to Mr. Mullen, in full: “Many thanks for your recent letter. I’m delig
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Bill Clinton180Bill Clinton
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Ceremonies program for President Clinton’s inauguration on January 20, 1997, 6 x 8.75, eight pages, signed on the front cover in black felt tip as pre
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Bill Clinton181Bill Clinton
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Limited edition FDC with a cachet honoring the Arkansas Sesquicentennial, numbered 111/150, signed in black felt tip. Framed and in fine condition.
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Hillary Clinton182Hillary Clinton
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Signed book: Living History. Later printing. NY: Simon & Schuster, 2003. Hardcover with dust jacket, 6.25 x 9.5, 562 pages. Signed and inscribed...
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
George W. Bush183George W. Bush
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Official SPC Texas Rangers baseball inscribed in blue ink on a side panel, “To John, Best Wishes,” and on the sweet spot, “George Bush.” In fine condi
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
George W. Bush184George W. Bush
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Program for a New Jersey Chamber of Commerce special event honoring President George W. Bush at the Brunswick Hilton in East Brunswick, New Jersey, on
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Barack Obama185Barack Obama
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Signed book: The Audacity of Hope. First edition, later printing. NY: Crown Publishers, 2006. Hardcover, 6.5 x 9.5, 375 pages. Signed on the title pag
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Presidents186Presidents
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Collection of six items, including: an interesting unsigned original 7.5 x 4.5 photo of Garfield on horseback with an Army detail, double-matted and f
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Presidents and Nominees187Presidents and Nominees
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Collection of six items, including: a 7? tall circa 1896 chalk bust of William McKinley; a ‘Little Savings Bank’ featuring a quote and image of McKinl
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Presidents188Presidents
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Three glass mustard jars with handles: a memorial glass honoring the nation’s fallen presidents, measuring 2.5? in diameter and 2.5? tall, depicting a
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Presidents and First Ladies189Presidents and First Ladies
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Collection of twenty unsigned photos primarily consisting of presidents, first ladies, and family members, ranging in size from 2.75 x 4.5 to 8 x 10,
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Vice Presidents190Vice Presidents
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Collection of five items signed by various vice presidents of the United States, including: a glossy 10 x 8 photo of an engraving of the White House,
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Benjamin Franklin191Benjamin Franklin
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LS signed “Your most obedient & most humble Servant, B. Franklin,” one page both sides, 7.25 x 9, August 24, 1783. Letter to the Reverend Dr. Sa...
Estimate : 10,000.00 - 15,000.00
Benjamin Franklin192Benjamin Franklin
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Partly-printed vellum DS, signed “B. Franklin,” one page, 15.75 x 13, August 10, 1787. As president of the Supreme Executive Council of the Commonweal
Estimate : 10,000.00 - 15,000.00
Josiah Bartlett193Josiah Bartlett
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ALS, one page, 6.5 x 8, January 29, 1791. Letter to his son Dr. Levi Bartlett. In part: “I have enjoyed a pretty good state of health since I have bee
Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,500.00
Carter Braxton194Carter Braxton
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Signer of the Declaration of Independence from Virginia (1736–1797) who was one of the wealthiest and most powerful plantation owners in the colony. R
Estimate : 800.00 - 1,000.00
Francis Hopkinson195Francis Hopkinson
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Partly-printed DS, twice signed “Fr. Hopkinson,” one page, 8 x 8.25, May 21, 1779. Uncut sheet consisting of third and fourth bills of exchange for “1
Estimate : 1,300.00 - 1,500.00
Samuel Huntington196Samuel Huntington
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Partly-printed DS, signed “Saml. Huntington,” one page, 13 x 8, May 7, 1793. Commission for Stephen Morgan stating that he has been “accepted to be En
Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,200.00
Samuel Huntington197Samuel Huntington
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Free franked address panel, 6.5 x 3, made out in another hand to “His Excellency The President of the State of Pennsylvania,” and franked in the lower
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
William Williams198William Williams
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Merchant and signer of the Declaration of Independence from Connecticut (1731–1781). Early Revolutionary War–dated ADS, signed three times, “Wm. Willi
Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
Henry Clay199Henry Clay
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LS signed “H. Clay,” one page both sides, 7.75 x 9.75, February 21, 1852. Letter to three congressmen, declining an “invitation to the Congressional B
Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
Henry Clay200Henry Clay
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ALS signed “H. Clay,” one page, 8 x 9.75, December 8, 1819. Letter to Secretary of the Navy Smith Thompson, in full: “The mailed letter is from a gent
Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
Harris & Ewing Guest Book201Harris & Ewing Guest Book
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Extraordinary guest book from the famous Harris & Ewing photography studio in Washington, 11 x 14, with dates ranging from 1905 to 1942, signed ...
Estimate : 2,000.00 - 3,000.00
Robert F. Kennedy202Robert F. Kennedy
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Vintage 10 x 8 print showing a drawing of the US Department of Justice in Washington affixed to a 12.5 x 10.75 mount, signed and inscribed on the moun
Estimate : 800.00 - 1,000.00