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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Sectioned Civil War 12-Pounder Case Shell342 - Sectioned Civil War 12-Pounder Case Shell
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Halved spherical 12-pounder projectile that measures 4.25? diameter and has a weight of 4 pounds, 13 ounces. The exterior of the shell has a lightly f
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Civil War US 3.67-Inch Parrott Shell343 - Civil War US 3.67-Inch Parrott Shell
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Conical 20-pounder projectile that measures just under 9? in length and has a weight of 13 pounds, 11 ounces. According to the old, hand-painted label
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Civil War US 2.9-Inch Hotchkiss Common Shell344 - Civil War US 2.9-Inch Hotchkiss Common Shell
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Conical, round base projectile for the 2.9? Ordnance Rifle that measures 6.75” in length and has a weight of 6 pounds, 14 ounces. According to the han
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John Bowman345 - John Bowman
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Pioneer, colonial militia officer, and sheriff (1738–1784) who raised men to support General George Rogers Clark during the Illinois Campaign in the R
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Benjamin Butler346 - Benjamin Butler
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ALS signed “Benj. F. Butler,” one page, 5 x 8, January 28, 1875. Letter to Hon. John A. Creswell, in full: “Permit me to present to you my valued frie
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Civil War: 16th Maine Volunteers347 - Civil War: 16th Maine Volunteers
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Civil War–dated ALS by Hiram Brackett, four pages on two adjoining sheets, 5.25 x 8, October 6, 1863. Letter written from the “Camp of the 16th Me. Vo
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Thomas Foley348 - Thomas Foley
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Royal Navy officer (1757–1833) known for his leadership during the French Revolutionary Wars, especially for his victory at the Battle of the Nile. Ma
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French Marshals349 - French Marshals
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Collection of four items signed by French marshals, including three signed by Henri Jacques Guillaume Clarke (two LSs signed “Clarke” and a DS signed
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French Military350 - French Military
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Collection of four items signed by important military leaders of Napoleonic France, including: Louis Nicolas Davout (LS signed “Prince d’Eckmuhl”); Fr
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French Military351 - French Military
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Two letters: an LS by Charles de La Croix de Castries, signed “le Mal. De Castries,” one page, 8 x 12.5, September 7, 1785, in part (translated): “I h
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Winfield Scott Hancock352 - Winfield Scott Hancock
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LS signed “Winf’d S. Hancock,” one page, 5.5 x 8.5, May 2, 1882. Letter to General William Stryker. In part: “I am in receipt of the pamphlet entitled
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William Heath353 - William Heath
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Distinguished major general in the Continental Army (1737–1814) who organized and trained the undisciplined forces at Cambridge before the Battle of B
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O. O. Howard354 - O. O. Howard
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LS, one page, 6 x 9, Headquarters Division of the Atlantic letterhead, December 26, 1888. Response to an invitation, in part: “Not knowing anything to
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Jean-Baptiste Jourdan355 - Jean-Baptiste Jourdan
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French military officer (1762–1833) who Napoleon named a Marshal of France. ALS in French, signed “Jourdan,” one page, 8.25 x 13.5, Army of Sambre-et-
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Simon Kenton356 - Simon Kenton
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Famous frontiersman and soldier (1755–1836) who was a friend of Daniel Boone and served in the American Revolution, Northwest Indian War, and War of 1
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Douglas MacArthur357 - Douglas MacArthur
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Signed book: MacArthur: His Rendezvous with History. First edition. NY: Alfred A. Knopf, 1956. Hardcover with dust jacket, 6.5 x 9.5, 547 pages. Neatl
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George G. Meade358 - George G. Meade
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LS signed “Geo. G. Meade, Maj. Genl. USA,” one page, 5 x 7.75, Headquarters Military Division of the Atlantic letterhead, April 11, 1871. Letter to Da
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Medal of Honor Recipients359 - Medal of Honor Recipients
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Signed book: Medal of Honor. Later printing. NY: Artisan, 2006. Hardcover with dust jacket, 10.25 x 11.5, 295 pages. Signed throughout by fourteen Med
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Nelson A. Miles360 - Nelson A. Miles
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American soldier (1839–1925) who is the only man to serve as an officer in the Civil War, Indian Wars, and Spanish-American War. TLS, one page, 4.75 x
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Samuel H. Parsons361 - Samuel H. Parsons
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Important Continental Army general (1737–1789) who served continuously from the Lexington Alarm through the British surrender at Yorktown. Revolutiona
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