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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George Washington1 - George Washington
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ALS signed "Go: Washington,” one page, 7.25 x 9, July 10, 1784. Letter to the Reverend Lee Massey, in full: "I have been favored with your...
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Estimate : 12,000.00 - 15,000.00
 
 
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George Washington2 - George Washington
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Ink signatures, "George" and "Washington,” on two off-white slips clipped from a 1769 land grant, matted with a portrait to an overal...
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Estimate : 2,500.00 - 3,500.00
 
 
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John Adams3 - John Adams
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Exceptional LS, one page, 8 x 9.5, June 1, 1819. Letter to "the ancient and Honourable Artillery Company," in part: "Accept my thanks...
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Estimate : 5,000.00 - 7,000.00
 
 
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Thomas Jefferson4 - Thomas Jefferson
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Rare book: Jefferson's Notes on the State of Virginia with An Appendix Relative to the Murder of Logan's Family. Trenton, NJ: Wilson & B...
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Estimate : 2,000.00 - 2,500.00
 
 
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Thomas Jefferson and James Madison5 - Thomas Jefferson and James Madison
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Partly-printed DS, signed "Th: Jefferson" as president and "James Madison" as secretary of state, one page, 12.75 x 15, March 28...
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Estimate : 4,000.00 - 6,000.00
 
 
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James Monroe6 - James Monroe
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Partial partly-printed DS as president, one page, 6 x 2.75, July 20, 1820. Bottom portion of a larger document, in full: "Given under my Hand, ...
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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John Quincy Adams7 - John Quincy Adams
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Partly-printed vellum DS as president, signed “J. Q. Adams,” one page, 13.75 x 9, September 1, 1827. President Adams grants John Fry a parcel of land
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Andrew Jackson8 - Andrew Jackson
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Partly-printed vellum DS as president, one page, 15.25 x 9.25, April 2, 1829. President Jackson grants Edward Thomas of Ohio a parcel of land in &qu...
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,000.00
 
 
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Andrew Jackson9 - Andrew Jackson
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ADS signed “Andrew Jackson, Major Genl Comd'g, D. of the South,” one page, 7.75 x 10, Choctaw Nation, June 14, 1815. Jackson lengthily endorses ...
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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Andrew Jackson10 - Andrew Jackson
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Partly-printed vellum DS as president, three pages two sheets, 11.5 x 15, April 3, 1835. A patent issued to "Elisha Holton, a citizen of the St...
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Estimate : 1,800.00 - 2,200.00
 
 
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Andrew Jackson11 - Andrew Jackson
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Large and bold ink signature as president, "March 19th, 1829—Andrew Jackson," on an off-white slip. Double-matted and framed with an engra...
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Estimate : 500.00 - 700.00
 
 
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Martin Van Buren12 - Martin Van Buren
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Partly-printed DS as president, signed "M. Van Buren," one page, 21.25 x 16.75, September 20, 1839. A four-language ship's pass issued...
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,200.00
 
 
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John Tyler13 - John Tyler
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Partly-printed vellum DS as president, signed "J. Tyler," one page, 11.75 x 15, September 26, 1842. Scalloped-top ship's pass issued f...
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,000.00
 
 
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John Tyler14 - John Tyler
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Partly-printed DS as president, signed "J. Tyler," one page, 8 x 10, November 23, 1842. President Tyler directs the Secretary of State to ...
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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James K. Polk15 - James K. Polk
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Partly-printed DS as president, one page, 7 x 6.25, July 8, 1845. President Polk directs the "Secretary of State to affix the Seal of the Unite...
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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James K. Polk16 - James K. Polk
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Partly-printed DS as president, one page, 13.5 x 15.5, February 26, 1847. President Polk appoints Charles as a "Captain in the Navy." Si...
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,200.00
 
 
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Zachary Taylor17 - Zachary Taylor
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Scarce partly-printed vellum DS as president, signed “Z. Taylor,” one page, 9.75 x 7.5, September 26, 1849. President Taylor appoints James S. Thornto
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Estimate : 4,000.00 - 6,000.00
 
 
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Millard Fillmore18 - Millard Fillmore
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Civil War–dated ALS, one page both sides, 5 x 7.75, September 21, 1861. Letter to Dr. Cyrus Powers, nephew of his late wife Abigail. In part: “I have
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Estimate : 1,100.00 - 1,300.00
 
 
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Franklin Pierce19 - Franklin Pierce
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Ink signature, "Very respectfully, Yr. Obdt. Servt. Franklin Pierce, Concord, N. H., Nov. 14, 1863,” on an off-white 3.75 x 2.25 slip. Double-m...
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Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
 
 
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Abraham Lincoln20 - Abraham Lincoln
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Partly-printed DS as president, one page, 15.25 x 9.75, April 20, 1861. President Lincoln appoints Cornelius A. Walborn as "Deputy Postmaster a...
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Estimate : 6,000.00 - 8,000.00
 
 
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