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 and George W. Bush52 - George and George W. Bush
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Color glossy 10 x 8 photo, signed and inscribed in black felt tip, "To Ron—Best always, George W, Bush" and "George Bush.” In fine co...
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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George Bush53 - George Bush
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ALS signed “GB,” one page both sides, 6.25 x 4.25, Walker's Point letterhead, August 20, 1999. Letter to Harold Wiesenthal, in full: "I’m s...
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter54 - Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter
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Two items: a color 10 x 8 cardstock photo of Jimmy Carter and Rosalynn Carter, signed in the lower border in black felt tip by both; and a Time magazi
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Grover Cleveland55 - Grover Cleveland
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Partly-printed DS as president, one page, 8 x 10, February 4, 1889. President Cleveland directs the "Secretary of State to cause the Seal of th...
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Calvin Coolidge56 - Calvin Coolidge
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Matte-finish 8 x 12 photo of Coolidge by Harris & Ewing, signed and inscribed in the lower border in fountain pen, "To Frederick I. Cox, Wi...
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Dwight D. Eisenhower57 - Dwight D. Eisenhower
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Mailing envelope from the Offices of the Commanding General, Headquarters, U.S. Forces, European Theater, 8.25 x 3.75, addressed in type to his wife a
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Dwight D. Eisenhower58 - Dwight D. Eisenhower
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Glossy 9 x 7.5 photo of Eisenhower with a group in the Oval Office, displayed in its original 14 x 12 mat, signed and inscribed on the mat in black in
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Dwight D. Eisenhower59 - Dwight D. Eisenhower
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TLS, one page, 7 x 10.25, personal letterhead, October 8, 1947. Letter to W. H. Kittrell, in full: "Many thanks for sending me the copies of yo...
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Millard Fillmore60 - Millard Fillmore
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Partly-printed vellum DS as president, one page, 13.75 x 17.25, September 2, 1852. President Fillmore appoints Francis H. Bates as "Second Lieu...
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Millard Fillmore61 - Millard Fillmore
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ALS, one page, 4.5 x 4, May 4, 1857. Response to an autograph collector, in full: "I have yours of the 1st ult. and regret to say that I can no...
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Millard Fillmore62 - Millard Fillmore
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Partly-printed DS as president, one page, 8 x 8.25, August 9, 1850. President Fillmore authorizes and directs the secretary of state to "affix ...
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Gerald Ford63 - Gerald Ford
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TLS signed “Jerry Ford,” two pages, 8 x 10.5, personal Congress letterhead, February 5, 1972. Letter to Ed Hornburg on a variety of important national
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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Gerald Ford64 - Gerald Ford
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Signed book: Portrait of the Assassin. Second printing. NY: Simon & Schuster, 1965. Hardcover with dust jacket, 6 x 8.5, 508 pages. Signed and i...
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Gerald Ford65 - Gerald Ford
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Limited edition color 21.75 x 13 broadside, numbered 81/150, featuring Ford's December 6, 1973, address to Congress after taking the Oath of Off...
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Gerald Ford66 - Gerald Ford
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TLS signed "Jerry Ford," one page, 8 x 10.5, Congress of the United States letterhead, August 11, 1967. Response to a collector's requ...
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U. S. Grant67 - U. S. Grant
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Mounted albumen photograph of the Grant family, 9 x 10.75, taken on July 23, 1885, showing President Grant with his wife Julia, sons Frederick, Ulysse
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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Benjamin Harrison68 - Benjamin Harrison
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Bank check, 7.75 x 2.75, filled out and signed by Harrison, "Benj. Harrison," made payable for $156.75, November 1, 1877. Encapsulated in ...
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Herbert Hoover69 - Herbert Hoover
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Matte-finish 6.5 x 10.75 photo of Hoover by Harris & Ewing, signed and inscribed in the lower border in fountain pen. Blindstamped in the lower ...
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Herbert Hoover70 - Herbert Hoover
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White House card crisply signed in black ink, "Herbert Hoover." In fine condition, with two small areas of adhesive to edges and adhesive ...
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Herbert Hoover71 - Herbert Hoover
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Scarce ALS, one page, 6.5 x 8, personal letterhead, January 7, 1954. Letter to Professor Wallace B. Amsbury. In full: "General Hawley tells me ...
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Lyndon B. Johnson72 - Lyndon B. Johnson
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TLS, one page, 6.25 x 8.5, personal letterhead, January 28, 1969. Letter to former Secretary of Defense Robert S. McNamara, in full: "I have ha...
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Estimate : 1,200.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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John F. Kennedy73 - John F. Kennedy
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Uncommon swatch of dark blue seat leather from the 1961 Lincoln Continental X-100 presidential limousine Kennedy was riding in at the time of his assa
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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John F. Kennedy74 - John F. Kennedy
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Unused original “Press Section, Balcony Only” ticket, number 1395, 2.5 x 6, to the ‘Texas Welcome Dinner’ presented in honor of President John F. Kenn
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Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
 
 
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Abraham Lincoln75 - Abraham Lincoln
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Original printed proclamation, 5.5 x 8.5, three pages on two adjoining sheets, dated April 12, 1865. Three proclamations made by President Abraham Lin
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James Monroe76 - James Monroe
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Partly-printed DS, signed “Jas. Monroe,” one page, 7.75 x 10.75, June 20, 1801. As governor of Virginia, Monroe appoints John Doswell "to be sh...
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Richard Nixon77 - Richard Nixon
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TLS as president signed “RN,” one page, 6.75 x 9, White House letterhead, August 6, 1973. Letter to his friend, the financier Jack Dreyfus, in part:...
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Richard Nixon78 - Richard Nixon
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TLS signed “Dick,” one page, 7.25 x 10.5, personal letterhead, June 15, 1962. Letter to his friend, the financier Jack Dreyfus, in full: "Rose ...
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Richard Nixon79 - Richard Nixon
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Fountain pen signature, "Richard Nixon," on an off-white 6 x 4 La Casa Pacifica card, inscribed in type to "Helen F. Johnson," a...
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Richard Nixon80 - Richard Nixon
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Greeting card featuring a color image of his family at the Waldorf Astoria on November 6, 1968, 6.75 x 5, signed below the image in blue ink. A printe
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Barack Obama81 - Barack Obama
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Signed book: The American Journey of Barack Obama. First edition. NY: Little, Brown and Company. Hardcover with dust jacket, 9.25 x 11.25, 176 pages.
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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Barack Obama82 - Barack Obama
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Sesame Street children's coloring and puzzle booklet entitled 'Hip Hip Hooray for Dot to Dots, Mazes, and More,' 32 pages, 8 x 10.25, si...
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Presidential Ephemera83 - Presidential Ephemera
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Twelve pieces of presidential ephemera: an 1860 Union electoral ticket from Virginia for John Bell and Edward Everett; two different 1864 Democratic t
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Ronald Reagan84 - Ronald Reagan
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ALS as governor, one page, lightly-lined, 8 x 6.25, January 16, 1968. Draft letter to Bertha Glasscock, in full: “I've just had word from Al Cra...
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Estimate : 500.00 - 700.00
 
 
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Ronald Reagan85 - Ronald Reagan
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Signed book: Where's the Rest of Me? First edition. NY: Duell, Sloan and Pearce, 1965. Hardcover with dust jacket, 5.75 x 8.25, 316 pages. Signe...
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Ronald Reagan86 - Ronald Reagan
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ALS as governor, signed “Ron,” one page, lightly lined, 8.5 x 12, December 18, 1967. Draft letter to "Jack," in full: "It was good to...
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Ronald Reagan87 - Ronald Reagan
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Vintage glossy 10 x 8 photo of Reagan and Doris Day in the 1952 film The Winning Team, signed and inscribed in black ballpoint, "To Tammy, with...
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Ronald Reagan88 - Ronald Reagan
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Beige coin roll for $20 of half dollars, 4.5 x 2, signed in black ballpoint by Reagan. In fine condition. Pre-certified PSA/DNA.
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Ronald Reagan89 - Ronald Reagan
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DS, one page, 10 x 8, May 6, 1971. Certificate of Meritorious Service from the State of California issued to A. H. Keith, stating that he "has ...
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Ronald Reagan90 - Ronald Reagan
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Fresno County Junior Achievement year book for 1964–65, measures 8.5 x 11, thirty pages, signed on the front cover in black ballpoint by Reagan. In fi
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Ronald Reagan91 - Ronald Reagan
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Felt tip signature, "Ronald Reagan,” on an off-white 4 x 3 sheet of presidential stationery. In fine condition, with a short tear to the lower ...
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Ronald Reagan and George Bush92 - Ronald Reagan and George Bush
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Color satin-finish 8 x 10 photo of President Reagan and Vice President Bush, signed and inscribed in black felt tip, "To Ron Wade, With Best Re...
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Franklin D. Roosevelt93 - Franklin D. Roosevelt
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TLS, one page, 7.75 x 10.25, Navy Department letterhead, October 2, 1919. Letter to Ella S. Hudson, in full, "I beg to acknowledge the receipt ...
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Harry S. Truman94 - Harry S. Truman
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Two items: a vintage glossy 7.75 x 9.75 photo of Truman at his desk in the Oval Office, signed and inscribed in fountain pen, "To Col. Dick Hus...
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Harry S. Truman95 - Harry S. Truman
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TLS, one page, 7.25 x 10.5, personal letterhead, July 15, 1955. Letter to Phil Kerby, editor of Frontier, in part: "Thank you very much for you...
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Donald Trump96 - Donald Trump
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Signed book: Crippled America. Limited first edition, numbered 5558/10000. NY: Threshold Editions, 2015. Hardcover with dust jacket, 5.75 x 8.75, 193
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,000.00
 
 
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Donald Trump98 - Donald Trump
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Color glossy 8 x 10 photo of Trump at a book signing, signed in blue felt tip. In very fine condition. Accompanied by a certificate of authenticity fr
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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Woodrow Wilson99 - Woodrow Wilson
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TLS, one page, 7.75 x 10.25, June 27, 1902. Letter to Paul Mitchell of Louisville, in part: "If you will prepare yourself for a thorough examin...
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John Hancock100 - John Hancock
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Revolutionary War–dated partly-printed DS, one page, 15 x 9, February 16, 1776. As president of the Continental Congress, Hancock appoints Moses Marti
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Estimate : 10,000.00 - 15,000.00
 
 
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John Hancock101 - John Hancock
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Self-contained partial manuscript DS, one page, 8 x 5.75, October 23, 1783. The bottom portion of a larger document with six lines of text, in full:...
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Estimate : 3,000.00 - 4,000.00
 
 
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John Hancock102 - John Hancock
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Bold ink signature, "Your most hum Sevt, John Hancock Presid.,” on an off-white 3.5 x 1 slip clipped from a letter. Nicely matted and framed wi...
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Estimate : 2,000.00 - 2,500.00
 
 
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