RR Auction: Fine Autographs and 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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Red Jacket311 - Red Jacket
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Native American Seneca orator and chief of the Wolf clan (c.1758–1830) whose Indian name was Sagoyewatha. An unsigned manuscript receipt, one page, 7.
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Texas312 - Texas
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Unissued partly-printed document, one page, 10.5 x 6.75, no date but circa 1858. A document pertaining to land on the Trinity River. In part: “This Ce
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Texas313 - Texas
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Manuscript document, nine pages on four adjoining lightly-lined sheets, 8 x 12.5, January 18, 1875. Power of Attorney document in regards to a Louisvi
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Cornelius Vanderbilt314 - Cornelius Vanderbilt
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American tycoon, businessman, and philanthropist (1794–1877) who built his wealth in railroads and shipping. ALS signed “C. Vanderbilt,” one page, 5
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Daniel Webster315 - Daniel Webster
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Partial ALS, signed “Dan’l Webster,” one page both sides, 8 x 6.25, undated. The concluding portion of a letter concerning “the 9th Section of the Con
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Western: Gordon W. ‘Pawnee Bill’ Lillie316 - Western: Gordon W. ‘Pawnee Bill’ Lillie
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Two Pawnee Bill’s Old Town and Indian Trading Post business checks, 8.5 x 3.5, one filled out in another hand and signed by Lillie, “G. W. Lillie” in
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Kurt von Wilmowsky317 - Kurt von Wilmowsky
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Chief of the Secret Civil Cabinet of Kaiser Wilhelm I (1850–1941). ALS in German, one page, 5.5 x 8.75, December 30, 1876. Letter to an unnamed recipi
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Edward Porter Alexander320 - Edward Porter Alexander
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Military engineer (1835–1910) who rose to the rank of brigadier general in the Confederate army. Civil War–dated endorsement by Porter penned on the r
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Richard Bong321 - Richard Bong
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Fighter pilot (1920–1945) known as the highest-scoring air ace of the United States, having shot down at least 40 Japanese aircraft during World War I
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Estimate : 1,200.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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Benedict Arnold322 - Benedict Arnold
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Manuscript DS, signed “B. Arnold,” one page, 7.75 x 9, January 18, 1790. A legal document concerning a loan, in which Arnold "maketh oath that ...
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Estimate : 3,000.00 - 4,000.00
 
 
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Roger Casement323 - Roger Casement
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Irish nationalist, activist, and poet (1864–1916) who was executed for treason following the Easter Rising. Scarce ALS, one page both sides, 4.25 x 7,
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Civil War324 - Civil War
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Collection of seven ALSs by officers in the Civil War, including: an 1887 letter by R. Bruce Ricketts, in part: "I have not yet found time to w...
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Civil War325 - Civil War
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A mounted 9 x 6.75 photo of a group of Union surgeons, affixed to a 11.25 x 9.25 mount, identified in the lower border: “Surgeon Jackson in Charge of
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Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,000.00
 
 
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Civil War Letters326 - Civil War Letters
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Collection of four letters by participants in the Civil War, including: an ALS from Richard F. Andrews to his wife, dated April 4, 1865, in part: &q...
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Civil War Model 1860 Union Naval Cutlass by Ames327 - Civil War Model 1860 Union Naval Cutlass by Ames
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The 25.75? blade is marked on the reverse "U.S.N. / D.R. / 1862" and has no visible maker's marking (not unusual because some were so ...
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Civil War Soldiers328 - Civil War Soldiers
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Four Civil War–dated letters by various low-ranking soldiers, all featuring interesting content. The earliest is written from Cross Creek Village in P
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Confederate Canteen329 - Confederate Canteen
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This is a classic style drum canteen with wooden staves bound by strap iron bands. The canteen is 7.5? in diameter and 2.25? thick with a separately c
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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Confederate Generals330 - Confederate Generals
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Superbly displayed assemblage of three of the most sought-after confederate generals, Robert E. Lee, Stonewall Jackson, and J. E. B. Stuart, including
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Estimate : 10,000.00 - 12,000.00
 
 
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George A. Custer331 - George A. Custer
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Hand-addressed mailing envelope, 5.25 x 3, addressed by Custer to his wife, “Mrs. Genl. Custer, care of Mrs. John S. Bugg, Jeff Avenue near Hamtramck,
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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George A. Custer332 - George A. Custer
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Bank check, 7 x 2.75, filled out and signed by Custer, “G. A. Custer,” payable to Mrs. Clifton for $20, February 14, 1873. Attractively matted and fra
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Estimate : 2,500.00 - 3,000.00
 
 
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