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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John Tyler129 - John Tyler
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Partly-printed vellum DS as president, one page, 11.75 x 15, June 24, 1844. Scallop-topped ship’s pass issued to “the Ship Huntress, Edward T. Shearma
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Estimate : 500.00 - 700.00
 
 
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John Tyler130 - John Tyler
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Partly-printed DS as president, signed “J. Tyler,” one page, 20.75 x 16, September 24, 1845. Four-language ship’s papers issued to John E. Brayton, “m
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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James K. Polk131 - James K. Polk
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ALS as president, one page, 7.75 x 10, November 29, 1847. Addressed "Private" at the top, a letter to Secretary of the Treasury Robert J. ...
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,200.00
 
 
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Zachary Taylor132 - Zachary Taylor
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Exceptionally bold ink signature, “Very respectfully sir, Your obt. servt., Z. Taylor, Major Genl., U. S. Army,” on a light blue 4 x 2 slip affixed to
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Estimate : 2,000.00 - 2,500.00
 
 
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Franklin Pierce133 - Franklin Pierce
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Partly-printed DS as president, one page, 16.25 x 13.25, March 20, 1854. President Pierce appoints James A. Kennedy of Washington "to be a Just...
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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Franklin Pierce134 - Franklin Pierce
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Partly-printed DS as president, one page, 22.25 x 17.5, August 9, 1855. Four-language ship’s papers issued to “John L. Dennis master or commander of t
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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James Buchanan135 - James Buchanan
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ALS as president, one page both sides, 6.25 x 8, March 30, 1860. Letter to his attorney H. B. Swart concerning judgments in two legal cases. In part:
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,000.00
 
 
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James Buchanan136 - James Buchanan
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Partly-printed DS, one page, 11 x 17, no date but circa 1846. Official passport issued to Mary Wiley, providing instructions to "permit safely ...
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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Abraham Lincoln137 - Abraham Lincoln
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Piece of wood recovered from the birthplace of Abraham Lincoln, measuring 9.5 x 2.5 x .5, with printed reproduction of Lincoln's original log ca...
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,200.00
 
 
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Abraham Lincoln138 - Abraham Lincoln
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Autograph endorsement as president, signed “A. Lincoln,” one page, 5 x 4.25, March 18, 1862. In full: "To-day, March 18, 1862, Major Joseph H. ...
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Estimate : 12,000.00 - 15,000.00
 
 
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