RR Auction: Historic Collection of Raleigh DeGeer Amyx

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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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Franklin D. Roosevelt’s Rose Room Box105 - Franklin D. Roosevelt’s Rose Room Box
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Rose-colored box kept in the Rose Room of the White House and presented by President Franklin D. Roosevelt to longtime White House seamstress and hous
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Franklin D. Roosevelt’s Paper Weight106 - Franklin D. Roosevelt’s Paper Weight
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President Roosevelt’s personally-owned pewter paperweight, measuring 2.75 x 2.5 x 1.5, with an appealing smoothly curved dome design topped with a dim
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Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
 
 
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Franklin D. Roosevelt 1942 Christmas Gift107 - Franklin D. Roosevelt 1942 Christmas Gift
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Black leather checkbook folder given to Toi Bachelder by President Roosevelt as a Christmas gift in 1942, embossed in gold with a presentation inscrip
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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Franklin D. Roosevelt 1943 Christmas Gift108 - Franklin D. Roosevelt 1943 Christmas Gift
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Desktop magnifying glass given to Toi Bachelder by President Roosevelt as a Christmas gift in 1943, featuring a mahogany-colored leatherette covering
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Franklin D. Roosevelt’s USS Arizona Place Card109 - Franklin D. Roosevelt’s USS Arizona Place Card
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President Roosevelt’s very own identification place card from the famous battleship USS Arizona, 3.5 x 3.5 when laid flat, printed with an image of th
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Estimate : 300.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Franklin D. Roosevelt: Mabel Bachelder Diary110 - Franklin D. Roosevelt: Mabel Bachelder Diary
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Historically interesting diary kept by White House employee Mabel Bachelder, mother of FDR secretary Toi Bachelder, a member of FDR’s inner circle, co
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Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
 
 
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Queen Elizabeth II’s Personal Itinerary to Visit FDR111 - Queen Elizabeth II’s Personal Itinerary to Visit FDR
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Queen Elizabeth’s elegant copy of the itinerary for the famous British Royal Visit to the United States on June 7-12, 1939. Beautifully printed itiner
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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Winston Churchill’s Cigar112 - Winston Churchill’s Cigar
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Prime Minister Churchill’s personally-owned cigar, measuring 6.75? long, wrapped in a golden band that reads, “Romeo y Julieta, Churchill, Habana.” Th
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Franklin D. Roosevelt’s Silver Cigarette Case114 - Franklin D. Roosevelt’s Silver Cigarette Case
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President Roosevelt’s personally-owned and -used sterling silver cigarette case presented to him on his 53rd birthday, crafted with a spring-loaded hi
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Estimate : 3,000.00 - 4,000.00
 
 
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Franklin D. Roosevelt’s Cigarette Case115 - Franklin D. Roosevelt’s Cigarette Case
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President Roosevelt’s personally-owned and -used silver tone cigarette case made by Volupte, measuring 3 x 5.5, featuring an original painting on the
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Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,000.00
 
 
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