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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Vice President Alben W. Barkley’s Handkerchiefs157 - Vice President Alben W. Barkley’s Handkerchiefs
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Collection of four Vice President Barkley’s personally-owned and -used off-white handkerchiefs, each monogrammed with his initials in a different styl
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Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
 
 
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Harry S. Truman Photograph Kept on Mrs. Truman’s Dresser158 - Harry S. Truman Photograph Kept on Mrs. Truman’s Dresser
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Handsome color hand-tinted matte-finish 2.75 x 3.75 portrait of Truman, personally owned by the First Family and kept by Mrs. Truman on her dresser in
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Harry S. Truman White House Celluloid Powder Box159 - Harry S. Truman White House Celluloid Powder Box
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Stunning celluloid powder box, presented by President Harry S. Truman to longtime White House seamstress and housekeeper Lillian Rogers Parks, shortly
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,200.00
 
 
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Harry S. Truman White House Queens’ Room Small Hat Stand160 - Harry S. Truman White House Queens’ Room Small Hat Stand
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A wooden hat stand used in the Rose Room at the White House through part of President Truman’s administration, measuring 9.5? tall with a 4.75? diamet
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Harry S. Truman’s Wicker Basket161 - Harry S. Truman’s Wicker Basket
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A wicker basket presented to President Harry S. Truman in the 1940s. Basket, with lid, measures 16 x 7.5 x 10.5, and has a handle and two loops on the
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Harry S. Truman’s Flashlight162 - Harry S. Truman’s Flashlight
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President Truman’s personally-owned and -used flashlight with a chrome and red plastic handle, measuring 7? long, with a metal spring-like protector s
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,200.00
 
 
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Harry S. Truman’s Lighter163 - Harry S. Truman’s Lighter
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Official Truman White House cigarette lighter given to Secret Service Agent Frank G. Stoner by President Truman. The lighter measures 1.5 x 2.75 x .5
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Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
 
 
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Harry S. Truman and William Hassett’s Pair of Large Oak Beer Steins164 - Harry S. Truman and William Hassett’s Pair of Large Oak Beer Steins
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Two enormous oak beer steins, one owned by President Truman and displayed in the White House and the other belonging to his secretary William Hassett.
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Harry S. Truman’s Oak Beer Stein165 - Harry S. Truman’s Oak Beer Stein
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An impressive large oak beer stein, owned by President Truman and displayed in the White House, presented by Truman to White House doorman Carl W. Fer
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Harry S. Truman’s Sterling Silver Jigger166 - Harry S. Truman’s Sterling Silver Jigger
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President Truman’s personally-owned and -used sterling silver shot glass, measuring 2? tall with a diameter of 1.75?, featuring a 3D dimpled ‘thimble’
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Estimate : 3,000.00 - 4,000.00
 
 
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