RR Auction: Rare Manuscript, Document, and Artifact Auction

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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’s nearly four decades of business continue to grow, achieving 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 Washington Custis Lee441 - George Washington Custis Lee
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Eldest son of Robert E. Lee, who served as a Confederate general and aide-de-camp to Jefferson Davis (1832–1913). ALS signed “G. W. C. Lee,” three pag
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Joseph Wheeler442 - Joseph Wheeler
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Confederate major general (1836–1906), known as ‘Fightin’ Joe,’ who served as the senior cavalry general in the Army of Tennessee, fighting most of it
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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John D. Imboden443 - John D. Imboden
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Lawyer, teacher, and Confederate officer (1823–1895) most active in the Virginia area. Boldly penned ALS signed “J. D. Imboden, ex-Brig. Genl Cavalry,
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Estimate : 2,500.00 - 3,500.00
 
 
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William Henry Fitzhugh ‘Rooney’ Lee444 - William Henry Fitzhugh ‘Rooney’ Lee
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Second son of Robert E. Lee who served as a Confederate cavalry general during the Civil War (1837–1891). ALS signed “W. H. F. Lee,” two pages on two
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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Dabney H. Maury445 - Dabney H. Maury
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Confederate general and military author and historian (1822–1900) who fought at Corinth, Vicksburg, and Mobile. ALS, three pages, lightly-lined on two
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Philip St. George Cocke446 - Philip St. George Cocke
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Confederate officer (1809–1861) best known for organizing the defense of Virginia along the Potomac River after the state's secession, and brief...
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Estimate : 4,000.00 - 5,000.00
 
 
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John S. Mosby447 - John S. Mosby
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Carbon TLS signed “Jno. S. Mosby,” three pages, 8 x 12.5, August 13, [1904]. Letter to Captain S. F. Chapman in support of Theodore Roosevelt’s 1904 p
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Estimate : 3,500.00 - 4,500.00
 
 
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Fitzhugh Lee448 - Fitzhugh Lee
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American soldier and politician (1835–1905), and nephew of Robert E. Lee. He notably served as a Confederate cavalry general during the Civil War, the
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Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
 
 
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Robert Toombs449 - Robert Toombs
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First secretary of state for the Confederacy, Toombs was a bitter rival of Jefferson Davis’s, and ran against him in the presidential election; he was
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Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
 
 
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Thomas L. Rosser450 - Thomas L. Rosser
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Confederate major general (1836–1910) who commanded New Orleans Washington Artillery at 1st Manassas and later Early’s Cavalry in the Shenandoah Valle
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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