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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Hiram Burnham461 - Hiram Burnham
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Union general (1814–1864) who was killed while assaulting Confederate positions near Richmond, Virginia, during the Battle of Chaffin's Farm. Wa...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Benjamin Butler462 - Benjamin Butler
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LS signed “Benj. F. Butler,” one page, 5.5 x 8.75, November 30, 1891. Letter to John Davenport. In full: “I am waiting for your letter to be printed i
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Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain463 - Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain
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Maine-born Union major general (1828–1914) who was awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor for his defense of Little Round Top at Gettysburg. Bank ch
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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George A. Custer464 - George A. Custer
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ALS signed “G. A. Custer,” eight pages, lightly-lined on two sets of adjoining sheets, 5.25 x 8, West Point, August 7, 1857. Letter to Minnie St. John
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Estimate : 10,000.00 - 12,000.00
 
 
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Abner Doubleday465 - Abner Doubleday
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Docketing panel for the inspection report of Fort Brown in Texas, 3 x 7.75, commanded by Doubleday, dated June 1, 1873, consisting of 278 troops prese
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Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
 
 
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Robert S. Granger466 - Robert S. Granger
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Major General in the Union Army during the Civil War (1816–1894). War-dated partly-printed DS, signed “R. S. Granger,” one page, 8 x 10, August 6, 186
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Winfield Scott Hancock467 - Winfield Scott Hancock
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Ink signature, “Truly yours, Winfd. S. Hancock,” on an off-white 2.5 x 1.25 lightly-lined slip, clipped from the closing of a letter and affixed to a
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Winfield Scott Hancock468 - Winfield Scott Hancock
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ALS signed “Winf’d S. Hancock,” one page, lightly-lined, 4.75 x 7.75, June 6, 1866. Letter to a gentleman. Letter in his difficult to decipher hand re
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Winfield Scott Hancock469 - Winfield Scott Hancock
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LS signed “Winf’d S. Hancock,” one page, both sides, 4.75 x 7.75, February 27, 1880. Letter to General James Grant Wilson. In part: “I regret that I s
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William Joseph Hardee470 - William Joseph Hardee
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Confederate general known for his writings on military tactics and strategy (1815–1873). Civil War–dated ink signature, “W. J. Hardee, Lieut. General,
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