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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Harry S. Truman74 - Harry S. Truman
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Two items: a glossy 3.5 x 5.5 portrait of Truman, signed and inscribed in black ink, “James J. Argyris from Harry S. Truman 8/5/65”; and a TLS signed
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Harry S. Truman75 - Harry S. Truman
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Historic glossy 10 x 8 photo of Truman taking the Oath of Office in the Cabinet Room, signed in black ink, “Cabinet Room, Apr. 12. 45, sworn in as Pre
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Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,000.00
 
 
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Harry S. Truman76 - Harry S. Truman
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Glossy 10 x 8 photo of Truman taking the Oath of Office at his second inauguration, signed in black ink, “Sworn in as elected President 1949 by Chief
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Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,000.00
 
 
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Harry S. Truman77 - Harry S. Truman
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DS as president, one page, 10 x 13, March 17, 1948. Document states, in full: “In conformity with the provisions of Sections 177 and 179 of the Revise
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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Dwight D. Eisenhower78 - Dwight D. Eisenhower
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Vintage matte-finish 6 x 8 photo of Eisenhower in his five-star general uniform, signed and inscribed in the lower border in fountain pen, “To Dr. E.
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Dwight D. Eisenhower79 - Dwight D. Eisenhower
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TLS signed “D. E.,” one page, 6.75 x 8.75, White House letterhead, December 2, 1954. Letter to Allan R. Phipps. In part: “I meant to thank you for you
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Dwight D. Eisenhower80 - Dwight D. Eisenhower
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TLS signed “D. E.,” one page, 7 x 10.25, personal letterhead, March 26, 1964. Letter to actor Robert Montgomery. In part: “I am writing to you as a fe
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Dwight D. Eisenhower81 - Dwight D. Eisenhower
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TLS as president, one page, 6.75 x 9, White House letterhead, May 18, 1959. Ike responds to Mrs. Grant L. Brunner of West Lawn, Pennsylvania, who saw
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Dwight D. Eisenhower82 - Dwight D. Eisenhower
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TLS signed “Ike,” one page, 7 x 10.25, personal letterhead, July 2, 1965. Letter to Robert Cutler. In part: “Mamie and I deeply appreciate your though
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Dwight D. Eisenhower83 - Dwight D. Eisenhower
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Air mail envelope, with postage stamps commemorating Eisenhower’s state trip to the Philippines, bearing a December 30, 1960, Manila postal cancellati
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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