RR Auction: Rare Manuscript, Document, and Autograph 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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Andrew Jackson21 - Andrew Jackson
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Partly-printed DS as president, one page, 15.75 x 9.75, November 15, 1830. President Jackson grants 80 acres of land in Indiana to Calvin Russell. Sig
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Andrew Jackson22 - Andrew Jackson
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Partly-printed DS as president, one page, 20 x 16, August 1, 1836. Four-language ship’s papers issued to “William Whitten, Jr., master or commander of
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Estimate : 1,200.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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Martin Van Buren23 - Martin Van Buren
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Partly-printed DS as president, signed “M. Van Buren,” one page, 19.25 x 15.5, June 4, 1839. A four-language ship’s papers issued to “Clark Estes mast
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,200.00
 
 
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Martin Van Buren24 - Martin Van Buren
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ALS signed “M. Van Buren,” one page, lightly-lined both sides, 5 x 8, October 17, 1861. Letter to a friend. In part: “I shall wait till after the elec
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Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
 
 
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John Tyler25 - John Tyler
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Partly-printed DS as president, one page, 11.5 x 17.5, June 1, 1843. Indian land grant reads, in part: “Whereas, Mary Wells (Wife of William J Wells)
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Estimate : 3,000.00 - 3,500.00
 
 
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John Tyler26 - John Tyler
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Partly-printed DS as president, signed “J. Tyler,” one page, 20 x 15.5, October 6, 1843. Four-language ship’s papers issued to “Clark Estes master or
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Estimate : 1,200.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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James K. Polk and James Buchanan27 - James K. Polk and James Buchanan
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Manuscript vellum DS, signed “James K. Polk” as president and “By the President, James Buchanan, Secretary of State,” three pages, 31 x 28, July 15, 1
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Estimate : 4,000.00 - 6,000.00
 
 
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Zachary Taylor28 - Zachary Taylor
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Manuscript DS, signed “Z. Taylor, Col Comdg.,” one page, 8 x 7.5, February 1833. Document headed “Requisition for fuel for the use of the Guard Statio
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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Zachary Taylor29 - Zachary Taylor
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Rare partly-printed vellum DS as president, signed “Z. Taylor,” one page, 17.25 x 14.25, March 8, 1849. President Taylor appoints Jacob Collamer “to b
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Estimate : 6,000.00 - 8,000.00
 
 
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Millard Fillmore30 - Millard Fillmore
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Partial self-contained partly-printed DS as president, one page, 18 x 8, August 11, 1852. Upper portion of four-language ship’s papers issued to “Josi
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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Millard Fillmore31 - Millard Fillmore
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War-dated ALS, one page, 4 x 5, March 25, 1865. Brief letter to J. P. Story of St. Louis. In full: “I cheerfully comply with your request for my autog
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Franklin Pierce32 - Franklin Pierce
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Ink signature, “Very respectfully, yr friend & sevt, Franklin Pierce, Concord, N.H., Novr 23, 1864,” on an off-white 4.25 x 2.5 lightly-lined sl...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Franklin Pierce33 - Franklin Pierce
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Partly-printed DS as president, one page, 19.5 x 16, October 12, 1857. Four-language ship’s papers issued to “Henry J. Coop master or commander of the
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,200.00
 
 
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Millard Fillmore34 - Millard Fillmore
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ALS, one page, 5 x 8, March 28, 1857. Letter to Hamilton Fish. In full: “Perceiving that the Senate ordered some extra copies of the Opinions of the S
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Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
 
 
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James Buchanan35 - James Buchanan
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Signed book: Reports of Cases Argued and Adjudged in the Supreme Court of the United States in August and December Terms, 1801, and February Term, 180
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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James Buchanan36 - James Buchanan
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War-dated ALS, one page, 4.25 x 3.25, November 21, 1861. Neatly penned response to an autograph request. In full: “In compliance with your request I s
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James Buchanan37 - James Buchanan
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War-dated ALS, one page both sides, 6.5 x 8, March 17, 1862. Letter to Laura Pleasonton. In part: “How changed must be the Society of Washington! To m
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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James Buchanan38 - James Buchanan
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Partly-printed DS as president, one page, 20 x 16, no date. Unissued four-language ship’s papers signed in the fourth panel by Buchanan and countersig
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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Abraham Lincoln39 - Abraham Lincoln
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LS as president-elect, signed “A. Lincoln,” one page, 5 x 2.25, February 6, 1861. Brief letter to collector and admirer Mary B. Birchard. In full: “He
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Estimate : 6,500.00 - 7,500.00
 
 
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Abraham Lincoln40 - Abraham Lincoln
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Highly desirable Springfield Marine and Fire Insurance Company check, 7.5 x 2.75, filled out and signed by Lincoln, “A. Lincoln,” payable to Johnson...
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Estimate : 5,000.00 - 7,000.00
 
 
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