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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P. G. T. Beauregard400 - P. G. T. Beauregard
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Bank check, 8 x 2.75, filled out in another hand and signed by Beauregard, “G. T. Beauregard,” payable to S. R. Proctor for $25.00, July 27, 1878. A t
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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P. G. T. Beauregard401 - P. G. T. Beauregard
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Brigadier General of the Confederate Provisional Army (1818–1893) who commanded the forces at Charleston, where he ordered the bombardment of Fort Sum
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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George A. Custer402 - George A. Custer
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Mailing envelope, 5 x 3, addressed in Custer’s hand to “Mrs. Genl. G. A. Custer, Fort Leavenworth, Kas., Per Courier.” Envelope bears a three-cent Geo
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Estimate : 1,200.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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Count de Grasse403 - Count de Grasse
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French admiral (1722–1788) best known for his command of the French fleet at the Battle of the Chesapeake, which led directly to the British surrender
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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Jubal A. Early404 - Jubal A. Early
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Rare ALS signed twice, “J. A. Early,” one page both sides, 5 x 8.25, July 14, 1866. Letter to Lizzy Byrd Mihola. In full: “Your note has been received
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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U. S. Grant and Robert E. Lee405 - U. S. Grant and Robert E. Lee
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Two choice carte-de-visite photos: A striking 2.5 x 4 carte-de-visite bust portrait of Grant, by an anonymous studio circa late 1860s, signed at the b
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Estimate : 5,000.00 - 7,000.00
 
 
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Daniel H. Hill406 - Daniel H. Hill
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War-dated ALS signed “D. H. Hill, Maj Genl.,” one page, lightly-lined, 7.75 x 9.75, March 19, 1863. Letter to “General,” most likely Lieutenant Genera
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,000.00
 
 
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Iwo Jima407 - Iwo Jima
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A scarce set of three vintage lightweight 8 x 10 photos of survivors of the historic Iwo Jima flag raising, each posing with the flag they helped rais
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Estimate : 4,000.00 - 5,000.00
 
 
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Henry Lee408 - Henry Lee
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Revolutionary War hero (1756–1818), father of Robert E. Lee, who captured British posts in New York and in the South and who later served as Governor
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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Robert E. Lee409 - Robert E. Lee
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Original 2.5 x 4.25 carte-de-visite photo of an elderly Lee in a jacket and tie, imprinted on the lower edge, “Boude & Miley, Lexington, Va.,” s...
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Estimate : 3,500.00 - 4,500.00
 
 
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