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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Abraham Lincoln41 - Abraham Lincoln
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Partly-printed DS as president, one page, 15 x 18, March 8, 1864. President Lincoln appoints Septimus Carncross “Assistant Adjutant General of Volunte
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Estimate : 7,000.00 - 10,000.00
 
 
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Abraham Lincoln42 - Abraham Lincoln
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Collection of 13 items consisting of unsigned cartes-de-visite, stereoviews, portraits, and several other formats. Cartes-de-visite are of Abraham Lin
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Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
 
 
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Abraham Lincoln43 - Abraham Lincoln
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Partly-printed DS as president, one page, 21.25 x 16.5, August 26, 1861. Four-language ship’s papers issued to “Alfred C. Davis, master and commander
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Estimate : 10,000.00 - 12,000.00
 
 
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Abraham Lincoln44 - Abraham Lincoln
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Ink signature, “A. Lincoln,” on an off-white 1.5 x .75 slip clipped from a larger letter or document. Slip is affixed to a slightly larger mount and d
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Estimate : 3,500.00 - 4,500.00
 
 
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Abraham Lincoln45 - Abraham Lincoln
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Union Presidential Ticket for the November 8, 1864, election in Seneca County, Ohio, 3 x 7, featuring the text, “For President, Abraham Lincoln of Ill
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Andrew Johnson46 - Andrew Johnson
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Partly-printed DS as president, one page, 16.75 x 11, August 12, 1865. President Johnson appoints Moses F. Odell a “Naval Officer for the District of
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,200.00
 
 
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Andrew Johnson47 - Andrew Johnson
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Partly-printed war-dated DS as president, one page, 15 x 18, April 18, 1865. President Johnson appoints Thomas J. Lucas “Brigadier General of Voluntee
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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Andrew Johnson48 - Andrew Johnson
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Partly-printed document, one page, 20.5 x 17, April 18, 1866. Four-language ship’s papers issued to “Henry M. Noxie master or commander of the Bark ca
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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U. S. Grant49 - U. S. Grant
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Partly-printed DS as president, one page, 17.5 x 10.75, March 3, 1871. President Grant appoints H. P. Van Cleve to be “Deputy Postmaster at Saint Anth
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,000.00
 
 
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U. S. Grant50 - U. S. Grant
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Partly-printed DS, one page, 21.25 x 16.5, June 11, 1877. Four-language ship’s papers issued to “J. G. Baker, Jr., master or commander of the Bark Rei
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Estimate : 1,500.00 - 1,700.00
 
 
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Rutherford B. Hayes51 - Rutherford B. Hayes
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Crisp ink signature, “R. B. Hayes,” on an off-white 3.5 x 2 card. In fine condition, with a uniform shade of mild toning.
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Rutherford B. Hayes52 - Rutherford B. Hayes
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Partly-printed DS as president, signed “R. B. Hayes,” one page, 22 x 17, May 19, 1879. Four-language ship’s papers issued to “Valentine Lewis master o
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Estimate : 3,000.00 - 4,000.00
 
 
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James A. Garfield53 - James A. Garfield
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Striking 4 x 6.5 cabinet photo by W. J. Baker’s Studios in Buffalo, New York, titled at the bottom, “Gen’l J. A. Garfield,” signed below the image in
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,000.00
 
 
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Chester A. Arthur54 - Chester A. Arthur
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Executive Mansion card, signed in black ink, “Very faithfully yours, Chester A. Arthur.” Double–suede–matted and framed with a portrait of Arthur and
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Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
 
 
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James A. Garfield55 - James A. Garfield
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LS as president-elect signed “J. A. Garfield,” one page, lightly-lined, 8 x 10.25, personal letterhead, December 4, 1880. Letter to W. A. M. Grier, Es
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Chester A. Arthur56 - Chester A. Arthur
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Magnificent sepia 18.25 x 24.25, imperial three-quarter-length, portrait by Charles Milton Bell, signed and inscribed as president in the lower border
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Estimate : 7,000.00 - 9,000.00
 
 
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Grover Cleveland57 - Grover Cleveland
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Original 4.25 x 6.5 cabinet photo by B. F. Powelson of Buffalo, signed in the upper left in black ink, “Grover Cleveland, Mch. 15, 1908.” Cleveland be
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Grover Cleveland58 - Grover Cleveland
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TLS, two pages, 7.75 x 10, personal letterhead, August 6, 1892. Letter to respected photographer Napoleon Sarony. In part: “In reply to your recent le
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Grover Cleveland59 - Grover Cleveland
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ALS in pencil as president, one page, 9 x 5.5, March 31, 1885. Letter to his former law partner, W. S. Bissell of Buffalo. In full: “Accept my dear fr
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Benjamin Harrison60 - Benjamin Harrison
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Scarce ALS as president, in pencil, signed “B. Harrison,” on both sides of a 4.75 x 3.5 card bearing an engraving of the White House, no date. Headed
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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