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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Robert E. Lee410 - Robert E. Lee
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Ink signature, “R. E. Lee, Lt. Engrs.,” on an off-white 2 x 1.25 slip. Double-matted and framed with an image and name plaque to an overall size of 13
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,000.00
 
 
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Robert E. Lee411 - Robert E. Lee
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Manuscript DS, signed “R. E. Lee Exr,” one page, 7.75 x 5, circa 1858. Document reads, in full: “Wm. O. Winston has placed in my hands his vouchers as
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Estimate : 7,000.00 - 10,000.00
 
 
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George G. Meade412 - George G. Meade
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War-dated ALS, in pencil, signed “Geo. G. Meade, Mg Gen,” one page both sides, 4.75 x 8, Head-quarters, Army of the Potomac letterhead, April 4, 1864.
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Estimate : 3,000.00 - 3,500.00
 
 
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John A. Logan413 - John A. Logan
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American military officer and statesman (1826–1886) who fought in the Mexican-American War and the Civil War. An activist on behalf of veterans’ affai
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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John J. Pershing414 - John J. Pershing
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Dignified vintage matte-finish 9 x 12.75 Harris and Ewing photo of Pershing as a four-star general, signed and inscribed in the lower border in founta
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Chester Nimitz415 - Chester Nimitz
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Vintage matte-finish 10.75 x 14 photo of Nimitz in uniform and seated in front of a large map, signed and inscribed in fountain pen, “To Helen E. Weav
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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George S. Patton416 - George S. Patton
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TLS signed “G. S. Patton, Jr.,” one page, 8 x 10.5, January 11, 1919. Letter of praise on the service of Sergeant Kenneth Harter. In part: “Sergeant H
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Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,000.00
 
 
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Matthew Perry417 - Matthew Perry
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ALS signed “M. C. Perry,” three pages on two adjoining sheets, 7.75 x 12.75, June 22, 1824. Letter to his brother Capt. Raymond H. Perry. In part: “I
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Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
 
 
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Robert E. Rodes418 - Robert E. Rodes
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War-dated ALS signed “R. E. Rodes,” one page both sides, 7 x 8.75, August 13, 1863. Letter to William M. Blackford, in part: “Your favor of the 8th wa
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Estimate : 2,500.00 - 3,500.00
 
 
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Mollie Ragan MacGill Rosenberg419 - Mollie Ragan MacGill Rosenberg
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While her brothers and father served in the Confederate army, Mollie Ragan MacGill Rosenberg (1839-1917) nursed wounded soldiers in her family’s homes
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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