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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Benjamin Harrison45 - Benjamin Harrison
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TLS signed “Benj Harrison,” one page, 8 x 10.5, personal letterhead, October 29, 1900. Letter declining a speaking engagement. In full: “I beg to ackn
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William McKinley48 - William McKinley
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Ink signature, “Yours very truly, W. McKinley,” on an off-white 4.25 x 2.75 State of Ohio Executive Chamber card. A uniform shade of mild toning, and
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William H. Taft54 - William H. Taft
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TLS signed “Wm. H. Taft,” one page, 8 x 10.5, Supreme Court of the United States letterhead, January 28, 1925. Letter to Edward Bok. In part: “I have
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William H. Taft55 - William H. Taft
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TLS as president signed “Wm. H. Taft,” one page, 6.5 x 8.75, White House letterhead, July 1, 1910. Letter to James F. Smith of the US Court of Appeals
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Woodrow Wilson56 - Woodrow Wilson
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Vintage matte-finish 6.25 x 10.5 Harris and Ewing photo, signed as president in the lower border in fountain pen. Accompanied by a 1916 letter from Wi
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Woodrow Wilson58 - Woodrow Wilson
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Partly-printed DS as governor, one page, 17 x 14, May 2, 1911. Governor Wilson appoints Worthington M. Jacobus “a Member of the Ship Canal Commission
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Woodrow and Edith Bolling Wilson59 - Woodrow and Edith Bolling Wilson
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Ink signature, “Woodrow Wilson, 1928,” on an off-white 3.25 x 2.25 card and a bold ink signature, “Edith Bolling Wilson,” on a 3 x 2.25 embossed card.
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Calvin Coolidge63 - Calvin Coolidge
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Scarce TLS as vice president, one page, 7 x 9, Vice-President’s Chamber letterhead, February 2, 1922. Letter to Marian Tyler at The Nation. In full: “
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Calvin Coolidge64 - Calvin Coolidge
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TLS as president, one page, 7 x 9, black-bordered White House letterhead, August 11, 1923. Letter to the editor of the National Republic, written just
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Calvin Coolidge65 - Calvin Coolidge
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Two letters to W. L. S. Gordon, postmaster of New Orleans: ALS, two pages on adjoining sheets, 5.25 x 6.5, Lakeside Inn letterhead, February 8, 1930.
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Calvin Coolidge67 - Calvin Coolidge
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Vintage matte-finish 8.75 x 12 portrait of Coolidge, signed at the bottom in fountain pen, “Compliments of Calvin Coolidge, July 1920.” In fine condit
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Harry S. Truman73 - Harry S. Truman
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TLS as president, one page, 7 x 8.75, White House letterhead, June 29, 1949. Letter to General W. B. Persons. In part: “I understand you are on the ev
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Harry S. Truman75 - Harry S. Truman
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TLS, one page, 7 x 8.75, White House letterhead, September 26, 1951. Letter to Texas congressman Maury Maverick. In part: “I have been having difficul
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Harry S. Truman81 - Harry S. Truman
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TLS, one page, 7.25 x 10.5, personal letterhead, May 13, 1966. In full: “I have read your letter and found it very interesting. Service in government,
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Dwight D. Eisenhower82 - Dwight D. Eisenhower
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Program page from a 1967 West Point Graduates dinner, 6 x 9.25, signed under his image in blue ballpoint. In fine condition, with two partial punch ho
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John F. Kennedy89 - John F. Kennedy
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Two original unsigned vintage glossy photos: a 9 x 7.25 photo of Kennedy seated at the head table during a presidential campaign dinner, with two youn
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John F. Kennedy100 - John F. Kennedy
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Exceptional original glossy 8 x 10 press photo of Kennedy addressing the audience during his birthday party at Madison Square Garden on May 19, 1962.
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Lady Bird Johnson102 - Lady Bird Johnson
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Signed book: A White House Diary. First edition, first printing. NY: Holt, Rinehart and Winston, 1970. Hardcover with dust jacket, 7 x 9.25, 806 pages
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Richard Nixon109 - Richard Nixon
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Color satin-finish 7.5 x 9.25 photo of Nixon posing outside of his home, affixed to its original 11 x 14 mount, signed and inscribed on the mount in b
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Richard Nixon112 - Richard Nixon
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Color 4.5 x 6.25 cardstock photo of Nixon and his wife posing outside at La Casa Pacifica, signed in the lower border in black ink. In very fine condi
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