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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Gettysburg348 - Gettysburg
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Three-tine fork with bone handle, measuring approximately 6.5? long, found on the Gettysburg battlefield in August 1863. Some rust to metal and toning
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Gettysburg349 - Gettysburg
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Twin-handled iron bullet mold, measuring approximately 6.5? long, found on the Gettysburg battlefield in August 1863. Scissor-type mold features softl
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Samuel Ferguson351 - Samuel Ferguson
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Confederate general (1834–1917)) who harassed Sherman’s flank during his March to the Sea. War-dated endorsement, signed “S. W. Ferguson,” dated Octob
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Thomas Harrison353 - Thomas Harrison
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Confederate brigadier general (1823–1891). War-dated ALS signed “Thos. Harrison, Col,” one page, lightly-lined both sides, 4.75 x 7.5, July 28, 1864.
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William H. Jackson354 - William H. Jackson
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Confederate general (1835–1903), who served with distinction in the Vicksburg Campaign. War-dated ALS signed “W. H. Jackson, Brig Genl,” one page, lig
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Edwin Gray Lee357 - Edwin Gray Lee
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Confederate brigadier general during the Civil War (1836–1870). He was a member of the Lee family and first cousin once removed of Robert E. Lee. Two
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George B. McClellan361 - George B. McClellan
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War-dated ALS signed “Geo S. McClellan,” two pages on two adjoining sheets, 4.5 x 7, April 13, 1864. Letter to Colonel William Christian. In part: “Yo
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Alexander W. Reynolds365 - Alexander W. Reynolds
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Career army officer (1816–1876), who served as a Confederate brigadier general during the Civil War. War-dated manuscript DS, signed “A. W. Reynolds C
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Daniel Ruggles366 - Daniel Ruggles
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Confederate brigadier general (1810-1897) who commanded the 1st Division, 2nd Corps Army of the Mississippi and fought at Shiloh. War-dated ALS signed
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William Slack368 - William Slack
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Confederate general (1816–1862) who led a division in some of the Civil War’s earliest major battles and was mortally wounded in the Battle of Pea Rid
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Lloyd Tilghman and Mansfield Lovell372 - Lloyd Tilghman and Mansfield Lovell
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Tilghman was a Confederate general who was killed on May 16, 1863, at the Battle of Champion Hill. Lovell (1822–1884) was a major general who was fals
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Gabriel C. Wharton373 - Gabriel C. Wharton
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Engineer and soldier (1824-1906) who served as a general in the Confederate Army during the Civil War. War-dated handwritten endorsement, signed “G. C
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David G. Farragut379 - David G. Farragut
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Ink signature, “D. G. Farragut, Vice Admiral,” on an off-white 4.5 x 2.25 lightly-lined slip. In fine condition.
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Husband E. Kimmel381 - Husband E. Kimmel
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American naval admiral (1882–1968) who commanded the Pacific Fleet at the time of the attack on Pearl Harbor. DS, signed “H. E. Kimmel,” one page both
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Anthony McAuliffe382 - Anthony McAuliffe
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United States Army general (1898–1975) who commanded the force defending Bastogne, Belgium, during the Battle of the Bulge in World War II. He was fam
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Military383 - Military
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Interesting collection of three items, each signed by a notable military figure, including: Gideon Welles (signature), Joseph Joffre (DS), and Lorenzo
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Matthew Ridgway386 - Matthew Ridgway
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Two glossy photos: an 8 x 10 of Ridgway at his desk, signed in black felt tip and dated July 19, 1980; and a 10 x 8 of Ridgway shaking hands with Syng
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Joseph Wheeler387 - Joseph Wheeler
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Confederate major general (1836–1906), known as “Fightin’ Joe,” who led his troops in vigorous opposition to Sherman during the Atlanta campaign. Two
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Apollo 17398 - Apollo 17
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Two small flown pieces of Mylar covering from the exterior of the Apollo 17 command module. Fragments are housed in a circular Lucite display with a p
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Alan Bean and Dave Scott414 - Alan Bean and Dave Scott
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Color 23.25 x 31 print of Bean’s painting of Dave Scott’s lunar surface experiment, entitled ‘The Hammer and the Feather,’ signed in the lower border
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