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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Grover Cleveland41 - Grover Cleveland
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TLS, one page, 7.5 x 10.75, March 20, 1903. Letter to W. H. Charles declining a speaking invitation. In part: “Your letter asking me to make an addres
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Frances F. Cleveland42 - Frances F. Cleveland
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Original 4.25 x 5.75 cabinet bust portrait of Cleveland, signed and inscribed at the bottom of the image in black ink as first lady, “M. W. J.—From—Fr
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Grover Cleveland43 - Grover Cleveland
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ALS as president, one page, 5 x 8, Executive Mansion letterhead, April 12, 1886. Letter to Herbert Radclyffe Esquire. In full: “Your letter of the 10t
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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Grover Cleveland44 - Grover Cleveland
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ALS, one page, 7.75 x 10, Bangs, Stetson, Tracy & MacVeagh law firm letterhead, May 27, 1891. Letter to Franklin Carter, president of Williams C...
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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 McKinley and Cabinet46 - William McKinley and Cabinet
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Vintage softcover autograph album, 6 x 3.75, signed inside by 52 politicians and dignitaries, highlighted by McKinley and most of his cabinet, almost
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,000.00
 
 
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William McKinley47 - William McKinley
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Program from a banquet in honor of McKinley and his Cabinet, 6.5 x 10.75, six pages, given by the Merchants and Manufacturer’s Association of Milwauke
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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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Theodore Roosevelt49 - Theodore Roosevelt
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TLS signed “T. Roosevelt,” one page, trimmed to a size of 6.5 x 8, The Outlook letterhead, October 19, 1911. Letter declining a speaking engagement to
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Theodore Roosevelt50 - Theodore Roosevelt
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TLS as president, one page, 7 x 9, December 21, 1904. Letter to Colonel Hal H. Haig. In full: “It was very kind of you to write, and I thank you heart
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William H. Taft51 - William H. Taft
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Ink signature, “Wm. H. Taft,” on an off-white 5 x 3 card. Scattered soiling, otherwise fine condition.
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William H. Taft52 - William H. Taft
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TLS signed “Wm. H. Taft,” one page, 6.75 x 6.75, March 20, 1918. Letter to Governor Charles S. Whitman of New York, in part: “A special session of pre
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William H. Taft53 - William H. Taft
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ALS as president signed “Wm. H. Taft,” two pages, 5.5 x 7, The President’s Cottage letterhead, September 10, 1909. Letter to a gentleman, in full: “I
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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 Wilson57 - Woodrow Wilson
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Partly-printed DS as president, one page, 22 x 18, March 5, 1913. Presidential cabinet appointment. In part: “Know ye that reposing special trust and
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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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Warren G. Harding60 - Warren G. Harding
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ALS signed “W. G. Harding,” one page, 8.5 x 11, The Marion Star letterhead, December 13, 1904. Letter to a friend. In part: “Glad you are coming…You c
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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