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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Andrew Johnson31 - Andrew Johnson
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Ink signature, “Andrew Johnson, Greenville, Tenn,” on an off-white sheet. Suede-matted and framed with an engraved color portrait and name plaque to a
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Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
 
 
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Andrew Johnson32 - Andrew Johnson
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Ink signature, “Andrew Johnson, Greeneville, Tennessee,” on a light blue 5.5 x 8 album page. Also signed by fellow Tennessee congressmen James H. Thom
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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U. S. Grant33 - U. S. Grant
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Partly-printed DS as president, one page, 7.5 x 8.5, December 23, 1874. President Grant orders the Secretary of State to “affix the seal of the United
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,000.00
 
 
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U. S. Grant34 - U. S. Grant
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Ink signature, “U. S. Grant,” on an off-white 3.25 x 2 card. Matted and framed with a color portrait and small caption to an overall size of 13.25 x 2
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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U. S. Grant35 - U. S. Grant
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Eye-catching DS, one page, 14 x 17, August 28, 1865. Document bears several vignettes including Abraham Lincoln surrounded by clouds, rays of light, U
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Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,000.00
 
 
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U. S. Grant36 - U. S. Grant
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ALS as president, one page, lightly-lined both sides, 7.75 x 9.75, September 24, 1870. Letter sent from Long Branch, New Jersey, to Illinois Congressm
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Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,000.00
 
 
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Rutherford B. Hayes37 - Rutherford B. Hayes
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Ink signature, “R. B. Hayes,” on an off-white 4.25 x 2.5 card. Scattered light toning and soiling, a bit heavier to edges, otherwise fine condition.
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Rutherford B. Hayes38 - Rutherford B. Hayes
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Partly-printed DS one page both sides, 10.75 x 16.5, April 1, 1891. Mortgage deed in which Hayes sells a plot of land in Sandusky, Ohio, to Peter J. R
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James A. Garfield39 - James A. Garfield
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ALS as president-elect, signed “J. A. Garfield,” one page, lightly-lined both sides, 5 x 8, Mentor, Ohio letterhead, February 18, 1881. Letter to Mass
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Estimate : 1,600.00 - 1,800.00
 
 
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Chester A. Arthur40 - Chester A. Arthur
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Partly-printed DS as president, one page, 17 x 14, March 3, 1882. President Arthur appoints Alexander F. Lobdell as “Postmaster of Brewster’s Station,
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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