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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Franklin D. Roosevelt71 - Franklin D. Roosevelt
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Partly-printed DS as president, one page, 22.5 x 18.5, June 13, 1933. President Roosevelt appoints Francis White of Maryland as “Envoy Extraordinary a
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Franklin D. Roosevelt72 - Franklin D. Roosevelt
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Vintage matte-finish 7.75 x 10.5 Underwood and Underwood photo, signed and inscribed in the lower border in fountain pen, “For Harry Hunter from Frank
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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. Truman74 - Harry S. Truman
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Rare original press release issued prior to Truman’s State of the Union address on January 7, 1953, eight pages both sides, 8 x 14, signed at the conc
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Estimate : 4,000.00 - 5,000.00
 
 
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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. Truman76 - Harry S. Truman
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DS one onionskin page, 8.5 x 14, October 31, 1932. Court order allowing for the taking of privately-owned land for a road expansion. In part: “A publi
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Harry S. Truman77 - Harry S. Truman
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TLS, one page, 7 x 9, White House letterhead, November 21, 1952. Letter to Gerald G. Wagner, general manager of Loper Washington Theatres. In full: “I
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Harry S. Truman78 - Harry S. Truman
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World War II–dated TLS, one page, 8 x 10.5, US Senate letterhead, January 14, 1944. Letter to John W. Snyder. In full: “The following information has
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Estimate : 500.00 - 700.00
 
 
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Harry S. Truman79 - Harry S. Truman
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Extremely rare Medal for Merit with two accompanying signed documents. One, an engraved DS, signed as president, one page, 12 x 9.75, dated July 18, 1
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Estimate : 2,000.00 - 2,500.00
 
 
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Harry S. Truman80 - Harry S. Truman
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Vintage matte-finish 11 x 14 portrait of Truman in a distinguished pose, boldly signed and inscribed in the lower border in fountain pen, “Kindest reg
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