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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Harry S. Truman95 - Harry S. Truman
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Dignified matte-finish 10.5 x .5 photo of Truman taken by Frank Gatteri circa 1945, signed and inscribed in the lower border in black ink, “Very best
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Harry S. Truman96 - Harry S. Truman
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Jackson County Treasurer’s check, 8 x 3.5, filled out in type and signed by Truman, payable to H. B. Gates for $41.50, February 12, 1934. In very good
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Harry S. Truman97 - Harry S. Truman
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TLS signed “Harry,” one page, 8 x 10.5, US Senate letterhead, April 8, 1938. Letter to John W. Snyder. In full: “There is a gentleman by the name of C
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Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
 
 
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Harry S. Truman98 - Harry S. Truman
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TLS as president, one page, 8 x 10.25, White House letterhead, December 7, 1948. Letter to a student in Michigan. In part: “I think you are right, Hel
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Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,500.00
 
 
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Harry S. Truman99 - Harry S. Truman
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ANS as president signed “H. S. T.,” one page, 5 x 8, White House letterhead, no date. Note to Secretary of the Treasury John Snyder concerning a lengt
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Estimate : 2,000.00 - 3,000.00
 
 
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Harry S. Truman100 - Harry S. Truman
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ALS signed “Harry,” one page, 8.5 x 11, Grand Lodge of Missouri letterhead, November 27, 1940. Letter to John W. Snyder reads, in full: “Just had a te
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Estimate : 3,500.00 - 4,500.00
 
 
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Harry S. Truman101 - Harry S. Truman
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TLS signed “Harry,” one page, 8 x 10.5, United States Senate letterhead, November 4, 1937. Letter to John W. Snyder. In part: “You can rest assured I
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Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
 
 
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Harry S. Truman102 - Harry S. Truman
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Typed memo, signed as president, “H. S. T.,” one page, 6 x 9.25, White House letterhead, October 29, 1947. Memo to Secretary of the Treasury John W. S
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Estimate : 2,500.00 - 3,500.00
 
 
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Harry S. Truman103 - Harry S. Truman
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Signed book: Report of the Commission on the Renovation of the Executive Mansion. Washington, DC: Government Printing Office, 1952. Hardcover, 8.75 x
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Harry S. Truman104 - Harry S. Truman
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TLS as president, one page, 6.75 x 8.75, White House letterhead, April 6, 1951. Letter to Attorney General J. Howard McGrath. In full: “I understand t
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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