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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Winston S. Churchill190 - Winston S. Churchill
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Signed book: The Second World War, Volumes 1-6. London: Cassell and Co. Ltd., 1949. Hardcovers with dust jackets, 5.75 x 8.75. Signed and inscribed on
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Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,500.00
 
 
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Henry Clay191 - Henry Clay
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Partly-printed DS, signed “H. Clay,” one page, 11 x 8.25, May 21, 1852. A certificate from the American Colonization Society issued to G. W. Burnett c
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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William F. ‘Buffalo Bill’ Cody192 - William F. ‘Buffalo Bill’ Cody
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Original color poster for Buffalo Bill’s Wild West, 28.5 x 39, depicting Cody proudly sitting atop his trusty steed Isham, with the US and French flag
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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William F. ‘Buffalo Bill’ Cody193 - William F. ‘Buffalo Bill’ Cody
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Natural wood ladder-back chair from Cody’s TE Ranch Headquarters in Wyoming. The chair measures 35? tall and features a woven seat. Both the chair fra
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Estimate : 5,000.00 - 7,000.00
 
 
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William F. ‘Buffalo Bill’ Cody194 - William F. ‘Buffalo Bill’ Cody
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Fantastic matte-finish 4 x 5.5 portrait of Cody wearing a cowboy hat, affixed to its original 7 x 10 souvenir ‘Buffalo Bill’s Wild West’ mount, signed
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Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,500.00
 
 
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William F. ‘Buffalo Bill’ Cody195 - William F. ‘Buffalo Bill’ Cody
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Terrific matte-finish 8 x 10 photo of the Wild West showman in profile, signed in dark ink, “W. F. Cody, ‘Buffalo Bill,’ 1914.” In very good condition
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George Curzon196 - George Curzon
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British Conservative statesman (1859–1925) who was viceroy of India and foreign secretary. Choice crystal-clear 4.25 x 6.5 cabinet photo of Curzon in
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Estimate : 500.00 - 700.00
 
 
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Harvey Cushing197 - Harvey Cushing
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Surgeon (1869–1939) who pioneered many modern neurosurgical techniques and investigated the functions of the pituitary gland. TLS, one page, 7.75 x 10
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Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
 
 
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Clarence Darrow198 - Clarence Darrow
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ALS, one page, 7 x 10.5, December 24, no year. Letter to Oscar DePriest, an Illinois congressman. In part: “I shall be obliged to leave Washington on
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Clarence Darrow199 - Clarence Darrow
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TLS, one page, 7 x 8, personal letterhead, December 15, 1938. Letter to Mr. Martin M. Weitz of the Menorah Society. In full: “If I can get a chance I
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Jefferson Davis200 - Jefferson Davis
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Nice ink signature, “Jefferson Davis,” on an off-white slip. Matted and framed with a carte-de-visite of Davis by C. D. Fredricks and Company to an ov
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Jefferson Davis201 - Jefferson Davis
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Bold ALS signed twice, “Jeffer. Davis,” one page both sides, 7.75 x 9.75, August 21, 1856. Letter to John W. French. In part: “For the reasons set for
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,200.00
 
 
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Varina Davis202 - Varina Davis
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ALS dictated to Varina by her husband and signed “Jefferson Davis,” in her hand, one page both sides, 5.5 x 8.75, March 31, 1886. Letter to Colonel Ja
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,200.00
 
 
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Declaration of Independence203 - Declaration of Independence
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Pressed sheet copper silverplate plaque with text of the Declaration of Independence in tiny raised lettering, 6.5 x 7, featuring a raised reproductio
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Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
 
 
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Declaration of Independence204 - Declaration of Independence
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Striking rice paper reproduction of the Declaration of Independence, 25 x 28.75, printed by Peter Force in 1848 for inclusion in his series American A
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Estimate : 20,000.00 - 25,000.00
 
 
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Declaration of Independence: William Ellery205 - Declaration of Independence: William Ellery
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ALS signed “W. Ellery,” three pages on two adjoining sheets, 7.25 x 12, January 11, 1801. Letter to William Stedman of Massachusetts. In part: “Who wi
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Estimate : 4,500.00 - 5,500.00
 
 
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Declaration of Independence: Thomas Heyward206 - Declaration of Independence: Thomas Heyward
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Signer of the Declaration of Independence and of the Articles of Confederation as a representative of South Carolina (1746–1809). Manuscript DS, signe
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Declaration of Independence: Robert Morris207 - Declaration of Independence: Robert Morris
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Signer of the Declaration of Independence, the Articles of Confederation, and the Constitution (1734–1806). Partly-printed DS, signed “Rob’t Morris,”
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Estimate : 500.00 - 700.00
 
 
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Declaration of Independence: Robert Treat Paine208 - Declaration of Independence: Robert Treat Paine
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ADS, signed “Paine Atty,” one page, 3 x 3.75, 1767. Bill for his legal services in the amount of £1.15.0, including charges for “writ & fee...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Declaration of Independence: John Penn209 - Declaration of Independence: John Penn
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Signer of the Declaration of Independence from North Carolina (1741–1788) who also practiced law and served in the Continental Congress. Partly-printe
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Estimate : 2,000.00 - 2,500.00
 
 
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