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. Truman105 - Harry S. Truman
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Tri-fold menu from Truman’s 76th birthday party held at the Hotel Muehlebach on May 10, 1960, 9 x 11.25 closed, signed on the front cover in black ink
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Harry S. Truman106 - Harry S. Truman
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DS as president, one page, 8 x 10.5, no date. President Truman awards Colonel Michael Ivanovitch Sheremet the Legion of Merit for “his coordination of
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Harry S. Truman107 - Harry S. Truman
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TLS, one page, 7 x 9, White House letterhead, December 4, 1952. Letter to Creekmore Fath. In part: “I don’t believe it would be fair to Maury to appoi
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Dwight D. Eisenhower108 - Dwight D. Eisenhower
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ALS as president, one page, 6.75 x 8.75, White House letterhead, June 24, 1953. Letter to acclaimed photographer Louis Fabian Bachrach. In full: “Than
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Dwight and Mamie Eisenhower109 - Dwight and Mamie Eisenhower
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Glossy 7.5 x 9.5 photo of the Eisenhowers together in classy attire, affixed to an 8.5 x 11.75 mount, signed on the mount in fountain pen, “Dwight D.
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Dwight D. Eisenhower110 - Dwight D. Eisenhower
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TLS as president signed “DE,” one page, 6.75 x 9, White House letterhead, March 29, 1956. In part: “My friends have been holding out on me—I did not k
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Dwight D. Eisenhower111 - Dwight D. Eisenhower
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Off-white Allied Force Headquarters envelope, 8.25 x 3.75, addressed in type to his wife, signed on the left side with a censoring signature, “Censore
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John F. Kennedy112 - John F. Kennedy
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Glossy 7.75 x 10 photo of Kennedy wearing a top hat, affixed to a 7.75 x 12.75 mount, signed and inscribed on the mount in fountain pen, “For Milton B
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Jacqueline Kennedy113 - Jacqueline Kennedy
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TLS signed “Jackie,” one page, 5.25 x 7.5, personal letterhead, September 14, 1972. Letter to JFK’s close friend, Dave Powers. In part: “How happy I w
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John F. Kennedy115 - John F. Kennedy
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Extraordinary dipping pen used by President Kennedy to sign the Peace Corps Act of 1961. The Esterbrook pen measures 6.25? long and features a black p
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John F. Kennedy116 - John F. Kennedy
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DS, signed “John Kennedy,” two pages, 8 x 11.75, June 8, 1959. An interesting power of attorney document, in part: “Know all men by these presents, th
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John F. Kennedy117 - John F. Kennedy
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TLS signed “John,” one page, 8 x 10.25, United States Senate letterhead, February 26, 1953. Letter to Sidney L. Kaye at the Suffolk Grocery Company. I
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John F. Kennedy118 - John F. Kennedy
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Signed book: John Kennedy: A Political Profile. Later printing. NY: Harcourt, Brace & Company, 1960. Hardcover with dust jacket, 5.75 x 8.25, 30...
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John F. Kennedy119 - John F. Kennedy
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Cobalt-blue dinner plate specially produced for the Dinner of the Inter-American Press Association in honor of President John Fitzgerald Kenned
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John F. Kennedy Inauguration120 - John F. Kennedy Inauguration
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Outstanding collection of four original oversized glossy press photos, measuring approximately 12.5 x 9 and 8.5 x 10.5, each showing a different aspec
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Lyndon B. Johnson121 - Lyndon B. Johnson
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TLS as president, one page, 7 x 10.25, White House letterhead, March 13, 1965. Letter to Governor Edmund G. Brown of California. In part: “Thank you f
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Lyndon B. Johnson122 - Lyndon B. Johnson
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TLS signed “L. B. J.,” one page, 7 x 8.75, personal letterhead, February 11, 1972. Letter to Lawrence E. Spivak of Meet the Press. In part: “It was aw
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Lyndon B. Johnson123 - Lyndon B. Johnson
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Partly-printed DS as president, one page, 16.25 x 12.75, May 23, 1964. President Johnson appoints the acclaimed composer and conductor Leonard Bernste
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Richard Nixon124 - Richard Nixon
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Scarce partly-printed DS as president, one page, 22.5 x 18.5, January 21, 1969. President Nixon appoints Democrat Daniel Patrick Moynihan of New York
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Richard Nixon125 - Richard Nixon
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Collection of eight first-generation recordings made by Vice President Richard Nixon on flexi disc for conservative columnist Ralph de Toledano, who w
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Richard Nixon126 - Richard Nixon
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ALS signed “Dick,” one page, 7.25 x 10.5, personal letterhead, August 20, 1989. Letter to Helen Copley of Copley Newspapers. In full: “I just had a br
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Richard Nixon127 - Richard Nixon
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TLS as president, one page, 7 x 10.5, White House letterhead, October 9, 1973. Letter to Helen Copley, the widow of newspaper publisher James S. Cople
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George Bush128 - George Bush
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TLS as president signed “George,” one page, 7 x 10.5, White House letterhead, July 26, 1989. Letter to Dr. Ray S. Cline, Chairman of the United States
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Chester A. Arthur129 - Chester A. Arthur
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White House card boldly signed in black ink, “Chester A. Arthur.” In fine condition, with a bit of subtle toning and slight brush to the end of the si
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Theodore Roosevelt130 - Theodore Roosevelt
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Appealing White House card, signed in bold black ink, “Theodore Roosevelt.” In fine condition, with a small paperclip impression to top edge and three
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William H. Taft131 - William H. Taft
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White House card neatly signed in black ink, “Wm. H. Taft.” In fine condition, with a thin mounting strip affixed to one edge on the reverse.
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Warren G. Harding132 - Warren G. Harding
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White House card boldly signed in black ink, “Warren G. Harding.” In fine condition, with mounting remnants to reverse edges.
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Calvin Coolidge133 - Calvin Coolidge
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White House card crisply signed in black ink, “Calvin Coolidge.” In fine condition, with a slight scuff to the lower edge and a subtle band of toning
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Herbert Hoover134 - Herbert Hoover
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Signed book: The Ordeal of Woodrow Wilson. First edition, limited issue, numbered 280/500. NY: McGraw-Hill, 1958. Hardcover, 6.25 x 9.25, 318 pages. N
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Herbert Hoover135 - Herbert Hoover
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Three fountain pen signatures, “Herbert Hoover,” on various size cards and album pages, one with a small clipped photo of Hoover affixed above the sig
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Herbert Hoover136 - Herbert Hoover
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Signed book: The Challenge to Liberty. First edition, first printing. NY: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1934. Hardcover with dust jacket, 5.75 x 8, 2...
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Richard Nixon137 - Richard Nixon
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DS signed “Richard M. Nixon,” one page, 8.5 x 10.25, September 18, 1967. Nixon grants permission to a Michigan State University professor for his Sept
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Richard Nixon138 - Richard Nixon
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TLS signed “RN,” one page, 7.25 x 10.5, personal letterhead, October 10, 1983. Letter to Congressman John Duncan which accompanied one of Nixon’s book
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Gerald Ford139 - Gerald Ford
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TLS signed “Jerry Ford,” one page, 8 x 10.5, Congress of the United States letterhead, March 30, 1971. Letter to Gerald Solanics. In part: “As you kno
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Ronald Reagan140 - Ronald Reagan
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Seating list for the Lincoln dinner, held on March 18, 1975, at the Marriott in Philadelphia, 8 x 9.5, two pages. Signed on the front page in black fe
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Ronald Reagan141 - Ronald Reagan
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Ballpoint signature, “Ronald Reagan,” on an off-white 3.5 x 2.5 slip. In very good condition, with a couple of horizontal ripples through signature an
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Ronald Reagan142 - Ronald Reagan
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Magazine cover from the March 28, 1966, issue of Newsweek, featuring GOP candidate Reagan, signed in blue ballpoint. A central horizontal fold touchin
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Ronald Reagan143 - Ronald Reagan
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Election day flyer, 4 x 6, with poll information printed below Reagan’s image, issued by the Illinois Reagan and Delegate Committee, signed in the low
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Ronald Reagan144 - Ronald Reagan
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Signed book: Stallion Road. Later printing. NY: Sun Dial Press, 1946. Hardcover with dust jacket, 5.75 x 8, 303 pages. Signed and inscribed on the hal
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Ronald Reagan145 - Ronald Reagan
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Draft ALS signed “Ronald,” one page, 4.75 x 8.5, no date. A letter to Catherine. In full: “Good to hear from you. Yes I wear contact or corneal lens’
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Ronald Reagan146 - Ronald Reagan
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TLS signed “Ron,” one page, 8.5 x 11, State of California letterhead, January 4, 1974. Letter to Rabbi Edgar F. Magnin. In part: “I received your furt
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Ronald Reagan147 - Ronald Reagan
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Draft ALS signed “Ron,” one page, 4 x 6, no date. An addition to another letter, in full: “I realize there are other portions dealing with public acco
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Ronald Reagan and George Bush148 - Ronald Reagan and George Bush
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Two navy blue pens with silver caps, measuring 5.25? long, sent to Senator Daniel Patrick Moynihan: one by President Reagan to commemorate the enactme
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George and Barbara Bush153 - George and Barbara Bush
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White House Christmas card from 1992, measuring 7.5 x 5.5 closed, with a pre-printed sentiment on the top portion of the inside, and a printed color p
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George Bush154 - George Bush
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Official Rawlings American League baseball signed in blue ballpoint on the sweet spot. In very fine condition. Provenance: Barry Halper Collection of
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Bill Clinton155 - Bill Clinton
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TLS signed “Bill,” one page, 6.75 x 8.75, White House letterhead, March 24, 1993. Letter to Reverend Stan Easty, a close friend and spiritual guide. I
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Barack Obama156 - Barack Obama
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White House Christmas card from 2009, 6 x 4.25, with a pre-printed holiday sentiment in the center, signed in black felt tip by Obama. Triple-matted a
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Barack Obama157 - Barack Obama
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Program from Obama’s 2008 presidential campaign, 22 pages, 7 x 8.5, signed inside in black felt tip. In fine condition. Consignor notes that this auto
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Presidents and First Ladies158 - Presidents and First Ladies
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Collection of seven items, each signed by a different president or first lady. Signers are: Richard Nixon (signature and cover), Gerald Ford (bookplat
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Presidential Campaign Tokens159 - Presidential Campaign Tokens
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Collection of four original campaign tokens, each measuring just under an inch in diameter, for the presidential campaigns of William Henry Harrison (
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