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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Antony Barrios445 - Antony Barrios
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Son of President Justo Rufino Barrios of Guatemala. ALS signed “Ant. Barrios,” one page, 4.75 x 7.75, US Military Academy letterhead, April 19, 1887.
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Boxer Rebellion446 - Boxer Rebellion
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Two German field postcards written and sketched by a soldier in the German troops at the second international expeditionary force in China during the
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Estimate : 2,500.00 - 3,000.00
 
 
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Omar Bradley447 - Omar Bradley
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Ink signature, “Omar N. Bradley,” on an off-white 4 x 3 card imprinted with his name and five silver stars. Appealingly double-matted and framed with
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain448 - Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain
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Maine-born Union major general (1828–1914) who was awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor for his defense of Little Round Top at Gettysburg. ALS sig
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Estimate : 700.00 - 900.00
 
 
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Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain449 - Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain
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Maine-born Union major general (1828–1914) who was awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor for his defense of Little Round Top at Gettysburg. Choice
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Estimate : 500.00 - 700.00
 
 
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Civil War Naval Intelligence450 - Civil War Naval Intelligence
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Printed circular disclosing important naval intelligence, one page, 7.75 x 9.75, entitled “Important Extracts received May 29th by the Flag Officer,”
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Edward Codrington451 - Edward Codrington
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British admiral (1770–1851) who, as captain of the HMS Orion, was hailed as a hero at the Battle of Trafalgar. ALS signed “Edwd Codrington,” one page,
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Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
 
 
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Confederate War Bond452 - Confederate War Bond
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Partly-printed DS, one page, 16 x 27.5, March 1, 1864. Ornately engraved uncancelled Confederate States of America bond in the amount of $1000, number
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Elizabeth B. Custer453 - Elizabeth B. Custer
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Wife and biographer (1842–1933) of ill-fated General George Armstrong Custer. ALS, two pages on two adjoining sheets, 3.5 x 4.5, no date. Letter to a
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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George A. Custer454 - George A. Custer
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Mailing envelope, 5.25 x 3.25, addressed in Custer’s hand to “Mrs. Genl. Custer, Monroe, Michigan.” Envelope bears two two-cent Andrew Jackson postage
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Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,000.00
 
 
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