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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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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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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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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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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Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
 
 
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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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Estimate : 3,000.00 - 4,000.00
 
 
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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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Estimate : 4,000.00 - 6,000.00
 
 
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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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Estimate : 3,000.00 - 4,000.00
 
 
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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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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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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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Estimate : 2,000.00 - 2,500.00
 
 
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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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Estimate : 4,000.00 - 6,000.00
 
 
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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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Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,000.00
 
 
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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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Estimate : 3,000.00 - 4,000.00
 
 
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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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Estimate : 3,000.00 - 4,000.00
 
 
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