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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Drury’s Company Muster Roll290 - Drury’s Company Muster Roll
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Partly-printed muster roll of Captain Luke Drury’s company, one page, 13.5 x 14, circa May 1775. One of the earliest printed American Army forms, fill
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Estimate : 10,000.00 - 15,000.00
 
 
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Boston Massacre291 - Boston Massacre
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Revolutionary War-dated printed pamphlet entitled “An Oration, delivered March 5th, 1779, at the Request of the Inhabitants of the Town of Boston; to
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Estimate : 2,500.00 - 3,000.00
 
 
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HMS Somerset292 - HMS Somerset
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Fragment of wood from the HMS Somerset, measuring 5 x 1.25 x 1, nicely mounted against a map showing the position of British ships during the Battle o
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,000.00
 
 
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Revolutionary War Sermon293 - Revolutionary War Sermon
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Revolutionary War-era printed sermon, titled ‘Mr. Gordon's Sermon Preached before the House of Representatives July 19th, 1775,’ (Watertown: Ben...
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Estimate : 4,000.00 - 5,000.00
 
 
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Battle of Bunker Hill294 - Battle of Bunker Hill
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Original New England Chronicle newspaper, four pages, 10 x 15, printed at Harvard College for the period of September 14 to September 21, 1775, Volume
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,200.00
 
 
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Declaration of Independence295 - Declaration of Independence
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Extraordinary original issue of the July 3, 1776, edition of the Pennsylvania Gazette, four pages, each measuring 8.25 x 13.5, containing the first pu
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Estimate : 1,500.00 - 200.00
 
 
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Rhode Island Ledger296 - Rhode Island Ledger
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Rare and important vellum hardbound manuscript ledger of a chandlery company, believed to be from Warwick, Rhode Island, 12.25 x 19, 400 total pages,
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Estimate : 7,500.00 - 8,000.00
 
 
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Henry Clinton297 - Henry Clinton
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British General (1730–1795) who served as Commander-in-Chief in North America (1778–1782). Rare original Revolutionary War-dated printed broadside of
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Estimate : 6,000.00 - 8,000.00
 
 
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Post-War Commerce298 - Post-War Commerce
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Printed letter signed “Blanchard & Lewis,” one page, 7.5 x 9, January 28, 1783. Letter to be distributed to potential commercial partners in the...
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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Omar Bradley300 - Omar Bradley
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Official matte-finish 8 x 10 US Army photo of Bradley standing in the rubble at Bastogne with Eisenhower and Patton near the end of World War II, sign
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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George A. Custer301 - George A. Custer
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Hand-addressed mailing envelope, 5.25 x 3, addressed in Custer’s hand to his wife, “Mrs. Genl Custer, 339 Penn Avenue, Washington, D. C.,” and bearing
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Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,000.00
 
 
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Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain302 - 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. First N
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Jefferson Davis303 - Jefferson Davis
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Partly-printed DS, signed “Jeffer. Davis,” one page, 8 x 9.75, November 10, 1853. In part: “You are hereby informed that the President of the United S
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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Jefferson Davis304 - Jefferson Davis
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Autograph letter, unsigned, three pages on two adjoining sheets, 5.25 x 8, May 26, 1879. Headed “Memo,” at the top by Davis, to Major William T. Walth
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Estimate : 2,000.00 - 3,000.00
 
 
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Five Sullivan Brothers305 - Five Sullivan Brothers
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Original color 28 x 40 poster of the five Sullivan Brothers, issued in 1943 by the US Government Printing Office, OWI Poster #42. Poster features an i
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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Hiram B. Granbury306 - Hiram B. Granbury
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Confederate brigadier general who served at Vicksburg, Chickamauga, and Atlanta, and was one of the six Confederate generals killed at the Battle of F
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Estimate : 3,000.00 - 3,500.00
 
 
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Joseph E. Johnston307 - Joseph E. Johnston
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ALS signed “J. E. Johnston,” two pages, lightly-lined, 8 x 10.5, November 17, 1875. Letter to Colonel John P. Nicholson, commenting on inaccuracies in
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Estimate : 2,000.00 - 2,500.00
 
 
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Iwo Jima308 - Iwo Jima
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Rare vintage 10 x 8 photo of three of the men captured in the historic photograph of the American flag being raised at Iwo Jima, shown examining the t
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Estimate : 2,000.00 - 3,000.00
 
 
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Robert E. Lee309 - Robert E. Lee
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Civil War–dated LS signed “R. E. Lee, Genl,” one page, 7.75 x 9.75, March 24, 1862. Confidential letter to Brigadier General Roswell Sabine Ripley. In
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Estimate : 6,000.00 - 8,000.00
 
 
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Robert E. Lee310 - Robert E. Lee
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ALS signed “R. E. Lee,” one page, 5 x 8, May 23, 1859. Letter to Major P. V. Hagner. In part: “I thought Housings had been adopted by the Board—I knew
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Estimate : 2,000.00 - 3,000.00
 
 
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