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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U. S. Grant31 - U. S. Grant
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Civil War–dated ALS signed “U. S. Grant, Lt. Gen.,” one page, 7.5 x 8.5, Head Quarters Armies of the United States letterhead, February 25, 1865. Hand
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Estimate : 3,000.00 - 3,500.00
 
 
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U. S. Grant32 - U. S. Grant
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Civil War–dated ALS signed “U. S. Grant, Lt. Gen.,” two pages, 5 x 8, Headquarters Armies of the United States letterhead, January 19, 1865. Letter to
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Estimate : 4,000.00 - 6,000.00
 
 
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U. S. Grant33 - U. S. Grant
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Ink signature, “U. S. Grant,” on an off-white 3.25 x .75 clipped slip. In fine condition, with a slight brush to the end of the signature.
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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U. S. Grant34 - U. S. Grant
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Partly-printed DS as president, one page, 7.25 x 9, December 16, 1874. President Grant orders the secretary of state to “affix the seal of the United
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,000.00
 
 
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Rutherford B. Hayes35 - Rutherford B. Hayes
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Partly-printed DS as president, signed “R. B. Hayes,” one page, 22 x 17, November 20, 1877. Four-language ship’s papers issued to “Jetur R. Rogers mas
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Estimate : 3,000.00 - 4,000.00
 
 
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Rutherford B. Hayes36 - Rutherford B. Hayes
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ALS signed “R. B. Hayes,” one page, lightly-lined, 5 x 7.75, December 7, 1875. Letter to A. Hart of Cleveland. In part: “I am not yet prepared to anno
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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James A. Garfield37 - James A. Garfield
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Choice LS signed as president-elect, “J. A. Garfield,” one page, lightly-lined, 5 x 8, Mentor, Ohio letterhead, December 2, 1880. Letter to George F.
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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James A. Garfield38 - James A. Garfield
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Garfield’s personally-owned pamphlet containing his brief speech, “Remarks of Hon. Jas. A. Garfield, of Ohio, in the House of Representatives, April 1
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Estimate : 4,000.00 - 4,500.00
 
 
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Chester A. Arthur39 - Chester A. Arthur
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LS signed as vice president-elect, “C. A. Arthur,” one page, 5.5 x 8.25, New York Republican State Committee letterhead, November 19, 1880. Letter to
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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Chester A. Arthur40 - Chester A. Arthur
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War-dated ALS signed “C. A. Arthur,” one page, 5.25 x 8.5, February 28, 1864. Letter to Silas Burt, Inspector General of the State of New York. In ful
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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