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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Mother Teresa257 - Mother Teresa
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TLS signed “M. Teresa mc,” on the reverse of a 6 x 3.25 prayer slip, July 1991. Kind letter to a supporter. In full: “Be the sunshine of Jesus’ love i
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Benito Mussolini and Vittorio Emmanuel III258 - Benito Mussolini and Vittorio Emmanuel III
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Partly-printed DS in Italian, one page, 9.5 x 14.5, December 6, 1928. Untranslated official document, signed at the conclusion by Mussolini and Vittor
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Jawaharlal Nehru259 - Jawaharlal Nehru
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Political leader (1889–1964) who served as first Prime Minister of India from 1947 until his death. Excellent ink signature, “Jawaharlal Nehru, 27.6.1
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Jawaharlal Nehru260 - Jawaharlal Nehru
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Matte-finish 4.75 x 6.25 head-and-shoulders photo of the Indian prime minister, signed in the lower border in blue ink, “Jawaharlal Nehru, 1961.” A cr
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Grand Duchess Maria Pavlovna of Russia261 - Grand Duchess Maria Pavlovna of Russia
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Daughter of Grand Duke Paul Alexandrovich and Alexandra Georgievna of Greece (1890-1958), whose paternal grandparents were Alexander II and Empress Ma
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Juan Peron262 - Juan Peron
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DS in Spanish, one page, 8.5 x 12.25, January 25, 1945. Untranslated document appointing German Jose Kern to a military position. Signed at the conclu
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Politicians263 - Politicians
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Collection of 17 items, each signed by a member of Congress. Signers are: Ted Kennedy (SP, ins), Barry Goldwater, John McCain, Nancy Pelosi (SP, signa
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Politicians264 - Politicians
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Collection of five items, each signed by a well-known political figure, including: Cordell Hull (SP), Bernard Baruch (signature), Earl Warren (signatu
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Politicians265 - Politicians
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Collection of six items, each signed by a notable early American politician, including: Schuyler Colfax (ALS), John Sherman (signature), Edward Everet
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Ferdinand Porsche266 - Ferdinand Porsche
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Technical automobile designer (1909–1998) and son of the founder of Porsche. Color glossy 5 x 7 head-and-shoulders photo, signed in gold ink. Matted a
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Presidential Advisors267 - Presidential Advisors
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Collection of 19 signed photos and signatures, each signed by a former advisor to the president, with almost all of the photos inscribed. Signers are:
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Presidential Cabinet Members268 - Presidential Cabinet Members
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Collection of 12 ink signatures on individual cards and slips, each signed by a former cabinet member. Signers are: William S. Derrick, Alexander H. H
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Presidential Cabinet Members269 - Presidential Cabinet Members
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Collection of 17 items, consisting of 15 signed photos and two letters, each signed by a former cabinet member or diplomat. Photos are signed by: Cond
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Presidential Children270 - Presidential Children
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Collection of 11 items, each signed by a son or daughter of a former US president. Signers are: John Eisenhower (two SP and one signature), Joanna Stu
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Queen Victoria271 - Queen Victoria
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Manuscript DS, signed “Victoria R,” one page both sides, 9.25 x 14.5, March 14, 1838. Document ordering “that an annuity or yearly pension of Three Hu
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Eliphalet Remington273 - Eliphalet Remington
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Nineteenth-century firearms manufacturer and son of the designer of the original Remington rifle (1793–1861). Five Ilion Bank checks, 6.75 x 2.75, fil
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Philo Remington274 - Philo Remington
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Industrialist (1816–1889) who succeeded his father, Eliphalet Remington, as head of the Remington firearms company, and went on to develop the first m
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Syngman Rhee275 - Syngman Rhee
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First President of South Korea (1875–1965) from 1948 until his resignation in 1960. Color 6.5 x 9.75 photo of Rhee and his wife receiving flowers from
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Anwar Sadat276 - Anwar Sadat
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Matte-finish 7 x 5 candid photo of Sadat speaking to another dignitary, signed in the lower border in black ink by Sadat and in blue ink by the other
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Albert Schweitzer277 - Albert Schweitzer
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ALS in French, one onionskin page, 8 x 9.75, July 11, 1945. Neatly penned letter to Reverend Leonard Helie in Roxbury, Massachusetts, with Schweitzer
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Edwin M. Stanton278 - Edwin M. Stanton
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ALS, one page, 7.75 x 9.75, War Department letterhead, July 8, 1862. Letter to Adjutant General Thomas. In part: “Your attention is directed to the en
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Supreme Court: Oliver Ellsworth279 - Supreme Court: Oliver Ellsworth
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Third Chief Justice of the United States (1745–1807) and delegate to the Constitutional Congress who later submitted the amendments which became the B
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Margaret Thatcher280 - Margaret Thatcher
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Satin-finish 8 x 10 photo of the former prime minister, signed in silver ink. In fine condition.
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Titanic: William T. Stead281 - Titanic: William T. Stead
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Journalist (1849–1912), assistant editor of the Pall Mall Gazette, and founder of The Review of Reviews who perished in the Titanic disaster TLS signe
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William M. ‘Boss’ Tweed282 - William M. ‘Boss’ Tweed
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Politician (1823–1878) most notable for being the ‘boss’ of Tammany Hall, the Democratic Party political machine that played a major role in the polit
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US Supreme Court283 - US Supreme Court
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Collection of 29 items, consisting primarily of signatures, photos, and printed court decisions, each signed by a former or present Supreme Court just
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Vice Presidents284 - Vice Presidents
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Collection of 22 items, consisting primarily of signed photos and signatures, each signed by a former vice president, with a couple of the photos insc
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Vice Presidents285 - Vice Presidents
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Three items: FDC honoring American heritage, signed in black felt tip by Gerald R. Ford, and matted with an unsigned photo; a vice presidential visiti
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Daniel Webster286 - Daniel Webster
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Hand-addressed free-franked mailing envelope, 8.75 x 3.5, addressed by Webster to “Honble Joseph R. Ingersoll, Philadelphia,” and franked in the upper
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Daniel Webster and William Seward287 - Daniel Webster and William Seward
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Ink signatures, “Dan’l Webster” and “Your friend and obedient servant, William H. Seward,” on clipped slips affixed to opposing sides of a 6 x 7.5 alb
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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