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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Robert E. Lee424 - Robert E. Lee
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DS, signed “R. E. Lee, Lt. Engrs,” one page, 8 x 3, November 24, 1837. Lee certifies an invoice, affirming that “the articles charged in the within ac
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Estimate : 1,200.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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Robert E. Lee425 - Robert E. Lee
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Large ink signature, “R. E. Lee,” on a blue slip affixed to a 3.5 x 2 card on which is written in unknown hand, “Cmdr Rebel Armys.” Written in small n
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Estimate : 10,000.00 - 15,000.00
 
 
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James Longstreet426 - James Longstreet
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ALS signed “J. Longstreet,” one page, 5.5 x 9, November 28, 1895. Letter to his son Lee. In part: “I find the Bank closed and everyone connected with
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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Douglas MacArthur427 - Douglas MacArthur
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Color-accented 8 x 10 paperstock photo of MacArthur in his full dress uniform, surrounded by a patriotic pictorial border, signed in blue ink. In fin
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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John S. Mosby428 - John S. Mosby
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Confederate ranger (1833–1916) whose guerrilla band specialized in attacking and disrupting Union supply lines. He earned the nickname ‘The Gray Ghost
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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John J. Pershing429 - John J. Pershing
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Exceptional matte-finish 8 x 10 portrait of Pershing in his four-star General of the Armies uniform, signed and inscribed in the lower border in fount
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Horatio Nelson430 - Horatio Nelson
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Fabric swatch from the main topsail of Lord Nelson’s flagship, the HMS Victory, measuring 3 x 2, framed with a 1903 letter of provenance by Henry W. C
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Estimate : 2,000.00 - 2,500.00
 
 
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George S. Patton431 - George S. Patton
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TLS signed “G. S. Patton, Jr.,” two pages, 8 x 10.5, Schofield Barracks July 27, 1927. Patton writes to breeder Alfred Carter in Kamuela, Hawaii. In p
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,200.00
 
 
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George S. Patton432 - George S. Patton
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AMS, one lightly-lined page, 8 x 12, entitled ‘The Sargasso, Sea,’ signed on the reverse “Geo. S. Patton, March 6, 1899.” Composition written for a cl
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Estimate : 3,500.00 - 4,000.00
 
 
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Revolutionary War433 - Revolutionary War
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ALS signed “G. Noarth,” one page both sides, 7.5 x 9.5, June 18, 1775. Letter capturing the excitement as the Colonies begin to seize control of towns
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Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,000.00
 
 
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