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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George S. Patton, Sr434 - George S. Patton, Sr
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Confederate brigadier general (1833–1864) who was killed at the Battle of Opequon. He was the grandfather of the famed World War II general of the sam
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Estimate : 15,000.00 - 20,000.00
 
 
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Revolutionary War435 - Revolutionary War
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Partly-printed DS, signed by Thomas Wharton, Jr., one page, 13 x 16.5, December 4, 1773. Colonial document providing insurance "at and from the...
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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Revolutionary War: Lexington-Concord436 - Revolutionary War: Lexington-Concord
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Original issue of the Pennsylvania Evening Post, four pages numbered 327–330, 8 x 10, Saturday, July 29, 1775. Printed in Philadelphia “by Benjamin To
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,200.00
 
 
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Erwin Rommel437 - Erwin Rommel
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War-dated DS in German, signed in pencil, “Rommel,” one page both sides, 8.25 x 11.75, October 24, 1941. Rommel nominates Bernhard Krause, as assistan
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Lew Wallace438 - Lew Wallace
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Signed book: Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ. Later printing. NY: Harper & Brothers, 1896. Hardcover, 5 x 7, 560 pages. Signed in black ink on the...
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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William T. Sherman439 - William T. Sherman
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Impeccable 2.5 x 4.25 carte-de-visite bust portrait of Sherman in uniform, crisply signed below the image in bold ink, “W. T. Sherman, General.” Publi
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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William T. Sherman440 - William T. Sherman
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Riggs & Co. bank check, 7.5 x 2.75, filled out and signed by Sherman, “W. T. Sherman,” payable to Mrs. Elly M. Thakara for $33.40, November 22, ...
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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William T. Sherman441 - William T. Sherman
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A fascinating archive of material related to the military career of Colonel Peter T. Swaine (1831–1909), highlighted by a remarkable collection of six
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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War of 1812442 - War of 1812
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Original War of 1812 Broadside for the Brigade Muster of the First Brigade, second division of the militia of Massachusetts at Danvers. Broadside read
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War of 1812443 - War of 1812
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Rare First Printing of the Hartford edition of the proceedings of the secret meeting of New England Federalists, held in Hartford, December 15, 1814,
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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