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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Warren G. Harding122 - Warren G. Harding
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White House card signed in black ink, “Warren G. Harding.” Light overall toning, with a couple heavier spots, and some scattered light surface loss, m
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Warren G. Harding123 - Warren G. Harding
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Bank check, 6 x 2.75, filled out and signed by Harding, “W. G. Harding,” payable to Marion County Bank for $742.36, May 4, 1909. In fine condition, wi
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Calvin Coolidge124 - Calvin Coolidge
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TLS, one page, 8.5 x 11, personal letterhead, December 3, 1931. Letter to Alba Johnson. In full: “Because of your connection with the invitation to go
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Herbert Hoover126 - Herbert Hoover
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TLS, one page, 7 x 10.5, personal letterhead, June 15, 1928. Letter of thanks to Jason Rogers, General Manager of the Kansas City Journal Post. In ful
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Herbert Hoover127 - Herbert Hoover
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TLS, one page, 7.75 x 10, Department of Commerce letterhead, April 12, 1927. Brief letter to Grosvenor Clarkson. In full: “I have your letter of April
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Franklin D. Roosevelt128 - Franklin D. Roosevelt
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Fountain pen signature, “Franklin D. Roosevelt,” on an off-white 5 x 3 embossed State of New York Executive Mansion card. In fine condition, with a mi
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Eleanor Roosevelt129 - Eleanor Roosevelt
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DS, signed “Anna Eleanor Roosevelt,” seven pages, 9.25 x 13, August 15, 1952. Standard book contract by which Roosevelt and Lorena Hickok grant to G.
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Elliott Roosevelt130 - Elliott Roosevelt
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Son of Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt (1910–1990). Vintage matte-finish 11.25 x 9 photo of Roosevelt and his wife, actress Faye Emerson, signed and in
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Harry and Bess Truman131 - Harry and Bess Truman
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Two signed photos, both approximately 3 x 5, signed in black ink under their images, “Harry S. Truman,” and “Bess W. Truman.” Both the photos are hous
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Harry S. Truman132 - Harry S. Truman
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Ink signature and inscription, as president, “To Hon. John W. Snyder, with best wishes, Harry S. Truman, The White House 1/21/47,” on an off-white 7.5
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Dwight D. Eisenhower and Gerald Ford134 - Dwight D. Eisenhower and Gerald Ford
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Glossy 9 x 7.5 photo of Eisenhower talking to several gentlemen in the Oval Office, affixed to a 9.5 x 9 mount, signed in fountain pen, “Dwight D. Eis
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Dwight D. Eisenhower and Douglas MacArthur135 - Dwight D. Eisenhower and Douglas MacArthur
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Two items: commemorative cover with a cachet honoring Dwight D. Eisenhower’s final birthday during his presidency, signed in fountain pen by Eisenhowe
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Dwight D. Eisenhower and Nelson Rockefeller136 - Dwight D. Eisenhower and Nelson Rockefeller
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Tri-fold program from the state dinner in honor of Eisenhower, given by the Lotus Club on December 6, 1962, 9 x 12. Signed and inscribed vertically in
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Dwight D. Eisenhower137 - Dwight D. Eisenhower
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Two TLSs, both as president, both one page, one 6.75 x 8.75, and the other 6.75 x 10, both to Hobart C. Ramsey, dated 1954 and 1955. The first letter,
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Dwight D. Eisenhower138 - Dwight D. Eisenhower
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TLS as president, one page, 6.75 x 8.75, White House letterhead, April 7, 1953. Letter of thanks for a ham sent to the White House. In part: “The gran
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Lyndon B. Johnson139 - Lyndon B. Johnson
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TLS as president, one page, 6 x 7, White House letterhead, April 15, 1965. Brief letter to Ken Scheibel of the Donrey Media Group. In full: “Your stor
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Lyndon B. Johnson140 - Lyndon B. Johnson
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Embossed bookplate, 3.75 x 4.75, signed in black ink, “Lyndon B. Johnson.” Bookplate is affixed to a loose half-title page of Johnson’s book, The Vant
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Lyndon B. Johnson141 - Lyndon B. Johnson
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Glossy 7 x 9 head-and-shoulders photo, signed and inscribed in black ink, “To Earl Collins, my best always, Lyndon B. Johnson.” Matted to an overall s
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Richard Nixon142 - Richard Nixon
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TLS signed “RN,” one page, 7.25 x 10.5, personal letterhead, July 27, 1992. Letter to his friend Proctor Jones, with Nixon handwriting the greeting. I
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Richard Nixon143 - Richard Nixon
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Ink signature, “With best wishes from Richard Nixon,” on an off-white 4.5 x 1.5 clipped slip. Slip is affixed to an identical size piece of cardstock.
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