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 continues to achieve 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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Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain364 - 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. He late
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,000.00
 
 
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Confederate Soldiers365 - Confederate Soldiers
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Collection of six items, each signed by a prominent Confederate, including: P. G. T. Beauregard (signature), Alexander Stephens (free frank), Joseph W
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Varina Davis366 - Varina Davis
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Uncommon AQS on an off-white 4.5 x 1.5 slip, signed “Varina Jefferson Davis, 1897.” In full: “Be the day never so long, still it ringeth to evensong.”
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Confederate Soldiers367 - Confederate Soldiers
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Collection of four items, each signed by an important Confederate, including: William B. Bates (check), James L. Kemper (check), Albert Moore Scales (
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Jefferson Davis368 - Jefferson Davis
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Ink signature, “Jefferson Davis,” on an off-white 3.25 x 2 card. Matted and framed with a profile portrait to an overall size of 7.5 x 10.5. In fine c
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Jefferson Davis369 - Jefferson Davis
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Hand-addressed and free franked mailing envelope, 5.5 x 3, addressed by Davis to “Revd. J. W. French, US Mil. Academy, West Point, N. Y.,” and franked
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Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,000.00
 
 
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George Dewey370 - George Dewey
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ALS, two pages on two adjoining sheets, 4.5 x 7, Navy Department letterhead, November 18, 1899. Letter to Mr. Graves. In part: It gives me much pleasu
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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John F. Hartranft372 - John F. Hartranft
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Union general (1830–1889) awarded the Medal of Honor for his participation in the First Battle of Bull Run; he later served as a a special provost mar
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Jubal A. Early373 - Jubal A. Early
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ALS signed “J. A. Early,” one page, lightly-lined, 5.5 x 8, December 5, 1889. Letter to a gentleman. In part: “Your letter, addressed to me at New Orl
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Albert Sidney Johnston374 - Albert Sidney Johnston
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American military officer (1803–1862) who fought with distinction in the Mexican-American War. Upon hearing of the secession of Texas in 1861, he resi
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Estimate : 2,500.00 - 3,000.00
 
 
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