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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Joseph E. Johnston375 - Joseph E. Johnston
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ALS signed “J. E. Johnson,” one page, 8 x 10, Exchange Hotel & Ballard House letterhead, August 6, 1873. Letter to a gentleman. In part: “I resp...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Hugh Judson Kilpatrick376 - Hugh Judson Kilpatrick
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American military officer (1836–1881), who, as a general in the Civil War, earned the sobriquet ‘Kill-Cavalry’ for his gung-ho disregard for the lives
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Robert E. Lee377 - Robert E. Lee
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Ink signature, “R. E. Lee,” on an off-white slip. Matted and framed with a carte-de-visite portrait of Lee as a three-star general to an overall size
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,200.00
 
 
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Robert E. Lee378 - Robert E. Lee
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Incredibly scarce 2.25 x 4 carte-de-visite photo of Lee in civilian clothes taken by Alexander Gardner, signed below the image in black ink, “R. E. Le
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Estimate : 4,000.00 - 5,000.00
 
 
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Douglas MacArthur379 - Douglas MacArthur
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Desirable matte-finish 8 x 10 portrait of MacArthur in uniform, signed and inscribed in fountain pen, “To Col. Rider, with cordial regard, Douglas Mac
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Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
 
 
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Douglas MacArthur380 - Douglas MacArthur
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Early matte-finish 8 x 10 photo of MacArthur in full dress uniform, signed and inscribed in fountain pen, “To the Lours, with cordial regards, Douglas
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Douglas MacArthur381 - Douglas MacArthur
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Color matte-finish 8.5 x 6 photo of MacArthur and President John F. Kennedy meeting together, affixed to a 10 x 8 mount, signed on the mount in founta
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Anthony McAuliffe382 - Anthony McAuliffe
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United States Army general (1898–1975) who commanded the force defending Bastogne, Belgium, during the Battle of the Bulge in World War II. He was fam
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Robert S. McNamara383 - Robert S. McNamara
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McNamara’s personally-owned Boy Scouts of America Eagle Scout badge, featuring a metal banner pin that reads “Be Prepared,” a patriotic ribbon, and a
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George G. Meade384 - George G. Meade
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Ink signature, “Geo G. Meade, Lt. Topog’l Engineers,” on an off-white 3 x 1 slip. Unobtrusive folds and light toning, otherwise fine condition. Accomp
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