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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Alexander McDougall429 - Alexander McDougall
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Served as a major general in the Continental Army, and as a delegate to the Continental Congress. After the war, he was the president of the first ban
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Estimate : 1,200.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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John Hunt Morgan430 - John Hunt Morgan
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Confederate general (1825–1864) killed in a surprise Union attack at Greeneville, Tennessee. Rare Civil War–dated DS, signed “Approved, Jno. H. Morgan
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Estimate : 3,000.00 - 4,000.00
 
 
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George S. Patton431 - George S. Patton
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Partly-printed DS, signed “G. S. Patton, Jr.,” one page, 10.5 x 8, December 5, 1918. As a tank corps brigade commander stationed in Bourg, France, Col
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Estimate : 1,200.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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George S. Patton432 - George S. Patton
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World War II–dated TLS signed “G. S. Patton, Jr.,” one page, 8.25 x 10.5, Third United States Army letterhead, July 25, 1945. Brief response to an adm
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,000.00
 
 
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Eddie Rickenbacker433 - Eddie Rickenbacker
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AQS on an off-white 9.75 x 7 album page. In full: “May human beings never again be forced to endure another War.” Signed at the conclusion, “Capt. E.
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Revolutionary War434 - Revolutionary War
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Printed act for the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, four pages, 7.5 x 12.75, June 22, 1781. An order to Massachusetts towns to supply beef for the Army
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Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,000.00
 
 
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Philip H. Sheridan435 - Philip H. Sheridan
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War-dated endorsement, signed in pencil “Appr. A., P. H. Sheridan Mj. Genl. Comdg” on a pay order between the certification clause and the “Received a
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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William T. Sherman436 - William T. Sherman
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Personal calling card bearing Sherman’s name, rank, and city, 3.5 x 2, signed on the reverse in black ink, “W. T. Sherman, General, 1889.” In fine con
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William T. Sherman437 - William T. Sherman
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Bank check, 7.25 x 2.5, filled out and signed by Sherman, “W. T. Sherman,” payable to Mrs. General Sherman for $800.00, June 18, 1883. Triple-matted a
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William T. Sherman438 - William T. Sherman
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ALS signed “W. T. Sherman, Maj. Genl,” three pages, lightly-lined on two adjoining sheets, 5 x 8, Head Quarters Military Division of the Mississippi l
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William T. Sherman439 - William T. Sherman
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Civil War–dated partly-printed DS, signed “W. T. Sherman,” one page, 17 x 14, September 1863. Muster roll of the “non-commissioned Officers and Privat
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,200.00
 
 
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Spanish-American War440 - Spanish-American War
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Three items: ink signature, “George Dewey, 25th Oct. /99,” on an off-white sheet, double-matted and framed with an artist’s rendition of Dewey and his
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Claus von Stauffenberg441 - Claus von Stauffenberg
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German officer (1907–1944) who was one of the leading members of the failed plot to assassinate Adolf Hitler as part of Operation Valkyrie. He was exe
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Estimate : 20,000.00 - 25,000.00
 
 
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USS Constitution442 - USS Constitution
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Collection of five items, each signed by a former captain of the USS Constitution: ink signature, “Edward Preble,” on an off-white slip clipped from a
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,000.00
 
 
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Manfred von Richthofen443 - Manfred von Richthofen
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Fabled German military pilot (1892–1918) who shot down 80 enemy planes in World War I before he was killed in action at age 25. Uncommon and penetrati
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Estimate : 4,000.00 - 6,000.00
 
 
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Gouverneur K. Warren444 - Gouverneur K. Warren
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American military officer (1830–1882) who, despite earning the sobriquet ‘Hero of Little Round Top’ for his actions at Gettysburg, was humiliated when
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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World War II445 - World War II
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Collection of three items: first, a one-page souvenir typescript of the German instrument of surrender, signed at the bottom by James Gavin; second, a
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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World War II446 - World War II
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Collection of five color 1943 World War II propaganda leaflets, each measuring 13.5 x 9, done by British artist Kimon Evan Marengo for the British Min
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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World War II447 - World War II
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Highly unusual assemblage of felt tip and ballpoint signatures on an off-white 14 x 8 card, featuring 11 famous military veterans from a variety of fi
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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World War II448 - World War II
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Original color 20 x 28 World War II patriotic poster from 1944, with art done by Leon Helguera, showing Uncle Sam pointing to chart showing cost of li
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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