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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Warren G. Harding83 - Warren G. Harding
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Partly-printed DS as president, one page, 18 x 14, January 7, 1922. President Harding appoints Peter Thomsen to be postmaster of Fulton, Illinois. Sig
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Calvin Coolidge84 - Calvin Coolidge
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Signed book: Have Faith in Massachusetts. Later printing. Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1919. Hardcover with dust jacket, 5.25 x 8, 275 pages. Signed and
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Herbert Hoover85 - Herbert Hoover
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Scarce ALS, one page, 6.5 x 8, personal letterhead, January 7, 1954. Letter to Professor Wallace B. Amsbury. In full: “General Hawley tells me you wan
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,200.00
 
 
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Herbert Hoover86 - Herbert Hoover
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Massive archive of 170 TLSs from Herbert Hoover to Lewis Strauss, spanning 1920 to 1964 (none from his presidency), signed in a number of manners, inc
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Estimate : 6,000.00 - 8,000.00
 
 
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Franklin D. Roosevelt87 - Franklin D. Roosevelt
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TLS as president, one page, 8 x 10.5, White House letterhead, September 7, 1939. Letter to Mrs. Thomas F. McAllister, director of the Democratic Natio
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Estimate : 8,000.00 - 10,000.00
 
 
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Franklin D. Roosevelt88 - Franklin D. Roosevelt
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World War II–dated TLS as president, one page, 7 x 8.75, White House letterhead, May 6, 1942. Letter to Senator Lister Hill. In full: “Ever so many th
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Franklin D. Roosevelt89 - Franklin D. Roosevelt
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Fountain pen signature, “Franklin D. Roosevelt,” on an off-white 6 x 9.5 sheet, to which was later added a typewritten Oath of Office and the date of
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,000.00
 
 
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Franklin D. Roosevelt90 - Franklin D. Roosevelt
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Matte-finish 8.25 x 11.5 Harris and Ewing photo, signed and inscribed in the lower border in fountain pen as president, “For Air Marshall William Bish
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Franklin D. Roosevelt91 - Franklin D. Roosevelt
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TLS as president, one page, 6.75 x 9, White House letterhead, February 2, 1939. Brief letter of thanks. In full: “You were more than kind to send me s
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Franklin D. Roosevelt92 - Franklin D. Roosevelt
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Desirable 11 x 14 engraved portrait of President Roosevelt, signed below the vignette in bold fountain pen, “Franklin D. Roosevelt.” Moderate uniform
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Franklin D. Roosevelt93 - Franklin D. Roosevelt
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TLS as governor of New York, one page, 8.25 x 11, Executive Mansion letterhead, July 9, 1932. Letter to Joseph Jessels. In full: “I have been much hea
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Franklin D. Roosevelt94 - Franklin D. Roosevelt
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ALS, one page both sides, 8.5 x 11, Roosevelt and O’Connor letterhead, November 5, 1927. Letter to an office worker. In part: “Mr. Hanley is here to r
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Eleanor Roosevelt95 - Eleanor Roosevelt
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TLS, one page, 6.25 x 9.75, personal letterhead, April 1, 1960. Letter to Mr. Walter Brandin. In full: “I am afraid I do not consider your plan for se
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Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
 
 
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Harry S. Truman96 - Harry S. Truman
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TLS as president, one page, 6.75 x 8.75, White House letterhead, April 6, 1951. Letter to Attorney General J. Howard McGrath. In full: “I understand t
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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Harry S. Truman97 - Harry S. Truman
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Fountain pen signature, “Harry S. Truman,” on an off-white 6 x 5.5 sheet, to which was later added via laser printer the famous image of Truman holdin
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Harry S. Truman98 - Harry S. Truman
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White House card, signed and inscribed in black ink, “Kindest regards to C. Bruce Hill, Harry S. Truman, Apr. 30, ’48.” Triple-suede-matted and framed
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Harry S. Truman99 - Harry S. Truman
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Exceptional 11 x 14 engraved portrait of Truman in profile, handsomely signed below the vignette in fountain pen. In fine condition, with a band of to
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Harry S. Truman100 - Harry S. Truman
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Bank check, 6.25 x 2.75, filled out and signed by Truman, payable to Miss C. Reyling for $20.00, April 18, 1925. In very good condition, with several
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Dwight D. Eisenhower101 - Dwight D. Eisenhower
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Stately matte-finish 7.75 x 10 photo of Eisenhower at his desk, signed in the lower border in fountain pen. Matted and framed to an overall size of 13
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Dwight D. Eisenhower102 - Dwight D. Eisenhower
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War-dated TLS, one page, 6 x 8, Supreme Headquarters, Allied Expeditionary Force, Office of the Supreme Commander letterhead, November 14, 1944. Brief
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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