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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Andrew Johnson53 - Andrew Johnson
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Pencil signature, “Andrew Johnson, Feb. 13th, 1871,” on an off-white 5 x 2.5 slip, with a typed collector’s caption affixed to bottom edge. Slip is af
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Andrew Johnson54 - Andrew Johnson
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Partly-printed DS as president, one page, 13.75 x 9.5, July 18, 1865. President Johnson appoints Edward H. Shelly as “Deputy Postmaster, at Rome, in t
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U. S. Grant55 - U. S. Grant
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Partly-printed DS, one page, 21.25 x 16.5, June 11, 1877. Four-language ship’s papers issued to “J. G. Baker, Jr., master or commander of the Bark Rei
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Estimate : 1,500.00 - 1,700.00
 
 
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U. S. Grant56 - U. S. Grant
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Partly-printed DS as president, one page, 8 x 9.75, September 28, 1872. President Grant orders the “Secretary of State to affix the Seal of the United
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U. S. Grant57 - U. S. Grant
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Crisp ink signature, “U. S. Grant,” on an off-white 3 x .5 slip cleanly clipped from a check. In fine condition.
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U. S. Grant58 - U. S. Grant
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ALS, one page, 8 x 10.25, Mexican Southern Railroad Company letterhead, July 24, 1883. Letter to A. D. Shaw. In full: “Not having been at my office fo
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U. S. Grant59 - U. S. Grant
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Partly-printed DS as president, one page, 17.75 x 11.25, March 30, 1871. President Grant appoints Hanson A. Vance to the position of Deputy Postmaster
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Rutherford B. Hayes60 - Rutherford B. Hayes
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Partly-printed DS as president, signed “R. B. Hayes,” one page, 15 x 18.5, December 28, 1880. President Hayes appoints William Moffatt a “Second Lieut
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Rutherford B. Hayes61 - Rutherford B. Hayes
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ALS signed “R. B. Hayes,” one page both sides, 5.5 x 8.5, November 29, 1885. Letter to a general. In part: “I am not quite sure, but my impression is
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James A. Garfield62 - James A. Garfield
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Crisply-penned ANS signed “J. A. Garfield,” one page, 4 x 1.75, no date. Short note to an unidentified recipient. In full: “Please call at 3 p.m. toda
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