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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James A. Garfield63 - James A. Garfield
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Ink signature, “J. A. Garfield, Nov. 2, 1880,” on an off-white 3.25 x 2.25 card. In fine condition. The presidential election took place on November 2
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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Lucretia, Eliza, and Mary Garfield64 - Lucretia, Eliza, and Mary Garfield
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Ink signatures of Garfield’s mother Eliza Ballou Garfield, his wife Lucretia (2), and his daughter Mollie on individual off-white cards. In fine condi
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James A. Garfield Assassination65 - James A. Garfield Assassination
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Three items concerning the assassination of President Garfield, including: a bulletin put out by his doctors on September 5, 1881, concerning his cond
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Grover Cleveland66 - Grover Cleveland
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Partly-printed DS as president, one page, 15.5 x 19.5, December 28, 1896. President Cleveland appoints Joseph Mark Califf a “Captain of Artillery in t
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Grover Cleveland67 - Grover Cleveland
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Signed book: The Public Papers of Grover Cleveland. First edition. Washington, DC: Government Printing Office, 1889. Hardcover, 8.25 x 11.5, 578 pages
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,000.00
 
 
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Grover Cleveland68 - Grover Cleveland
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ALS as president, three pages on two adjoining sheets, 7 x 8, Executive Mansion letterhead, December 17, 1887. Letter to a gentleman. In part: “I find
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Benjamin Harrison69 - Benjamin Harrison
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ALS signed “Benj. Harrison,” one page, 5.5 x 8.25, Law Office of Harrison, Hines & Miller letterhead, May 22, 1880. Letter to Judge R. S. Taylor...
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Benjamin Harrison70 - Benjamin Harrison
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Bank check, 7.75 x 2.75, filled out and signed by Harrison, “Benj. Harrison,” payable to Self for $25.00, November 4, 1880. In fine condition, with ca
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William McKinley71 - William McKinley
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Partly-printed DS as president, one page, 15 x 19, February 23, 1899. President McKinley appoints Fitzhugh Lee, Jr., a “Second Lieutenant of Cavalry i
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William McKinley72 - William McKinley
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Matte-finish 4 x 5.5 profile photo of McKinley by C. Parker of Washington, DC, affixed to its original 5 x 7.25 photographer’s mount, signed on the mo
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