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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William McKinley73 - William McKinley
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Scarce early ALS signed “Wm. McKinley, Jr.,” one page, 5 x 5.5, April 3, 1885. Letter to Grace Hazlett, offering congratulations on her upcoming marri
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,000.00
 
 
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Theodore Roosevelt74 - Theodore Roosevelt
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Partly-printed DS as president, one page, 13.5 x 8.5, May 1, 1908. President Roosevelt appoints Henry L. Brown a “Captain in the Medical Corps in the
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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William H. Taft75 - William H. Taft
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TLS signed “Wm. H. Taft,” three pages, 8 x 10.5, personal letterhead, September 10, 1919. Letter to Gus J. Karger. In part: “I have no doubt that Knox
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,000.00
 
 
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William H. Taft76 - William H. Taft
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ALS signed “Wm. H. Taft,” two pages on two adjoining sheets, 5 x 8, On Board Twin Screw S.S. ‘Fort Victoria’ letterhead, December 28, 1920. Letter to
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William H. Taft77 - William H. Taft
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Partly-printed DS as president, signed “Wm. H. Taft,” one page, 15 x 18.5, April 13, 1911. President Taft appoints Howard Gage “a Commander in the Nav
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William H. Taft78 - William H. Taft
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TLS signed “Wm. H. Taft,” one page, 8 x 10.5, personal letterhead, November 17, 1920. Letter to Francis E. Clark. In part: “I agree with you that Mr.
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Woodrow Wilson79 - Woodrow Wilson
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Partly-printed DS as president, one page, 19.5 x 15.5, April 21, 1914. President Wilson appoints William H. Rand to be the Postmaster of Sulpher Sprin
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Woodrow Wilson80 - Woodrow Wilson
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ALS, one page, 5.25 x 7.75, May 18, 1897. Wilson writes from Princeton. In full: “It will give me pleasure to attend the ‘Lit.’ dinner, and to say wha
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Woodrow Wilson81 - Woodrow Wilson
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Partly-printed DS, one page, 15.5 x 19, March 16, 1917. President Wilson appoints George C. Hammet “a Second Lieutenant in the Marine Corps for a prob
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Warren G. Harding82 - Warren G. Harding
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TLS as president, one page, 7 x 9, White House letterhead, December 7, 1921. Letter to William Broening, mayor of Baltimore. In full: “I want to grate
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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