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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George Washington1 - George Washington
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Revolutionary War–dated partly-printed DS, signed “Go: Washington,” one page, 9.5 x 7, December 31, 1782. A discharge issued from Washington’s headqua
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Estimate : 10,000.00 - 12,000.00
 
 
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George Washington2 - George Washington
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Scarce hand-addressed free-franked panel, 4.75 x 3, addressed by Washington to “David Stuart Esq, Hope Parke, Fairfax City, Virginia,” and franked in
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Estimate : 2,000.00 - 3,000.00
 
 
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John Adams3 - John Adams
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Ink signature, “J. Adams,” on an off-white 1.25 x .5 slip. Signature is affixed to a 4 x 2 slip, dated February 28, 1823, in another hand. Framed with
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,000.00
 
 
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Thomas Jefferson5 - Thomas Jefferson
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Superlative hand-addressed free frank as president, measuring 9.75 x 6.75 unfolded, with center panel measuring 5 x 3.25, addressed by Jefferson to “G
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Estimate : 4,000.00 - 5,000.00
 
 
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Thomas Jefferson and James Madison7 - Thomas Jefferson and James Madison
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Partly-printed vellum DS, signed “Th: Jefferson” as president and “James Madison” as secretary of state, one page, 11.5 x 14, January 14, 1803. Presid
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Estimate : 5,000.00 - 7,000.00
 
 
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James Madison8 - James Madison
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Appealing partly-printed vellum DS as president, one page, 10.5 x 15.5, April 6, 1811. Scallop-top ship’s pass issued for the “Ship Franklin of New Or
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Estimate : 1,800.00 - 2,000.00
 
 
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James Madison9 - James Madison
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Rare partly-printed DS, one page, 8.25 x 10, February 20, 1808. As secretary of state, Madison issues a rare personal passport to William Lewis. In pa
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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James Monroe10 - James Monroe
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Partly-printed DS as president, one page, 14 x 9.25, May 15, 1823. Land grant issued to Jesse McKinley for 160 acres in Ohio. Signed at the bottom by
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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James Monroe11 - James Monroe
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Significant war-dated DS, signed as secretary of state, “Jas Monroe,” three pages on two adjoining sheets, 8 x 13.5, June 26, 1812. Remarkable documen
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Estimate : 1,200.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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John Quincy Adams12 - John Quincy Adams
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ALS signed “J. Q. Adams,” one page, 8 x 9.5, March 22, 1833. Letter to Solomon Miles, corresponding secretary to the American Institute of Instruction
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,200.00
 
 
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