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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John Quincy Adams13 - John Quincy Adams
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Partly-printed vellum DS as president, signed “J. Q. Adams,” one page, 15.5 x 9.5, April 15, 1825. President Adams grants William Willcoxon of Sangamo
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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John Quincy Adams14 - John Quincy Adams
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Ink signature, “With great esteem and regards I am your friend, J. Q. Adams,” on an off-white slip clipped from the closing of a letter. Double-matted
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John Quincy Adams15 - John Quincy Adams
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Partly-printed DS, signed “J. Q. Adams,” one page, 7.75 x 9.5, November 16, 1819. Adams, as secretary of state, certifies the accompanying documents a
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,200.00
 
 
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Andrew Jackson16 - Andrew Jackson
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Partly-printed vellum DS as president, one page, 15.25 x 9.75, April 6, 1829. President Jackson grants William Willcockson of Sangamon County, Illinoi
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Andrew Jackson17 - Andrew Jackson
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War-dated manuscript DS, signed “Andrew Jackson, Major Genl,” one page, 7.75 x 13, March 8, 1813. Document headed “Provision return for the Regiment o
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Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,000.00
 
 
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Andrew Jackson18 - Andrew Jackson
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Partly-printed DS as president, one page, 10.75 x 13.25, April 8, 1833. Jackson issues a patent to Peter L. Grosh having “invented a new and useful im
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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Martin Van Buren19 - Martin Van Buren
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Partly-printed DS as president, signed “M. Van Buren,” one page, 8 x 10.75, December 14, 1829. President Van Buren certifies Richard, Lord, and Holbro
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Martin Van Buren20 - Martin Van Buren
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LS signed “M. Van Buren, Vice President of the U. States & President of the Senate,” one page both sides, 8 x 10, December 10, 1835. Letter to G...
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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Martin Van Buren21 - Martin Van Buren
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Early partly-printed DS, signed “M. Van Buren, Atty.,” one page, 7.75 x 4.5, June 11, 1808. Court document authorizing the sheriff of Columbia County,
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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William Henry Harrison22 - William Henry Harrison
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Third-person ADS, one page, 8 x 4.25, docketed 1796 on the reverse. Harrison sends a group of books. In full: “Wm. H. Harrison sends to Colo. Gano sev
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Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,000.00
 
 
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