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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Confederate Amnesty Oath334 - Confederate Amnesty Oath
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Partly-printed DS, signed by Thomas Harris with an “X,” his mark, one page, 7.5 x 7, July 7, 1865. Amnesty oath reads, in full: “I Thomas Harris of Au
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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Confederate Generals336 - Confederate Generals
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Rare Civil War–dated DS signed by J. E. B. Stuart, Williams Carter Wickham, Walter Taylor, and Thomas T. Munford, one page, 5.75 x 8, April–May 1864.
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Estimate : 3,000.00 - 3,500.00
 
 
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George A. Custer337 - George A. Custer
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Hand-addressed mailing envelope, 5 x 3, from Custer to his wife, “Mrs. Genl G. A. Custer, Fort Leavenworth, Kas.,” bearing a Hays City, November, post
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Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,000.00
 
 
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George A. Custer338 - George A. Custer
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Partly-printed DS, signed “G. A. Custer,” one page, 11 x 17, June 1, 1874. Tobacco return document for the Band Company of the 7th US Cavalry. Custer
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Estimate : 8,000.00 - 10,000.00
 
 
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George A. Custer: Badger and West339 - George A. Custer: Badger and West
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William Badger (1826–1897) served in the 6th US Infantry and was quartermaster at Fort Lincoln when Custer's 7th Cavalry was stationed there pre...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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George A. Custer: James Calhoun340 - George A. Custer: James Calhoun
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Soldier in the US Army during the American Civil War and the Black Hills War (1845–1876). He was the brother-in-law of George Custer and was also kill
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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George A. Custer: Francis Marion Gibson341 - George A. Custer: Francis Marion Gibson
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Officer in the 7th Cavalry who was one of the first to ride to the rescue at the Battle of the Little Bighorn, but arrived too late (1847–1919). Manus
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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George A. Custer: Edward G. Mathey342 - George A. Custer: Edward G. Mathey
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Officer in the 7th Cavalry who commanded the pack train at Little Bighorn (1837–1915). Scarce partly-printed DS, signed twice, “E. G. Mathey,” one pag
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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George A. Custer: George Walter Yates343 - George A. Custer: George Walter Yates
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Officer in the US 7th Cavalry Regiment who was killed in the Battle of the Little Bighorn (1843–1876). Rare bold ink signature, “Geo. W. Yates,” on an
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,000.00
 
 
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John A. Dahlgren344 - John A. Dahlgren
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Naval leader (1809–1870) who headed the Union Navy's ordnance department during the Civil War and developed a number of guns and cannons. Civil ...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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