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 Preston365 - William Preston
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Lawyer, politician, and Confederate brigadier general (1816–1887). ALS signed “Willm. Preston,” one page, 7.75 x 7, May 3, 1844. Letter to Secretary o
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Revolutionary War366 - Revolutionary War
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Original issue of the January 9–16, 1775 issue of the Massachusetts Gazette; and the Boston Post Boy and Advertiser, 9.5 x 14, four pages. The front p
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,200.00
 
 
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Revolutionary War: Elijah Avery367 - Revolutionary War: Elijah Avery
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Revolutionary War–dated ADS, signed “Elijah Avery Capt,” one page, 7.25 x 11, March 6, 1779. Document headed “A Pay Role of Capt. Elijah Avery’s Compa
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Revolutionary War: Nicholas Quackenbush368 - Revolutionary War: Nicholas Quackenbush
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Huge Revolutionary War-dated autograph document containing a set of ledger sheets of Nicholas Quackenbush’s accounts, unsigned, four pages, 37.75 x 26
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Estimate : 2,500.00 - 3,000.00
 
 
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Antoine Joseph Santerre369 - Antoine Joseph Santerre
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French Revolutionist, military commander, and brewer (1752–1809). LS in French, signed “Santerre,” one page, 7 x 9, June 26, 1784. Untranslated. Inter
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William T. Sherman370 - William T. Sherman
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Civil War–dated ALS signed “W. T. Sherman, Maj. Genl,” one page, lightly-lined, 8 x 10, Memphis, December 20, 1862. Letter to Secretary of War Edwin M
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Estimate : 2,000.00 - 2,500.00
 
 
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William T. Sherman371 - William T. Sherman
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Sherman’s personal calling card printed with his name, rank, and Washington address, 3.75 x 2, signed on the reverse in ink, “W. T. Sherman, General,”
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Philip Van Cortlandt372 - Philip Van Cortlandt
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Colonial officer during the Revolutionary War who fought at the Battle of Saratoga, was with the Army at Valley Forge, and took part in the Sullivan E
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War of 1812373 - War of 1812
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War-dated partly-printed DS, signed by British Admiral “John Borlase Warren,” one page, 7.75 x 12.75, September 2, 1813. A British naval appointment i
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Alfred Jefferson Vaughan374 - Alfred Jefferson Vaughan
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Engineer, writer, and Confederate general who fought mainly in the Western Theater of the conflict (1830–1899). Uncommon 3.75 x 5.5 book photo of Vaug
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