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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Herbert Hoover73 - Herbert Hoover
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Archive of 11 TLSs from Herbert Hoover to Lawrence Richey, ten signed with his full name, “Herbert Hoover," and one signed with his initials, &...
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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Herbert Hoover74 - Herbert Hoover
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Matte-finish 9.5 x 13.5 Harris and Ewing photo, signed and inscribed in fountain pen in the lower border to renowned surgeon and collector Dr. Max Tho
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Herbert Hoover75 - Herbert Hoover
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Draft LS as president in pencil, signed “Herbert Hoover,” two pages, 6.25 x 9.25, on the reverse of White House letterhead, March 8, 1930. Draft of a
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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Herbert Hoover76 - Herbert Hoover
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An uncommon grouping of five items: an unusual mailing envelope signed once in the upper left and twice over the stamp block in the shape of an ‘X’; a
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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Franklin D. Roosevelt77 - Franklin D. Roosevelt
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ALS signed “Roosevelt,” two pages, 8 x 10, no date but April 21, 1914. Draft of a letter to Secretary of the Navy Josephus Daniels. In full: “Am in to
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Estimate : 2,500.00 - 3,000.00
 
 
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Franklin D. Roosevelt78 - Franklin D. Roosevelt
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Matte-finish 8 x 10 photo, boldly signed in fountain pen. Some rippling to horizontal edges, tape remnants to reverse, and a few edge and corner tip c
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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Franklin D. Roosevelt79 - Franklin D. Roosevelt
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TLS, one page, 7.25 x 10.5, Fidelity and Deposit Company of Maryland letterhead, July 18, 1928. Letter to Mr. E. J. Howe of the Taconic Park Commissio
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Franklin D. Roosevelt80 - Franklin D. Roosevelt
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Rare ALS as president signed “F. D. R.,” one page, 7 x 9, White House letterhead, no date [circa September, 1938]. Letter to Frederic Delano, his moth
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Estimate : 8,000.00 - 10,000.00
 
 
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Franklin D. Roosevelt81 - Franklin D. Roosevelt
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TLS as president, one page, 7 x 8.75, White House letterhead, July 2, 1941. Letter to Congressman Joe Hendricks. In part: “I acknowledge, with appreci
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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Franklin D. Roosevelt82 - Franklin D. Roosevelt
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Handsome 9 x 12 engraved portrait of President Roosevelt, signed below the vignette in bold fountain pen, “Franklin D. Roosevelt.” Moderate toning to
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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