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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Politicians295 - Politicians
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Five checks dated between 1890 and 1983, each signed by an American politician, including: Hamilton Fish, Samuel F. Miller, G. Gray, Sam Ervin, and Le
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Politicians296 - Politicians
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Four checks dated between 1865 and 1944, each signed by an influential American politician, including: John Sherman, Francis E. Spinner, Alfred E. Smi
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Politicians297 - Politicians
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Five checks dated between 1863 and 1966, each signed by an American politician, including: George Opdyke, Edward A. Burke, Joseph T. Robinson, Jeannet
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Politicians298 - Politicians
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Collection of approximately 35 items, each signed by a politician, including: Joe Biden (SP), Alben Barkley (TLS), Howard Baker (TLS), John B. Anderso
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Politicians and Intellectuals299 - Politicians and Intellectuals
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Collection of approximately 31 items, each signed by a prominent politician or intellectual, including: Henry Lewis Stimson (signature), John Nance Ga
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan300 - Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan
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Indian philosopher and statesman (1888–1975) who served as the the second president of India from 1962 to 1967. Ballpoint signature, “S. Radhakrishnan
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Religious Figures301 - Religious Figures
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Collection of approximately 30 items, comprised of letters, souvenir typescripts, signatures, and photos, each signed by a religious leader, including
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Syngman Rhee302 - Syngman Rhee
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First President of South Korea (1875–1965) from 1948 until his resignation in 1960. Uncommon glossy 8 x 10 official Korean Air Force photo of Rhee gre
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Ernst Ruska303 - Ernst Ruska
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German physicist (1906–1988) who won the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1986 for his work in electron optics, including the design of the first electron mi
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Albert Sabin304 - Albert Sabin
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Collection of five items signed by Sabin, including: a glossy 5 x 7 photo (inscribed); a 1961 TLS; a 1978 TLS; a lengthy copy of a report on vaccinati
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Jonas Salk305 - Jonas Salk
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American medical researcher and virologist (1914–1995) known for developing the polio vaccine. Glossy 7.75 x 10 photo of Salk working in his lab, sign
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Helmut Schmidt306 - Helmut Schmidt
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German politician (born 1918) who served as chancellor of West Germany from 1974 to 1982. Glossy 7 x 9.5 half-length photo of Schmidt in a suit and ti
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Robert Stroud307 - Robert Stroud
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Notorious criminal (1890–1963) who, while imprisoned, became a self-educated authority on birds and earned the nickname ‘The Birdman of Alcatraz.’ ALS
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Margaret Thatcher308 - Margaret Thatcher
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Greeting card featuring a color image of a painting of Westminster Bridge, 9.5 x 7, signed inside in fountain pen, “With all best wishes for a good ne
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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William Belknap310 - William Belknap
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Union general and secretary of war (1829–1890) who holds the distinction of being the only Cabinet secretary ever to have been impeached. Choice 2.25
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Confederate Navy Cutlass311 - Confederate Navy Cutlass
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Courtney and Tennant, Charleston SC. marked Confederate navy cutlass. This piece was built by Robert Mole in England and acquired for the Confederacy
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Estimate : 5,000.00 - 6,000.00
 
 
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George A. Custer312 - George A. Custer
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Hand-addressed mailing envelope, 5.25 x 3.25, addressed by Custer to his wife, “Mrs. Genl Custer, Monroe, Mich,” bearing a New York, May 9, 1871, post
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Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,000.00
 
 
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Custer’s Last Stand313 - Custer’s Last Stand
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Vibrant color 41.25 x 31.75 lithograph entitled Custer’s Last Fight, printed circa 1937, with text at the bottom reading: "Anheuser-Busch, St. ...
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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Louis Philippe d’Orleans314 - Louis Philippe d’Orleans
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Union officer (1838–1894) on the staff of Major General McClellan, and a claimant to the French throne from 1848 until his death. Seven ALSs related t
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Estimate : 4,000.00 - 5,000.00
 
 
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Jefferson Davis315 - Jefferson Davis
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ALS, one page both sides, 4.75 x 8, December 2, 1872. Letter to J. H. Bowman. In part: “Yours of the 29th ulto. received with the letter of Mr. Jacobs
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,200.00
 
 
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