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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Martin Van Buren22 - Martin Van Buren
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Partly-printed vellum DS as president, signed “M. Van Buren,” one page, 17.5 x 12.5, July 22, 1840. President Van Buren appoints Ramon Leon Sanchez as
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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William Henry Harrison23 - William Henry Harrison
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Very early ADS as governor, signed “Will’m Henry Harrison,” one page, 8 x 6, December 31, 1802. Harrison sends an instruction to “The Cashier of the B
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Estimate : 3,000.00 - 3,500.00
 
 
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William Henry Harrison24 - William Henry Harrison
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War-dated LS signed “Will’m Henry Harrison,” one page, 7.75 x 9.75, February 26, 1814. Letter to Governor Return J. Meigs, Jr., of Ohio. In part: “I r
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Estimate : 2,000.00 - 2,500.00
 
 
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John Tyler25 - John Tyler
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ALS signed “J. Tyler,” one page, 7.25 x 8.75, no date. Letter to J. C. Spencer. In part: “In consequence of some gentlemen from a distance being in th
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,000.00
 
 
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John Tyler26 - John Tyler
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Free-franked mailing envelope, 4.75 x 2.75, addressed in another hand to “Mr. Henry P. Royden, Worcester, Mass,” and franked in the upper right, “J. T
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Millard Fillmore27 - Millard Fillmore
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Hand-addressed and free-franked mailing envelope, 5.5 x 3, addressed in Fillmore’s hand to “John Hancock, Esq., Comptroller’s Office, Albany, N. Y.,”
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James Buchanan28 - James Buchanan
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Third-person ALS, one page, 4.25 x 7, June 10, 1854. Letter written as US minister to England. In full: “Mr. Buchanan presents his compliments to Mr.
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Abraham Lincoln29 - Abraham Lincoln
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Extraordinary war-dated handwritten pass as president, signed “A. Lincoln,” 3.25 x 2, December 28, 1864. In full: “Allow Mr. Gray & one other to...
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Estimate : 9,000.00 - 10,000.00
 
 
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Abraham Lincoln30 - Abraham Lincoln
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Springfield Marine & Fire Insurance Company check, 7.75 x 2.75, filled out and signed by Lincoln as president-elect, “A. Lincoln,” payable to “S...
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Estimate : 8,000.00 - 10,000.00
 
 
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Abraham Lincoln: Ford’s Theatre31 - Abraham Lincoln: Ford’s Theatre
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Original 75-cent Ford’s Theatre ticket, 3.5 x 2.25, printed on orange stock with a central image of three silver quarter-dollar coins. The text on the
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Estimate : 10,000.00 - 15,000.00
 
 
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