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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Franklin D. Roosevelt52 - Franklin D. Roosevelt
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TLS as president, one page, 8 x 10.25, White House letterhead, April 14, 1941. Letter to Commissioner of Public Roads Thomas H. MacDonald. In part: “I
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Franklin D. Roosevelt53 - Franklin D. Roosevelt
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White House card boldly signed in fountain pen, “Franklin D. Roosevelt.” In fine condition, with a couple of mild bends to lower right corner tip, and
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Franklin D. Roosevelt54 - Franklin D. Roosevelt
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Early TLS, one page, 7 x 25, Assistant Secretary of the Navy letterhead, November 7, 1913. Letter to Charles S. Miller of New York’s Department of Edu
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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Harry S. Truman55 - Harry S. Truman
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Distinguished matte-finish 10.5 x 13.75 portrait of Truman, boldly signed and inscribed in the lower border in fountain pen, “Best wishes & kind...
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Harry S. Truman56 - Harry S. Truman
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TLS signed “Harry,” one page, 7.25 x 10.5, personal letterhead, June 4, 1959. Letter to Judge F. Ryan Duffy. In part: “It was wonderful to see McCarth
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Harry S. Truman57 - Harry S. Truman
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Original mimeographed official White House press release of Truman’s farewell address, three pages both sides, 8 x 14, delivered on January 15, 1953,
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Estimate : 2,500.00 - 3,000.00
 
 
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Harry S. Truman58 - Harry S. Truman
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TLS, one page, 8.5 x 11, Grand Lodge of Missouri, Ancient Free and Accepted Masons letterhead, April 2, 1941. Letter to the Illmo, Missouri, lodge sec
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Harry S. Truman59 - Harry S. Truman
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TLS as president, one page, 7 x 8.75, White House letterhead, September 12, 1945. Letter to Daniel Bloomfield, director of the Boston Conference on Di
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Harry S. Truman60 - Harry S. Truman
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TLS, one page, 6.5 x 10, personal letterhead, June 19, 1968. Letter to writer Stella K. Hershan. In full: “I have on many state occasions and in my wr
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Dwight D. Eisenhower61 - Dwight D. Eisenhower
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TLS as president signed “DE,” two pages, 8 x 10.25, White House letterhead, May 14, 1953. Letter to his brother Edgar, marked at the top, “Personal an
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,000.00
 
 
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