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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U. S. Grant31 - U. S. Grant
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Partly-printed vellum DS as president, one page, 15.75 x 19.5, August 10, 1876. President Grant appoints Edwin F. Gardner as “Assistant Surgeon with t
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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U. S. Grant32 - U. S. Grant
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Partly-printed DS as president, one page, 7.75 x 9.75, November 19, 1874. President Grant directs “the Secretary of State to affix the Seal of the Uni
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U. S. Grant33 - U. S. Grant
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Ink signature, “U. S. Grant,” on an off-white 3.75 x 1 slip clipped from a check. In fine condition, with an expected bank stamp slightly affecting th
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Frederick D. Grant34 - Frederick D. Grant
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First son of President U. S. Grant (1850–1912) who graduated from West Point in 1871 and served in the Indian Wars, Spanish-American War, and Philippi
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Rutherford B. Hayes35 - Rutherford B. Hayes
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Partly-printed DS as president, signed “R. B. Hayes,” one page, 8 x 10, May 17, 1879. President Hayes directs “the Secretary of State to cause the Sea
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Rutherford B. Hayes36 - Rutherford B. Hayes
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Partly-printed DS as president, signed “R. B. Hayes,” one page, 22 x 17, November 20, 1877. Four-language ship’s papers issued to “Jetur R. Rogers mas
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Estimate : 3,000.00 - 4,000.00
 
 
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James A. Garfield37 - James A. Garfield
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Rare 2.25 x 4 carte-de-visite bust portrait of Garfield, circa mid–1860s, signed at the bottom of the image in crisp black ink, “J. A. Garfield.” Publ
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James A. Garfield Assassination38 - James A. Garfield Assassination
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Three letters concerning the assassination of President Garfield, including one by his secretary of state, James G. Blaine, written the day before his
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Grover Cleveland39 - Grover Cleveland
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Partly-printed DS as president, one page, 15.5 x 10.75, January 30, 1888. President Cleveland appoints William M. Nixon of Tennessee as “Marshal of th
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William McKinley40 - William McKinley
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Very desirable Executive Mansion card, boldly signed in black ink, “William McKinley.” A few insignificant marks and nicks to the surface, and mild mo
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Estimate : 500.00 - 700.00
 
 
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