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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William McKinley41 - William McKinley
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Choice American Security and Trust Company check, 7 x 3, filled out in another hand and signed by McKinley as president, “William McKinley,” payable t
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,000.00
 
 
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William McKinley42 - William McKinley
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Partly-printed vellum DS as president, one page, 15.75 x 19.5, December 26, 1899. President McKinley appoints Charles McClure, Jr., as “Second Lieuten
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Theodore Roosevelt43 - Theodore Roosevelt
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Ink signature, “T. Roosevelt,” on an off-white 3.5 x 2.25 card. In fine condition, with mild bands of toning to borders from previous display.
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Theodore Roosevelt44 - Theodore Roosevelt
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Partly-printed vellum DS as president, one page, 15.75 x 19.5, December 3, 1903. President Roosevelt appoints Frederic H. Smith as “Second Lieutenant
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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William H. Taft45 - William H. Taft
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TLS signed “Wm. H. Taft,” one page, 8 x 10.5, National War Labor Board letterhead, July 22, 1918. Letter to Postmaster M. O. Chance. In part: “You may
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Warren G. Harding46 - Warren G. Harding
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Fantastic matte-finish 6.75 x 9.75 photo of Harding in a cowboy hat taken by Harris & Ewing, boldly signed and inscribed in fountain pen, “To Jo...
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Herbert Hoover47 - Herbert Hoover
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Partly-printed DS as president, one page, 22 x 17.5, September 10, 1930. President Hoover appoints Charles E. Mitchell as “Minister Resident and Consu
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Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,000.00
 
 
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Herbert Hoover48 - Herbert Hoover
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Archive of six TLSs from Hoover to Lewis Strauss, including five signed “Herbert” and one signed “H. H.,” totaling 12 pages, all dated 1961. All are i
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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Franklin D. Roosevelt49 - Franklin D. Roosevelt
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ALS, three pages, 7.25 x 10.5, personal letterhead, September 10, 1930. Letter to William D. Guthrie. In full: “Because you have always been so splend
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,200.00
 
 
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Franklin D. Roosevelt50 - Franklin D. Roosevelt
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DS as president, one page both sides, 6 x 4, January 3, 1940. Commercial vehicle registration from 1940 for Roosevelt’s 1935 Ford truck. Filled out in
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Estimate : 2,000.00 - 3,000.00
 
 
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