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. Roosevelt51 - Franklin D. Roosevelt
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TLS as president, one page, 7 x 8.75, White House letterhead, September 13, 1933. Letter to G. Henri Mathewson of Jackson, Georgia. In full: “The Roos
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Franklin D. Roosevelt52 - Franklin D. Roosevelt
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Early and boldly penned ALS, two pages, 4.75 x 25, personal letterhead, December 16, 1905. In full: “In compliance with the Constitution of the Knicke
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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Franklin D. Roosevelt53 - Franklin D. Roosevelt
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TLS as president, one page, 7 x .75, White House letterhead, May 20, 1938. Letter to Basil O’Connor’s wife, Elvira, at the Georgia Warm Springs Founda
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Franklin D. Roosevelt54 - Franklin D. Roosevelt
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Matte-finish 10 x 8.5 photo of Roosevelt at his desk in the White House, signed and inscribed in fountain pen as president, “For Jules D. Rodist, from
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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Harry S. Truman55 - Harry S. Truman
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DS as president, one page, 23 x 19, October 26, 1945. Truman appoints John R. Steelman to be a “Special Assistant to the President of the United State
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Estimate : 1,500.00 - 1,700.00
 
 
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Harry S. Truman56 - Harry S. Truman
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TLS as president, one page, 7 x 8.75, White House letterhead, December 30, 1952. Letter to Hon. Frank C. Walker. In part: “It does indeed give me a ha
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Harry S. Truman57 - Harry S. Truman
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Bank check, 6.25 x 2.75, filled out and signed by Truman, payable to cash for $5, June 3, 1925. A pencil notation, “Garnished,” is written in the lowe
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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Harry S. Truman58 - Harry S. Truman
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TLS, one page, 8.5 x 11, County Court, Jackson County, Missouri letterhead, August 9, 1934. Letter to Colonel John W. Snyder at the Grand National Ban
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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, January 28, 1952. Letter to General E. E. Schwien. In full: “I read yours of the twenty-
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Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,000.00
 
 
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Dwight D. Eisenhower60 - Dwight D. Eisenhower
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World War II–dated ALS signed “Ike,” three pages, lightly-lined, 8 x 10.5, March 9, [1943]. Letter to his wife, Mamie. In part: “Work never seems to b
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Estimate : 2,500.00 - 3,000.00
 
 
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