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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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Presidential Collection2001 - Presidential Collection
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Remarkable and comprehensive autograph collection featuring nearly all American presidents, entirely complete from George Washington to George Bush, c
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Estimate : 40,000.00 - 60,000.00
 
 
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Thomas Jefferson White House China Soup Bowl2002 - Thomas Jefferson White House China Soup Bowl
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Original Thomas Jefferson presidential china soup bowl. Beautiful china shallow soup bowl, circa 1790, is made of white Chinese porcelain, measures 9.
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Estimate : 15,000.00 - 20,000.00
 
 
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Andrew Jackson Lock of Hair2003 - Andrew Jackson Lock of Hair
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Significant lock of Jackson’s hair, measuring approximately 3? long, tied together and affixed with a period wax seal to a 6 x 3.25 personal notecard
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Estimate : 4,000.00 - 6,000.00
 
 
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Abraham Lincoln Lock of Hair2004 - Abraham Lincoln Lock of Hair
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Unique pair of artistically fashioned locks of Abraham Lincoln’s hair originating from a lock clipped by Dr. Charles Sabin Taft, who attended to the p
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Estimate : 60,000.00 - 80,000.00
 
 
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Abraham Lincoln Signed Document2005 - Abraham Lincoln Signed Document
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Partly-printed DS as president, one page, 21.25 x 16.5, August 26, 1861. Four-language ship’s papers issued to “Alfred C. Davis, master and commander
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Estimate : 6,000.00 - 8,000.00
 
 
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Alexander Gardner Photograph2006 - Alexander Gardner Photograph
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Remarkable 8.75 x 6.75 albumen photograph of the public execution of the Lincoln assassination conspirators, affixed to an 11.75 x 10 mount, featuring
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Estimate : 6,000.00 - 8,000.00
 
 
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U. S. Grant Signed Check2007 - U. S. Grant Signed Check
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Jay Cooke & Co. Bankers check, 8.25 x 2.75, filled out and signed by Grant, payable to Maj. Webster for $251.60, May 22, 1867. A two-cent revenu...
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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Theodore Roosevelt Signed Check2008 - Theodore Roosevelt Signed Check
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Astor Trust Company bank check, 8.25 x 3.25, filled out in another hand and boldly signed by Roosevelt, payable to Rogers Peet & Co. for $26.63,...
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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Piece of the White House Roof2009 - Piece of the White House Roof
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Scarce presidential Christmas gift box artfully fashioned from wood that was once a part of the White House roof, presented by Herbert and Lou Henry H
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 2,000.00
 
 
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Herbert Hoover Typed Letter Signed2010 - Herbert Hoover Typed Letter Signed
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TLS, one page, 7.25 x 10.5, personal letterhead, November 17, 1938. Letter to Mrs. J. Hector McNeal. In part: “It was very good of you to write to me
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Franklin D. Roosevelt’s Presidential Limousine Lap Robe2012 - Franklin D. Roosevelt’s Presidential Limousine Lap Robe
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Rare fantastic quality light brown woolen limousine lap robe used by Herbert Hoover and Franklin D. Roosevelt together on the occasion of FDR’s inaugu
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Estimate : 4,000.00 - 6,000.00
 
 
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Franklin D. Roosevelt’s Bedside Curio Box2013 - Franklin D. Roosevelt’s Bedside Curio Box
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President Franklin D. Roosevelt’s handsome personally-owned and -used wooden box, kept on his bedside table and dresser at the White House. Beautiful
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Estimate : 8,000.00 - 10,000.00
 
 
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Franklin D. Roosevelt’s Handkerchief2014 - Franklin D. Roosevelt’s Handkerchief
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President Roosevelt’s personally-owned and -used off-white linen handkerchief, folded to an overall size of 9.25 x 4.75, featuring an exquisite monogr
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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Franklin D. Roosevelt’s Leather Matchbook2015 - Franklin D. Roosevelt’s Leather Matchbook
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President Roosevelt’s personally-owned and -used fine quality brown leather matchbook, measuring 2 x 2.25 closed, featuring his gilt-embossed initials
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,000.00
 
 
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Franklin D. Roosevelt’s 1942 Christmas Gift2016 - Franklin D. Roosevelt’s 1942 Christmas Gift
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Quality black leather folder given to Dorothy Dow by President Roosevelt as a Christmas gift in 1942, embossed in gold with a presentation inscription
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Franklin D. Roosevelt Typed Letter Signed2017 - Franklin D. Roosevelt Typed Letter Signed
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World War II-dated TLS as president, one page, 6.75 x 7.5, White House letterhead, October 9, 1944. Letter to Pierre Jay (Federal Reserve Bank of New
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Estimate : 2,000.00 - 3,000.00
 
 
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Eleanor Roosevelt Autograph Letter Signed2018 - Eleanor Roosevelt Autograph Letter Signed
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ALS, one page, 7.75 x 10.25, no date but circa 1943–44. A letter praising Walter Francis White for his work with the NAACP. In full: “I want to add my
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 2,000.00
 
 
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Harry S. Truman Signed Photograph2019 - Harry S. Truman Signed Photograph
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Impressively large matte-finish 19.5 x 15.5 photo of Truman signing the National Security Act Amendments of 1949, affixed to a 24 x 20 mount bearing a
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,000.00
 
 
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Truman White House Celluloid Powder Box, Tray, Comb, and Brush2020 - Truman White House Celluloid Powder Box, Tray, Comb, and Brush
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Stunningly well crafted celluloid powder box, presented by President Harry S. Truman to longtime White House seamstress and housekeeper Lillian Rogers
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,000.00
 
 
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Dwight D. Eisenhower Autograph Letter Signed2022 - Dwight D. Eisenhower Autograph Letter Signed
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War-dated ALS signed “Ike,” three pages, lightly-lined, 8 x 10.25, [March 26, 1944]. Fantastic letter to his wife, Mamie. In part: “I’m so glad you li
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Estimate : 4,000.00 - 6,000.00
 
 
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