Fine Autograph and Artifact Auction: Featuring Pop Culture

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RR Auction's December Fine Autograph and Artifact sale boasts more than 900 lots, highlighted by a multitude of important historical letters and a robust selection of material from popular culture. Highlights of the sale include a signed Abraham Lincoln carte-de-visite, checks from George Washington and Donald Trump, a Charles Dickens autograph quote from A Christmas Carol, rare artifacts recovered from the USS Arizona after Pearl Harbor, unique mixed-media artwork by Bob Dylan, a Christmas card from Al Capone, and rare oversized 'outtake' prints from the Beatles' famous Abbey Road shoot. RR Auction is a globally recognized and trusted auction house specializing in historical autographs and artifacts. Join us as we make history selling history in December 2018.
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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Millard Fillmore101 - Millard Fillmore
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Signed book: Universal History, from the Earliest Account of Time, Vol. 3. London: T. Osborne, 1747. Rebound hardcover, 5.5 x 8.5, 497 pages. Signed o
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First Ladies102 - First Ladies
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Five items: an ALS signed “Frances F. Cleveland Preston,” one page both sides on a 5.75 x 3.25 card, March 10, 1930, apologizing for not returning a l
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Gerald Ford103 - Gerald Ford
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TLS, one page, 6.25 x 8.5, personal letterhead, December 4, 1995. Letter to Bill Van Laethem, in part: "I am deeply grateful for your thoughtfu...
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James A. Garfield104 - James A. Garfield
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Bold ink signature, "J. A. Garfield, MC,” on an off-white 3.5 x 1.5 slip. In very good to fine condition, with a central vertical fold, lightly...
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Benjamin Harrison105 - Benjamin Harrison
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Partly-printed DS as president, signed “Benj. Harrison,” one page, 17.5 x 14, March 29, 1892. President Harrison appoints John H. Baker of Indiana as
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Herbert Hoover106 - Herbert Hoover
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Signed book: The Memoirs of Herbert Hoover: 1920–1933, The Cabinet & The Presidency. Second printing. NY: Macmillan, 1952. Hardcover with dust j...
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Herbert Hoover107 - Herbert Hoover
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Official printed booklet of Hoover's 1929 Memorial Day address given at Arlington National Cemetery on May 30, 1929, four pages, 5.75 x 9, crisp...
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Lyndon B. Johnson108 - Lyndon B. Johnson
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TLS signed “LBJ,” one page, 8 x 10.5, United States Senate letterhead, July 13, 1959. Letter to Hon. Adrian Spears, who would later be appointed as ch
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Lyndon B. Johnson109 - Lyndon B. Johnson
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Signed book: The Vantage Point. First edition. NY: Holt, Rinehart and Winston, 1971. Hardcover with dust jacket, 6.5 x 9.5, 636 pages. Signed on a fre
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Lyndon B. Johnson110 - Lyndon B. Johnson
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TLS signed “Lyndon,” one page, 8 x 10.5, United States Senate letterhead, May 16, 1952. Letter to California Congressman Jack Z. Anderson, in full: ...
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John F. Kennedy111 - John F. Kennedy
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Unused sheet of letterhead from Kennedy's congressional campaign, one page, 8.5 x 11, no date but circa 1946. The sheet features a portrait of K...
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John F. Kennedy 1960 Campaign Poster112 - John F. Kennedy 1960 Campaign Poster
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Original color 12.75 x 21 poster for Senator Kennedy's 1960 presidential campaign, showing a handsome portrait of JFK against a patriotic backgr...
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[Abraham Lincoln]113 - [Abraham Lincoln]
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Civil War–dated ALS signed “William M. Cooper,” four pages on two adjoining sheets, 5 x 8, April 25, 1865. Letter by a Union hospital worker to his mo
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William McKinley114 - William McKinley
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Bold ink signature, "Yours very truly, Wm McKinley Jr., Canton, O,” on an off-white 4 x 2.5 card. In fine condition. A strong and attractive si...
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William McKinley115 - William McKinley
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Partly-printed DS as president, one page, 20 x 16, March 29, 1898. President McKinley appoints Theodore Hacker as "Postmaster at Red Cloud in t...
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James Monroe116 - James Monroe
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Partly-printed vellum DS as president, one page, 13 x 8.25, May 25, 1820. President Monroe grants Gary McClelland of Franklin County, Ohio, a tract of
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Richard Nixon117 - Richard Nixon
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Two first edition books, both hardcover with dust jacket: A New Road for America, published by Doubleday in 1972, signed on the half-title page in bla
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Richard Nixon118 - Richard Nixon
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Group of five bookplates for Nixon's 1980 bestseller The Real War, 4 x 5.5, each signed in black felt tip. In overall very fine condition.
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Richard Nixon119 - Richard Nixon
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TLS as president, signed “RN,” one page, 6.75 x 8.75, White House letterhead, March 18, 1974. Letter to celebrity astrologist Jeane Dixon, in part: ...
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Barack Obama120 - Barack Obama
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Felt tip signature, "Barack Obama,” on a white 6 x 4 card, bearing typed collector's annotations indicating where it was obtained: "Ap...
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