RR Auction: Fine Autograph and Artifact Auction Featuring Civil War

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RR Auction’s October Fine Autographs and Artifacts sale boasts a diverse 1,000+ items from all fields of collecting, with a special focus on Civil War and Literature. In addition to an incredible assortment of autograph letters from luminaries like Charles Darwin, Mohandas Gandhi, Charles Dickens, Claude Monet, and J. R. R. Tolkien, a few highlights are a sketch by Pablo Picasso, hand-drawn survey map by George Washington, signed photograph of Leo Tolstoy, and beautiful portrait of Marilyn Monroe. Top artifacts are an officer’s sword presented to Brig.-Gen. Calvin Pratt, a scarce multi-level amputation kit, bullets fired in ballistic tests used as evidence against Bonnie and Clyde, and an incredible hand-engraved Colt revolver honoring Hollywood’s ‘Monster Legacy,’ just in time for Halloween. 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 October 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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John Adams and Thomas Jefferson51 - John Adams and Thomas Jefferson
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Printed broadside document, one page both sides, 7.75 x 12, June 27 and July 8, 1797. Broadside publishing two acts passed by the Fifth Congress. The
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Estimate : 500.00 - 700.00
 
 
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George Bush52 - George Bush
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TLS, one page, 6.25 x 8.5, personal letterhead, November 28, 1994. Letter to Mr. and Mrs. Ken Browne, in part: "Barbara and I are just back fro...
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George Bush53 - George Bush
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Color 8 x 10 cardstock photo of Bush in a suit and tie, signed in the wide lower margin in black felt tip. In fine condition.
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George W. Bush54 - George W. Bush
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TLS as president, one page, 6.75 x 8.75, White House letterhead, October 16, 2008. Letter to Robert R. Williams, in full: "Congratulations on y...
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Jimmy Carter55 - Jimmy Carter
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Two photos signed by Carter: a semi-glossy 7.25 x 9.25 close-up portrait, signed in blue ballpoint, "To Kurt Wittman, Jimmy Carter," matte...
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Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter56 - Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter
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Group of four color laserprint photos, 8.5 x 11 and 11 x 8.5, each showing Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter during their time in the White House, each signed
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Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter57 - Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter
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Three items: a Plains Mercantile Co. check filled out and signed by Jimmy Carter, "J. E. Carter, Jr.," payable to the Plains Mercantile Co...
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Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter58 - Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter
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Color 8 x 10 cardstock photo of the Carters together, signed in black felt tip, "Jimmy Carter" and "Best wishes, Rosalynn Carter.&quo...
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Grover Cleveland59 - Grover Cleveland
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Executive Mansion card, neatly signed in bold ink as president, "Grover Cleveland, Feb'y 18, 1897." In very good to fine condition, wi...
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Bill Clinton60 - Bill Clinton
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A swatch of maroon, white, and gold fabric from the couch that resided in the Oval Office during President Clinton’s time in the White House, measurin
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Bill Clinton61 - Bill Clinton
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Color glossy 10 x 8 photo of Clinton in front of the United Nations emblem, signed in black felt tip, "Best wishes, Bill Clinton." In fine...
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Bill Clinton62 - Bill Clinton
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Satin-finish 14 x 11 close-up photo of President Clinton with Pope John Paul II, signed in black felt tip, "Best wishes, Bill Clinton." In...
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Bill Clinton and James Patterson63 - Bill Clinton and James Patterson
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Signed book: The President Is Missing. First edition. NY: Little, Brown and Company / Alfred A. Knopf, 2018. Hardcover with dust jacket, 6.25 x 9.5, 5
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Dwight D. Eisenhower64 - Dwight D. Eisenhower
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White House card boldly signed in fountain pen, "Dwight D. Eisenhower." In fine condition, with light soiling, and some staining to the re...
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Dwight D. Eisenhower65 - Dwight D. Eisenhower
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Glossy 7.25 x 9.25 photo of Eisenhower holding his glasses, affixed to an 8.75 x 11.5 mount, neatly signed on the mount in black ink. Reverse bears a
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Dwight D. Eisenhower66 - Dwight D. Eisenhower
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TLS, one page, 7 x 10.25, personal letterhead, May 26, 1948. Letter to Ken Browne, in part: "Thank you very much for your thoughtful letter and...
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Dwight D. Eisenhower67 - Dwight D. Eisenhower
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TLS signed “Ike E.,” one page, 7.25 x 10.5, personal letterhead, January 9, 1967. Letter to Mollie Cullum, in full: "Thank you for your note of...
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Mamie Eisenhower68 - Mamie Eisenhower
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TLS signed “Fondly, Mamie Eisenhower,” one page, 6.5 x 9, personal letterhead, July 13, 1973. Letter to Mollie Cullum, in part: “Barbara and John came
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Betty Ford69 - Betty Ford
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Color satin-finish 9.75 x 7 photo of Betty Ford posing with Sammy Davis, Jr., and his wife Altovise, affixed to a 11.5 x 9.75 mount, signed and inscri
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Gerald Ford70 - Gerald Ford
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Group of three hardcover books: The Presidential Campaign 1976 (Vol. 2, Part 2), published by the Government Printing Office in 1979, signed on the fr
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Gerald Ford71 - Gerald Ford
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TLS signed “Gerald R. Ford,” one page, 6.5 x 9.5, personal letterhead, June 4, 1985. Letter to Don Gibson, in part: "Thank you so much for the ...
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Warren G. Harding72 - Warren G. Harding
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Partly-printed DS as president, one page, 23 x 19, November 19, 1921. President Harding appoints J. Klahr Huddle of Ohio as "a Consul of Class ...
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Benjamin Harrison73 - Benjamin Harrison
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Partly-printed DS as president, signed “Benj. Harrison,” one page, 19.5 x 14, February 24, 1891. President Harrison appoints William H. Gibson as &q...
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Herbert Hoover74 - Herbert Hoover
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Two volumes of The Memoirs of Herbert Hoover: a first printing of Years of Adventure: 1874–1920, published by Macmillan in 1951, hardcover with dust j
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Herbert Hoover75 - Herbert Hoover
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Vintage matte-finish 10 x 8 seated photo of Hoover by Underwood & Underwood of Washington, D.C., signed in black ink, "Yours faithfully, He...
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Herbert Hoover76 - Herbert Hoover
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Handsome matte-finish 7 x 10.5 portrait of Hoover in a suit and tie by Harris & Ewing, signed in the lower border in fountain pen, "The Kin...
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Lyndon B. Johnson77 - Lyndon B. Johnson
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TLS as president, one page, 6.75 x 8.75, White House letterhead, November 18, 1965. Letter to Judge George T. Washington of the US Court of Appeals, a
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Lyndon B. Johnson78 - Lyndon B. Johnson
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TLS, one page, 8 x 10.5, House of Representatives letterhead, January 31, 1939. Letter to a constituent, in part: "I contacted the Bureau of Fi...
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Lyndon B. Johnson79 - Lyndon B. Johnson
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Glossy 4.5 x 8.25 close-up photo of Johnson in near-profile with an American flag and soldier in the background, signed in the lower border in fountai
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Lyndon B. Johnson80 - Lyndon B. Johnson
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Official bookplate for The Vantage Point gilt-stamped with the presidential seal, 3.75 x 4.75, signed in fountain pen by Johnson. In fine condition, w
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William McKinley81 - William McKinley
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Partly-printed DS as president, one page, 22 x 17, January 18, 1901. President McKinley appoints Charles J. Sweet as "Postmaster at Black River...
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William McKinley82 - William McKinley
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Partly-printed DS as president, one page, 21 x 15.75, March 11, 1901. President McKinley appoints Walter C. Chidester as "Assistant Surgeon of ...
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Richard Nixon83 - Richard Nixon
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Two first edition books: No More Vietnams, published by Arbor House in 1985, hardcover with slipcase, signed on the first free end page in black felt
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Richard Nixon84 - Richard Nixon
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Group of six 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 and Pat Nixon85 - Richard and Pat Nixon
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Vintage glossy 9 x 7 photo of President Nixon and the first lady waving from their motorcade as they drive through Portland, Maine, on August 13, 1960
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Richard and Pat Nixon86 - Richard and Pat Nixon
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Fountain pen signatures, "Dick Nixon" and "Patricia Nixon," on an off-white 5 x 3 card. Typed collector's notations indicate...
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Ronald Reagan87 - Ronald Reagan
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ALS, one page, 5.5 x 8.5, personal letterhead, no date. Letter to "Mr. & Mrs. Browne," in full: "Thanks very much for your kind l...
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Ronald Reagan88 - Ronald Reagan
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Vintage glossy 8 x 10 photo of Reagan during his acting heyday, signed and inscribed in fountain pen, "To The Brownes, With Deep Gratitude &...
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Ronald Reagan89 - Ronald Reagan
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Unique vintage glossy 8 x 10 photo of Reagan holding equestrian gear, signed and inscribed in the lower border in fountain pen, "To The Brownes...
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Ronald Reagan90 - Ronald Reagan
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Glossy 3.5 x 5 candid photo of Governor Reagan speaking in Arizona in 1968, signed at the top in fountain pen. Typed collector's notations on th...
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Eleanor Roosevelt91 - Eleanor Roosevelt
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Two TLSs, each one page, 8 x 10.5, United States Delegation to the United Nations letterhead, dated 1947–1948, both to Assistant Solicitor General Geo
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Franklin D. Roosevelt92 - Franklin D. Roosevelt
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TLS as president, one page, 7 x 8.75, White House letterhead, November 11, 1944. Letter to the Hon. Maurice P. Davidson, in full: "I have read ...
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Franklin D. Roosevelt93 - Franklin D. Roosevelt
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TLS as governor, one page, 6.5 x 10, State of New York, Executive Chamber letterhead, March 10, 1932. Brief letter to Dominick Fabian, in full: &quo...
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Theodore Roosevelt94 - Theodore Roosevelt
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Bold and crisp ink signature, "T. Roosevelt,” on an off-white 3.75 x 2.5 card. In fine condition, with light overall soiling and old mounting r...
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William H. Taft95 - William H. Taft
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Partly-printed DS as president, signed “Wm. H. Taft,” one page, 21 x 16, December 31, 1912. President Taft appoints John H. Brown as "Postmaste...
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William H. Taft96 - William H. Taft
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Partly-printed DS as president, signed “Wm. H. Taft,” one page, 20.5 x 15.75, February 9, 1912. President Taft appoints Edward J. Oliver as "Se...
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William H. Taft97 - William H. Taft
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Handsome engraved portrait of President Taft in a noble bust-length pose, 16.75 x 20.5, signed below in pencil, "Sincerely yours, Wm. H. Taft.&...
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Harry and Bess Truman98 - Harry and Bess Truman
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Two TLSs to Ken Browne: one signed "Harry S. Truman," one page, 7.25 x 10.5, personal letterhead, August 8, 1960, in part: "I certain...
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Harry S. Truman99 - Harry S. Truman
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ALS, one page, 7.25 x 10.5, personal letterhead, August 14, 1958. Letter to the Hon. Robert P. Weatherford, Jr., the mayor of Truman's hometown,...
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Harry S. Truman100 - Harry S. Truman
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TLS as president, one page, 6.5 x 8, White House letterhead, September 23, 1952. Letter to R. B. White, president of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad C
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