RR Auction: Fine Autographs & Artifacts

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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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Chester A. Arthur102 - Chester A. Arthur
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Partly-printed DS as president, one page, 17 x 14, March 20, 1883. President Arthur appoints Alba M. Tucker as “Postmaster at Elkhart, in the County o
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Chester A. Arthur103 - Chester A. Arthur
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Crisp ink signature, “Chester A. Arthur,” on an off-white 8.5 x 4 slip clipped from a larger document. In fine condition.
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Grover Cleveland104 - Grover Cleveland
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TLS, one page, 8 x 11, November 22, 1905. Letter to Mrs. R. D. Hitchcock, in part: “I am very sorry indeed that I must again decline your invitation t
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Benjamin Harrison105 - Benjamin Harrison
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Fletcher & Sharpe’s Bank check, 7.75 x 3, filled out in another hand and signed by Harrison, payable to H. L. Tetaz for $51.02, November 26, 188...
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William McKinley106 - William McKinley
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Ink signature, “Yours Very Truly, W. McKinley, Jr., Canton, Ohio,” on an off-white 3.25 x 2 slip. Nicely matted and framed beside an official engraved
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William McKinley107 - William McKinley
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White House card signed in black ink, “William McKinley,” affixed to a 7.5 x 10 sheet bearing two affixed images of the president. In fine condition,
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William McKinley108 - William McKinley
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LS signed “W. McKinley, Jr.,” one page, lightly-lined, 5 x 7, Committee of Ways and Means letterhead, May 23, 1888. Brief letter to a collector, in fu
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William H. Taft109 - William H. Taft
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TLS signed “Wm. H. Taft,” one page, 4.75 x 7.75, personal letterhead, December 26, 1908. Letter to A. L. Lashe, in full: “I beg to acknowledge the rec
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William H. Taft110 - William H. Taft
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Ink signature, “Sincerely yours, Wm. H. Taft,” on an off-white 3.25 x 2 card. Matted and framed with an artistic depiction of Taft bearing a pre-print
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William H. Taft111 - William H. Taft
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Stately matte-finish 7 x 9.75 Harris & Ewing bust portrait of Taft, signed in the lower border in fountain pen as president, “Sincerely yours, W...
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Woodrow Wilson112 - Woodrow Wilson
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TLS as president, signed "Woodrow Wilson," one page, 6.75 x 7.25, White House letterhead, July 22, 1915. Letter to Secretary of Commerce W...
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Woodrow Wilson113 - Woodrow Wilson
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TLS as president, one page, 7 x 8.75, White House letterhead, November 23, 1916. Letter to New York Supreme Court Judge Morgan J. O’Brien, in full: “I
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Woodrow Wilson114 - Woodrow Wilson
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TLS, one page, 8 x 10, personal letterhead, August 10, 1912. As governor of New Jersey and democratic presidential nominee, Wilson types a letter to p
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Warren G. Harding115 - Warren G. Harding
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TLS as president, two pages on two adjoining sheets, 7 x 8.75, White House letterhead, August 19, 1921. Letter to former US Postmaster General John Wa
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Calvin Coolidge116 - Calvin Coolidge
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Two letters: first, a TLS as president, one page, 7 x 8.75, White House letterhead, June 2, 1924. Letter to longtime Ladies’ Home Journal editor, Edwa
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Calvin Coolidge117 - Calvin Coolidge
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Distinguished matte-finish 7.5 x 11.25 portrait of Coolidge, signed and inscribed in the lower border in fountain pen, "To E. S. Hooley, With r...
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Herbert Hoover118 - Herbert Hoover
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Pearl-finish 7.25 x 9.25 photo of Hoover, nicely signed in a blank area in fountain pen, "The good wishes of Herbert Hoover." Double-matte...
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Herbert Hoover119 - Herbert Hoover
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Ink signature, “Herbert Hoover,” on a light blue 5.25 x 3.25 sheet of Waldorf-Astoria stationery. In fine condition, with a uniform block of toning fr
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Herbert Hoover120 - Herbert Hoover
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TLS as president, one page, 7 x 9, White House letterhead, June 11, 1930. Letter to Lewis Richards, director of the London office of Hoover’s post-Wor
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Franklin D. Roosevelt121 - Franklin D. Roosevelt
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Partial DS, one page, 7.5 x 9, April 15, 1932. Conclusion of a document for the state of New York concerning a recommendation to the legislature for a
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Franklin D. Roosevelt122 - Franklin D. Roosevelt
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TNS, one page, 7.5 x 8, Assistant Secretary of the Navy letterhead, May 12, 1920. Note to J. E. Boos, in full: “I am very glad to send you the enclose
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Franklin D. Roosevelt123 - Franklin D. Roosevelt
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Typed memorandum signed “FDR,” one page, 7 x 7.5, embossed State of New York Executive Chamber letterhead, November 6, 1929. Memo to his close friend,
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Harry S. Truman124 - Harry S. Truman
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TLS, one page, 7.25 x 10.5, personal letterhead, January 29, 1959. Letter to former Secretary of the Treasury John W. Snyder, in part: “You do not kno
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Harry S. Truman125 - Harry S. Truman
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Set of three TLSs, each one page, 7.25 x 10.5, personal letterhead, dated between 1968 and 1969. Two are to former Secretary of the Treasury John W. S
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Harry S. Truman126 - Harry S. Truman
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TLS, one page, 7.25 x 10.5, personal letterhead, December 8, 1967. Letter to former Secretary of the Treasury John W. Snyder, in full: “Thanks a lot f
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Harry S. Truman127 - Harry S. Truman
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Ballpoint signature, “Harry S. Truman, 2-28-68,” on an off-white 6 x 4 autograph response card. In fine condition.
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Dwight D. Eisenhower128 - Dwight D. Eisenhower
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Color matte-finish 7.75 x 9.75 photo of a handsome painted portrait of Eisenhower, signed and inscribed in black ink, “For: Huntington Hartford, with
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Dwight D. Eisenhower129 - Dwight D. Eisenhower
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Two letters: first, a TLS as president, one page, 6.75 x 8.75, White House letterhead, October 30, 1954. Letter to philanthropist and industrialist Wi
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Dwight D. Eisenhower130 - Dwight D. Eisenhower
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TLS signed “D. E.,” one page, 7 x 10.25, personal letterhead, October 24, 1961. Letter to David Marx, of the famous toy manufacturer Louis Marx and Co
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Dwight D. Eisenhower131 - Dwight D. Eisenhower
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TLS as president signed “D. E.,” one page, 6.75 x 8.75, White House letterhead, December 26, 1956. Letter to David Marx, of the famous toy manufacture
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Lyndon B. Johnson132 - Lyndon B. Johnson
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Scarce ANS signed “Lyndon B. Johnson,” one page on a 4.25 x 2.25 stationery card embossed with the presidential seal, no date. Brief note offering goo
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Lyndon B. Johnson133 - Lyndon B. Johnson
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TLS as president, one page, 6.75 x 8.75, White House letterhead, April 24, 1965. Letter to former Idahoan senator Frank Church, in full: “I read your
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Richard Nixon134 - Richard Nixon
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TLS as president, signed “RN,” one page, 6.5 x 9, White House letterhead, November 9, 1973. Letter to Republican Congressman Carlos J. Moorhead of Cal
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Richard Nixon135 - Richard Nixon
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TLS signed “Dick,” one page, 8 x 10.5, Office of the Vice President letterhead, September 7, 1959. Letter to James C. Copley, in part: “Only the combi
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Richard Nixon136 - Richard Nixon
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Signed book: Leaders. First edition, first printing. NY: Warner Books, 1982. Hardcover with dust jacket, 6.25 x 9.25, 371 pages. Signed and inscribed
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Richard Nixon137 - Richard Nixon
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Signed book: 1999: Victory Without War. Later printing. NY: Simon & Schuster, 1988. Hardcover with dust jacket, 6.25 x 9.5, 336 pages. Signed on...
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Richard Nixon138 - Richard Nixon
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TLS signed “Dick Nixon,” one page, 7.25 x 10.5, personal letterhead, October 13, 1967. Letter to Leonard Lyons, in full: “I want you to know how deepl
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Gerald Ford139 - Gerald Ford
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Souvenir typescript, five pages, 7.25 x 10.5, signed at the conclusion in black felt tip, “Gerald R. Ford.” Ford’s inaugural statement given on August
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Gerald Ford140 - Gerald Ford
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TLS signed “Gerald R. Ford,” one page, 6.25 x 8.5, personal letterhead, June 3, 1982. Letter to Gary Lorenz, in full: “My warmest congratulations to t
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Gerald Ford141 - Gerald Ford
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Two items: a hardcover edition of The American Adventure: The Bicentennial Messages of Gerald R. Ford, 6 x 9.25, 29 pages, signed and inscribed on the
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Gerald Ford142 - Gerald Ford
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Signed book: A Vision for America. First edition, limited issue, numbered 57/100. Northridge, California: Lord John Press, 1980. Hardcover with slipca
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Jimmy Carter143 - Jimmy Carter
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Two items: a TLS, one page, 6.25 x 8.5, personal letterhead, March 22, 1984, thanking the addressee for a gift to his bottle collection, adding, “I du
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Jimmy Carter144 - Jimmy Carter
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Engraved portrait of President Carter, 6 x 8, by the Bureau of Engraving and Printing, signed in blue felt tip, “J. Carter.” In fine condition.
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Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter145 - Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter
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Signed book: Everything to Gain. First edition. NY: Random House, 1987. Hardcover with dust jacket, 6.25 x 9.5, 198 pages. Signed on a free end page i
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Ronald Reagan146 - Ronald Reagan
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Souvenir typescript of Regan’s “Veto of the Defense Authorization Bill,” one page both sides, 8.5 x 11, originally issued on August 6, 1988, signed an
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Ronald Reagan147 - Ronald Reagan
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DS, one page, 14 x 11, 1974. A certificate issued by the Republican Governors of the United States to recognize Donn Osmond, signed at the conclusion
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Ronald Reagan148 - Ronald Reagan
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White unused 3.5 x 5 library edition bookplate depicting the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library & Museum, signed in black ink. In fine condition.
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Ronald Reagan149 - Ronald Reagan
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ALS, one page, 5.5 x 8.5, no date. Letter to Kathy, in full: “Just a brief line as we come down to the wire to thank you for the good & useful i...
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Ronald Reagan150 - Ronald Reagan
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Webb School of Claremont, California 1971 El Espejo yearbook, 9 x 12.25, 208 pages, signed on the dedication page in blue ballpoint. Pencil notations
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Ronald Reagan151 - Ronald Reagan
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Signed book: An American Life. Later printing. NY: Simon & Schuster, 1990. Hardcover with dust jacket, 6.5 x 9.5, 748 pages. Signed and inscribe...
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