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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Woodrow Wilson and Versailles51 - Woodrow Wilson and Versailles
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Unique set of ink signatures on an off-white 9 x 12.25 folio sheet signed by several integral figures related to the Treaty of Versailles. Signers inc
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 2,000.00
 
 
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Warren G. Harding52 - Warren G. Harding
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Partly-printed DS as president, one page, 21 x 16, July 28, 1922. President Harding appoints Henry Gilligan as “Notary Public for the District of Colu
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Warren G. Harding53 - Warren G. Harding
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ALS signed “W. G. H.,” one page both sides, 8 x 11, United States Senate letterhead, February 1, [1918]. Letter to James Phillips, the husband of Hard
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Estimate : 4,000.00 - 6,000.00
 
 
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Calvin Coolidge54 - Calvin Coolidge
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Partly-printed DS as president, one page, 23 x 17.75, December 20, 1924. President Coolidge appoints Fred D. Fisher as “Foreign Service Officer of Cla
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Calvin Coolidge55 - Calvin Coolidge
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Uncommon ALS as president, three pages on two adjoining sheets, 6 x 7.25, December 27, 1923. Letter to Monsignor J. P. E. O’Connell in Boston offering
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Calvin Coolidge56 - Calvin Coolidge
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Typed manuscript, 17 pages, 6.25 x 9, signed on the final page, “Calvin Coolidge.” Contemporary typescript copy of President Coolidge’s speech on the
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Herbert Hoover57 - Herbert Hoover
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Fantastic matte-finish 9.75 x 8 photo of the members of the World War Foreign Debt Commission and the Belgian Commission, signed in the lower border i
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Franklin D. Roosevelt58 - Franklin D. Roosevelt
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TLS as governor, one page, 8 x 10.5, State of New York, Executive Chamber letterhead, May 25, 1932. Letter to Henry Fisher of New York’s United Hospit
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Franklin D. Roosevelt59 - Franklin D. Roosevelt
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Original unsigned 20 x 28 World War II poster from 1943, listing the eight common principles of policy set forth in the Atlantic Charter developed by
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Franklin D. Roosevelt60 - Franklin D. Roosevelt
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TLS as president, one page, 7 x 8.75, White House letterhead, October 21, 1938. Letter to prominent lawyer and judge William Henry Hunt. In full: “Tha
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Franklin D. Roosevelt61 - Franklin D. Roosevelt
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Exceptional vintage matte-finish 9.5 x 8.25 photo of President Roosevelt sitting in the executive office of the White House by Hessler–Henderson photo
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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Franklin D. Roosevelt and Harry S. Truman62 - Franklin D. Roosevelt and Harry S. Truman
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Two presidential items: a TLS as president signed “Franklin D. Roosevelt,” one page, 6.75 x 8.5, White House letterhead, November 24, 1942, a letter t
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,200.00
 
 
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Harry S. Truman63 - Harry S. Truman
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TLS, one page, 8.5 x 11, Grand Lodge of Missouri, Ancient Free and Accepted Masons letterhead, April 2, 1941. Letter to the Illmo, Missouri, lodge sec
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Harry S. Truman64 - Harry S. Truman
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Unique seating chart, one cardstock page, 11 x 14, July 31, 1947, signed in fountain pen as president, “Approved, Harry S. Truman.” An official seatin
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Dwight D. Eisenhower65 - Dwight D. Eisenhower
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TLS as president, one page, 7 x 10.25, White House letterhead, July 13, 1955. Letter to Alabama Governor James Folsom, in full: “I greatly appreciate
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Dwight D. Eisenhower66 - Dwight D. Eisenhower
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Souvenir typescript of General Dwight Eisenhower’s Order of the Day on June 6, 1944, delivered upon the D-Day invasion of France, 5.5 x 8.75, removed
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Estimate : 2,800.00 - 3,200.00
 
 
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Dwight D. Eisenhower67 - Dwight D. Eisenhower
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TLS as president, one page, 6.75 x 8.75, White House letterhead, August 18, 1958. Letter to Frank Riley, in full: “I am grateful for your message rega
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John F. Kennedy68 - John F. Kennedy
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TLS as president signed “John Kennedy,” one page, 6.75 x 8.75, White House letterhead, May 1, 1962. Letter to the mayor of Madrid, Spain, Jose Finat,
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John F. Kennedy69 - John F. Kennedy
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Unsigned handwritten notes on both sides of a 6.25 x 9.25 sheet of United States Senate letterhead. Kennedy has penned the second sheet of a speech he
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Estimate : 3,000.00 - 4,000.00
 
 
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John F. Kennedy70 - John F. Kennedy
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TLS as president, one page, 6 x 8.5, pale green White House letterhead, March 29, 1961. Letter of thanks for a book sent by Lewis Mumford of New York.
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Estimate : 2,800.00 - 3,200.00
 
 
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John F. Kennedy71 - John F. Kennedy
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Kennedy’s personally-owned and -worn luxurious white silk scarf with black-and-white fringed edges, measuring 48? long and 15.25? wide, made by A. Sul
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Estimate : 10,000.00 - 15,000.00
 
 
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Lyndon B. Johnson72 - Lyndon B. Johnson
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Color semi-glossy 9.25 x 7.75 photo of J. Edgar Hoover speaking at the White House’s Rose Garden on May 8, 1964, an event which honored his 40th year
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Lyndon B. Johnson73 - Lyndon B. Johnson
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Unique semi-glossy 13.75 x 10.75 photo of NASA astronaut and future moonwalker Charles Conrad and his family during their visit to the White House, si
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,200.00
 
 
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Richard Nixon74 - Richard Nixon
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TLS, one page, 7.25 x 10.5, personal letterhead, January 5, 1981. Letter to Doug Harris, in part: “I am sure you are as pleased as I was by Governor R
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Richard Nixon75 - Richard Nixon
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Signed book: The Memoirs of Richard Nixon. First edition, first printing. NY: Grosset & Dunlap, 1978. Hardcover with dust jacket, 6.75 x 9.5, 11...
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Ronald Reagan76 - Ronald Reagan
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TLS as president signed “Ron,” one page, 7 x 10.5, White House letterhead, September 7, 1982. Letter to Senate Majority Leader Howard Baker. In full:
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Estimate : 2,000.00 - 3,000.00
 
 
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Four Presidents77 - Four Presidents
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Color satin-finish 8 x 9.75 photo of four American presidents, signed in the lower border in black felt tip, “Ronald Reagan,” “J. Carter,” and “Richar
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Estimate : 1,800.00 - 2,200.00
 
 
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Presidents and First Ladies78 - Presidents and First Ladies
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Color glossy 12 x 8 photo of the former presidents and their wives taken at the 9/11 prayer service held at the National Cathedral on September 14, 20
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Estimate : 2,500.00 - 3,500.00
 
 
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George Washington79 - George Washington
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Uncommon 1 x 1.5 bust-length portrait of President Washington, affixed to a slightly larger off-white display card and centered within an embossed pat
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Louisa Adams80 - Louisa Adams
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British–born wife of John Quincy Adams who is the only first lady to have been born outside of the United States (1775–1852). Scarce free franked mail
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Estimate : 500.00 - 700.00
 
 
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Martin Van Buren81 - Martin Van Buren
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ALS signed "M. Van Buren," one page, 4 x 6, March 25, 1842. In part: "I cheerfully comply with Miss Rutledge’s request by sending her...
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Millard Fillmore82 - Millard Fillmore
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Hand-addressed free-franked envelope, 5.25 x 3, addressed by Fillmore to “The Gazette, Attica, New York,” and franked in the upper right, “M. Fillmore
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Millard Fillmore83 - Millard Fillmore
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ALS, one page, lightly-lined both sides, 5 x 8, August 21, 1868. Letter to Dr. T. A. Cheney, in full: “Your favor of the 14th came duly to hand &...
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Rutherford B. Hayes84 - Rutherford B. Hayes
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Choice partly-printed DS as president, signed “R. B. Hayes,” one page, 7.75 x 10, August 13, 1877. President Hayes orders the secretary of state “to a
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Rutherford B. Hayes85 - Rutherford B. Hayes
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Crisp and clean ink signature, “R. B. Hayes,” on an off-white 5 x 3 card. In fine condition.
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Grover Cleveland86 - Grover Cleveland
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ALS, one page, 4.5 x 7, March 19, 1904. Letter to C. H. Kavanaugh. In full: “I enclose proof that I attempted to acknowledge a letter received from yo
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Frances Cleveland87 - Frances Cleveland
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Nice 3.5 x 4.5 profile portrait of Cleveland in an ornate dress, signed below in black ink, “Frances F. Cleveland, 3’d Nov. 96.” Published by C. M. Be
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Grover Cleveland88 - Grover Cleveland
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ALS, one page, 4.25 x 6.75, Gray Gables letterhead, June 27, 1897. Letter to Harold Fallwell. In part: “I desire to thank you for sending me the edito
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Benjamin Harrison89 - Benjamin Harrison
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ALS signed “Benj. Harrison,” one page, 5.5 x 8.25, Law Office of Harrison, Hines & Miller letterhead, May 22, 1880. Letter to Judge R. S. Taylor...
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Benjamin Harrison90 - Benjamin Harrison
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Fletcher’s Bank check, 7.25 x 2.75, filled out and signed by Harrison, “Benj. Harrison,” payable to H. S. Tucker for $9.50, February 20, 1889. In fine
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Theodore Roosevelt91 - Theodore Roosevelt
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Partial partly-printed vellum DS as president, one page, 15.75 x 8.75, March 15, 1905. Bottom portion of a naval appointment boldly signed by Presiden
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Woodrow Wilson92 - Woodrow Wilson
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Two TLSs, each one page, 8 x 9.75, personal letterhead, July–November, 1912. Letters to Justice Samuel Kalisch, who he had appointed as a justice on t
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Calvin Coolidge93 - Calvin Coolidge
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Personal check, 8 x 3, filled out in another hand and signed by Coolidge, payable to Gleason Bros. Inc. for $15, June 4, 1929. In fine condition. Cool
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Calvin Coolidge94 - Calvin Coolidge
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Signed book: The Autobiography of Calvin Coolidge. Limited first edition, numbered 375/1000. NY: Cosmopolitan Book Corporation, 1929. Hardcover, 6.25
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Franklin D. Roosevelt95 - Franklin D. Roosevelt
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TLS signed “Franklin D. Roosevelt, Assistant Secretary of the Navy,” one page, 6.75 x 8, official Navy letterhead, March 4, 1915. Response to an autog
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Franklin D. Roosevelt96 - Franklin D. Roosevelt
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TLS as president, one page, 6.5 x 6.75, White House letterhead, May 24, 1935. Letter to W. W. Hoffman, in full: “I am happy indeed to have your letter
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Franklin D. Roosevelt97 - Franklin D. Roosevelt
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Handwritten notes in pencil, initialed twice, “FDR,” one page, 8 x 10.5, no date but circa 1937–1938. A list of senators in the 75th Congress with che
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Franklin D. Roosevelt98 - Franklin D. Roosevelt
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Six unsigned items: a pair of glossy 4.75 x 3.75 photos of Roosevelt, one depicting him with General Eisenhower and the other showing him seated in fr
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Franklin D. Roosevelt99 - Franklin D. Roosevelt
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ANS signed “FDR,” on a White House card, 4 x 2.5, no date [October 31], 1944. Roosevelt sends birthday wishes to his personal secretary’s mother, in f
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Eleanor Roosevelt and Mamie Doud Eisenhower100 - Eleanor Roosevelt and Mamie Doud Eisenhower
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Two White House cards, both 4 x 2.5, individually signed in fountain pen by Eleanor Roosevelt and Mamie Doud Eisenhower. In overall fine condition.
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