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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George Washington1 - George Washington
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ALS signed "Go: Washington,” one page, 7.25 x 9, July 10, 1784. Letter to the Reverend Lee Massey, in full: "I have been favored with your...
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Estimate : 12,000.00 - 15,000.00
 
 
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George Washington2 - George Washington
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Ink signatures, "George" and "Washington,” on two off-white slips clipped from a 1769 land grant, matted with a portrait to an overal...
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Estimate : 2,500.00 - 3,500.00
 
 
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John Adams3 - John Adams
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Exceptional LS, one page, 8 x 9.5, June 1, 1819. Letter to "the ancient and Honourable Artillery Company," in part: "Accept my thanks...
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Estimate : 5,000.00 - 7,000.00
 
 
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Thomas Jefferson4 - Thomas Jefferson
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Rare book: Jefferson's Notes on the State of Virginia with An Appendix Relative to the Murder of Logan's Family. Trenton, NJ: Wilson & B...
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Estimate : 2,000.00 - 2,500.00
 
 
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Thomas Jefferson and James Madison5 - Thomas Jefferson and James Madison
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Partly-printed DS, signed "Th: Jefferson" as president and "James Madison" as secretary of state, one page, 12.75 x 15, March 28...
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Estimate : 4,000.00 - 6,000.00
 
 
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James Monroe6 - James Monroe
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Partial partly-printed DS as president, one page, 6 x 2.75, July 20, 1820. Bottom portion of a larger document, in full: "Given under my Hand, ...
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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John Quincy Adams7 - John Quincy Adams
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Partly-printed vellum DS as president, signed “J. Q. Adams,” one page, 13.75 x 9, September 1, 1827. President Adams grants John Fry a parcel of land
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Andrew Jackson8 - Andrew Jackson
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Partly-printed vellum DS as president, one page, 15.25 x 9.25, April 2, 1829. President Jackson grants Edward Thomas of Ohio a parcel of land in &qu...
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,000.00
 
 
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Andrew Jackson9 - Andrew Jackson
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ADS signed “Andrew Jackson, Major Genl Comd'g, D. of the South,” one page, 7.75 x 10, Choctaw Nation, June 14, 1815. Jackson lengthily endorses ...
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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Andrew Jackson10 - Andrew Jackson
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Partly-printed vellum DS as president, three pages two sheets, 11.5 x 15, April 3, 1835. A patent issued to "Elisha Holton, a citizen of the St...
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Estimate : 1,800.00 - 2,200.00
 
 
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Andrew Jackson11 - Andrew Jackson
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Large and bold ink signature as president, "March 19th, 1829—Andrew Jackson," on an off-white slip. Double-matted and framed with an engra...
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Estimate : 500.00 - 700.00
 
 
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Martin Van Buren12 - Martin Van Buren
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Partly-printed DS as president, signed "M. Van Buren," one page, 21.25 x 16.75, September 20, 1839. A four-language ship's pass issued...
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,200.00
 
 
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John Tyler13 - John Tyler
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Partly-printed vellum DS as president, signed "J. Tyler," one page, 11.75 x 15, September 26, 1842. Scalloped-top ship's pass issued f...
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,000.00
 
 
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John Tyler14 - John Tyler
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Partly-printed DS as president, signed "J. Tyler," one page, 8 x 10, November 23, 1842. President Tyler directs the Secretary of State to ...
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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James K. Polk15 - James K. Polk
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Partly-printed DS as president, one page, 7 x 6.25, July 8, 1845. President Polk directs the "Secretary of State to affix the Seal of the Unite...
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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James K. Polk16 - James K. Polk
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Partly-printed DS as president, one page, 13.5 x 15.5, February 26, 1847. President Polk appoints Charles as a "Captain in the Navy." Si...
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,200.00
 
 
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Zachary Taylor17 - Zachary Taylor
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Scarce partly-printed vellum DS as president, signed “Z. Taylor,” one page, 9.75 x 7.5, September 26, 1849. President Taylor appoints James S. Thornto
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Estimate : 4,000.00 - 6,000.00
 
 
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Millard Fillmore18 - Millard Fillmore
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Civil War–dated ALS, one page both sides, 5 x 7.75, September 21, 1861. Letter to Dr. Cyrus Powers, nephew of his late wife Abigail. In part: “I have
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Estimate : 1,100.00 - 1,300.00
 
 
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Franklin Pierce19 - Franklin Pierce
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Ink signature, "Very respectfully, Yr. Obdt. Servt. Franklin Pierce, Concord, N. H., Nov. 14, 1863,” on an off-white 3.75 x 2.25 slip. Double-m...
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Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
 
 
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Abraham Lincoln20 - Abraham Lincoln
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Partly-printed DS as president, one page, 15.25 x 9.75, April 20, 1861. President Lincoln appoints Cornelius A. Walborn as "Deputy Postmaster a...
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Estimate : 6,000.00 - 8,000.00
 
 
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Abraham Lincoln21 - Abraham Lincoln
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Bold and crisp ink signature as president, "Abraham Lincoln,” on an off-white 5.5 x 8 segment cut from an appointment for justice of the peace,...
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Estimate : 4,000.00 - 6,000.00
 
 
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Abraham Lincoln22 - Abraham Lincoln
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Rare assemblage of eight documents signed by several of Abraham Lincoln's fellow Illinois state legislators from Sangamon County, a fraternity c...
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Estimate : 1,800.00 - 2,200.00
 
 
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Abraham Lincoln23 - Abraham Lincoln
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Scarce broadside headed "President Lincoln's Farewell Address to His Old Neighbors, Springfield, February 12, 1861," one page, 13.75 x...
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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Andrew Johnson24 - Andrew Johnson
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Partly-printed vellum DS as president, one page, 15.75 x 19.5, April 18, 1865. President Johnson appoints Evan Miles as "Captain of the Twelfth...
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Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,000.00
 
 
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U. S. Grant25 - U. S. Grant
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ALS, four pages on two adjoining sheets, 4.75 x 6.5, November 30, 1879. Letter to "Mrs. Hagen." In part: "Mrs. Grant wants me to answ...
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Estimate : 1,800.00 - 2,200.00
 
 
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U. S. Grant26 - U. S. Grant
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Third-person ALS, one page, 4.25 x 7, no date. In part: "General & Mrs. Grant regret extremely that they are unable to avail themselves of ...
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Estimate : 700.00 - 900.00
 
 
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U. S. Grant27 - U. S. Grant
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Unusual DS, one page, 9.25 x 7.25, no date. Subscription form for the purchase of an artist's proof of the engraving entitled 'The Lincoln F...
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,200.00
 
 
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U. S. Grant28 - U. S. Grant
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Ink signature, "U. S. Grant,” on an off-white 3.5 x 1.75 sheet. Nicely matted and framed with a handsome engraving to an overall size of 12.75 ...
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Estimate : 500.00 - 700.00
 
 
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Rutherford B. Hayes29 - Rutherford B. Hayes
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Handsome 4.25 x 6.5 cabinet photo of Hayes dressed in a black bow tie and jacket and looking into the distance, signed in the lower border in black in
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Estimate : 1,200.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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James A. Garfield30 - James A. Garfield
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Signed book: The Ethics of the Dust by John Ruskin. First American edition. NY: John Wiley & Son, 1866. Hardcover, 5.25 x 8. Signed on the first...
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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James A. Garfield31 - James A. Garfield
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Uncommon partly-printed DS as president, one page, 8 x 10, May 9, 1881. President Garfield authorizes Secretary of State James G. Blaine to affix the
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Estimate : 10,000.00 - 15,000.00
 
 
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Grover Cleveland32 - Grover Cleveland
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Typed manuscript heavily annotated in pencil by Cleveland, unsigned, three pages, 8 x 13, no date but circa 1894. A manuscript concerning Cleveland&...
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Estimate : 2,000.00 - 2,500.00
 
 
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Grover Cleveland33 - Grover Cleveland
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Partly-printed vellum DS as president, one page, 17.75 x 11.75, January 25, 1886. President Cleveland appoints "John G. Walker, a Captain in th...
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Estimate : 500.00 - 700.00
 
 
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Theodore Roosevelt34 - Theodore Roosevelt
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Bank check, 8.5 x 3, filled out and signed by Roosevelt, payable to Winifred Ives Clarke for $50, November 18, 1917. In fine condition, with expected
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,000.00
 
 
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William H. Taft36 - William H. Taft
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TLS signed “Wm. H. Taft,” two pages, 8 x 10.5, personal letterhead, July 23, 1919. Letter to friend and journalist Gus J. Karger, in part: "I h...
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Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
 
 
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William H. Taft37 - William H. Taft
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Matte-finish 9.25 x 13 portrait of Taft by Harris & Ewing, signed and inscribed in black ink as president, "For my friend Hon. Duncan U. Fl...
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Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
 
 
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Calvin Coolidge38 - Calvin Coolidge
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Scarce ALS as president, one page, 5.5 x 9.25, White House letterhead, May 3, 1924. Letter to De Lancey Kountze, in full: "It was a pleasure to...
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Estimate : 2,000.00 - 2,500.00
 
 
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Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt39 - Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt
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Uncommon matte-finish 10 x 8 photo of Franklin D. and Eleanor Roosevelt sitting together at a table, signed in fountain pen by both, and inscribed in
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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Franklin D. Roosevelt40 - Franklin D. Roosevelt
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TLS as president, one page, 7 x 8.75, White House letterhead, April 21, 1933. Letter to New York Congressman John J. Boylan, in full: "Thank yo...
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Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
 
 
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Dwight D. Eisenhower41 - Dwight D. Eisenhower
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Abilene Manufacturing Company business check, 8.5 x 3, filled out by a company secretary, payable to Dwight Eisenhower for $8.75, July 9, 1910, endors
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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Jacqueline Kennedy42 - Jacqueline Kennedy
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Attractive matte-finish 8 x 10 photo of Kennedy in a fashionable outfit, signed and inscribed in the lower border in black ballpoint, "For Mrs....
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Estimate : 1,200.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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John F. Kennedy43 - John F. Kennedy
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Unsigned personal draft letter, one page, 7 x 10.25, White House letterhead, April 23, 1962. Letter to Californian Congressman James Roosevelt, in ful
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Estimate : 1,200.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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John F. Kennedy44 - John F. Kennedy
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Ink signature of John F. Kennedy on an off-white 2.5 x 2.5 slip, handsomely matted and framed with a portrait to an overall size of 15.5 x 25.5. In ve
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,000.00
 
 
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Lyndon B. Johnson45 - Lyndon B. Johnson
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Signed book: The Vantage Point. Limited first edition, numbered 112/300. NY: Holt, Rinehart and Winston, 1971. Hardcover bound in padded red faux-leat
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Estimate : 1,800.00 - 2,200.00
 
 
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Lyndon B. Johnson46 - Lyndon B. Johnson
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Official Eversharp White House pen bearing a gold facsimile signature of Lyndon B. Johnson, measuring 5.25? long, used by the president on April 5, 19
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Estimate : 500.00 - 700.00
 
 
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Gerald Ford47 - Gerald Ford
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South High School of Grand Rapids Michigan 1929 The Pioneer Annual yearbook, 8 x 10.75, 181 pages, signed inside four times by Ford as a member of the
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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Ronald Reagan48 - Ronald Reagan
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TLS as president signed “Dutch,” one page, 6.75 x 8.75, White House letterhead, October 1, 1984. Letter to Mrs. Peter MacArthur, in part: "Than...
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,200.00
 
 
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Five Presidents49 - Five Presidents
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Exceptional color satin-finish 9.5 x 7 photo of five American presidents posing together during the opening ceremony of the Ronald Reagan Presidential
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Estimate : 5,500.00 - 6,500.00
 
 
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Donald Trump50 - Donald Trump
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Printed color copy of Barack Obama's birth certificate, 8.5 x 9.25, signed below in black felt tip by Trump. In very fine condition. Accompanied...
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,200.00
 
 
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American Presidents51 - American Presidents
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Extraordinary complete presidential autograph collection from George Washington through Barack Obama, consisting of a variety of formats including doc
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Estimate : 50,000.00 - 60,000.00
 
 
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