RR Auction: Fine Autographs & Artifacts

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RR Auction’s May Fine Autographs & Artifacts sale features more than 850 rare and remarkable lots, with highlights to include an extremely rare signature of Declaration signer Thomas Lynch, Jr., a post-Beatles check signed by Lennon and McCartney, a Winston Churchill publishing archive, autographs of rare Cuban revolutionaries, and a scarce document from King Henry VIII. 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 May 2017.
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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Theodore Roosevelt53 - Theodore Roosevelt
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TLS as president, one page, 7 x 8.75, White House letterhead, July 22, 1903. Typed "Personal" in the upper left, a letter to John A. Sleic...
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Warren G. Harding54 - Warren G. Harding
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Partly-printed DS as president, one page, 15 x 19, September 27, 1922. President Harding appoints Richard D. White as a "Captain in the Navy.&q...
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Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
 
 
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Calvin Coolidge55 - Calvin Coolidge
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Partly-printed DS as president, one page, 23 x 19, June 2, 1926. President Coolidge appoints Thomas M. Wilson of Tennessee as "a Foreign Servic...
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Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
 
 
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Calvin Coolidge56 - Calvin Coolidge
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Partly-printed DS as president, one page both sides, 10.5 x 16, January 29, 1926. President Coolidge issues extradition papers to Clyde L. Lane, in pa
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Franklin D. Roosevelt57 - Franklin D. Roosevelt
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Scarce ALS as president signed “F. D. R.,” one page, 7 x 9, White House letterhead, [September 9, 1938]. Letter to "Uncle Fred," his mothe...
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Estimate : 7,800.00 - 8,200.00
 
 
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Franklin D. Roosevelt58 - Franklin D. Roosevelt
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Manuscript DS as president, one page, 23 x 19, July 24, 1941. President Roosevelt appoints Thomas M. Wilson of Tennessee as "Commissioner of th...
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Estimate : 900.00 - 1,100.00
 
 
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Franklin D. Roosevelt59 - Franklin D. Roosevelt
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TLS, one page, 8.5 x 11, Harvard Class of 1904, Twenty-Fifth Anniversary Reunion letterhead, May 23, 1929. Letter for his Harvard classmates, in part:
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,000.00
 
 
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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, January 9, 1943. Letter to Frank Walker, the postmaster general of Washington, DC. In fu
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,000.00
 
 
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Franklin D. Roosevelt61 - Franklin D. Roosevelt
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Partly-printed DS as president, one page, 20 x 16, July 19, 1935. President Roosevelt appoints Nathan Cayton, of the District of Columbia, as "...
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Franklin D. Roosevelt62 - Franklin D. Roosevelt
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Partly-printed DS, one page, 16 x 20, August 1, 1919. Appointment for Howard R. McCleery as "Assistant Dental Surgeon in the Navy, with the ran...
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Franklin D. Roosevelt63 - Franklin D. Roosevelt
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Unusual 4 x 2.25 card headed "Roosevelt Campaign Trip Press Card," filled out in another hand and signed at the bottom in fountain pen, &q...
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Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
 
 
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Franklin D. Roosevelt64 - Franklin D. Roosevelt
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Magnificent matte-finish 7.25 x 9.5 close-up portrait of Franklin D. Roosevelt, signed in the lower border in fountain pen. Archivally matted and fram
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Harry S. Truman65 - Harry S. Truman
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TLS as president, one page, 7 x 8.75, White House letterhead, July 21, 1952. Letter to Secretary of the Treasury John W. Snyder, in full: "Sorr...
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Harry S. Truman and World Leaders66 - Harry S. Truman and World Leaders
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Program cover from the "Closing Plenary Session, The United Nations Conference on International Organization, San Francisco, June 26, 1945,&quo...
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,200.00
 
 
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Dwight D. Eisenhower67 - Dwight D. Eisenhower
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Partly-printed DS as president, one page, 22.75 x 19, June 27, 1960. President Eisenhower appoints Dr. Philip Hauge Abelson as "a Member of the...
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,000.00
 
 
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Dwight D. Eisenhower68 - Dwight D. Eisenhower
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Exceedingly rare TMS, thirteen pages, 8.25 x 13.25, January 5, 1957. An original White House manuscript of the important address to Congress in which
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Estimate : 2,500.00 - 3,500.00
 
 
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John F. Kennedy69 - John F. Kennedy
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Vintage matte-finish 7.5 x 9.25 photo of Kennedy taken after being nominated as the Democratic presidential candidate in August of 1960, affixed to th
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Estimate : 2,000.00 - 2,500.00
 
 
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Jacqueline Kennedy70 - Jacqueline Kennedy
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ALS, one page both sides, 6.25 x 9.25, black-bordered stationery, no date but circa mid-to-late 1960s. Letter to Secretary-General of the United Natio
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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Lyndon B. Johnson71 - Lyndon B. Johnson
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Silver belly wool cowboy hat with buckle set around crown, size 7, signed on the underside of the brim in black ink, "LBJ" and "Lady ...
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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Lyndon B. Johnson72 - Lyndon B. Johnson
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Partly-printed DS as president, one page, 19.75 x 16.75, April 13, 1968. President Johnson appoints Mrs. Margaret C. Goebel as a "Member of the...
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Estimate : 500.00 - 700.00
 
 
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Lyndon B. Johnson73 - Lyndon B. Johnson
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Color glossy 6.5 x 9.5 photo of the Johnson couple in formal attire, displayed in its original 11 x 14 mat, signed and inscribed on the mat in fountai
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Estimate : 500.00 - 700.00
 
 
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Lyndon B. Johnson74 - Lyndon B. Johnson
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TLS as president, one page, 6.75 x 8.75, White House letterhead, October 2, 1964. Letter to California Governor Edmund G. Brown, in full: "Than...
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Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
 
 
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Lyndon B. Johnson75 - Lyndon B. Johnson
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Partly-printed DS as president, one page, 23 x 19, September 21, 1967. President Johnson appoints physicist and diplomat Henry DeWolf Smyth as "...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Richard Nixon76 - Richard Nixon
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TLS as president signed “RN,” one page, 6.75 x 8.75, White House letterhead, May 11, 1972. Letter to Pennsylvanian Congressman George A. Goodling, in
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Richard Nixon77 - Richard Nixon
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Two items: a TLS as president, signed "RN," one page, 6.5 x 8.5, White House letterhead, October 20, 1972, to Pennsylvania Congressman Law...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Ronald Reagan78 - Ronald Reagan
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ALS signed "Dutch," one page both sides, 6.25 x 4.25, personal letterhead, no date. Letter to Lydia Hupfer McArthur, in full: "Just a...
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Estimate : 2,000.00 - 2,500.00
 
 
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Ronald Reagan79 - Ronald Reagan
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Attractive enameled porcelain pill box from the personal collection of Ronald and Nancy Reagan, used by the couple while they resided in the White Hou
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Estimate : 2,800.00 - 3,200.00
 
 
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Ronald Reagan80 - Ronald Reagan
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Brilliant 14-karat yellow gold ballpoint pen from the personal collection of Ronald and Nancy Reagan, used by the couple while they resided at their h
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Estimate : 1,600.00 - 1,800.00
 
 
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Ronald Reagan81 - Ronald Reagan
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Large color 23.5 x 29.5 Studio 14 giclee portrait of Reagan posing next to the American flag, signed and inscribed in the lower left in black felt tip
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Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,000.00
 
 
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Ronald Reagan82 - Ronald Reagan
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Scarce thin metal card case given as a gift by President Reagan to his associates, 3.5 x 2.25, featuring a gold presidential seal adorning the smooth
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Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
 
 
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Barack Obama83 - Barack Obama
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Scarce souvenir typescript of the presidential oath of office spoken by Barack Obama at his 2009 and 2013 inaugurations, one page, 8.5 x 11, signed in
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,200.00
 
 
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Four Presidents84 - Four Presidents
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Desirable color glossy 8 x 10 full-length photo of four American presidents, signed in the lower border in black ink, "Ronald Reagan," &qu...
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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James Buchanan85 - James Buchanan
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Partly-printed vellum DS as president, one page, 14.5 x 18, January 24, 1861. President Buchanan appoints James N. Carpenter as "a Paymaster in...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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George Bush86 - George Bush
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Satin-finish 16 x 20 full-length photo of George Bush as the captain of the Yale baseball team greeting Babe Ruth during a ceremony in 1948, signed in
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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George Bush87 - George Bush
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Two signed bookplates: one for A World Transformed, signed in black ballpoint by Bush; and one for My Father, My President, signed in black ink by Geo
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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George and George W. Bush88 - George and George W. Bush
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Two books: Looking Forward, first UK edition published in London by The Bodley Head in 1988, hardcover with dust jacket, signed on a loosely laid in b
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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George and George W. Bush89 - George and George W. Bush
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Color satin-finish 10 x 8 photo of the extended Bush family on the rocky shores of Kennebunkport, signed and inscribed in the lower border in black fe
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Estimate : 1,200.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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George W. Bush90 - George W. Bush
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Rare printed circular campaign disk featuring an image of a baseball, reading "Hit a Home Run for America, Bush 2000," measuring 6.5? in d...
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Estimate : 500.00 - 700.00
 
 
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George W. Bush91 - George W. Bush
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Signed book: 41: A Portrait of My Father. First deluxe edition. NY: Crown Publishers, 2014. Hardcover with slipcase, 6 x 9, 294 pages. Signed on the f
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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George W. Bush92 - George W. Bush
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Signed book: Decision Points. Later printing. NY: Crown Publishers, 2010. Hardcover with dust jacket, 6.5 x 9.5, 497 pages. Signed on the half-title p
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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George W. Bush93 - George W. Bush
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Two books: Decision Points, first edition published by Crown in 2010, hardcover with dust jacket, signed on the title page in black felt tip; and Port
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Jimmy Carter95 - Jimmy Carter
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Two yearbooks from the US Naval Academy: a 1947 edition of Lucky Bag depicting Carter as a part of the 'Fourth Battalion,' signed later in b...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Jimmy Carter96 - Jimmy Carter
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Two softcover uncorrected reader's proofs: A Full Life, published by Simon & Schuster in 2015, signed on the title page in black felt tip, &...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Jimmy Carter97 - Jimmy Carter
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Two softcover uncorrected reader's proofs: Turning Point, published by Times Books in 1992, signed on the first free end page in black felt tip,...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Jimmy Carter98 - Jimmy Carter
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Signed book: The International Bill of Human Rights (Uncorrected Advance Proof). Glen Ellen, CA: Entwhistle Books. Softcover, 8.5 x 11, 54 pages. Sign
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Grover Cleveland99 - Grover Cleveland
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Partly-printed DS as president, one page, 15.75 x 12.5, February 2, 1888. President Cleveland appoints Henry P. Markham as "Postmaster at East ...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Bill Clinton100 - Bill Clinton
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Signed book: My Life. First edition. NY: Alfred A. Knopf, 2004. Hardcover with dust jacket, 6.5 x 9.5, 957 pages. Signed and inscribed on the title pa
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Bill and Hillary Clinton101 - Bill and Hillary Clinton
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Two books: a first edition of Giving, hardcover with dust jacket, signed and inscribed on the title page in black felt tip, "Thanks, Bill Clint...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Bill and Hillary Clinton102 - Bill and Hillary Clinton
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Two books: My Life, first UK edition published in London by Hutchinson in 2004, hardcover with dust jacket, signed on the title page in blue felt tip
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Bill Clinton and Al Gore103 - Bill Clinton and Al Gore
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Spalding Official League baseball signed and inscribed on the sweet spot in black ballpoint as president, "To Sammy, Bill Clinton, 5/98," ...
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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