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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Calvin Coolidge104 - Calvin Coolidge
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Uncommon partly-printed DS as president, one page, 20 x 16, December 18, 1924. President Coolidge appoints Donald F. de Otte as "temporarily an...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Calvin Coolidge105 - Calvin Coolidge
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TLS as president, one page, 7 x 9, White House letterhead, December 10, 1924. Letter to Chauncey J. Hamlin, the chairman of the National Conference on
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Calvin Coolidge106 - Calvin Coolidge
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TLS as president, one page, 6.75 x 9, White House letterhead, April 23, 1925. Letter to former Massachusetts Congressman Charles G. Washburn, in full:
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Dwight D. Eisenhower107 - Dwight D. Eisenhower
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An original hand-drawn cartoon portraying Eisenhower dressed as six presidents of the past, 5.75 x 9, signed across the middle in fountain pen by Eise
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Dwight D. Eisenhower108 - Dwight D. Eisenhower
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Program for the 1956 Republican National Convention in San Francisco, August 20, 1956, two pages, 7 x 11, signed on the front and back by numerous att
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Gerald Ford109 - Gerald Ford
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Two books: Churchill Lecture, published by Lord John Press in 1984, limited edition hardcover identified on the colophon as 'printer's copy,...
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Gerald Ford and Jimmy Carter110 - Gerald Ford and Jimmy Carter
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Signed book: The Presidents. First Longmeadow Press edition, 1993. Hardcover with dust jacket, 9.5 x 11, 152 pages. Signed on the first free end page
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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James A. Garfield111 - James A. Garfield
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Sharp unsigned 4.25 x 6.5 cabinet photo of Garfield in a handsome suit by Sherman & McHugh of New York. In fine condition, with light scattered ...
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Warren G. Harding112 - Warren G. Harding
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TLS as president, one page, 6.75 x 9.75, White House letterhead, February 3, 1925. Letter to Henry C. Wallace, the secretary of agriculture, in full:
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Florence K. Harding113 - Florence K. Harding
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TLS signed “Florence Kling Harding,” two pages on two adjoining black-bordered sheets, 4.75 x 6.5, May 6, 1924. Letter to Mrs. George B. Richards, in
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Warren G. Harding114 - Warren G. Harding
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The Harding Publishing Company business check, 8.25 x 3.5, filled out in another hand and signed by the company's treasurer, payable to W. G. Ha...
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Benjamin Harrison115 - Benjamin Harrison
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Bold ink signature, "Benj. Harrison, Iowa,” on an off-white 3.25 x 1.5 card. Double-matted and framed with a portrait of Harrison to an overall...
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Benjamin Harrison116 - Benjamin Harrison
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Bank check, 7.75 x 2.75, filled out and signed by Harrison, "Benj. Harrison," payable to Eddy & West, September 9, 1879. Encapsulated ...
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Herbert Hoover117 - Herbert Hoover
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TLS as president, one page, 7 x 8.75, White House letterhead, May 18, 1931. Letter to Bishop William F. McDowell, in full: "I wish to thank you...
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Lyndon B. Johnson118 - Lyndon B. Johnson
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Signed book: The Vantage Point. First edition. NY: Holt, Rinehart and Winston, 1971. Hardcover with dust jacket, 6.5 x 9.5, 636 pages. Signed and insc
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Lyndon B. Johnson and Barry Goldwater119 - Lyndon B. Johnson and Barry Goldwater
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Two dinner menus for Washington D.C. events sponsored by the Association of American Editorial Cartoonists, both 8.5 x 11, dated May 10 and 11, 1963,
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John F. Kennedy120 - John F. Kennedy
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Unused original “Press Section, Balcony Only” ticket, number 1365, 2.5 x 6, to the ‘Texas Welcome Dinner’ presented in honor of President John F. Kenn
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Richard Nixon121 - Richard Nixon
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Two first edition books: The Memoirs of Richard Nixon, hardcover with slipcase, published in 1978 by Grosset & Dunlap, signed on the colophon in...
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Richard Nixon122 - Richard Nixon
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Color 10.25 x 10.75 photo of Nixon standing next to United States Ambassador to Morocco Joseph Reed, signed and inscribed in black felt tip, "T...
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Richard Nixon123 - Richard Nixon
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Signed book: Leaders. First UK edition. London: Sidgwick & Jackson, 1982. Hardcover with dust jacket, 6.25 x 9.25, 371 pages. Signed and inscrib...
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Richard Nixon124 - Richard Nixon
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Annual convention banquet program for the Association of American Editorial Cartoonists, held in Kansas City on May 27, 1966, measures 6.5 x 9, signed
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Richard Nixon and Spiro Agnew125 - Richard Nixon and Spiro Agnew
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Invitation from the Inaugural Committee for "the Inauguration of Richard Milhous Nixon as President…and Spiro Theodore Agnew as Vice President ...
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Ronald and Nancy Reagan127 - Ronald and Nancy Reagan
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Ink signatures of Ronald and Nancy Reagan on a yellow 5.75 x 3.5 lightly lined sheet bearing an affixed photo. In fine condition.
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Franklin D. Roosevelt128 - Franklin D. Roosevelt
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TLS signed “FDR,” 8 x 10.5, State of New York, Executive Chamber letterhead, August 9, 1932. Letter to Nelson C. Brown of Syracuse University’s New Yo
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Franklin D. Roosevelt129 - Franklin D. Roosevelt
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TLS, one page, 8 x 10.5, State of New York, Executive Chamber letterhead, June 27, 1932. Letter to William H. Kelley, president of the Merchants Natio
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Edith K. Roosevelt130 - Edith K. Roosevelt
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ALS, three pages on two adjoining sheets, 4.5 x 7, Sagamore Hill letterhead, June 25, no year. Letter to General Bradley T. Johnson, in full: "...
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Franklin D. Roosevelt131 - Franklin D. Roosevelt
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Original pearl-finish 8 x 9.75 press photo of Roosevelt taken in 1929, showing him meeting with Governor Morgan F. Larson of New Jersey concerning a p
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William H. Taft132 - William H. Taft
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Partly-printed DS as president, signed “Wm. H. Taft,” one page, 22.75 x 19, May 31, 1909. President Taft appoints Samuel T. Lee, of Michigan, as &qu...
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William H. Taft133 - William H. Taft
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Partly-printed DS as president, signed “Wm. H. Taft,” one page, 21 x 16, March 9, 1911. President Taft appoints Richard M. Blatchford as "Lieut...
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William H. Taft134 - William H. Taft
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Partly-printed vellum DS as president, signed “Wm. H. Taft,” one page, 15.75 x 19.5, April 13, 1911. President Taft appoints George W. Beaman as &qu...
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William H. Taft135 - William H. Taft
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TLS as president signed “Wm. H. Taft,” one page, 7 x 6.5, White House letterhead, May 8, 1909. Letter to the American minister to the Argentine Republ
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Harry S. Truman136 - Harry S. Truman
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TLS as president, one page, 7 x 8.75, White House letterhead, May 3, 1949. Letter to George E. Allen, in full: "I appreciated your taking the t...
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Harry S. Truman137 - Harry S. Truman
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White House card signed in black ink by Truman, "Harry S. Truman." In very good condition, with light soiling, old tape stains to the lowe...
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Harry S. Truman138 - Harry S. Truman
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TLS as vice president, one page, 8 x 10.5, Office of the Vice President letterhead, January 26, 1945. Letter to William Sandeson, an editorial cartoon
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Donald Trump139 - Donald Trump
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Color glossy 14 x 11 photo of Trump standing behind a podium during a presidential campaign speech, prominently signed in black felt tip. In fine cond
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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Donald Trump140 - Donald Trump
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Signed book: Crippled America. Limited first edition, numbered 5927/10000. NY: Threshold Editions, 2015. Hardcover with dust jacket, 5.75 x 8.75, 193
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Donald Trump141 - Donald Trump
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Felt tip signature, "D. Trump,” on a white 3 x 5 card. In very fine condition. Consignor notes that the signature was obtained in person in 1997.
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Donald Trump142 - Donald Trump
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Signed book: Trump: Art of the Comeback. First edition. NY: Times Books, 1997. Hardcover with dust jacket, 6.25 x 9.5, 244 pages. Signed on the first
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Woodrow Wilson143 - Woodrow Wilson
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Partly-printed vellum DS as president, one page, 15.5 x 19, March 16, 1917. President Wilson appoints George C. Hamner as "Second Lieutenant in...
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Woodrow Wilson144 - Woodrow Wilson
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Early partly-printed vellum DS as president, one page, 15.75 x 19.5, June 30, 1913. President Wilson appoints John Huff Van Vliet as "Second Li...
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Woodrow Wilson145 - Woodrow Wilson
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TLS as president, one page, 7 x 8.75, White House letterhead, March 29, 1918. Letter to Andrew B. Humphrey, director of the American Peace and Arbitra
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Woodrow Wilson146 - Woodrow Wilson
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Uncommon glossy 5.75 x 4.25 photo of Wilson with his cabinet members affixed to an off-white mount, signed on the mount in fountain pen by Wilson. Mat
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Woodrow Wilson147 - Woodrow Wilson
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Ink signature, "Woodrow Wilson,” on an off-white 3.75 x 1.75 slip. In very good to fine condition, with light creasing and a central vertical f...
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Oliver Ellsworth and William Williams148 - Oliver Ellsworth and William Williams
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Manuscript DS, signed “O. Ellsworth" and "Wm. Williams,” one page, 7.5 x 8.25, June 13, 1777. Pay order issued to Treasurer John Lawrence,...
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Benjamin Franklin149 - Benjamin Franklin
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Manuscript vellum DS, signed “B. Franklin,” one page, 15.75 x 13.5, June 9, 1787. As president of the Supreme Executive Council of the Commonwealth of
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Estimate : 8,000.00 - 10,000.00
 
 
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[Button Gwinnett]150 - [Button Gwinnett]
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Very rare manuscript document, signed “Tho: Bosomworth,” one page, 10.25 x 6.25, March 8, 1773. Payment receipt penned in the lower portion of a parti
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Estimate : 6,000.00 - 8,000.00
 
 
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Lyman Hall151 - Lyman Hall
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Signer of the Declaration of Independence from Georgia (1724–1790) who went on to serve as governor of the state. Rare Revolutionary War–dated ADS, on
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Estimate : 7,000.00 - 9,000.00
 
 
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Francis Hopkinson152 - Francis Hopkinson
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Signer of the Declaration of Independence from New Jersey (1737–1791) who is also known as the designer of the first official American flag. Revolutio
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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Samuel Huntington153 - Samuel Huntington
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Signer of the Declaration of Independence from Connecticut (1731–1796) and seventh president of the Continental Congress. Manuscript DS, signed “Sam...
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Estimate : 500.00 - 700.00
 
 
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Thomas Lynch, Jr154 - Thomas Lynch, Jr
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Signer of the Declaration of Independence from South Carolina (1749–1779); his father had served in the Continental Congress from 1775 to 1776 but had
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Estimate : 20,000.00 - 30,000.00
 
 
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