RR Auction: Fine Autographs and Artifacts Featuring The Founding Fathers

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Beginning with a selection of fantastic early American history—the Founding Fathers and Revolutionary War—RR Auction’s July Fine Autograph and Artifact sale boasts over 1,000 lots. Top items include a 1776 autograph letter by General George Washington, a document from rare Declaration signer George Taylor, a book from the personal library of Thomas Jefferson, and a manuscript by John Jay, tracking claims by New York’s Loyalists. An additional special highlight of the auction is an exceedingly rare autograph letter by Protestant Reformer Martin Luther, dated 1543. Other lots of significance are letters by Albert Einstein, Martin Luther King, Jr., Horatio Nelson, Lord Byron, and Barack Obama. 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 July 2018.
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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Harry S. Truman244 - Harry S. Truman
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TLS as president, one page, 7 x 8.75, White House letterhead, August 13, 1951. Letter to former Democratic congressman Maury Maverick. In part: &quo...
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Estimate : 5,000.00 - 6,000.00
 
 
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Harry S. Truman245 - Harry S. Truman
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Important TLS, one page, 8 x 10.5, United States Senate letterhead, September 11, 1944. Letter to reporter Joseph Lieb written just two months after h
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Estimate : 2,000.00 - 2,500.00
 
 
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Harry S. Truman246 - Harry S. Truman
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Vintage glossy 8.25 x 10 bust-length portrait of Truman in a handsome forward-facing pose, signed in fountain pen, "Sincerely Harry S. Truman.&...
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Harry S. Truman247 - Harry S. Truman
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TLS as president, two pages on adjoining sheets, opened to 14 x 8.75, White House letterhead, January 20, 1948. Letter to George Rothwell Brown, in fu
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Estimate : 1,400.00 - 1,600.00
 
 
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Harry S. Truman248 - Harry S. Truman
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TLS signed “H.S.T.,” one page, 7.25 x 10.5, personal letterhead, March 22, 1955. Letter to the Hon. Matthew J. Connelly, in full: "Somebody in ...
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Harry S. Truman249 - Harry S. Truman
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Color semi-glossy 8 x 10 half-length photo of Truman laughing as he reads a letter at his desk, affixed to the original 11 x 14 mount, signed and insc
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Dwight D. Eisenhower250 - Dwight D. Eisenhower
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President Dwight D. Eisenhower's personally-owned and -used practice golf club. Club consists of a lightweight 35.5? shaft with a small weight a...
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Estimate : 3,000.00 - 4,000.00
 
 
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Dwight D. Eisenhower251 - Dwight D. Eisenhower
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TLS as president, one page, 7 x 9.5, White House letterhead, October 12, 1954. Letter to Martin Papish of the National Association for Retarded Childr
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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John F. Kennedy253 - John F. Kennedy
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Brilliant color 17 x 22 Yousuf Karsh photographic portrait print of John and Jacqueline Kennedy, captioned "The President and Mrs. John Fitzger...
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Estimate : 8,000.00 - 10,000.00
 
 
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John F. Kennedy254 - John F. Kennedy
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One-of-a-kind typed speech notes annotated by Kennedy, two pages, 8.5 x 11, no date but circa September 1960. Typed list of seven jokes, headed &quo...
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Estimate : 3,000.00 - 4,000.00
 
 
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John F. Kennedy255 - John F. Kennedy
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TLS signed “John Kennedy,” one page, 7.5 x 9.5, United States Senate letterhead, May 25, 1953. Letter to constituent Ernest E. Price, in part: "...
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Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,000.00
 
 
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Lyndon B. Johnson256 - Lyndon B. Johnson
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Original pencil doodle by President Lyndon B. Johnson accomplished on a sheet of 4.5 x 7 "Aboard Air Force One" stationery, done on May 17...
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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Richard Nixon257 - Richard Nixon
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Two TLSs, both signed, "Dick Nixon," each one page, 7.25 x 10.5, personal letterhead. Both letters are to Helen Copley, the widow of newsp...
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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Richard Nixon258 - Richard Nixon
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TLS as president signed “RN,” one page, 6.75 x 8.75, White House letterhead, November 22, 1971. Letter to Ward L. Quaal, president of the WGN Continen
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,000.00
 
 
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Ronald Reagan259 - Ronald Reagan
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ALS signed “RR,” two pages, 5.5 x 8.5, no date. Letter to Mrs. Taylor, concerning Reagan's attempts to reform taxes on the federal level, in ful...
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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Barack Obama260 - Barack Obama
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President Barack Obama's bi-fold scorecard from a round of gold at the Vineyard Golf Club on Martha's Vineyard on August 27, 2009, 4.5 x 6.5...
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Estimate : 2,500.00 - 3,000.00
 
 
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Ronald Reagan261 - Ronald Reagan
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Lengthy handwritten manuscript in pencil by Ronald Reagan, unsigned, 13 pages, 7 x 10.75, Yearling Row letterhead, no date but circa 1953. The manuscr
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Estimate : 6,000.00 - 8,000.00
 
 
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Barack Obama262 - Barack Obama
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Extremely rare ALS as president, one page, 6.5 x 4, embossed White House stationery, no date. Response to a woman entreating for greater awareness and
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Estimate : 3,000.00 - 5,000.00
 
 
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Barbara Bush263 - Barbara Bush
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TLS, two pages, 6.25 x 8.5, The Vice President's House letterhead, May 14, 1985. Letter to Gary Lorenz, in part: "I appreciate the letter y...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter264 - Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter
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Group of five color laserprint photos, 8.5 x 11 and 11 x 8.5, each showing Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter during their time in the White House, each signed
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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