RR Auction: Rare Manuscript, Document, and Artifact Auction

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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’s nearly four decades of business continue to grow, achieving 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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Herbert Hoover52 - Herbert Hoover
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Signed book: Fishing for Fun—And to Wash Your Soul. First edition, first printing, limited issue, numbered 90/200. NY: Random House, 1963. Hardcover w
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Herbert Hoover54 - Herbert Hoover
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TLS, one page, 7.25 x 10.5, personal letterhead, September 7, 1934. Letter to T. B. Costain of the Saturday Evening Post. In part: “I am sending you h
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Herbert and Lou Henry Hoover55 - Herbert and Lou Henry Hoover
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Two items: vintage matte-finish 7 x 9.75 photo of Hoover as president, signed in the lower border in fountain pen, “Herbert Hoover”; and a White House
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Herbert Hoover56 - Herbert Hoover
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White House card signed in black ink, “Herbert Hoover.” In fine condition, with a couple traces of trivial soiling.
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Eleanor Roosevelt57 - Eleanor Roosevelt
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Signed book: It’s Up to the Women. Autographed edition, limited issue, numbered 141/250. NY: Frederick A. Stokes, 1933. Hardcover with dust jacket and
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Eleanor Roosevelt58 - Eleanor Roosevelt
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White House card signed in fountain pen, “Eleanor Roosevelt.” In fine condition, with a uniform shade of mild toning and a thin strip of mounting remn
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Franklin D. Roosevelt59 - Franklin D. Roosevelt
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Very nice and detailed print, 18 x 13.25, entitled ‘The East Wing of The White House,’ with the architect’s name, Lorenzo Simmons Winslow, printed in
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Estimate : 2,500.00 - 3,500.00
 
 
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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, February 4, 1941. Letter to Ferdinand Pecora, a justice of New York State’s supreme cour
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Franklin D. Roosevelt61 - Franklin D. Roosevelt
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Signed book: On Our Way. First edition. NY: John Day Company, 1934. Hardcover with dust jacket, 5.5 x 5, 300 pages. Signed and inscribed as president
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Franklin D. Roosevelt62 - Franklin D. Roosevelt
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Mailing envelope, 6.5 x 3.5, bearing a September 17, 1930, New York postmark, signed in the upper left corner “Franklin D. Roosevelt,” and addressed i
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Franklin D. Roosevelt63 - Franklin D. Roosevelt
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Signed book: Looking Forward. Later printing. NY: John Day Company, 1933. Hardcover with dust jacket, 5.5 x 7.5, 279 pages. Signed and inscribed as pr
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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Franklin D. Roosevelt64 - Franklin D. Roosevelt
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Matte-finish 8 x 10.5 Underwood and Underwood photo, signed and inscribed in the lower border in fountain pen, “For Alfred J. Oeth from Franklin D. Ro
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,000.00
 
 
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Harry S. Truman and Cabinet65 - Harry S. Truman and Cabinet
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Very nice matte-finish 10.25 x 10.75 Harris and Ewing photo of Truman and his cabinet seated around their table, signed in the lower border in blue an
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Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,000.00
 
 
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Bess Truman66 - Bess Truman
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White House card neatly signed in black ink, “Bess W. Truman.” In very fine condition.
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Harry S. Truman67 - Harry S. Truman
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TLS as president, one page, 8 x 10.5, White House letterhead, November 26, 1952. Typed statement as president, one page, 8 x 10.5, White House letterh
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,000.00
 
 
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Harry S. Truman68 - Harry S. Truman
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World War II–dated TLS signed “Harry,” one page, 8 x 10.5, US Senate letterhead, January 12, 1944. Letter to John W. Snyder. In part: “I am sorry the
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Harry S. Truman69 - Harry S. Truman
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TLS, one page, 7.25 x 10.5, personal letterhead, July 15, 1965. Letter to entertainer George Jessel. In part: “Your thoughtful telegram came at just t
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Harry S. Truman70 - Harry S. Truman
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ANS, one page on a 5 x 3 card, March 10, 1961. Note conveying good wishes. In full: “Best wishes for the success of the study of the ‘Problems in Amer
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Harry S. Truman71 - Harry S. Truman
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Signed books: Memoirs: Year of Decisions and Years of Trial and Hope, in two volumes. Garden City, NY: Doubleday, 1955 and 1956. Hardcovers with dust
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Harry S. Truman72 - Harry S. Truman
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TLS, one page, 6.5 x 8.25, personal letterhead, no date. Brief letter to a collector. In full: “Enclosed, herewith, is a small photograph autographed
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Harry S. Truman74 - Harry S. Truman
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Two items: a glossy 3.5 x 5.5 portrait of Truman, signed and inscribed in black ink, “James J. Argyris from Harry S. Truman 8/5/65”; and a TLS signed
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Harry S. Truman75 - Harry S. Truman
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Historic glossy 10 x 8 photo of Truman taking the Oath of Office in the Cabinet Room, signed in black ink, “Cabinet Room, Apr. 12. 45, sworn in as Pre
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Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,000.00
 
 
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Harry S. Truman76 - Harry S. Truman
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Glossy 10 x 8 photo of Truman taking the Oath of Office at his second inauguration, signed in black ink, “Sworn in as elected President 1949 by Chief
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Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,000.00
 
 
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Harry S. Truman77 - Harry S. Truman
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DS as president, one page, 10 x 13, March 17, 1948. Document states, in full: “In conformity with the provisions of Sections 177 and 179 of the Revise
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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Dwight D. Eisenhower78 - Dwight D. Eisenhower
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Vintage matte-finish 6 x 8 photo of Eisenhower in his five-star general uniform, signed and inscribed in the lower border in fountain pen, “To Dr. E.
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Dwight D. Eisenhower79 - Dwight D. Eisenhower
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TLS signed “D. E.,” one page, 6.75 x 8.75, White House letterhead, December 2, 1954. Letter to Allan R. Phipps. In part: “I meant to thank you for you
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Dwight D. Eisenhower80 - Dwight D. Eisenhower
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TLS signed “D. E.,” one page, 7 x 10.25, personal letterhead, March 26, 1964. Letter to actor Robert Montgomery. In part: “I am writing to you as a fe
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Dwight D. Eisenhower81 - Dwight D. Eisenhower
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TLS as president, one page, 6.75 x 9, White House letterhead, May 18, 1959. Ike responds to Mrs. Grant L. Brunner of West Lawn, Pennsylvania, who saw
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Dwight D. Eisenhower82 - Dwight D. Eisenhower
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TLS signed “Ike,” one page, 7 x 10.25, personal letterhead, July 2, 1965. Letter to Robert Cutler. In part: “Mamie and I deeply appreciate your though
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Dwight D. Eisenhower83 - Dwight D. Eisenhower
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Air mail envelope, with postage stamps commemorating Eisenhower’s state trip to the Philippines, bearing a December 30, 1960, Manila postal cancellati
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Dwight D. Eisenhower84 - Dwight D. Eisenhower
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TLS as president, one page, 6.75 x 9, White House letterhead, October 16, 1957. Letter to publisher James S. Copley. In full: “I am grateful to you an
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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Dwight D. Eisenhower85 - Dwight D. Eisenhower
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Three TLSs, signed “Ike Eisenhower,” “Dwight D. Eisenhower,” and “Ike,” each one page, Columbia University letterhead, dated between 1948 and 1950. On
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Jacqueline Kennedy86 - Jacqueline Kennedy
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ALS signed “Jackie,” one page, 5.75 x 7.75, personal letterhead, [April 1976]. Letter to Vava Adelberg. In full: “Thank you for my beautiful Easter Vi
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John F. Kennedy87 - John F. Kennedy
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Official White House mailing envelope, 10.5 x 6.5, postmarked Washington, November 22, 1963. In very good condition, with a few edge tears and tape to
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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John F. Kennedy: John Lattimer88 - John F. Kennedy: John Lattimer
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Collection of 18 original first generation glossy photos, all 7 x 5 and 5 x 7, of test results of experiments done by Dr. John K. Lattimer for his boo
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Estimate : 500.00 - 700.00
 
 
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John F. Kennedy89 - John F. Kennedy
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Exquisite, crystal-clear vintage glossy 8.5 x 11 portrait of Kennedy as a Massachusetts senator, signed and inscribed in fountain pen, “To Rod and Dia
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Estimate : 2,500.00 - 3,500.00
 
 
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John F. Kennedy: Zapruder, Nix, and Muchmore Films90 - John F. Kennedy: Zapruder, Nix, and Muchmore Films
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Collection of four reels of film first, a second-generation true copy of the historic Abraham Zapruder film of the assassination of John F. Kennedy, o
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Lyndon B. Johnson91 - Lyndon B. Johnson
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TLS signed “LBJ,” one page, 7 x 8.75, personal letterhead, September 8, 1970. Letter of thanks for a gift. In full: “‘The Drifter’ is beautiful. It’s
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Lyndon B. Johnson92 - Lyndon B. Johnson
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TLS as president, one page, 6.75 x 9, White House letterhead, September 28, 1964. Letter of commendation reads, in part: “Your many contributions in t
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Richard Nixon, Barry Goldwater, and Thomas Dewey93 - Richard Nixon, Barry Goldwater, and Thomas Dewey
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Matte-finish 10 x 8 United Press International photo of Barry Goldwater, Dwight D. Eisenhower, Richard Nixon, and Thomas Dewey engaged in conversation
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Richard Nixon94 - Richard Nixon
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Scarce ALS signed “Dick Nixon,” one page, 7.25 x 10.5, personal letterhead, September 13, 1977. Letter to publisher Helen Copley. In full: “Just a not
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Estimate : 2,000.00 - 2,500.00
 
 
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Ronald Reagan and Cabinet95 - Ronald Reagan and Cabinet
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Color satin-finish 23.25 x 16.25 photo of Reagan and his cabinet posing together below a portrait of Eisenhower, signed in the lower border in black f
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Estimate : 5,000.00 - 6,000.00
 
 
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Ronald and Nancy Reagan96 - Ronald and Nancy Reagan
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Original signed and inscribed felt tip sketch of a horse drawn by Ronald Reagan on an off-white 6.25 x 8.5 sheet of personal stationery, signed and in
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,200.00
 
 
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George W. Bush97 - George W. Bush
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Remarkable TLS, one page, 8.5 x 11, State of Texas letterhead, April 5, 1999. Letter to a constituent. In part: “I agree with you that we have made su
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Bill Clinton98 - Bill Clinton
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Extremely well-documented Toshiba Satellite Pro laptop computer used by Bill Clinton to transmit the first-ever presidential email, sent to John Glenn
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Estimate : 100,000.00 - 125,000.00
 
 
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Barack Obama99 - Barack Obama
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Set of three chairs used by Barack Obama, Shimon Peres, and Benjamin Netanyahu during a state dinner held at the Israeli president’s residence in Jeru
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Estimate : 12,000.00 - 15,000.00
 
 
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Andrew Jackson100 - Andrew Jackson
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Large ink signature, as president, “Andrew Jackson,” on an off-white slip clipped from a document. Matted and framed with a portrait of Jackson bearin
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Martin Van Buren101 - Martin Van Buren
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Ink franking signature, “Free, M. Van Buren,” on an off-white clipped slip. Double-matted and framed with a portrait of Van Buren to an overall size o
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James K. Polk102 - James K. Polk
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Ink signature, “J. K. Polk,” on an off-white slip. Matted and framed with an engraved portrait bearing a pre-printed signature to an overall size of 1
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Millard Fillmore103 - Millard Fillmore
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Ink signature, “With the Respects of Millard Fillmore, Buffalo, N. Y., Jany. 20, 1860,” on an off-white 5 x 2 slip clipped from the closing of a lette
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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