RR Auction: Rare Manuscripts, Documents and Autographs

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Headquartered in Amherst, NH, RR Auction is globally recognized as the trusted source for authentic autographed memorabilia and rare signed documents. Since its inception in 1976, the firm has published over 360 consecutive monthly autograph catalogs, which are distributed internationally. The firm recently auctioned the autographed photo of Albert Einstein with his tongue wagging for a record $74,340 and the check astronaut Neil Armstrong signed the day he left for the moon for $27,350.
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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James Madison and James Monroe103 - James Madison and James Monroe
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War-dated partly-printed scalloped-top vellum DS signed by Madison as president, “James Madison,” and Monroe as Secretary of State, “Jas. Monroe,” one
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William McKinley104 - William McKinley
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Executive Mansion card signed in black ink by McKinley. A mild overall shade of toning, slight mounting remnants on reverse, and some slight spreading
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James Madison105 - James Madison
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ALS as president, one page, 7.25 x 9, December 27, 1809. Letter to the Reverend William Bentley. In full: “In compliance of your favor of the 11th ins
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William McKinley106 - William McKinley
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Partly-printed DS as president, one page, 21.75 x 17, March 9, 1899. President McKinley appoints Milton Lankford to be Postmaster of Princess Anne, Ma
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William McKinley107 - William McKinley
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Forty-one page typed article, 8 x 10.5, for the Cyclopedia of American Biography, with several handwritten pencil notations and corrections in McKinle
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James Monroe and John Quincy Adams108 - James Monroe and John Quincy Adams
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Partly-printed vellum DS, signed “James Monroe” as president and “John Quincy Adams” as Secretary of State, one page, 11 x 15, June 13, 1824. Scallope
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James Monroe109 - James Monroe
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Partly-printed DS, signed “Jas. Monroe,” one page, 15 x 12.5, August 27, 1800. Monroe grants a 6997 acre tract of land in Virginia to Robert Long. Ela
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James Monroe110 - James Monroe
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ALS signed “Jas Monroe,” one page, 7.75 x 9.5, February 1, 1816. Letter, written as secretary of state, to John Wickham. In full: “I have received you
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Richard Nixon and Gerald Ford111 - Richard Nixon and Gerald Ford
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Felt tip signatures, “Richard Nixon,” and “Gerald R. Ford,” on an off-white 5.25 x 8 card. In fine condition.
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Richard Nixon112 - Richard Nixon
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Engraved portrait, 6 x 8, by the Bureau of Engraving and Printing, signed in black ink by Nixon. An oval-shaped area of toning over image and signatur
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Richard Nixon113 - Richard Nixon
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TLS, one page, 8 x 10.5, Congress of the United States letterhead, March 24, 1948. Letter to a constituent. In full: “Thank you for your letter of Mar
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Richard Nixon114 - Richard Nixon
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Engraved portrait of the exterior of the White House, 8 x 6, by the Bureau of Printing and Engraving, signed under the image in black ink by Nixon. In
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Richard Nixon115 - Richard Nixon
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TLS as president signed “RN,” one page, 6.75 x 10.5, White House letterhead, June 24, 1971. Letter to Representative James A. Haley thanking him for h
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Richard Nixon116 - Richard Nixon
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TLS, one page, 7.25 x 10.5, personal letterhead, June 3, 1984. Letter to Don Glossinger, thanking him for sending along a positive news article. In pa
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Richard Nixon117 - Richard Nixon
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TLS, one page, 7 x 8.5, personal letterhead, August 20, 1979. Brief letter to George Hampton. In part: “I want you to know how much I appreciate your
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Richard Nixon118 - Richard Nixon
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TLS signed “Dick,” one page, 7.25 x 10.25, personal letterhead, February 1, 1966. Letter to Earl Mazo, author of Richard Nixon: A Political and Person
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Estimate : 4,000.00 - 5,000.00
 
 
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Richard Nixon119 - Richard Nixon
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TLS as president signed “RN,” one page, 6.75 x 8.75, White House letterhead, with “Western White House” typed below the letterhead, indicating Nixon s
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Richard and Pat Nixon120 - Richard and Pat Nixon
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Ballpoint signatures, “Richard Nixon (Duke Law 1937)” and “Patricia Nixon, with appreciation and best wishes always!” on an off-white 9.5 x 12 guest b
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Barack Obama121 - Barack Obama
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Signed book: The Audacity of Hope. First edition, later printing. NY: Crown Publishers, 2006. Hardcover with dustjacket, 6.5 x 9.5, 375 pages. Signed
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Franklin Pierce122 - Franklin Pierce
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Partly-printed DS as president, one page, 21.5 x 17.75, August 15, 1853. A four-language ship’s papers issued to “Charles Tobey master or commander of
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Franklin Pierce123 - Franklin Pierce
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Hand-addressed free franked mailing envelope, 4.75 x 2.75, addressed by Pierce to “Mrs. Alden Partridge, Bristol, Bucks Co., Penna,” and franked along
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James K. Polk124 - James K. Polk
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Free franked mailing envelope, 5.25 x 3.25, addressed in another hand to “Gen. Thomas H. Bradley, (Care of Grigg & Elliott), Philadelphia, Penn,...
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Sarah Polk125 - Sarah Polk
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Ink signature, “Mrs. James K. Polk, ‘Polk Place’ Nashville, Tenn, Dec 13, 1888,” on an off-white 4.75 x 2.5 card. Uniform toning, paperclip impression
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James K. Polk126 - James K. Polk
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ALS, one page, 7.75 x 9.75, March 29, 1837. A letter to Hon. Gideon Poe requesting a favor for a constituent. In full: “I beg leave to introduce to yo
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James K. Polk127 - James K. Polk
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Early handwritten endorsement, “June 25th, 1822, Rec’d the…tax…in this sum, James K. Polk” on the reverse of a partly printed document related to the
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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Ronald Reagan128 - Ronald Reagan
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Ink signature, “Ronald Reagan,” on a light pink 5 x 3.5 album page with collector’s notations along top edge. In fine condition, with light impression
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Ronald Reagan129 - Ronald Reagan
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Draft ALS signed “Ronald,” one page, 4.75 x 8.5, no date. A letter to Catherine. In full: “Good to hear from you. Yes I wear contact or corneal lens’
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Ronald Reagan130 - Ronald Reagan
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TLS signed “Ron,” one page, 7.25 x 10.25, State of California letterhead, September 12, 1968. Letter to Charles Broska. In part: “We have a real chall
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Ronald Reagan131 - Ronald Reagan
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Vintage glossy 7.25 x 9.25 head-and-shoulders photo, signed and inscribed in black ink “To Beverly & Travis, with real appreciation & every ...
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Ronald Reagan132 - Ronald Reagan
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TLS signed “Ron,” one page, 7.25 x 10.25, personal letterhead, February 11, 1975. Letter to Charles Broska, president of the Bank of Woodlake. In part
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Ronald Reagan133 - Ronald Reagan
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Rare White House card signed in black ink, “Ronald Reagan.” In fine condition, with a couple of trivial brushes to signature and a stray pencil mark t
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Ronald Reagan134 - Ronald Reagan
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Gigantic color satin-finish 19.25 x 23.5 photo of Governor Reagan sitting on the corner of his desk, signed and inscribed in black felt tip “To Two Gr
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Ronald Reagan135 - Ronald Reagan
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Vintage glossy 8 x 10 head-and-shoulders photo of a young Reagan, credited to Scotty Welbourne, signed and inscribed in fountain pen “To Maw & P...
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Ronald and Nancy Reagan136 - Ronald and Nancy Reagan
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Dinner program from the 59th Annual Governors’ Conference, held in October of 1967, on board the S.S. Independence, 10.25 x 13, four pages. Signed on
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Roosevelt Family137 - Roosevelt Family
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Five letters: ALS signed “Theodore Roosevelt [Jr.],” one page, 5.5 x 8.5, personal letterhead, April 24, 1941, thanking a colonel for his letter and w
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Eleanor Roosevelt138 - Eleanor Roosevelt
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TLS, one page, 6 x 9, White House letterhead, March 13, 1942. A response to “Mrs. Buck.” In full: “Thank you so much for your interesting letter of Ma
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Eleanor Roosevelt139 - Eleanor Roosevelt
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TLS, one page, 6 x 7, Val-Kill Cottage letterhead, February 25, 1954. A letter to Mrs. Steeholm. In full: “If this request does not inconvenience you,
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Franklin D. Roosevelt140 - Franklin D. Roosevelt
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Typed and handwritten notes for a speech given by Roosevelt, comprising one unsigned 8.5 x 11 sheet written in pencil by FDR, and a typed 8.5 x 11 pag
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Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt141 - Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt
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Two White House cards, signed in fountain pen, “Franklin D. Roosevelt,” and “Eleanor Roosevelt,” respectively. Both are matted and framed along with a
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Franklin D. Roosevelt142 - Franklin D. Roosevelt
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TLS, one page, 8 x 10.5, State of New York Executive Chamber embossed letterhead, January 13, 1931. Governor Roosevelt writes to Orville Arnold of the
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Franklin D. Roosevelt143 - Franklin D. Roosevelt
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Signed book: The Budget of the United States Government for the Fiscal Year Ending June 30, 1941. Washington, D. C.: United States Government Printing
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Franklin D. Roosevelt144 - Franklin D. Roosevelt
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TLS, one page, 8 x 11, State of New York Executive Chamber letterhead, August 8, 1932. A letter to DNC delegate John Utterback. In part: “Entirely by
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Franklin D. Roosevelt145 - Franklin D. Roosevelt
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TLS as president, one page, 8 x 10.25, White House letterhead, May 9, 1938. Letter to Mount Rushmore sculptor Gutzon Borglum. In full: “I referred you
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Franklin D. Roosevelt146 - Franklin D. Roosevelt
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TLS as president, one page, 7 x 9, White House letterhead, January 9, 1939. A letter of thanks to Alice Lou Plastridge, FDR’s physical therapist at Wa
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Franklin D. Roosevelt147 - Franklin D. Roosevelt
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DS, signed “Franklin D. Roosevelt,” one page, 9 x 12.5, 1922. Document certifying that H. R. Upottke donated to the Woodrow Wilson Foundation and thus
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Franklin D. Roosevelt148 - Franklin D. Roosevelt
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ANS as president signed “FDR,” on a 4.25 x 2.75 White House card, no date. Roosevelt writes a brief note to Grace Tully. In full: “For Grace, with lov
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Franklin D. Roosevelt149 - Franklin D. Roosevelt
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Matte-finish 7 x 9.5 head-and-shoulders lithographed portrait affixed to an 11 x 17 mount, handsomely signed by Roosevelt on the mat in fountain pen.
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Franklin D. Roosevelt150 - Franklin D. Roosevelt
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Vintage matte-finish 10 x 13.25 Hessler/Henderson photo of Roosevelt at his desk, signed and inscribed in the lower border in fountain pen “For Arthur
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Franklin D. Roosevelt151 - Franklin D. Roosevelt
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Signed book: D-Day Prayer. Limited private printing of 100 copies (this No. 37). Washington, D.C.: U. S. Government Printing Office, 1944. Hardcover w
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Estimate : 9,000.00 - 10,000.00
 
 
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Franklin D. Roosevelt152 - Franklin D. Roosevelt
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Collection of ten letters consisting of nine identical form letters, all signed “Franklin D. Roosevelt,” all one page, 7.25 x 10.25, two dated January
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