Fine Autograph and Artifact Auction: Featuring Pop Culture

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RR Auction's December Fine Autograph and Artifact sale boasts more than 900 lots, highlighted by a multitude of important historical letters and a robust selection of material from popular culture. Highlights of the sale include a signed Abraham Lincoln carte-de-visite, checks from George Washington and Donald Trump, a Charles Dickens autograph quote from A Christmas Carol, rare artifacts recovered from the USS Arizona after Pearl Harbor, unique mixed-media artwork by Bob Dylan, a Christmas card from Al Capone, and rare oversized 'outtake' prints from the Beatles' famous Abbey Road shoot. 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 December 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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Martin Van Buren21 - Martin Van Buren
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ALS signed “M. Van Buren,” one page both sides, 7.75 x 9.75, August 14, 1843. Written from Saratoga Springs, a letter to Henry Simpson of Philadelphia
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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John Tyler22 - John Tyler
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AMS, one page, 6.5 x 8, August 18, 1856. On the subject of envy, Tyler quotes from Shakespeare and delves back to Ancient Greece. In full: "The...
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Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,000.00
 
 
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John Tyler23 - John Tyler
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ALS, one page both sides, 7.5 x 9.5, March 28, 1854. Letter to Colonel John Rutherford of Richmond, Virginia. Nearly a decade removed from his preside
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,000.00
 
 
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Zachary Taylor24 - Zachary Taylor
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LS signed “Z. Taylor Col., 1st Regt. U.S. Infy., Comdg.,” one page both sides, 7.75 x 9.75, December 12, 1834. Letter to Adjutant General Roger Jones,
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Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,000.00
 
 
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Millard Fillmore25 - Millard Fillmore
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ALS, one page, 5 x 7.75, August 29, 1856. Letter to “Haven.” In full: “I have yours of the 26 and herewith return the letters of Robt. K. Taylor of Te
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Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,000.00
 
 
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James Buchanan26 - James Buchanan
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ALS as senator, one page, 8 x 10, January 31, 1835. Letter to Charles B. Penrose, the Pennsylvania Speaker of the House, marked "Strictly Confi...
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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James Buchanan27 - James Buchanan
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LS, one page, 7.75 x 10, May 11, 1828. Written from Washington, a letter to General John W. Cuningham, in full: “I need not inform you that I called u
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,000.00
 
 
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James Buchanan28 - James Buchanan
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ALS, two pages both sides, 4.5 x 7, August 3, 1855. Letter to Dr. Samuel A. Houston of the 6th Auditor's Office in Washington, written from Lond...
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,000.00
 
 
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James Buchanan29 - James Buchanan
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ALS, one page, 7.75 x 10, May 22, 1852. Letter to the Hon. James Campbell, a noted attorney who later served as Postmaster General under Pierce. In pa
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,000.00
 
 
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James Buchanan30 - James Buchanan
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ALS as a Pennsylvania congressman, one page, 8 x 10, March 15, 1828. Written from Washington, D.C., a letter to John G. Kammer, concerning collection
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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James Buchanan31 - James Buchanan
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ALS as secretary of state, one page, 8 x 10, July 1, 1848. Written from Washington, a letter to John Ritter, C. H. Hunter, John C. Meyers, and other m
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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Abraham Lincoln32 - Abraham Lincoln
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Beautiful original 7 x 9.5 bronze plaque featuring the iconic profile of Abraham Lincoln by sculptor Victor David Brenner, using the same portrait of
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Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,000.00
 
 
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Abraham Lincoln (PSA/DNA GEM MINT 10)33 - Abraham Lincoln (PSA/DNA GEM MINT 10)
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Superlative and exceedingly rare 2.5 x 4 carte-de-visite portrait showing President Abraham Lincoln seated in a three-quarter-length pose, holding his
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Estimate : 80,000.00 - 100,000.00
 
 
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Abraham Lincoln34 - Abraham Lincoln
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Extraordinary partly-printed DS as president, signed “A. Lincoln,” one page, 20 x 15.75, January 22, 1862. Unusual document marked "Duplicate,&...
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Estimate : 6,000.00 - 8,000.00
 
 
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Andrew Johnson35 - Andrew Johnson
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Handwritten manuscript in pencil by Andrew Johnson, unsigned, one page both sides, 5.25 x 8.25, no date but circa 1874. The manuscript, likely written
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Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,000.00
 
 
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U. S. Grant36 - U. S. Grant
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ALS, two pages on two adjoining sheets, 5.25 x 8.25, August 9, 1884. Letter to Robert Underwood Johnson, editor of The Century Magazine. In full: &q...
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Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,000.00
 
 
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U. S. Grant37 - U. S. Grant
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ALS as president, one page both sides, 5.5 x 9, Executive Mansion letterhead, May 31, 1873. Letter to his sister, Mrs. Mary Cramer, concerning the imm
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Estimate : 2,000.00 - 2,500.00
 
 
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U. S. Grant38 - U. S. Grant
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ALS, two pages on two adjoining sheets, 4.75 x 7.75, February 8, 1885. Letter to "Hon. S. J. Randall, Chairman of Committee on Appropriations.&...
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Estimate : 1,200.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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U. S. Grant39 - U. S. Grant
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Crisp ink signature, "U. S. Grant, Lt. Gen. U.S.A.,” on an off-white 3.25 x 2 card. In fine condition, with a postal mark touching his last nam...
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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U. S. Grant40 - U. S. Grant
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Handwritten letter from Commanding General U. S. Grant, unsigned, three pages on two adjoining sheets, 7.75 x 9.75, Head Quarters Armies of the United
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,000.00
 
 
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