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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Andrew Johnson and U. S. Grant41 - Andrew Johnson and U. S. Grant
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Civil War–dated manuscript DS as president, signed "Andrew Johnson," one page, 8.25 x 13.5, April 24, 1865; with cover letter by U. S. Gra...
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Estimate : 2,500.00 - 3,500.00
 
 
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James A. Garfield42 - James A. Garfield
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Magnificent 4.25 x 6.5 cabinet portrait of General James A. Garfield in a distinguished head-and-shoulders pose, signed in the lower border in black i
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Estimate : 2,000.00 - 3,000.00
 
 
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James A. Garfield43 - James A. Garfield
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LS signed “J. A. Garfield,” one page both sides, 5 x 8, December 13, 1877. Letter to Dr. John Peter Robison in Cleveland, in part: "We have con...
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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Benjamin Harrison44 - Benjamin Harrison
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TLS signed “Benj. Harrison,” three pages on two adjoining sheets, 4.75 x 8, personal letterhead, November 11, 1896. Letter to Robert Underwood Johnson
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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Theodore Roosevelt45 - Theodore Roosevelt
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TLS, one page, 8.5 x 11, Metropolitan letterhead, July 18, 1917. Letter to Rev. Samuel M. Crothers, a Unitarian minister and popular essayist. In full
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Estimate : 2,500.00 - 3,500.00
 
 
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Theodore Roosevelt46 - Theodore Roosevelt
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Exceptional vintage matte-finish 9.25 x 12.5 bust-length portrait of Roosevelt by the Pach Brothers Studio of New York, signed boldly on the studio ma
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Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,000.00
 
 
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Theodore Roosevelt47 - Theodore Roosevelt
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TLS, one page, 7.75 x 9.5, The Outlook letterhead, November 9, 1911. Marked “Private & Confidential,” a letter to Edwin Van Valkenburg, publishe...
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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Theodore Roosevelt48 - Theodore Roosevelt
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TLS, one page, 8 x 10.5, United States Civil Service Commission letterhead, February 13, 1891. Letter to William Potts, in full: “I do not think I can
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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Theodore Roosevelt49 - Theodore Roosevelt
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ALS, four pages on two adjoining sheets, 5.75 x 7.5, Sagamore Hill letterhead, October 15, 1916. Letter to Sir Rennell Rudd, in part: "Of cours...
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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Theodore Roosevelt50 - Theodore Roosevelt
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TLS, one page, 6.5 x 7.5, personal letterhead, January 15, 1915. Letter to E. A. Van Valkenberg of the Philadelphia North American, in full: "Y...
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,000.00
 
 
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