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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Ronald Reagan121 - Ronald Reagan
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Color satin-finish 8 x 10 photo of President Reagan with an American flag in the background, signed and inscribed in the lower border in black felt ti
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Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
 
 
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Ronald Reagan122 - Ronald Reagan
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Color 4.5 x 6.5 magazine photo of Reagan from Time, displayed in a 7.25 x 9.25 mat, signed on the mat in black ink. A collector's label on the r...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Franklin D. Roosevelt123 - Franklin D. Roosevelt
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TLS, one page, 8 x 10.5, State of New York Executive Chamber letterhead, March 20, 1931. Letter to Mr. John Victor Levy of Galveston, Texas, in full:
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Estimate : 500.00 - 700.00
 
 
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Franklin D. Roosevelt124 - Franklin D. Roosevelt
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DS, one page, 8 x 10, State of New York, Executive Chamber letterhead, January 1, 1932. Governor Roosevelt designates "the Honorable Daniel V. ...
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Theodore Roosevelt125 - Theodore Roosevelt
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Ink signature, "Theodore Roosevelt,” on an off-white 7.5 x 3 sheet clipped from the close of a typed letter on his personal stationery. The clo...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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William H. Taft126 - William H. Taft
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World War I-dated TLS signed “Wm. H. Taft,” two pages on two adjoining sheets, 7 x 9.25, personal letterhead, October 17, 1917. Letter to Mr. Fessende
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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William H. Taft127 - William H. Taft
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TLS signed “Wm. H. Taft,” three pages, 8 x 10.5, personal letterhead, June 9, 1919. Letter to newspaper correspondent Gus J. Karger, in part: "...
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Harry S. Truman128 - Harry S. Truman
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Uncommon partly-printed DS as president, one page, 21.5 x 17.5, September 16, 1952. President Truman appoints Isador Lubin of New York as an "A...
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Harry S. Truman129 - Harry S. Truman
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Two TLSs, each one page, 7.25 x 10.5, personal letterhead, dated 1957 and 1959. The first, of August 12, 1957, in part: "If you will telephone ...
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Harry S. Truman130 - Harry S. Truman
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TLS, one page, 7.25 x 10.5, personal letterhead, August 24, 1955. Letter to Kenneth Browne, in part: "The book will be published sometime betwe...
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Harry S. Truman131 - Harry S. Truman
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Ballpoint signature, "Harry S. Truman, 4–29–68," on an off-white 5.75 x 3.75 card bearing a preprinted statement. Matted and framed with a...
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Harry S. Truman132 - Harry S. Truman
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Handsome glossy 3.5 x 5.5 photo of Truman in a suit and tie, boldly signed in the lower border in fountain pen. In fine condition.
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Harry S. Truman133 - Harry S. Truman
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Handsome matte-finish 7.75 x 9.75 portrait by Harris & Ewing, signed and inscribed in fountain pen, "Kindest regards to Mr. & Mrs. Kenn...
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Donald Trump134 - Donald Trump
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Signed book: The Art of the Deal. First edition. NY: Random House, 1987. Hardcover with dust jacket, 6.25 x 9.5, 246 pages. Signed and inscribed on th
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George Washington135 - George Washington
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Oversized 13.75 x 21 engraved portrait of George Washington by James Heath, circa 1800, after the iconic 'Lansdowne portrait' by Gilbert Stu...
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Woodrow Wilson136 - Woodrow Wilson
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TLS, two pages on two adjoining sheets, 7 x 9.5, personal letterhead, October 13, 1923. Letter to Tennessee Congressman and House Minority Leader Fini
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,000.00
 
 
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John Morton137 - John Morton
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Signer of the Declaration of Independence from Pennsylvania (1725–1777) who also chaired the committee that wrote the Articles of Confederation. Revol
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Estimate : 4,000.00 - 6,000.00
 
 
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Caesar Rodney138 - Caesar Rodney
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Signer of the Declaration of Independence from Delaware (1728–1784) who, on July 2, 1776, famously rode his horse 80 miles non-stop to break the deadl
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Estimate : 2,500.00 - 3,000.00
 
 
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Judah P. Benjamin139 - Judah P. Benjamin
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British-born American politician and lawyer (1811–1884) who, after serving in the US Senate and rejecting nomination to the Supreme Court, served vari
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Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,000.00
 
 
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Judah P. Benjamin140 - Judah P. Benjamin
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British-born American politician and lawyer (1811-1884) who, after serving in the US Senate and rejecting nomination to the Supreme Court, served vari
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,000.00
 
 
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