Fine Autographs and Artifacts Featuring Art and Literature

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RR Auction's October Fine Autographs and Artifacts sale boasts a wealth of important literary letters and Revolutionary rarities, highlighted by an autograph letter signed by Edgar Allan Poe, a handwritten poem by Emily Dickinson, an original manuscript by Beatrix Potter, a Charles Dickens draft for 'David Copperfield,' and remarkable letters by John Steinbeck, Ernest Hemingway, Herman Melville, and Louisa May Alcott. Other top items include a letter by Benjamin Franklin regarding the mutinous crew of John Paul Jones's flagship, outstanding letters by John Hancock, and autographs of George Washington, Alexander Hamilton, and Thomas Jefferson. The sale is rounded out by a fine selection of important antiquarian books, numerous signed photographs, and other historic memorabilia. 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 October 2022.
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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Gerald Ford Typed Letter Signed42 - Gerald Ford Typed Letter Signed
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TLS, one page, 6.25 x 8.5, personal letterhead, October 3, 1993. Letter to the 6th Grade Class of the Allenby Primary School in Toronto, Ontario, Cana
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Gerald Ford Typed Letter Signed as Vice President43 - Gerald Ford Typed Letter Signed as Vice President
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TLS as president signed “Jerry,” one page, 7 x 9, The Vice President letterhead, December 7, 1973. Letter to Missouri Congresswoman
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Warren G. Harding Document Signed44 - Warren G. Harding Document Signed
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Partly-printed DS, signed “W. G. Harding,” one page, 8.25 x 7, December 18, 1915. Voucher from The Harding Publishing Company (The M
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Lyndon B. Johnson Typed Letter Signed as President45 - Lyndon B. Johnson Typed Letter Signed as President
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TLS as president, one page, 6.75 x 8.75, White House letterhead, January 17, 1969. Letter to William B. Camp, Currency Comptroller at the Treasury Dep
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Lyndon B. Johnson Signature with Printed Oath of Office Image46 - Lyndon B. Johnson Signature with Printed Oath of Office Image
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Uncommon 3.75 x 2.75 book page signed neatly in black ink by Lyndon B. Johnson, and then printed over with an image of Johnson being sworn in as presi
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John F. Kennedy (5) Magazines47 - John F. Kennedy (5) Magazines
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Five magazines honoring the life, death, and legacy of President John F. Kennedy, including: The Saturday Evening Post (December 14, 1963) - "...
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Abraham Lincoln 1864 Presidential Election Ticket48 - Abraham Lincoln 1864 Presidential Election Ticket
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Union Presidential Ticket for the November 8, 1864, election in Tuscarawas County, Ohio, 3 x 7, featuring the text, "For President, Abraham Lin...
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William McKinley Document Signed as President49 - William McKinley Document Signed as President
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Partly-printed DS as president, one page, 21 x 16, October 22, 1898. President McKinley appoints William B. Winn as a "Brigade Surgeon of Volun...
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Richard Nixon Signed Book50 - Richard Nixon Signed Book
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Signed book: In the Arena. First edition. NY: Simon & Schuster, 1990. Hardcover with dust jacket, 6.5 x 9.5, 384 pages. Signed on an opening pag...
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Richard Nixon Signed Photograph51 - Richard Nixon Signed Photograph
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Color satin-finish 8.5 x 11 photo of Richard Nixon seated at his desk, signed nicely in the lower border in blue ink. Reverse bears "This Paper...
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