Fine Autographs and Artifacts Featuring Civil War

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With over 1,000 lots up for bidding, our May Fine Autographs and Artifacts sale is the biggest thus far in 2020. Highlights include a book boldly signed by Mao Tse-Toung, a rare handwritten letter by Sun Yat-sen, a letter by Karl Marx concerning the publication of Das Kapital in translation, a letter by Claude Monet about Queen Victoria's state funeral, and a battlefield message from the Revolutionary War's 'Swamp Fox,' Francis Marion. A special Civil War section boasts the thoroughbred racing saddle of George Custer, and autographs of Abraham Lincoln, Jefferson Davis, Stonewall Jackson, William T. Sherman, Robert E. Lee, and more. 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 May 2020.
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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Bill Clinton101 - Bill Clinton
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Ink signature and inscription, "To Ty, Best wishes, Bill Clinton,” on a 4 x 6 direction card from the Prestonwood Country Club in Texas. ...
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Hillary Clinton102 - Hillary Clinton
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Glossy 5 x 7 photo of Clinton as first lady of Arkansas, signed in blue felt tip, "Hillary Rodham Clinton." Reverse bears a typed collecto...
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The Clintons103 - The Clintons
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Three books signed by members of the Clinton family: a first edition of My Life by Bill Clinton, hardcover with dust jacket, signed on the title page
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The Clintons104 - The Clintons
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Three books signed by members of the Clinton family: a first edition of The President Is Missing by Bill Clinton and James Patterson, hardcover with d
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Calvin Coolidge105 - Calvin Coolidge
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TLS, one page, 8.5 x 11, personal letterhead, July 22, 1932. Letter to Everett Sanders, who had been his presidential secretary and was then serving a
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Calvin Coolidge106 - Calvin Coolidge
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Official White House card, neatly signed in ink, "Calvin Coolidge." In fine condition.
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Calvin Coolidge107 - Calvin Coolidge
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TLS, one page, 8.5 x 11, personal letterhead, February 19, 1931. Letter to Richard H. Waldo, concerning a property in New York City. In part: "...
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Calvin and Grace Coolidge108 - Calvin and Grace Coolidge
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Two official White House cards, individually signed in ink by the president and first lady, "Calvin Coolidge" and "Grace Coolidge.&qu...
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Dwight and Mamie Eisenhower109 - Dwight and Mamie Eisenhower
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Three items: a TLS as president signed "D.E.," one page, White House letterhead, October 15, 1956, to Mrs. Howard McCrum Snyder, in part: ...
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Dwight D. Eisenhower110 - Dwight D. Eisenhower
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TLS as president, one page, 6.75 x 8.75, White House letterhead, October 22, 1956. Letter marked “Personal” and addressed to Paul C.
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Dwight D. Eisenhower111 - Dwight D. Eisenhower
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Vintage matte-finish 8 x 10 photo of Eisenhower holding his glasses in a pleasant seated pose, signed and inscribed in the lower border in black ink,
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Dwight D. Eisenhower112 - Dwight D. Eisenhower
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Collection of items associated with the trips of President Dwight D. Eisenhower, including: a vinyl briefcase from his trip to Teipei, Taiwan, Republi
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Dwight D. Eisenhower113 - Dwight D. Eisenhower
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TLS as president, one page, 7 x 10.25, White House letterhead, December 28, 1956. Letter to the Hon. Gerald D. Morgan, special counsel to the presiden
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Dwight D. Eisenhower114 - Dwight D. Eisenhower
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Ink signature, "Dwight D. Eisenhower,” on a 2.5 x .5 slip, which is double-matted and framed with a handsome engraving to an overall size...
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First Ladies115 - First Ladies
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Six mailing envelopes franked by a former first lady, ranging in size from 4 x 3 to 6 x 4, postmarked between 1923 and 1951, with all but one addresse
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First Ladies116 - First Ladies
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Four books signed by members of America's first families, including three first ladies, all hardcovers with dust jackets, including: Michelle Ob...
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Gerald Ford117 - Gerald Ford
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TLS as president signed “Jerry Ford,” one page, 6.25 x 8.5, personal letterhead, May 27, 1976. Letter to the Hon. John Rhodes, in pa
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Gerald Ford118 - Gerald Ford
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Two TLSs signed "Jerry Ford," each one page, 6.25 x 8.5, dated 1990 and 2000. The first, written shortly after having knee replacement sur...
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Gerald Ford119 - Gerald Ford
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Glossy 10 x 8 photo of President Gerald Ford being rushed by the Secret Service from the site of a 1975 assassination attempt in Sacramento, Californi
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Gerald Ford120 - Gerald Ford
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TLS signed "Gerald R. Ford," one page, 7.25 x 10.5, personal letterhead, no date. In part: "I am returning the photograph of the five...
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Gerald Ford121 - Gerald Ford
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Signed book: A Time to Heal. First edition. NY: Harper and Row, 1979. Hardcover with dust jacket, 6.5 x 9.5, 454 pages. Signed on the first free end p
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Gerald Ford122 - Gerald Ford
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Three items: an ink signature, "Gerald R. Ford," on an off-white 7 x 3 sheet from the Office of the Vice President, dated July 30, 1975; a...
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Gerald and Betty Ford123 - Gerald and Betty Ford
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Three books: a special edition of The Warren Commission Report, hardcover with dust jacket, signed in blue ink on a prefatory page featuring a copy of
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Gerald Ford and Arnold Palmer124 - Gerald Ford and Arnold Palmer
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Color semi-glossy 8 x 10 photo of President Gerald Ford and Arnold Palmer playing golf at the 1974 World Golf Hall of Fame Tournament in Pinehurst, No
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Gerald Ford and John Paul Stevens125 - Gerald Ford and John Paul Stevens
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Glossy 10 x 8 photo of President Ford meeting with Chief Justice Warren E. Burger and the newly appointed John Paul Stevens, signed in the lower borde
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Gerald and Betty Ford and Nancy Reagan126 - Gerald and Betty Ford and Nancy Reagan
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Color semi-glossy 10 x 8 photo of the Reagans and Fords seated in the Oval Office, signed in the lower border in blue felt tip, "Gerald R. Ford...
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James A. Garfield127 - James A. Garfield
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Three unsigned items: a black-bordered souvenir engraving from the Congressional memorial service for James A. Garfield held on February 27, 1882, pro
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Warren G. Harding128 - Warren G. Harding
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Marion County Bank check, 6 x 2.75, filled out and signed by Harding, "W. G. Harding," payable to F. W. Peters for $8.90, February 1, 1909...
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Warren G. Harding129 - Warren G. Harding
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DS as president, one page, 20 x 16, March 16, 1921. President Harding appoints Roger C. Heimer as a "Second Lieutenant of Engineers in the Coas...
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Benjamin Harrison130 - Benjamin Harrison
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Fletcher's Bank check, 7.25 x 2.75, filled out and signed by Harrison, "Benj. Harrison," payable to A. M. Luke for $7, October 16, 188...
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Caroline Scott Harrison131 - Caroline Scott Harrison
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Official Executive Mansion card, neatly signed in ink by the first lady, "Caroline Scott Harrison." In very good to fine condition, with l...
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Herbert Hoover132 - Herbert Hoover
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Signed book: An American Epic, Vol. I. Chicago: Henry Regnery Company, 1959. Hardcover with dust jacket, 6.5 x 9.5, 477 pages. Signed and inscribed on
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Herbert Hoover133 - Herbert Hoover
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Two books: a first printing of The Memoirs of Herbert Hoover: 1929–1941, The Great Depression, hardcover with dust jacket, signed and inscrib
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Herbert Hoover134 - Herbert Hoover
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Two first edition books: The Challenge to Liberty, hardcover with glassine jacket, published by Charles Scribner's Sons in 1934, signed and insc...
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Herbert Hoover135 - Herbert Hoover
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Four TLSs, each one page, 7.25 x 10.5, personal letterhead, December 1933–January 1936, all to A. B. Cargill. Hoover sends thanks for editori
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Lyndon and Lady Bird Johnson136 - Lyndon and Lady Bird Johnson
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Two books: a first edition of The Vantage Point: Perspectives of the Presidency, 1963–1969, hardcover with dust jacket, signed by Lyndon B. J
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Lyndon B. Johnson137 - Lyndon B. Johnson
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Uncommon 17 x 23 paperstock portrait of LBJ by the International Photo-Engravers Union of North America, signed and inscribed in the lower border in b
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Lyndon B. Johnson138 - Lyndon B. Johnson
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TLS, one page, 7 x 8.75, personal letterhead, February 25, 1969. Letter to the Hon. Ben Oehlert, American ambassador to Pakistan, in part: "It ...
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Lyndon B. Johnson139 - Lyndon B. Johnson
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TLS as president, one page, 6.75 x 8.75, White House letterhead, March 8, 1968. Letter to Jennings Randolph, wishing the West Virginia senator a happy
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John F. Kennedy140 - John F. Kennedy
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Collection of John F. Kennedy trading cards, including: 17 cards printed by Rosan in 1963; 13 cards from the 1964 Topps JFK set; and 37 oversized trad
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Kennedy Association141 - Kennedy Association
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Four books signed by figures associated with John F. Kennedy, all hardcovers with dust jackets, including: Caroline Kennedy (The Best Loved Poems of J
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Kennedy Family142 - Kennedy Family
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Six items signed by members of the Kennedy family, highlighted by two letters to people in showbiz: a TLS signed by Joseph P. Lennedy, "Joe,&qu...
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Kennedy: PT-109143 - Kennedy: PT-109
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Collection of 11 items signed by crewmen associated with the PT-109 incident and the captain of the Japanese destroyer Amagiri that rammed it, consist
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Ida McKinley144 - Ida McKinley
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Franking signature, "Mrs. Ida S. McKinley," on a black-bordered 5 x 3.5 mailing envelope addressed in another hand to "Rev. J. C. Har...
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James Monroe145 - James Monroe
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Partly-printed vellum DS as president, one page, 12 x 9, May 1818. President Monroe grants a parcel of land in the Territory of Illinois to a military
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Richard Nixon146 - Richard Nixon
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Presidential gift commemorating President Richard Nixon's famed trip to China, 4.5 x 2.75 x .75, featuring an official presidential card featuri...
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Richard Nixon147 - Richard Nixon
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Two commemorative official 'bill signer' Parker felt tip pens, emblazoned on the barrel with "The White House" and Richard Nixon&#...
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Richard Nixon148 - Richard Nixon
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Three items: a TLS signed "Richard Nixon," one page, personal letterhead, August 26, 1980, in part: "Because of a heavy volume of mai...
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Richard Nixon149 - Richard Nixon
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Signed book: Real Peace: A Strategy for the West. First edition, first printing. NY: Privately printed, 1983. Hardcover with dust jacket, 5.75 x 8.5,
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Richard Nixon150 - Richard Nixon
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TLS, one page, 7 x 9, Office of the Vice President letterhead, November 10, 1955. Letter to Ken Browne in Sioux City, Iowa, in part: "I want yo...
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