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Fine Autographs and Artifacts Featuring Presidents

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RR Auction's February Fine Autographs and Artifacts auction boasts over 850 rare and remarkable items, and celebrates Presidents' Day with a special section featuring incredible presidential autographs, artifacts, and memorabilia. Among these are a letter signed by Gen. George Washington four days prior to the Treaty of Paris, a handwritten letter by Mary Todd Lincoln implicating Andrew Johnson in her husband's assassination, and important letters and documents signed by John Quincy Adams, Abraham Lincoln, and Thomas Jefferson. Other highlights in the sale include a scarce Franz Kafka autograph letter, an ultra-rare 1765 Stamp Act blue-gray stamp, and several early and important Disney production drawings by by acclaimed character animator Preston Blair. 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 February 2023.
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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George Washington Letter Signed1 - George Washington Letter Signed
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Revolutionary War–dated LS signed “Go: Washington,” one page both sides, 8 x 12.75, August 29,...
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Estimate : 50,000.00 - 70,000.00
 
 
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George Washington Document Signed2 - George Washington Document Signed
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Important Revolutionary War–era partly-printed DS, signed “Go: Washington,” one page, 6.25 x 7...
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Estimate : 8,000.00 - 10,000.00
 
 
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George Washington: Congressional Opening Documents3 - George Washington: Congressional Opening Documents
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Exceptional pairing of documents relating to the formal opening of the United States Congress in 1791. The first is a printed broadside, one page, 8 x
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Estimate : 2,500.00 - 3,500.00
 
 
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Abigail Adams Autograph Letter Signed4 - Abigail Adams Autograph Letter Signed
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ALS, one page both sides, 6.25 x 8, May 2, 1775. Handwritten letter to activist poet and playwright Mercy Otis Warren, voicing her fervent hope for th
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Estimate : 30,000.00 - 40,000.00
 
 
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Thomas Jefferson Autograph Document Signed5 - Thomas Jefferson Autograph Document Signed
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Revolutionary War-dated ADS as governor of Virginia, boldly penned and signed by Jefferson, “Th: Jefferson,” one...
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Estimate : 15,000.00 - 25,000.00
 
 
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James Madison Autograph Letter Signed6 - James Madison Autograph Letter Signed
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ALS, one page, 7.75 x 9.75, February 5, 1833. Handwritten letter to "Mr. Griffith," in part: "I have rec'd your letter of the 25t...
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Estimate : 15,000.00 - 20,000.00
 
 
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James Madison Autograph Letter Signed8 - James Madison Autograph Letter Signed
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ALS signed “Js. Madison, Jr.,” one page both sides, 6.5 x 8, December 2, 1799. Significant handwritten letter to...
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Estimate : 2,500.00 - 3,500.00
 
 
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James Madison Autograph Letter Signed as President9 - James Madison Autograph Letter Signed as President
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ALS as president, one page, 7.75 x 9.75, December 27, 1809. Letter to Reverend William Bentley regarding a testimonial for General John Stark. In part
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Estimate : 2,500.00 - 3,500.00
 
 
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James Madison Document Signed as President10 - James Madison Document Signed as President
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Partly-printed vellum DS as president, one page, 11 x 7.25, January 1, 1817. President Madison appoints Oscar Bullus as "a Midshipman in the Na...
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,200.00
 
 
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James Madison Document Signed as President11 - James Madison Document Signed as President
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War-dated partly-printed vellum DS as president, one page, 14.75 x 9, July 30, 1812. President Madison grants Jesse Foster of Jefferson County, Ohio,
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James Monroe Document Signed as Secretary of State12 - James Monroe Document Signed as Secretary of State
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Partly-printed DS as Secretary of State, signed “Jas. Monroe,” three pages on two adjoining sheets, 7.75 x 12.75...
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Estimate : 4,000.00 - 6,000.00
 
 
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James Monroe Document Signed as Secretary of State13 - James Monroe Document Signed as Secretary of State
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War-dated DS as secretary of state, signed “Jas. Monroe,” one page, 8 x 10.25, August 28, 1812. Printed circular...
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Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,500.00
 
 
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James Monroe Document Signed as President14 - James Monroe Document Signed as President
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Partly-printed vellum DS as president, one page, 11.25 x 8.5, November 4, 1817. Desirable military land grant by which President Monroe, "in pu...
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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James Monroe Document Signed as Governor15 - James Monroe Document Signed as Governor
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Partly-printed vellum DS, signed “Jas. Monroe,” one page, 14.5 x 12, July 9, 1800. As governor of Virginia, Monr...
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Estimate : 500.00 - 700.00
 
 
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James Monroe Docketed Letter by Edward Carrington16 - James Monroe Docketed Letter by Edward Carrington
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ALS signed "Ed. Carrington," one page, 7.25 x 10.5, June 13, 1787. Edward Carrington, a soldier and statesman from Virginia, writes to &qu...
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Estimate : 4,000.00 - 6,000.00
 
 
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John Quincy Adams Autograph Letter Signed17 - John Quincy Adams Autograph Letter Signed
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ALS signed “J. Q. Adams,” one page both sides, 7.75 x 9.75, March 1, 1837. Handwritten letter to abolitionist Be...
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Estimate : 40,000.00 - 60,000.00
 
 
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John Quincy Adams Autograph Letter Signed18 - John Quincy Adams Autograph Letter Signed
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ALS, three pages on two adjoining sheets, 8 x 9.75, April 14, 1816. Lengthy handwritten letter to Samuel Dexter, who had been Secretary of War and Sec
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Estimate : 20,000.00 - 30,000.00
 
 
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Andrew Jackson Autograph Letter Signed as President19 - Andrew Jackson Autograph Letter Signed as President
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ALS as president, one page, 6.25 x 7.75, December 23, 1829. Addressed from Washington, a handwritten letter to James Aiken, in full: ‚Ä&#...
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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William Henry Harrison Handwritten Manuscript on Rights and Slavery20 - William Henry Harrison Handwritten Manuscript on Rights and Slavery
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Important unsigned handwritten manuscript by William Henry Harrison, totaling four pages on three sheets, 8 x 10, no date but circa 1840. During his c
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Estimate : 10,000.00 - 15,000.00
 
 
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William Henry Harrison Autograph Document Signed21 - William Henry Harrison Autograph Document Signed
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ADS signed "Wm. H. Harrison, AdC," one page, 7.75 x 3.75, January 12, 1795. Military document signed while serving in the Northwest Territ...
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Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,000.00
 
 
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