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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Vint Cerf Signed Sketch244 - Vint Cerf Signed Sketch
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American Internet pioneer (born 1943) and one of 'the fathers of the Internet,' who developed TCP/IP technology and the first commercial ema...
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Vint Cerf (4) Signed Items245 - Vint Cerf (4) Signed Items
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American Internet pioneer (born 1943) and one of 'the fathers of the Internet,' who developed TCP/IP technology and the first commercial ema...
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Vint Cerf and Lawrence Roberts Signed Philatelic Souvenir246 - Vint Cerf and Lawrence Roberts Signed Philatelic Souvenir
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Philatelic souvenir sheet honoring the 1996 release of the 32-cent “Computer Technology” stamp, 8 x 10.5, postma...
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Clementine Churchill Typed Letter Signed247 - Clementine Churchill Typed Letter Signed
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TLS signed “Clementine S. Churchill,” one page, 5 x 8, 28 Hyde Park Gate letterhead, February 15, 1965. Letter t...
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Lord Randolph Churchill Autograph Letter Signed248 - Lord Randolph Churchill Autograph Letter Signed
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British statesman (1849–1895) and the father of Winston Churchill; he led the so-called Fourth Party, a group of Conservative memb...
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Winston Churchill Funeral Program249 - Winston Churchill Funeral Program
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Program for Winston Churchill's funeral ceremony printed by Her Majesty's Stationery Office, 12 pages, 7 x 10.5, held on January 30, 1965. T...
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George Clinton (2) Signed Items250 - George Clinton (2) Signed Items
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American soldier and statesman (1739–1812) who served as Governor of New York and vice president in the Jefferson and Madison admi...
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Jacques Cousteau Signed Photograph251 - Jacques Cousteau Signed Photograph
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Attractive glossy 8 x 10 photo of Cousteau smiling in a close-up pose, signed in blue felt tip, "J. Y. Cousteau." In fine condition.
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Dalai Lama Signed Photograph252 - Dalai Lama Signed Photograph
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Color glossy 8 x 10 close-up photo of the Dalai Lama in his red robe, boldly signed in black felt tip. In fine condition, with a few small creases. Ac
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Thomas E. Dewey Signed Photograph253 - Thomas E. Dewey Signed Photograph
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Vintage matte-finish 8 x 10 Greystone Studio portrait photo of the 1948 Republican presidential nominee, signed in the lower border in fountain pen by
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Abba Eban Signed Souvenir Copy of the Proclamation of Israel Independence254 - Abba Eban Signed Souvenir Copy of the Proclamation of Israel Independence
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Souvenir copy of the Proclamation of Israel Independence issued at Tel Aviv on May 14, 1948, one page, 8.25 x 10.5, signed in the upper border in blue
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Thomas Edison Original Photograph255 - Thomas Edison Original Photograph
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Early 4.25 x 6.5 cabinet photo of Thomas Edison as a young inventor circa 1880 by the Anderson Studio of New York. This exquisite image dates to aroun
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European Intellectuals (4) Carte-de-Visite Photographs256 - European Intellectuals (4) Carte-de-Visite Photographs
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Four high-quality 2.5 x 4 carte-de-visite photographs of influential European intellectuals by the London Stereoscopic & Photographic Company. S...
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Indira Gandhi Typed Letter Signed257 - Indira Gandhi Typed Letter Signed
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TLS, one page, 8 x 11, September 17, 1979. Letter to Andre Bise, in full: “Thank you for your letter of sympathy on Lord Mountbatt...
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Indira Gandhi Signature258 - Indira Gandhi Signature
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Felt tip signature, "Indira Gandhi,” on an off-white 4.5 x 3 stationery card of the Prime Minister of India. In very fine con...
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Miep Gies Typed Letter Signed259 - Miep Gies Typed Letter Signed
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Dutch citizen (1909–2010) who hid Anne Frank, her family, and four other Dutch Jews from the Nazis during World War II. Together w...
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Mikhail Gorbachev Signed Photograph260 - Mikhail Gorbachev Signed Photograph
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Color satin-finish 10 x 8 photo of Mikhail Gorbachev speaking into microphones during a press conference, signed in gold ink, "M. Gorbachev.&qu...
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Horace Greeley Autograph Letter Signed261 - Horace Greeley Autograph Letter Signed
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ALS, one page, 5 x 8, New-York Tribune letterhead, November 27, 1868. Handwritten letter to H. H. Brown in Peekskill, New York, in part: "I hav...
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William Randolph Hearst Autograph Note Signed262 - William Randolph Hearst Autograph Note Signed
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ANS in pencil signed “WRH,” written at the bottom of a TLS from King Features Syndicate president Joseph V. Conn...
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Philippe Henri, Marquis de Segur Manuscript Letter263 - Philippe Henri, Marquis de Segur Manuscript Letter
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Contemporary manuscript copy of a letter in French from the Marquis de Ségur to Rochambeau, one page both sides, 7.75 x 11, December 18,...
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