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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Pope Pius IX Document Signed304 - Pope Pius IX Document Signed
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Vellum manuscript DS in French, signed “P. P. IX,” one page, 13 x 8, October 29, 1876. Document conferring an ap...
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Pope Pius VII Letter Signed305 - Pope Pius VII Letter Signed
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Born Barnaba Niccolò Maria Luigi Chiaramonti in 1742, he served as Pope from 1800 until his death in 1823; he was taken prisoner an
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Pope Pius XI Signed Apostolic Benediction306 - Pope Pius XI Signed Apostolic Benediction
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Pope, born Ambrogio Damiano Achille Ratti (1857-1939), who reigned from 1922 until his death and issued encyclicals condemning communism, fascism, and
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Pope Pius XI Signed Apostolic Benediction307 - Pope Pius XI Signed Apostolic Benediction
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Handsome illuminated manuscript apostolic benediction, signed "Pius PP XI," one page, 9 x 12.25, boasting an affixed portrait of Pope Pius...
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Pope Pius XII Signed Apostolic Blessing308 - Pope Pius XII Signed Apostolic Blessing
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Ornate and colorful illuminated manuscript apostolic benediction, signed "Pius PP XII," one page, 12.5 x 9.75, July 13, 1944. In full: &qu...
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Pope Sixtus V Papal Brief309 - Pope Sixtus V Papal Brief
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Vellum manuscript document in Latin, one page, 18 x 13, [September 1585]. Papal brief emanating from Pope Sixtus V, appointing Jean du Bec as commenda
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Pope Urban VIII (3) Documents310 - Pope Urban VIII (3) Documents
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Three Latin documents affiliated with Pope Urban VIII: a vellum manuscript papal brief, signed by "M. A. Maraldus," one page, 15.25 x 5.25...
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Francis Gary Powers Signed Book311 - Francis Gary Powers Signed Book
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American military pilot (1929-1977) who attained worldwide notoriety in 1960 when the U-2 spy plane he was piloting was shot down over the Soviet Unio
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Charles H. Price II Diplomatic Presentation Plate312 - Charles H. Price II Diplomatic Presentation Plate
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Large 13Àù diameter porcelain plate made as a diplomatic presentation to U.S. Ambassador to the Kingdom of Belgium, Charles H. Price II, c...
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Prince Philip Document Signed313 - Prince Philip Document Signed
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DS, signed “Philip,” one page, 8 x 13, 1980. Statement issued from Buckingham Palace, in full: "Only ex-ser...
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Queen Alexandra Signature314 - Queen Alexandra Signature
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Queen Consort to Edward VII of England (1844–1925) and mother of George V. Ink signature, "Alexandra,” on a...
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Yitzhak Rabin Typed Letter Signed315 - Yitzhak Rabin Typed Letter Signed
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TLS signed “Y. Rabin,” one page, 8.75 x 11, Israeli Minister of Labour letterhead, May 13, 1974. Addressed from ...
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Revolutionary War: Connecticut (3) Pay Order Documents316 - Revolutionary War: Connecticut (3) Pay Order Documents
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Three Revolutionary War-dated pay orders from the State of Connecticut, all one page, ranging in size from 7.5 x 3 to 6.5 x 6, dated between 1781 and
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Rhode Island Politicians (13) Autographs317 - Rhode Island Politicians (13) Autographs
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Group of thirteen letters and documents signed by noteworthy Rhode Island politicians of the 18th and 19th centuries, primarily governors, senators, a
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Bertrand Russell Typed Letter Signed318 - Bertrand Russell Typed Letter Signed
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TLS, one page, 8 x 10, Plas Penrhyn, Penrhyndeudraeth, Merioneth letterhead, November 19, 1962. Letter to Josef Weil of Tel Aviv, in full: "Tha...
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Jonas Salk Signed Photograph319 - Jonas Salk Signed Photograph
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Glossy 8.25 x 10 photo signed and inscribed in black ink, "For Mr. & Mrs. Edwin Heller, Jr., with warmest good wishes on their fiftieth wed...
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Fulton J. Sheen Signed Photograph320 - Fulton J. Sheen Signed Photograph
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Vintage semi-glossy 8 x 10 head-and-shoulders photo of Bishop Sheen in his cassock, nicely signed in white ink, "God Love You, Fulton J. Sheen....
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Norodom Sihanouk Typed Letter Signed321 - Norodom Sihanouk Typed Letter Signed
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TLS signed “N. Sihanouk,” one page, 8.25 x 10.5, personal letterhead, April 8, 1964. Letter to songwriter Franki...
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Francis Cardinal Spellman Signed Photograph322 - Francis Cardinal Spellman Signed Photograph
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American bishop and cardinal of the Catholic Church (born 1889) who, from 1939 until his death in 1967, served as the sixth Archbishop of New York; he
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Robert Stroud Autograph Letter Signed323 - Robert Stroud Autograph Letter Signed
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Notorious criminal (1890–1963) who, while imprisoned, became a self-educated authority on birds and earned the nickname 'The B...
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