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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Margaret Thatcher Signed Book324Margaret Thatcher Signed Book
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Signed book: The Downing Street Years. First edition. NY: HarperCollins, 1993. Hardcover with dust jacket, 6.5 x 9.5, 914 pages. Signed in blue ink on
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Margaret Thatcher Signed Photograph325Margaret Thatcher Signed Photograph
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Color satin-finish 10 x 8 photo of Margaret Thatcher paying her respects to the late President Ronald Reagan, signed in black felt tip. In fine condit
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Margaret Thatcher Signed Photograph326Margaret Thatcher Signed Photograph
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First female British prime minister, serving from 1979 until 1990, known as the 'Iron Lady' (1925–2013). Color glossy 8 x ...
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Titanic: Millvina Dean (2) Signed Postcards327Titanic: Millvina Dean (2) Signed Postcards
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Two limited edition color postcards of the Titanic, 5.5 x 3.5 and 4 x 6, both signed in black ink by survivor Millvina Dean, both numbered 1/100. In o
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Titanic: Millvina Dean Signed Oversized Photograph328Titanic: Millvina Dean Signed Oversized Photograph
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Glossy 14 x 11 photo of the RMS Titanic prior to its ill-fated voyage, signed in black felt tip by its youngest survivor, Millvina Dean. In fine condi
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Titanic: Millvina Dean Signed Photograph329Titanic: Millvina Dean Signed Photograph
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Limited edition glossy 7.5 x 9.5 photo of the RMS Titanic, numbered 483/1912, signed in black felt tip by the disaster's youngest survivor, &quo...
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Clyde W. Tombaugh Autograph Letter Signed330Clyde W. Tombaugh Autograph Letter Signed
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ALS, one page, 8.5 x 11, New Mexico State University letterhead, May 8, 1991. Handwritten letter commenting on the solar system, in part: "We h...
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Henry Wade Typed Letter Signed331Henry Wade Typed Letter Signed
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American lawyer (1914–2001) who served as district attorney of Dallas County from 1951 to 1987, participating in two of the most f...
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Thomas J. Watson Typed Letter Signed332Thomas J. Watson Typed Letter Signed
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Founder of IBM (1874-1956), he built it into one of the most powerful companies in the world, was one of the richest men of his time and called the wo
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Daniel Webster Signature333Daniel Webster Signature
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Ink signature, "Dan'l Webster,” on an off-white 3 x 1 sheet. Matted and framed with an engraved portrait (which bears a p...
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Duke and Duchess of Windsor Signed Book334Duke and Duchess of Windsor Signed Book
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Signed book: The Pug. First edition, first printing. London: Popular Dogs, 1965. Hardcover with dust jacket, 5.75 x 8.75, 159 pages. Signed and inscri
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Brigham Young Carte-de-Visite Photograph335Brigham Young Carte-de-Visite Photograph
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Significant 2.5 x 425 carte-de-visite photograph of Mormon leader Brigham Young in a fine head-and-shoulders pose, with his name inked in an unknown h
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Charles Cornwallis Autograph Letter Signed336Charles Cornwallis Autograph Letter Signed
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ALS signed “Cornwallis,” one page, 7.25 x 5, February 21, 1797. Handwritten letter to John Halkett, in full: &qu...
Estimate : 1,500.00 - 1,700.00
Marquis de Lafayette Autograph Letter Signed337Marquis de Lafayette Autograph Letter Signed
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ALS signed “Lafayette,” one page, 7.25 x 8.75, September 18, 1830. Handwritten letter from Paris to "de Las...
Estimate : 800.00 - 1,000.00
War of 1812 Hand-Painted Captured Wooden Canteen338War of 1812 Hand-Painted Captured Wooden Canteen
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Hand-painted and richly embellished War of 1812 wooden canteen, with one side reading, “This Canteen Captured from the British at ...
Estimate : 1,200.00 - 1,500.00
Civil War Whiskey Flask339Civil War Whiskey Flask
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Civil War Whiskey Flask, glass, leather, decorated pewter top, New Bern, NC 1863. Engraved: "Corp’l J.T. [John T.] Pitman, Co...
Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,000.00
Confederate Surgeon's Apothecary Chest340Confederate Surgeon's Apothecary Chest
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CSA Apothecary Chest, Joseph Graham, M.D. Surgeon, 67th N.C. Infantry Regt. CSA. Full set of bottles in wooden case with engraved plate attributing th
Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,000.00
Jefferson Davis Document Signed as President of CSA341Jefferson Davis Document Signed as President of CSA
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Rare Civil War–dated manuscript DS, signed “Jefferson Davis,” one page, 17 x 14, April 28, 186...
Estimate : 8,000.00 - 10,000.00
Jefferson Davis Autograph Letter Signed342Jefferson Davis Autograph Letter Signed
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ALS from Jefferson Davis, two pages, 5.25 x 8.25, September 1, 1876. Addressed from Kensington, England, a handwritten letter to J. H. Oglesby, in par
Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
Robert E. Lee Signed Photograph343Robert E. Lee Signed Photograph
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Striking 2.5 x 4 carte-de-visite photo of Robert E. Lee in an unusual half-length pose, dressed in his Confederate uniform jacket but without insignia
Estimate : 4,000.00 - 6,000.00