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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Abolhassan Banisadr and Ahmed Zaki Yamani (2) Signed Photographs234 - Abolhassan Banisadr and Ahmed Zaki Yamani (2) Signed Photographs
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Two photos: a color glossy 5.25 x 3.5 photo of Abolhassan Banisadr speaking into a microphone, signed in blue ink in English and in Farsi and dated to
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Bernard Baruch Signed Photograph and Signed Book235 - Bernard Baruch Signed Photograph and Signed Book
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Two items: a color 9.5 x 10 book photo of the financier in a half-length pose, signed below in blue ink, ‚ÄúB. M. Baruch‚Ä...
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Otto von Bismarck Letter Signed236 - Otto von Bismarck Letter Signed
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LS in German, signed “v. Bismarck,” one page, 8 x 5.25, April 7, 1875. In full (translated): "Heartfelt tha...
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Estimate : 500.00 - 700.00
 
 
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John Wilkes Booth Carte-de-Visite Photograph237 - John Wilkes Booth Carte-de-Visite Photograph
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Scarce 2.5 x 4 carte-de-visite photograph of John Wilkes Booth in profile by Bendann Bros. of Baltimore, with a three-cent revenue stamp affixed to th
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John Wilkes Booth Carte-de-Visite Photograph238 - John Wilkes Booth Carte-de-Visite Photograph
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Desirable 2.5 x 4 carte-de-visite photograph of John Wilkes Booth a three-quarter-length standing pose, published by an anonymous studio. Reverse bear
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The Escape and Suicide of John Wilkes Booth by Finis L. Bates239 - The Escape and Suicide of John Wilkes Booth by Finis L. Bates
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Scarce unsigned book: The Escape and Suicide of John Wilkes Booth by Finis L. Bates. First edition. Memphis, TN: The Historical Publishing Co., 1907.
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John Wilkes Booth Carte-de-Visite Photograph240 - John Wilkes Booth Carte-de-Visite Photograph
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Uncommon 2.25 x 4 carte-de-visite photograph of Lincoln assassin John Wilkes Booth standing in a three-quarter-length pose, wearing a heavy winter coa
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Aaron Burr Hand-Docketed Letter by Nicolas G. Dufief241 - Aaron Burr Hand-Docketed Letter by Nicolas G. Dufief
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ALS signed “N. G. Dufief,” one page, 7.75 x 11.75, December 1, 1803. Handwritten letter to "Aaron Burr, Vic...
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Richard E. Byrd Signed Book242 - Richard E. Byrd Signed Book
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Signed book: Little America: Aerial Exploration in the Antarctic, The Flight to the South Pole. First edition. NY: G. P. Putnam's Sons, 1930. Ha...
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James F. Byrnes Typed Letter Signed243 - James F. Byrnes Typed Letter Signed
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American judge and politician from South Carolina (1882–1972) who served the state as a congressman, senator, and as its 104th gov...
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