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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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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Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
 
 
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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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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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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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Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
 
 
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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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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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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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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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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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Estimate : 2,000.00 - 3,000.00
 
 
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