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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Edmund Hillary Signed Book264 - Edmund Hillary Signed Book
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Signed book: The Ascent of Everest. First edition. London: Hodder & Stoughton, 1953. Hardcover with dust jacket, 6.25 x 9, 300 pages. Signed on ...
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Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay Signed Commemorative Cover265 - Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay Signed Commemorative Cover
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Commemorative cover with a cachet and inlaid medallion honoring the 25th anniversary of the first ascent of Mount Everest, 8 x 4.5, signed in ballpoin
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Estimate : 500.00 - 700.00
 
 
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Paul von Hindenburg Signed Envelope266 - Paul von Hindenburg Signed Envelope
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German World War I military hero (1847–1934) and president of Germany from 1925 to 1934. Mailing envelope hand-addressed by Paul v...
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J. Edgar Hoover Typed Letter Signed267 - J. Edgar Hoover Typed Letter Signed
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TLS from J. Edgar Hoover, one page, 8 x 10.5, personal Department of Justice letterhead, April 20, 1927. Letter to T. G. Walsh of Philadelphia, in ful
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Charles Evans Hughes Signed Photograph268 - Charles Evans Hughes Signed Photograph
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Vintage glossy 10 x 8.25 aerial photo of the Statue of Liberty on what was then called Bedloe's Island, signed in the lower border in fountain p...
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John Hume Autograph Letter Signed269 - John Hume Autograph Letter Signed
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Irish nationalist politician from Northern Ireland (1937-2020) who was widely regarded as one of the most important figures in the recent political hi
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Jack the Ripper: William W. Gull Autograph Letter Signed270 - Jack the Ripper: William W. Gull Autograph Letter Signed
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English physician (1816-1890) who made some significant contributions to medical science, including advancing the understanding of myxoedema, Bright...
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Helen Keller Signature271 - Helen Keller Signature
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Desirable pencil signature, "Sincerely your friend, Helen Keller, Jan. 25, 1916,” on an off-white 6.25 x 2.25 sheet. Nicely m...
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Robert F. Kennedy Signed Photograph272 - Robert F. Kennedy Signed Photograph
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Handsome vintage matte-finish 8 x 9.75 portrait of Robert F. Kennedy in a suit and tie, signed in the lower border in fountain pen. In fine condition.
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Rose Kennedy Typed Letter Signed273 - Rose Kennedy Typed Letter Signed
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TLS, one page, 7.25 x 10.5, North Ocean Boulevard letterhead, February 17, 1969. Letter to Paul M. Stevens, the director of the Radio and Television C
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