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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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William Henry Harrison Document Signed22 - William Henry Harrison Document Signed
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Manuscript DS, signed “Wm. H. Harrison, ADC,” one page, 7.75 x 3, December 16, 1794. Document issued at Greenvil...
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Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,500.00
 
 
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Sarah Childress Polk Autograph Letter Signed23 - Sarah Childress Polk Autograph Letter Signed
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Wife of President James K. Polk (1803‚Äì1891) and first lady from 1845 to 1849. Civil War‚Äìdated ALS signed ‚...
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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Zachary Taylor Autograph Letter Signed24 - Zachary Taylor Autograph Letter Signed
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Significant ALS signed “Z. Taylor,” one page, 7.75 x 10, August 1, 1848. Handwritten letter to Charles Harrod of...
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Estimate : 15,000.00 - 20,000.00
 
 
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Zachary Taylor Document Signed as President25 - Zachary Taylor Document Signed as President
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Scarce partly-printed vellum DS as president, signed “Z. Taylor,” one page, 17.25 x 12.75, October 31, 1849. Pre...
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Estimate : 2,000.00 - 4,000.00
 
 
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Millard Fillmore Autograph Letter Signed26 - Millard Fillmore Autograph Letter Signed
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ALS as president, one page, 5 x 8, October 15, 1851. Handwritten letter to bookseller Frank Taylor, in part: "If you have Wharton's state t...
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Estimate : 1,200.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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Franklin Pierce Autograph Letter Signed27 - Franklin Pierce Autograph Letter Signed
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ALS, four pages on two adjoining sheets, 5 x 7.75, monogrammed "F.P." letterhead, December 18, 1867. Handwritten letter to Mrs. Wentworth ...
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 2,000.00
 
 
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Franklin Pierce Autograph Letter Signed28 - Franklin Pierce Autograph Letter Signed
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Civil War-dated ALS, three pages on two adjoining sheets, 4.75 x 7.75, July 16, 1862. Handwritten letter to his secretary Sydney Webster, in part: &...
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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Jane Pierce Autograph Letter Signed29 - Jane Pierce Autograph Letter Signed
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Wife (1806‚Äì1863) of President Franklin Pierce, and first lady from 1853 to 1857. ALS signed ‚ÄúJane,‚Ä&...
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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James Buchanan Document Signed as President30 - James Buchanan Document Signed as President
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Partly-printed DS as president, one page, 8 x 10.5, March 31, 1859. President Buchanan directs the Secretary of State "to affix the Seal of the...
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Estimate : 6,000.00 - 8,000.00
 
 
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James Buchanan Document Signed as President31 - James Buchanan Document Signed as President
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Partly-printed DS as president, one page, 8 x 10.5, March 31, 1859. President Buchana authorizes and directs "the Secretary of State to affixed...
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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James Buchanan: Harriet Lane Autograph Letter Signed32 - James Buchanan: Harriet Lane Autograph Letter Signed
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Niece (1830–1903) of President James Buchanan, a lifelong bachelor, who acted as his first lady from 1857 to 1861. Rare ALS signed
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Estimate : 500.00 - 700.00
 
 
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Abraham Lincoln Signed Check as President33 - Abraham Lincoln Signed Check as President
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Extraordinary Riggs & Co. bank check, 7.5 x 2.75, filled out and signed by Abraham Lincoln as president, "A. Lincoln," payable to &quo...
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Estimate : 20,000.00 - 30,000.00
 
 
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Abraham Lincoln Autograph Endorsement Signed as President34 - Abraham Lincoln Autograph Endorsement Signed as President
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Historic autograph endorsement signed as president, “A. Lincoln,” originally penned on the reverse of a letter w...
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Estimate : 15,000.00 - 20,000.00
 
 
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Abraham Lincoln's Carpet Bag Gifted to a Union Soldier35 - Abraham Lincoln's Carpet Bag Gifted to a Union Soldier
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President Abraham Lincoln's colorful woolen carpet bag, presented to Union soldier Levi Fisher at an army hospital during his recovery from woun...
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Estimate : 6,000.00 - 8,000.00
 
 
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Abraham Lincoln Document Signed as President36 - Abraham Lincoln Document Signed as President
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Partly-printed DS as president, one page, 17 x 11, July 11, 1864. President Lincoln appoints Richard R. Shekell as "a Justice of the Peace, in ...
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Estimate : 6,000.00 - 8,000.00
 
 
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Abraham Lincoln Document Signed as President37 - Abraham Lincoln Document Signed as President
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Partly-printed DS as president, one page, 7 x 10, August 25, 1862. President Lincoln authorizes and directs "the Secretary of State to affix th...
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Estimate : 5,000.00 - 7,000.00
 
 
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Abraham Lincoln White House Funeral Pass38 - Abraham Lincoln White House Funeral Pass
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Rare pass to the White House funeral for the fallen President Abraham Lincoln, printed on a heavy white 5 x 3.25 card with black mourning border, read
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Estimate : 3,000.00 - 4,000.00
 
 
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Abraham Lincoln Funeral Railroad Pass39 - Abraham Lincoln Funeral Railroad Pass
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Rare unissued partly-printed War Department invitation for "Free Transportation" to accompany Abraham Lincoln's body on the funeral tr...
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Estimate : 2,000.00 - 3,000.00
 
 
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Abraham Lincoln Cased Tintype40 - Abraham Lincoln Cased Tintype
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Fantastic miniature tintype oval portrait of Abraham Lincoln, measuring 5/8Àù by 7/8Àù, displayed in an ornate hinged 1.75À...
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Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,500.00
 
 
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Abraham Lincoln Cased Photograph41 - Abraham Lincoln Cased Photograph
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Handsome 1.5Àù by 2Àù albumen portrait of Abraham Lincoln in a distinguished pose, displayed in an impressive hinged 2.25À&...
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Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,500.00
 
 
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