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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Rutherford B. Hayes Signed Photograph52 - Rutherford B. Hayes Signed Photograph
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Uncommon and appealing 4 x 8.25 cabinet-style photo of Lucy Webb Hayes by Sarony of New York, signed in the lower corner in ink, "R. B. Hayes.&...
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Estimate : 500.00 - 700.00
 
 
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James A. Garfield Letter Signed53 - James A. Garfield Letter Signed
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LS signed “J. A. Garfield,” one page, 4.75 x 7.75, House of Representatives letterhead, January 9, 1880. Letter ...
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Estimate : 500.00 - 700.00
 
 
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Chester A. Arthur Letter Signed54 - Chester A. Arthur Letter Signed
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LS signed “C. A. Arthur,” one page, 5 x 8, September 15, 1880. Letter to E. W. Bad, Esq., in full: "In answ...
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Grover Cleveland Signed Oversized Photograph as President55 - Grover Cleveland Signed Oversized Photograph as President
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Impressive vintage matte-finish 9.5 x 14.5 portrait photo of President Cleveland, signed and inscribed in black ink, "To Mrs. Childs, from Grov...
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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Benjamin Harrison Signed Photograph56 - Benjamin Harrison Signed Photograph
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Scarce 4.25 x 6.5 cabinet photo of Benjamin Harrison by C. M. Gilbert of Philadelphia, boldly signed on the mount signed in ink, 'Benj. Harrison...
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Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,000.00
 
 
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Benjamin Harrison Document Signed as President57 - Benjamin Harrison Document Signed as President
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Rare and important partly-printed DS as president, signed “Benj. Harrison,” one page, 8.5 x 3.25, June 4, 1889. ...
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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Theodore Roosevelt Handwritten Manuscript58 - Theodore Roosevelt Handwritten Manuscript
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Handwritten manuscript by Theodore Roosevelt from his original draft for the four-volume The Winning of the West, one page, 8 x 12.5, no date but firs
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Estimate : 10,000.00 - 15,000.00
 
 
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Theodore Roosevelt Document Signed as President59 - Theodore Roosevelt Document Signed as President
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Partly-printed DS as president, one page, 17.75 x 13.25, February 8, 1905. President Roosevelt appoints Alfred B. Dent as "Notary Public for th...
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Theodore Roosevelt Signed White House Card60 - Theodore Roosevelt Signed White House Card
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White House card, evidently trimmed to 4 x 2.25, boldly signed in ink by Theodore Roosevelt. In fine condition, with light soiling.
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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Theodore Roosevelt Letter Signed61 - Theodore Roosevelt Letter Signed
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LS, one page, 6.75 x 9.75, Oyster Bay letterhead, April 20, 1918. Letter to C. M. Sarchet, in full: "I greatly regret that I am not able to acc...
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Franklin D. Roosevelt Signed Photograph as President62 - Franklin D. Roosevelt Signed Photograph as President
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Oversized vintage matte-finish 11 x 15 photo of President Franklin D. Roosevelt seated and talking with Patrick Cardinal Hayes, the Archbishop of New
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Estimate : 8,000.00 - 10,000.00
 
 
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Franklin D. Roosevelt Signed Engraving as President63 - Franklin D. Roosevelt Signed Engraving as President
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Highly desirable engraved portrait of President Franklin D. Roosevelt, 10.75 x 13.75, signed neatly below the image in fountain pen as president. Fram
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Harry S. Truman Document Signed as President64 - Harry S. Truman Document Signed as President
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DS as president, one page, 8 x 10.5, October 30, 1947. Citation "to accompany the award of the Medal for Merit to Irving Geist," an appare...
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Estimate : 5,000.00 - 7,000.00
 
 
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Harry S. Truman: 'Dewey Defeats Truman' Chicago Tribune Newspaper65 - Harry S. Truman: 'Dewey Defeats Truman' Chicago Tribune Newspaper
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Rare complete issue of the Chicago Daily Tribune of November 3, 1948, 17 x 24, featuring the iconic banner headline: "Dewey Defeats Truman.&quo...
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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Dwight D. Eisenhower Typed Letter Signed66 - Dwight D. Eisenhower Typed Letter Signed
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World War II-dated TLS, one page, 7.5 x 9, personal Supreme Headquarters, Allied Expeditionary Force letterhead, July 15, 1944. Letter to Bennett H. M
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Estimate : 2,500.00 - 3,000.00
 
 
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Jacqueline Kennedy Autograph Letter Signed67 - Jacqueline Kennedy Autograph Letter Signed
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ALS signed “Jackie,” two pages, 5 x 8, White House letterhead, no date. Handwritten letter to photographer Mark ...
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Estimate : 1,200.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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John F. Kennedy Handwritten Statement on United Nations69 - John F. Kennedy Handwritten Statement on United Nations
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Handwritten statement in pencil by John F. Kennedy, one page both sides, 6.25 x 9, Congress of the United States, House of Representatives letterhead,
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Estimate : 6,000.00 - 8,000.00
 
 
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John F. Kennedy Handwritten Notes70 - John F. Kennedy Handwritten Notes
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Highly appealing collection of unsigned handwritten notes from John F. Kennedy as a Massachusetts Senator, consisting of a genealogical outline of his
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Estimate : 4,000.00 - 6,000.00
 
 
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John F. Kennedy Typed Letter Signed as President71 - John F. Kennedy Typed Letter Signed as President
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TLS as president, one page, 6.75 x 8.75, White House letterhead, April 29, 1961. Letter to Samuel Herbert McVitty, in part: "I am delighted to ...
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Estimate : 2,000.00 - 4,000.00
 
 
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John F. Kennedy's Lock of Hair72 - John F. Kennedy's Lock of Hair
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A lock of hair, containing about seven half-inch strands of Kennedy's hair, collected in July of 1963 after a haircut at Peter Lawford's San...
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 2,000.00
 
 
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Lyndon B. Johnson Typed Letter Signed as President73 - Lyndon B. Johnson Typed Letter Signed as President
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TLS as president, one page, 6.75 x 9, White House letterhead, February 9, 1967. Letter top Mr. and Mrs. Philip D. Sang, in full: "I would like ...
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Richard Nixon Bill Signing Pen74 - Richard Nixon Bill Signing Pen
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Desirable pen used by President Richard Nixon to sign a "new Minimum Wage Bill on April 8, 1974." The official Parker 'bill signer'...
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,000.00
 
 
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Ronald Reagan Handwritten and Typed Speech Draft75 - Ronald Reagan Handwritten and Typed Speech Draft
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Interesting draft of a Veteran's Day speech by Ronald Reagan, totaling 12 pages (including two handwritten pages, a photocopy of a handwritten p...
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Estimate : 3,000.00 - 4,000.00
 
 
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Ronald Reagan Handwritten Draft of Inaugural Address as Governor76 - Ronald Reagan Handwritten Draft of Inaugural Address as Governor
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Early and important handwritten draft by Ronald Reagan for his first inaugural address as governor of California, six pages, 8.5 x 10.75, delivered on
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Ronald Reagan Hand-Annotated Speech Draft77 - Ronald Reagan Hand-Annotated Speech Draft
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Ronald Reagan's hand-annotated typed draft of a speech delivered at a "Republican Dinner" in San Diego on July 23, 1971, eleven pages ...
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1932 US Caramel (R114) Presidents Cards Lot of (9)78 - 1932 US Caramel (R114) Presidents Cards Lot of (9)
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Nice lot of nine presidential cards from the 1932 US Caramel 'American Heroes' (R114) set, including: James Monroe (P), Martin Van Buren (G)...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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John Quincy Adams Document Signed as President79 - John Quincy Adams Document Signed as President
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Partly-printed vellum DS as president, signed “J. Q. Adams,” one page, 14.25 x 9, March 5, 1825. President Adams...
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John Adams: Theodore Foster Autograph Letter Signed80 - John Adams: Theodore Foster Autograph Letter Signed
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American lawyer and Federalist politician (1752–1828) who served as one of Rhode Island's first two United States senators, re...
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Joe Biden 2021 Inauguration Flag81 - Joe Biden 2021 Inauguration Flag
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Very desirable 5´ x 3´ nylon American flag that was flown over the United States Capitol during the presidential inauguration ...
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George Bush: 1989 Inaugural Blueprints82 - George Bush: 1989 Inaugural Blueprints
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Set of original printed architectural plans and blueprints for the 1989 presidential inauguration of George Bush in Washington, D.C., totaling 17 shee
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George Bush Typed Letter Signed as President83 - George Bush Typed Letter Signed as President
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TLS as president, one page on a 6.25 x 4.25 correspondence card embossed "The President," July 25, 1990. Letter to Joan Simpson Raines of ...
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George Bush Typed Letter Signed84 - George Bush Typed Letter Signed
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TLS, one page, 7.25 x 10.5, personal letterhead, February 2, 1980. Interesting letter to Jeff Midden, in full: "Thank you for your recent lette...
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George Bush Typed Letter Signed85 - George Bush Typed Letter Signed
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TLS, one page, 6.25 x 8.5, personal letterhead, April 25, 1994. Letter to John Adams of the Allenby Primary School in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, in ful
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George and Barbara Bush Autograph Letter Signed86 - George and Barbara Bush Autograph Letter Signed
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ALS, one page, 7 x 9, The Vice President letterhead, no date. Handwritten letter to Joan Simpson Raines and her husband, Richard Raines, of the fashio
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George and Barbara Bush Signed Christmas Card87 - George and Barbara Bush Signed Christmas Card
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Desirable oversized White House Christmas card from 1989, 11.5 x 15.5, signed and inscribed in the lower border in blue and black felt tip, "To...
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Jimmy Carter (2) Signed Items88 - Jimmy Carter (2) Signed Items
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Two items: a TLS, signed “Jimmy,” one page, 6.5 x 8.5, personal letterhead, addressed to Ken Browne, in full: &#...
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Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
 
 
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Jimmy Carter Typed Letter Signed89 - Jimmy Carter Typed Letter Signed
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TLS, one page, 6 x 7.25, personal letterhead, April 23, 1986. Letter to Jennifer May in Missouri, in full: "I am glad to know that you are my f...
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Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter (2) Signed Items90 - Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter (2) Signed Items
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Two items: a color satin-finish 8 x 10 photo of President Carter in a pleasant half-length pose, signed in the lower border in black felt tip,
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Frances Cleveland Signed Photograph91 - Frances Cleveland Signed Photograph
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Attractive 4.25 x 6.5 cabinet photo of the first lady by C. M. Bell of Washington, neatly signed in ink, "Frances Cleveland." In fine cond...
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Frances Cleveland (3) Signed Items92 - Frances Cleveland (3) Signed Items
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Interesting collection of three items signed by First Lady Frances Cleveland: a 5 x 7 mounted photograph by C. M. Bell, signed in ink, "Frances...
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Bill Clinton Signed Book93 - Bill Clinton Signed Book
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Signed book: My Life. First edition. NY: Alfred A. Knopf, 2004. Hardcover with dust jacket, 6.5 x 9.5, 957 pages. Signed on the title page in blue fel
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Calvin Coolidge, Alfred E. Smith, and Julius Rosenwald Signatures94 - Calvin Coolidge, Alfred E. Smith, and Julius Rosenwald Signatures
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Fountain pen signatures, “Calvin Coolidge,” “Alfred E. Smith, Aug 20–1930,&#...
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Dwight D Eisenhower Signed Photograph95 - Dwight D Eisenhower Signed Photograph
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Superb matte-finish 7.5 x 9.5 photo of Dwight D. Eisenhower in a handsome half-length seated pose, signed beautifully in the lower border in fountain
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Dwight D. Eisenhower (5) Signatures96 - Dwight D. Eisenhower (5) Signatures
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Five ink and pencil signatures of Dwight D. Eisenhower on individual cards or off-white slips removed from the close of letters, with Eisenhower signi
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Millard Fillmore Autograph Letter Signed97 - Millard Fillmore Autograph Letter Signed
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LS, one page, 7.75 x 8.75, April 8, 1848. Letter to Ransom Cook, in part: "In the absence of the Attorney General, the Secretary of State and C...
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First Ladies (4) Signed Items98 - First Ladies (4) Signed Items
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Four items signed by a former first lady, including: Grace Coolidge (White House card), Frances Cleveland (2: Executive Mansion card and a free frank)
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Gerald Ford (4) Signed Newspapers99 - Gerald Ford (4) Signed Newspapers
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Group lot of four daily newspapers with headlines celebrating the dedication of the Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum in Yorba Linda, Cali
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Gerald Ford Typed Letter Signed101 - Gerald Ford Typed Letter Signed
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TLS, one page, 6.25 x 8.5, personal letterhead, October 3, 1993. Letter to the 6th Grade Class of the Allenby Primary School in Toronto, Ontario, Cana
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Lucretia Garfield Autograph Letter Signed102 - Lucretia Garfield Autograph Letter Signed
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ALS signed “Lucretia R. Garfield,” one page, 4.5 x 7, black-bordered personal "LRG" monogram letterhea...
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Warren G. Harding Signed Photograph103 - Warren G. Harding Signed Photograph
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Sharp matte-finish 9.75 x 12.5 photo of Harding by Moffett of Chicago, boldly signed and inscribed in the lower border in fountain pen, "To Mar...
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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