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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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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Estimate : 500.00 - 700.00
 
 
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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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Estimate : 500.00 - 700.00
 
 
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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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Estimate : 5,000.00 - 6,000.00
 
 
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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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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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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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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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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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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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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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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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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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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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