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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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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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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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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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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