Fine Autographs and Artifacts

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RR Auction's March Fine Autographs and Artifacts sale boasts a host of truly remarkable items. Among the important autographs in the sale are a letter by Karl Marx about the French edition of Das Kapital, a letter by Nikola Tesla about the possibility of extraterrestrial life and his detection of "feeble impulses emanating from Mars," a choice fully signed Beatles Fan Club promo card, and significant handwritten letters by Mohandas Gandhi, Paul Gauguin, and Malcolm X. Top artifacts include American diplomat Ellsworth Bunker's Presidential Medal of Freedom with Distinction, a plate from Thomas Jefferson's White House china service, and a brooch gifted by Jacqueline Kennedy to her secretary. 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 March 2022.
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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James Madison Signature104 - James Madison Signature
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Ink signature, "James Madison, on a 2.5 x 1 slip affixed to a slightly larger cardstock mount. In very good to fine condition, with an old tape...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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William McKinley Ephemera Group of (13)105 - William McKinley Ephemera Group of (13)
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Collection of 13 pieces of unsigned ephemera associated William McKinley's administration, predominately featuring inaugural items, including: a...
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William McKinley Typed Letter Signed106 - William McKinley Typed Letter Signed
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TLS signed W. McKinley, one page, 5.5 x 8.25, personal letterhead, June 16, 1896. Letter to O. H. Kimball of South Amherst, Massachusetts, in full: ...
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Richard Nixon Signed Book107 - Richard Nixon Signed Book
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Signed book: In the Arena. First edition. NY: Simon & Schuster, 1990. Hardcover with dust jacket, 6.5 x 9.5, 384 pages. Signed on a Nixon Librar...
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Richard Nixon Signed Book108 - Richard Nixon Signed Book
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Signed book: The Real War. First UK edition. London: Sidgwick & Jackson, 1980. Hardcover with dust jacket, 6.25 x 9.25, 341 pages. Signed in blu...
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Richard Nixon Signed Book109 - Richard Nixon Signed Book
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Signed book: Leaders. First edition, limited issue, numbered 131/2500. NY: Warner Books, 1982. Leatherbound hardcover, 6.5 x 9.5, 371 pages. Signed on
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Richard Nixon Signed Book110 - Richard Nixon Signed Book
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Signed book: Real Peace: A Strategy for the West. First edition, first printing. NY: Privately printed, 1983. Hardcover with dust jacket, 5.75 x 8.5,
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Richard Nixon Signed Bookplate111 - Richard Nixon Signed Bookplate
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Autograph bookplate for the 1978 autobiography RN: The Memoirs of Richard Nixon, 4 x 5, signed and inscribed in black ink, "Paul Leo, with best...
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Richard and Pat Nixon Signed Photograph112 - Richard and Pat Nixon Signed Photograph
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Glossy 10 x 8 photo of Richard Nixon and Pat Nixon together in formalwear, signed in black felt tip by both. In fine condition.
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Richard Nixon and Spiro Agnew Signed Invitation113 - Richard Nixon and Spiro Agnew Signed Invitation
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Appealing official 8.25 x 11 invitation to the inauguration of President Richard Nixon and Vice President Spiro Agnew on January 20, 1973, signed in t
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Richard Nixon, Jimmy Carter, and Gerald Ford (3) Signed Books114 - Richard Nixon, Jimmy Carter, and Gerald Ford (3) Signed Books
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Three books signed individually by former American Presidents Richard Nixon, Jimmy Carter, and Gerald Ford: Leaders. First edition. New York: Warner
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Barack Obama Signed Mock Impeachment Resolution115 - Barack Obama Signed Mock Impeachment Resolution
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Felt tip signature, "Barack Obama," on a 5 x 7 page, on which the first page of the House Resolution impeaching President Donald Trump has...
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Barack Obama Signed Book116 - Barack Obama Signed Book
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Signed book: The Audacity of Hope. First paperback edition. NY: Three Rivers Press, 2006. Softcover, 5.25 x 8, 375 pages. Signed on the title page in
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Barack Obama Signed Book117 - Barack Obama Signed Book
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Signed book: Dreams from My Father. Later printing. NY: Three Rivers Press, 2004. Softcover, 5 x 8, 453 pages. Signed on the title page in black felt
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Michelle Obama Signed Book118 - Michelle Obama Signed Book
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Signed book: Becoming. First deluxe edition, first printing. NY: Crown, 2018. Hardcover with presentation box, 6.5 x 9.5, 430 pages. Signed on a free
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Michelle Obama Signed Book119 - Michelle Obama Signed Book
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Signed book: The Audacity of Hope. First edition. NY: Crown Publishers, 2006. Hardcover with dust jacket, 6.5 x 9.5, 375 pages. Signed and inscribed o
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James K. Polk Signature120 - James K. Polk Signature
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Neat ink signature, "James K. Polk, on an off-white 4.5 x 1.75 slip. In fine condition, with a block of light toning from prior display.
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Nancy Reagan Signed Photograph121 - Nancy Reagan Signed Photograph
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Glossy 8 x 10 full-length publicity photo from her Hollywood heyday, signed in black felt tip, "Nancy Reagan." In fine condition, with sca...
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Ronald and Nancy Reagan Signatures122 - Ronald and Nancy Reagan Signatures
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Ink signatures, "Ronald Reagan" and "Nancy Reagan, on a 'Library Edition' 3.5 x 5 bookplate from 'The Ronald Reagan Presi...
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Ronald Reagan and George Bush Signed Inauguration Invitation123 - Ronald Reagan and George Bush Signed Inauguration Invitation
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Highly desirable official 8.5 x 11.5 invitation to the inauguration of President Ronald Reagan and Vice President George Bush on January 20, 1981, sig
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Eleanor Roosevelt Signed Photograph124 - Eleanor Roosevelt Signed Photograph
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Vintage matte-finish 7.75 x 9.75 Bachrach portrait of the first lady in a gown, taken in 1941, signed in fountain pen, "Eleanor Roosevelt."...
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Eleanor Roosevelt Signed Commemorative Cover125 - Eleanor Roosevelt Signed Commemorative Cover
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Commemorative cover with a cachet honoring the memory of Franklin D. Roosevelt, signed in blue ballpoint by Eleanor Roosevelt. In fine condition.
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Eleanor Roosevelt Signed One Dollar Bill126 - Eleanor Roosevelt Signed One Dollar Bill
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Series 1935 A one-dollar silver certificate bill, signed vertically on the portrait side in bold fountain pen by Eleanor Roosevelt. In very good to fi
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Eleanor Roosevelt Typed Letter Signed127 - Eleanor Roosevelt Typed Letter Signed
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TLS, one page, 6 x 7, personal 'Mrs. Franklin D. Roosevelt' letterhead, February 13, 1954. Letter to Mr. Krevolin, in full: "In reply t...
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Eleanor Roosevelt Typed Letter Signed128 - Eleanor Roosevelt Typed Letter Signed
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TLS, one page, 6 x 9.25, White House letterhead, April 18, 1935. Letter to "Mrs. William Randolph Hearst," the silent star Marion Davies, ...
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Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt Ephemera Lot129 - Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt Ephemera Lot
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Collection of ephemera related to the administration of President Franklin D. Roosevelt, including: a ticket for the National Press Club Dinner honori
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Franklin D. Roosevelt Typed Letter Signed130 - Franklin D. Roosevelt Typed Letter Signed
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World War I-dated TLS, one page, 7 x 9.25, Assistant Secretary of the Navy letterhead, September 27, 1915. Letter to W. H. Lawson, in full: "Ve...
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Theodore Roosevelt Signature as President131 - Theodore Roosevelt Signature as President
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Bold ink signature as president, "Theodore Roosevelt, Oct. 31st 1905, on an off-white 4 x 1 slip, affixed to a 4 x 5.5 albumen portrait. In ver...
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Theodore Roosevelt (5) Inaugural Items132 - Theodore Roosevelt (5) Inaugural Items
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Five items from President Theodore Roosevelt's second inauguration on March 4, 1905, including: a Congressional invitation packet, complete with...
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William H. Taft (6) Items133 - William H. Taft (6) Items
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Five pieces of ephemera from Taft's administration, including four inaugural items and a later luncheon program signed by one of his opponents f...
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Harry and Bess Truman Signed White House Place Card134 - Harry and Bess Truman Signed White House Place Card
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Unique White House place card belonging to "Mrs. Clifford," ostensibly Margery Kimball, the wife of Clark Clifford, who served as Presiden...
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Harry S. Truman Document Signed as President135 - Harry S. Truman Document Signed as President
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DS as president, one page, 8 x 10, no date but circa 1946. Citation to accompany the award of "The Air Medal to Captain Zack T. Mosley, 2-1-466...
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Harry S. Truman Signed Photograph136 - Harry S. Truman Signed Photograph
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Sharp vintage matte-finish 8.75 x 11.75 portrait of Truman at his desk by Harris & Ewing, signed and inscribed in fountain pen, "Kind regar...
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Harry S. Truman Signed Inauguration Invitation and Ephemera137 - Harry S. Truman Signed Inauguration Invitation and Ephemera
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Fantastic official 6.5 x 10 Congressional invitation to the second inauguration of President Harry S. Truman on January 20, 1949, nicely signed at the
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Harry S. Truman Typed Letter Signed138 - Harry S. Truman Typed Letter Signed
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TLS signed Harry, one page, 8 x 10.5, US Senate letterhead, April 8, 1938. Letter to John W. Snyder, in full: There is a gentleman by the name of Cyri
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Harry S. Truman Signed Print139 - Harry S. Truman Signed Print
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Huge color 23 x 30 print of Truman's official White House portrait painted by Greta Kempton, signed in the lower border in fountain pen, "T...
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Harry S. Truman Signed Engraving140 - Harry S. Truman Signed Engraving
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Handsome engraving of President Truman in profile, 7.75 x 9.5, signed and inscribed in fountain pen, "To Jerome Miller, Kindest regards, Harry ...
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Harry S. Truman Typed Letter Signed141 - Harry S. Truman Typed Letter Signed
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TLS, one page, 7.25 x 10.5, personal letterhead, November 7, 1969. Letter to artist C. G. Morehead, in full: "I am informed that the printed co...
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Donald Trump Signature142 - Donald Trump Signature
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Ink signature, "Donald Trump, on a light pink 5.5 x 4.5 album page. In very fine condition.
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Donald Trump and Mike Pence (2) Signed Inaugural Items143 - Donald Trump and Mike Pence (2) Signed Inaugural Items
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Rare pair of two signed items: an official 6.5 x 10 invitation for the inauguration of President Donald Trump and Vice President Mike Pence on January
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Martin Van Buren Autograph Letter Signed144 - Martin Van Buren Autograph Letter Signed
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ALS signed M. Van Buren, three pages on two adjoining sheets, 7.75 x 9.75, January 6, 1845. Handwritten letter to John Milton Niles, who served as pos
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George Washington 1933 Calendar145 - George Washington 1933 Calendar
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Uncommon color 19.5 x 15.25 salesman's sample of a calendar for January 1933 entitled Hands Across the Sea, which features artwork of William Fu...
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George Washington 1934 Calendar146 - George Washington 1934 Calendar
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Appealing color 19.5 x 15 salesman's sample of a calendar for January 1934 entitled 'He Fought the Good FightHe Finished the Course, which f...
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George Washington: Samuel Bayard (2) Autograph Letters Signed147 - George Washington: Samuel Bayard (2) Autograph Letters Signed
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Two ALSs signed Sam. Bayard, eight total pages, both 8 x 10, October 14 and 18, 1834. Handwritten letters to Lawrence Washington, regarding the estate
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Woodrow Wilson Typed Letter Signed148 - Woodrow Wilson Typed Letter Signed
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TLS, one page, 7 x 9.5, personal letterhead, April 12, 1923. Letter to his son-in-law William Gibbs McAdoo, who had served as his Treasury Secretary.
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Woodrow Wilson Typed Letter Signed149 - Woodrow Wilson Typed Letter Signed
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TLS, one page, 7 x 9, personal letterhead, July 25, 1922. Letter to Dr. Joseph Mayer of New York City, in full: "Assurances such as are brought...
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Woodrow Wilson (5) Inaugural Items150 - Woodrow Wilson (5) Inaugural Items
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Five pieces of unsigned ephemera associated with the inaugural ceremonies for President Woodrow Wilson, including: a menu from The Raleigh for Preside
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Woodrow Wilson Typed Letter Signed151 - Woodrow Wilson Typed Letter Signed
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TLS, one page, 6 x 8.25, Princeton University letterhead, February 13, 1907. Letter to Frank Munsey, the editor of The Scrap Book, a magazine founded
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John Hancock Document Signed152 - John Hancock Document Signed
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Manuscript DS, signed John Hancock, one page, 12.5 x 7.75, August 1, 1789. As governor of Massachusetts, Hancock appoints Samuel Buffington as "...
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Estimate : 4,000.00 - 6,000.00
 
 
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John Hancock: The New-York Gazette, &c. Extraordinary Mentioning the Repeal of the Stamp Act153 - John Hancock: The New-York Gazette, &c. Extraordinary Mentioning the Repeal of the Stamp Act
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Rare American Revolution-dated issue of The New-York Gazette, &c. Extraordinary from Friday, December 27, 1765, Printed by John Holt, near the E...
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 2,000.00
 
 
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