RR Auction: August 2016 Fine Autograph and Artifact Auction

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RR Auction is a globally recognized and trusted auction house specializing in rare and remarkable documents, manuscripts, autographs, and historical artifacts. Among the highlights of this month’s sale are a document signed by Columbus sponsors Ferdinand and Isabella, an autograph letter signed by Thomas Jefferson, an original Force print of the Declaration of Independence, and a signed handwritten letter by Lord of the Rings author J. R. R. Tolkien. Artifacts offered include Ernest Hemingway’s baseball cap and a Beretta Carcano M1891 Cavalry Carbine commissioned by Prince Amadeo of Savoy. Join us as we prepare to make history selling history in August 2016.
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. Roosevelt53 - Franklin D. Roosevelt
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TLS as president, one page, 8 x 10.5, White House letterhead, January 24, 1934. Letter to F. J. Freestone, Master of the New York State Grange, in ful
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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Harry S. Truman and Dwight D. Eisenhower54 - Harry S. Truman and Dwight D. Eisenhower
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Two TLSs, each one page, January 1948, both to David E. Finley, director of the Smithsonian’s National Gallery of Art. Truman’s letter, as president,
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Harry S. Truman55 - Harry S. Truman
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Impressive printed World War II proclamation, one page, 12.5 x 19.25, May 8, 1945. A calligraphic proclamation, issued the day following the German su
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Estimate : 6,600.00 - 7,000.00
 
 
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Harry S. Truman56 - Harry S. Truman
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Important TLS, one page, 8 x 10.5, United States Senate letterhead, September 11, 1944. Letter to reporter Joseph Lieb written just two months after h
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Dwight D. Eisenhower57 - Dwight D. Eisenhower
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Signed book: Crusade in Europe. First edition, limited issue, numbered 1044/1426. Garden City, NY: Doubleday, 1948. Hardcover with slipcase, 7 x 10, 5
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John F. Kennedy58 - John F. Kennedy
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Kennedy’s handwritten notes on a meeting related to the Cold War, six pages, 5 x 8, no date but likely as president circa 1961–1962. Brief notes writt
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John F. Kennedy59 - John F. Kennedy
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Signed book: Profiles in Courage. Later printing. NY: Harper & Brothers, 1956. Hardcover with dust jacket, 6 x 8.75, 266 pages. Signed and inscr...
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John F. Kennedy60 - John F. Kennedy
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Souvenir edition of LIFE magazine entitled ‘Inaugural Spectacle,’ 8.25 x 11, published in 1961, signed and inscribed on the front cover in black ink a
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John F. Kennedy61 - John F. Kennedy
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Exceptional ALS signed “John,” one page, 8 x 10.5, United States Senate letterhead, no date but circa November 1957. In full: “Many thanks for the inv
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John F. Kennedy62 - John F. Kennedy
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Desirable TLS as president signed “John Kennedy,” one page, 6.75 x 8.75, White House letterhead, April 16, 1963. Letter to New Jersey Senator Clifford
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Jacqueline Kennedy63 - Jacqueline Kennedy
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ALS signed “JBK,” one page, 5 x 8, White House letterhead, no date but circa 1961–1963. Letter to “Mr. Nelson,” in part: “Here is a sample with number
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Jacqueline Kennedy64 - Jacqueline Kennedy
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TLS signed “Gratefully, Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis,” one page, 8.5 x 11, Doubleday letterhead, no date but postmarked March 2, 1983. Letter to Francis
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Lyndon B. Johnson65 - Lyndon B. Johnson
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Color glossy 6.5 x 9.5 photo of the Johnson couple in formal attire, displayed in its original 11 x 14 mat, signed and inscribed on the mat in fountai
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Lyndon B. Johnson66 - Lyndon B. Johnson
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Color glossy 13 x 8.5 photo of a painting of LBJ at his Texas ranch, affixed to its original 18 x 14 mount, signed and inscribed on the mount in fount
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Bill Clinton68 - Bill Clinton
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Early ALS signed “Bill,” one page, 7.25 x 10.5, Office of the Attorney General, Little Rock letterhead, September 10, [1978]. Letter to “Bobby.” In fu
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Hillary Clinton69 - Hillary Clinton
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ALS as first lady, signed “Hillary,” one page, 6.25 x 9.5, White House letterhead, March 8, 1993. Letter to New York Senator Daniel Patrick Moynihan,
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George Washington70 - George Washington
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Complete issue of The Pennsylvania Packet from September 19, 1789, printed and sold by John Dunlap and David C. Claypoole of Philadelphia, four pages,
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Rutherford B. Hayes71 - Rutherford B. Hayes
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Crisp ink signature, “Rutherford B. Hayes,” on an off-white 3.5 x 2 card. In fine condition.
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Benjamin Harrison72 - Benjamin Harrison
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Engraved portrait of the exterior of the White House, 4.75 x 3.25, signed under the image in black ink, “Benj. Harrison.” In fine condition.
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William H. Taft73 - William H. Taft
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TLS as president signed “Wm. H. Taft,” one page, 7 x 8.75, White House letterhead, June 9, 1910. Letter to newspaper correspondent Gus J. Karger, in f
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William H. Taft74 - William H. Taft
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TLS signed “Wm. H. Taft,” one page, 8 x 10, Department of Justice letterhead, March 12, 1891. Letter to Clarence H. Kelsey, a lifelong friend and Yale
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Woodrow Wilson75 - Woodrow Wilson
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World War I-dated TLS as president, one page, 7 x 8.75, White House letterhead, September 30, 1918. Letter to Acting Secretary of War Benedict Crowell
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Woodrow Wilson76 - Woodrow Wilson
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Hardcover program for the first annual banquet of the Board of Trade of Phillipsburg, New Jersey, on April 27, 1911, 4.25 x 8, signed on a special aut
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Calvin and Grace Coolidge77 - Calvin and Grace Coolidge
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Two White House cards, individually signed in black ink as president, “Calvin Coolidge,” and as first lady, “Grace Coolidge, August 17, 1923.” Collect
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Herbert Hoover78 - Herbert Hoover
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TLS, one page, 7.25 x 10.5, personal letterhead, October 28, 1963. Letter to Henry J. Fisher, in full: “Word reaches me that you are celebrating your
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Herbert Hoover79 - Herbert Hoover
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TLS, one page, 7.25 x 10.5, personal letterhead, January 20, 1950. Letter to J. Q. Stewart of Princeton University. In part: “I do not know anyone in
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Herbert Hoover80 - Herbert Hoover
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Signed book: The Memoirs of Herbert Hoover: 1929–1941, The Great Depression. First edition. NY: The Macmillan Company, 1952. Hardcover with dust jacke
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Herbert Hoover81 - Herbert Hoover
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Signed book: A Remedy for Disappearing Game Fishes. First edition, limited issue of 990 [out of series]. NY: Huntington Press, 1930. Hardcover with sl
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Herbert Hoover82 - Herbert Hoover
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Signed book: On Growing Up. Later printing. NY: William Morrow & Company, 1962. Hardcover with dust jacket, 5.75 x 8.5, 160 pages. Signed on the...
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Franklin D. Roosevelt83 - Franklin D. Roosevelt
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Autograph notes as president, signed three times within the text, two pages on two adjoining sheets, 5 x 7.75, no date but circa April 1939. The presi
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Franklin D. Roosevelt84 - Franklin D. Roosevelt
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TLS, one page, 7 x 9.25, Assistant Secretary of the Navy letterhead, February 15, 1917. Letter to Harry S. Lewis, in full: “I find your note on my ret
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Franklin D. Roosevelt85 - Franklin D. Roosevelt
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Fountain pen signature, “Franklin D. Roosevelt,” on an off-white 5 x 3 embossed State of New York Executive Mansion card. In fine condition, with a th
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Franklin D. Roosevelt86 - Franklin D. Roosevelt
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TLS, one page, 7.25 x 10.5, personal letterhead, June 29, 1931. Letter to Professor Nelson C. Brown, in full: “It would be fine if you could run down
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Franklin D. Roosevelt87 - Franklin D. Roosevelt
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TLS signed “FDR,” one page, 8 x 10.5, State of New York, Executive Chamber letterhead, October 18, 1930. Letter to William H. Kelley, in full: “That i
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Harry S. Truman88 - Harry S. Truman
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Signed book: Mr. Citizen. Later printing. NY: Bernard Geis Associates, 1960. Hardcover, 6.25 x 9.25, 315 pages. Neatly signed on the half-title page i
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Harry S. Truman89 - Harry S. Truman
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Signed book: Memoirs: Year of Decisions. Special ‘Kansas City’ edition. Garden City, NY: Doubleday, 1955. Hardcover with dust jacket, 5.75 x 8.5, 596
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Harry S. Truman90 - Harry S. Truman
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Color 9.25 x 12 print of the portrait by Greta Kempton, signed and inscribed in blue ballpoint, “To: Jerry Mayback Family, From Harry S. Truman.” In f
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Harry S. Truman91 - Harry S. Truman
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Two TLSs, each one page, 7.25 x 10.5, personal letterhead, dated 1968–1969. Both are to Theodore Lesley, historian of Hillsborough County, Florida. Th
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Harry S. Truman92 - Harry S. Truman
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Unusual 5.5 x 12.75 newspaper photo showing a series of presidential first pitches, signed in blue ballpoint, “7/15/66, Harry S. Truman.” In very good
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Dwight D. Eisenhower93 - Dwight D. Eisenhower
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TLS as president signed “D. E.,” one page, 6.75 x 8.75, White House letterhead, August 12, 1958. Letter to former United States Ambassador to France A
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Dwight D. Eisenhower94 - Dwight D. Eisenhower
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TLS as president signed “D. E.,” one page, 6.75 x 8.75, White House letterhead, September 15, 1953. Letter to Amon G. Carter. In part: “Last night the
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Dwight D. Eisenhower95 - Dwight D. Eisenhower
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Fountain pen signature and inscription, “Mary, from, Ike,” on an off-white 4.25 x 2.25 gilt-edged stationery card embossed with the presidential seal.
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Dwight D. Eisenhower96 - Dwight D. Eisenhower
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Matte-finish 7.75 x 10 portrait of Eisenhower in his five-star uniform, signed and inscribed in fountain pen, “To Mrs. Florence Cross, with best wishe
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Jacqueline Kennedy97 - Jacqueline Kennedy
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Bonwit Teller store receipt, signed “J. Kennedy,” one page, 4.25 x 6.5, March 25, 1960. A receipt for the purchase of a dress totaling $30.42, filled
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Richard Nixon98 - Richard Nixon
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Unsigned glossy 6.5 x 8.5 photo of President Richard Nixon and Pat Nixon with Air Force General Thomas A. Aldrich, displayed in an irregularly trimmed
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Richard Nixon99 - Richard Nixon
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Signed book: The Memoirs of Richard Nixon. First edition, limited issue, numbered 866/2500. NY: Grosset & Dunlap, 1978. Leatherbound hardcover, ...
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Gerald Ford and Henry Kissinger100 - Gerald Ford and Henry Kissinger
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Original signed ink sketch by cartoonist Ludwig Wronkow showing Ford, Kissinger, and Brezhnev looking at a personified African continent on an off-whi
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Gerald Ford101 - Gerald Ford
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Signed book: The Thirty-eighth President. Limited edition, numbered 267/300. Reno, Nevada: Jack Bacon & Company, 2001. Clothbound hardcover, 8.2...
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Gerald Ford102 - Gerald Ford
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Souvenir typescript on a cream 6.25 x 8.5 sheet of personal letterhead with embossed presidential eagle, signed in black felt tip, “Gerald R. Ford, 8/
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Jimmy Carter103 - Jimmy Carter
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Four items: a DS signed with his less-frequently seen full name, “James E. Carter, Jr.,” September 5, 1963; and three hardcover books, each signed on
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