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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Theodore Roosevelt42 - Theodore Roosevelt
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TLS signed “T. Roosevelt,” one page, 8.25 x 9.75, Republican State Committee letterhead, October 27, 1898. Letter to Mrs. Emma Wynkoop Clark. In full:
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Estimate : 1,600.00 - 1,800.00
 
 
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Theodore Roosevelt43 - Theodore Roosevelt
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Tremendous vintage sepia matte-finish 8.75 x 13.5 half-length portrait of Roosevelt by Harris & Ewing, signed and inscribed as president in foun...
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Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,000.00
 
 
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Theodore Roosevelt44 - Theodore Roosevelt
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ALS, one page, 4.5 x 3.5, Sagamore Hill letterhead, September 16, 1916. Letter to “Bridger,” possibly Harry St. John Bridger, the British explorer and
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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Theodore Roosevelt45 - Theodore Roosevelt
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Partly-printed vellum DS as president, one page, 15.75 x 19.5, December 20, 1907. President Roosevelt appoints Jacob M. Coward as “Captain in the Arti
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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William H. Taft46 - William H. Taft
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Signed book: Popular Government. First edition. New Haven, CT: Yale University Press, 1913. Hardcover, 5.5 x 7.75, 283 pages. Signed and inscribed on
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,200.00
 
 
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Woodrow Wilson48 - Woodrow Wilson
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Superb vintage matte-finish 13.75 x 11 photo of the USS George Washington, with small portraits of Woodrow Wilson and Captain Edward McCauley in the u
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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Warren G. Harding49 - Warren G. Harding
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Partly-printed DS as president, one page, 17 x 13, July 28, 1921. President Harding appoints Henry C. Hooker as “Postmaster at Leigh, in the County of
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Herbert Hoover, Calvin Coolidge, and William H. Taft50 - Herbert Hoover, Calvin Coolidge, and William H. Taft
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Fountain pen signatures of Herbert Hoover, Lou Henry Hoover, Calvin Coolidge, Grace Coolidge, William H. Taft, and Helen Taft on an off-white 7.5 x 6
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Estimate : 2,000.00 - 3,000.00
 
 
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Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt51 - Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt
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Scarce White House card signed in black ink by Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt. In fine condition. This is the first double-signed Franklin–Eleanor Whi
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Franklin D. Roosevelt52 - Franklin D. Roosevelt
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Signed book: The Land of Sleepy Hollow. Letterpress edition, limited issue, numbered 24/600. NY: G.P. Putnam’s Sons, 1887. Hardcover, 11.25 x 14.25, 7
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Estimate : 5,000.00 - 7,000.00
 
 
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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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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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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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Estimate : 5,000.00 - 7,000.00
 
 
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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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Estimate : 3,000.00 - 3,500.00
 
 
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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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Estimate : 5,000.00 - 6,000.00
 
 
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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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Estimate : 5,000.00 - 6,500.00
 
 
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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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Estimate : 3,500.00 - 4,000.00
 
 
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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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Estimate : 3,000.00 - 4,000.00
 
 
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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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Estimate : 2,000.00 - 3,000.00
 
 
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