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Highlighted by a rare Edgar Allan Poe signature, an autograph letter by Monet about the infamous ‘Olympia,’ an Albert Einstein letter on the study of relativity, and a special assortment of JFK material, our November monthly sale offers over 900 unique items.

RR Auction is a globally recognized and trusted auction house specializing in rare and remarkable documents, manuscripts, autographs, and historical artifacts. Join us as we make history selling history in November 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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John F. Kennedy Related Collection of (5) Signed Items53 - John F. Kennedy Related Collection of (5) Signed Items
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Five items: a one-page souvenir typescript on the Cuban Missile Crisis, signed by Dean Rusk; a color 6 x 4 photo of Kennedy giving a State of the Unio
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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George Washington60 - George Washington
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Partly-printed vellum DS, signed “Go: Washington,” one page, 21 x 15, January 1, 1784. A Society of Cincinnati membership certificate issued to Peter
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Estimate : 8,000.00 - 10,000.00
 
 
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George Washington61 - George Washington
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Extremely desirable address panel accomplished entirely in Washington’s hand, 6.25 x 3, no date but circa 1776, in full: “To the Hon. Ab’m Yates Esq’r
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Estimate : 3,000.00 - 4,000.00
 
 
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John Adams62 - John Adams
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Full free frank, measuring 9.75 x 7.75 unfolded with a 5 x 3.25 center panel, addressed in another hand to “Capt Partridge at the Military Academy, We
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Estimate : 2,000.00 - 3,000.00
 
 
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Thomas Jefferson and James Madison63 - Thomas Jefferson and James Madison
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Partly-printed DS, signed “Th: Jefferson” as president and “James Madison” as secretary of state, one page, 12.75 x 15, March 28, 1807. A grant for a
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Estimate : 4,000.00 - 6,000.00
 
 
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James Monroe and John Quincy Adams64 - James Monroe and John Quincy Adams
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Partly-printed vellum DS, signed “James Monroe” as president and “John Quincy Adams” as secretary of state, one page, 11.5 x 15, April 16, 1823. Scall
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,200.00
 
 
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James Monroe65 - James Monroe
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Partly-printed vellum DS as president, one page, 15.75 x 9.5, April 10, 1824. President Monroe grants Henry Kenny a parcel of land “in the District of
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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John Quincy Adams66 - John Quincy Adams
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Exceedingly rare 3.25 x 4.75 engraved portrait of Adams by Nathaniel Dearborn, signed across the top in black ink using his full name, “John Quincy Ad
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Estimate : 6,000.00 - 8,000.00
 
 
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Andrew Jackson67 - Andrew Jackson
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Partly-printed vellum DS as president, one page, 10.5 x 14.75, September 17, 1833. Scallop-topped ship’s pass issued for “the Ship Marcus of Fairhaven
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,200.00
 
 
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Andrew Jackson68 - Andrew Jackson
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Partly-printed vellum DS as president, one page, 15.5 x 9.75, December 1, 1830. President Jackson grants John McDonald of Muskingum County, Ohio, a tr
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Martin Van Buren69 - Martin Van Buren
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Partly-printed DS as president, signed “M. Van Buren,” one page, 21.25 x 16.75, September 20, 1839. A four-language ship’s pass issued to “Nathaniel G
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,200.00
 
 
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William Henry Harrison70 - William Henry Harrison
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Letter signed “Robert,” one page, 8 x 12.5, June 14, 1840. Letter about meeting Harrison during his presidential campaign. In part: “We had a splendid
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,200.00
 
 
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John Tyler71 - John Tyler
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ALS signed “J. Tyler,” one page, 8 x 6.5, July 20. Letter to Mr. Cheever, in full: “I regret that you are so circumstanced as to prevent your acceptan
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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Millard Fillmore72 - Millard Fillmore
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ALS signed “Fillmore & Haven,” one page both sides, 7.75 x 10, October 13, 1846. Written from Buffalo, New York, a letter to L. Thompson concern...
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Abraham Lincoln73 - Abraham Lincoln
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Handsome engraved invitation to the “National Inaugural Ball, March 4th, 1865,” engraved by Dempsey & O’Toole, 7.5 x 10.5, featuring images of A...
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 2,000.00
 
 
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Abraham Lincoln74 - Abraham Lincoln
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Exceptional twice-signed ADS, signed in the third person, “Abraham Lincoln,” and at the conclusion, “A. Lincoln,” one page both sides, 7.75 x 12.5, Oc
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Estimate : 16,000.00 - 18,000.00
 
 
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Abraham Lincoln75 - Abraham Lincoln
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ADS, signed “A. Lincoln,” one page, 7.5 x 2.25, August 18, 1852. Document referring to the estate of his father-in-law, Robert S. Todd, in full: “Rece
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Estimate : 5,000.00 - 6,000.00
 
 
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Abraham Lincoln: Grace Bedell76 - Abraham Lincoln: Grace Bedell
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Bedell (1848–1936) is remembered as the young girl whose correspondence influenced a campaigning Abraham Lincoln to grow his familiar beard. Mailing e
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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U. S. Grant77 - U. S. Grant
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ALS signed “U. S. Grant, General,” one page, lightly-lined both sides, 5 x 8, Headquarters Army of the United States letterhead, February 27, 1868. Le
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Estimate : 4,500.00 - 5,500.00
 
 
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U. S. Grant78 - U. S. Grant
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ALS, three pages on two adjoining sheets, 7.75 x 9.75, September 25, 1868. Letter to Secretary of War John M. Schofield, in part: “I find it so retire
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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U. S. Grant79 - U. S. Grant
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ALS as president, two pages on two adjoining sheets, 4.5 x 7, Fair Lawn, Newport letterhead, August 24, 1870. Letter to “Dent,” his brother-in-law and
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,200.00
 
 
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U. S. Grant80 - U. S. Grant
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DS as president, one page, 8.5 x 10.75, October 18, 1872. In part: “I hereby authorize and direct the Secretary of State to affix the Seal of the Unit
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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Rutherford B. Hayes81 - Rutherford B. Hayes
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Manuscript DS as president, signed “R. B. Hayes,” one page both sides, 10.5 x 15.5, April 19, 1880. Pardon document, in part: “Whereas S. V. R. Sherwo
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Rutherford B. Hayes82 - Rutherford B. Hayes
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Partly-printed DS as president, signed “R. B. Hayes,” one page, 8 x 10, April 8, 1880. President Hayes authorizes and directs the “Secretary of State
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James A. Garfield83 - James A. Garfield
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Rare partly-printed DS as president, one page, 14.75 x 18.25, March 22, 1881. President Garfield appoints Edward L. Amory as “a Lieutenant Commander i
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Estimate : 6,000.00 - 8,000.00
 
 
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James A. Garfield84 - James A. Garfield
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Two items: a stunning, crystal-clear 3.5 x 5 cabinet portrait of Garfield in a bust-length pose, neatly signed in black ink, “J. A. Garfield,” with a
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Estimate : 4,500.00 - 5,500.00
 
 
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James A. Garfield85 - James A. Garfield
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ALS signed “J. A. Garfield,” one page, lightly-lined, 5.5 x 8.5, Buckingham, Smith & Co. letterhead, October 21, 1878. Letter to Brewer, in full...
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William McKinley86 - William McKinley
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Desirable partly-printed vellum DS as president, one page, 15.75 x 19.75, January 13, 1899. President McKinley appoints William M. Wherry as “Brigadie
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Estimate : 1,200.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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Theodore Roosevelt and Grover Cleveland87 - Theodore Roosevelt and Grover Cleveland
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Hardcover autograph album, 7.75 x 5, containing ten affixed signatures on cards of politicians, military figures, and one entertainer, including: Theo
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Theodore Roosevelt and William McKinley88 - Theodore Roosevelt and William McKinley
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Exceptional vintage 16 x 11.5 Pach Bros. portrait of McKinley and Roosevelt sitting outdoors, affixed to a slightly larger mount, signed along the bot
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Estimate : 5,000.00 - 7,000.00
 
 
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Theodore Roosevelt89 - Theodore Roosevelt
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Signed book: Fear God and Take Your Own Part. First edition. NY: Goran H. Doran Company, 1916. Hardcover, 5.75 x 8.5, 414 pages. Signed on the first f
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Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,500.00
 
 
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Theodore Roosevelt90 - Theodore Roosevelt
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ALS, one page, 3.75 x 6.25, 689 Madison Avenue letterhead, November 22 [1894]. Letter to Grant, in full: “Won’t you dine with me here next Monday at e
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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Theodore Roosevelt91 - Theodore Roosevelt
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TLS as president, one page both sides, 10.5 x 14, February 2, 1907. Letter to the President of the Dominican Republic, in part: “I have made choice of
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Estimate : 500.00 - 700.00
 
 
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Theodore Roosevelt92 - Theodore Roosevelt
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TLS, one page, 7.75 x 10.25, The Vice President’s Chamber letterhead, no date but postmarked March 30 [1901]. Letter to Mary C. Lockwood, in full: “Yo
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Theodore Roosevelt93 - Theodore Roosevelt
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TLS, one page, 7.75 x 9.5, personal letterhead, February 22, 1915. Letter to Julius Dreher, in full: “It is a real pleasure to hear from you. I had no
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Theodore Roosevelt94 - Theodore Roosevelt
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TLS as president, one page, 7.25 x 8.75, White House letterhead, October 31, 1903. Letter to Julius Dreher, in full: “It would be a real pleasure to a
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William H. Taft95 - William H. Taft
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Partly-printed vellum DS as president, signed “Wm. H. Taft,” one page, 14.75 x 19.25, February 18, 1911. President Taft appoints Henry A. Wingate as “
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William H. Taft96 - William H. Taft
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Two items: a handsome matte-finish 7.25 x 10.75 Harris & Ewing portrait of Taft, signed and inscribed in the lower border in ink as president, “...
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Woodrow Wilson97 - Woodrow Wilson
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Important matte-finish 9.75 x 6.5 Harris and Ewing photo of Wilson delivering his request for a declaration of war against Germany to a joint session
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Estimate : 4,000.00 - 6,000.00
 
 
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Woodrow Wilson98 - Woodrow Wilson
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Personal check, 8.25 x 3, filled out in another hand and signed by Wilson as president, payable to Mason-Seaman Transportation Company for $1, Novembe
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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Woodrow Wilson99 - Woodrow Wilson
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ALS, one page, 5.25 x 8.5, August 10, 1899. Written from Wells, Somerset, a letter to George B. Kinkead, in full: “Your letter has, as you see, follow
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Woodrow Wilson100 - Woodrow Wilson
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Three TLSs as president, each one page, 7 x 8.75, White House letterhead, dated between 1914–1915. Each letter is addressed to Wilson’s cousin, Helen
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Woodrow Wilson101 - Woodrow Wilson
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Partly-printed DS as president, one page, 23 x 19.25, June 21, 1913. President Wilson appoints Benjamin L. Jefferson of Colorado as “Envoy Extraordina
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Warren G. Harding102 - Warren G. Harding
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ALS signed “W. G. H.,” one page both sides, 8 x 11, United States Senate letterhead, February 1, [1918]. Letter to James Phillips, the husband of Hard
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Estimate : 3,000.00 - 5,000.00
 
 
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Warren G. Harding103 - Warren G. Harding
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Partly-printed DS, signed “W. G. Harding,” one page, 14 x 8.5, February 1, 1909. Stock certificate issued to Fred L. Kramer for two shares in the Hard
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,000.00
 
 
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Herbert Hoover104 - Herbert Hoover
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Unusual handwritten notes in pencil, unsigned, one page, 7.25 x 10, no date. A list headed, “Public Men & Generals, Civil War Period.” Hoover li...
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Franklin D. Roosevelt105 - Franklin D. Roosevelt
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Signed book: Looking Forward. First edition. NY: The John Day Company, 1933. Hardcover, 5.5 x 7.75, 279 pages. Signed on the first free end page in bl
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Franklin D. Roosevelt106 - Franklin D. Roosevelt
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TLS, two pages, 8.25 x 10.75, personal letterhead, December 4, 1924. Letter to Mrs. Edwin Pettit, in part: “A number of acknowledged leaders of our Pa
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Franklin D. Roosevelt107 - Franklin D. Roosevelt
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TLS as president, one page, 7 x 8.75, White House letterhead, September 26, 1935. Letter to Nelson C. Brown of Syracuse University’s New York State Co
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Harry and Bess Truman108 - Harry and Bess Truman
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Two items: an uncommon matte-finish 7 x 9.5 photo of the Trumans waving from the steps of their private plane, the ‘Sacred Cow,’ boldly signed in foun
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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