RR Auction: Fine Autograph & Artifact Auction featuring Founding Fathers

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Headlined by a robust Revolutionary War section in celebration of Independence Day, RR Auction’s July 2017 Fine Autographs & Artifacts sale boasts over 800 lots of collectibles from an array of genres. Opening with a pair of remarkable Revolutionary War amputation kits used by Dr. John Warren, the first section traces the history of the founding of America from William Penn to George Washington. Key items from other categories include a set of Donald Trump’s personally-owned and -used golf clubs, a rare portrait of Thomas Edison with an inscription about the “electric vehicle,” a chair from Rick’s Cafe in Casablanca, and an incredible autograph letter by Ernest Hemingway. 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 July 2017.
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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U. S. Grant102 - U. S. Grant
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ALS as president, three pages on two adjoining sheets, lightly lined, 5.75 x 9.25, Executive Mansion letterhead, February 28, 1873. In part: "S...
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,200.00
 
 
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U. S. Grant103 - U. S. Grant
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Attractive ink signature, "U. S. Grant,” on an off-white 3.25 x 1.5 sheet. Nicely matted and framed with a portrait of Grant to an overall size...
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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Rutherford B. Hayes104 - Rutherford B. Hayes
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ALS signed “R. B. Hayes,” one page, 5 x 8, September 28, 1876. In part: "I am sorry you have felt it necessary to go into this business, in the...
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Estimate : 500.00 - 700.00
 
 
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Rutherford B. Hayes105 - Rutherford B. Hayes
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Partly-printed DS as president, signed “R. B. Hayes,” one page, 16.5 x 13.5, March 31, 1880. President Hayes appoints Guido C. Hinchman as "Pos...
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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James A. Garfield106 - James A. Garfield
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Sought-after LS signed as president, "J. A. Garfield," one page, lightly lined, 7.25 x 9.75, an Executive Mansion telegram, June 15, 1881....
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Estimate : 6,000.00 - 8,000.00
 
 
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Chester A. Arthur107 - Chester A. Arthur
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Partly-printed vellum DS as president, one page, 14.75 x 17.5, May 19, 1883. President Arthur appoints Theodore G. Dewey as an "Ensign in the N...
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Grover Cleveland108 - Grover Cleveland
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Excellent ALS, four pages on two adjoining sheets, 4.25 x 6.75, November 26, 1903. Letter to Frank Thorn, in full: "I have received the copies ...
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,200.00
 
 
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Grover Cleveland109 - Grover Cleveland
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ALS, one page both sides, 4.5 x 7, 816 Madison Avenue letterhead, February 9, 1890. Letter to Percy R. Turner, in part: "We should be very glad...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Benjamin Harrison110 - Benjamin Harrison
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ALS signed “Benj. Harrison,” one page, 4 x 6.25, 674 North Delaware Street letterhead, July 9, 1896. Letter to Ruth Sadler, in full: "I am very...
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Theodore Roosevelt111 - Theodore Roosevelt
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Magnificent vintage matte-finish 8 x 6 photo of Roosevelt sitting atop a horse amid an open field, affixed to its original mount, nicely signed on the
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Estimate : 4,000.00 - 6,000.00
 
 
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Theodore Roosevelt112 - Theodore Roosevelt
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Signed book: Fear God and Take Your Own Part. First edition. New York: George H. Doran Company, 1916. Hardcover, 5.75 x 8.25, 414 pages. Signed and in
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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Theodore Roosevelt113 - Theodore Roosevelt
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Vintage matte-finish 6.75 x 8.75 portrait of Roosevelt in a seated profile pose by the Clinedinst Studio, affixed to the original 11 x 14 mount, signe
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Estimate : 2,000.00 - 2,500.00
 
 
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Theodore Roosevelt114 - 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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William H. Taft115 - William H. Taft
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ALS as president signed “Wm. H. Taft,” two pages on two adjoining sheets, 5 x 6, Thirty-six West Forty-eighth Street letterhead, October 19, 1910. Let
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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Theodore Roosevelt and William H. Taft116 - Theodore Roosevelt and William H. Taft
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Desirable partly-printed DS as president, signed “Theodore Roosevelt" as president and “Wm. H. Taft” as secretary of war, one page, 19.25 x 14....
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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Warren G. Harding117 - Warren G. Harding
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TLS as president, one page, 6.75 x 8.75, White House letterhead, June 18, 1923. Letter to Rachel Harding Russell, in full: "Your letter of June...
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Warren G. Harding118 - Warren G. Harding
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Partly-printed DS as president, one page, 15.5 x 12.5, May 9, 1922. President Harding appoints Caleb F. Pendleton as "Postmaster at Cheraw, in ...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Calvin Coolidge119 - Calvin Coolidge
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Signed book: The Autobiography of Calvin Coolidge. First edition, limited issue, numbered 49/1000. NY: Cosmopolitan Book Corporation, 1929. Hardcover
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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Franklin D. Roosevelt120 - Franklin D. Roosevelt
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World War II–dated TLS signed “F. D. R.,” one page, 7 x 8.75, White House letterhead, May 6, 1942. Letter to Senator Lister Hill, in full: “Ever so ma
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Estimate : 4,000.00 - 4,500.00
 
 
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Franklin D. Roosevelt121 - Franklin D. Roosevelt
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Three TLSs as president, two signed "FDR" and one signed "Franklin D. Roosevelt," each one page, ranging in size from 5.25 x 8 t...
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Estimate : 3,500.00 - 4,500.00
 
 
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Franklin D. Roosevelt122 - Franklin D. Roosevelt
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TLS, one page, 8 x 10.5, Navy Department letterhead, March 14, 1918. Official letter to Assistant Paymaster John F. O'Brien, relating to a tempo...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Harry S. Truman123 - Harry S. Truman
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Superb vintage matte-finish 11.5 x 16.5 seated portrait of Truman by Fabian Bachrach, signed in the lower border in black ink by Truman. Affixed to a
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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Harry S. Truman124 - Harry S. Truman
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Mimeographed speech, five pages, 8.5 x 14, originally given by Truman at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, on February 15, 1964. Speech deals with the power o
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Jacqueline Kennedy125 - Jacqueline Kennedy
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Signed book: A Day in the Life of President Kennedy. First edition, first printing. NY: Random House, 1964. Hardcover with dust jacket, 6 x 8.5, 108 p
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Jacqueline Kennedy126 - Jacqueline Kennedy
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Signed book: One Special Summer. Limited signed first edition of 500 copies. NY: Delacorte Press, 1974. Hardcover in dust jacket, 11 x 13.25, signed i
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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John F. Kennedy127 - 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. Kennedy128 - John F. Kennedy
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Partly-printed DS as president, one page, 22.5 x 18.5, June 14, 1961. President Kennedy appoints Howard Morgan of Oregon as "a Member of the Fe...
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Estimate : 2,500.00 - 3,500.00
 
 
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Richard Nixon130 - Richard Nixon
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Partly-printed DS as president, one page, 19 x 15, May 6, 1969. President Nixon appoints Daniel Bartlett, Jr., of Missouri as an "Attorney of t...
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Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,000.00
 
 
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Donald Trump132 - Donald Trump
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Donald Trump’s personally-owned and -used full set of TaylorMade RAC TP Forged Irons, 3–PW, gifted to his personal caddie, Andrew Lombardo, at ...
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Estimate : 30,000.00 - 40,000.00
 
 
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George Bush133 - George Bush
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Three items: a ship's log and guest register booklet, 8.75 x 5.75, signed inside in black ballpoint, "George Bush, with appreciation,"...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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George W. Bush134 - George W. Bush
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Signed book: A Charge to Keep. First edition. New York: William Morrow and Company, 1999. Hardcover with dust jacket, 6.25 x 9.5, 253 pages. Signed on
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Jimmy Carter135 - Jimmy Carter
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TLS as president, one page, 6.75 x 8.75, White House letterhead, May 21, 1979. Letter to Shirley DuChessi, in full: “Rosalynn and I wish to express ou
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Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter136 - Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter
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Two Plains Mercantile Co. checks, both 8.25 x 3, individually filled out and signed by Jimmy or Rosalyn Carter, "J. E. Carter, Jr.," and &...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Bill Clinton137 - Bill Clinton
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Signed book: My Life. First edition. NY: Alfred A. Knopf, 2004. Hardcover with dust jacket, 6.5 x 9.5, 957 pages. Signed on the title page in blue fel
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Bill Clinton138 - Bill Clinton
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TLS signed “Bill,” one page, 7.25 x 10.5, August 13, 2008, Hillary for President campaign letterhead. Letter to Kathryn Higgins, whom Clinton refers t
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Calvin Coolidge139 - Calvin Coolidge
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Partly-printed DS as president, one page, 15.75 x 20, December 27, 1926. President Coolidge appoints Paul L. Reed as a "Civil Engineer in the N...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Dwight D. Eisenhower140 - Dwight D. Eisenhower
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FDC postmarked Abilene, Kansas, October 14, 1969, on what would have been Ike's 79th birthday, signed in black ballpoint. In very fine condition...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Dwight D. Eisenhower141 - Dwight D. Eisenhower
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TLS as president, one page, 6.75 x 8.75, White House letterhead, August 18, 1958. Letter to Mr. and Mrs. Al Ham, in full: “I am grateful for your mess
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Gerald Ford142 - Gerald Ford
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Collection of 18 FDCs and postal cards, ranging in size from 5.5 x 3.25 to 9.5 x 4, postmarked between 1967 and 1980, each signed in ballpoint or felt
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Gerald Ford143 - Gerald Ford
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TLS as president, signed “Jerry Ford,” one page, 6.75 x 9, White House letterhead. Letter to Congressman Carlos J. Moorhead of California, in full: “L
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Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
 
 
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Gerald Ford144 - Gerald Ford
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Signed book: The Thirty-eighth President. Limited edition, numbered 203/300. Reno, Nevada: Jack Bacon & Company, 2001. Clothbound hardcover, 8.2...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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James A. Garfield145 - James A. Garfield
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Satirical booklet prepared for the 1880 presidential campaign between James A. Garfield and Winfield Scott Hancock, entitled 'Presidential Pills...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Benjamin Harrison146 - Benjamin Harrison
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Fletcher's Bank check, 7.25 x 2.75, filled out and signed by Harrison, "Benj. Harrison," payable to his wife, "Mrs. B. Harrison&q...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Herbert Hoover147 - Herbert Hoover
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TLS, one page, 7.25 x 10.5, personal letterhead, May 22, 1941. Letter to Lawrence Requa of Idaho. In full: "It seems to me that you could be of...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Lyndon B. Johnson148 - Lyndon B. Johnson
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Signed book: The Vantage Point. First edition. NY: Holt, Rinehart and Winston, 1971. Hardcover with dust jacket, 6.5 x 9.5, 636 pages. Signed in black
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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John F. Kennedy149 - John F. Kennedy
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Unused original "Press Section, Balcony Only" ticket, number 1382, 2.5 x 6, to the 'Texas Welcome Dinner' presented in honor of Pr...
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Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
 
 
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John F. Kennedy150 - John F. Kennedy
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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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Abraham Lincoln151 - Abraham Lincoln
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Two remarkable matte-finish 10.5 x 13.5 bust-length portraits of Lincoln affixed to their original Herbert Georg Studio mounts. Originally taken in 18
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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William McKinley152 - William McKinley
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Partly-printed DS as president, one page, 22 x 17, February 6, 1899. President McKinley appoints William T. Coulson as a "Postmaster at Port De...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Richard Nixon153 - Richard Nixon
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Three items signed by Nixon, including a signed photo, TLS, and commemorative cover: Color satin-finish 8.5 x 11 photo of Nixon at his desk, signed a
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Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
 
 
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