RR Auction: Fine Autograph & Artifact Auction

Civil War–dated autograph endorsement, signed as president, “A. Lincoln,” dated June 9, 1863, on the reverse of a letter of recommendation sent to him

Rare war-dated partly-printed DS as president, one page, 8 x 10, May 19, 1863. President Lincoln approves an international agreement, in part: “I here

ALS as president signed “A. Lincoln,” one page, 4.25 x 7.75, Executive Mansion letterhead, May 7, 1864. In full: “Herewith I give you my autograph, as

Ink signature, “A. Lincoln,” on an off-white 2.25 x .5 clipped slip. A vertical fold passing through a single letter of the signature and heavy overal

Partly-printed vellum DS as president, one page, 16 x 19.5, June 1, 1865. President Johnson appoints John S. Mason as “Major in the Seventeenth Regime

Civil War–dated ALS signed “U. S. Grant, Maj. Gen.,” one page, 5 x 8, February 27, 1863. Letter to General James B. McPherson. In full: “Come down her

ALS, four pages, 4.5 x 7, June 6, 1879. Letter to his son U. S. Grant, Jr., written from “Peking, China.” In full: “We have now been in this Capital t

Partly-printed DS, one page, 8 x 10.25, October 21, 1867. Official War Department document issued to Stewart Van Vliet. In part: “You are hereby infor

Civil War–dated document handwritten by Grant but unsigned, one page, 7.5 x 9.5, June 18, 1863. Special Order 164 relieving Major General McClernand o

Ink signature, “U. S. Grant,” on an off-white 3.25 x 2.25 card. In very good condition, with heavy wrinkling from adhesive to reverse, and remnants of

Form letter, one page, 5.5 x 8.5, July 23, 1889. Letter sent to Hiram Hitchcock of New Hampshire following the death of his wife. In part: “The friend

Outstanding AQS on an off-white 5 x 6.5 sheet, signed “J. A. Garfield.” Eloquent quote from his speech on the bravery of George Henry Thomas at the Ba

ALS signed “J. A. Garfield,” one page, lightly-lined, 5 x 8, September 19, 1873. Letter to US Postmaster General John A. J. Creswell, marked “Private”

LS as senator, signed “J. A. Garfield,” one page, 4.75 x 7.75, Mentor, Ohio letterhead, November 1868. Letter to Clara H. Carpenter, in full: “I have

Leatherbound autograph album, 7.5 x 9.5, signed inside by Garfield as president, “James A. Garfield, May 6, 1881,” Chester A. Arthur as vice president

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 of ‘Wha

Executive Mansion card signed in black ink, “Grover Cleveland.” In very good to fine condition, with light soiling to front, and adhesive remnants to

Partly-printed vellum DS as president, one page, 15.75 x 19.5, September 11, 1893. President Cleveland appoints Samuel Breck as “Assistant Adjutant Ge

AQSs from both Grover and Frances Cleveland on an off-white 7 x 4.5 sheet of Edgemere stationery. Grover, as president-elect, quotes The Merry Wives o

Signed book: The Seventieth Indiana. Extremely rare, little-known signed edition. Indianapolis: The Bowen-Merrill Company, 1900. Hardcover, 6.25 x 9.2

Partly-printed vellum DS as president, signed “Benj. Harrison,” one page, 17.5 x 13.75, March 21, 1889. President Harrison appoints James C. Perry as

Executive Mansion card signed in black ink, “William McKinley.” In fine condition.

Partly-printed vellum DS as president, one page, 15.5 x 19, December 21, 1897. President McKinley appoints Samuel Breck as “Adjutant General with the

Exceptional 8 x 6 albumen photo of Roosevelt on horseback in his Rough Riders uniform, affixed to a 9.5 x 7.5. mount, boldly signed on the mount in bl

Signed book: Big Game Hunting in the Rockies and on the Great Plains. First edition, limited issue, numbered 839/1000. NY: G.P. Putnam’s Sons, 1899. H

ALS, two pages on two adjoining black-bordered sheets, 4.5 x 7, July 12, 1884. Letter to John Sherman, in reference to the 1888 Republican National Co

Ink signature as president, “With best wishes from, Theodore Roosevelt, Feb 19th 1909,” on an off-white 8 x 5.25 album page. In fine condition. An exc

World War I-dated TLS signed “Wm. H. Taft,” two pages on two adjoining sheets, 5.5 x 7, The American Red Cross letterhead, March 11, 1918. Letter to t

TLS signed “Wm. H. Taft,” four pages, 8 x 10.5, personal letterhead, August 30, 1919. Headed at the top, “Confidential,” a letter to Gus Karger, in pa

TLS as president, one page, 7 x 8.75, White House letterhead, April 22, 1915. Letter to Everett M. Raynor, in full: “I am very much interested in the

Partly-printed DS, one page, 10.5 x 8, March 2, 1922. Discharge of Major Paul McMichael of the US Army Ordnance Department, signed in fountain pen by

Partly-printed DS, one page, 22.75 x 18.75, June 24, 1914. President Wilson appoints Alfred L. M. Gottschalk as “Consul General of the United States o

Partly-printed DS as president, one page, 21 x 16, July 28, 1922. President Harding appoints Henry Gilligan as “Notary Public for the District of Colu

White House card signed in black ink, “Calvin Coolidge.” In fine condition, with mounting remnants to reverse.

Partly-printed DS, one page, 8.5 x 11, March 31, 1927. Hospital birth certificate, in part: “This certifies that Elinore Anne Hanna as born in Sibley

Uncommon signed booklet: Inaugural Address of Herbert Hoover. Washington: Government Printing Office, 1929. Paperback, 5.75 x 9, 11 pages. Signed on t

TLS, one page, 8.5 x 11, Harvard Class of 1904, Twenty-fifth Anniversary Reunion letterhead, May 23, 1929. Letter to a classmate, in part: “First, I d

Notarized DS as president, one page, 7.75 x 13, June 17, 1937. Sara Delano Roosevelt’s petition for claiming income from the Estate of James R. Roosev

TLS as president, one page, 6.5 x 7, White House letterhead, November 18, 1938. Letter to Basil O’ Connor, in full: “I appreciate very much your writi

Two signed items, including: a historically significant TLS, one page, 7.25 x 10.5, March 22, 1972, to Mrs. Margot L. Chadwell, in part: “I was please

Mimeographed typed manuscript signed “Harry S. Truman, U.S.S. Mo.,” six pages, 8.5 x 14, April 1937. Manuscript headed “Speech Delivered at Kansas Cit

Two extraordinary items: a choice matte-finish 9.5 x 7.75 photo of Truman holding up the iconic ‘Dewey Defeats Truman’ issue of the Chicago Tribune, s

President Harry S. Truman’s personally-owned 10K gold St. Christopher’s medal charm presented to him on his 65th birthday. The front depicts the patro

Leatherbound guest book from Truman’s Air Force One plane nicknamed the ‘Sacred Cow,’ 8 x 11, signed on five detached interior pages by over seventy i

Two items: a rare complete issue of the Chicago Daily Tribune of November 3, 1948, 17 x 24, featuring the iconic banner headline "Dewey Defeats...

ALS, one page, 7.25 x 10.5, personal letterhead, August 14, 1958. Letter to Robert P. Weatherford, Jr., the mayor of Independence, Missouri. In full:

Handwritten note in pencil as president, unsigned, one page, 5 x 8, White House letterhead, January 23, 1948. Note to Secretary of the Treasury John W

TLS as president, one page, 7 x 8.75, White House letterhead, August 31, 1951. Letter to former Secretary of the Treasury John W. Snyder, in full: “I

TLS signed “Harry,” one page, 7.25 x 10.5, personal letterhead, June 14, 1955. Letter to former Secretary of the Treasury John W. Snyder, in full: “I

Block of four green three-cent postage stamps depicting the White House and honoring the sesquicentennial of Washington as the national capital, 4 x 2