RR Auction: Fine Autograph & Artifact Auction

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Headquartered in Boston’s North End, RR Auction is a globally recognized and trusted source for rare documents, manuscripts, autographs, and historic artifacts. Since its inception in 1980, RR has achieved countless record-setting prices in over 425 successful sales, including Truman Capote’s hand-notated manuscript for Breakfast at Tiffany’s for over $300,000, President Kennedy’s 1963 convertible for $318,000, and a pair of Bonnie and Clyde’s guns for over $500,000. Internationally known and frequently featured in all media outlets—with appearances on NBC’s Today Show, CBS This Morning, Fox News, the New York Times Sunday Magazine, and the London Times—RR Auction prides itself on selling authentic material, thoroughly examined by in-house experts and third-party authenticators, to uphold the guarantee of authenticity. With a stunning full-color print catalog and a massive online presence, RR Auction continues to achieve record prices for clients around the world.
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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Abraham Lincoln51 - Abraham Lincoln
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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
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Estimate : 8,000.00 - 10,000.00
 
 
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Abraham Lincoln52 - Abraham Lincoln
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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
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Estimate : 5,000.00 - 6,000.00
 
 
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Abraham Lincoln53 - Abraham Lincoln
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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
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Estimate : 10,000.00 - 12,000.00
 
 
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Abraham Lincoln54 - Abraham Lincoln
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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
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Estimate : 3,000.00 - 4,000.00
 
 
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Andrew Johnson55 - Andrew Johnson
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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
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,200.00
 
 
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U. S. Grant56 - U. S. Grant
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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
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Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,000.00
 
 
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U. S. Grant57 - U. S. Grant
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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
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Estimate : 4,000.00 - 5,000.00
 
 
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U. S. Grant58 - U. S. Grant
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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
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,000.00
 
 
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U. S. Grant59 - U. S. Grant
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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
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Estimate : 2,000.00 - 3,000.00
 
 
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U. S. Grant60 - U. S. Grant
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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
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Rutherford B. Hayes61 - Rutherford B. Hayes
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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
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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James A. Garfield62 - James A. Garfield
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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
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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James A. Garfield63 - James A. Garfield
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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”
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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James A. Garfield64 - James A. Garfield
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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
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Garfield, Arthur, and Benjamin Harrison65 - Garfield, Arthur, and Benjamin Harrison
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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
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Estimate : 5,000.00 - 6,000.00
 
 
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Grover Cleveland66 - 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 of ‘Wha
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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Grover Cleveland67 - Grover Cleveland
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Executive Mansion card signed in black ink, “Grover Cleveland.” In very good to fine condition, with light soiling to front, and adhesive remnants to
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Grover Cleveland68 - Grover Cleveland
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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
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Grover and Frances Cleveland69 - Grover and Frances Cleveland
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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
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Benjamin Harrison70 - Benjamin Harrison
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Signed book: The Seventieth Indiana. Extremely rare, little-known signed edition. Indianapolis: The Bowen-Merrill Company, 1900. Hardcover, 6.25 x 9.2
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,000.00
 
 
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Benjamin Harrison71 - Benjamin Harrison
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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
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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William McKinley72 - William McKinley
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Executive Mansion card signed in black ink, “William McKinley.” In fine condition.
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William McKinley73 - William McKinley
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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
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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Theodore Roosevelt74 - Theodore Roosevelt
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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
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Estimate : 4,000.00 - 6,000.00
 
 
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Theodore Roosevelt75 - Theodore Roosevelt
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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
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Estimate : 3,000.00 - 3,500.00
 
 
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Theodore Roosevelt76 - Theodore Roosevelt
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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
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,200.00
 
 
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Theodore Roosevelt77 - Theodore Roosevelt
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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
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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William H. Taft78 - William H. Taft
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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
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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William H. Taft79 - William H. Taft
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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
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,000.00
 
 
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Woodrow Wilson80 - Woodrow Wilson
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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
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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Woodrow Wilson and WWI Officers81 - Woodrow Wilson and WWI Officers
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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
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Woodrow Wilson82 - Woodrow Wilson
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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
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Warren G. Harding83 - Warren G. Harding
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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
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Calvin Coolidge84 - Calvin Coolidge
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White House card signed in black ink, “Calvin Coolidge.” In fine condition, with mounting remnants to reverse.
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Calvin and Grace Coolidge85 - Calvin and Grace Coolidge
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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
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Herbert Hoover86 - Herbert Hoover
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Uncommon signed booklet: Inaugural Address of Herbert Hoover. Washington: Government Printing Office, 1929. Paperback, 5.75 x 9, 11 pages. Signed on t
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Franklin D. Roosevelt87 - Franklin D. Roosevelt
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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
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Franklin D. Roosevelt88 - Franklin D. Roosevelt
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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
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Franklin D. Roosevelt89 - Franklin D. Roosevelt
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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
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Harry S. Truman90 - Harry S. Truman
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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
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Estimate : 10,000.00 - 15,000.00
 
 
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Harry S. Truman91 - Harry S. Truman
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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
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Estimate : 2,000.00 - 3,000.00
 
 
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Harry S. Truman92 - Harry S. Truman
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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
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Estimate : 4,000.00 - 6,000.00
 
 
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Harry S. Truman93 - Harry S. Truman
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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
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Estimate : 4,000.00 - 5,000.00
 
 
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Harry S. Truman94 - Harry S. Truman
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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
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,000.00
 
 
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Harry S. Truman95 - Harry S. Truman
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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...
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Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,000.00
 
 
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Harry S. Truman96 - Harry S. Truman
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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:
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,000.00
 
 
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Harry S. Truman97 - Harry S. Truman
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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
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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Harry S. Truman98 - Harry S. Truman
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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
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,000.00
 
 
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Harry S. Truman99 - Harry S. Truman
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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
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,000.00
 
 
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Harry S. Truman100 - Harry S. Truman
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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
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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