RR Auction: Fine Autograph and Artifact Auction Featuring Civil War

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RR Auction’s October Fine Autographs and Artifacts sale boasts a diverse 1,000+ items from all fields of collecting, with a special focus on Civil War and Literature. In addition to an incredible assortment of autograph letters from luminaries like Charles Darwin, Mohandas Gandhi, Charles Dickens, Claude Monet, and J. R. R. Tolkien, a few highlights are a sketch by Pablo Picasso, hand-drawn survey map by George Washington, signed photograph of Leo Tolstoy, and beautiful portrait of Marilyn Monroe. Top artifacts are an officer’s sword presented to Brig.-Gen. Calvin Pratt, a scarce multi-level amputation kit, bullets fired in ballistic tests used as evidence against Bonnie and Clyde, and an incredible hand-engraved Colt revolver honoring Hollywood’s ‘Monster Legacy,’ just in time for Halloween. 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 October 2018.
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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George Washington1 - George Washington
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Remarkable hand-drawn survey map by George Washington, with an eight-line handwritten endorsement on the reverse, one page, 8 x 12.75, June 20, 1771.
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Estimate : 25,000.00 - 30,000.00
 
 
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Thomas Jefferson and James Madison2 - Thomas Jefferson and James Madison
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Fantastic partly-printed DS, signed “Th: Jefferson” as president and “James Madison” as secretary of state, one page, 22 x 17.25, June 12, 1805. Four-
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Estimate : 6,000.00 - 8,000.00
 
 
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James Madison and James Monroe3 - James Madison and James Monroe
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Superb partly-printed DS, signed "James Madison" as president and "Jas. Monroe" as secretary of state, one page, 15.75 x 12.75, ...
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Estimate : 2,000.00 - 2,500.00
 
 
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John Quincy Adams4 - John Quincy Adams
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Handwritten manuscript draft by John Quincy Adams, unsigned, four pages on two adjoining sheets, 6.75 x 8.5, no date but circa 1842. Adams composes a
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Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,500.00
 
 
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John Quincy Adams5 - John Quincy Adams
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ALS, one page, 8 x 9.75, January 1, 1846. Letter to "Francis O. French, Son of Benjamin B. French, Clerk of the House of Representatives of the...
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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Andrew Jackson6 - Andrew Jackson
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Manuscript DS, signed “Andrew Jackson, Major Genl.,” one page, 7.5 x 13, April 23, 1813. Pay order submitted to Edward Mitchell for the transportation
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Estimate : 3,500.00 - 4,500.00
 
 
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Andrew Jackson7 - Andrew Jackson
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Desirable vellum manuscript DS as president, one page, 14.5 x 12.75, April 10, 1831. Ornate land grant, in part: "In consideration of Military ...
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Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,000.00
 
 
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Zachary Taylor8 - Zachary Taylor
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Partly-printed DS as president, signed “Z. Taylor,” one page, 15 x 12.75, January 4, 1850. Diplomatic commission in which President Taylor recognizes
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Estimate : 4,000.00 - 6,000.00
 
 
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Zachary Taylor9 - Zachary Taylor
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Partly-printed DS, signed “Z. Taylor, Col. 1st Infy.,” one page both sides, 11.25 x 17.5, March 26, 1833. Taylor's report for the month of Febru...
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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James Buchanan10 - James Buchanan
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ALS, one page, 7.75 x 9.75, September 4, 1856. Letter to James Macmanus, in part: "I return you the enclosed with many thanks for the opportuni...
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,000.00
 
 
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Abraham Lincoln11 - Abraham Lincoln
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Superior partly-printed DS as president, one page, 8 x 10, June 24, 1864. President Lincoln authorizes and directs "the Secretary of State to a...
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Estimate : 15,000.00 - 20,000.00
 
 
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Abraham Lincoln12 - Abraham Lincoln
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Partial manuscript DS, signed by Abraham Lincoln, "And the plaintiff doth the like, James & Lincoln p.q.," one page, 7.75 x 3, no date...
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Estimate : 2,000.00 - 2,500.00
 
 
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U. S. Grant13 - U. S. Grant
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ALS, two pages on two adjoining sheets, 4.75 x 7.75, February 8, 1885. Letter to "Hon. S. J. Randall, Chairman of Committee on Appropriations.&...
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Estimate : 2,000.00 - 3,000.00
 
 
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U. S. Grant14 - U. S. Grant
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Unusual purple ink signature, "U. S. Grant,” on an off-white 6.5 x 4 album page. In fine condition, with soiling to the right side, easily matt...
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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U. S. Grant15 - U. S. Grant
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ALS signed "U. S. Grant, General," one page, lightly-lined, 5 x 5, December 21, 1866. Letter to Major General Winfield Scott Hancock. In f...
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Estimate : 2,000.00 - 4,000.00
 
 
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James A. Garfield16 - James A. Garfield
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LS signed “J. A. Garfield,” one page both sides, 7.75 x 9.75, July 3, 1872. Letter to the Hon. J. P. Robison in Cleveland, in part: "I took a c...
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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Grover Cleveland17 - Grover Cleveland
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Partly-printed DS as president, one page, 16.5 x 14, July 17, 1885. Interesting document in which President Cleveland suspends "Green C. Chandl...
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Estimate : 500.00 - 700.00
 
 
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Grover Cleveland18 - Grover Cleveland
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TLS, two pages, 7.75 x 10, personal letterhead, August 1, 1892. Letter to H. M. Messinger, speaking out against the McKinley Tariff. In part: "...
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Theodore Roosevelt19 - Theodore Roosevelt
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TLS, one page, 7.75 x 10.25, The Vice President's Chamber letterhead, June 3, 1901. Letter to F. G. Fincke, in full: "I inclose the letters...
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Estimate : 2,500.00 - 3,000.00
 
 
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Theodore Roosevelt20 - Theodore Roosevelt
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TLS, one page, 8.25 x 10.5, Kansas City Star letterhead, May 15, 1918. Letter to Edward A. Greene in Newark, in full: "I think you should give ...
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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William H. Taft21 - William H. Taft
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Signed book: Washington: The Nation's Capital. Later printing. Washington, DC: National Geographic Society, 1915. Hardcover, 7 x 10. Signed and ...
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 2,000.00
 
 
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Woodrow Wilson22 - Woodrow Wilson
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TLS, two pages on two adjoining sheets, 7 x 9.5, personal letterhead, October 13, 1923. Letter to Tennessee Congressman and House Minority Leader Fini
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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Woodrow Wilson23 - Woodrow Wilson
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TLS, two pages, 7 x 9, White House letterhead, December 29, 1916. Letter to Rev. Dr. Roland Cotton Smith, in full: “I had, as you know, looked forward
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,000.00
 
 
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Woodrow Wilson24 - Woodrow Wilson
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Signed book set: A History of the American People, Volume I. Alumni edition, limited issue, numbered 9/350. NY: Harper & Brothers, 1902. Hardcov...
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,000.00
 
 
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Calvin Coolidge25 - Calvin Coolidge
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Ideal vintage matte-finish 9 x 13 half-length portrait of Calvin Coolidge by the Bachrach Studio, signed floridly in fountain pen by the president, an
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Herbert Hoover26 - Herbert Hoover
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TLS as president, one page, 6.5 x 8.5, White House letterhead, August 1, 1929. Letter to Edward H. Benjamin at Bohemian Grove in Monte Rio, California
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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Herbert Hoover27 - Herbert Hoover
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Two hand-corrected telegram drafts, totaling three pages, 8.5 x 13.25, March 31 and April 1, 1919. First and second drafts of Norwegian explorer and h
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Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,000.00
 
 
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Herbert Hoover28 - Herbert Hoover
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ALS signed “H. C. Hoover,” one page, 8.5 x 11, personal letterhead, May 13, 1913. Letter to Timothy Hopkins, president of the trustees of Stanford Uni
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Franklin D. Roosevelt29 - Franklin D. Roosevelt
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Two TLSs as president, each one page, 8 x 10.5, White House letterhead, dated 1937 and 1942, both to the Hon. H. P. Fulmer, chairman of the House Comm
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Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,500.00
 
 
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Harry S. Truman30 - Harry S. Truman
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Small archive of correspondence between Senator Truman, his secretary Victor R. Messall, and John W. Snyder, discussing various arrangements and poten
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Estimate : 500.00 - 700.00
 
 
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Harry S. Truman31 - Harry S. Truman
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Desirable TQS on an off-white 5.75 x 3.5 card, signed and inscribed in blue ballpoint, "To John M. Taylor, from Harry S. Truman, Apr. 22, 1960....
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Dwight D. Eisenhower32 - Dwight D. Eisenhower
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World War II-dated ALS signed “Ike,” two pages, 8 x 10.5, November 26, [1944]. Written from Gueux, France, a letter to his wife, Mamie D. Eisenhower,
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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Dwight D. Eisenhower33 - Dwight D. Eisenhower
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TLS as president signed “DE,” one page, 7 x 10.25, White House letterhead, January 16, 1961. Letter to Barry T. Leithead, written four days before lea
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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Dwight D. Eisenhower34 - Dwight D. Eisenhower
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TLS as president, one page, 7 x 10.25, White House letterhead, April 16, 1957. Letter to Barry T. Leithead, in part: "I am planning to have ano...
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Dwight D. Eisenhower35 - Dwight D. Eisenhower
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Desirable glossy 8 x 10 candid full-length photo of General Eisenhower in uniform, neatly signed in fountain pen, "Dwight D. Eisenhower." ...
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Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
 
 
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The Eisenhowers36 - The Eisenhowers
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Vintage glossy 10 x 8 photo of Dwight and Mamie Eisenhower standing below the wing of a plane and being greeted by their grandchildren, signed and ins
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Dwight D. Eisenhower and Cabinet37 - Dwight D. Eisenhower and Cabinet
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Vintage matte-finish 10 x 8 photo of Eisenhower and his cabinet, taken in January 1953, signed above or below their respective images in ink by Presid
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Estimate : 2,000.00 - 3,000.00
 
 
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John F. Kennedy38 - John F. Kennedy
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TLS signed “Jack Kennedy,” one page, 8 x 10.5, House of Representatives letterhead, May 28, 1947. Letter to William Kelly of East Boston, in part: &...
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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John F. Kennedy39 - John F. Kennedy
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Desirable fountain pen signature, "John Kennedy,” on an off-white 4 x 6 card. Typed collector's notations below indicate that it was signed...
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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Lyndon and Lady Bird Johnson40 - Lyndon and Lady Bird Johnson
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Glossy 4.5 x 6.5 candid photo of Lyndon B. Johnson and Lady Bird Johnson together, affixed to a 6.5 x 9 mount, signed on the mount in fountain pen, ...
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Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
 
 
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Lyndon B. Johnson41 - Lyndon B. Johnson
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Color glossy 7.5 x 10 half-length portrait of President Johnson in front of two flags, affixed to its 11 x 14 mount, signed on the mount in black ink,
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Lyndon B. Johnson42 - Lyndon B. Johnson
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Exceptional vintage matte-finish 7.75 x 9.75 glamor portrait of the future president holding a cigarette, signed and inscribed in fountain pen, &quo...
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Richard Nixon43 - Richard Nixon
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TLS as president signed "RN," one page, 6.75 x 8.75, White House letterhead, January 23, 1973. Letter to James S. Copley, chairman of Copl...
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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Richard Nixon44 - Richard Nixon
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TLS as president signed “RN,” one page, 6.75 x 9, White House letterhead, February 14, 1972. Letter to Congressman Del Clawson, touching upon his Viet
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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Richard Nixon45 - Richard Nixon
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ALS, one page, 7.25 x 10.5, personal letterhead, October 5, 1983. Letter to the widow of journalist Roscoe Drummond, in full: "It was with a de...
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Ronald Reagan46 - Ronald Reagan
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ALS signed "Dutch," one page both sides, 6.25 x 4.25, personal letterhead, no date. Letter to Lydia Hupfer McArthur, in full: "Just a...
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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Ronald Reagan47 - Ronald Reagan
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ALS signed “Ron,” one page, 8.5 x 11, [annotated July 13, 1967]. Letter to Jimmy Dixon, in part: "Thanks for the information & suggestions ...
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,000.00
 
 
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Ronald Reagan48 - Ronald Reagan
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Impressive color semi-glossy 16 x 20 photo of President Reagan's 1984 inauguration, calligraphically inscribed on the mat, "To George White...
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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George and George W. Bush49 - George and George W. Bush
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Desirable 5´ x 3´ nylon flag of Texas flown over the Alamo on June 17, 2013, signed on the white bar in black felt tip by George Bush and ...
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Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,000.00
 
 
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Barack Obama50 - Barack Obama
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Ticket for Barack Obama's election night event held at Grant Park's Hutchinson Field in Chicago on November 4, 2008, 2.5 x 5.5, signed in bl...
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,000.00
 
 
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