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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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1George WashingtonRR Auction
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.
Estimate : 25,000.00 - 30,000.00
2Thomas Jefferson and James MadisonRR Auction
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-
Estimate : 6,000.00 - 8,000.00
3James Madison and James MonroeRR Auction
Superb partly-printed DS, signed "James Madison" as president and "Jas. Monroe" as secretary of state, one page, 15.75 x 12.75, ...
Estimate : 2,000.00 - 2,500.00
4John Quincy AdamsRR Auction
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
Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,500.00
5John Quincy AdamsRR Auction
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...
Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
6Andrew JacksonRR Auction
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
Estimate : 3,500.00 - 4,500.00
7Andrew JacksonRR Auction
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 ...
Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,000.00
8Zachary TaylorRR Auction
Partly-printed DS as president, signed “Z. Taylor,” one page, 15 x 12.75, January 4, 1850. Diplomatic commission in which President Taylor recognizes
Estimate : 4,000.00 - 6,000.00
9Zachary TaylorRR Auction
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...
Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
10James BuchananRR Auction
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...
Estimate : 800.00 - 1,000.00
11Abraham LincolnRR Auction
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...
Estimate : 15,000.00 - 20,000.00
12Abraham LincolnRR Auction
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...
Estimate : 2,000.00 - 2,500.00
13U. S. GrantRR Auction
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.&...
Estimate : 2,000.00 - 3,000.00
14U. S. GrantRR Auction
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...
Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
15U. S. GrantRR Auction
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...
Estimate : 2,000.00 - 4,000.00
16James A. GarfieldRR Auction
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...
Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
17Grover ClevelandRR Auction
Partly-printed DS as president, one page, 16.5 x 14, July 17, 1885. Interesting document in which President Cleveland suspends "Green C. Chandl...
Estimate : 500.00 - 700.00
18Grover ClevelandRR Auction
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: "...
Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
19Theodore RooseveltRR Auction
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...
Estimate : 2,500.00 - 3,000.00
20Theodore RooseveltRR Auction
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 ...
Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
21William H. TaftRR Auction
Signed book: Washington: The Nation's Capital. Later printing. Washington, DC: National Geographic Society, 1915. Hardcover, 7 x 10. Signed and ...
Estimate : 1,000.00 - 2,000.00
22Woodrow WilsonRR Auction
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
Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
23Woodrow WilsonRR Auction
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
Estimate : 800.00 - 1,000.00
24Woodrow WilsonRR Auction
Signed book set: A History of the American People, Volume I. Alumni edition, limited issue, numbered 9/350. NY: Harper & Brothers, 1902. Hardcov...
Estimate : 800.00 - 1,000.00
25Calvin CoolidgeRR Auction
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
Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
26Herbert HooverRR Auction
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
Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
27Herbert HooverRR Auction
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
Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,000.00
28Herbert HooverRR Auction
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
Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
29Franklin D. RooseveltRR Auction
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
Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,500.00
30Harry S. TrumanRR Auction
Small archive of correspondence between Senator Truman, his secretary Victor R. Messall, and John W. Snyder, discussing various arrangements and poten
Estimate : 500.00 - 700.00
31Harry S. TrumanRR Auction
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....
Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
32Dwight D. EisenhowerRR Auction
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,
Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
33Dwight D. EisenhowerRR Auction
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
Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
34Dwight D. EisenhowerRR Auction
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...
Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
35Dwight D. EisenhowerRR Auction
Desirable glossy 8 x 10 candid full-length photo of General Eisenhower in uniform, neatly signed in fountain pen, "Dwight D. Eisenhower." ...
Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
36The EisenhowersRR Auction
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
Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
37Dwight D. Eisenhower and CabinetRR Auction
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
Estimate : 2,000.00 - 3,000.00
38John F. KennedyRR Auction
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: &...
Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
39John F. KennedyRR Auction
Desirable fountain pen signature, "John Kennedy,” on an off-white 4 x 6 card. Typed collector's notations below indicate that it was signed...
Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
40Lyndon and Lady Bird JohnsonRR Auction
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, ...
Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
41Lyndon B. JohnsonRR Auction
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,
Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
42Lyndon B. JohnsonRR Auction
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...
Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
43Richard NixonRR Auction
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...
Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
44Richard NixonRR Auction
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
Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
45Richard NixonRR Auction
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...
Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
46Ronald ReaganRR Auction
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...
Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
47Ronald ReaganRR Auction
ALS signed “Ron,” one page, 8.5 x 11, [annotated July 13, 1967]. Letter to Jimmy Dixon, in part: "Thanks for the information & suggestions ...
Estimate : 800.00 - 1,000.00
48Ronald ReaganRR Auction
Impressive color semi-glossy 16 x 20 photo of President Reagan's 1984 inauguration, calligraphically inscribed on the mat, "To George White...
Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
49George and George W. BushRR Auction
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 ...
Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,000.00
50Barack ObamaRR Auction
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...
Estimate : 800.00 - 1,000.00
51John Adams and Thomas JeffersonRR Auction
Printed broadside document, one page both sides, 7.75 x 12, June 27 and July 8, 1797. Broadside publishing two acts passed by the Fifth Congress. The
Estimate : 500.00 - 700.00
52George BushRR Auction
TLS, one page, 6.25 x 8.5, personal letterhead, November 28, 1994. Letter to Mr. and Mrs. Ken Browne, in part: "Barbara and I are just back fro...
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
53George BushRR Auction
Color 8 x 10 cardstock photo of Bush in a suit and tie, signed in the wide lower margin in black felt tip. In fine condition.
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
54George W. BushRR Auction
TLS as president, one page, 6.75 x 8.75, White House letterhead, October 16, 2008. Letter to Robert R. Williams, in full: "Congratulations on y...
Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
55Jimmy CarterRR Auction
Two photos signed by Carter: a semi-glossy 7.25 x 9.25 close-up portrait, signed in blue ballpoint, "To Kurt Wittman, Jimmy Carter," matte...
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
56Jimmy and Rosalynn CarterRR Auction
Group of four color laserprint photos, 8.5 x 11 and 11 x 8.5, each showing Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter during their time in the White House, each signed
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
57Jimmy and Rosalynn CarterRR Auction
Three items: a Plains Mercantile Co. check filled out and signed by Jimmy Carter, "J. E. Carter, Jr.," payable to the Plains Mercantile Co...
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
58Jimmy and Rosalynn CarterRR Auction
Color 8 x 10 cardstock photo of the Carters together, signed in black felt tip, "Jimmy Carter" and "Best wishes, Rosalynn Carter.&quo...
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
59Grover ClevelandRR Auction
Executive Mansion card, neatly signed in bold ink as president, "Grover Cleveland, Feb'y 18, 1897." In very good to fine condition, wi...
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
60Bill ClintonRR Auction
A swatch of maroon, white, and gold fabric from the couch that resided in the Oval Office during President Clinton’s time in the White House, measurin
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
61Bill ClintonRR Auction
Color glossy 10 x 8 photo of Clinton in front of the United Nations emblem, signed in black felt tip, "Best wishes, Bill Clinton." In fine...
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
62Bill ClintonRR Auction
Satin-finish 14 x 11 close-up photo of President Clinton with Pope John Paul II, signed in black felt tip, "Best wishes, Bill Clinton." In...
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
63Bill Clinton and James PattersonRR Auction
Signed book: The President Is Missing. First edition. NY: Little, Brown and Company / Alfred A. Knopf, 2018. Hardcover with dust jacket, 6.25 x 9.5, 5
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
64Dwight D. EisenhowerRR Auction
White House card boldly signed in fountain pen, "Dwight D. Eisenhower." In fine condition, with light soiling, and some staining to the re...
Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
65Dwight D. EisenhowerRR Auction
Glossy 7.25 x 9.25 photo of Eisenhower holding his glasses, affixed to an 8.75 x 11.5 mount, neatly signed on the mount in black ink. Reverse bears a
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
66Dwight D. EisenhowerRR Auction
TLS, one page, 7 x 10.25, personal letterhead, May 26, 1948. Letter to Ken Browne, in part: "Thank you very much for your thoughtful letter and...
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
67Dwight D. EisenhowerRR Auction
TLS signed “Ike E.,” one page, 7.25 x 10.5, personal letterhead, January 9, 1967. Letter to Mollie Cullum, in full: "Thank you for your note of...
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
68Mamie EisenhowerRR Auction
TLS signed “Fondly, Mamie Eisenhower,” one page, 6.5 x 9, personal letterhead, July 13, 1973. Letter to Mollie Cullum, in part: “Barbara and John came
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
69Betty FordRR Auction
Color satin-finish 9.75 x 7 photo of Betty Ford posing with Sammy Davis, Jr., and his wife Altovise, affixed to a 11.5 x 9.75 mount, signed and inscri
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
70Gerald FordRR Auction
Group of three hardcover books: The Presidential Campaign 1976 (Vol. 2, Part 2), published by the Government Printing Office in 1979, signed on the fr
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
71Gerald FordRR Auction
TLS signed “Gerald R. Ford,” one page, 6.5 x 9.5, personal letterhead, June 4, 1985. Letter to Don Gibson, in part: "Thank you so much for the ...
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
72Warren G. HardingRR Auction
Partly-printed DS as president, one page, 23 x 19, November 19, 1921. President Harding appoints J. Klahr Huddle of Ohio as "a Consul of Class ...
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
73Benjamin HarrisonRR Auction
Partly-printed DS as president, signed “Benj. Harrison,” one page, 19.5 x 14, February 24, 1891. President Harrison appoints William H. Gibson as &q...
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
74Herbert HooverRR Auction
Two volumes of The Memoirs of Herbert Hoover: a first printing of Years of Adventure: 1874–1920, published by Macmillan in 1951, hardcover with dust j
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
75Herbert HooverRR Auction
Vintage matte-finish 10 x 8 seated photo of Hoover by Underwood & Underwood of Washington, D.C., signed in black ink, "Yours faithfully, He...
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
76Herbert HooverRR Auction
Handsome matte-finish 7 x 10.5 portrait of Hoover in a suit and tie by Harris & Ewing, signed in the lower border in fountain pen, "The Kin...
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
77Lyndon B. JohnsonRR Auction
TLS as president, one page, 6.75 x 8.75, White House letterhead, November 18, 1965. Letter to Judge George T. Washington of the US Court of Appeals, a
Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
78Lyndon B. JohnsonRR Auction
TLS, one page, 8 x 10.5, House of Representatives letterhead, January 31, 1939. Letter to a constituent, in part: "I contacted the Bureau of Fi...
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
79Lyndon B. JohnsonRR Auction
Glossy 4.5 x 8.25 close-up photo of Johnson in near-profile with an American flag and soldier in the background, signed in the lower border in fountai
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
80Lyndon B. JohnsonRR Auction
Official bookplate for The Vantage Point gilt-stamped with the presidential seal, 3.75 x 4.75, signed in fountain pen by Johnson. In fine condition, w
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
81William McKinleyRR Auction
Partly-printed DS as president, one page, 22 x 17, January 18, 1901. President McKinley appoints Charles J. Sweet as "Postmaster at Black River...
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
82William McKinleyRR Auction
Partly-printed DS as president, one page, 21 x 15.75, March 11, 1901. President McKinley appoints Walter C. Chidester as "Assistant Surgeon of ...
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
83Richard NixonRR Auction
Two first edition books: No More Vietnams, published by Arbor House in 1985, hardcover with slipcase, signed on the first free end page in black felt
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
84Richard NixonRR Auction
Group of six bookplates for Nixon's 1980 bestseller The Real War, 4 x 5.5, each signed in black felt tip. In overall very fine condition.
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
85Richard and Pat NixonRR Auction
Vintage glossy 9 x 7 photo of President Nixon and the first lady waving from their motorcade as they drive through Portland, Maine, on August 13, 1960
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
86Richard and Pat NixonRR Auction
Fountain pen signatures, "Dick Nixon" and "Patricia Nixon," on an off-white 5 x 3 card. Typed collector's notations indicate...
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
87Ronald ReaganRR Auction
ALS, one page, 5.5 x 8.5, personal letterhead, no date. Letter to "Mr. & Mrs. Browne," in full: "Thanks very much for your kind l...
Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
88Ronald ReaganRR Auction
Vintage glossy 8 x 10 photo of Reagan during his acting heyday, signed and inscribed in fountain pen, "To The Brownes, With Deep Gratitude &...
Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
89Ronald ReaganRR Auction
Unique vintage glossy 8 x 10 photo of Reagan holding equestrian gear, signed and inscribed in the lower border in fountain pen, "To The Brownes...
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
90Ronald ReaganRR Auction
Glossy 3.5 x 5 candid photo of Governor Reagan speaking in Arizona in 1968, signed at the top in fountain pen. Typed collector's notations on th...
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
91Eleanor RooseveltRR Auction
Two TLSs, each one page, 8 x 10.5, United States Delegation to the United Nations letterhead, dated 1947–1948, both to Assistant Solicitor General Geo
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
92Franklin D. RooseveltRR Auction
TLS as president, one page, 7 x 8.75, White House letterhead, November 11, 1944. Letter to the Hon. Maurice P. Davidson, in full: "I have read ...
Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
93Franklin D. RooseveltRR Auction
TLS as governor, one page, 6.5 x 10, State of New York, Executive Chamber letterhead, March 10, 1932. Brief letter to Dominick Fabian, in full: &quo...
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
94Theodore RooseveltRR Auction
Bold and crisp ink signature, "T. Roosevelt,” on an off-white 3.75 x 2.5 card. In fine condition, with light overall soiling and old mounting r...
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
95William H. TaftRR Auction
Partly-printed DS as president, signed “Wm. H. Taft,” one page, 21 x 16, December 31, 1912. President Taft appoints John H. Brown as "Postmaste...
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
96William H. TaftRR Auction
Partly-printed DS as president, signed “Wm. H. Taft,” one page, 20.5 x 15.75, February 9, 1912. President Taft appoints Edward J. Oliver as "Se...
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
97William H. TaftRR Auction
Handsome engraved portrait of President Taft in a noble bust-length pose, 16.75 x 20.5, signed below in pencil, "Sincerely yours, Wm. H. Taft.&...
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
98Harry and Bess TrumanRR Auction
Two TLSs to Ken Browne: one signed "Harry S. Truman," one page, 7.25 x 10.5, personal letterhead, August 8, 1960, in part: "I certain...
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
99Harry S. TrumanRR Auction
ALS, one page, 7.25 x 10.5, personal letterhead, August 14, 1958. Letter to the Hon. Robert P. Weatherford, Jr., the mayor of Truman's hometown,...
Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
100Harry S. TrumanRR Auction
TLS as president, one page, 6.5 x 8, White House letterhead, September 23, 1952. Letter to R. B. White, president of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad C
Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00