Auction Details
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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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