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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William McKinley81 - William McKinley
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Partly-printed DS as president, one page, 22 x 17, January 18, 1901. President McKinley appoints Charles J. Sweet as "Postmaster at Black River...
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William McKinley82 - William McKinley
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Partly-printed DS as president, one page, 21 x 15.75, March 11, 1901. President McKinley appoints Walter C. Chidester as "Assistant Surgeon of ...
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Richard Nixon83 - Richard Nixon
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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
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Richard Nixon84 - Richard Nixon
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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.
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Richard and Pat Nixon85 - Richard and Pat Nixon
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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
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Richard and Pat Nixon86 - Richard and Pat Nixon
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Fountain pen signatures, "Dick Nixon" and "Patricia Nixon," on an off-white 5 x 3 card. Typed collector's notations indicate...
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Ronald Reagan87 - Ronald Reagan
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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...
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Ronald Reagan88 - Ronald Reagan
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Vintage glossy 8 x 10 photo of Reagan during his acting heyday, signed and inscribed in fountain pen, "To The Brownes, With Deep Gratitude &...
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Ronald Reagan89 - Ronald Reagan
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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...
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Ronald Reagan90 - Ronald Reagan
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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...
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Eleanor Roosevelt91 - Eleanor Roosevelt
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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
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Franklin D. Roosevelt92 - Franklin D. Roosevelt
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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 ...
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Franklin D. Roosevelt93 - Franklin D. Roosevelt
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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...
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Theodore Roosevelt94 - Theodore Roosevelt
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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...
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William H. Taft95 - William H. Taft
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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...
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William H. Taft96 - William H. Taft
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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...
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William H. Taft97 - William H. Taft
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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.&...
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Harry and Bess Truman98 - Harry and Bess Truman
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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...
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Harry S. Truman99 - Harry S. Truman
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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,...
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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Harry S. Truman100 - Harry S. Truman
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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
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