RR Auction: Fine Autograph and Artifact Auction Featuring Presidents

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In honor of Washington's Birthday, RR Auction's February Fine Autograph and Artifact sale opens with a remarkable assortment of nearly 200 presidential autographs, highlighted by an excessively rare William Henry Harrison document as president, an autograph letter by LBJ to the Speaker of the House, and a significant selection of free franks. Other top lots include an extraordinary signed portrait of James Joyce, Pierre-Auguste Renoir's personal ledger, an Einstein letter on a childhood game, and Warren Buffett's personal set of golf clubs. The Beatles, Apollo 11 astronauts, Charles Schulz, Marilyn Monroe, and Babe Ruth round out our pop culture offerings. 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 February 2019.
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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Partly-printed DS as president, signed “G:o Washington,” one page, 12.5 x 15, June 26, 1794. Three-language ship's papers issued to "Joseph...
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Estimate : 8,000.00 - 10,000.00
 
 
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George Washington2 - George Washington
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Partial handwritten unsigned document completely in Washington's hand, 9 x 3.25, apparently taken from a land survey. Washington writes, in full...
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Estimate : 2,000.00 - 4,000.00
 
 
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George Washington3 - George Washington
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Extremely desirable Revolutionary War–era free-franked address panel, 5.5 x 4, addressed in another hand to "Colonel Daniel Brod " at &quo...
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Estimate : 4,000.00 - 6,000.00
 
 
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George Washington4 - George Washington
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Immensely desirable bold ink signature, "G:o Washington,” on an off-white 3.5 x 1.25 slip, affixed to a larger card with decoratively embossed ...
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Estimate : 4,000.00 - 6,000.00
 
 
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John Adams5 - John Adams
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Partly-printed vellum DS as president, one page, 14 x 11.5, February 20, 1801. President Adams appoints Henry B. Brevoort as "a Second Lieutena...
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Estimate : 4,000.00 - 6,000.00
 
 
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John Adams6 - John Adams
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Sought-after free-franked address panel, 5 x 3.25, addressed in another hand to "Hon'ble Jonathan Monson, Boston," and franked in the ...
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Estimate : 2,500.00 - 3,500.00
 
 
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John Adams7 - John Adams
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Large and crisp ink signature, "John Adams," on an off-white 3.25 x 1 vellum slip. In fine condition, with a vertical fold and some scatte...
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Estimate : 2,500.00 - 3,500.00
 
 
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Thomas Jefferson8 - Thomas Jefferson
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Fantastic hand-addressed and free-franked address panel as president, 5 x 3.25, addressed by Jefferson to "Mr. Matthew Cary, Bookseller, Philad...
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Estimate : 4,000.00 - 5,000.00
 
 
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Thomas Jefferson and James Madison9 - Thomas Jefferson and James Madison
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Partly-printed DS, signed “Th: Jefferson” as president and “James Madison” as secretary of state, one page, 19.5 x 15.75, December 12, 1803. Four-lang
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Estimate : 2,000.00 - 4,000.00
 
 
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Thomas Jefferson and James Madison10 - Thomas Jefferson and James Madison
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Handsome partly-printed vellum DS, signed "Th: Jefferson" as president and "James Madison" as secretary of state, one page,11.5 ...
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Estimate : 4,000.00 - 5,000.00
 
 
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