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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Abraham Lincoln41 - Abraham Lincoln
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Uncommon modern plaster casting of the 1860 life mask of Abraham Lincoln originally created by sculptor Leonard Volk, measuring approximately 7.5 x 10
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Estimate : 500.00 - 700.00
 
 
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Abraham Lincoln42 - Abraham Lincoln
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Extremely rare circa 1909 Caproni & Bro. plaster casting of the 1860 life mask of Abraham Lincoln originally created by sculptor Leonard Volk, m...
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Estimate : 8,000.00 - 10,000.00
 
 
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Abraham Lincoln43 - Abraham Lincoln
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ADS, signed "Moore & Lincoln p.d.," one page, 7.75 x 4.5, no date. A portion of the demurrer in the case of Andrew Johnstone v. John W...
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Estimate : 2,000.00 - 4,000.00
 
 
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Abraham Lincoln44 - Abraham Lincoln
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Free-franked black-bordered mailing envelope, 4.5 x 2.5, addressed in another hand to New York milliner Ruth Harris, "Madame Harris & Son, ...
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Estimate : 4,000.00 - 6,000.00
 
 
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Andrew Johnson46 - Andrew Johnson
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Unusual and impressive illuminated partly-printed DS as president, one page, 17.75 x 14, March 21, 1866. President Johnson appoints W. Martin Jones of
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Estimate : 500.00 - 700.00
 
 
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Andrew Johnson47 - Andrew Johnson
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Hand-addressed and free-franked address panel as congressman, 5.75 x 3.5, addressed in Johnson's hand to "Mr. Wm. R. Brown, Greeneville, Te...
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Andrew Johnson48 - Andrew Johnson
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Large and extremely crisp ink signature, "Andrew Johnson,” on an off-white 4.75 x 1.5 slip. Archivally double-matted and framed with a large ov...
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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U. S. Grant49 - U. S. Grant
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Exceptional 2.5 x 4 three-quarter-length carte-de-visite portrait of Grant in a classic military pose with his hand tucked into his jacket, by Henszey
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Estimate : 3,000.00 - 5,000.00
 
 
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U. S. Grant50 - U. S. Grant
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Partly-printed DS as president, one page, 7.75 x 9.75, March 3, 1875. President Grant authorizes and directs "the Secretary of State to affix t...
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,000.00
 
 
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U. S. Grant51 - U. S. Grant
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Partly-printed DS as president, one page, 14 x 18, June 27, 1870. President Grant appoints William C. Forbush as a "First Lieutenant in the Fif...
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,200.00
 
 
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U. S. Grant52 - U. S. Grant
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Ink signature, "U. S. Grant,” on an off-white 3.5 x 2 slip affixed to a same-size card. In fine condition, with clipped corners which could eas...
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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U. S. Grant53 - U. S. Grant
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Uncommon free-franked Department of the Interior mailing envelope, 5.75 x 3.25, addressed in Grant's hand to "Oliver Hoyt, Esq., 72 Gold St...
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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U. S. Grant54 - U. S. Grant
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Partly-printed vellum DS as president, one page, 15.75 x 19.25, March 15, 1870. President Grant appoints Jonathan L. Barton as "Passed Assistan...
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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Rutherford and Lucy Hayes55 - Rutherford and Lucy Hayes
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Purple ink signatures of the president and first lady, "R. B. Hayes" and "Lucy W. Hayes," on individual off-white slips clipped ...
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Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
 
 
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Rutherford B. Hayes56 - Rutherford B. Hayes
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Partly-printed DS as president, signed “R. B. Hayes,” one page, 8 x 10, June 14, 1879. President Hayes authorizes and directs "the Secretary of...
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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James A. Garfield57 - James A. Garfield
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LS signed “J. A. Garfield,” one page, 7.5 x 9.75, House of Representatives letterhead, April 12, 1879. Letter to the Hon. T. Thorp of Columbus, Ohio.
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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James A. Garfield58 - James A. Garfield
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LS signed “J. A. Garfield,” three pages on two sheets, 7.75 x 9.75, January 31, 1873. Letter to Dr. John Peter Robison in Cleveland, in part: "...
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,000.00
 
 
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Grover Cleveland59 - Grover Cleveland
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Partly-printed vellum DS as president, one page, 15.75 x 19.5, December 11, 1896. President Cleveland appoints Abraham V. Zane as "Chief Engine...
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Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
 
 
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Benjamin Harrison60 - Benjamin Harrison
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LS signed “Benj. Harrison,” two pages on two adjoining sheets, 4.25 x 6.5, black-bordered letterhead, May 19, 1893. Letter to O. D. Robinson of Albany
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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Benjamin Harrison61 - Benjamin Harrison
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Handsome engraving featuring a front view of the White House, 4.25 x 3.25, signed below the vignette in ink, "Benj. Harrison." Archivally ...
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Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
 
 
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