RR Auction: Fine Autograph and Artifact Auction

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Featuring a diverse 1,000+ lots, RR Auction’s September Fine Autographs and Artifacts auction boasts a highlighted Royalty section that spans the centuries, offering rarely seen autographs from the likes of Queen Elizabeth I, Queen Mary I, King Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette, Frederick the Great, and Princess Diana. Other top lots include a remarkable oversized Abraham Lincoln signed photograph, a letter by philosopher Francis Bacon, an extremely early Winston Churchill signed photo, and a sharp signed portrait of Martin Luther King, Jr. Other noteworthy autographs include Albert Einstein, J. D. Salinger, the Beatles, Ernest Hemingway, Walt Disney, John F. Kennedy, and more! 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 September 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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Calvin Coolidge101 - Calvin Coolidge
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Signed book: Have Faith in Massachusetts. Second enlarged edition. Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1919. Hardcover with dust jacket, 5.25 x 7.75, 275 pages.
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Calvin Coolidge102 - Calvin Coolidge
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Uncommon personal check, 8.25 x 3.5, filled out and signed by Coolidge, payable to Brouse & Hess for $24.75, December 26, 1911. In fine condition.
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Dwight D. Eisenhower103 - Dwight D. Eisenhower
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Signed book: The White House Years: Mandate for Change, 1953–1956. Limited edition of 1,500 copies (1,434 signed; this copy No. 1110). Garden City: Do
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,200.00
 
 
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Gerald Ford104 - Gerald Ford
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TLS signed “Jerry Ford,” one page, 7.25 x 10.5, personal letterhead, March 7, 1979. Letter to Mrs. and Mrs. Ken Browne, in part: "I am grateful...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Gerald Ford105 - Gerald Ford
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TLS as vice president, signed “Jerry Ford,” one page, 7 x 9, The Vice President letterhead, June 3, 1974. Letter to Ken Browne, in part: "Betty...
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Gerald Ford106 - Gerald Ford
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Fantastic glossy 4.5 x 6.5 candid photo of Ford taken in 1968, displayed in a 7.25 x 9.25 mat, signed on the mat in black ink in 1974, "Gerald ...
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Gerald Ford107 - Gerald Ford
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Color satin-finish 8 x 10 bust-length portrait of Ford in a suit and tie, signed vertically in black ink, "Gerald R. Ford." Reverse bears ...
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Gerald Ford108 - Gerald Ford
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Printed souvenir check, signed "Gerald R. Ford," 6.75 x 3, payable to Richard Nixon for $50, September 8, 1974. This was the same day that...
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Gerald Ford109 - Gerald Ford
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TLS signed “Jerry Ford,” one page, 8 x 10.5, Congress of the United States, Office of the Minority Leader letterhead, March 11, 1966. Letter to Robert
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Gerald Ford110 - Gerald Ford
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Souvenir typescript on an off-white 6.25 x 8.5 sheet of personal letterhead with an embossed presidential eagle, signed in blue felt tip by Ford, &q...
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Gerald Ford111 - Gerald Ford
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ALS signed “Jerry Ford,” 6.25 x 8.5, personal letterhead, January 15, 1983. Letter to Bill McManus, in full: "Betty and I are deeply grateful f...
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Gerald Ford112 - Gerald Ford
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Three first edition books, hardcovers with dust jackets, each signed on an opening page in felt tip by Gerald Ford. Titles include: Gerald Ford and th
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Gerald Ford113 - Gerald Ford
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Signed book: Portrait of the Assassin. First edition, first printing. NY: Simon & Schuster, 1965. Hardcover with dust jacket, 6 x 8.5, 508 pages...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Gerald Ford114 - Gerald Ford
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Signed book: Report of the Warren Commission on the Assassination of President Kennedy. First edition. NY: McGraw-Hill, 1964. Hardcover with dust jack
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Gerald Ford115 - Gerald Ford
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TLS, one page, 6.25 x 8.5, personal letterhead, May 1, 1995. Letter to Dr. Richard Long of the US Department of Labor, in part: "My views today...
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Gerald Ford116 - Gerald Ford
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Typed statement regarding President Eisenhower, signed in blue felt tip, "Gerald R. Ford," one page, 7 x 9.75, Camp David stationery, no d...
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Gerald Ford117 - Gerald Ford
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Souvenir transcript of Vice President Ford's press conference on April 30, 1974, regarding President Nixon's release of edited versions of t...
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Benjamin Harrison118 - Benjamin Harrison
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Fletcher & Sharpe's Bank check, 7.5 x 3, filled out and signed by Harrison, "Benj. Harrison," payable to N. Y. Draft for $100, Aug...
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Herbert Hoover119 - Herbert Hoover
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TLS, one page, 7.25 x 10.5, personal letterhead, March 20, 1963. Written from his home at the Waldorf-Astoria Towers, a letter to Don Lohbeck, in full
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Herbert Hoover120 - Herbert Hoover
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Signed book: The Challenge to Liberty. Later printing. NY: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1935. Hardcover, 5.75 x 7.75, 212 pages. Neatly signed on th...
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Herbert Hoover121 - Herbert Hoover
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Vintage matte-finish 9.75 x 13 photo of Hoover in a bust-length pose, signed and inscribed in fountain pen, "To Lawrence D. Batson, With Kind R...
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Herbert Hoover122 - Herbert Hoover
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Two first edition books: America's First Crusade, hardcover without dust jacket, signed and inscribed on the first free end page in fountain pen...
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Herbert Hoover123 - Herbert Hoover
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Signed book: The Ordeal of Woodrow Wilson. First edition, limited issue, numbered 81/500. NY: McGraw-Hill Book Company, 1958. Hardcover with slipcase,
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Herbert Hoover124 - Herbert Hoover
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Signed books: Three volumes of An American Epic by Herbert Hoover. First editions. Chicago: Henry Regnery Co., 1959-1961. Hardcovers with dust jackets
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Herbert Hoover125 - Herbert Hoover
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Signed book: The Memoirs of Herbert Hoover: The Great Depression, 1929–1941. First edition, first printing. NY: Macmillan, 1952. Hardcover with dust j
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Andrew Johnson126 - Andrew Johnson
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Ink signature, "Andrew Johnson, Gov'r,” on a light blue 6 x 1 sheet clipped from an envelope. Matted and framed with a portrait to an overa...
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Herbert and Lou Henry Hoover127 - Herbert and Lou Henry Hoover
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Attractive pairing of vintage matte-finish portraits of Herbert and Lou Henry Hoover by Bachrach Studios, both 6.25 x 9.25, individually signed in fou
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Lyndon B. Johnson128 - Lyndon B. Johnson
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Appealing color semi-glossy 7.25 x 9.25 half-length portrait of President Johnson, affixed to its original 11 x 14 mount, signed neatly on the mount i
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Lyndon B. Johnson129 - Lyndon B. Johnson
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TLS signed “Lyndon,” one page, 8 x 10.5, United States Senate letterhead, May 16, 1952. Letter to California Congressman Jack Z. Anderson, in full: ...
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Lyndon B. Johnson130 - Lyndon B. Johnson
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TLS, one page, 7 x 9, personal letterhead, September 5, 1969. Brief letter to Emmet J. Hoffman of Farm Store Merchandising, in full: "We enjoye...
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Lyndon B. Johnson131 - Lyndon B. Johnson
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TLS, one page, 6 x 7, United States Senate letterhead, December 9, 1958. Letter to Mr. and Mrs. Ken Browne, in full: "I am delighted to comply ...
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Lyndon B. Johnson132 - Lyndon B. Johnson
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Signed book: The Vantage Point. First edition. NY: Holt, Rinehart and Winston, 1971. Hardcover with dust jacket, 6.5 x 9.5, 636 pages. Signed in black
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John F. Kennedy133 - John F. Kennedy
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Ticket stub for the fourth session of the 1960 Democratic National Convention at which John F. Kennedy was nominated for president, 5.5 x 2.75, held a
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Richard Nixon135 - Richard Nixon
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Signed book: Pat Nixon: The Untold Story. Later printing. NY: Simon & Schuster, 1986. Hardcover with dust jacket, 6.5 x 9.5, 480 pages. Signed a...
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Richard Nixon136 - Richard Nixon
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DS as president, one page, 8.5 x 14, April 19, 1971. In full: "Pursuant to the provisions of Public Law 91–596, of December 29, 1970, I hereby ...
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Richard Nixon137 - Richard Nixon
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DS as president, signed “RN,” one page, 8 x 10.5, White House letterhead, February 13, 1969. A memorandum for the "Honorable George P. Shultz, ...
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Richard Nixon138 - Richard Nixon
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TLS, one page, 7.25 x 10.5, personal letterhead, July 25, 1967. Letter to Ken Browne, in full: "On looking through my briefcase on my return fr...
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Richard Nixon139 - Richard Nixon
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Color satin-finish 8.5 x 11 photo of Nixon seated at his desk, signed and inscribed in the lower border in black ink, "To Bud Lane, with best w...
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Richard Nixon140 - Richard Nixon
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Two books: a first edition of Leaders, hardcover with dust jacket, signed on the half-title page in blue ink by Nixon; and a first edition of Seize th
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Richard Nixon141 - Richard Nixon
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Signed book: The Real War. First edition, limited issue, numbered 298/2500. NY: Warner Books, 1980. Leatherbound hardcover with slipcase, 6.25 x 9.25,
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Richard and Pat Nixon142 - Richard and Pat Nixon
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Vintage glossy 7 x 5 photo of Senator Nixon with his wife at Sioux City's Northwestern Depot on October 22, 1952, signed in ink, "Dick Nixo...
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Richard Nixon, Jimmy Carter, and Gerald Ford143 - Richard Nixon, Jimmy Carter, and Gerald Ford
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Appealing color glossy 10 x 8 photo of the three former American presidents gathered at the White House for Hubert Humphrey's funeral on January...
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Barack Obama144 - Barack Obama
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Attractive color satin-finish 8 x 10 photo of Obama posing with his arms crossed in front of the Capitol Building, signed and inscribed in silver ink,
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Ronald Reagan145 - Ronald Reagan
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Vintage ink signature and inscription, "Good Luck Sheila, Ronald Reagan,” on an off-white 7.25 x 5.25 album page. In fine condition.
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Ronald and Nancy Reagan146 - Ronald and Nancy Reagan
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Outstanding matte-finish 8 x 10 portrait of the Reagans posing together, signed and inscribed in blue ink, "To Fred, with our deep affection-Na...
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Eleanor Roosevelt147 - Eleanor Roosevelt
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Signed book: This I Remember. First edition, limited issue, numbered 284/1000. NY: Harper & Brothers, 1949. Hardcover, 6.75 x 9.5, 387 pages. Si...
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Franklin D. Roosevelt148 - Franklin D. Roosevelt
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TLS as president, one page, 7 x 8.75, White House letterhead, August 21, 1937. Letter to Cecil W. Ryan, secretary of the American Philatelic Society.
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Theodore Roosevelt and Woodrow Wilson149 - Theodore Roosevelt and Woodrow Wilson
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An interesting collection of nine original vintage matte-finish photographs, including: a 2 x 2.75 photo of an enormous dog greeting President Theodor
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William H. Taft150 - William H. Taft
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TLS signed “Wm. H. Taft,” one page, 5.25 x 8.75, War Department letterhead, June 28, 1908. Letter to John L. Cadwalader, in full: "I have recei...
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William H. Taft151 - William H. Taft
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TLS signed “Wm. H. Taft,” one page, 7 x 9.25, personal letterhead, November 15, 1915. Letter to Clifford D. Castle, secretary of the W. A. Castle Comp
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