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RR Auction’s January Fine Autographs and Artifacts sale is sure to impress, boasting over 850 items in a wide variety of genres. We open with a special ‘Royalty’ section, which spans over five hundred years of majestic material—from Spain’s Catholic monarchs Ferdinand and Isabella of the 1490s to Britain’s tragic Princess Diana of the 1990s. Our presidential section is similarly robust, highlighted by a Revolutionary War-dated letter by George Washington, a Congressional resolution to honor Ben Franklin signed by Thomas Jefferson, and a page from Theodore Roosevelt’s manuscript for The Winning of the West. Other great autographs in this sale include the scientist Dmitri Mendeleev, the economist Adam Smith, the abolitionist John Brown, the surrealist Rene Magritte, and many 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 January 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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203Calvin CoolidgeRR Auction
Northampton National Bank check, 8 x 2.75, filled out in another hand and signed by Coolidge, "Calvin Coolidge," payable to Sears Roebuck ...
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
204Calvin CoolidgeRR Auction
Ink signature, "Calvin Coolidge,” on an off-white 3 x 1 slip. Impressively matted and framed with a plaque and four images to an overall size o...
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
205Calvin CoolidgeRR Auction
TLS as president, one page, White House letterhead, November 26, 1924. Letter to James M. Beck of the Department of Justice, in full: "Pursuant...
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
206Calvin CoolidgeRR Auction
Menu booklet for a testimonial dinner in honor of Frank B. Hall at the Hotel Vendome in Boston on February 18, 1921, 4.5 x 7.25, four pages, signed on
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
207Dwight D. EisenhowerRR Auction
TLS as president, one page, 6 x 8.25, White House letterhead, November 10, 1956. Letter to Frank O. H. Williams, chairman of the alumni board at Yale
Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
208Dwight D. EisenhowerRR Auction
Signed book: Crusade in Europe. First edition. NY: Doubleday, 1948. Hardcover with dust jacket, 6 x 8.75, 559 pages. Signed and inscribed on the half-
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
209Millard FillmoreRR Auction
Free-franked address panel, 4.5 x 2.5, addressed in Fillmore's hand to "Hon. A. H. H. Stuart, Staunton, Virginia," and franked in the ...
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
210Gerald FordRR Auction
Color satin-finish 6 x 9 head-and-shoulders portrait of President Ford affixed to a white 6.5 x 10.5 mount, signed on the mount in black felt tip, &...
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
211Gerald FordRR Auction
Signed book: Three volume set of Public Papers of the President: Gerald R. Ford, 1976–77. Washington, D.C.: US Government Printing Office, 1979. Each
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
212Gerald FordRR Auction
Signed book: Report of the Warren Commission on the Assassination of President Kennedy. First edition. NY: McGraw-Hill Book Company, 1964. Hardcover w
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
213Gerald FordRR Auction
TLS signed “Gerald R. Ford,” one page, 6.75 x 8.75, Congress of the United States letterhead, September 14, 1973. Letter to Iain Garry, in full: &qu...
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
214Gerald FordRR Auction
TLS as president signed “Jerry Ford,” one page, 6.75 x 8.75, White House letterhead, December 6, 1974. Letter to New York Supreme Court Justice Abraha
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
215Warren G. HardingRR Auction
Partly-printed DS as president, one page, 17 x 13, March 9, 1922. President Harding appoints Edna A. Gorton as "Postmaster at Lexington, in the...
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
216Benjamin HarrisonRR Auction
Partly-printed vellum DS as president, signed “Benj. Harrison,” one page, 21.75 x 15.75, January 11, 1892. President Harrison appoints Ivory G. Kimbal
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
217Benjamin HarrisonRR Auction
Fletcher & Sharpe's Bank check, 6 x 2.75, filled out and signed by Harrison, "Benj. Harrison," payable to M. H. Wooden for $15, Oc...
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
218Herbert HooverRR Auction
TLS as president, one page, 7 x 8.75, White House letterhead, June 15, 1929. Letter to Pennsylvanian Congressman James M. Beck, in full: "I hav...
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
219Herbert HooverRR Auction
Signed book: The Challenge to Liberty. First edition. NY: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1934. Hardcover with dust jacket, 5.75 x 8, 212 pages. Signed...
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
220Herbert HooverRR Auction
Signed book: The Memoirs of Herbert Hoover: The Great Depression, 1929–1941. First edition. NY: The MacMillan Company, 1952. Hardcover with dust jacke
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
221Herbert HooverRR Auction
Signed book: The Memoirs of Herbert Hoover: Years of Adventure, 1874–1920. Seventh printing. NY: The MacMillan Company, 1952. Hardcover, 6.5 x 9.5, 49
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
222Herbert HooverRR Auction
White House card signed in fountain pen, "Herbert Hoover." Matted and framed with a commemorative medallion and a vintage matte-finish por...
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
223Lyndon and Lady Bird JohnsonRR Auction
Two books: a softcover copy of The Choices We Face, signed on the opening page in blue ballpoint, "LBJ"; and a second printing of A White ...
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
224Lyndon B. JohnsonRR Auction
Ink signature and inscription, "To Ashley T. Cale, With best wishes, Lyndon B. Johnson,” on an off-white 4.25 x 3 card. Double-matted and frame...
Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
225Abraham LincolnRR Auction
Small mourning badge featuring a .75 x 1 photographic portrait of Abraham Lincoln, applied to a black crepe bow and affixed to a larger 3 x 5 coin pou
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
226Abraham LincolnRR Auction
Original circa 1865 silk mourning ribbon memorializing Abraham Lincoln, 2.75 x 5.75, with text at the top reading, "A Nation's Loss," ...
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
227William McKinleyRR Auction
Partly-printed DS as president, one page, 18.25 x 15, January 14, 1898. President McKinley appoints Ivory G. Kimball as "Judge of the Police Co...
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
228Richard NixonRR Auction
Two items: a DS, one page, 11 x 8.5, January 20, 1973, an award presented on behalf o the United States Armed Forces to AIC T. J. Budnik for his parti
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
229Richard NixonRR Auction
Greeting card celebrating the 80th birthday of President Nixon, dated January 9, 1993, measuring 7 x 5, bearing a color image of the former president
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
230Richard NixonRR Auction
TLS signed “RN,” one page, 6.5 x 9.5, personal letterhead, February 22, 1994. Letter to Mr. and Mrs. Paul Keyes, in part: "To be reminded that ...
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
231Richard NixonRR Auction
TLS signed “RN,” one page, 7.25 x 10.5, personal letterhead, October 10, 1983. Letter to Jack Dreyfus, in part: "This is one of 1,000 copies of...
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
232Edith RooseveltRR Auction
ALS signed “Edith Kermit Roosevelt (Mrs. Theodore Roosevelt),” one page both sides, 5.25 x 3.25, Sagamore Hill letterhead, May 18, 1924. Letter to Sha
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
233Eleanor RooseveltRR Auction
Rare original 5.25 x 4 negative showing Eleanor Roosevelt in later age, conversing with a gentleman during a radio program for an apparent Slavic-spea
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
234Franklin D. RooseveltRR Auction
Fountain pen signature, "Franklin D. Roosevelt," on an off-white State of New York, Executive Mansion, Albany card. Double-matted and fram...
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
235William H. TaftRR Auction
TLS signed “Wm. H. Taft,” one page, 5 x 8, War Department letterhead, June 25, 1908. Letter to Charlie A. Ricks of Detroit, in full: "I beg to ...
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
236William H. TaftRR Auction
Bold ink signature, "Wm. H. Taft,” on an off-white 3 x 1.25 slip. Suede-matted and framed with a portrait to an overall size of 14 x 18. In fin...
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
237William H. TaftRR Auction
Partly-printed DS as president, signed “Wm. H. Taft,” one page, 21 x 16, March 24, 1911. President Taft appoints John D. Barrette as "Lieutenan...
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
238William H. TaftRR Auction
Partly-printed DS, signed "Wm. H. Taft," one page, 7.25 x 3, no date. An Internal Revenue Distillery Warehouse Stamp, No. R8184342, 1878 s...
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
239Harry S. TrumanRR Auction
Partly-printed DS as president, one page, 19.75 x 15.75, March 9, 1950. President Truman appoints Delmas C. Hill of Kansas as "United States Di...
Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
240Harry S. TrumanRR Auction
TLS signed “Harry,” one page, 6.75 x 8.75, personal letterhead, December 17, 1958. Letter to Hall of Fame basketball coach Phog Allen, in part: &quo...
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
241Harry S. TrumanRR Auction
Color glossy 6 x 4.5 photo displayed in an 8 x 7 mat, signed and inscribed on the mat in blue ballpoint, "Harry S. Truman" and "To Ge...
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
242Harry S. TrumanRR Auction
Ink signature, "Harry S. Truman, 3–7–67," on an off-white 7.5 x 11 book page from a 1945 Presidential Proclamation. In very good condition...
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
244Harry S. TrumanRR Auction
Oversized matte-finish 13 x 10 photo of Truman holding hands in a large group of people, signed in fountain pen, "Kindest regards, Harry S. Tru...
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
245Harry S. TrumanRR Auction
Signed book: Report of the Commission on the Renovation of the Executive Mansion. First edition. Washington, D.C.: United States Government Printing O
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
246Harry S. TrumanRR Auction
TLS, 7.25 x 8.5, personal letterhead, May 12, 1964. Letter to Jack Burke of the University of Wisconsin News Service, in full: "Thank you for y...
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
247Donald TrumpRR Auction
Amusing color glossy 8 x 9.75 photo of Trump sitting in a golden Oval Office with framed pictures of himself in the background, signed in black felt t
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
248Donald TrumpRR Auction
Signed book: The Art of the Comeback. First edition. NY: Random House, 1997. Hardcover with dust jacket, 6.5 x 9.5, 244 pages. Signed on the first fre
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
249Donald Trump and Mike PenceRR Auction
Iconic red "Make America Great Again!" trucker snapback cap with American flag brim, a style popularized during the presidential campaign ...
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
250Martin Van BurenRR Auction
Ink signature, "With my kind regards, M. Van Buren, Lindenwald, Nov. 9-59,” on an off-white 4.5 x 3.5 slip. Impressively double-matted and fram...
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
251Woodrow WilsonRR Auction
Partly-printed vellum DS as president, one page, 14.5 x 18.5, May 12, 1916. President Wilson appoints Jose Penteado Bill as "First Lieutenant i...
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
252Benjamin FranklinRR Auction
Manuscript DS, signed “B. Franklin Presid't,” one page, 7.25 x 8.5, June 26, 1787. Official bankruptcy document headed, "In the matter of J...
Estimate : 15,000.00 - 20,000.00
253Elbridge GerryRR Auction
Partly-printed DS, signed “E. Gerry,” one page, 13.75 x 7.75, September 4, 1811. As Governor and Commander in Chief of the Commonwealth of Massachuset
Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00