RR Auction: Fine Autographs & Artifacts

Supremely desirable partial ALS as president, one page, 8 x 3.75, September 1, 1797. Letter to “Col. McHenry, Secretary at War.” In full: “I return al

Unsigned handwritten document, one page, 6.25 x 4, dated 1862–63. Adams writes a document concerning a payment from “Benja. Thayer to Enoch Wiswall” i

ALS signed “Th: Jeffers ,” one page, 7.5 x 10, October 26, 1817. Letter to Patrick Gibson, his brother’s business partner, concerning financial mat

Partly-printed vellum DS, signed “Th: Jefferson” as president and “James Madison” as secretary of state, one page, 12.25 x 10.25, February 15, 1802. P

Desirable partly-printed DS, signed “James Madison” as president and “Jas. Monroe” as secretary of state, one page, 16 x 10.25, no date but circa 1812

ALS signed “D. P. Madison,” one page, 8 x 4.5, March 28, 1804. Letter of invitation to Mrs. Wingate, in full: “Will you be so good as to join us &am...

Partly-printed DS as president, one page, 11.25 x 9, January 6, 1832. President Jackson appoints Samuel Larkin, Jr., as “a Midshipman in the Navy of t

Exceptionally bold ALS as president, one page, 7.25 x 8.25, May 4, 1831. In full: “You will take charge of the 2’d Auditors Office and discharge the d

Partly-printed vellum DS, signed “Andrew Jackson” as president and “M. Van Buren” as secretary of state, two pages, 11.25 x 14.5, September 11, 1829.

Manuscript DS, signed “Wm. H. Harrison,” one page, 7 x 4, July 11, 1795. A “return for provision for the Barge Crew for 2 Days,” issued from Greenvill

Endorsement signature, “Wm. H. Harrison,” on the reverse of a manuscript document, one page, 7.5 x 2.75, October 31, 1823. A promissory note signed “R

Partly-printed DS as president, signed “J. Tyler,” one page, 8 x 10, November 23, 1842. President Tyler directs the Secretary of State to “affix the S

Partly-printed vellum DS as president, signed “J. Tyler,” one page, 16.75 x 12.75, January 9, 1844. President Tyler appoints Bladen Forrest of Washing

Choice partly-printed vellum DS as president, one page, 16 x 10, November 25, 1848. President Polk recognizes the service of Wendle Hull. In part: “We

Manuscript DS, signed “Z. Taylor, Col. Comdg,” one page, 7.75 x 4.75, March 1834. A military requisition document. In part: “Requisition for Fuel for

ALS, one page both sides, 6.25 x 8, July 25, 1867. Letter to Laura Pleasonton, daughter of Buchanan’s deceased friend Stephen Pleasonton, in full: “I

Civil War-dated handwritten endorsement of a prisoner’s release signed as president, one lightly-lined page, 7.5 x 1.75, May 3, 1864. Lincoln writes,

Civil War–dated manuscript DS as president, signed “A. Lincoln,” one page, lightly-lined, 7.5 x 3, April 10, 1863. In full: “Guard and Patrols will pa

War-dated handwritten endorsement, signed as president, “Respectfully submitted to the War Department, A. Lincoln, March 27, 1862,” on the reverse of

Brief ALS as president, signed “A. Lincoln,” one page, 4.5 x 3.75, Executive Mansion letterhead, March 11, 1863. Brief letter to Senator Charles Sumne

Unsigned 2.25 x 4 carte-de-visite portrait of Lincoln seated, published by Brady’s National Photographic Portrait Galleries. In fine condition, with a

American forger (1887-1950?) who forged letters from American luminaries. Joseph Cosey forgery of an ALS signed “A. Lincoln,” one page, 8 x 5.25, Sept

ANS in pencil, one page, lightly-lined, 4 x 5, March 4, 1872. Note to a gentleman, in full: “I comply with your request with pleasure. I have the hono

Partly-printed DS as president, one page, 7.75 x 9.75, January 7, 1876. President Grant authorizes and directs “the Secretary of State to affix the Se

Partly-printed DS as president, one page, 17.75 x 14, October 20, 1873. President Grant appoints Aaron Bell of California “to be Register of the Land

Superlative Civil War–dated ALS signed “U. S. Grant, Maj: Gen.,” one page both sides, 8 x 10, December 19, 1862. Letter to Major General James McPhers

War-dated ALS signed “U. S. Grant, Lt. Gen.,” one page both sides, 7.75 x 10, Head Quarters Armies of the United States letterhead, May 9, 1865. Lette

Handsome 4.25 x 6.5 cabinet photo of Hayes dressed in a black bow tie and jacket and looking into the distance, signed in the lower border in black in

Unusual 4 x 7 cabinet photo of Daniel Huntington’s portrait of First Lady Lucy Hayes, identified in the lower border in the hand of her husband Ruther

Free franked mailing envelope, 5.25 x 3, addressed in another hand to “Prof. B. A. Hinsdale, Hiram, Ohio,” and franked in the upper right, “J. A. Garf

Signed book: Archdeacon Paley’s View of the Evidences of Christianity. Philadelphia: Troutman & Hayes, 1852. Hardcover, 4 x 6, 264 pages. Signed...

Fountain pen signatures, “Grover Cleveland, March 5, 1889” and “Frances F. Cleveland,” on an off-white 6.75 x 3.25 slip clipped from a larger sheet. I

Engraved portrait of the exterior of the White House, 4.75 x 3.75, signed along the bottom, “Benj. Harrison.” In fine condition, with the first name a

LS signed “T. Roosevelt,” one page, 8 x 5.5, August 31, 1898. Letter to William E. Davenport of Manhattan. In full: “I much appreciate the honor you h

ALS, three pages on two adjoining sheets, 5 x 8, United States Civil Service Commission letterhead, July 17, 1889. Letter to Mr. Rotts. In part: “Need

ALS as president, one page, 4.25 x 6.75, White House letterhead, November 21, 1907. In full: “I shall be pleased to have my name put on M. Rodin’s sta

Partly-printed DS as president, one page, 17.75 x 14.75, February 18, 1907. President Roosevelt appoints Charles Hays, Jr., as “Postmaster at Eutaw, i

White House card trimmed to 3.75 x 1.75, boldly signed in ink, “Theodore Roosevelt,” and presented against a mounted Pach Bros. portrait of the presid

Oval matte-finish 6 x 8 portrait of the president taken in 1904 by George Prince, affixed to a 10.25 x 13.25 mount, signed and inscribed as president

Desirable 5.5 x 3.5 postcard photo of President Roosevelt poring over papers at his desk, signed in black ink. A slip clipped from the original White

TLS as president, one page, 7 x 8.75, White House letterhead, May 15, 1908. Letter to Henry Sharp at the Toft Mill House in England. In part: “In a mo

Distinguished matte-finish 5 x 6.75 formal portrait of Wilson by Harris & Ewing, affixed to its original 7 x 10 mount, crisply signed on the mou...

Partly-printed DS as president, one page, 23 x 19, June 22, 1922. President Harding appoints “Samuel R. Thompson, of California, a Consul of Class sev

Appealing matte-finish 10 x 8 photo of Hoover addressing the Republican Convention in Philadelphia on June 22, 1948, signed in the lower border in fou

Uncommon circa 1938 matte-finish 13.5 x 10.5 photo of Roosevelt in his presidential limousine beside his aide Marvin Hunter McIntyre, signed and inscr

TLS, one page, 7.25 x 10.5, Fidelity and Deposit Company of Maryland letterhead, April 12, 1928. Letter to then-Senator of New York Robert Wagner, in

Oversized engraved portrait of President Roosevelt in a stately pose, 10.5 x 13.75, signed below his image in fountain pen, “Franklin D. Roosevelt, 19

Dignified matte-finish 10.25 x 13.75 head-and-shoulders portrait of Truman, signed and inscribed in the lower border in fountain pen, “Kindest regards

Rare complete issue of the Chicago Daily Tribune of November 3, 1948, 17 x 24, featuring the iconic banner headline "Dewey Defeats Truman.” In ...

TLS as president, one page, 8 x 10.5, White House letterhead, April 26, 1948. Letter to Secretary of the Treasury John W. Snyder. In full: “I want to