RR Auction: Fine Autographs & Artifacts

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Headquartered in Boston’s North End, RR Auction is a globally recognized and trusted source for rare documents, manuscripts, autographs, and historic artifacts. Since its inception in 1980, RR has achieved countless record-setting prices in over 425 successful sales, including Truman Capote’s hand-notated manuscript for Breakfast at Tiffany’s for over $300,000, President Kennedy’s 1963 convertible for $318,000, and a pair of Bonnie and Clyde’s guns for over $500,000. Internationally known and frequently featured in all media outlets—with appearances on NBC’s Today Show, CBS This Morning, Fox News, the New York Times Sunday Magazine, and the London Times—RR Auction prides itself on selling authentic material, thoroughly examined by in-house experts and third-party authenticators, to uphold the guarantee of authenticity. With a stunning full-color print catalog and a massive online presence, RR Auction continues to achieve record prices for clients around the world.
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 Lincoln and William H. Seward101 - Abraham Lincoln and William H. Seward
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Five short strands of Lincoln’s hair encapsulated in a plastic cube and displayed alongside a similar cube containing strands of Seward’s hair, attrac
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Rutherford B. Hayes102 - Rutherford B. Hayes
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Choice partly-printed DS as president, signed “R. B. Hayes,” one page, 7.75 x 10, August 13, 1877. President Hayes orders the secretary of state “to a
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Grover Cleveland103 - Grover Cleveland
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ALS, one page, 4.5 x 7, March 19, 1904. Letter to C. H. Kavanaugh. In full: “I enclose proof that I attempted to acknowledge a letter received from yo
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Benjamin Harrison104 - Benjamin Harrison
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Fletchers Bank check, 7.25 x 2.75, filled out and signed by Harrison, “Benj. Harrison,” payable to Self for $25, December 1, 1888. In fine condition,
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Theodore Roosevelt105 - Theodore Roosevelt
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TLS, one page, 8.5 x 1, personal letterhead, January 14, 1918. Letter to Judson Swift of the American Tract Society, in full: “What a staunch and loya
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William H. Taft106 - William H. Taft
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TLS signed “Wm. H. Taft,” one page, 6.75 x 8.75, personal letterhead, August 22, 1918. Letter to Frederick Judson, in full: “I have yours of August 19
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William H. Taft107 - William H. Taft
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White House card signed and inscribed in black ink, “For Mr. Louis Saroni, with best wishes, Wm. H. Taft, Feby 19th 1913.” Stapled to the top of a tra
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William H. Taft108 - William H. Taft
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Partly-printed DS as president, signed “Wm. H. Taft,” one page, 16 x 19.5, August 2, 1910. President Taft appoints Henry R. Snyder as “Assistant Payma
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William H. Taft109 - William H. Taft
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TLS signed “Wm. H. Taft,” one page, 7 x 9.25, personal letterhead, February 24, 1914. Letter to G. Alfred Lawrence, in part: “I have yours of February
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Calvin Coolidge110 - Calvin Coolidge
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TLS as president, one page, 7 x 8.75, White House letterhead, December 8, 1924. Letter to Walter Page, in full: “Accept my thanks for your letter tell
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Herbert Hoover111 - Herbert Hoover
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World War II-dated TLS, one page, 7.25 x 10.5, personal letterhead, May 15, 1941. Letter to Dorothy Rollins, in full: “I am glad that you liked my sta
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Herbert Hoover112 - Herbert Hoover
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Matte-finish 7.5 x 9.75 photo of Clarence Martin’s 1933 pencil sketch of Hoover, signed in fountain pen, “The kind regards of Herbert Hoover.” Reverse
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Herbert Hoover113 - Herbert Hoover
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TLS, one page, 7.25 x 10.5, personal letterhead, October 12, 1943. Letter to Miles W. Jones, in part: “On Thursday, October 28th, I am delivering what
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Harry S. Truman114 - Harry S. Truman
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Ink signature, “Harry S. Truman, 12–30–59,” on an off-white 4 x 2.25 card. In fine condition.
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Harry S. Truman115 - Harry S. Truman
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Three TLSs to former Secretary of the Treasury John W. Snyder, each one page, 7.25 x 10.5, personal letterhead, dated between 1967 and 1969. Letters t
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Harry S. Truman116 - Harry S. Truman
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TLS, one page, 7.25 x 10.5, personal letterhead, September 9, 1954. Letter to Norman Fox, in full: “Replying to yours of the fourth, I appreciate your
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Harry S. Truman117 - Harry S. Truman
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Signed book: Memoirs: Years of Trial and Hope. NY: Doubleday, 1956. Hardcover with dust jacket, 5.75 x 8.5, 594 pages. Signed and inscribed on the hal
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Dwight D. Eisenhower118 - Dwight D. Eisenhower
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TLS signed “Ike Eisenhower,” one page, 5.75 x 7.75, Columbia University letterhead, October 31, 1950. Letter to Russell Stearns, in full: “My thanks t
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Lyndon B. Johnson119 - Lyndon B. Johnson
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TLS as president, one page, 6.5 x 8.75, White House letterhead, March 23, 1968. Letter to Representative Neal Smith, in full: “I send my warmest congr
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Richard Nixon120 - Richard Nixon
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Official White House envelope bearing a special ‘R. Nixon’ postmark from Berlin on February 27, 1969, 7.25 x 3.75, signed along the bottom in black fe
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Nixon, Ford, and Agnew121 - Nixon, Ford, and Agnew
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Official program for Nixon’s second presidential inauguration on January 20, 1973, 6.25 x 9, signed on the front cover in black felt tip by Richard Ni
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Richard Nixon122 - Richard Nixon
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Souvenir typescript excerpted from Nixon’s resignation announcement on August 8, 1974, one page, 6 x 9.5, signed in black felt tip. In full: “Througho
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Richard Nixon123 - Richard Nixon
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TLS signed “Dick,” one page, 7.25 x 10.5, personal letterhead, February 8, 1967. Letter to Congressman Joel T. Broyhill. In part: “I greatly appreciat
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Richard Nixon124 - Richard Nixon
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Glossy 8 x 10 photo of Nixon shaking hands with Judge Louis Heller at the Brooklyn Bar Association annual dinner on December 2, 1964, signed and inscr
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Richard Nixon125 - Richard Nixon
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TLS as president signed “RN,” one page, 6.75 x 8.75, White House letterhead, January 17, 1974. Letter to Helen Copley, head of the The Copley Press. I
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Richard Nixon126 - Richard Nixon
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TLS signed “Dick,” one page, 8 x 10.5, Office of the Vice President letterhead, June 20, 1955. Letter to James S. Copley, in full: “I am enclosing a c
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Gerald Ford127 - Gerald Ford
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Collection of three non-slipcased copies of the miniature book The Tenth Convention, hardcovers, measuring only 2.75 x 2, 26 pages. Each is a limited
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Gerald Ford128 - Gerald Ford
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TLS as president signed “Jerry Ford,” one page, 6.75 x 8.75, White House letterhead, March 2, 1976. Letter to then-Senator of Minnesota Al Quie, in fu
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Gerald Ford129 - Gerald Ford
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Ink signature, “Gerald R. Ford,” on a white 4 x 2.75 card with raised lettering reading, “With the Compliments of The President.” In fine condition.
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Gerald Ford130 - Gerald Ford
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Color glossy 13.75 x 11 photo of President Ford announcing his pardon of Richard Nixon, signed in blue felt tip. In fine condition, with a PSA/DNA lab
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Gerald Ford131 - Gerald Ford
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Engraved portrait of the exterior of the White House, 7 x 5, signed and inscribed under the image in black ink, “To Rev. Robert LaFever, Jr., with bes
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Gerald Ford132 - Gerald Ford
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ALS signed “Jerry Ford,” one page, 6.25 x 8.5, personal letterhead, December 30, 1982. Letter to Helen Copley, head of The Copley Press, in part: “You
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Jimmy Carter133 - Jimmy Carter
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Five hardcover books, each signed “J. Carter” on an opening page in ink. Titles include: White House Diary, A Call to Action, Turning Point, and two c
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Ronald Reagan134 - Ronald Reagan
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Program for the University of Alabama School of Medicine’s fourth annual alumni weekend held on February 26, 1977, 5 x 9, signed and inscribed on the
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Ronald Reagan135 - Ronald Reagan
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Official White House menu for a luncheon honoring His Excellency the President of the Arab Republic of Egypt, September 30, 1983, one page, 4.25 x 6.7
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Ronald Reagan136 - Ronald Reagan
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Color satin-finish 8 x 10 photo of Reagan standing in the Oval Office, signed in the lower border in black felt tip. In fine condition, with a trivial
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Ronald Reagan137 - Ronald Reagan
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TLS signed “Ron,” one page, 7.25 x 10.5, State of California letterhead, February 9, 1970. Letter to Ward Quaal, in part: “It was no trouble at all, a
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Ronald Reagan138 - Ronald Reagan
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Color satin-finish 8 x 9.75 photo of Reagan posing outside, calligraphically inscribed, “To Darlene R. Goldberg, With Best Wishes,” and signed in the
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Ronald Reagan139 - Ronald Reagan
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ALS signed “Dutch,” one page, 6.25 x 4.25, personal stationery card bearing an embossed presidential seal, October 4 [1993]. Letter to his longtime fr
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Ronald and Nancy Reagan140 - Ronald and Nancy Reagan
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Program for The President’s Dinner held on May 11, 1988, 5.5 x 8.5, signed on the first page in black felt tip by Ronald Reagan and Nancy Reagan. In f
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Ronald Reagan and George Bush141 - Ronald Reagan and George Bush
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Invitation for the inauguration of Reagan as president and Bush as vice president on January 20, 1981, 8.5 x 11, signed at the bottom in black felt ti
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George Bush142 - George Bush
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Official Rawlings National League (Feeney) baseball signed and inscribed in black ballpoint on a side panel extending into the sweet spot, “To Barry G
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George Bush143 - George Bush
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Semi-glossy 7.5 x 9.25 photo of Congressman Bush posing with a family on the steps of the Capitol Building, signed and inscribed in black felt tip, “T
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George and Barbara Bush144 - George and Barbara Bush
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Lovely Christmas card from 1992 with a color image of a snowy White House scene on the front, measuring 7.75 x 5.25 closed, featuring a lovely gilt-em
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The Bushes and the Quayles145 - The Bushes and the Quayles
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Invitation from the Committee for The American Bicentennial Presidential Inaugural for the Celebration for Young Americans on January 21, 1989, 5 x 6.
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Bill Clinton146 - Bill Clinton
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Signed book: Back to Work. First edition, first printing. NY: Alfred A. Knopf, 2011. Hardcover with dust jacket, 5.75 x 8.75, 196 pages. Signed on the
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Bill Clinton147 - Bill Clinton
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Red line copy of the Oath of Office, 8.5 x 11, signed and inscribed at the bottom in black felt tip, “To Micah, Thanks, Bill Clinton.” In full, “I do
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Bill Clinton148 - Bill Clinton
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Color satin-finish 8 x 10 photo of Clinton and Nelson Mandela looking through the bars of the prison cell where the latter spent 18 years of his life,
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Bill Clinton149 - Bill Clinton
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Satin-finish 10 x 8 photo of Boys Nation delegate Bill Clinton shaking hands with President John F. Kennedy on June 6, 1963, at the White House, signe
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Bill Clinton150 - Bill Clinton
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Two FDCs with cachets honoring the birthplace and hometown of the 42nd president, both signed in blue ink. Collector’s notations on the reverse of eac
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