RR Auction: Fine Autographs & Artifacts

Third-person ADS in Washington’s hand, signed within the text, “George Washington,” one page, 6.5 x 3.25, June 2, 1773. Handwritten receipt, written o

Third-person ALS as president signed “Th: Jefferson,” one page, 8 x 5, October 29, 1803. In full: “Th: Jefferson presents his compliments to Mr. Picho

Desirable partly-printed vellum DS, signed “Th: Jefferson” as president and “James Madison” as secretary of state, one page, 12 x 18, November 10, 180

Partly-printed vellum DS, signed “Th: Jefferson” as president and “James Madison” as secretary of state, one page, 14.25 x 7.75, May 20, 1806. Preside

Beautifully penned ALS signed “Th: Jefferson,” one page, 8 x 9.75, August 17, 1816. Written from Monticello, a letter to prominent Philadelphian docto

Partly-printed DS, signed “James Madison” as president and “Jas. Monroe” as secretary of state, one page, 21 x 16.5, March 7, 1812. A four-language sh

Three items: a full free frank, measuring 9.75 x 8 unfolded with a center panel of 5.25 x 3.25, docketed January 25, 1820, in another hand, addressed

Partly-printed vellum DS as president, one page, 12.75 x 9.75, February 8, 1819. President Monroe grants Thomas O’Connor “a certain Tract of Land, con

ALS signed “Jas. Monroe,” one page both sides, 7 x 9, Richmond, July 28, 1802. Letter to an unidentified gentleman, in full: “I did not answer yr very

Ink signatures of Andrew Jackson, Martin Van Buren, Samuel D. Ingham, John H. Eaton, John Branch, Edward Livingston, William J. Duane, and Levi Woodbu

Partly-printed vellum DS, signed “Andrew Jackson” as president and “M. Van Buren” as secretary of state, one page, 10.25 x 14.25, April 13, 1830. A pa

ALS as president, unsigned, one page, 7.25 x 9, no date but circa October 1839. In full: “Say to Mr Butler Most of it would be more agreeable to him t

ALS signed “J. Tyler,” one page, 4.5 x 7, May 1, 1843 (year in another hand). Letter to [John Canfield] Spencer, in full: “Permit me to introduce to y

ALS, one page, 5 x 8, April 8, 1861. Letter to H. E. Hayden. In full: “Mr. Hayden will please accept this as my autograph. I send him also a paper con

ALS, one page both sides, 7.75 x 10, May 26, 1837. Letter to Col. Samuel H. Laughlin, written while serving as Speaker of the House. In part: “Mr. Jam

LS signed “Z. Taylor, Bt. Br. Genl., U.S.A. Comdg.,” one page, lightly lined, 7.75 x 9.75, September 4, 1845. Letter to the Adjutant General of the US

ALS as president, one page both sides, 6.75 x 8.5, March 19, 1851. Letter to newly elected Senator Hamilton Fish. In full: “The telegraph has just bro

Partly-printed DS as president, one page, 8 x 10, November 21, 1854. President Pierce directs the secretary of state to “affix the Seal of the United

ALS as president, three pages on two adjoining sheets, 7.75 x 9.75, September 19, 1856. Marked “Private” at the top, a letter to Charles Brown, a Demo

ALS as president, one page, 6.25 x 8, October 10, 1857. Letter to Robert Tyler, chairman of the Pennsylvania Democratic Executive Committee, in full:

Bold Civil War–dated ANS as president signed “A. Lincoln,” one page on an off-white 3 x 1.75 card, December 12, 1864. In full: “Adjutant General pleas

Bold handwritten and signed endorsement as president, "Submitted to the Secretary of War, A. Lincoln, Jan. 23, 1863," penned on the revers...

Civil War-dated partly-printed vellum DS as president, one page, 14 x 18.5, March 1, 1864. President Lincoln appoints George W. Cushing as “Assistant

Handwritten endorsement at the bottom of a lightly-lined 7.75 x 6.25 page, “And the pl ff doth the like—Pearson & Lincoln p.q.,” dated April 183

Attractive partly-printed vellum DS as president, one page, 14.75 x 19.5, February 11, 1863. President Lincoln appoints Frank H. Hamilton as “Medical

Partly-printed vellum DS as president, one page, 15.75 x 19.5, March 12, 1868. President Johnson appoints Cyrus W. Breed as “Master in the Navy from t

Partly-printed DS as president, one page, 21.75 x 17.5, July 5, 1876. Four language ship’s paper issued to “Stephen Flanders master or commander of th

ALS as president, one page, lightly-lined both sides, 7.75 x 9.75, September 24, 1870. Letter sent from Long Branch, New Jersey, to Illinois Congressm

Partly-printed vellum DS as president, one page, 15.75 x 19.25, March 15, 1870. President Grant appoints Jonathan L. Barton as “Passed Assistant Payma

ALS as president signed “R. B. Hayes,” one page, 4.5 x 6.75, Executive Mansion letterhead, May 4, 1878. Letter to Colonel A. D. Shaw, concerning a wat

Rare partly-printed DS as president, one page, 14.75 x 18.25, March 22, 1881. President Garfield appoints Edward L. Amory as “a Lieutenant Commander i

Bold ALS, one page, 4.5 x 6.75, Impelle Obstantia letterhead, May 11, no year. Written from New York’s Fifth Avenue Hotel, a letter to Dr. Cornelius R

Partly-printed DS, signed “Grover Cleveland, Mayor,” two pages, 8.5 x 14, January 14, 1882. Contract in which The Courier Company “proposes to print 3

Scarce ALS as president signed “Benj. Harrison,” one page, 4.5 x 6.75, Executive Mansion letterhead, October 13, 1891. Letter to Ainsworth Rand Spoffo

AQS as president signed “Benj. Harrison,” one page, 4.5 x 7.25, Executive Mansion letterhead, no date. As prepared for the Columbian Exposition of 189

LS signed “Benj. Harrison,” one page, 5 x 8, personal letterhead, June 11, 1895. Response to an invitation from “the Forest and Stream Club.” In part:

Partly-printed vellum DS as president, one page, 15.5 x 19.75, January 17, 1901. President McKinley appoints Julius S. Turrill as “First Lieutenant in

ALS as president, 4.75 x 7.5, Executive Mansion letterhead, July 25, 1898. Letter to his pastor, Dr. Frank M. Bristol, in part: “You are preaching ver

TLS as president, one page, 7 x 8.75, White House letterhead, January 22, 1906. Letter to Lieutenant Commander A. L. Key, in full: “Will you present t

Exceptional ALS, two pages on two adjoining sheets, 5.75 x 7.5, Sagamore Hill letterhead, May 5, 1917. Letter to Bishop Summer, in full: “I don’t know

Partly-printed DS as president, one page, 23 x 19, August 15, 1907. President Roosevelt appoints Thomas W. Voetter of New Mexico as “Consul of the Uni

Sought-after signed book: African Game Trails, Volumes I and II. Limited edition, numbered 228/500. NY: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1910. Hardcover...

TLS as president, one page, 7 x 8.75, White House letterhead, October 8, 1906. Letter to prominent lawyer and judge William Henry Hunt. In full: “It w

ALS signed “Wm. H. Taft,” two pages on two adjoining sheets, 5 x 8, On Board Twin Screw S.S. ‘Fort Victoria’ letterhead, December 28, 1920. Letter to

Remarkable pairing of matte-finish 10 x 8 candid photographs of William Howard Taft and Woodrow Wilson in the presidential carriage at Wilson’s 1913 i

Sharp matte-finish 8.5 x 6.75 photo of Taft working at his desk, signed and inscribed in the lower border in ink, "For Frank G. Kelsey, with be...

DS as president, signed “Wm. H. Taft,” four onionskin pages, 8.5 x 12.5, October 28, 1912. Carbon copy of a supplemental contract with the Cherokee Na

TLS signed “Wm. H. Taft,” one page, 8 x 10.5, personal letterhead, October 8, 1919. Letter to newspaper correspondent Gus J. Karger concerning negotia

Uncommon ALS as chief justice, signed “Wm. H. Taft,” one page, 5.75 x 7.75, Supreme Court of the United States letterhead, December 22, 1922. Letter t

TLS as president, one page, 7 x 8.75, embossed Presidential letterhead, May 28, 1919. Letter to his son-in-law and former Secretary of the Treasury Wi

Unique set of ink signatures on an off-white 9 x 12.25 folio sheet signed by several integral figures related to the Treaty of Versailles. Signers inc

Partly-printed DS as president, one page, 21 x 16, July 28, 1922. President Harding appoints Henry Gilligan as “Notary Public for the District of Colu

ALS signed “W. G. H.,” one page both sides, 8 x 11, United States Senate letterhead, February 1, [1918]. Letter to James Phillips, the husband of Hard

Partly-printed DS as president, one page, 23 x 17.75, December 20, 1924. President Coolidge appoints Fred D. Fisher as “Foreign Service Officer of Cla

Uncommon ALS as president, three pages on two adjoining sheets, 6 x 7.25, December 27, 1923. Letter to Monsignor J. P. E. O’Connell in Boston offering

Typed manuscript, 17 pages, 6.25 x 9, signed on the final page, “Calvin Coolidge.” Contemporary typescript copy of President Coolidge’s speech on the

Fantastic matte-finish 9.75 x 8 photo of the members of the World War Foreign Debt Commission and the Belgian Commission, signed in the lower border i

TLS as governor, one page, 8 x 10.5, State of New York, Executive Chamber letterhead, May 25, 1932. Letter to Henry Fisher of New York’s United Hospit

Original unsigned 20 x 28 World War II poster from 1943, listing the eight common principles of policy set forth in the Atlantic Charter developed by

TLS as president, one page, 7 x 8.75, White House letterhead, October 21, 1938. Letter to prominent lawyer and judge William Henry Hunt. In full: “Tha

Exceptional vintage matte-finish 9.5 x 8.25 photo of President Roosevelt sitting in the executive office of the White House by Hessler–Henderson photo

Two presidential items: a TLS as president signed “Franklin D. Roosevelt,” one page, 6.75 x 8.5, White House letterhead, November 24, 1942, a letter t

TLS, one page, 8.5 x 11, Grand Lodge of Missouri, Ancient Free and Accepted Masons letterhead, April 2, 1941. Letter to the Illmo, Missouri, lodge sec

Unique seating chart, one cardstock page, 11 x 14, July 31, 1947, signed in fountain pen as president, “Approved, Harry S. Truman.” An official seatin

TLS as president, one page, 7 x 10.25, White House letterhead, July 13, 1955. Letter to Alabama Governor James Folsom, in full: “I greatly appreciate

Souvenir typescript of General Dwight Eisenhower’s Order of the Day on June 6, 1944, delivered upon the D-Day invasion of France, 5.5 x 8.75, removed

TLS as president, one page, 6.75 x 8.75, White House letterhead, August 18, 1958. Letter to Frank Riley, in full: “I am grateful for your message rega

TLS as president signed “John Kennedy,” one page, 6.75 x 8.75, White House letterhead, May 1, 1962. Letter to the mayor of Madrid, Spain, Jose Finat,

Unsigned handwritten notes on both sides of a 6.25 x 9.25 sheet of United States Senate letterhead. Kennedy has penned the second sheet of a speech he

TLS as president, one page, 6 x 8.5, pale green White House letterhead, March 29, 1961. Letter of thanks for a book sent by Lewis Mumford of New York.

Kennedy’s personally-owned and -worn luxurious white silk scarf with black-and-white fringed edges, measuring 48? long and 15.25? wide, made by A. Sul

Color semi-glossy 9.25 x 7.75 photo of J. Edgar Hoover speaking at the White House’s Rose Garden on May 8, 1964, an event which honored his 40th year

Unique semi-glossy 13.75 x 10.75 photo of NASA astronaut and future moonwalker Charles Conrad and his family during their visit to the White House, si

TLS, one page, 7.25 x 10.5, personal letterhead, January 5, 1981. Letter to Doug Harris, in part: “I am sure you are as pleased as I was by Governor R

Signed book: The Memoirs of Richard Nixon. First edition, first printing. NY: Grosset & Dunlap, 1978. Hardcover with dust jacket, 6.75 x 9.5, 11...

TLS as president signed “Ron,” one page, 7 x 10.5, White House letterhead, September 7, 1982. Letter to Senate Majority Leader Howard Baker. In full:

Color satin-finish 8 x 9.75 photo of four American presidents, signed in the lower border in black felt tip, “Ronald Reagan,” “J. Carter,” and “Richar

Color glossy 12 x 8 photo of the former presidents and their wives taken at the 9/11 prayer service held at the National Cathedral on September 14, 20

Uncommon 1 x 1.5 bust-length portrait of President Washington, affixed to a slightly larger off-white display card and centered within an embossed pat

British–born wife of John Quincy Adams who is the only first lady to have been born outside of the United States (1775–1852). Scarce free franked mail

ALS signed "M. Van Buren," one page, 4 x 6, March 25, 1842. In part: "I cheerfully comply with Miss Rutledge’s request by sending her...

Hand-addressed free-franked envelope, 5.25 x 3, addressed by Fillmore to “The Gazette, Attica, New York,” and franked in the upper right, “M. Fillmore

ALS, one page, lightly-lined both sides, 5 x 8, August 21, 1868. Letter to Dr. T. A. Cheney, in full: “Your favor of the 14th came duly to hand &...

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

Crisp and clean ink signature, “R. B. Hayes,” on an off-white 5 x 3 card. In fine condition.

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

Nice 3.5 x 4.5 profile portrait of Cleveland in an ornate dress, signed below in black ink, “Frances F. Cleveland, 3’d Nov. 96.” Published by C. M. Be

ALS, one page, 4.25 x 6.75, Gray Gables letterhead, June 27, 1897. Letter to Harold Fallwell. In part: “I desire to thank you for sending me the edito

ALS signed “Benj. Harrison,” one page, 5.5 x 8.25, Law Office of Harrison, Hines & Miller letterhead, May 22, 1880. Letter to Judge R. S. Taylor...

Fletcher’s Bank check, 7.25 x 2.75, filled out and signed by Harrison, “Benj. Harrison,” payable to H. S. Tucker for $9.50, February 20, 1889. In fine

Partial partly-printed vellum DS as president, one page, 15.75 x 8.75, March 15, 1905. Bottom portion of a naval appointment boldly signed by Presiden

Two TLSs, each one page, 8 x 9.75, personal letterhead, July–November, 1912. Letters to Justice Samuel Kalisch, who he had appointed as a justice on t

Personal check, 8 x 3, filled out in another hand and signed by Coolidge, payable to Gleason Bros. Inc. for $15, June 4, 1929. In fine condition. Cool

Signed book: The Autobiography of Calvin Coolidge. Limited first edition, numbered 375/1000. NY: Cosmopolitan Book Corporation, 1929. Hardcover, 6.25

TLS signed “Franklin D. Roosevelt, Assistant Secretary of the Navy,” one page, 6.75 x 8, official Navy letterhead, March 4, 1915. Response to an autog

TLS as president, one page, 6.5 x 6.75, White House letterhead, May 24, 1935. Letter to W. W. Hoffman, in full: “I am happy indeed to have your letter

Handwritten notes in pencil, initialed twice, “FDR,” one page, 8 x 10.5, no date but circa 1937–1938. A list of senators in the 75th Congress with che

Six unsigned items: a pair of glossy 4.75 x 3.75 photos of Roosevelt, one depicting him with General Eisenhower and the other showing him seated in fr

ANS signed “FDR,” on a White House card, 4 x 2.5, no date [October 31], 1944. Roosevelt sends birthday wishes to his personal secretary’s mother, in f

Two White House cards, both 4 x 2.5, individually signed in fountain pen by Eleanor Roosevelt and Mamie Doud Eisenhower. In overall fine condition.