RR Auction: Fine Autographs & Artifacts

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RR Auction is a globally recognized and trusted auction house specializing in rare and remarkable documents, manuscripts, autographs, and historical artifacts. Among the highlights of this month’s sale are a special autograph sheet from Abraham Lincoln and his ‘Team of Rivals’ cabinet, a handwritten letter by the heroic Oskar Schindler, a massive signed photo of Charles Dickens, and a silver medal from the 1932 Los Angeles Summer Olympics. Join us as we prepare to make history selling history in September 2016.
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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Franklin D. Roosevelt51 - Franklin D. Roosevelt
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Uncommon glossy 10 x 8 photo of FDR giving a campaign speech in Harrisburg on October 29, 1936, signed in fountain pen by the president, “Franklin D.
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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Franklin D. Roosevelt52 - Franklin D. Roosevelt
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TLS, one page, 7.25 x 10.5, personal letterhead, September 9, 1924. Letter to Mr. Keabey, in full: “As you have probably noticed in the papers, the or
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Franklin D. Roosevelt53 - Franklin D. Roosevelt
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Interesting airmail envelope featuring a cachet depicting Roosevelt and honoring the ‘Second Presidential Cruise’ of 1935, signed below the image in f
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Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
 
 
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Franklin D. Roosevelt54 - Franklin D. Roosevelt
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TLS as president, one page, 7 x 9, White House letterhead, August 29, 1936. Letter to Judge Francis J. Heney, in full: “I think you are right about th
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Harry S. Truman and Cabinet55 - Harry S. Truman and Cabinet
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Exceptional oversized matte-finish 15.25 x 10.5 Harris and Ewing photo of Truman and his cabinet, taken on August 25, 1950, signed in blue and black i
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Estimate : 1,800.00 - 2,200.00
 
 
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Harry S. Truman56 - Harry S. Truman
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Booklet entitled ‘Germany Surrenders Unconditionally—Facsimiles of the Documents,’ 8 x 10.25, 41 pages, issued by the National Archives in 1945. Signe
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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Harry S. Truman57 - Harry S. Truman
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Official printed United States Congress joint resolution, one page, 5.5 x 8.5, June 29, 1948, signed in fountain pen, “Harry S. Truman.” A joint resol
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Harry S. Truman58 - Harry S. Truman
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TLS as president signed “Harry,” one page, 7 x 8.75, White House letterhead, May 21, 1945. Letter to Judge Brown Harris, in full: “I am indeed sorry t
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Harry S. Truman59 - Harry S. Truman
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TLS as president, one page, 6.75 x 8.75, White House letterhead, Christmas 1945. In full: “To Our Veterans: To you who have so richly earned the endur
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Harry S. Truman60 - Harry S. Truman
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DS as president, one page, 8 x 10.5, no date. A typed “Citation for Legion of Merit” on White House letterhead, issued to Marshal Ivan Koniev for his
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Harry S. Truman61 - Harry S. Truman
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Partly-printed DS as president, one page, 22.5 x 18.5, March 13, 1947. President Truman appoints Herman B. Baruch as “Ambassador Extraordinary and Ple
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Dwight D. Eisenhower62 - Dwight D. Eisenhower
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TLS as president signed “D. E.,” two pages, 7 x 10.25, White House letterhead, May 6, 1958. Letter to businessman Irving Geist. In part: “I am sure it
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Dwight D. Eisenhower63 - Dwight D. Eisenhower
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Partly-printed DS as president, one page, 23 x 19, June 27, 1960. President Eisenhower appoints Dr. Philip Hauge Abelson “a Member of the General Advi
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,200.00
 
 
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Dwight D. Eisenhower64 - Dwight D. Eisenhower
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Abilene Manufacturing Company business check, 8.5 x 3, filled out by a company secretary, payable to Dwight Eisenhower for $8.75, July 9, 1910, endors
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Dwight D. Eisenhower65 - Dwight D. Eisenhower
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TLS as president, one page, 7 x 10.25, White House letterhead, May 4, 1954. Letter to Harold Helm, in part: “An organization in which I am most deeply
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,000.00
 
 
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Dwight D. Eisenhower66 - Dwight D. Eisenhower
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Partly-printed DS as president, one page, 15.5 x 11.5, June 24, 1960. President Eisenhower appoints Raymond A. Hare of West Virginia as “a Foreign Ser
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Dwight D. Eisenhower67 - Dwight D. Eisenhower
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TLS as president, one page, 7.5 x 9.5, White House letterhead, May 14, 1957. Letter to George S. Bradley, in full: “In accordance with the provisions
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Dwight D. Eisenhower68 - Dwight D. Eisenhower
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TLS signed “D. E.,” one page, 6.5 x 7.75, personal letterhead, December 15, 1961. Letter to his former National Security Advisor Robert Cutler, in ful
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John F. Kennedy69 - John F. Kennedy
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Vintage matte-finish 11 x 13.75 photo of Kennedy shaking hands with Joe Venneri at a function, with both gentlemen wearing name tags, signed and inscr
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Estimate : 2,500.00 - 3,000.00
 
 
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John F. Kennedy70 - John F. Kennedy
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Sought-after engraved portrait of the exterior of the White House, 6 x 4, displayed below the original 10.75 x 9 presentation mat, signed and inscribe
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Estimate : 2,000.00 - 2,500.00
 
 
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John F. Kennedy71 - John F. Kennedy
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Signed book: Profiles in Courage. Cardinal edition. NY: Pocket Books, Inc., 1957. Paperback, 4 x 6.5, 233 pages. Signed and inscribed on the reverse o
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Estimate : 1,800.00 - 2,200.00
 
 
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John F. Kennedy72 - John F. Kennedy
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Crisp ballpoint signature, “John Kennedy,” on an off-white 4 x 6.5 sheet bearing an artistic depiction of the former president. Archivally double-matt
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Jacqueline Kennedy73 - Jacqueline Kennedy
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ALS signed “Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis,” one page, 8.5 x 11, Doubleday letterhead, January 13, 1983. Letter to Francis O. Mattson of the New York Publ
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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Jacqueline Kennedy74 - Jacqueline Kennedy
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ALS signed “JBK,” 5 x 8, White House letterhead, no date but circa 1961–1963. Letter to “Mr. Nelson,” in full: “Here is color scheme for Oval Room—yel
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Jacqueline Kennedy75 - Jacqueline Kennedy
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ALS as first lady, one page both sides, 4.5 x 3.5, White House stationery card, no date but circa late March 1962. Letter to White House Chief Usher J
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Lyndon B. Johnson76 - Lyndon B. Johnson
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Handsome matte-finish 7.25 x 9.5 portrait of Johnson in his office by Arnold Newman, affixed to its original 11 x 14 mount, signed and inscribed on th
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Estimate : 500.00 - 700.00
 
 
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Lyndon B. Johnson77 - Lyndon B. Johnson
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TLS as president, one page, 6.25 x 8, White House letterhead, May 17, 1967. Letter to New Hampshire Governor John King, in full: “I was so pleased to
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Richard Nixon78 - Richard Nixon
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Partly-printed DS as president, one page, 23 x 19, July 3, 1969. President Nixon appoints Daniel J. Boorstin, of Illinois, “a Member of the American R
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Estimate : 2,000.00 - 2,500.00
 
 
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Gerald Ford79 - Gerald Ford
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Scarce ALS signed “Jerry Ford,” one page, 6.5 x 8.5, personal letterhead, November 28, [2000]. Letter to Ron , Ford’s presidential press secre
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Estimate : 3,500.00 - 4,500.00
 
 
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Ronald Reagan80 - Ronald Reagan
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ALS signed “RR,” one page, lightly-lined both sides, 8 x 10, dated in another hand June 7, 1967. In part: “Out of a clear sky I have first rec’d the f
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Estimate : 900.00 - 1,100.00
 
 
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Ronald Reagan81 - Ronald Reagan
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DS, ten pages, 8.5 x 11, September 17, 1952. Minutes of a meeting of the Motion Picture Industry Council, notably discussing the Red Scare. In part: “
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Bill Clinton82 - Bill Clinton
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ALS signed “Love, Bill,” one page inside a 6 x 4.25 UNICEF greeting card, no date, but postmarked January 10, 1972. Letter to Sharon Caudle, in full:
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Four Presidents83 - Four Presidents
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Desirable color satin-finish 8 x 9.75 photo of four American presidents, signed in black felt tip, “Ronald Reagan” and “J. Carter,” and in blue felt t
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Estimate : 2,000.00 - 2,500.00
 
 
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Millard Fillmore84 - Millard Fillmore
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Bold ink signature, “Millard Fillmore,” on an off-white slip, matted and framed with a portrait to an overall size of 12.5 x 16. In fine condition.
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Rutherford B. Hayes85 - Rutherford B. Hayes
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Collection of unsigned ephemera related to the 1877 presidential election, including: a yellow admission pass to the gallery of the House of Represent
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Frances Cleveland86 - Frances Cleveland
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Three items: a TLS signed “Frances F. Cleveland Preston,” dated May 1, 1936, in part: “I quite sympathize with you in your interest in your boy’s stam
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Theodore Roosevelt87 - Theodore Roosevelt
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White House card signed in black ink, “Theodore Roosevelt.” Reverse bears a collector’s date notation of November 1, 1904, in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
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William H. Taft88 - William H. Taft
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Appealing White House card signed as president in black ink, “Sincerely yours, Wm. H. Taft, Aug. 9th, 1912.” In fine condition.
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Warren G. Harding89 - Warren G. Harding
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White House card signed in black ink, “Warren G. Harding.” In fine condition.
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Calvin Coolidge90 - Calvin Coolidge
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Signed book: The Autobiography of Calvin Coolidge. First trade edition. NY: Cosmopolitan Book Corporation, 1929. Hardcover with dust jacket, 6 x 9, 24
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Calvin Coolidge91 - Calvin Coolidge
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LS, one page, 7 x 9, The Vice-President’s Chamber letterhead, April 20, 1923. Letter to Russell A. Wood in Cambridge, Massachusetts. In full: “Thank y
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Calvin Coolidge92 - Calvin Coolidge
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Two items: a TLS signed “Calvin Coolidge,” one page, 6.75 x 8.5, Commonwealth of Massachusetts Office of the Lieutenant Governor letterhead, October 1
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Herbert Hoover93 - Herbert Hoover
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Signed book: A Remedy for Disappearing Game Fishes. Limited first edition, number 836/990. NY: Huntington press, 1930. Hardcover with slipcase, 6.5 x
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Herbert Hoover94 - Herbert Hoover
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Signed book: The Problems of Lasting Peace. Third printing. NY: Doubleday, Doran and Company, Inc., 1942. Hardcover with dust jacket, 5.75 x 8, 295 pa
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Herbert Hoover95 - Herbert Hoover
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Set of seven ink signatures on two off-white slips, two Waldorf-Astoria stationery cards, two 10-cent stamps, and an envelope postmarked August 14, 19
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Eleanor Roosevelt96 - Eleanor Roosevelt
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TLS as first lady, one page, 6 x 9.25, White House letterhead, January 28, 1936. Letter to Mrs. Worrell, in part: “Thank you for your letter which int
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Franklin D. Roosevelt97 - Franklin D. Roosevelt
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Appealing fountain pen signature, “Franklin D. Roosevelt, Hyde Park, 1920,” on an off-white 7.75 x 10 sheet. In fine condition, with toning from prior
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Franklin D. Roosevelt98 - Franklin D. Roosevelt
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TLS, one page, 8 x 10.5, State of New York letterhead, November 26, 1930. Letter to L. C. Cox, in full: “I have your letter and am taking the liberty
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Franklin D. Roosevelt99 - Franklin D. Roosevelt
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Two items: a TLS, one page, 8 x 10.5, State of New York, Executive Chamber letterhead, March 12, 1931. Letter to David Robinson, in full: “Thank you f
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Harry S. Truman100 - Harry S. Truman
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Signed book: Mr. Citizen. Author’s edition. NY: Bernard Geis Associates, 1960. Hardcover with slipcase, 6.5 x 9.5, 315 pages. Signed and inscribed on
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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