RR Auction: Fine Autographs & Artifacts

ALS signed "Go: Washington,” one page, 7.25 x 9, July 10, 1784. Letter to the Reverend Lee Massey, in full: "I have been favored with your...

Ink signatures, "George" and "Washington,” on two off-white slips clipped from a 1769 land grant, matted with a portrait to an overal...

Exceptional LS, one page, 8 x 9.5, June 1, 1819. Letter to "the ancient and Honourable Artillery Company," in part: "Accept my thanks...

Rare book: Jefferson's Notes on the State of Virginia with An Appendix Relative to the Murder of Logan's Family. Trenton, NJ: Wilson & B...

Partly-printed DS, signed "Th: Jefferson" as president and "James Madison" as secretary of state, one page, 12.75 x 15, March 28...

Partial partly-printed DS as president, one page, 6 x 2.75, July 20, 1820. Bottom portion of a larger document, in full: "Given under my Hand, ...

Partly-printed vellum DS as president, signed “J. Q. Adams,” one page, 13.75 x 9, September 1, 1827. President Adams grants John Fry a parcel of land

Partly-printed vellum DS as president, one page, 15.25 x 9.25, April 2, 1829. President Jackson grants Edward Thomas of Ohio a parcel of land in &qu...

ADS signed “Andrew Jackson, Major Genl Comd'g, D. of the South,” one page, 7.75 x 10, Choctaw Nation, June 14, 1815. Jackson lengthily endorses ...

Partly-printed vellum DS as president, three pages two sheets, 11.5 x 15, April 3, 1835. A patent issued to "Elisha Holton, a citizen of the St...

Large and bold ink signature as president, "March 19th, 1829—Andrew Jackson," on an off-white slip. Double-matted and framed with an engra...

Partly-printed DS as president, signed "M. Van Buren," one page, 21.25 x 16.75, September 20, 1839. A four-language ship's pass issued...

Partly-printed vellum DS as president, signed "J. Tyler," one page, 11.75 x 15, September 26, 1842. Scalloped-top ship's pass issued f...

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

Partly-printed DS as president, one page, 7 x 6.25, July 8, 1845. President Polk directs the "Secretary of State to affix the Seal of the Unite...

Partly-printed DS as president, one page, 13.5 x 15.5, February 26, 1847. President Polk appoints Charles as a "Captain in the Navy." Si...

Scarce partly-printed vellum DS as president, signed “Z. Taylor,” one page, 9.75 x 7.5, September 26, 1849. President Taylor appoints James S. Thornto

Civil War–dated ALS, one page both sides, 5 x 7.75, September 21, 1861. Letter to Dr. Cyrus Powers, nephew of his late wife Abigail. In part: “I have

Ink signature, "Very respectfully, Yr. Obdt. Servt. Franklin Pierce, Concord, N. H., Nov. 14, 1863,” on an off-white 3.75 x 2.25 slip. Double-m...

Partly-printed DS as president, one page, 15.25 x 9.75, April 20, 1861. President Lincoln appoints Cornelius A. Walborn as "Deputy Postmaster a...

Bold and crisp ink signature as president, "Abraham Lincoln,” on an off-white 5.5 x 8 segment cut from an appointment for justice of the peace,...

Rare assemblage of eight documents signed by several of Abraham Lincoln's fellow Illinois state legislators from Sangamon County, a fraternity c...

Scarce broadside headed "President Lincoln's Farewell Address to His Old Neighbors, Springfield, February 12, 1861," one page, 13.75 x...

Partly-printed vellum DS as president, one page, 15.75 x 19.5, April 18, 1865. President Johnson appoints Evan Miles as "Captain of the Twelfth...

ALS, four pages on two adjoining sheets, 4.75 x 6.5, November 30, 1879. Letter to "Mrs. Hagen." In part: "Mrs. Grant wants me to answ...

Third-person ALS, one page, 4.25 x 7, no date. In part: "General & Mrs. Grant regret extremely that they are unable to avail themselves of ...

Unusual DS, one page, 9.25 x 7.25, no date. Subscription form for the purchase of an artist's proof of the engraving entitled 'The Lincoln F...

Ink signature, "U. S. Grant,” on an off-white 3.5 x 1.75 sheet. Nicely matted and framed with a handsome engraving to an overall size of 12.75 ...

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

Signed book: The Ethics of the Dust by John Ruskin. First American edition. NY: John Wiley & Son, 1866. Hardcover, 5.25 x 8. Signed on the first...

Uncommon partly-printed DS as president, one page, 8 x 10, May 9, 1881. President Garfield authorizes Secretary of State James G. Blaine to affix the

Typed manuscript heavily annotated in pencil by Cleveland, unsigned, three pages, 8 x 13, no date but circa 1894. A manuscript concerning Cleveland&...

Partly-printed vellum DS as president, one page, 17.75 x 11.75, January 25, 1886. President Cleveland appoints "John G. Walker, a Captain in th...

Bank check, 8.5 x 3, filled out and signed by Roosevelt, payable to Winifred Ives Clarke for $50, November 18, 1917. In fine condition, with expected

TLS signed “Wm. H. Taft,” two pages, 8 x 10.5, personal letterhead, July 23, 1919. Letter to friend and journalist Gus J. Karger, in part: "I h...

Matte-finish 9.25 x 13 portrait of Taft by Harris & Ewing, signed and inscribed in black ink as president, "For my friend Hon. Duncan U. Fl...

Scarce ALS as president, one page, 5.5 x 9.25, White House letterhead, May 3, 1924. Letter to De Lancey Kountze, in full: "It was a pleasure to...

Uncommon matte-finish 10 x 8 photo of Franklin D. and Eleanor Roosevelt sitting together at a table, signed in fountain pen by both, and inscribed in

TLS as president, one page, 7 x 8.75, White House letterhead, April 21, 1933. Letter to New York Congressman John J. Boylan, in full: "Thank yo...

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

Attractive matte-finish 8 x 10 photo of Kennedy in a fashionable outfit, signed and inscribed in the lower border in black ballpoint, "For Mrs....

Unsigned personal draft letter, one page, 7 x 10.25, White House letterhead, April 23, 1962. Letter to Californian Congressman James Roosevelt, in ful

Ink signature of John F. Kennedy on an off-white 2.5 x 2.5 slip, handsomely matted and framed with a portrait to an overall size of 15.5 x 25.5. In ve

Signed book: The Vantage Point. Limited first edition, numbered 112/300. NY: Holt, Rinehart and Winston, 1971. Hardcover bound in padded red faux-leat

Official Eversharp White House pen bearing a gold facsimile signature of Lyndon B. Johnson, measuring 5.25? long, used by the president on April 5, 19

South High School of Grand Rapids Michigan 1929 The Pioneer Annual yearbook, 8 x 10.75, 181 pages, signed inside four times by Ford as a member of the

TLS as president signed “Dutch,” one page, 6.75 x 8.75, White House letterhead, October 1, 1984. Letter to Mrs. Peter MacArthur, in part: "Than...

Exceptional color satin-finish 9.5 x 7 photo of five American presidents posing together during the opening ceremony of the Ronald Reagan Presidential

Printed color copy of Barack Obama's birth certificate, 8.5 x 9.25, signed below in black felt tip by Trump. In very fine condition. Accompanied...

Extraordinary complete presidential autograph collection from George Washington through Barack Obama, consisting of a variety of formats including doc

Color glossy 10 x 8 photo, signed and inscribed in black felt tip, "To Ron—Best always, George W, Bush" and "George Bush.” In fine co...

ALS signed “GB,” one page both sides, 6.25 x 4.25, Walker's Point letterhead, August 20, 1999. Letter to Harold Wiesenthal, in full: "I’m s...

Two items: a color 10 x 8 cardstock photo of Jimmy Carter and Rosalynn Carter, signed in the lower border in black felt tip by both; and a Time magazi

Partly-printed DS as president, one page, 8 x 10, February 4, 1889. President Cleveland directs the "Secretary of State to cause the Seal of th...

Matte-finish 8 x 12 photo of Coolidge by Harris & Ewing, signed and inscribed in the lower border in fountain pen, "To Frederick I. Cox, Wi...

Mailing envelope from the Offices of the Commanding General, Headquarters, U.S. Forces, European Theater, 8.25 x 3.75, addressed in type to his wife a

Glossy 9 x 7.5 photo of Eisenhower with a group in the Oval Office, displayed in its original 14 x 12 mat, signed and inscribed on the mat in black in

TLS, one page, 7 x 10.25, personal letterhead, October 8, 1947. Letter to W. H. Kittrell, in full: "Many thanks for sending me the copies of yo...

Partly-printed vellum DS as president, one page, 13.75 x 17.25, September 2, 1852. President Fillmore appoints Francis H. Bates as "Second Lieu...

ALS, one page, 4.5 x 4, May 4, 1857. Response to an autograph collector, in full: "I have yours of the 1st ult. and regret to say that I can no...

Partly-printed DS as president, one page, 8 x 8.25, August 9, 1850. President Fillmore authorizes and directs the secretary of state to "affix ...

TLS signed “Jerry Ford,” two pages, 8 x 10.5, personal Congress letterhead, February 5, 1972. Letter to Ed Hornburg on a variety of important national

Signed book: Portrait of the Assassin. Second printing. NY: Simon & Schuster, 1965. Hardcover with dust jacket, 6 x 8.5, 508 pages. Signed and i...

Limited edition color 21.75 x 13 broadside, numbered 81/150, featuring Ford's December 6, 1973, address to Congress after taking the Oath of Off...

TLS signed "Jerry Ford," one page, 8 x 10.5, Congress of the United States letterhead, August 11, 1967. Response to a collector's requ...

Mounted albumen photograph of the Grant family, 9 x 10.75, taken on July 23, 1885, showing President Grant with his wife Julia, sons Frederick, Ulysse

Bank check, 7.75 x 2.75, filled out and signed by Harrison, "Benj. Harrison," made payable for $156.75, November 1, 1877. Encapsulated in ...

Matte-finish 6.5 x 10.75 photo of Hoover by Harris & Ewing, signed and inscribed in the lower border in fountain pen. Blindstamped in the lower ...

White House card crisply signed in black ink, "Herbert Hoover." In fine condition, with two small areas of adhesive to edges and adhesive ...

Scarce ALS, one page, 6.5 x 8, personal letterhead, January 7, 1954. Letter to Professor Wallace B. Amsbury. In full: "General Hawley tells me ...

TLS, one page, 6.25 x 8.5, personal letterhead, January 28, 1969. Letter to former Secretary of Defense Robert S. McNamara, in full: "I have ha...

Uncommon swatch of dark blue seat leather from the 1961 Lincoln Continental X-100 presidential limousine Kennedy was riding in at the time of his assa

Unused original “Press Section, Balcony Only” ticket, number 1395, 2.5 x 6, to the ‘Texas Welcome Dinner’ presented in honor of President John F. Kenn

Original printed proclamation, 5.5 x 8.5, three pages on two adjoining sheets, dated April 12, 1865. Three proclamations made by President Abraham Lin

Partly-printed DS, signed “Jas. Monroe,” one page, 7.75 x 10.75, June 20, 1801. As governor of Virginia, Monroe appoints John Doswell "to be sh...

TLS as president signed “RN,” one page, 6.75 x 9, White House letterhead, August 6, 1973. Letter to his friend, the financier Jack Dreyfus, in part:...

TLS signed “Dick,” one page, 7.25 x 10.5, personal letterhead, June 15, 1962. Letter to his friend, the financier Jack Dreyfus, in full: "Rose ...

Fountain pen signature, "Richard Nixon," on an off-white 6 x 4 La Casa Pacifica card, inscribed in type to "Helen F. Johnson," a...

Greeting card featuring a color image of his family at the Waldorf Astoria on November 6, 1968, 6.75 x 5, signed below the image in blue ink. A printe

Signed book: The American Journey of Barack Obama. First edition. NY: Little, Brown and Company. Hardcover with dust jacket, 9.25 x 11.25, 176 pages.

Sesame Street children's coloring and puzzle booklet entitled 'Hip Hip Hooray for Dot to Dots, Mazes, and More,' 32 pages, 8 x 10.25, si...

Twelve pieces of presidential ephemera: an 1860 Union electoral ticket from Virginia for John Bell and Edward Everett; two different 1864 Democratic t

ALS as governor, one page, lightly-lined, 8 x 6.25, January 16, 1968. Draft letter to Bertha Glasscock, in full: “I've just had word from Al Cra...

Signed book: Where's the Rest of Me? First edition. NY: Duell, Sloan and Pearce, 1965. Hardcover with dust jacket, 5.75 x 8.25, 316 pages. Signe...

ALS as governor, signed “Ron,” one page, lightly lined, 8.5 x 12, December 18, 1967. Draft letter to "Jack," in full: "It was good to...

Vintage glossy 10 x 8 photo of Reagan and Doris Day in the 1952 film The Winning Team, signed and inscribed in black ballpoint, "To Tammy, with...

Beige coin roll for $20 of half dollars, 4.5 x 2, signed in black ballpoint by Reagan. In fine condition. Pre-certified PSA/DNA.

DS, one page, 10 x 8, May 6, 1971. Certificate of Meritorious Service from the State of California issued to A. H. Keith, stating that he "has ...

Fresno County Junior Achievement year book for 1964–65, measures 8.5 x 11, thirty pages, signed on the front cover in black ballpoint by Reagan. In fi

Felt tip signature, "Ronald Reagan,” on an off-white 4 x 3 sheet of presidential stationery. In fine condition, with a short tear to the lower ...

Color satin-finish 8 x 10 photo of President Reagan and Vice President Bush, signed and inscribed in black felt tip, "To Ron Wade, With Best Re...

TLS, one page, 7.75 x 10.25, Navy Department letterhead, October 2, 1919. Letter to Ella S. Hudson, in full, "I beg to acknowledge the receipt ...

Two items: a vintage glossy 7.75 x 9.75 photo of Truman at his desk in the Oval Office, signed and inscribed in fountain pen, "To Col. Dick Hus...

TLS, one page, 7.25 x 10.5, personal letterhead, July 15, 1955. Letter to Phil Kerby, editor of Frontier, in part: "Thank you very much for you...

Signed book: Crippled America. Limited first edition, numbered 5558/10000. NY: Threshold Editions, 2015. Hardcover with dust jacket, 5.75 x 8.75, 193

Color glossy 8 x 10 photo of Trump at a book signing, signed in blue felt tip. In very fine condition. Accompanied by a certificate of authenticity fr

TLS, one page, 7.75 x 10.25, June 27, 1902. Letter to Paul Mitchell of Louisville, in part: "If you will prepare yourself for a thorough examin...

Revolutionary War–dated partly-printed DS, one page, 15 x 9, February 16, 1776. As president of the Continental Congress, Hancock appoints Moses Marti

Self-contained partial manuscript DS, one page, 8 x 5.75, October 23, 1783. The bottom portion of a larger document with six lines of text, in full:...

Bold ink signature, "Your most hum Sevt, John Hancock Presid.,” on an off-white 3.5 x 1 slip clipped from a letter. Nicely matted and framed wi...