RR Auction: Fine Autographs and Artifacts Featuring Animation

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RR Auction's first sale of the year boasts 900+ lots, dominated by a featured section of remarkable original animation artwork, including production cels, storyboards, and concept art from classics like Disney's Fantasia, Alice in Wonderland, Cinderella, Snow White, and Sleeping Beauty. Other highlights of the sale include autographs from iconic figures like Albert Einstein, Al Capone, Mohandas Gandhi, George Washington, Winston Churchill, Sigmund Freud, Charles Schulz, and Marilyn Monroe. RR Auction is a globally recognized and trusted auction house specializing in historical autographs and artifacts. Join us as we make history selling history in January 2020.
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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George Washington1 - George Washington
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Outstanding full free frank, unfolded to 6.5 x 6.25, addressed in another hand to "Miss Catherine Goddard, Baltimore," and franked in the ...
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Estimate : 4,000.00 - 6,000.00
 
 
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George Washington2 - George Washington
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Broadside document printed in Baltimore by John Hayes, one page, 8.5 x 13, May 28, 1796, containing an extract of "the Act, entitled 'An Ac...
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Estimate : 3,000.00 - 4,000.00
 
 
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George Washington and Thomas Jefferson3 - George Washington and Thomas Jefferson
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Sought-after partly-printed DS, signed "Go: Washington" as president and "Th: Jefferson" as secretary of state, one page, 12.5 x...
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Estimate : 25,000.00 - 30,000.00
 
 
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John Adams4 - John Adams
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Partly-printed DS as president, one page, 21.5 x 17.5, April 2, 1799. Four-language ship's paper issued to "Elkanah Talman of New Bedford, ...
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Estimate : 5,000.00 - 7,000.00
 
 
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Thomas Jefferson5 - Thomas Jefferson
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Third-person ALS, signed within the text, “Th: Jefferson” and "Th: J.," one page, 5 x 8, January 5, 1804. Letter to "Mons'r Picho...
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Estimate : 10,000.00 - 15,000.00
 
 
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Thomas Jefferson and James Madison6 - Thomas Jefferson and James Madison
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Partly-printed vellum DS, signed “Th: Jefferson” as president and “James Madison” as secretary of state, one page, 10.5 x 15.25, July 3, 1805. Scallop
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Estimate : 6,000.00 - 8,000.00
 
 
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James Madison and James Monroe7 - James Madison and James Monroe
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Partly-printed vellum DS, signed "James Madison" as president and "Ja's Monroe" as secretary of state, one page, 11.5 x 14.7...
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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Martin Van Buren8 - Martin Van Buren
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ALS signed “M. V. Buren,” one page, 8 x 10.25, November 9, 1815. Letter to Smith Thompson, the chief justice of the New York State Supreme Court, in f
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Martin Van Buren9 - Martin Van Buren
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Free franked mailing envelope, 5.75 x 3.25, addressed in Martin Van Buren's hand to "Theodore Miller Esquire, Huron, N. York," and fra...
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Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
 
 
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John Tyler10 - John Tyler
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Desirable ink signature, "Virginia, Dec. 19, 1860, Resp'ly yrs, John Tyler,” on an off-white 4 x 2.5 sheet. In very good to fine condition,...
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Millard Fillmore11 - Millard Fillmore
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ALS, one black-bordered page, 4.75 x 7.25, May 15, 1855. Letter to antiquarian Samuel Gardner Drake, in full: "Your kind note of the 7th inst. ...
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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James Buchanan12 - James Buchanan
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ALS as president, one page, 4.75 x 6.5, October 1, 1859. Letter to Nahum Caper, written from Washington. In full: "Many thanks for your Basket ...
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Abraham Lincoln13 - Abraham Lincoln
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Civil War-dated LS (in the hand of John Hay), signed by Lincoln as president, “A. Lincoln,” one page, 4.5 x 7.5, Executive Mansion letterhead, Novembe
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Estimate : 7,000.00 - 8,000.00
 
 
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Abraham Lincoln14 - Abraham Lincoln
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Highly desirable autograph endorsement signed as president, one page, 3.25 x 2.75, in full: "Submitted to the Sec. of War & Gen. Meade. A. ...
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Estimate : 5,000.00 - 7,000.00
 
 
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U. S. Grant15 - U. S. Grant
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Ink signature, "U. S. Grant, General,” on an off-white 3.5 x 1.25 sheet. Double-matted with an engraving to an overall size of 7.5 x 11.5. In v...
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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Rutherford B. Hayes16 - Rutherford B. Hayes
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ALS as president signed “R. B. Hayes,” one page, 5.75 x 9.25, Executive Mansion letterhead, October 28, 1877. Letter to Wayne MacVeigh, in part: &qu...
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Rutherford B. Hayes17 - Rutherford B. Hayes
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Unusual oversized 10.75 x 16.5 albumen photograph of the official portrait painting of First Lady Lucy Webb Hayes by Daniel Huntington, affixed to a 1
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,000.00
 
 
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James A. Garfield18 - James A. Garfield
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LS signed “J. A. Garfield,” one page, 7.75 x 9.75, March 10, 1874. Letter to Captain A. W. Stiles, in full: "Your kind note of the 27th of Febr...
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Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
 
 
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Chester A. Arthur19 - Chester A. Arthur
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Executive Mansion card signed neatly in fountain pen by Chester A. Arthur. In fine condition, with old mounting remnants on the reverse.
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Grover Cleveland20 - Grover Cleveland
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Two handwritten letters from President Grover Cleveland, six total pages, 5 x 8, Executive Mansion letterhead, both addressed to George W. Hayward, a
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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Grover Cleveland21 - Grover Cleveland
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ALS, one page both sides, 5.25 x 6.5, August 27, 1905. Written from Tamworth, New Hampshire, a letter to Henry B. Smith, in full: "I desire to ...
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Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
 
 
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William McKinley22 - William McKinley
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TLS as president, one page, 6.75 x 9, Executive Mansion letterhead, January 13, 1900. Letter to Colonel Thomas P. Ochiltree, in full: "I have b...
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Theodore Roosevelt23 - Theodore Roosevelt
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Typed working manuscript draft from the 1913 book Theodore Roosevelt: An Autobiography, four pages, 8.5 x 10.5, hand-corrected with about nineteen wor
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Estimate : 5,000.00 - 7,000.00
 
 
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Theodore Roosevelt24 - Theodore Roosevelt
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World War I-dated TLS, one page, 8.5 x 10.25, May 12, 1915. Written from Walnut Park in Syracuse, a letter to noted book publisher Irving Putnam, in f
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Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,000.00
 
 
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Theodore Roosevelt25 - Theodore Roosevelt
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ALS, two pages on two adjoining sheets, 5.75 x 7.5, Sagamore Hill letterhead, February 3, 1917. A touching letter to the widow of William Blodgett, in
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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Theodore Roosevelt26 - Theodore Roosevelt
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Sought-after White House card signed neatly in fountain pen by President Theodore Roosevelt. In very fine condition. Accompanied by the original White
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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Theodore Roosevelt27 - Theodore Roosevelt
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TLS as president, one page, 7.25 x 8.75, White House letterhead, September 8, 1906. Letter to his friend and former classmate, William T. Blodgett, in
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Estimate : 500.00 - 700.00
 
 
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Theodore Roosevelt28 - Theodore Roosevelt
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TLS, one page, 6.5 x 7.75, The Outlook letterhead, August 22, 1911. Letter to G. B. Daniels of the Oakland Enquirer, in full: "That is mighty n...
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Woodrow Wilson29 - Woodrow Wilson
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TLS as president, one page, 7 x 8.75, White House letterhead, April 25, 1918. Letter to Lieut. Colonel E. Lester Jones, in full: "Thank you ver...
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Warren G. Harding30 - Warren G. Harding
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TLS as president, one page, 7 x 8.75, White House letterhead, September 1, 1922. Letter to West Virginia Senator Howard Sutherland, in full: "I...
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Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
 
 
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Calvin Coolidge31 - Calvin Coolidge
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TLS as president, one page, 7 x 9, White House letterhead, November 15, 1924. Letter to Massachusetts Governor Channing H. Cox, in full: "Your ...
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Franklin D. Roosevelt32 - Franklin D. Roosevelt
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Impressive oversized 14.25 x 17.25 engraving of Franklin D. Roosevelt from 1932, boldly signed and inscribed in fountain pen, "For my friend Mr...
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Estimate : 500.00 - 700.00
 
 
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Franklin D. Roosevelt33 - Franklin D. Roosevelt
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TLS as president, White House letterhead, November 13, 1934. Letter to Stephen W. Blodgett, in full: "I am sorry that I did not write you befor...
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Harry S. Truman34 - Harry S. Truman
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TLS as president, one page, 7 x 8.75, White House letterhead, July 25, 1951. Letter to Winton K. Sexton, a veteran of World War II who had been held a
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Estimate : 2,500.00 - 3,500.00
 
 
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Harry S. Truman35 - Harry S. Truman
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Press release, five pages on four sheets, 8 x 14, January 19, 1949. Mimeographed press release of Harry S. Truman's inaugural address, signed at...
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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Harry S. Truman36 - Harry S. Truman
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DS, one page, 8 x 10.5, no date. President Truman awards the Legion of Merit to Lieutenant Colonel Michael Ulanovich Chernishev of the Red Army for ...
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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Harry S. Truman37 - Harry S. Truman
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TLS as president, one page, 7 x 8.75, White House letterhead, June 11, 1945. Letter to Louis B. McCarthy, Jr., in full: "I have just learned fr...
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Dwight D. Eisenhower38 - Dwight D. Eisenhower
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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....
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Estimate : 3,000.00 - 4,000.00
 
 
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Dwight D. Eisenhower39 - Dwight D. Eisenhower
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TLS as president, one page, 7 x 10.25, White House letterhead, no date but circa 1957. Memorandum to Major General Howard McCrum Snyder, about the Dia
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Jacqueline Kennedy40 - Jacqueline Kennedy
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Wonderful matte-finish 10 x 8 photo of the Kennedys posing on the South Portico balcony with the Washington Monument looming in the background, signed
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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John F. Kennedy41 - John F. Kennedy
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Rare unsigned book: As We Remember Joe. Privately printed. Cambridge, Massachusetts: University Press, 1945. Hardcover with rare original Mylar jacket
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 2,000.00
 
 
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Jacqueline Kennedy42 - Jacqueline Kennedy
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ALS signed “Jackie,” two pages, 5 x 8, White House letterhead, no date. Letter to photographer Mark Shaw, in full: "Your pictures were lovely &...
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Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,000.00
 
 
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John F. Kennedy43 - John F. Kennedy
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TLS signed “Jack Kennedy, Lt. U.S.N.R.,” one page, 7.25 x 10.5, Hyannisport letterhead, October 6, 1944. Letter to Warren 'Hop' Hopwood, abo...
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Estimate : 2,500.00 - 3,000.00
 
 
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John F. Kennedy44 - John F. Kennedy
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TLS signed "Jack," one page, 8 x 10.5, House of Representatives letterhead, November 13, 1952. Letter to a campaign worker named "Joe...
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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John F. Kennedy45 - John F. Kennedy
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Early TLS, one page, 8 x 10.5, Congress of the United States, House of Representatives letterhead, March 9, 1948. Letter to Marjorie A. Moynihan, in f
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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John F. Kennedy46 - John F. Kennedy
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Desirable circa 1960 tri-fold "Kennedy for President" campaign brochure from the Citizens for Kennedy and Johnson, measures 11 x 8.5 unfol...
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,000.00
 
 
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Lyndon B. Johnson47 - Lyndon B. Johnson
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TLS as president, one page, 6.75 x 8.75, White House letterhead, January 18, 1969. Letter to longtime Oklahoma Congressman Tom Steed, in full: "...
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Estimate : 500.00 - 700.00
 
 
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Lyndon B. Johnson48 - Lyndon B. Johnson
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TLS as president, one page, 7 x 10.25, White House letterhead, January 17, 1966. Letter to Attorney General Nicholas Katzenbach, in full: "Birt...
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Ronald Reagan49 - Ronald Reagan
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DS as president, signed “Ronald Reagan,” one page, 8 x 13, November 19, 1983. Highly unusual presidential appointment, in full: "I hereby appoi...
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Estimate : 2,000.00 - 2,500.00
 
 
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Ronald Reagan50 - Ronald Reagan
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ALS as president signed “Ron,” one page, 6.5 x 4, personal White House letterhead, no date. Letter to Preston H. Long, in part: "Just a line to...
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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