RR Auction: Fine Autographs and Artifacts Featuring Art and Animation

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RR Auction's first Fine Autograph and Artifact sale of 2019 features nearly 1,000 rare and remarkable lots, with a special focus on Art and Animation. Highlights from traditional artists include sketches by Paul Cezanne and Pablo Picasso, an oversized screen print by Andy Warhol, and a letter by Claude Monet, while the animation section features extraordinary original production artwork from Disney classics like Pinocchio, Peter Pan, Lady and the Tramp, Fantasia, and Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs. Other top items include a magnificent signed portrait of Albert Einstein, a Civil War draft order signed by President Abraham Lincoln, a presentation copy of Walt Whitman's works, and a variety of other important historical autographs from across the ages. 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 2019.
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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William H. Taft51 - William H. Taft
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TLS as president signed “Wm. H. Taft,” two pages, 6.76 x 8.75, White House letterhead, August 17, 1912. Marked "Personal" at the top, a le...
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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William H. Taft52 - William H. Taft
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Oversized 4.25 x 3.5 White House card, signed and inscribed in ink, "For Robert H. Schutz of Hartford, with best wishes, Wm. H. Taft, Feby 21st...
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Woodrow Wilson53 - Woodrow Wilson
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High-quality sepia matte-finish 4.75 x 8 head-and-shoulders portrait by Moffett of Chicago, neatly signed in fountain pen by Wilson. In very good to f
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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Calvin Coolidge54 - Calvin Coolidge
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Hand-corrected typed telegram draft as president, one page, 7.75 x 10.5, White House Telegram letterhead, February 16, 1924. Typed draft of a telegram
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Franklin D. Roosevelt55 - Franklin D. Roosevelt
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Desirable signed book: The Comic History of Rome. Later edition. London: Bradbury, Agnew & Co., circa 1860. Hardcover with custom leather-bound ...
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Estimate : 3,000.00 - 4,000.00
 
 
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Franklin D. Roosevelt56 - Franklin D. Roosevelt
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Choice White House card neatly signed in fountain pen, "Franklin D. Roosevelt." Handsomely mounted, matted, and framed with an engraving t...
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Franklin D. Roosevelt57 - Franklin D. Roosevelt
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TLS as president, one page, 6.5 x 7, White House letterhead, November 18, 1938. Letter to Basil O' Connor, in full: "I appreciate very much...
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Estimate : 500.00 - 700.00
 
 
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Franklin D. Roosevelt58 - Franklin D. Roosevelt
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TLS as president signed “FDR (!),” one page, 7 x 8.75, White House letterhead, April 10, 1943. Letter to Roosevelt's private secretary Grace Tul...
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,000.00
 
 
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Harry S. Truman59 - Harry S. Truman
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Ink signature and inscription, "Kindest regards to Myra Lee Phillips, Harry S. Truman, White House, Jan. 28, 1949,” on an off-white 8.75 x 12.2...
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,000.00
 
 
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Harry S. Truman60 - Harry S. Truman
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TLS as president, one page, 7 x 8.75, White House letterhead, April 14, 1949. Letter to Senator Owen Brewster of Maine, in full: "Thanks a lot ...
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Dwight D. Eisenhower61 - Dwight D. Eisenhower
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Partly-printed DS as president, one page, 22.75 x 19, June 27, 1960. President Eisenhower appoints Dr. Philip Hauge Abelson as "a Member of the...
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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Dwight D. Eisenhower62 - Dwight D. Eisenhower
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TLS as president signed “D. E.,” two pages, 7 x 10.5, White House letterhead, May 6, 1958. Letter to Barry T. Leithead, in part: "I have delaye...
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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Jacqueline Kennedy63 - Jacqueline Kennedy
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Marvelous collection of 13 Kennedy-related items, consisting of a Chanel Boutique sweater personally worn by Jacqueline Kennedy, four greeting cards s
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Estimate : 2,000.00 - 4,000.00
 
 
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Jacqueline Kennedy64 - Jacqueline Kennedy
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ALS signed “Jackie,” one page both sides, 4.5 x 3.5, White House stationery card, no date. Letter to "Bob," assuredly Robert McNamara, Pre...
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Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,000.00
 
 
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Jacqueline Kennedy65 - Jacqueline Kennedy
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Three ALSs signed “Jackie,” each penned on light blue 5.75 x 7.75 sheets of 1040 Fifth Avenue letterhead, none dated. The three ‘thank you’ letters ar
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Estimate : 500.00 - 700.00
 
 
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John and Robert F. Kennedy66 - John and Robert F. Kennedy
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Scarce early vintage original glossy 5.75 x 3.75 silver gelatin photograph of the 21-year-old John F. Kennedy and 13-year-old Bobby Kennedy with two o
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,000.00
 
 
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John F. Kennedy67 - John F. Kennedy
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John F. Kennedy’s personally-owned rosary beads presented to Sister Fabiola Parent of the Sinsinawa Sisterhood by Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy in 1974. The
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Estimate : 20,000.00 - 25,000.00
 
 
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John F. Kennedy68 - John F. Kennedy
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TLS as president signed “John Kennedy,” one page, 5.75 x 7.25, White House letterhead, September 17, 1962. Letter to William E. Hansen of Holyoke, Mas
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,000.00
 
 
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John F. Kennedy69 - John F. Kennedy
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President John F. Kennedy's last typed statement, drafted in Texas and left unsigned as he died just 15 hours later. Unsigned typed statement, o...
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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John F. Kennedy70 - John F. Kennedy
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Amazing early original vintage matte-finish 7 x 5 silver gelatin photograph of the 23-year-old John F. Kennedy in the sun on Palm Beach with his best
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,000.00
 
 
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John F. Kennedy71 - John F. Kennedy
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Lovely blue enameled Virgin Misericordia (Virgin of Mercy) religious medal gifted to John and Jacqueline Kennedy upon the birth of their son John F. K
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,000.00
 
 
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John F. Kennedy72 - John F. Kennedy
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Three unsigned items relating to President John F. Kennedy's famous birthday celebration held at Madison Square Garden on May 19, 1962: an origi...
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,000.00
 
 
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John F. Kennedy73 - John F. Kennedy
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One of John F. Kennedy's personally owned cigars. La Azora cigar measures 5? long, is still contained in its original wrapper, and retains its g...
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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John F. Kennedy74 - John F. Kennedy
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Group lot of items relating to the Presidential Inauguration of John F. Kennedy, including: a scarce copy of the Inaugural Address of John F. Kennedy,
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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John F. Kennedy75 - John F. Kennedy
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Vintage cream-colored stoneware coffee mug deriving from the dinnerware collection of John and Jacqueline Kennedy, used by the couple at their homes i
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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John F. Kennedy76 - John F. Kennedy
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Beautiful gold-finished French Scapular cruciform religious medal gifted to John and Jacqueline Kennedy upon the birth of their son John F. Kennedy, J
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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John F. Kennedy77 - John F. Kennedy
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Silver-finish Miraculous Medal (Medal of Our Lady of Graces) gifted to President-elect John F. Kennedy and Jacqueline Kennedy upon the birth of their
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Estimate : 500.00 - 700.00
 
 
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John F. Kennedy78 - John F. Kennedy
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Adorable satin-padded "A Keepsake for Baby" booklet gifted to President-elect John F. Kennedy and Jacqueline Kennedy upon the birth of the...
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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John F. Kennedy79 - John F. Kennedy
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Vintage off-white stoneware egg holder deriving from the dinnerware collection of John and Jacqueline Kennedy, used by the couple at their homes in ei
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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Lyndon B. Johnson80 - Lyndon B. Johnson
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Historic dipping pen used by President Lyndon B. Johnson to sign the Economic Opportunity Act of 1964 (S. 2642). The official 'bill signer' ...
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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Lyndon B. Johnson81 - Lyndon B. Johnson
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Collection of nine TLSs from Lyndon B. Johnson dating throughout his political career as a Texan senator to his succession as president of the United
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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Lyndon B. Johnson82 - Lyndon B. Johnson
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Still-sealed Tabacalera cigar gifted by President Lyndon B. Johns to Secret Service Agent Warren W. 'Woody' Taylor. The cigar bears its &quo...
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Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
 
 
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Richard Nixon83 - Richard Nixon
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Scarce personal check, 8.25 x 3, filled out in type and signed by Nixon, payable to Arthritis Foundation for $100, October 31, 1963. Lower memo field
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Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,000.00
 
 
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Richard Nixon84 - Richard Nixon
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ALS signed “Dick,” one page, 7.25 x 10.5, personal letterhead, August 20, 1989. Letter to his friend, newspaper publisher Helen Copley, suggesting she
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Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,000.00
 
 
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Richard Nixon85 - Richard Nixon
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TLS as president signed "RN," one page, 6.75 x 8.75, White House letterhead, October 27, 1972. Letter to "Ted," Vice President S...
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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Jimmy Carter86 - Jimmy Carter
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ALS signed “Jimmy,” one page, 5.5 x 8.5, personal letterhead, March 27, 1975. Letter to Chester and Joan Kerr, written while campaigning for the 1976
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Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
 
 
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Barack Obama87 - Barack Obama
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ANS as president, one page, 6.25 x 9.25, White House letterhead, no date. In full: "To the People of K'Ogelo—Thank you for the prayers and ...
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Estimate : 8,000.00 - 10,000.00
 
 
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Four Presidents88 - Four Presidents
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Color semi-glossy 8 x 10 photo of Richard Nixon, Gerald Ford, Ronald Reagan, and Jimmy Carter gathered at the White House preparing to depart for Anwa
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Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,000.00
 
 
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Four Presidents and Two First Ladies89 - Four Presidents and Two First Ladies
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Color glossy 10 x 8 photo of President Reagan making some remarks at the diplomatic entrance of the White House prior to the departure of three former
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Estimate : 2,000.00 - 3,000.00
 
 
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Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter90 - Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter
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Five color laserprint photos, 8.5 x 11 and 11 x 8.5, each showing Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter during their time in the White House, each signed in black
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Grover Cleveland91 - Grover Cleveland
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Vintage matte-finish 3.75 x 5.25 profile portrait of former President Cleveland by the Pach Brothers Studio, affixed to the original studio mount, sig
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Bill Clinton92 - Bill Clinton
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Signed book: My Life. First edition. NY: Alfred A. Knopf, 2004. Hardcover with dust jacket, 6.5 x 9.5, 957 pages. Signed on the title page in blue fel
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Bill Clinton93 - Bill Clinton
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Satin-finish 14 x 11 photo of Boys Nation delegate Bill Clinton shaking hands with President John F. Kennedy at the White House on June 6, 1963, signe
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Bill Clinton and James Patterson94 - Bill Clinton and James Patterson
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Signed book: The President Is Missing. First edition, first printing. NY: Little, Brown and Company, 2018. Hardcover with dust jacket, 6.5 x 9.5, 513
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Dwight D. Eisenhower95 - Dwight D. Eisenhower
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TLS as president, one page, 6.75 x 9, White House letterhead, March 7, 1960. Letter to Congressman John Jacob Rhodes, in full: "I noted what yo...
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Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
 
 
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Dwight D. Eisenhower96 - Dwight D. Eisenhower
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TLS as president, one page, 6 x 7.5, White House letterhead, September 27, 1957. Letter to James K. Beach in Dallas, Texas, in part: "Thank you...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Fords, Carters, and Mondales97 - Fords, Carters, and Mondales
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Appealing color semi-glossy 10 x 8 photo of President and First Lady Ford and Vice President and Second Lady Rockefeller posing with the Carters and M
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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James A. Garfield98 - James A. Garfield
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Free-franked mailing envelope, 5.75 x 3.25, addressed in another hand to "Hon. J. P. Robison, 356 Superior St., Cleveland, Ohio," and fran...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Warren G. Harding99 - Warren G. Harding
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Early DS, signed “W. G. Harding,” one page, 7.25 x 3, August 12, 1900. Payment receipt from the Marion Daily Star, in which Harding confirms that he r
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Rutherford B. Hayes100 - Rutherford B. Hayes
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Partly-printed DS as president, signed “R. B. Hayes,” one page, 17 x 14, December 18, 1878. President Hayes appoints Thomas Coggeshall as "Post...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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