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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Zachary Taylor21 - Zachary Taylor
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Manuscript DS, signed “Z. Taylor, Lt. Col.,” one page, 7.75 x 9.75, June 30, 1829. Letter issued to Col. George Bomford, in full: "Herewith I h...
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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Zachary Taylor22 - Zachary Taylor
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Rare LS as president signed "Z. Taylor," one page, 7.5 x 10, July 12, 1849. Letter to S. C. Sprague at the Sons of Temperance, "Taylo...
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Estimate : 4,000.00 - 6,000.00
 
 
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Millard Fillmore23 - Millard Fillmore
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Partly-printed vellum DS as president, one page, 13.75 x 17.5, March 14, 1851. President Fillmore appoints James N. Ward as "First Lieutenant i...
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Franklin Pierce24 - Franklin Pierce
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ALS, twelve pages on three sets of adjoining sheets, 5.25 x 8.25, June 25, 1858. Letter to Sidney Webster, his former private White House secretary, w
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Estimate : 8,000.00 - 10,000.00
 
 
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Franklin Pierce25 - Franklin Pierce
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ALS as president, one page both sides, lightly lined, 7.75 x 9.75, October 29, 1857. In part: "It must be extremely gratifying to you to observ...
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Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,000.00
 
 
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Franklin Pierce26 - Franklin Pierce
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Desirable free-franked mailing envelope, 4.75 x 2.75, crisply addressed by Pierce to his former private White House secretary, "Sidney Webster,...
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Estimate : 500.00 - 700.00
 
 
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Franklin Pierce27 - Franklin Pierce
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Large and crisp ink signature, "Franklin Pierce,” on an off-white 5 x 1.5 slip affixed to a slightly larger mount. In very good to fine conditi...
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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James Buchanan28 - James Buchanan
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ALS, four pages on two adjoining sheets, 5.25 x 8.25, December 22, 1855. Letter to Hon. Peter D. Vroom, written while serving as minister to the Unite
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Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,000.00
 
 
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Abraham Lincoln29 - Abraham Lincoln
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Very attractive 7.25 x 10.5 silver gelatin print of President Abraham Lincoln reproduced by Moses P. Rice from an original wet plate negative by Alexa
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,000.00
 
 
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Abraham Lincoln30 - Abraham Lincoln
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Magnificently rare Civil War-dated partly printed DS as president, one page, 7.75 x 9.75, Executive Mansion letterhead, September 14, 1863. Draft orde
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Estimate : 10,000.00 - 15,000.00
 
 
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Abraham Lincoln31 - Abraham Lincoln
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Very desirable vintage matte-finish 6.25 x 9 half-length portrait of a beardless Abraham Lincoln printed by George B. Ayres from an original negative
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,000.00
 
 
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Abraham Lincoln: William Herndon32 - Abraham Lincoln: William Herndon
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Law partner and biographer (1818–1891) of President Abraham Lincoln who was an early member of the new Republican Party and was elected mayor of Sprin
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,000.00
 
 
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Andrew Johnson33 - Andrew Johnson
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ALS signed “A. Johnson,” one page, 7.75 x 9.75, June 29, 1852. Written from Washington, D.C., a letter to "Lowry," in part: "Your let...
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Estimate : 2,000.00 - 2,500.00
 
 
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Andrew Johnson34 - Andrew Johnson
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Third-person ADS, signed within the text, "Andrew Johnson" and "A. J.," one page, 6 x 7.75, December 1836–February 1837. A sheet...
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,200.00
 
 
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Andrew Johnson35 - Andrew Johnson
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Large ink signature, "Andrew Johnson," on an off-white 7.5 x 5 album page. In very good to fine condition, with a few short tears to the r...
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Andrew Johnson36 - Andrew Johnson
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Partly-printed DS as president, one page, 8.5 x 11, June 23, 1868. In full: "I hereby authorize and direct the Secretary of State to affix the ...
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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U. S. Grant37 - U. S. Grant
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Civil War-dated ALS signed “U. S. Grant, Brig. Gen. Com.,” one page, 8 x 9.75, September 10, 1861. Letter to Major Hatch, in full: "You will pl...
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Estimate : 3,000.00 - 4,000.00
 
 
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U. S. Grant38 - U. S. Grant
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Partial ALS signed “U. S. Grant, General,” one page, 7 x 3.5, no date. The conclusion of a longer letter about a trip to the midwest, in full: "...
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,200.00
 
 
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U. S. Grant39 - U. S. Grant
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Partly-printed DS as president, one page, 7.75 x 9.75, November 23, 1874. President Grant authorizes and directs "the Secretary of State to aff...
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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U. S. Grant40 - U. S. Grant
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Handsomely engraved partly printed vellum DS, one page, 15.5 x 19.75, December 20, 1876. President Grant appoints Alexander L. Morton as "First...
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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