RR Auction: Fine Autographs and Artifacts Featuring Military

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With over 850 lots, RR Auction’s March Fine Autograph and Artifact sale offers a wide variety of material for history buffs, music lovers, sports fans, movie mavens, and more! Our highlighted military section ranges from European conflicts of the 17th century through World War II, and features everything from autographs to weapons and uniforms. Art and literature also take a leading role, with autograph letters from the likes of Monet, Matisse, Lautrec, Hemingway, Faulkner, Dickens, and Tolstoy. Marvels of classical music include a Haydn contract, Liszt letter, and Verdi note, while Gershwin, Guthrie, and Lennon round out our modern selection. 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 March 2018.
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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Bill Clinton265 - Bill Clinton
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Large felt tip signature, "Bill Clinton,” on a light blue 6 x 2.75 Arkansas State Bank check. In very good to fine condition, with a central ve...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Hillary Clinton266 - Hillary Clinton
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TLS as first lady, signed “Hillary,” one page, 6.25 x 9.5, White House letterhead, October 29, 1993. Letter to Senator Daniel Patrick Moynihan, in par
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Calvin Coolidge267 - Calvin Coolidge
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Vintage ink signature, "Calvin Coolidge,” on an off-white 5.25 x 1.25 card trimmed from an engraving. In fine condition, with a block of toning...
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Dwight D. Eisenhower268 - Dwight D. Eisenhower
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TLS signed “D. E.,” one page, 7.25 x 10.5, personal letterhead, August 17, 1961. Letter to his personal physician, Major General Howard McCrum Snyder,
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Dwight D. Eisenhower269 - Dwight D. Eisenhower
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Limited edition commemorative china plate produced by Castleton China of New Castle, Pennsylvania, measuring 10.75? in diameter, commemorating Eisenho
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Millard Fillmore270 - Millard Fillmore
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Ink signature, "M. Fillmore,” on an off-white 2.75 x 1 slip clipped from a free frank, bearing the ink postal stamp, "Free," below. A...
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First Ladies271 - First Ladies
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Appealing lot of four items, each signed by a first lady, including: Eleanor Roosevelt (ALS on White House letterhead), Grace Coolidge (2; ALS and fre
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Gerald Ford272 - Gerald Ford
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Six identical glossy 8 x 10 portraits of Ford, each signed in black felt tip, “Gerald R. Ford.” In overall very fine condition.
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Gerald Ford273 - Gerald Ford
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Signed book: Humor and the Presidency. First edition. NY: Arbor House, 1987. Hardcover with dust jacket, 7.75 x 9.5, 162 pages. Signed on the first fr
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Gerald Ford274 - Gerald Ford
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TLS signed “Jerry,” one page, 8 x 10.5, Congress of the United States, Office of the Minority Leader, House of Representatives letterhead, June 22, 19
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Gerald Ford275 - Gerald Ford
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TLS signed “Gerald R. Ford,” one page, 6.25 x 8.5, personal letterhead, May 4, 1994. Letter to Richard J. Cross III, in full: "I am most gratef...
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Benjamin Harrison276 - Benjamin Harrison
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Fletcher & Sharpe's Bank check, 7 x 2.75, filled out and signed by Harrison, "Benj. Harrison," payable to "Self" for $50...
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Benjamin Harrison277 - Benjamin Harrison
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Large and bold ink signature, "Benj. Harrison, Indiana,” on an off-white 6.5 x 3 slip. In fine condition, with a small tape stain that could ea...
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Caroline Harrison278 - Caroline Harrison
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Wife of Benjamin Harrison and first lady (born 1832) from 1889 until her death in 1892, who oversaw the restoration of the White House and was a found
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Herbert Hoover279 - Herbert Hoover
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TLS, one page, 7.25 x 10.5, personal letterhead, August 11, 1938. Letter to Miles W. Jones, in part: "I was powerfully interested in what you s...
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Herbert Hoover280 - Herbert Hoover
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TLS as president, one page, 7 x 8.75, White House letterhead, November 16, 1932. Letter to John Jay Hopkins of the Treasury Department, in full: &qu...
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Lyndon B. Johnson281 - Lyndon B. Johnson
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TLS signed “L. B. J.,” one page, 7 x 9, personal letterhead, December 18, 1996. Letter to his aunt, Jessie Hatcher, in full: "It was good to he...
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Lyndon B. Johnson282 - Lyndon B. Johnson
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Reservation pass for President Johnson's visit to the University of Rhode Island on August 20, 1966, 3.75 x 2.25, no. 4977, signed in black ink ...
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Richard Nixon283 - Richard Nixon
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Signed book: Real Peace: A Strategy for the West. First edition, first printing. NY: Privately printed, 1983. Hardcover with dust jacket, 5.75 x 8.5,
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Richard Nixon284 - Richard Nixon
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TLS, one page, 7 x 9, personal letterhead, January 17, 1991. Letter to Richard Joseph Cross III, in full: "I deeply appreciated your letter abo...
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Richard Nixon285 - Richard Nixon
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TLS, one page, 7.25 x 10.5, personal letterhead, May 29, 1992. Letter to Richard J. Cross III, in full: "It was most thoughtful of you to send ...
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Richard Nixon286 - Richard Nixon
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Felt tip signature, "Richard Nixon,” on an off-white 6 x 4 card printed with a logo for his La Casa Pacifica residence, inscribed in type: &quo...
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Ronald Reagan287 - Ronald Reagan
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Stunning Fitz and Floyd china plate from the Reagan White House, measures 7.5? in diameter, with attractive gold borders to white canvas, red frame, a
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,200.00
 
 
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Ronald Reagan288 - Ronald Reagan
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TLS as president signed “Dutch,” one page, 6.75 x 8.75, White House letterhead, June 7, 1983. Letter to his longtime friend Lydia ‘Hup’ MacArthur, in
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Ronald Reagan289 - Ronald Reagan
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Signed book: Where's the Rest of Me?. Second printing. NY: Duell, Sloan and Pearce, 1965. Hardcover with dust jacket, 5.75 x 8.25, 316 pages. Si...
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Ronald Reagan290 - Ronald Reagan
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Color satin-finish 8 x 10 photo of Reagan meeting with the Hicks family at the White House, signed and inscribed in the lower border in black felt tip
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Ronald Reagan291 - Ronald Reagan
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Ballpoint signature, "Ronald Reagan,” on the rear panel of a folded blue 8.5 x 14 California gubernatorial campaign flyer, headed "Ronald ...
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Ronald Reagan292 - Ronald Reagan
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Original artist's caricature of Ronald Reagan behind a podium at the second convention of the National Association of Jim Beam Bottle & Spec...
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Eleanor Roosevelt293 - Eleanor Roosevelt
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Rare original 5.25 x 4 negative showing Eleanor Roosevelt in later age, sitting behind a microphone with a sign that reads, "The Voice of the U...
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William H. Taft294 - William H. Taft
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TLS signed “Wm. H. Taft,” one page, 7 x 9.25, personal letterhead, February 17, 1915. Letter to Colonel William C. Sanger, in full: "I received...
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Harry S. Truman295 - Harry S. Truman
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Uncommon FDC with a cachet honoring the establishment of the State of Israel on May 16, 1948, signed in black ink by Truman. In fine condition. Accomp
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Harry S. Truman296 - Harry S. Truman
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TLS, one page, 7.25 x 10.5, personal letterhead, October 16, 1957. Letter to Mr. A. O. Aldrich of Oakland, in full: "I appreciated your letter ...
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Donald Trump297 - Donald Trump
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Color glossy 11 x 14 laserprint photo of President Trump signing a bill in the Oval Office, with Vice President Mike Pence pictured in the background,
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Donald and Ivana Trump298 - Donald and Ivana Trump
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Two photos: a glossy 8 x 10 photo of Trump at his desk, signed vertically in felt tip, "Best Wishes, Donald Trump"; and a semi-glossy 10 x...
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Woodrow Wilson299 - Woodrow Wilson
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TLS, one page, 6 x 7.75, Princeton University letterhead, November 16, 1910. Letter to Harper Brothers publishing executive Frederick A. Duneka, in fu
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Woodrow Wilson300 - Woodrow Wilson
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TLS, one page, 7 x 9.5, personal letterhead, October 28, 1922. Letter to Dr. W. G. Chase, in full: "It was very cheering to get your letter of ...
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Samuel Adams301 - Samuel Adams
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Signer of the Declaration of Independence from Massachusetts (1722–1803) who emerged as one of the early leaders of the movement against the Stamp Act
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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Samuel Adams302 - Samuel Adams
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Partly-printed DS, one page, 15.75 x 12.75, July 28, 1794. As governor of Massachusetts, Samuel Adams appoints James Warner as "Lieutenant of a...
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Declaration of Independence303 - Declaration of Independence
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Rare broadside engraving of the Declaration of Independence, 21 x 28, with dedication along the bottom, “To the People of the United States this Engra
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Estimate : 6,000.00 - 8,000.00
 
 
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William Ellery304 - William Ellery
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Autograph endorsement, signed "Wm. Ellery," on the reverse of a partly-printed document, one page, 13 x 16.75, May 20, 1776. Deed for land...
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Estimate : 4,000.00 - 5,000.00
 
 
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John Hancock305 - John Hancock
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Bold and desirable ink signature, "Congress Philad'a, John Hancock,” on an off-white 3.75 x 1.25 slip affixed to a slightly larger card. In...
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Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,000.00
 
 
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John Hancock306 - John Hancock
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Partly-printed third-person ADS, signed within the text, "John Hancock," one page, 8.75 x 4.5, September 1768. A bill of lading, mostly fi...
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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Clarence Darrow307 - Clarence Darrow
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Defense attorney (1857–1938) noted for his role in the Scopes 'Monkey' Trial and the Leopold-Loeb thrill-killing case. Greenebaum Sons Bank ...
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Robert F. Kennedy308 - Robert F. Kennedy
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Handsome matte-finish 8 x 10 portrait of Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy, signed in the lower border in black ink. In fine condition, with a light
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Abraham Lincoln: William H. Herndon309 - Abraham Lincoln: William H. Herndon
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American lawyer (1818–1891) best known as Lincoln's law partner from 1841. He later wrote a biography of Lincoln, Herndon's Lincoln: The Tru...
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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Frederick Douglass310 - Frederick Douglass
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Civil War-dated DS, signed "I am, Dear Sir, Yours Truly, Fred'k Douglass, Rochester, Sept. 6th 1864," one page, 5 x 8, August 25, 1864...
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Estimate : 4,000.00 - 6,000.00
 
 
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Mohandas Gandhi311 - Mohandas Gandhi
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Immensely desirable vintage glossy 10.25 x 8 photo of Mohandas Gandhi walking alongside Madan Mohan Malaviya after the second session of India's...
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Estimate : 10,000.00 - 15,000.00
 
 
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Florence Nightingale312 - Florence Nightingale
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Ink signature and inscription, "Sir Harry Verney, Bart., F. Nightingale, 8/12/91,” on a black-bordered off-white 5.25 x 4.25 card. In very good...
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Felix Frankfurter313 - Felix Frankfurter
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TLS, one page, 5.25 x 8, Law School of Harvard University letterhead, October 18, 1938. Letter to Harold Roland Shapiro, in full: "Thank you fo...
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Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
 
 
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Felix Frankfurter314 - Felix Frankfurter
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TLS, one page, 5.25 x 8, Law School of Harvard University letterhead, January 24, 1939. Letter to journalist Joseph Leib, in full: "You were ki...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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