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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James Monroe159 - James Monroe
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Partly-printed vellum DS as president, one page, 16.25 x 9.75, April 12, 1822. President Monroe grants John Latta a parcel of land "in the dist...
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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James Monroe160 - James Monroe
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Partly-printed vellum DS as president, one page, 15.25 x 10.75, March 4, 1823. President Monroe appoints David H. Vinton as "a second Lieutenan...
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James Monroe and John Quincy Adams161 - James Monroe and John Quincy Adams
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LS, signed “James Monroe” as president and “John Quincy Adams” as secretary of state, one page, 9 x 14.5, April 17, 1824. Official letter, in part: ...
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John Quincy Adams162 - John Quincy Adams
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ALS as secretary of state, signed “J. Q. Adams,” one page, 8 x 10, July 19, 1820. Letter to P. P. F. DeGrand, in part: "I enclose you a check u...
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John Quincy Adams163 - John Quincy Adams
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LS signed “J. Q. Adams,” one page, 8 x 10, November 7, 1845. Letter to landscape designer and horticulturist Andrew Jackson Downing, in part: "...
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,200.00
 
 
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John Quincy Adams164 - John Quincy Adams
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Partly-printed DS, signed “J. Q. Adams,” one page, 7 x 5, November 13, 1822. Cover sheet addressed to John Adair of Frankfort, Kentucky, in full: &q...
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Andrew Jackson165 - Andrew Jackson
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Partly-printed vellum DS as president, two pages, 11.5 x 15.25, March 31, 1836. Patent issued to "Newell Hungerford, a citizen of the United St...
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Andrew Jackson166 - Andrew Jackson
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Partly-printed vellum DS as president, one page, 15 x 9.5, January 3, 1831. President Jackson grants William Fincher of Miami County, Ohio, a tract of
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Martin Van Buren167 - Martin Van Buren
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Partly-printed vellum DS as president, signed “M. Van Buren,” one page, 13.75 x 16.75, February 20, 1840. President Van Buren appoints William E. Prin
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Martin Van Buren168 - Martin Van Buren
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ALS signed “M. V. Buren,” one page, 8 x 10.25, July 19, 1816. Letter to New York merchant and politician Archibald McIntyre, in part: "My Broth...
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William Henry Harrison169 - William Henry Harrison
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ALS signed “W. H. Harrison,” one page, 5.75 x 6.25, October 22, 1827. Letter to a gentleman, written from his home in North Bend, Ohio, in part: &qu...
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William Henry Harrison170 - William Henry Harrison
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Desirable ink signature, "Sir your, Hum Serv't, Will'm Henry Harrison,” on an off-white 4 x 1.5 slip. Handsomely cloth-matted and frame...
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John Tyler171 - John Tyler
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ALS as senator, one page, 7.75 x 9.75, May 15, 1834. Letter to his son, Robert Tyler, in full: "What sort of a celebration will there be at Jam...
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John Tyler172 - John Tyler
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ALS signed “J. Tyler,” one page, 4.5 x 7.25, no date. Letter to a gentleman, in full: "I have only time to say that your matter has been submit...
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James K. Polk173 - James K. Polk
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Scarce ALS as president, one page, 7.75 x 10, April 4, 1846. Letter to the Hon. Truman Smith, a member of the House of Representatives from Connecticu
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Zachary Taylor174 - Zachary Taylor
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LS signed “Z. Taylor,” one page, 8 x 10, no date. Letter to a gentleman, in full: "I have received your favor of the 11th Inst. tendering me in...
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Zachary Taylor175 - 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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Millard Fillmore176 - Millard Fillmore
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ALS, one page, 5 x 7.75, January 4, 1864. Letter to Erastus Corning, one of the founders of the New York Central Railroad, in full: "Allow me t...
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Millard Fillmore177 - Millard Fillmore
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Signed book: Universal History, from the Earliest Account of Time, Vol. IV. London: T. Osborne, 1748. Rebound hardcover, 5.5 x 8.5, 501 pages. Signed
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Franklin Pierce178 - Franklin Pierce
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Unsigned pamphlet entitled "Treaty between the United States and the Kickapoo Indians," six total pages, 7.75 x 12.25, July 17, 1854. Issu...
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,000.00
 
 
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Franklin Pierce179 - Franklin Pierce
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ALS, four pages on two adjoining sheets, 5 x 8, blindstamped monogram letterhead, April 3, 1868. Letter to C. W. Woolley of Cincinnati, in part: &qu...
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James Buchanan180 - James Buchanan
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ALS as president, one page both sides, 6.25 x 7.75, April 17, 1859. Letter to Miss Esther Parke, in part: "I hope you will be able to come to m...
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James Buchanan181 - James Buchanan
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ALS, one page, 4.25 x 7.25, August 29, 1854. Letter to Mr. Charles Stansbury, in part: "Mrs. Speer, the widow of my highly esteemed relative Dr...
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Abraham Lincoln183 - Abraham Lincoln
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Civil War-dated partly-printed DS, one page, 18.5 x 14, February 25, 1864. President Lincoln appoints James W. Shanklin of California as "Recei...
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Estimate : 5,000.00 - 7,000.00
 
 
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Abraham Lincoln184 - Abraham Lincoln
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Sought-after photograph of Lincoln in near-profile, 7 x 9, printed in the late 19th century by George B. Ayres from the original negative taken by Ale
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Estimate : 5,000.00 - 6,000.00
 
 
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Abraham Lincoln185 - Abraham Lincoln
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Section of wood recovered from Abraham Lincoln's home in Springfield, Illinois, 1 x 3.25, affixed to the first page of a pamphlet entitled "...
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Abraham Lincoln186 - Abraham Lincoln
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Uncommon bronzed bas relief plaque of President Lincoln from the late 19th century, 7.5 x 12.25, depicting the president in a handsome right-facing pr
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[Abraham Lincoln]187 - [Abraham Lincoln]
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Unsigned handwritten manuscript concerning Lincoln's death, one page, 7.5 x 9.75, no date but circa 1867. In part: "Alas—but two years have...
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Andrew Johnson188 - Andrew Johnson
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Uncommon partly-printed DS as president, one page, 8 x 10, February 22, 1869. President Johnson authorizes and directs "the Secretary of State ...
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U. S. Grant189 - U. S. Grant
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Partly-printed DS as president, one page, 8.5 x 10.75, February 18, 1871. President Grant authorizes and directs "the Secretary of State to aff...
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U. S. Grant190 - U. S. Grant
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Large ink signature as president, "U. S. Grant,” on an off-white 4.25 x 1.25 slip. Framed with a mat to cover the balance of the document, whic...
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U. S. Grant191 - U. S. Grant
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ALS signed “U. S. Grant, Lt. Gen.,” one page, 5 x 8, Head-Quarters Armies of the United States letterhead, October 13, 1865. Letter to Madame Bertinat
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Rutherford B. Hayes192 - Rutherford B. Hayes
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ALS signed “R. B. Hayes,” one page, 4.5 x 6.75, monogrammed "H" letterhead, July 6, 1881. Letter written from his home in Fremont, Ohio, f...
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James A. Garfield193 - James A. Garfield
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LS as president-elect, signed “J. A. Garfield,” one page, 5 x 8, Mentor, Ohio letterhead, December 13, 1880. Letter to noted Disciples of Christ clerg
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James A. Garfield194 - James A. Garfield
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LS signed “J. A. Garfield,” one page both sides, 7.75 x 9.75, February 6, 1872. Letter to the Hon. John Peter Robison, in part: "I knew with wh...
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James A. Garfield195 - James A. Garfield
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Signed book: Archdeacon Paley’s View of the Evidences of Christianity. Philadelphia: Troutman & Hayes, 1852. Hardcover, 4 x 6, 264 pages. Signed...
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James A. Garfield196 - James A. Garfield
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ALS signed “J. A. Garfield,” one page, 5.25 x 8.25, July 14, 1880. Letter to Charles Leland, in full: "Yours of the 9th came duly—I thank you f...
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Chester A. Arthur197 - Chester A. Arthur
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Civil War–dated ALS signed “C. A. Arthur, Insp. Gen'l,” one page, 7.75 x 9.75, State of New York Inspector General's Office letterhead, Marc...
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Chester A. Arthur198 - Chester A. Arthur
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Executive Mansion card boldly signed in ink, "Chester A. Arthur." In very good to fine condition, with a faint square of toning beneath th...
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Grover Cleveland199 - Grover Cleveland
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ALS, one page both sides, 4.25 x 7, 816 Madison Avenue letterhead, April 14, 1891. Letter to members of the Young Men's Democratic Association i...
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Grover Cleveland200 - Grover Cleveland
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ALS, one page both sides, 4.75 x 7.75, struck-through 816 Madison Avenue letterhead, October 20, 1889. Letter to magazine editor L. S. Metcalf, in par
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Benjamin Harrison201 - Benjamin Harrison
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Unusual partly-printed ADS, one page, 8 x 13, September 20, 1886. Application for life insurance with the New-York Life Insurance Company, filled out
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Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,000.00
 
 
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William McKinley202 - William McKinley
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TLS signed “W. McKinley,” one page, 5.25 x 8.25, personal letterhead, June 29, 1896. Letter to George Dana of Utica, New York, in full: "Please...
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Theodore Roosevelt204 - Theodore Roosevelt
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Fascinating archive from the papers of Frederick W. Whitridge, president of the Third Avenue Railway and Roosevelt's appointed ambassador to Spa...
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Estimate : 3,000.00 - 5,000.00
 
 
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Theodore Roosevelt205 - Theodore Roosevelt
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TLS signed “T. Roosevelt,” one page, 6.75 x 7.5, The Outlook letterhead, July 1, 1912. Letter to Dr. George W. Brush, in full: "That was a very...
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Theodore Roosevelt206 - Theodore Roosevelt
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TLS signed “T. Roosevelt,” one page, 6.5 x 7.75, The Outlook letterhead, November 23, 1910. Letter to Joseph W. Wess of the Garfield Republican Club,
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William H. Taft207 - William H. Taft
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Signed book: Present Day Problems. First edition, first printing. NY: Dodd, Mead & Company, 1908. Hardcover, 5.25 x 7.75, 355 pages. Crisply sig...
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 2,000.00
 
 
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William H. Taft208 - William H. Taft
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TLS as president signed “Wm. H. Taft,” one page, 7 x 8.75, White House letterhead, July 3, 1909. Letter to Dr. George W. Brush in Brooklyn, in part:...
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William H. Taft209 - William H. Taft
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Appealing color 5.5 x 3.5 postcard of Secretary Taft greeting Datto Piang in the Philippines, signed on the front in black ink, "Sincerely your...
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Woodrow Wilson210 - Woodrow Wilson
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World War I-dated TLS as president, one page, 7 x 8.75, White House letterhead, February 20, 1918. Letter to John Hays Hammond, in full: "I app...
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