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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Woodrow Wilson211 - Woodrow Wilson
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Partly-printed vellum DS as president, one page, 14.5 x 18.75, June 16, 1914. President Wilson appoints Coleridge Livingstone Beaven as a "Firs...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Warren G. Harding212 - Warren G. Harding
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Partly-printed DS, signed “W. G. Harding,” one page, 7.75 x 2.5, February 13, 1897. Partial proof of publication, in full: "W. G. Harding, of l...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Calvin Coolidge213 - Calvin Coolidge
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Scarce ALS as president, one page, 7 x 8.75, White House letterhead, July 25, 1927. Letter to a gentleman in Larchmont, New York, in full: "Mr....
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 2,000.00
 
 
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Calvin Coolidge214 - Calvin Coolidge
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Handsome vintage matte-finish 6.5 x 9.5 bust-length portrait of Coolidge by Harris & Ewing, signed in the lower border in black ink. In fine con...
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Calvin Coolidge215 - Calvin Coolidge
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TLS as president, one page, 7 x 8.75, White House letterhead, June 2, 1925. Letter to Dr. Thomas W. Bicknell, in part: "I appreciate what you s...
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Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
 
 
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Herbert Hoover217 - Herbert Hoover
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Scarce original presidential pencil doodles made by Herbert Hoover on an off-white 6 x 9.5 card, headed "The President's Engagements,"...
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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Eleanor Roosevelt218 - Eleanor Roosevelt
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Very attractive vintage matte-finish 7.75 x 9.75 photo of Roosevelt wearing a light-colored dress against a similarly light background, making for a p
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Franklin D. Roosevelt219 - Franklin D. Roosevelt
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Signed book: The Democratic Book, 1936. Limited edition, numbered 568 of an unspecified limitation. Gilt-stamped leatherbound hardcover, 11.5 x 14.5,
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,200.00
 
 
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Franklin D. Roosevelt220 - Franklin D. Roosevelt
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ANS signed “Franklin D. Roosevelt, Governor,” one page, 8 x 10.5, Executive Mansion letterhead, no date but between the years of 1929 and 1932. In ful
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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Franklin D. Roosevelt221 - Franklin D. Roosevelt
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TLS signed “F. D. Roosevelt,” one page, 6.75 x 6.75, May 24, 1928. A memo for Mr. Taylor, in full: "Please credit the following checks to the G...
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,000.00
 
 
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Franklin D. Roosevelt222 - Franklin D. Roosevelt
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Partly-printed DS as president, one page, 23 x 19, May 14, 1936. President Roosevelt appoints Irl D. Brent of Michigan as "Director of the Publ...
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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Franklin D. Roosevelt223 - Franklin D. Roosevelt
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Handsome matte-finish 11.5 x 10 Harris & Ewing portrait of President Roosevelt at his desk, boldly signed and inscribed in the lower border in f...
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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Franklin D. Roosevelt224 - Franklin D. Roosevelt
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TLS as president, one page, 7 x 8.75, White House letterhead, July 6, 1937. Letter to Frank C. Walker, the executive secretary of the National Emergen
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Franklin D. Roosevelt225 - Franklin D. Roosevelt
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TLS, one page, 8.5 x 11, personal letterhead, August 11, 1924. Letter to S. F. McLean in Pasadena, in full: "Thank you very much for letting me...
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Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
 
 
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Harry S. Truman226 - Harry S. Truman
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Choice matte-finish 9.5 x 7.75 photo of Truman holding up the iconic 'Dewey Defeats Truman' issue of the Chicago Tribune, signed in fountain...
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Estimate : 5,000.00 - 7,000.00
 
 
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Harry S. Truman227 - Harry S. Truman
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ALS, one page, 4 x 5.25, United States Senate letterhead, July 25, 1944. Letter to his friend and future Secretary of the Treasury John W. Snyder, in
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Estimate : 700.00 - 900.00
 
 
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Harry S. Truman228 - Harry S. Truman
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ANS as president signed "H. S. T.," one page, 5 x 8, White House letterhead, no date. Note to Secretary of the Treasury John Snyder concer...
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Estimate : 1,200.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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Harry S. Truman229 - Harry S. Truman
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Exceptional vintage matte-finish 9.25 x 13 Harris & Ewing portrait of President Truman, signed and inscribed in the lower border in fountain pen...
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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Harry S. Truman230 - Harry S. Truman
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Program for Truman's 79th birthday, two pages, 8.5 x 11, May 8, 1963, signed and inscribed on the front cover in fountain pen, "To my good ...
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Estimate : 500.00 - 700.00
 
 
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Harry S. Truman231 - Harry S. Truman
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Booklet containing Truman's address to the United Nations given on October 24, 1950, entitled 'A New Page in History,' twelve pages, 3.7...
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Estimate : 500.00 - 700.00
 
 
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Harry S. Truman232 - Harry S. Truman
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Unusual DS as president, one page, 6.75 x 8.75, White House letterhead, December 21, 1950. Official typed authorization document, in full: "I h...
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Dwight D. Eisenhower233 - Dwight D. Eisenhower
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Handwritten draft as president for a speech given during his 1956 reelection campaign, penned on the reverse of a confidential memo sent to him by Emm
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Estimate : 5,000.00 - 7,000.00
 
 
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Jacqueline Kennedy234 - Jacqueline Kennedy
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ALS signed “Jackie,” seven pages, 5 x 7.75, May 7, 1950. A lengthy letter to her mother, written while in France attending the University of Grenoble
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Estimate : 2,500.00 - 3,500.00
 
 
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Jacqueline Kennedy235 - Jacqueline Kennedy
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Unsigned handwritten letter, one page, 5 x 8, no date, but circa November 1962. Letter to Kennedy secretary Evelyn Lincoln, in full: "Will you ...
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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Jacqueline Kennedy236 - Jacqueline Kennedy
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ALS signed “Jackie,” one page both sides, 6.5 x 8.5, personal letterhead, postmarked February 8, 1960. Letter to Barbara Scannell, Joseph P. Kennedy’s
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,000.00
 
 
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Jacqueline Kennedy237 - Jacqueline Kennedy
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Personal check, 8.25 x 3, filled out in type and signed by Kennedy, "Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis," payable to Sophie Koslow for $25, Decemb...
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John F. Kennedy238 - John F. Kennedy
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Rectangular piece of clear plexiglass, 7.75 x 6 x 0.25, featuring a bullet hole in the right side, with notations reading, "Front Side. 1-1-85....
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Estimate : 1,200.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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John F. Kennedy239 - John F. Kennedy
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Scarce partly-printed DS as president, one page, 19.75 x 16, October 27, 1961. President Kennedy appoints Raymond H. Dwigans of Texas as "Colle...
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Estimate : 3,000.00 - 5,000.00
 
 
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John F. Kennedy240 - John F. Kennedy
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Early signed book: As We Remember Joe. Privately printed. Cambridge, Massachusetts: University Press, 1945. Hardcover with very rare original mylar ja
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Estimate : 14,000.00 - 16,000.00
 
 
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Lyndon B. Johnson241 - Lyndon B. Johnson
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TLS, one page, 6.25 x 8.5, personal letterhead, January 28, 1969. Letter to former Secretary of Defense Robert S. McNamara, in full: "I have ha...
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,000.00
 
 
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Lyndon B. Johnson242 - Lyndon B. Johnson
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Terrific 10.75 x 14 original ink portrait sketch of Lyndon B. Johnson by artist Nanton Romney, signed and inscribed in black ink, "To Charles T...
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Richard Nixon243 - Richard Nixon
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TLS as president, signed "RN," one page, 7 x 10.25, White House letterhead, March 27, 1969. Letter to publisher James C. Copley, in part: ...
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,000.00
 
 
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Ronald Reagan244 - Ronald Reagan
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Rare partly-printed DS as president, one page, 22.5 x 18.5, February 3, 1985. President Reagan appoints Christopher Hicks of Texas as "Deputy A...
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Estimate : 4,000.00 - 6,000.00
 
 
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Ronald Reagan245 - Ronald Reagan
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TLS as president signed “Ron,” one page, 7 x 10.5, White House letterhead, June 9, 1981. Letter to Charles J. Broska of the Shoreline Retirement Assoc
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,000.00
 
 
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George Bush247 - George Bush
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ALS, one page both sides, 6.25 x 4.5, personal letterhead, September 23, 1979. Letter to Ron Wade, in full: "The first President I met was Dwig...
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,000.00
 
 
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Bill Clinton248 - Bill Clinton
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TLS as president signed “Bill,” one page, 6.75 x 8.75, White House letterhead, October 15, 1998. Letter to Reverend Stan Easty, a close friend and spi
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Estimate : 500.00 - 700.00
 
 
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Bill Clinton249 - Bill Clinton
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TLS, one page, 8.5 x 11, State of Arkansas letterhead, July 12, 1989. Clinton thanks a supporter and comments on flag burning. In part: “Thank you for
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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George W. Bush250 - George W. Bush
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Boldly signed TLS as president, one page, 6.75 x 8.75, embossed White House letterhead, October 28, 2005. Letter to Barbara Kalbaugh, in full: "...
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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James Buchanan253 - James Buchanan
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Free-franked mailing envelope as president, 5 x 2.75, addressed in Buchanan's hand to "William Nicholson Esquire, Erie, Pennsylvania,"...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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George Bush254 - George Bush
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TLS as president, one page, 6.75 x 8.75, White House letterhead, December 8, 1992. Letter to Richard J. Cross III, in full: "Thank you for send...
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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George Bush255 - George Bush
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Signed book: Speaking of Freedom. Collector's edition. Norwalk, CT: Easton Press, 2009. Leatherbound hardcover, 6.25 x 9.25, 302 pages. Signed o...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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George Bush256 - George Bush
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ANS on a Vice President of the United States of America stationery card, 6.25 x 3.5, October 10, 1983. In full: "Mrs. Marshall—Here it is, sign...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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George Bush257 - George Bush
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TLS as vice president, signed “George,” one page, 6.5 x 4.25, embossed Vice President stationery card, November 29, 1984. Letter to Helen, in full: ...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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George Bush258 - George Bush
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TLS as president, one page, 6.5 x 4.5, embossed The President stationery card, June 4, 1992. Letter to Richard J. Cross III, in full: "I apprec...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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George W. Bush259 - George W. Bush
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Commemorative souvenir folder from Inauguration Day, January 20, 2001, 11 x 9.5, containing a stamp sheet and postal cover, signed and inscribed on th
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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George Bush and Dan Quayle260 - George Bush and Dan Quayle
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Invitation from the Committee for the American Bicentennial Presidential Inaugural to attend and participate in "the Inauguration of George Her...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Jimmy Carter261 - Jimmy Carter
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DS, signed “James E. Carter, Jr.,” one page, 7.25 x 3.25, September 12, 1963. Receipt from Carter's Bonded Warehouse for "one bale of cotto...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Bill Clinton262 - Bill Clinton
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Booklet of the Department of Defense Appropriations Act of 1996 introduced to the House of Representatives by Florida Congressman Bill Young, 96 pages
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Estimate : 500.00 - 700.00
 
 
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Bill Clinton263 - Bill Clinton
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Still-sealed metal canister of four Corona cigars presented to White House visitors during the first term of President Clinton, measuring 6.25 ? tall
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Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
 
 
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Bill Clinton264 - Bill Clinton
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TLS signed “Bill,” one page, 7.25 x 10.5, State of Arkansas letterhead, December 15, 1980. Letter to Paul Cappleman in Kansas, in full: "I rece...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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