RR Auction: Fine Autographs and Artifacts Featuring Pop Culture

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RR Auction's March Fine Autographs and Artifacts sale is highlighted by a wealth of significant pop culture material, drawing from movies, music, art, and literature. The sale features an important photographic archive of Marilyn Monroe, shot during the production of the 1952 film Niagara; an emotional letter by Monroe to acting mentor Lee Strasberg; an incredibly rare book signed by Leo Tolstoy; a Revolutionary War–dated letter by George Washington; multiple Beatles autographs; and a virtually one-of-a-kind signature of the important Oglala Lakota chief Red Cloud. 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 2020.
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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George Washington1 - George Washington
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Important war-dated LS, signed "Go: Washington," one page, 7.25 x 11.5, Newburgh, New York, August 6, 1782. Letter to Major Villefranche c...
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Estimate : 20,000.00 - 25,000.00
 
 
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Thomas Jefferson and James Madison2 - Thomas Jefferson and James Madison
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Partly-printed vellum DS, signed “Th: Jefferson” as president and “James Madison” as secretary of state, one page, 10 x 15, no date. Scallop-topped sh
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Estimate : 2,000.00 - 3,000.00
 
 
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James Madison3 - James Madison
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Partly-printed vellum DS as president, one page, 13.25 x 8.75, December 29, 1813. President Madison grants "William McFarland of Ross County, O...
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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Zachary Taylor4 - Zachary Taylor
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Boldly penned ALS signed “Z. Taylor,” one page both sides, 7.75 x 9.75, July 13, 1828. Letter to Captain J. C. Culbertson in St. Louis, written while
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Estimate : 2,000.00 - 3,000.00
 
 
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John Tyler5 - John Tyler
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Ink signature, "Sherwood Forest, March 21, 1853, Very Respectfully and Truly Yrs, John Tyler,” on a light blue 4.75 x 3.25 sheet. In very good ...
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Millard Fillmore6 - Millard Fillmore
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LS as president, one page, 7.75 x 10, June 29, 1852. Letter to Secretary of the Interior Alexander Hugh Holmes Stuart, in full: "The tolling be...
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Estimate : 10,000.00 - 15,000.00
 
 
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Millard Fillmore7 - Millard Fillmore
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Signed book: The Library of American Biography by Jared Sparks, Second Series, Vol. XIV, containing a biography of explorer and fur trader John Ledyar
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Estimate : 500.00 - 700.00
 
 
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Franklin Pierce8 - Franklin Pierce
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ALS, four pages on two adjoining sheets, 5.25 x 8.5, March 27, 1861. Letter to his former private White House secretary Sidney Webster, in full: &qu...
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Estimate : 10,000.00 - 15,000.00
 
 
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Abraham Lincoln9 - Abraham Lincoln
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Exceedingly desirable and boldly penned Civil War-dated autograph endorsement as president, signed "A. Lincoln," penned on the reverse of ...
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Estimate : 10,000.00 - 15,000.00
 
 
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Abraham Lincoln10 - Abraham Lincoln
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ADS, signed "A. Lincoln," one page, 7.5 x 5, September 17, 1838. Abraham Lincoln pens a handwritten legal document for the Sangamon Circui...
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Estimate : 6,000.00 - 8,000.00
 
 
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Abraham Lincoln11 - Abraham Lincoln
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Scarce 4.25 x 6.5 cabinet photo of Abraham Lincoln surrounded by his Union commanders: David Farragut, William Tecumseh Sherman, George Henry Thomas,
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Estimate : 2,000.00 - 4,000.00
 
 
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Abraham Lincoln12 - Abraham Lincoln
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Stunning off-white silk campaign ribbon from Lincoln's successful 1860 run for the presidency, 2.5 x 7.25, featuring his famous 'Cooper Unio...
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Estimate : 2,500.00 - 3,000.00
 
 
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Abraham Lincoln13 - Abraham Lincoln
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Partly-printed DS as president, one page, 13.25 x 17, July 30, 1862. President Lincoln appoints Herman Haupt as "Additional Aide-de-Camp with t...
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Estimate : 6,000.00 - 8,000.00
 
 
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Abraham Lincoln14 - 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 : 1,500.00 - 2,000.00
 
 
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Abraham Lincoln15 - Abraham Lincoln
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Handsome display featuring an original invitation to Lincoln's 1865 inaugural ball, and the March 18, 1865 issue of Harper's Weekly depictin...
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Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,000.00
 
 
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Abraham Lincoln16 - Abraham Lincoln
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Very rare postally-used 1860 campaign cover, 5.5 x 3.25, featuring a beardless portrait of "Old Abe" printed in red, with text below that ...
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Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,500.00
 
 
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Abraham Lincoln17 - Abraham Lincoln
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Black-bordered postally-used mourning cover honoring the late President Lincoln, 5.5 x 3, featuring a small oval portrait of him in the upper left cor
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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Abraham Lincoln18 - Abraham Lincoln
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Yellow postally-used mourning cover, 5.5 x 3, featuring a well-defined portrait of the late President Lincoln on the left side. Postmarked at Clinton,
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Estimate : 500.00 - 700.00
 
 
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Abraham Lincoln19 - Abraham Lincoln
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Original circa 1865 handmade mourning badge, 1.75 x 2, featuring an albumen Brady photograph of Abraham Lincoln at center (the same image later used o
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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Abraham Lincoln20 - Abraham Lincoln
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Incredibly rare pale green silk campaign ribbon from Lincoln's successful 1860 run for the presidency, 6.75 x 2.25, featuring brown lettering: &...
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,000.00
 
 
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Abraham Lincoln21 - Abraham Lincoln
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Uncommon original 3.75 x 5.25 cabinet portrait of President Abraham Lincoln reproduced by Moses P. Rice from an original wet plate negative by Alexand
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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Abraham Lincoln22 - Abraham Lincoln
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Desirable 1861 postally-used patriotic mailing cover, 5.5 x 3, with a rare Magee imprint design depicting President Lincoln holding the Constitution a
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Estimate : 500.00 - 700.00
 
 
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Abraham Lincoln23 - Abraham Lincoln
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Superb 1862 postally-used mailing cover, 5.25 x 3, featuring a pair of American flags surmounted by a portrait of the beardless Lincoln, with the famo
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Estimate : 500.00 - 700.00
 
 
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Abraham Lincoln24 - Abraham Lincoln
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Appealing collection of 11 carte-de-visite portraits of President Abraham Lincoln, each approximately 2.5 x 4, with nine depicting Lincoln in dignifie
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Estimate : 800.00 - 10,000.00
 
 
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Abraham and Mary Todd Lincoln25 - Abraham and Mary Todd Lincoln
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Uncommon pair of albumen portraits of President Abraham Lincoln and First Lady Mary Todd Lincoln, both approximately 1.25 x 1.75, individually display
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Abraham Lincoln and Andrew Johnson26 - Abraham Lincoln and Andrew Johnson
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Fantastic 1865 postally-used campaign cover, 5.25 x 3, featuring jugate portraits of Abraham Lincoln and Andrew Johnson under the banner, "Unio...
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Estimate : 500.00 - 700.00
 
 
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Abraham Lincoln and Hannibal Hamlin27 - Abraham Lincoln and Hannibal Hamlin
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Extremely desirable ferrotype button from the 1860 presidential campaign, 1? in diameter, featuring a portrait of the beardless Abraham Lincoln on one
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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U. S. Grant28 - U. S. Grant
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Bold ink signature, "U. S. Grant, General,” on an off-white 3.5 x 2.25 card. In fine condition, with old mounting remnants on the back.
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,000.00
 
 
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U. S. Grant29 - U. S. Grant
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Partly-printed DS, one page, 17 x 14, January 26, 1875. President Grant appoints Joseph W. Ogilby as "Postmaster at Carlisle in the County of C...
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Estimate : 500.00 - 700.00
 
 
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Rutherford B. Hayes30 - Rutherford B. Hayes
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Booklet entitled "Message to the Senate of the United States, transmitting a letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, with accompanying docum...
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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James A. Garfield31 - James A. Garfield
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LS signed “J. A. Garfield,” one page both sides, 5 x 8, October 12, 1878. Letter to J. R. Reed, in part: "I owe you an apology for not answerin...
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Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
 
 
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Theodore Roosevelt32 - Theodore Roosevelt
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Signed book: Fear God and Take Your Own Part. Later printing. NY: George H. Doran Company, 1916. Hardcover bound in red cloth with gilt titling, 5.75
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Estimate : 2,000.00 - 2,500.00
 
 
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Theodore Roosevelt33 - Theodore Roosevelt
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Signed book: Stories of the Great West. First edition. NY: The Century Co., 1909. Hardcover bound in red decorated cloth, 5.5 x 7.75, 254 pages. Signe
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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Theodore Roosevelt34 - Theodore Roosevelt
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TLS, one page, 7.75 x 9.5, The Outlook letterhead, December 15, 1911. Letter to G. B. Daniels of the Oakland Enquirer, marked "Private and Conf...
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 2,000.00
 
 
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Theodore Roosevelt35 - Theodore Roosevelt
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LS, one page, 4.5 x 3.5, Sagamore Hill letterhead, December 8, [1915]. Letter to S. B. Daniels of the Oakland Enquirer, in full: "Hearty thanks...
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Theodore Roosevelt36 - Theodore Roosevelt
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TLS, one page, 7 x 10, personal letterhead, May 27, 1916. Letter to financier and telephone mogul Clarence Mackay, in full: "Mrs. Roosevelt, ju...
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Ellen Wilson37 - Ellen Wilson
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First lady (born 1860) and wife of Woodrow Wilson who died on August 6, 1914, less than two years into her husband's first presidential term. Wo...
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Estimate : 500.00 - 700.00
 
 
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Woodrow Wilson38 - Woodrow Wilson
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Signed book: The State: Elements of Historical and Practical Politics. Later printing. Boston: D. C. Heath, 1907. Hardcover bound in black cloth with
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Estimate : 750.00 - 1,000.00
 
 
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Woodrow Wilson39 - Woodrow Wilson
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Booklet entitled "Address by Governor Woodrow Wilson of New Jersey, Delivered at the Dinner of the Democratic Club in Philadelphia, on Tuesday ...
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Estimate : 500.00 - 700.00
 
 
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Calvin Coolidge40 - Calvin Coolidge
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Official booklet entitled "Inaugural Address of the President of the United States, March 4, 1925," published by the Government Printing O...
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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Calvin Coolidge41 - Calvin Coolidge
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Official booklet entitled "Address of President Coolidge at the Commencement at George Washington University, Washington, D.C., February 22, 19...
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Estimate : 500.00 - 700.00
 
 
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Calvin Coolidge42 - Calvin Coolidge
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Signed book: The Mind of the President. First edition. Garden City, NY: Doubleday, Page and Company, 1926. Hardcover bound in navy blue cloth with gil
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Estimate : 500.00 - 700.00
 
 
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Calvin Coolidge43 - Calvin Coolidge
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Signed book: Mr. Coolidge's Address on Secondary Education. Privately printed, 1929. Hardcover, 5 x 8, 20 pages. Signed and inscribed on the fir...
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Estimate : 500.00 - 700.00
 
 
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Franklin D. Roosevelt 1943 Christmas Gift44 - Franklin D. Roosevelt 1943 Christmas Gift
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Handsome desktop magnifying glass given to White House staff by President Roosevelt as a Christmas gift in 1943, featuring a mahogany-colored leathere
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt45 - Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt
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Gorgeous ladies Tiffany & Co./Movado wristwatch believed to have been given to First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt by President Franklin D. Roosevelt f...
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Estimate : 4,000.00 - 6,000.00
 
 
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Franklin D. Roosevelt46 - Franklin D. Roosevelt
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Signed book: The Democratic Book, 1936. Limited edition, numbered 1146 of an unspecified limitation. Gilt-stamped leatherbound hardcover, 11.5 x 14.5,
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Estimate : 2,000.00 - 3,000.00
 
 
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Franklin D. Roosevelt47 - Franklin D. Roosevelt
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TLS, one page, 7 x 8.75, White House letterhead, February 7, 1942. Letter to painter Douglas Chandor, in full: "Please accept my heartfelt than...
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Eleanor Roosevelt48 - Eleanor Roosevelt
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Three TLSs from Eleanor Roosevelt, four total pages, ranging in size from 6 x 8.25 to 8 x 10.5, with each containing subject matter relative to the dr
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Estimate : 2,000.00 - 2,500.00
 
 
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Franklin D. Roosevelt Christmas Gift Desk Set49 - Franklin D. Roosevelt Christmas Gift Desk Set
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Sought-after pewter desk set created at Val-Kill and given to White House staff by President Roosevelt as Christmas gifts, including: a letter holder
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,000.00
 
 
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Harry S. Truman50 - Harry S. Truman
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Huge vintage matte-finish 19.75 x 15.75 photo of President Truman seated at his desk, nicely signed in fountain pen "Kindest regards & best...
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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