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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Harry S. Truman Christmas Cards51 - Harry S. Truman Christmas Cards
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Fantastic trio of three rare official oversized Christmas cards from President Harry S. Truman, including: one from 1951, showing "Blair House—...
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,000.00
 
 
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Harry S. Truman52 - Harry S. Truman
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TLS as president, one page, 7 x 8.75, White House letterhead, August 29, 1945. Letter to Mrs. Earle Stewart, in full: "I certainly appreciated ...
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Dwight D. Eisenhower53 - Dwight D. Eisenhower
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White House card signed in bold fountain pen by President Dwight D. Eisenhower. In very good to fine condition, with light toning to the corner tips.
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,000.00
 
 
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Dwight D. Eisenhower54 - Dwight D. Eisenhower
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Three books signed on bookplates by Dwight D. Eisenhower: a first trade edition of The White House Years: Mandate for Change, hardcover with dust jack
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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Dwight D. Eisenhower55 - Dwight D. Eisenhower
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Signed book: At Ease: Stories I Tell to Friends. First edition. Garden City, NY: Doubleday, 1967. Hardcover with dust jacket, 6.5 x 9.5, 400 pages. Si
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Estimate : 500.00 - 700.00
 
 
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Dwight D. Eisenhower56 - Dwight D. Eisenhower
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Signed book: Prayers offered by the Chaplain Rev. Bernard Braskamp, D. D., at the opening of the daily sessions of the House of Representatives of the
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John F. Kennedy57 - John F. Kennedy
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Signed book: Profiles in Courage. Later printing. NY: Harper & Brothers, 1956. Hardcover, 5.75 x 8.5, 266 pages. Signed neatly on the first free...
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Estimate : 2,000.00 - 4,000.00
 
 
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John F. Kennedy58 - John F. Kennedy
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Remarkable pairing of Kennedy items from the estate of an Senator Eugene McCarthy's secretary, including a signed Air Force One preflight report...
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Estimate : 3,000.00 - 4,000.00
 
 
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John F. Kennedy59 - John F. Kennedy
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Original press kit for President John F. Kennedy's dedication of the Pinchot Institute for Conservation Studies on September 24, 1963, 8.75 x 11...
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Ronald Reagan60 - Ronald Reagan
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Page from an unknown wartime movie script, 8.5 x 11, signed in fountain pen by Warner Bros. contract players Ronald Reagan and James Cagney. The scrip
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Four Presidents61 - Four Presidents
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Color semi-glossy 14 x 10.75 photo of Richard Nixon, Gerald Ford, Ronald Reagan, and Jimmy Carter enjoying a lighthearted toast at the White House pri
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 2,000.00
 
 
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George Bush62 - George Bush
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ALS as president signed “George,” one page, 6.25 x 4.25, The President letterhead, March 11, 1990. Letter to actor Douglas Fairbanks, Jr., in full: ...
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George Bush63 - George Bush
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TLS, one page on a 6.5 x 4.25 Vice President stationery card, October 14, 1986. Letter to David R. Friedman and family, in full: "Thank you for...
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George Bush64 - George Bush
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TLS signed “George,” one page, 6.25 x 4.25, vice presidential letterhead, March 25, 1988. Letter to Peter Senopoulos, in full: "With a few days...
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George Bush65 - George Bush
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Pair of off-white 6.25 x 3.5 Vice President of the United States of America cards, both signed in black ballpoint by George Bush. In overall fine cond
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George Bush66 - George Bush
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TLS signed “George B,” one page, 7 x 9, vice presidential letterhead, April 26, 1986. Letter to Ron Wade, in part: "If we are in town when you ...
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George Bush67 - George Bush
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Glossy 8 x 10 head-and-shoulders photo of Bush in a suit and tie, signed and inscribed in black ballpoint, "Dave, Thanks for all your help—Geor...
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George W. Bush68 - George W. Bush
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Red snapback baseball cap for the Texas Rangers, signed on the underside of the brim in black felt tip by George W. Bush. In fine condition, with a sm
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George Bush, Barbara Bush, and Dan Quayle69 - George Bush, Barbara Bush, and Dan Quayle
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Three books, all hardcovers with dust jackets: a later printing of All the Best: My Life in Letters and Other Writings, signed on a bookplate in blue
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Jimmy Carter70 - Jimmy Carter
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TLS signed “Jimmy,” one page, 7.25 x 10.5, personal letterhead, December 17, 1976. Letter to Congressman Henry Helstoski, in full: "Thanks for ...
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Jimmy Carter71 - Jimmy Carter
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Three items signed by Carter: a color satin-finish 10 x 8 photo of him greeting a baby, signed and inscribed in the lower border, "Best wishes ...
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Jimmy Carter72 - Jimmy Carter
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Color satin-finish 10 x 8 official White House photo of Carter on the Delta Queen, calligraphically inscribed in the lower border, "Best wishes...
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Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter73 - Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter
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Three books, all hardcovers with dust jackets: a first edition of The Little Baby Snoogle-Fleejer, signed on the title page in black felt tip by Jimmy
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Grover Cleveland74 - Grover Cleveland
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ALS as president, one page both sides, 4.5 x 7, Executive Mansion letterhead, January 18, 1897. Letter to Henry Shindler, in part: "I have rece...
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Bill Clinton75 - Bill Clinton
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Brochure for Clinton's 1992 presidential campaign entitled "A Plan for America's Future," eight pages, 8.5 x 11, signed and inscri...
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Calvin Coolidge76 - Calvin Coolidge
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Attractive engraving of the White House, 6.5 x 4, signed below the vignette in ink, "Calvin Coolidge." In fine condition, with light overa...
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Calvin Coolidge77 - Calvin Coolidge
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TLS, one page, 8.5 x 10.5, personal letterhead, March 18, 1930. Letter to Isaac Liberman, in part: "Your kind letter reached my office while I ...
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Calvin Coolidge78 - Calvin Coolidge
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TLS as president, one page, 7 x 9, White House letterhead, October 20, 1928. Letter to Richard H. Edmonds, editor of the Manufacturers Record. In full
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Calvin Coolidge79 - Calvin Coolidge
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Vintage matte-finish 8 x 11.25 portrait of Massachusetts Governor Calvin Coolidge by Boston photographer John Garo, signed and inscribed in fountain p
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Dwight and Mamie Eisenhower80 - Dwight and Mamie Eisenhower
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Vintage matte-finish 10 x 8 photo of the first couple, signed and inscribed in the lower border in fountain pen, "To Dolores and John Moaney wi...
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Dwight D. Eisenhower81 - Dwight D. Eisenhower
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TLS as president, one page, 6.75 x 8.75, White House letterhead, June 6, 1956. Letter to Robert L. Henderson, in part: "Tom Pappas has forwarde...
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Dwight D. Eisenhower82 - Dwight D. Eisenhower
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TLS as president signed “D. E.,” one page, 7 x 9, White House letterhead, October 14, 1954. Letter to Arthur Lodovichetti of the Denver White House, i
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Dwight D. Eisenhower83 - Dwight D. Eisenhower
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TLS signed “Ike,” one page, 7.25 x 10.5, personal letterhead, March 3, 1967. Letter to his friend Mrs. Mollie Cullum, in full: "A most Happy Bi...
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Dwight D. Eisenhower84 - Dwight D. Eisenhower
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Two items: a TLS, one page, 7 x 10.25, personal letterhead, April 9, 1964, to "Mr. Edward T. Corby, President, Interstate Mushroom Company,&quo...
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Dwight D. Eisenhower85 - Dwight D. Eisenhower
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World War II-dated TLS, one page, 6 x 8, Supreme Headquarters, Allied Expeditionary Force letterhead, September 18, 1944. Letter to Elmer Pearson, in
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Dwight D. Eisenhower Christmas Gift Prints86 - Dwight D. Eisenhower Christmas Gift Prints
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Two prints of Eisenhower's paintings of his esteemed predecessors, both bearing pre-printed facsimile signatures, distributed as Christmas gifts...
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First Ladies87 - First Ladies
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Five books signed by first ladies, all hardcovers with dust jackets, including: a first edition of A White House Diary, signed and inscribed on the fi
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Gerald Ford88 - Gerald Ford
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Official engraved portrait published by the Bureau of Engraving and Printing, 6 x 8, signed below the vignette in blue felt tip, "Gerald R. For...
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Gerald Ford89 - Gerald Ford
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TLS as president signed “Jerry Ford,” one page, 7 x 10.5, White House letterhead, July 10, 1975. Letter to Mr. and Mrs. Arthur A. Levine, in full: &...
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Gerald Ford90 - Gerald Ford
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TLS as president signed “Jerry Ford,” one page, 6.75 x 8.75, White House letterhead, March 5, 1976. Letter to Loren M. Berry, in part: "Thank y...
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Gerald Ford91 - Gerald Ford
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TLS signed “Jerry Ford,” two pages, 8 x 10.5, House of Representatives letterhead, February 14, 1969. Letter to Joseph Antczak, in part: "May I...
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Gerald Ford92 - Gerald Ford
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Two first edition books, both hardcovers with dust jackets: A Time to Heal, published by Harper & Row in 1979, signed on the first free end page...
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James A. Garfield93 - James A. Garfield
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Desirable unsigned book: Memorial Address: Life and Character of James A. Garfield, President of the United States, by James G. Blaine, February 27th,
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U. S. Grant94 - U. S. Grant
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Official engraved invitation to the inauguration reception held for President Ulysses S. Grant and Vice President Schuyler Colfax at the Treasury Buil
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Warren G. Harding95 - Warren G. Harding
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Official White House card, boldly signed in ink, "Warren G. Harding." In fine condition, with a small bit of adhesive residue near the bot...
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Warren G. Harding96 - Warren G. Harding
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The Marion Star check, 8 x 3.25, filled out and signed by Harding, "W. G. Harding," payable to Anna Mealey for $10.65, June 10, 1908. In f...
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Warren G. Harding97 - Warren G. Harding
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Partly-printed DS as president, one page, 18 x 14, September 12, 1922. President Harding appoints LeRoy Krom as "Postmaster at High Falls, in t...
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Benjamin Harrison98 - Benjamin Harrison
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TLS signed “Benj. Harrison,” one page, 8.5 x 5.5, personal letterhead, November 24, 1888. Letter to W. A. Bodine of Morristown, Indiana, just two week
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Benjamin Harrison99 - Benjamin Harrison
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Two pieces of inaugural ephemera: a blue 4.5 x 2.85 printed pass for the "Inauguration of the President," with instructions, "Admit B...
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Herbert Hoover100 - Herbert Hoover
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TLS, one page, 7.25 x 10.5, personal letterhead, July 17, 1933. Letter to Nathan van Patten, director of Stanford University Libraries, in full: &qu...
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