RR Auction: Fine Autographs and Artifacts February 2020

Desirable full free frank, unfolded to 7 x 8, addressed in another hand to "Major Tallmadge, 2nd Regt Dragoons, Fairfield," and franked in...

Magnificent large ink signature, "Go: Washington,” on an off-white 3.75 x 2 slip. In fine condition, with some light toning and soiling. A supe...

Exceptional pairing of documents relating to the formal opening of the United States Congress in 1791. The first is a printed broadside, one page, 8 x

Partly-printed vellum DS as president, one page, 11.5 x 16.5, July 16, 1798. Gorgeous ship's pass, in part: "By the President of the United...

Revolutionary War-dated ADS as governor of Virginia, signed “Th: Jefferson,” one page, 8 x 6.25, October 31, 1780. In full: "All officers civil...

Scarce free franked mailing envelope, 4.75 x 3, addressed in Dolley Madison's hand to her sister-in-law, "Miss Rebecca Todd, Walnut above S...

War-dated partly-printed vellum DS, signed "James Madison" as president and "Ja's Monroe" as secretary of state, one page, 1...

Partly-printed vellum DS as president, signed “Ja's Monroe,” one page, 14.75 x 12, July 9, 1800. As governor of Virginia, Monroe grants a "...

Signed book: Oration on the life and character of Gilbert Motier de Lafayette, Delivered at the request of both houses of the Congress of the United S

Partly-printed vellum DS as president, one page, 15 x 9.25, January 5, 1831. President Jackson grants an 80-acre plot of land in Mississippi, prominen

ALS, one page, both sides, 8 x 10, February 23, 1844. Letter to New York Congressman William A. Moseley, in part: "I had not noticed the articl...

Signed book: Indian Antiquities, Vol. IV by Thomas Maurice. London: printed for the author by H. L. Guiabin; and sold by R. Faulder, 1800. Hardcover b

ALS, sixteen pages on four sets of adjoining sheets, 5 x 8.25, October 24–25, 1858. Letter to Sidney Webster, his former private White House secretary

ALS as president, one page, 4.5 x 7, January 1, 1855. Letter to Gen. T. H. Bayly, in full: "I am unwilling to trouble you so often but you will...

Partly-printed DS as president, one page, 15.75 x 9.5, January 28, 1859. President James Buchanan appoints R. A. Fish as a "Second Lieutenant o...

Civil War-dated ALS as president signed “A. Lincoln,” one page, 4.75 x 7.5, January 24, 1861. Letter to Ulysses Doubleday, in full: "Yours of t...

Boldly penned Civil War-dated autograph endorsement as president, signed "A. Lincoln," penned on the reverse of a one-page letter addresse...

Civil War–dated partly-printed vellum DS as president, one page, 13.75 x 17.25, February 21, 1862. President Lincoln appoints Spencer C. Benham as &...

Vintage leatherbound autograph book, 5.25 x 8, containing over 200 autographs by senators, congressmen, and other attendees of the impeachment of Andr

ALS as president, one page both sides, 4.75 x 7.5, Executive Mansion letterhead, July 12, 1869. Letter to Thomas Gamble Pitcher, the Superintendent of

Booklet entitled "Inaugural Address: Rutherford B. Hayes, Governor of Ohio to the General Assembly of the State of Ohio, January 10, 1870,"...

Booklet entitled "Message of the President of the United States, Returning to the House of Representatives the Bill entitled 'An Act Making...

Desirable signed book: The Rough Riders. First edition. NY: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1899. Hardcover, 6 x 8.5, 298 pages. Signed on the first fr...

Signed book: America and the World War. Later printing. NY: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1915. Hardcover bound in tan cloth, 5.25 x 7.75, 277 pages....

Signed book: Fear God and Take Your Own Part. First edition. NY: George H. Doran Company, 1916. Hardcover with custom-made slipcase, 6.5 x 8.75, 414 p

Signed book: The Real Roosevelt: His Forceful Utterances on Various Subjects. First edition. NY: G. P. Putnam's Sons, 1910. Hardcover bound in d...

Signed book: The Foes of Our Own Household. First edition. NY: George H. Doran Company, 1917. Hardcover bound in red cloth with gilt lettering, 5.75 x

TLS signed “T. Roosevelt,” one page, 6.5 x 7.75, The Outlook letterhead, February 26, 1912. Letter to G. B. Daniels of the Oakland Enquirer, in full:

TLS, one page, 8.5 x 11, Metropolitan letterhead, May 1, 1917. Letter to G. B. Daniels of the Oakland Enquirer, in part: "There has been a pers...

Original manuscript draft of William H. Taft’s biographical entry for the American Encyclopedia of National Biography by pastor and magazine editor Jo

Signed book: Representative Government. First edition, limited issue of 500 copies. NY: New York University Press, 1921. Hardcover bound in blue cloth

Signed book: World Peace: A Written Debate Between William Howard Taft and William Jennings Bryan. First edition. NY: George H. Doran Company, 1917. H

Signed book: English Leadership: English Leadings in Modern History, an essay by J. N. Larned, with an introduction by William Howard Taft. First edit

ALS signed “Ellen A. Wilson,” penned at the bottom of a typed letter from the office of Governor Woodrow Wilson to collector Eugene V. Brewster, one p

Signed book: Congressional Government: A Study in American Politics. Later printing. Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1913. Hardcover bound in blue cloth, 5

Signed book: The Road Away from Revolution. First edition. Boston: The Atlantic Monthly Press, 1923. Hardcover, 4.5 x 6, 13 pages. Prominently signed

Signed book: The Wisdom of Woodrow Wilson. First edition. NY: Brentano's, 1919. Bound in dark red cloth with gilt stamping, 4.25 x 5, 196 pages....

Signed book: The Free Life. First edition. NY: Thomas Y. Crowell & Co., 1908. Bound in tan cloth with gilt stamping, 5.25 x 7.5, 28 pages. Neatl...

Signed book: Mere Literature and Other Essays. First edition. Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1896. Hardcover, 5.5 x 7.5, 247 pages. Signed and inscribed on

TLS as president, one page, 7 x 8.75, White House letterhead, April 30, 1921. Patriotic statement "To a Citizen," in full: "You are t...

Sharp matte-finish 9.75 x 12.5 photo of Harding by Moffett of Chicago, boldly signed and inscribed in the lower border in fountain pen, "To Mar...

Gorgeous 14-karat gold pocket hair comb belonging to Calvin Coolidge, measuring 6.75? unfolded and containing approximately one ounce of 14-karat gold

Signed book: Have Faith in Massachusetts. Second edition enlarged. Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1919. Hardcover bound in navy blue cloth with gilt letter

Pamphlet entitled "Address of President Coolidge at the Observance of the Tenth Anniversary of the Armistice," given at Washington, D.C., ...

Pamphlet entitled "Address of President Coolidge at the One Hundred and Fiftieth Anniversary of Phillips Academy," given at Andover, Massa...

Signed book: De Re Metallica. London: The Mining Magazine, 1912. Custom-rebound hardcover, 9.25 x 13.75, 640 pages. Signed and inscribed on the first

TLS as president, one page, 7.5 x 10.5, White House letterhead, October 21, 1930. Letter to his successor, New York Governor Franklin D. Roosevelt, in

ALS as first lady, signed “E. R.,” two pages on two adjoining sheets, 4.5 x 6.75, White House letterhead, no date. Letter to "Harry," in p...

Vintage matte-finish 9.25 x 11.5 Harris & Ewing portrait of Roosevelt in a formal gown near a window, signed and inscribed in fountain pen "...

Signed book: Franklin D. Roosevelt: His Life and Achievement. First edition. London: John Murray, 1938. Hardcover, 5.75 x 8.75, 286 pages. Signed and

Uncommon 18.75 x 13.5 artistic print of the "East Wing of the White House," as designed by architect Lorenzo Simmons Winslow, signed and i...

Signed book: The Cecilian Gift: or, Romances of the Musicians. First edition gift annual. NY: Leavitt & Allen, 1851. Hardcover bound in red clot...

White House commemorative cover with a cachet honoring the USS Indianapolis Pan-American Presidential Cruise in 1936, signed along the top left edge,

TLS as president, one page, 6.75 x 8.75, White House letterhead, November 24, 1944. Letter to Carter T. Barron, chairman of the Variety Clubs of Ameri

Two TLSs as president, each one page, 7 x 8.75, White House letterhead, August 16 and September 7, 1943. Both to Stephen W. Blodgett at Brooklands Far

Classic matte-finish 12 x 9 photo of FDR at his desk by Harris & Ewing, signed and inscribed in the lower border in fountain pen, "For Mr. ...

DS as president, one page, 8 x 10.5, no date. President Truman awards the "Legion of Merit, Degree of Legionnaire," to a Soviet soldier. I...

Signed book: Eisenhower Speaks. First edition. NY: Farrar, Straus & Company, 1948. Hardcover with dust jacket, 5.75 x 8.25, 299 pages. Signed on...

World War II–era ALS signed “Ike,” two pages, 8 x 10.5, January 18. Letter to his wife Mamie, "Darling," referencing the German POWs held ...

Softcover pamphlet entitled "First Annual Report, Supreme Allied Commander, Europe, SHAPE, Paris, 2 April, 1952," 37 pages, 5 x 7.75, sign...

Three TLSs as president, each signed "DE," one page, 6.75 x 8.75, White House letterhead, dated 1953–1958, all to Major General Howard McC...

TLS as president, one page, 10.25 x 14, President of the United States of America letterhead, April 8, 1959. Official letter of state to the President

Vintage matte-finish 10.25 x 13.25 head-and-shoulders photo, signed and inscribed in the lower border in fountain pen, "For Percy E. Nelson, Wi...

ALS as first lady, signed “J.,” one page both sides, 5 x 8, White House letterhead, no date (circa August 1963). Letter to presidential secretary Evel

Signed book: One Special Summer. Limited signed first edition of 500 copies. NY: Delacorte Press, 1974. Hardcover with slipcase, 11 x 13.25, signed in

ALS signed “Jackie,” penned in the right margin of a typed letter from Roy Davis, two pages, 8.5 x 11, Davis & Long Company letterhead, October ...

ANS as first lady, penned on a 4.5 x 3.5 White House stationery card, no date. Brief letter to White House Chief Photographer Robert Knudsen, in full:

ANS, one page on a 5 x 3.75 red-bordered stationery card, no date but annotated "Christmas 1965" on the envelope. Holiday note to Helen Le...

Vintage original 6.75 x 9.75 glossy photo of a young Jacqueline Bouvier reading a history book as an undergraduate at Georgetown University. Reverse b

Original vintage glossy 10 x 8 photo of John and Jacqueline Kennedy riding in a convertible during the inaugural parade on January 20, 1961. In fine c

Very desirable White House card, 4.5 x 3.5, signed and inscribed in blue ballpoint, "For Rex Scouten, with gratitude and appreciation, Jacqueli...

President Kennedy’s personally-owned and -worn navy blue silk neck tie with small embroidered gray design accents, made by A. Sulka & Company, m...

ALS, signed "John Kennedy," one page both sides, 6.25 x 8, Congress of United States letterhead, no date. Letter to John, in full: "M...

Sought-after pairing of John F. Kennedy photographs: A first generation 20 x 24 silver gelatin photograph printed from the original 4 x 5 negative,

Original glossy 7.5 x 7.25 silver gelatin photo of the crowd at the Krim residence following JFK's famed 1962 Madison Square Garden birthday par...

ALS signed “Dick,” one page, 7.25 x 10.5, personal letterhead, August 20, 1989. Letter to his friend, newspaper publisher Helen Copley, suggesting she

Glossy 9.75 x 7.75 photo of President Carter cheerfully greeting Begin at Camp David, signed in black felt tip by both word leaders, "Jimmy Car...

ALS signed “Dutch,” one page, 6.25 x 4.25, personal letterhead, May 25, 1990. Letter to his longtime friend "Hup," Lydia Hupfer McArthur. ...

ALS as president, one page, 6.5 x 4, White House stationery card letterhead, no date but circa 2009. Letter to "Lisa," in full: "Than...

ANS as president, one page, 6.25 x 9.25, White House letterhead, no date. In full: "To the People of K'Ogelo—Thank you for the prayers and ...

Three TLSs as president, signed by Franklin D. Roosevelt, Harry S. Truman, and Dwight D. Eisenhower, each one page, White House letterhead, dated 1935

Two items: a TLS as vice president, signed "George," one page, 7 x 9, Vice President letterhead, April 1, 1986, addressed to his fishing b...

ALS signed “George,” one page, 6.5 x 4.25, vice presidential letterhead, April 17, 1987. Letter to Peter Senopoulos, written from Maine, in full: &q...

Official Rawlings Major League (Selig) baseball signed in black ballpoint on the sweet spot by George Bush. In fine condition.

TLS as president signed “George,” one page, 6.5 x 4.25, The President letterhead, June 12, 1990. Letter to actor Douglas Fairbanks, Jr., in full: &q...

Two copies of All the Best, George Bush, both hardcover with dust jacket, first edition and later printing, published by Scribner in 1999, signed in b

Official invitation to Bush's inauguration on January 20, 1989, one page, 6.5 x 10, signed at the top in blue ballpoint by George Bush. In fine ...

Four items: Color semi-glossy 8 x 10 photo of George and Barbara Bush after their time in the White House, inscribed in the lower border in a calligr

Three books: a later printing of All the Best, George Bush, hardcover with dust jacket, published by Lisa Drew/Scribner in 1999, signed on a bookplate

Signed book: Decision Points. Later printing. NY: Crown Publishers, 2010. Hardcover with dust jacket, 6.5 x 9.5, 497 pages. Signed on the first free e

Two books: a first deluxe edition of Portraits of Courage, hardcover with slipcase, signed on the half-title page in black felt tip by George W. Bush;

Menu for a dinner hosted by President George W. Bush for Prime Minister José María Aznar of Spain at his Prairie Chapel Ranch, one page, 5...

Group of six items, two signed by George W. Bush and four signed by Colin Powell. Includes: Two felt tip signatures of George W. Bush on separate whi

Three yearbooks and a program: a 40th anniversary United States Naval Academy class of 1947 yearbook, leatherbound hardcover, 9 x 11.25, 360 pages, si

Color 27 x 16.75 print entitled 'The Carter Presidential Center, Atlanta, Georgia - October 1, 1986,' signed and inscribed in ink, "To ...

Group lot of eight ALSs from Frances Cleveland, each signed "Frances F. Cleveland," totaling 29 pages, dated between 1891 and 1899, with o...

Uncommon engraving of the North Portico of the White House, 4.5 x 3.75, signed neatly in fountain pen, "Frances F. Cleveland." In fine con...

Ink signature, "Grover Cleveland,” on an off-white 3 x 2 card, nicely matted and framed with an engraved portrait to an overall size of 9.75 x ...

TLS as president signed “Bill,” one page, 6.5 x 8.5, White House letterhead, April 26, 1993. Letter to Pennsylvania Congressman Austin Murphy, in full

Vintage matte-finish 7.5 x 11 photo by Harris & Ewing, signed and inscribed in the lower border in fountain pen, "To James H. Angline, With...