RR Auction: Fine Autographs and Artifacts February 2020

TLS, one page, 7.25 x 10.5, Commonwealth of Massachusetts letterhead, January 29, 1918. As lieutenant governor, Coolidge writes to William J. Look on

TLS, one page, 8.5 x 11, personal letterhead, September 26, 1932. Hand-corrected letter to Henry L. Stoddard, in part: "I have had a letter fro...

Partly-printed DS as president, one page, 23 x 18, January 9, 1924. President Coolidge appoints Captain Philip Williams as "Governor of the Vir...

Appealing engraving of the North Portico of the White House, 6.5 x 4, signed in fountain pen by Grace Coolidge. In very good to fine condition, with l

Signed book: Calvin Coolidge: The Man Who Is President by William Allen White. First edition. NY: The Macmillan Company, 1925. Hardcover, 5.25 x 7.75.

TLS as president, one page, 7 x 10, White House letterhead, January 20, 1961. Historic presidential commendation "for service as Military Aide ...

Group lot of four ink signatures of Dwight D. Eisenhower on individual off-white slips removed from the close of letters, ranging in size from 3.75 x

ANS signed “DE,” one page, 7 x 10.25, personal letterhead, no date. Brief note to his aide Brigadier General Robert L. Schulz, in full: "Memo f...

Two identical vintage color Stereo Realist camera slides of Dwight D. Eisenhower at New York's Commodore Hotel following his sweeping victory in...

Limited edition white bone china bust of Dwight D. Eisenhower by Spode, numbered 128/1000, measuring approximately 3.75 x 7 x 4, with associated certi

TLS as president, one page, 6.75 x 8.75, White House letterhead, June 15, 1955. Letter to G. A. Swenson of the John Swenson Granite Company in New Ham

TLS signed “D.E.,” one page, 7 x 10.25, personal letterhead, April 3, 1964. Letter to Major General Howard McCrum Snyder, who served as Physician to t

TLS, one page, 7 x 10.25, personal letterhead, January 12, 1953. Letter to Janet Blum, in part: "I know I speak for all Republicans when I expr...

Menu for a dinner at the Fujiya Hotel in Miyanoshita, Japan, on May 12, 1946, 5 x 8, signed inside in fountain pen by Eisenhower and four other dinner

Word War II–era mailing envelope with "Supreme Headquarters, Allied Expeditionary Force" on the flap, addressed in type to Mrs. Dwight D. ...

TLS signed “Ike,” one page, 7.25 x 10.25, personal five-star general's letterhead, October 15, 1947. Letter to Mrs. Alice Snyder at West Point, ...

Matte-finish 7.5 x 5.5 photo of Eisenhower speaking affixed to a 10 x 8 mount, signed and inscribed on the mount in fountain pen, "For Dr. Davi...

Matte-finish 7 x 9 photo of Eisenhower in military uniform, affixed to a 7.75 x 11.75 mount, signed and inscribed on the mount in fountain pen, &quo...

Vintage ballpoint signature, "Dwight D. Eisenhower,” inside the front cover of a 5.25 x 4.5 autograph album, which is also signed inside by Con...

Commemorative cover for the 100th anniversary of United States postage stamps with an affixed cachet honoring Dwight D. Eisenhower, signed in fountain

Two versions of the limited edition birthday plate created by Castleton China for Dwight D. Eisenhower's first birthday in the White House on Oc...

Handwritten notes from Dwight D. Eisenhower to his aide Brigadier General Robert L. Schulz, unsigned, penned in black ink on an off-white 8 x 10.5 she

Uncommon 4.25 x 6.5 cabinet portrait of Abigail Powers in later age, showing the first wife of Millard Fillmore in a three-quarter-length pose. Publis

Group lot of eight photos of former first ladies, various finishes, ranging in size from 3.5 x 5 to 8 x 10, each signed in ink or felt tip by the pict

Group lot of eight checks signed by a former first lady of the United States, ranging in size from 6 x 2.75 to 8.5 x 3.25, dated between 1891 and 1990

Six books signed by a former first lady: Becoming, deluxe first edition with clothbound presentation case, signed on an opening page in black ink by M

Color semi-glossy 8 x 10 half-length photo of Ford posing in his office next to an American flag, signed in the lower border in black felt tip, &quo...

Color 8 x 10 cardstock photo of Ford in a suit and tie, signed in the lower border in blue felt tip. In fine condition. Accompanied by a booklet entit

TLS signed “Gerald R. Ford,” one page, 6.5 x 9.5, personal letterhead, June 4, 1985. Letter to Don Gibson, in full: "Thank you so much for the ...

ALS signed “Lucretia R. Garfield,” one black-bordered page, 4 x 6.25, personal letterhead, January 25, 1882. Letter to the publishers at the Houghton

Attractive engraving of the South Portico of the White House, 6.5 x 4, signed in bold ink, "Greetings and good wishes, Florence Kling Harding.&...

The Marion Star check, 8 x 3.25, filled out and signed by Harding, "W. G. Harding," payable to M. L. Paddock for $52.05, June 20, 1908. In...

Partly-printed DS as president, one page, 19.5 x 16, August 27, 1921. President Harding appoints William F. Stanton to be "Notary Public for th...

Signed book: The Constitution and Administration of the United States of America. First edition. London: David Nutt, 1897. Hardcover bound in red clot

Fletcher's Bank check, 7.25 x 2.75, filled out and signed by Harrison, "Benj. Harrison," payable to A. M. Luke for $7, October 16, 188...

Executive Mansion card, 3.5 x 2, signed in black ink, "Caroline Scott Harrison." In fine condition, with trimmed edges.

Attractive 4.75 x 7 cabinet portrait of Mary Lord Harrison in an early half-length pose, signed on the mount in black ink, "Mary S. Harrison,&q...

Signed book: The Challenge to Liberty. Later printing. NY: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1935. Hardcover with dust jacket and original cardboard box,...

Three items signed by Hoover: a booklet entitled "Think of the Next Generation: Birthday Address by Herbert Hoover," August 10, 1949, 15 p...

Handsome matte-finish 9 x 12 photo by Harris & Ewing, signed and inscribed in the lower border in fountain pen, "To Edward J. Miller, With ...

Color 9.5 x 10.5 print of Hoover displayed in a 13 x 14.5 mat, signed on the mat in fountain pen, "The good wishes of Herbert Hoover." Fra...

Signed book: The Ordeal of Woodrow Wilson. Fourth printing. NY: McGraw-Hill, 1958. Hardcover with dust jacket, 6.25 x 9.25, 318 pages. Signed and insc

White House card, 4.25 x 2.75, signed neatly in black ink by Lou Henry Hoover. In fine condition.

Color glossy 11.5 x 8.25 photo of the Johnson family outside the White House, affixed to its original 15 x 12 mount, signed and inscribed on the mount

Color 11.75 x 8.75 print of the White House by Robert Laessig, displayed in a 16.25 x 13.5 mat, signed and inscribed on the mat in ink to Secret Servi

TLS as president, one page, 6.75 x 8.75, White House letterhead, June 24, 1967. Letter to Ben Oehlert, in part: "I want you to know how deeply ...

Signed book: To Heal and Build: The Programs of President Lyndon B. Johnson. Second printing. NY: McGraw-Hill Book Company, 1968. Hardcover with dust

Color vintage glossy 7.25 x 9 photo of Johnson in its original 11 x 14 mat, calligraphically inscribed on the mat, "To Arnold M. Picker With be...

Vintage matte-finish 14 x 11 photo of President Johnson walking with the Gemini 4 crew (Ed White and Jim McDivitt) at the Manned Spacecraft Center in

Original painting of John F. Kennedy, oil on canvas, 23.25 x 31.5, depicting the former president in a half-length pose. Elaborately framed to an over

Personalized bookplate for President John F. Kennedy, designed and crafted during his time in the White House. The bookplate measures 3.25 x 4.5 and f

Official off-white 4 x 2.25 White House presentation card for VIPs, imprinted in black, "The President and Mrs. Kennedy," inside a 4.5 x 3...

Partly-printed DS as president, one page, 19.25 x 14.5, July 28, 1897. President McKinley appoints Isaac P. Garrett as "Postmaster at Lansdowne...

Signed book: Real Peace: A Strategy for the West. First edition, first printing. NY: Privately printed, 1983. Hardcover with dust jacket, 5.75 x 8.5,

Two signed books: Real Peace: A Strategy for the West, privately printed in an edition of 1,000 copies, signed on the first free end page in blue felt

Signed book: The Memoirs of Richard Nixon. First edition. NY: Grosset & Dunlap, 1978. Clothbound hardcover with slipcase, 7.25 x 10, 1120 pages....

TLS as president signed “RN,” one page, 6.75 x 8.75, White House letterhead, February 11, 1974. Letter to acclaimed psychic and astrologist Jeane Dixo

Vintage matte-finish 14 x 11 photo, signed and inscribed in the lower border in fountain pen to the White House Chief Usher, "To Rex Scouten wi...

TLS signed “RN,” one page, 6.5 x 9.5, personal letterhead, February 22, 1994. Letter to Mr. and Mrs. Paul Keyes, in part: "To be reminded that ...

Ballpoint signature and inscription, "To Kathleen Wilkes, with best wishes from Richard Nixon,” on a blue 6 x 4.5 sheet. Double-matted and fram...

Two items: Vintage glossy 9 x 7 photo of President Nixon and the first lady waving from their motorcade as they drive through Portland, Maine, on Aug

Two signed photos: Color satin-finish 8.5 x 11 photo of Nixon seated at his desk, signed and inscribed in the lower border in black ink, "To B...

Signed book: A Shining City. Signed first edition. Norwalk, CT: Easton Press, 1998. Leatherbound hardcover, 7.75 x 9.5, 251 pages. Signed on the colop

TLS, one page, 6 x 9, personal letterhead, April 1994. Letter to "Hank," famed composer Henry Mancini, in part: "Happy Birthday, youn...

Vintage matte-finish 8 x 10 photo of Ronald Reagan as a young Hollywood actor, signed and inscribed in fountain pen, "To Ruth & Carl, Thank...

TLS as president signed “Ron,” one page, 6.75 x 8.75, White House letterhead, May 11, 1982. Letter to Preston Long, in full: "Thank you very mu...

Color satin-finish 8 x 10 photo of Reagan riding his horse 'El Alamein' at Rancho del Cielo, signed and inscribed in the lower border in bla...

Signed book: An American Life. First edition. NY: Simon & Schuster, 1990. Hardcover with dust jacket, 6.5 x 9.5, 748 pages. Calligraphically ins...

Color satin-finish 10 x 8 photo of the Reagans posing with Preston Long and his wife at a formal event, calligraphically inscribed in the lower border

Excellent matte-finish 4.5 x 5.5 portrait of Roosevelt by Lotte Jacobi, signed and inscribed in fountain pen, "To Kenneth H. Browne, with good ...

TLS, one page, 8 x 10.5, Executive Mansion letterhead, April 10, 1930. Letter to Arnold T. Koch of the firm Roosevelt & O'Connor, in full: &...

TLS, one page, 7.25 x 10.5, Fidelity and Deposit Company of Maryland letterhead, July 23, 1926. Letter to Charles Belknap, in part: "It is migh...

Manuscript DS as president, signed “Wm. H. Taft,” one page, 10.5 x 13.75, April 5, 1910. President Taft appoints Major General Leonard Wood of the Uni

TLS signed “Wm. H. Taft,” one page, 8 x 10, Supreme Court letterhead, March 7, 1927. Letter to Herbert Fordham, in full: "I beg to thank you fo...

Two TLSs to General James H. Wilson: one signed "Wm. H. Taft," one page, 5.5 x 9, War Department letterhead, September 19, 1904, in part: ...

Signed book: Mr. Citizen. Special edition, limited issue, numbered 217/1000. NY: Bernard Geis Associates, 1960. Hardcover with slipcase, 6.25 x 9.25,

Signed book: Truman Speaks. First edition. NY: Columbia University Press, 1960. Hardcover with dust jacket, 5.75 x 8.25, 133 pages. Signed on the half

Handsome vintage matte-finish 9.5 x 12.25 photo of the 33rd American President, signed and inscribed in fountain pen, "Kindest regards to Hon. ...

Two TLSs, each one page, 7.25 x 10.5, personal letterhead, October 24 and November 15, 1955. Both to Mr. Lewis H. Weinstein, president of the Combined

TLS, one page, 7.25 x 10.5, personal letterhead, May 19, 1965. Letter to the Hon. Matthew J. Connelly, in full: "I appreciated receiving your a...

Engraved portrait of President Truman, 7.5 x 9.5, signed and inscribed below the vignette in black ballpoint, "To William T. Barry, From Harry ...

TLS as president, one page, 6.5 x 8, White House letterhead, September 23, 1952. Letter to R. B. White, the president of the Baltimore and Ohio Railro

Signed book: Think Big and Kick Ass. First edition, first printing. NY: Collins, 2007. Hardcover with dust jacket, 6.25 x 9.25, 368 pages. Prominently

World War II-dated TLS, three pages, 6.25 x 9.5, November 19, 1943. Letter to Oscar-winning film executive Darryl F. Zanuck, regarding the screenplay

Two letters by Woodrow Wilson to E. Lester Jones: a TLS as president, one page, 7 x 8.75, White House letterhead, March 13, 1914, in part: "I t...

Partly-printed DS as president, one page, 19 x 12.25, December 13, 1913. President Wilson appoints James Nagle as a "Postmaster at Concord Junc...

TLS as president, one page, 7 x 8.75, White House letterhead, August 22, 1914. Letter to the Hon. Lewis M. Coleman, in full: "I want you to kno...

TLS as president, one page, 6.75 x 8.75, White House letterhead, March 31, 1917. Letter to Secretary of Commerce William C. Redfield, in full: "...

Desirable partly-printed DS, one page, 13.5 x 8.75, September 24, 1795. As governor of Massachusetts, Adams appoints Samuel Henry as "Ensign of...

Third-person ADS, signed within the text, "Josiah Bartlett," one page, 7.25 x 1.5, January 31, 1786. Payment receipt, which reads: "R...

Philadelphia Bank check, 6.75 x 2.75, filled out and signed by George Clymer, "Geo. Clymer," payable to himself, "GC," for $20, ...

ALS signed “Geo. Clymer,” one page, 7.5 x 9, no date. Letter to "M. Coxe," in full: "As I cannot very precisely ascertain Captain Hum...

DS, signed “Sam'l Huntington,” one page, 7.75 x 6.25, October 1784. State of Connecticut pay order issued to Samuel Huntington, which reads: &qu...

Revolutionary War-dated mailing envelope, 6.25 x 3, filled out in another hand, "Elbride Gerry & Azor Orme, Esqrs, Marble=Head," and...

Twice-signed ADS, signed "George Read" and “Geo: Read, Att'y P. Defend'r,” one page, 7.75 x 3.5, no date. Legal document, which re...

Scarce partly-printed DS, signed “Mathew Thornton,” one page, 6.75 x 12.25, October 17, 1769. As justice of the peace, Thornton certifies a deed for t

Fascinating pair of Civil War-dated ALSs from Duff Green, one addressed to U. S. President Abraham Lincoln, and the other to Confederate President Jef

Leatherbound circa 1858 pre-war political autograph book, 5.25 x 8, signed inside in ink by President James Buchanan and his cabinet, plus more than 2

The Stars Salute Dr. Martin Luther King album signed on the back cover in blue ballpoint, "Martin Luther King, Jr." Also signed on the fro...

Vintage glossy 8 x 10 photo of Randolph by the Conway Studios, signed in black ink, "Sincerely, A. Philip Randolph." Typed notation to rev...