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RR Auction's February 2020 Fine Autographs and Artifacts sale presents nearly 900 lots in a diverse array of collectible fields, from presidents to classical musicians to scientific pioneers. Top lots include Bob Dylan's handwritten lyrics for 'Tangled Up In Blue'; a Queen Mary signed document ordering a fine robe; extraordinary autographs from Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Franz Joseph Haydn, Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy, and Johannes Brahms; and other figures of historical renown like George Washington, Charlie Parker, Joseph Stalin, Marie Curie, Albert Einstein, and Winston Churchill. 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 February 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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102Calvin CoolidgeRR Auction
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
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
103Calvin CoolidgeRR Auction
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...
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
104Calvin CoolidgeRR Auction
Partly-printed DS as president, one page, 23 x 18, January 9, 1924. President Coolidge appoints Captain Philip Williams as "Governor of the Vir...
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
105Grace CoolidgeRR Auction
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
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
106Calvin Coolidge: William Allen WhiteRR Auction
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.
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
107Dwight D. EisenhowerRR Auction
TLS as president, one page, 7 x 10, White House letterhead, January 20, 1961. Historic presidential commendation "for service as Military Aide ...
Estimate : 500.00 - 700.00
108Dwight D. EisenhowerRR Auction
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
Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
109Dwight D. EisenhowerRR Auction
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...
Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
110Dwight D. EisenhowerRR Auction
Two identical vintage color Stereo Realist camera slides of Dwight D. Eisenhower at New York's Commodore Hotel following his sweeping victory in...
Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
111Dwight D. EisenhowerRR Auction
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
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
112Dwight D. EisenhowerRR Auction
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
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
113Dwight D. EisenhowerRR Auction
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
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
114Dwight D. EisenhowerRR Auction
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...
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
115Dwight D. EisenhowerRR Auction
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
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
116Dwight D. EisenhowerRR Auction
Word War II–era mailing envelope with "Supreme Headquarters, Allied Expeditionary Force" on the flap, addressed in type to Mrs. Dwight D. ...
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
117Dwight D. EisenhowerRR Auction
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, ...
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
118Dwight D. EisenhowerRR Auction
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...
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
119Dwight D. EisenhowerRR Auction
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...
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
120Dwight D. EisenhowerRR Auction
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...
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
121Dwight D. EisenhowerRR Auction
Commemorative cover for the 100th anniversary of United States postage stamps with an affixed cachet honoring Dwight D. Eisenhower, signed in fountain
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
123Dwight D. Eisenhower Handwritten NotesRR Auction
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
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
124Abigail FillmoreRR Auction
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
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
125First LadiesRR Auction
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
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
126First LadiesRR Auction
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
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
127First LadiesRR Auction
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
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
128Gerald FordRR Auction
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...
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
130Gerald FordRR Auction
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
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
131Gerald FordRR Auction
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 ...
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
132Lucretia GarfieldRR Auction
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
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
133Florence Kling HardingRR Auction
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.&...
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
134Warren G. HardingRR Auction
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...
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
135Warren G. HardingRR Auction
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...
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
136Benjamin HarrisonRR Auction
Signed book: The Constitution and Administration of the United States of America. First edition. London: David Nutt, 1897. Hardcover bound in red clot
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
137Benjamin HarrisonRR Auction
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...
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
138Caroline HarrisonRR Auction
Executive Mansion card, 3.5 x 2, signed in black ink, "Caroline Scott Harrison." In fine condition, with trimmed edges.
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
139Mary Lord HarrisonRR Auction
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...
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
140Herbert HooverRR Auction
Signed book: The Challenge to Liberty. Later printing. NY: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1935. Hardcover with dust jacket and original cardboard box,...
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
141Herbert HooverRR Auction
Three items signed by Hoover: a booklet entitled "Think of the Next Generation: Birthday Address by Herbert Hoover," August 10, 1949, 15 p...
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
142Herbert HooverRR Auction
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 ...
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
143Herbert HooverRR Auction
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...
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
144Herbert HooverRR Auction
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
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
145Lou Henry HooverRR Auction
White House card, 4.25 x 2.75, signed neatly in black ink by Lou Henry Hoover. In fine condition.
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
146Lyndon and Lady Bird JohnsonRR Auction
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
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
147Lyndon and Lady Bird JohnsonRR Auction
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
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
148Lyndon B. JohnsonRR Auction
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 ...
Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
149Lyndon B. JohnsonRR Auction
Signed book: To Heal and Build: The Programs of President Lyndon B. Johnson. Second printing. NY: McGraw-Hill Book Company, 1968. Hardcover with dust
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
150Lyndon B. JohnsonRR Auction
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...
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
151Lyndon B. JohnsonRR Auction
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
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
152John F. KennedyRR Auction
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
Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00