RR Auction: Fine Autographs and Artifacts February 2020

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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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Dwight D. Eisenhower Commemorative Birthday Plates122 - Dwight D. Eisenhower Commemorative Birthday Plates
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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...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Dwight D. Eisenhower Handwritten Notes123 - Dwight D. Eisenhower Handwritten Notes
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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
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Abigail Fillmore124 - Abigail Fillmore
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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
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First Ladies125 - First Ladies
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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
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First Ladies126 - First Ladies
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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
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First Ladies127 - First Ladies
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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
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Gerald Ford128 - Gerald Ford
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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...
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Gerald Ford130 - Gerald Ford
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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
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Gerald Ford131 - Gerald Ford
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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 ...
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Lucretia Garfield132 - Lucretia Garfield
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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
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Florence Kling Harding133 - Florence Kling Harding
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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.&...
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Warren G. Harding134 - 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 M. L. Paddock for $52.05, June 20, 1908. In...
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Warren G. Harding135 - Warren G. Harding
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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...
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Benjamin Harrison136 - Benjamin Harrison
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Signed book: The Constitution and Administration of the United States of America. First edition. London: David Nutt, 1897. Hardcover bound in red clot
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Benjamin Harrison137 - Benjamin Harrison
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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...
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Caroline Harrison138 - Caroline Harrison
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Executive Mansion card, 3.5 x 2, signed in black ink, "Caroline Scott Harrison." In fine condition, with trimmed edges.
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Mary Lord Harrison139 - Mary Lord Harrison
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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...
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Herbert Hoover140 - Herbert Hoover
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Signed book: The Challenge to Liberty. Later printing. NY: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1935. Hardcover with dust jacket and original cardboard box,...
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Herbert Hoover141 - Herbert Hoover
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Three items signed by Hoover: a booklet entitled "Think of the Next Generation: Birthday Address by Herbert Hoover," August 10, 1949, 15 p...
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Herbert Hoover142 - Herbert Hoover
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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 ...
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