RR Auction: Fine Autographs and Artifacts Ft. Hollywood

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With 800+ lots in varied categories, RR Auction's September Fine Autographs and Artifacts brings a superior selection of historic collectibles to the auction block. Highlights include an important Leon Trotsky archive; autographs from artists like Renoir, Magritte, Matisse, Monet, Dali, and Picasso; and significant historical documents from King Henry VIII, George Washington, Oliver Cromwell, and Marie Antoinette. Our Hollywood feature boasts outstanding items signed by Marilyn Monroe, Sharon Tate, Natalie Wood, Marlon Brando, and more. 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 September 2019.
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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George Washington1 - George Washington
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Partly-printed vellum DS, signed “Go: Washington,” one page, 21 x 15, January 1, 1784. A Society of Cincinnati membership certificate issued to Peter
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Estimate : 12,000.00 - 15,000.00
 
 
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John Adams2 - John Adams
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Revolutionary War-dated ALS, one page both sides, 7 x 8.75, [July 17, 1778 per Adams's papers]. Letter to Edme-Jacques Genet. In part: "Bot...
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Estimate : 6,000.00 - 8,000.00
 
 
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Thomas Jefferson and James Madison3 - Thomas Jefferson and James Madison
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Partly-printed DS as president, signed “Th: Jefferson" as president and "James Madison" as secretary of state, one page, 15.75 x 8.75...
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Estimate : 2,000.00 - 3,000.00
 
 
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Thomas Jefferson4 - Thomas Jefferson
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Extraordinary manuscript written in the hand of Thomas Jefferson, unsigned, one page, 4.75 x 7.75, no date but circa March 1814. The manuscript is com
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Estimate : 15,000.00 - 20,000.00
 
 
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James Madison5 - James Madison
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Partly-printed vellum DS as president, one page, 10 x 15, April 6, 1811. Scallop-topped ship’s pass issued for the "Schooner Augusta of New Yor...
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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James Monroe6 - James Monroe
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Partly-printed DS, signed “Jas. Monroe,” three pages, 8 x 13.5, June 26, 1812. Important privateering document issued at the beginning of the War of 1
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Estimate : 1,800.00 - 2,000.00
 
 
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John Quincy Adams7 - John Quincy Adams
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Partly-printed vellum DS as president, signed “J. Q. Adams,” one page, 16 x 9.75, January 3, 1828. President Adams grants Uriah McQueen a parcel of la
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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John Quincy Adams8 - John Quincy Adams
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ALS signed “J. Q. Adams,” one page, 7.75 x 9.75, November 27, 1841. Letter to George Roberts, editor of the Boston Times, about an essay on the First
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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Andrew Jackson9 - Andrew Jackson
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Partly-printed vellum DS as president, one page, 15 x 9.25, November 11, 1830. President Jackson grants Scott Riggs a parcel of land "at Spring...
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Estimate : 500.00 - 700.00
 
 
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William Henry Harrison10 - William Henry Harrison
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Manuscript DS, signed “W. H. Harrison,” one page both sides, 8 x 10, January 14, 1828. A letter of recommendation addressed to Secretary of the Navy S
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Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,500.00
 
 
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Zachary Taylor11 - Zachary Taylor
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LS as president, signed “Z. Taylor,” one page, 8 x 10, March 27, 1849. Letter to Elias C. Page, in full: "Your friendly letter of the 22'd ...
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Estimate : 2,000.00 - 2,500.00
 
 
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James Buchanan12 - James Buchanan
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Partly-printed DS as president, one page, 16 x 10.25, May 15, 1858. President Buchanan appoints James E. McFarland as "Deputy Postmaster at Mea...
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Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
 
 
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Abraham Lincoln13 - Abraham Lincoln
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Autograph endorsement as president, signed "A. Lincoln," on a 3 x 2.5 slip cut from a document, January 28, 1865. Lincoln writes, in full:...
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Estimate : 5,000.00 - 6,000.00
 
 
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Abraham Lincoln14 - Abraham Lincoln
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Civil War-dated partly-printed DS as president, one page, 15 x 18, March 6, 1862. President Lincoln appoints Arthur J. Pritchard as "Assistant ...
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Estimate : 6,000.00 - 8,000.00
 
 
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Abraham Lincoln and Hannibal Hamlin15 - Abraham Lincoln and Hannibal Hamlin
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Extremely desirable ferrotype button from the 1860 presidential campaign, 1? in diameter, featuring a portrait of the beardless Abraham Lincoln on one
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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James A. Garfield16 - James A. Garfield
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Uncommon partly-printed DS as president, one page, 8 x 10, May 9, 1881. President Garfield authorizes Secretary of State James G. Blaine to affix the
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Estimate : 8,000.00 - 10,000.00
 
 
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Chester A. Arthur17 - Chester A. Arthur
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Partly-printed vellum DS as president, one page, 15 x 19, October 27, 1881. President Arthur appoints Lyman W. V. Kennon as "Second Lieutenant ...
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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Theodore Roosevelt18 - Theodore Roosevelt
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TLS, one page, 8.25 x 10.75, Metropolitan letterhead, September 24, 1916. Letter to George E. Vincent, the president of the University of Minnesota, i
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Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,000.00
 
 
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Theodore Roosevelt19 - Theodore Roosevelt
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Amazing archive related to Rough Rider Tilden W. Dawson, one of the first Americans killed in the Spanish-American War, highlighted by a war-dated TLS
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Estimate : 8,000.00 - 10,000.00
 
 
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Theodore Roosevelt20 - Theodore Roosevelt
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Magnificent limited edition book, containing an original handwritten manuscript leaf from Roosevelt's draft: The Winning of the West, Volumes I–...
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Estimate : 6,000.00 - 8,000.00
 
 
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Theodore Roosevelt21 - Theodore Roosevelt
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TLS as president, two pages on two adjoining sheets, 7 x 8.75, personal letterhead, January 14, 1909. Letter to the Hon. Frederick Landis, who represe
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Estimate : 2,500.00 - 3,500.00
 
 
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Herbert Hoover22 - Herbert Hoover
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Handsome matte-finish 7.25 x 11.25 portrait of Hoover by Harris & Ewing, signed in the lower border in fountain pen, "Kind Regards of Herbe...
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Franklin D. Roosevelt23 - Franklin D. Roosevelt
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Signed book: Green Mansions by W. H. Hudson. Later printing with illustrations. London: Duckworth, 1931. Impressively rebound with green leather board
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Estimate : 2,000.00 - 2,500.00
 
 
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Franklin D. Roosevelt24 - Franklin D. Roosevelt
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Franklin D. Roosevelt's personally-owned copy of Westchester County during the American Revolution: 1775–1783 by Otto Hufeland. Limited first ed...
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Estimate : 2,000.00 - 2,500.00
 
 
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Franklin D. Roosevelt25 - Franklin D. Roosevelt
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TLS as president, one page, 8 x 10.5, White House letterhead, November 2, 1933. Letter to James G. Blaine in New York City, in full: "I am glad...
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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Franklin D. Roosevelt26 - Franklin D. Roosevelt
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Attractive color 9.5 x 9.5 print of the North Portico of the White House, signed boldly in fountain pen by Franklin D. Roosevelt. Handsomely matted an
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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Harry S. Truman27 - Harry S. Truman
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TLS as president, two pages on two adjoining sheets, 7 x 8.75, White House letterhead, January 5, 1953. Letter to Ray Denslow in Missouri, outlining h
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Estimate : 3,000.00 - 5,000.00
 
 
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Harry S. Truman28 - Harry S. Truman
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DS as president, one page, 8 x 10, no date but circa 1946. A citation to accompany the award of "The Air Medal to Captain Zack T. Mosley, 2–1–4...
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,000.00
 
 
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Harry S. Truman29 - Harry S. Truman
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DS as president, one page, 8 x 10.5, no date. President Truman awards Major Evdokim Ivanovich Sidorov the Legion of Merit for personally coordinating
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,000.00
 
 
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Dwight D. Eisenhower First Photos as President-Elect30 - Dwight D. Eisenhower First Photos as President-Elect
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Two identical vintage color Stereo Realist camera slides of Dwight D. Eisenhower at New York's Commodore Hotel following his sweeping victory in...
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Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
 
 
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Dwight D. Eisenhower Travel Token and Flag31 - Dwight D. Eisenhower Travel Token and Flag
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Two travel items from the collection of Ike's longtime military aide Robert L. Schulz, including an 'appreciation medal' display from 19...
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Dwight D. Eisenhower's First Appreciation Medal and Signature32 - Dwight D. Eisenhower's First Appreciation Medal and Signature
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The first 'appreciation medal' created for President Dwight D. Eisenhower, retained by his military aide Robert L. Schulz. The silver 1 1/8?...
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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Dwight D. Eisenhower's Personally-Owned 'Gen. Ike' Golf Balls (3)33 - Dwight D. Eisenhower's Personally-Owned 'Gen. Ike' Golf Balls (3)
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Dwight D. Eisenhower's personally-owned set of three personalized golf balls, stamped on the side in red, "Gen. Ike," and marked "...
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,000.00
 
 
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Jacqueline Kennedy34 - Jacqueline Kennedy
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TLS signed “Always affectionately, Jackie,” one page both sides, 5.25 x 7.5, personal letterhead, March 21, 1972. Letter to "Congressman Rooney...
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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John F. Kennedy35 - John F. Kennedy
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Vintage fountain pen signature, "For John…with esteem and every good wish—John Kennedy,” on an off-white 6.25 x .75 card, mounted below a matte...
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,200.00
 
 
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John F. Kennedy36 - John F. Kennedy
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TLS signed “Jack,” one page, 8 x 10.5, United States Senate letterhead, June 6, 1957. Letter to Ken Browne in Iowa, in part: "I certainly appre...
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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John F. Kennedy37 - John F. Kennedy
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TLS signed “John Kennedy,” one page, 8 x 10.5, House of Representatives letterhead, July 18, 1951. Letter to Harvard University economist Seymour E. H
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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John F. Kennedy38 - John F. Kennedy
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Vintage glossy 8 x 10 photo of Kennedy as US senator for Massachusetts, boldly signed and inscribed in fountain pen, "To Kenneth Browne, with e...
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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Ronald Reagan39 - Ronald Reagan
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Lengthy handwritten manuscript in pencil by Ronald Reagan, unsigned, 13 pages, 7 x 10.75, Yearling Row letterhead, no date but circa 1953. The manuscr
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Estimate : 5,000.00 - 6,000.00
 
 
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Barbara Bush40 - Barbara Bush
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TLS, one page, 6.25 x 9.5, White House letterhead, March 25, 1991. Letter to director Stanley Kramer, in part: "It is a special pleasure to joi...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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George Bush41 - George Bush
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ALS as president, one page both sides, 6.25 x 4.25, presidential stationery card, September 19, 1989. Letter to Pulitzer Prize–winning journalist Rich
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Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,000.00
 
 
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George Bush42 - George Bush
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ALS, one page both sides, 6.25 x 4.5, personal letterhead, September 23, 1979. Letter to Ron Wade, in full: "The first President I met was Dwig...
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Estimate : 500.00 - 700.00
 
 
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George Bush43 - George Bush
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ALS as vice president, one page, 6.25 x 3.5, Vice President stationery card, May 11, 1985. In full: "Bob—Here it is—sorry to miss you—George Bu...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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George Bush44 - George Bush
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TLS signed “George B.,” one page, 8.5 x 11, The Vice President letterhead, February 10, 1987. Letter to Ken Browne, in part: "I can understand ...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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George Bush45 - George Bush
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TLS, one page, 6.25 x 4.25, vice presidential letterhead, January 17, 1986. Letter to Ken Browne in Mesa, Arizona, in part: "Tell your wife she...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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George Bush46 - George Bush
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Glossy 8 x 10 head-and-shoulders photo of Bush in a suit and tie, signed in blue felt tip, "Best wishes, George Bush." In fine condition, ...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Grover Cleveland47 - Grover Cleveland
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Ink signature, "Grover Cleveland,” on an off-white 4.75 x 1 slip affixed to a 4.75 x 3.75 engraving featuring a front view of the White House. ...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Bill Clinton48 - Bill Clinton
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Two items: a color satin-finish 4 x 6 candid photo of Clinton before a press conference in 1991, signed in black felt tip, "Bill Clinton, 4-14-...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Calvin Coolidge and Charles G. Dawes49 - Calvin Coolidge and Charles G. Dawes
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Very rare handmade gray cardboard GOP elephant badge from the 1924 presidential election, 2 1/2? x 2?, featuring jugate portraits of the incumbent Pre
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Estimate : 300.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Calvin Coolidge and John W. Weeks50 - Calvin Coolidge and John W. Weeks
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Rare 7/8? celluloid jugate pin from 1918 featuring Massachusetts Republicans Calvin Coolidge with John W. Weeks, featuring their surnames along the bo
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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