RR Auction: Fine Autographs and Artifacts featuring JFK

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Boasting well over 800 lots, RR Auction’s November Fine Autograph and Artifact sale begins with an extraordinary feature chronicling the life and death of President John F. Kennedy—from early candid snapshots of JFK to relics from Lee Harvey Oswald, this section offers an impressive variety of material. Other significant items in the sale include letters by classical music icons Erik Satie and Claude Debussy, an excellent 1963 Beatles autograph, a magnificent cabinet photo signed by Charles Dickens, a 1950 letter by reclusive author J. D. Salinger, and a wealth of superior presidential autographs including Abraham Lincoln, Thomas Jefferson, James Monroe, William Henry Harrison, and James A. Garfield. 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 April 2017.
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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John Quincy Adams and Henry Clay141 - John Quincy Adams and Henry Clay
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Partly-printed vellum DS, signed “J. Q. Adams" as president and "H. Clay" as secretary of state, one page, 10.75 x 14.25, February 26...
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,200.00
 
 
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Andrew Jackson142 - Andrew Jackson
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Partly-printed vellum DS as president, one page, 15.25 x 9.25, December 1, 1831. President Jackson grants John Tidmore, Sr., and John Tidmore, Jr., of
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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Martin Van Buren143 - Martin Van Buren
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Full free frank, measuring 9.75 x 8 with a center panel of 5.25 x 3.25, postmarked May 6 [circa 1829–31], addressed by Van Buren to "Genl. Samu...
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Martin Van Buren144 - Martin Van Buren
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ALS signed “M. Van Buren,” four pages on two adjoining sheets, 8 x 10, August 11, 1834. Lengthy letter to former Congressman David Evans. In part: “I
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Estimate : 700.00 - 900.00
 
 
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William Henry Harrison145 - William Henry Harrison
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Full free frank, measuring 9.75 x 7.75 unfolded with a center panel of 5.25 x 3.25, addressed by Harrison to "John Reily Esq'r, Hamilton, B...
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Estimate : 1,200.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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William Henry Harrison146 - William Henry Harrison
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Letter signed "Robert," one page, 8 x 12.5, June 14, 1840. Letter about meeting Harrison during his presidential campaign. In part: "...
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,200.00
 
 
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William Henry Harrison147 - William Henry Harrison
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Excessively rare partial partly-printed DS as president, boldly signed “W. H. Harrison,” one page, 6 x 3.25, April 10, 1841. Dutch segment of a multi-
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Estimate : 12,000.00 - 15,000.00
 
 
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John Tyler148 - John Tyler
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Full free frank (presumably as president), measuring 10 x 7.75 unfolded with a center panel of 5.25 x 3.25, addressed by Tyler, "To The Secreta...
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Estimate : 500.00 - 700.00
 
 
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Zachary Taylor149 - Zachary Taylor
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Rare free franked mailing envelope as president, 5.75 x 3.25, addressed in Taylor's hand to "Henry Grinnell Esq, New York City.," and ...
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Estimate : 2,000.00 - 2,500.00
 
 
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Zachary Taylor150 - Zachary Taylor
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Bold ink signature, "Very respectfully, Sir, your obt. servt., Z. Taylor,” on an off-white 5 x 2.75 slip. In fine condition, with one vertical ...
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Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,500.00
 
 
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Millard Fillmore151 - Millard Fillmore
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Free franked mailing envelope, 5.25 x 3, addressed in another hand to "Daniel Phillips, Esq., Marshfield, Mass'tts.," and franked in t...
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Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
 
 
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Millard Fillmore152 - Millard Fillmore
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ALS as vice president, one page both sides, 7.25 x 8.75, August 10, 1849. Letter to General J. D. Ledyard, in part: “I have yours of the 8th. inst. I
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Franklin Pierce153 - Franklin Pierce
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Unsigned pamphlet entitled "Treaty between the United States and the Kickapoo Indians," six total pages, 7.75 x 12.25, July 17, 1854. Issu...
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Estimate : 500.00 - 700.00
 
 
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Franklin Pierce154 - Franklin Pierce
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Free franked mailing envelope, 5.25 x 5.5, addressed in Pierce's hand to "Mr. H. E. Armington, Boston, M's," and franked in the up...
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Estimate : 500.00 - 700.00
 
 
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Franklin Pierce155 - Franklin Pierce
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ALS, one page both sides, 5 x 8, October 24, 1862. Letter to F. N. Blood of New Hampshire concerning a real estate transaction. In part: “I met Colo.
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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Abraham Lincoln156 - Abraham Lincoln
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Civil War-dated partly-printed DS as president, one page, 18.5 x 15, January 21, 1864. President Lincoln appoints Sebastian S. Marble as "Colle...
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Estimate : 6,000.00 - 8,000.00
 
 
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Abraham Lincoln157 - Abraham Lincoln
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A saucer from the from the ‘buff’ china service set ordered by Mary Todd Lincoln circa 1865 from J. K. Kerr of Philadelphia, whose establishment was k
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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Abraham Lincoln158 - Abraham Lincoln
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Scarce 4.25 x 6.5 cabinet photo of Abraham Lincoln surrounded by his Union commanders: David Farragut, William Tecumseh Sherman, George Henry Thomas,
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Estimate : 500.00 - 700.00
 
 
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U. S. Grant159 - U. S. Grant
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ALS, four pages, 4.5 x 7, June 6, 1879. Letter to his son U. S. Grant, Jr., written from "Peking, China." In full: "We have now been ...
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Estimate : 3,500.00 - 4,500.00
 
 
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James A. Garfield160 - James A. Garfield
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Uncommon free franked mailing envelope, 5.5 x 3, postmarked October 30 [1869], addressed in an unknown hand to the "Numismatic & Archaeolog...
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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