RR Auction: Fine Autographs and Artifacts featuring Pop Culture

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RR Auction's April Fine Autograph and Artifact sale features an impressive selection of pop culture material, including a fully signed Led Zeppelin debut album, a Hofner 'Beatle' bass autographed by Paul McCartney, John F. Kennedy's rocking chair from the Carlyle Hotel, a "gold coin" interest note signed by legendary gangster Al Capone, an Apple award signed by Steve Jobs, a Charles Schulz comic strip, and the white suit of KFC founder Colonel Sanders. Other top items include a letter by Queen Elizabeth I, a Henry David Thoreau handwritten manuscript page, an important letter by Thomas Jefferson about the Bonaparte family, a rare check by Charles Darwin, and a handful of vintage Topps baseball card sets. 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 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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Tremendously desirable bold ink signature, "G:o Washington,” on an off-white 4.5 x 2 sheet. Suede-matted with an engraving to an overall size o...
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Estimate : 6,000.00 - 8,000.00
 
 
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Thomas Jefferson and James Madison2 - Thomas Jefferson and James Madison
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Partly-printed DS, signed "Th: Jefferson" as president and "James Madison" as secretary of state, one page, 12.75 x 15, March 28...
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Estimate : 4,000.00 - 6,000.00
 
 
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Thomas Jefferson3 - Thomas Jefferson
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Third-person ALS, signed within the text, “Th: Jefferson” and "Th: J.," one page, 5 x 8, January 5, 1804. Letter to "Mons'r Picho...
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Estimate : 15,000.00 - 20,000.00
 
 
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James Madison4 - James Madison
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Partly-printed vellum DS as president, one page, 10.25 x 14.75, June 30, 1810. Scallop-topped ship’s pass issued for the "Ship Hercules of New ...
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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James Monroe5 - James Monroe
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Ink signature, "Ja's Monroe,” on an off-white 3 x 1 slip. Backed by white paper and in fine condition, with some old mounting residue on th...
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Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
 
 
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John Tyler6 - John Tyler
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Bold ink signature, "J. Tyler,” on an off-white 1.5 x .75 slip. Affixed to a slightly larger card and in fine condition, with light soiling, an...
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Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
 
 
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James K. Polk7 - James K. Polk
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Uncommon hand-addressed and free-franked address panel, 5.25 x 3.25, addressed in Polk's hand to "Edmund Burke Esq'r, Newport, New Hamp...
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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Abraham Lincoln8 - Abraham Lincoln
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Partly-printed vellum DS as president, one page, 14 x 18.25, March 22, 1865. President Lincoln appoints John E. Smith to the "rank of Major Gen...
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Estimate : 4,000.00 - 6,000.00
 
 
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Abraham Lincoln9 - Abraham Lincoln
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Desirable ink signature, "Logan & Lincoln,” penned by Abraham Lincoln on behalf of his law partnership with Stephen T. Logan on an off-whit...
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Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,000.00
 
 
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U. S. Grant10 - U. S. Grant
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Partly-printed DS as president, one page, 7.75 x 9.75, March 12, 1875. President Grant authorizes and directs "the Secretary of State to affix ...
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,000.00
 
 
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U. S. Grant11 - U. S. Grant
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Crisp ink signature, "U. S. Grant, Maj. Gen. U.S.A.,” on an off-white 4 x 1.25 slip, matted and framed with a portrait to an overall size of 10...
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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U. S. Grant and O. O. Howard12 - U. S. Grant and O. O. Howard
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Off-white 7.5 x 9.5 sheet bearing two bold and historic ink signatures: "Yours truly, U. S. Grant, Lt. Gen. U.S.A.," and "Yrs truly, ...
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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James and Lucretia Garfield13 - James and Lucretia Garfield
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ALS signed "Lucretia R. Garfield" and "J. A. Garfield,” three pages on two adjoining sheets, 5 x 8.25, November 28, 1877. Letter to D...
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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Chester A. Arthur14 - Chester A. Arthur
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Handsome Executive Mansion card, prominently signed in bold ink, "Chester A. Arthur." In very good to fine condition, with light soiling, ...
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Theodore Roosevelt15 - Theodore Roosevelt
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Magnificent limited edition signed book, containing an original handwritten manuscript leaf from Roosevelt's draft: The Winning of the West, Vol...
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Estimate : 5,000.00 - 6,000.00
 
 
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Theodore Roosevelt16 - Theodore Roosevelt
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Scarce personal check, 8.25 x 2.75, filled out in another hand and signed by Theodore Roosevelt as president, payable to Schwab and Gassenheimer for $
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Estimate : 1,200.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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Theodore Roosevelt17 - Theodore Roosevelt
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Handsome engraving of the exterior of the White House, 6.25 x 4, signed below in bold fountain pen by Theodore Roosevelt. In fine to very fine conditi
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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Theodore Roosevelt18 - Theodore Roosevelt
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Partly-printed vellum DS as president, one page, 15.75 x 20.5, September 21, 1903. President Roosevelt appoints John Downes, Jr., as an "Ensign...
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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Theodore Roosevelt19 - Theodore Roosevelt
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Bold ink signature as president, "Theodore Roosevelt, Feb. 16th, 1903,” on an off-white 8.25 x 6.75 album page. In very fine condition.
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Theodore Roosevelt20 - Theodore Roosevelt
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TLS, one page, 6.5 x 7.75, Oyster Bay letterhead, May 29, 1915. Letter to Olympic champion James B. Connolly, in full: "That's a mighty nic...
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Theodore Roosevelt21 - Theodore Roosevelt
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TLS, one page, 5.75 x 8.75, embossed Hotel Krantz of Vienna letterhead, April 15, 1910. Letter to Martin Conway, in full: "I could no more do a...
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Calvin Coolidge22 - Calvin Coolidge
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Impressive matte-finish 9.5 x 13.75 portrait of Coolidge in a bust-length pose by Harris & Ewing, signed and inscribed in black ink, "To Al...
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Franklin D. Roosevelt23 - Franklin D. Roosevelt
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Remarkable vintage matte-finish 17.25 x 22.75 silver gelatin portrait of President Roosevelt by the Harris & Ewing photography studio, signed an...
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Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,000.00
 
 
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Dwight D. Eisenhower24 - Dwight D. Eisenhower
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Souvenir typescript of General Dwight Eisenhower’s 'Order of the Day' on June 6, 1944, delivered upon the D-Day invasion of France, 6 x 9.25...
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Estimate : 2,000.00 - 2,500.00
 
 
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Dwight D. Eisenhower25 - Dwight D. Eisenhower
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TLS as president, one page, 6.75 x 8.75, White House letterhead, December 1, 1960. Letter to Congressman Seymor Halpern of New York, in part: "...
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Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,000.00
 
 
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Dwight D. Eisenhower26 - Dwight D. Eisenhower
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ALS signed “Ike,” two pages, 7 x 10.25, no date, but circa December 1952. Letter to his wife, Mamie D. Eisenhower, in full: "I am still carryin...
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Estimate : 1,200.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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John F. Kennedy27 - John F. Kennedy
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John F. Kennedy's spindle-style rocking chair from his suite at the Carlyle Hotel in New York City, measuring approximately 43.5? x 26? x 20?, f...
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Estimate : 35,000.00 - 40,000.00
 
 
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John F. Kennedy28 - John F. Kennedy
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Handwritten notes and doodles by Senator John F. Kennedy, accomplished in pencil on an off-white sheet 5.25 x 8 of United States Senate, Memorandum st
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Estimate : 500.00 - 700.00
 
 
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John F. Kennedy29 - John F. Kennedy
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John F. Kennedy's personally-worn gold-tone PT-109 tie clasp. measuring 1.75? long, worn on the night before his assassination, November 21, 196...
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Estimate : 25,000.00 - 30,000.00
 
 
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John F. Kennedy30 - John F. Kennedy
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Very desirable FDC with a cachet honoring the 75th anniversary of the American Bar Association, postmarked in Boston on August 24, 1953, signed in bla
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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1927 Piece of the White House31 - 1927 Piece of the White House
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Block of wood removed from the White House during its restoration in 1927, measuring 4 x 2.25 x 2.25, bearing a cardstock tag on the top by the Nation
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,000.00
 
 
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Presidential Appointments: Lorenzo W. Cooke32 - Presidential Appointments: Lorenzo W. Cooke
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Remarkable assemblage of seven presidential appointments for career soldier Lorenzo W. Cooke, each one page, partly printed on vellum, approximately 1
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Estimate : 5,000.00 - 7,000.00
 
 
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George Bush33 - George Bush
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ANS, one page, 6.25 x 4.5, personal letterhead, December 4, 1996. Note to "Chuch," thanking him for fishing gear, in full: "Thanks fo...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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George W. Bush34 - George W. Bush
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Satin-finish 4.75 x 6.75 photo of Bush with American and Texas flags in the background, signed and inscribed in silver ink, "To Sammy, best wis...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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George W. Bush35 - George W. Bush
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Felt tip signature, "George W. Bush,” on an off-white 4.25 x 3.5 bookplate for Decision Points. In very fine condition. Encapsulated in a PSA/D...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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George Bush and Dan Quayle36 - George Bush and Dan Quayle
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Booklet containing President George Bush's State of the Union address to the 101st Congress, given on January 31, 1990, 6.5 x 10, eight pages, s...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Grover Cleveland37 - Grover Cleveland
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Bold ink signature, "Grover Cleveland,” on an off-white 3.25 x 1.75 card. In fine condition, with some old mounting residue on the back.
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Bill Clinton38 - Bill Clinton
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Signed book: My Life. Limited edition, numbered 774/1500. NY: Alfred A. Knopf, 2004. Clothbound hardcover with slipcase, 6.75 x 9.75, 957 pages. Signe
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Bill Clinton39 - Bill Clinton
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Color glossy 8 x 10 photo of Clinton posing in front of an American flag and bust, signed in black felt tip, "Best wishes, Bill Clinton." ...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Bill Clinton and James Patterson40 - Bill Clinton and James Patterson
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Signed book: The President Is Missing. First edition. NY: Little, Brown and Company, 2018. Hardcover with dust jacket, 6.25 x 9.5, 511 pages. Signed o
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Calvin Coolidge41 - Calvin Coolidge
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Partly-printed vellum DS as president, one page, 15.5 x 19.75, December 14, 1926. President Coolidge appoints Arthur Wolcott Yates as "Assistan...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Dwight and Mamie Eisenhower42 - Dwight and Mamie Eisenhower
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Vintage glossy 10 x 8 photo of the Eisenhowers side-by-side, signed in fountain pen, "Dwight D. Eisenhower" and "Mamie Doud Eisenhowe...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Dwight D. Eisenhower43 - Dwight D. Eisenhower
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Commemorative cover with a cachet honoring the inauguration of President Eisenhower, postmarked at Washington D.C. on the inauguration date of January
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Millard Fillmore44 - Millard Fillmore
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Ink signature and inscription, "For C. L. A. Spaulding, with the respects of Millard Fillmore, Buffalo, N.Y., Nov. 2, 1857,” on an off-white 4....
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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First Ladies45 - First Ladies
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Collection of eight ink signatures of first ladies on slips and cards of various sizes, most backed by colorful construction paper. Signers include: F
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Gerald Ford and Lewis Powell46 - Gerald Ford and Lewis Powell
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Glossy 8 x 10 photo of President Ford shaking hands with Justice Powell, vertically signed and inscribed in the left border in black felt tip, "...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Gerald Ford and Thurgood Marshall47 - Gerald Ford and Thurgood Marshall
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Glossy 10 x 8 photo of William Coleman being sworn in as the US Secretary of Transportation alongside President Ford and Justice Marshall, signed in t
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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James A. Garfield48 - James A. Garfield
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Neat ink signature, "J. A. Garfield, M.C.,” on an off-white 3.25 x 1.25 slip. Affixed to a slightly larger slip and in fine condition.
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Benjamin Harrison49 - Benjamin Harrison
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Bold ink signature, "Benj. Harrison,” on an off-white 3.25 x 1.75 card. In fine condition.
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Rutherford B. Hayes50 - Rutherford B. Hayes
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Ink signature, "R. B. Hayes,” on an off-white 2.75 x 1.25 slip. Backed by red paper and in fine condition.
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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