RR Auction: Fine Autographs and Artifacts featuring Presidents and Animation

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With well over 1,000 lots spanning a dozen genres, RR Auction's July Fine Autographs and Artifacts sale is highlighted by special Animation Art section, plus an assortment of Founding Fathers to honor America's Independence Day. Among the top lots are a handwritten letter by Karl Marx, an amazing Lewis Carroll letter about "Alice," an early Winston Churchill portrait, a marvelous double-signed Beatles program, rare letters by artists like Claude Monet and Gilbert Stuart, and fully signed Apollo 11 insurance covers. The animation feature boasts original production artwork from classics like Snow White, Fantasia, Pinocchio, Lady and the Tramp, Bambi, and Dumbo, in addition to several Walt Disney autographs. Founders include important letters by Benjamin Franklin and George Washington, a Force print of the Declaration of Independence, a John Hancock document from 1776, and a collection of signers of the US Constitution. Join us as we make history selling history in July 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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William H. Taft51 - William H. Taft
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Original manuscript draft of William H. Taft’s biographical entry for the American Encyclopedia of National Biography by pastor and magazine editor Jo
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Estimate : 5,000.00 - 6,000.00
 
 
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William H. Taft52 - William H. Taft
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LS as president, signed “Wm. H. Taft,” one page, 10.25 x 14, June 28, 1909. Official letter of state to "His Majesty Leopold II, King of the Be...
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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Warren G. Harding53 - Warren G. Harding
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TLS as president, one page, 6.75 x 8.75, White House letterhead, September 16, 1922. Letter to Rollins Lewis, in full: "It was very good of you...
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Estimate : 500.00 - 700.00
 
 
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Franklin D. Roosevelt54 - Franklin D. Roosevelt
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Extremely rare presidential paycheck from the Treasurer of the United States, 8.25 x 3.25, filled out in type as payable to "Franklin D. Roosev...
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Estimate : 5,000.00 - 7,000.00
 
 
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Franklin D. Roosevelt55 - Franklin D. Roosevelt
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TLS as president, two pages, 8 x 10.5, White House letterhead, July 24, 1940. Letter to Gutzon Borglum, the sculptor of Mount Rushmore, concerning the
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Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,000.00
 
 
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Harry S. Truman56 - Harry S. Truman
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Archive of seven TLSs from Harry S. Truman and over 40 vintage glossy photos from the collection of Congressman Ralph Harding. The letters, each one p
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,000.00
 
 
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Harry S. Truman57 - Harry S. Truman
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TLS as president, one page, 7 x 8.75, White House letterhead, February 12, 1946. Letter to Dr. Hamilton Holt, the president of Rollins College, in ful
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Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
 
 
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Harry S. Truman58 - Harry S. Truman
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TLS as president, one page, 7 x 8.75, White House letterhead, September 10, 1952. Letter to noted Austin lawyer Creekmore Fath, in full: "I cer...
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Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
 
 
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Dwight D. Eisenhower59 - Dwight D. Eisenhower
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TLS as president, one page, 6.75 x 8.75, White House letterhead, August 3, 1955. Letter to General Anthony McAuliffe, then-commander of the US Army in
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,000.00
 
 
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Jacqueline Kennedy60 - Jacqueline Kennedy
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Early ALS signed “Jackie,” penned inside a Christmas greeting card, measures 8 x 4 unfolded, no date. Letter to close friend and distant relative Rosa
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Estimate : 500.00 - 700.00
 
 
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Jacqueline Kennedy61 - Jacqueline Kennedy
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ANS signed "Jackie," penned at the top of a 5 x 3.75 'thank you' card sent to well-wishers after the death of her mother, Janet Le...
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Jacqueline Kennedy62 - Jacqueline Kennedy
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Delightful handwritten nutrition plan made by a 12-year-old Jacqueline Kennedy, penned by the future first lady on an off-white 8 x 10.5 sheet in blue
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Estimate : 500.00 - 700.00
 
 
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John F. Kennedy63 - John F. Kennedy
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Fantastic hand-addressed and free franked mailing envelope, 8.5 x 4, signed in the return address area, "Lt. J. F. Kennedy, PT Shakedown, S.C.T...
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Estimate : 2,000.00 - 3,000.00
 
 
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John F. Kennedy64 - John F. Kennedy
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TLS as president signed “John Kennedy,” one page, 6.75 x 8.75, White House letterhead, postmarked February 28, 1962. Letter to Glenn F. Warren, the Ma
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 2,000.00
 
 
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John F. Kennedy65 - John F. Kennedy
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TLS signed “Many thanks, Jack,” one page, 6.25 x 8, United States Senate letterhead, May 23, 1957. Letter to noted Bay State politician Andrew R. Quig
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Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,000.00
 
 
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John F. Kennedy66 - John F. Kennedy
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TLS as president, signed “Sincerely, John F. Kennedy,” one page, 6.75 x 8.75, White House letterhead, August 28, 1961. Letter to Senator Frank Church
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Estimate : 2,000.00 - 3,000.00
 
 
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John F. Kennedy67 - John F. Kennedy
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TLS as president signed “John Kennedy,” one page, 6.75 x 8.75, White House letterhead, August 14, 1963. Letter to Congressman Ralph Harding and his wi
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Estimate : 2,000.00 - 3,000.00
 
 
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John F. Kennedy68 - John F. Kennedy
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TLS signed "John Kennedy," one page, 6.25 x 9, Congress of the United States letterhead, September 28, 1951. Letter to Enrico Parante of t...
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 2,000.00
 
 
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Kennedy China Bowl and Saucer69 - Kennedy China Bowl and Saucer
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Two pieces of Kennedy family-owned transfer-printed porcelain china in the 'Whitby' pattern, manufactured by the Syracuse China Company, com...
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 2,000.00
 
 
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Kennedy China Teacup and Saucer70 - Kennedy China Teacup and Saucer
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Two pieces of Kennedy family-owned transfer-printed porcelain china in the Colmar pattern, manufactured by the German company Villeroy & Boch, c...
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 2,000.00
 
 
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John F. Kennedy, Jacqueline Kennedy, and Robert F. Kennedy71 - John F. Kennedy, Jacqueline Kennedy, and Robert F. Kennedy
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Incredibly rare 4 x 2.25 admission ticket for a speech made by Senator John F. Kennedy at the Maxwell House Hotel in downtown Nashville, Tennessee, on
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Estimate : 6,000.00 - 8,000.00
 
 
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Lyndon B. Johnson72 - Lyndon B. Johnson
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DS as president, one page, 15.5 x 11.75, April 10, 1967. President Johnson appoints Jack K. Valenti as "a Member of the Board of Foreign Schola...
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Jimmy Carter73 - Jimmy Carter
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ALS as president signed “Jimmy,” one page, 6.75 x 9, White House letterhead, November 29, 1977. Brief letter to New York Senator Pat Moynihan, in full
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Estimate : 6,000.00 - 8,000.00
 
 
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Ronald Reagan74 - Ronald Reagan
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Rare partly-printed DS as president, one page, 17.75 x 14, March 20, 1981. President Reagan appoints James T. Lynn of Maryland as a "Member of ...
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Estimate : 7,500.00 - 8,500.00
 
 
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Ronald Reagan75 - Ronald Reagan
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TLS as president signed “Ron,” 7 x 10.5, White House letterhead, July 9, 1981. Letter to John O. Koehle of the World Services Division, in full: &qu...
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Estimate : 500.00 - 700.00
 
 
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Ronald Reagan76 - Ronald Reagan
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TLS as president signed “Ron,” one page, 6.75 x 8.75, White House letterhead, August 11, 1983. Letter to noted Hollywood choreographer LeRoy Prinz, wh
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Estimate : 500.00 - 700.00
 
 
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George Bush77 - George Bush
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ALS as president signed “GB,” one page, 6.25 x 3.5, Presidential stationery card, October 5, 1990. Quick letter to his fishing buddy Robert A. Boilard
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,000.00
 
 
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George Bush78 - George Bush
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ALS as president-elect signed “George,” one page both sides, 6.25 x 4.25, vice presidential stationery card, November 26, 1988. Letter to his fishing
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,000.00
 
 
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Barack Obama79 - Barack Obama
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ALS as president, one page, 6.5 x 4.25, White House stationery card, no date. Letter to a supporter named "Debi," in full: "Thank you...
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Estimate : 4,000.00 - 6,000.00
 
 
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Five Presidents80 - Five Presidents
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Desirable color semi-glossy 13 x 10.25 photo of President Barack Obama posing alongside former American Presidents George W. Bush, Bill Clinton, Georg
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Estimate : 3,000.00 - 5,000.00
 
 
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George Bush81 - George Bush
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Color glossy 9.75 x 8 photo of Soviet General Secretary Mikhail Gorbachev and President Bush conversing aboard the cruise liner Maksim Gorkiy during t
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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George Bush82 - George Bush
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ALS as president, one page both sides, 6.5 x 4.25, presidential stationery card, April 18, 1989. Letter to painter and printmaker Alice Acheson, the w
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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George W. Bush83 - George W. Bush
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TQS on an off-white 5 x 3 card, which features Bush's address to the nation on the night of September 11, 2001. In full: "Terrorist attacks...
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 2,000.00
 
 
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George W. Bush84 - George W. Bush
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Signed book: 41: A Portrait of My Father. First deluxe edition. NY: Crown Publishers, 2014. Hardcover with slipcase, 6 x 9, 294 pages. Signed on the f
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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George W. Bush85 - George W. Bush
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Color glossy 10 x 8 laserprint photo of George W. Bush delivering his famous 'Bullhorn speech' at Ground Zero on September 14, 2001, signed ...
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Jimmy Carter86 - Jimmy Carter
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Uncommon roller ball pen used by President Jimmy Carter. The official 'bill signer' Parker pen measures 5.25? long and features a green plas...
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Jimmy Carter87 - Jimmy Carter
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TLS as president signed “Jimmy,” one page, 6.75 x 8.75, White House letterhead, May 4, 1977. Letter to Harold T. Johnson, the chairman of the House Co
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Jimmy Carter88 - Jimmy Carter
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Attractive pair of matching gold-tone cufflinks presented to White House staffers by President Jimmy Carter following his unsuccessful reelection bid
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Jimmy Carter89 - Jimmy Carter
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TLS as president signed “Jimmy,” one page, 6.75 x 8.75, White House letterhead, April 11, 1978. Short letter to California Congressman John Moss, in f
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Grover Cleveland90 - Grover Cleveland
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Executive Mansion card, neatly signed in ink during his second term as president, "Grover Cleveland, 1894." In very good to fine condition...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Grover Cleveland91 - Grover Cleveland
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ALS as president, one page, 4.5 x 7, Executive Mansion letterhead, January 19, 1888. Letter to General John Patterson Rea, Commander-in-Chief of the G
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Estimate : 500.00 - 700.00
 
 
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Grover Cleveland92 - Grover Cleveland
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ALS as president, one page both sides, 4.5 x 6.75, Gray Gables, Buzzards Bay letterhead, July 27, 1896. Letter to publisher A. E. Kern, in part: &qu...
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Bill Clinton93 - Bill Clinton
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ALS signed “Bill,” one page both sides, 5 x 3.75, Governor's Mansion greeting card, no date. Letter to "Bro. Yeldell," in full: "...
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Bill Clinton94 - Bill Clinton
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TLS as president signed “Bill,” one page, 6.75 x 8.75, White House letterhead, January 20, 1994. Brief letter to longtime Kentucky Congressman William
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Estimate : 500.00 - 700.00
 
 
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Bill Clinton95 - Bill Clinton
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Color glossy 8 x 10 photo of Clinton walking the family's chocolate-colored Labrador Retriever, Buddy, signed and inscribed in blue felt tip, &q...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Bill Clinton and Al Gore96 - Bill Clinton and Al Gore
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Two TLSs sent by President Bill Clinton and Vice President Al Gore to Judy Agnew, wife of former Vice President Spiro Agnew, expressing their condolen
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,000.00
 
 
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Calvin Coolidge97 - Calvin Coolidge
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Full ticket and ticket stub for the 1924 Republican National Convention at which Calvin Coolidge received the nomination as president. Includes a full
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Calvin Coolidge98 - Calvin Coolidge
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TLS as president, one page, 7 x 9, White House letterhead, July 3, 1925. Brief letter to John Hays Hammond, in full: "Your solicitude over my F...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Dwight D. Eisenhower99 - Dwight D. Eisenhower
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TLS as president signed “D. E.,” two pages, 7 x 10.5, White House letterhead, May 6, 1958. Letter to Barry T. Leithead, in part: "I have delaye...
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,000.00
 
 
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Dwight D. Eisenhower100 - Dwight D. Eisenhower
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Five TLSs signed "D.E.," each one page, 7.25 x 10.25, personal letterhead, dated between November 1961 and June 1962, each addressed to fo...
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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