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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Dwight D. Eisenhower101 - Dwight D. Eisenhower
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TLS as president signed “D. E.,” one page, 7.25 x 10.5, personal White House letterhead, December 12, 1957. Letter to Gerald D. Morgan, special counse
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Dwight D. Eisenhower102 - Dwight D. Eisenhower
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Vintage matte-finish 10.5 x 13.5 photo of Republican nominee Dwight Eisenhower holding an elephant statue with Nebraska Governor Val Peterson during t
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Dwight D. Eisenhower103 - Dwight D. Eisenhower
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TLS as president, one page, 7 x 10.25, White House letterhead, April 16, 1957. Letter to Barry T. Leithead, president of the Clueitt, Peabody and Comp
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Dwight D. Eisenhower104 - Dwight D. Eisenhower
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Collection of ephemera associated with Dwight D. Eisenhower's first inauguration in 1953, with a special focus on the ball. Includes: a floral s...
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Dwight D. Eisenhower105 - Dwight D. Eisenhower
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Collection of ephemera associated with Dwight D. Eisenhower's first inauguration in 1953, including: a cardboard "1953 Inauguration Vehicle...
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Dwight D. Eisenhower106 - Dwight D. Eisenhower
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Collection of material from Dwight D. Eisenhower's inauguration ceremonies, including ephemera and pennants. Includes: a package for his 1957 in...
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Caroline Fillmore107 - Caroline Fillmore
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Second wife (1813–1881) of Millard Fillmore, who married the former president five years after he left office. Signed book: The Christian's Secr...
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Millard Fillmore108 - Millard Fillmore
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Signed book: Lodore by Mary Shelley and The Naval Officer by Frederick Marryat with other stories bound together. Franklin Library edition. NY: Wallis
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Gerald Ford109 - Gerald Ford
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TLS as president signed “Jerry Ford,” one page, 6.75 x 8.75, White House letterhead, October 3, 1974. Letter to New Hampshire Senator Norris Cotton, i
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Gerald Ford110 - Gerald Ford
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Signed book: A Time to Heal. Collector's edition. Norwalk, CT: Easton Press, 1987. Leatherbound hardcover, 6.5 x 9.5, 454 pages. Signed on the c...
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Gerald Ford111 - Gerald Ford
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TLS signed “Jerry,” one page, 6.25 x 8, House of Representatives letterhead, October 22, 1973. Letter to New Jersey Congressman Matthew John Rinaldo,
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Gerald Ford112 - Gerald Ford
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Souvenir typescript on an off-white 6.25 x 8.5 sheet of personal letterhead with an embossed presidential eagle, signed in blue felt tip by Ford, &q...
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Gerald Ford113 - Gerald Ford
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TLS signed “Jerry Ford,” one page, 7.25 x 10.5, personal letterhead, December 11, 1978. Letter to Hall of Fame baseball player Harmon Killebrew, origi
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Gerald and Betty Ford114 - Gerald and Betty Ford
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Two books from the collection of Congressman Ralph Harding: A Time to Heal, hardcover with dust jacket, published by Harper & Row in 1979, signe...
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Gerald Ford Invitational115 - Gerald Ford Invitational
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Congressman Ralph Harding's brown leather duffel bag from the Eighth Annual Jerry Ford Invitational celebrity pro-am golf tournament, made by Ro...
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Gerald Ford Invitational116 - Gerald Ford Invitational
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Congressman Ralph Harding's brown leather duffel bag from one of the annual Jerry Ford Invitational celebrity pro-am golf tournaments, 19 x 9 x ...
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Gerald Ford Invitational117 - Gerald Ford Invitational
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Congressman Ralph Harding's golf bag from the Seventh Annual Jerry Ford Invitational celebrity pro-am golf tournament held in Vail, Colorado, fr...
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Gerald Ford Invitational118 - Gerald Ford Invitational
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Congressman Ralph Harding's limited edition pewter trophy cast by sculptor Michael Ricker, awarded for the 4th Jerry Ford Invitational celebrity...
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Warren G. Harding119 - Warren G. Harding
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The Marion Star business check, 8 x 3.25, filled out and signed by Harding, "W. G. Harding," payable to Albert Dix for $17, April 17, 1908...
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Warren G. Harding120 - Warren G. Harding
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Partly-printed DS, signed twice as “W. G. Harding,” one page, 7.75 x 4, January 19, 1895. Partial proof of publication, in full: "W. G. Harding...
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Benjamin Harrison121 - Benjamin Harrison
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Choice Fletchers Bank check, 7.25 x 2.75, filled out and signed by Harrison, "Benj. Harrison," payable to "Self" for $25, Octobe...
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Benjamin Harrison122 - Benjamin Harrison
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ALS as president, signed “Benj. Harrison,” one page, 8 x 5, telegram letterhead, October 11, 1892. A "Postal Telegraph" to Major George W....
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Benjamin Harrison123 - Benjamin Harrison
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LS as president signed “Benj. Harrison,” one page, 4.75 x 10.75, Executive Mansion letterhead, November 22, 1890. Letter to Matilda Davis, in full: ...
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Herbert Hoover124 - Herbert Hoover
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TLS as president, one page, 7 x 9, White House letterhead, September 4, 1931. Letter to Floyd R. Harrison of the Federal Farm Loan Bureau, in part: ...
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Herbert Hoover125 - Herbert Hoover
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TLS, one page, 7.25 x 10.5, personal letterhead, October 10, 1962. Letter to Professor Marvin Rintala of Brown University, in full: "That was a...
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Herbert Hoover126 - Herbert Hoover
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Uncommon White House card, 4.25 x 2.75, signed neatly in fountain pen by Herbert Hoover. In fine condition, with one tiny stain.
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Andrew Johnson127 - Andrew Johnson
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Two unsigned items related to the impeachment of Andrew Johnson: a blue ticket for admission to the gallery of the US Senate on May 9, 1868, with stub
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Lyndon B. Johnson128 - Lyndon B. Johnson
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Noteworthy felt tip pen used by President Lyndon B. Johnson to sign the ‘Act to amend the Flammable Fabrics Act' (S. 1003). The official 'bi...
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Lyndon B. Johnson129 - Lyndon B. Johnson
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Significant felt tip pen used by President Lyndon B. Johnson to sign the ‘Veterans Readjustment Benefits Act of 1966’ (S. 9). The official 'bill...
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Lyndon B. Johnson130 - Lyndon B. Johnson
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Notable felt tip pen used by President Lyndon B. Johnson to sign the ‘Consumer Credit Protection Act’ (P. L. 90-321). The official 'bill signer&...
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Lyndon B. Johnson131 - Lyndon B. Johnson
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Vietnam War-dated TLS, one page, 6.75 x 8.75, White House letterhead, February 11, 1967. Letter to Francis D. Williams, a specialist in the 1st Brigad
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Lyndon B. Johnson132 - Lyndon B. Johnson
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Program for the 11th Annual State of the Nation and Silver Quill Award Dinner held at the Sheraton-Park Hotel in Washington, D.C., on February 1, 1962
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Lyndon B. Johnson133 - Lyndon B. Johnson
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Collection of 11 pin-back ribbons and two key-chains commemorating the second inauguration of Lyndon B. Johnson as President of the United States on J
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John F. Kennedy 1961 Birthday Dinner Program134 - John F. Kennedy 1961 Birthday Dinner Program
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Official program for "President Kennedy's Birthday Dinner" from the collection of Congressman Ralph Harding, organized as a post-elect...
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John F. Kennedy Condolence Cards and Memorial Ephemera135 - John F. Kennedy Condolence Cards and Memorial Ephemera
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Collection of appreciation cards and ephemera relating to the passing of President John F. Kennedy, from the collection of Congressman Ralph Harding,
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John F. Kennedy Inaugural Ball and Anniversary Ephemera136 - John F. Kennedy Inaugural Ball and Anniversary Ephemera
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Ephemera associated with John F. Kennedy's inaugural ball and anniversary dinners from the collection of Congressman Ralph Harding: a souvenir s...
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John F. Kennedy Inauguration Programs and Tickets137 - John F. Kennedy Inauguration Programs and Tickets
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Two packets for the inauguration of President John F. Kennedy from the collection of Congressman Ralph Harding, one for the "President's Pl...
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John F. Kennedy Official Invitations138 - John F. Kennedy Official Invitations
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Uncommon assemblage of invitations for events held by or held in honor of President John F. Kennedy, from the collection of Congressman Ralph Harding,
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John F. and Ted Kennedy Telegrams and Photographs139 - John F. and Ted Kennedy Telegrams and Photographs
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Congratulatory telegrams and photographs from the collection of Congressman Ralph Harding, including: a telegram from John F. Kennedy, November 12, 19
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John F. Kennedy: Mona Lisa Exhibition140 - John F. Kennedy: Mona Lisa Exhibition
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Three items associated with the exhibition of the Mona Lisa at the National Gallery of Art in 1963, from the collection of Congressman Ralph Harding:
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Abraham Lincoln141 - Abraham Lincoln
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Very rare 3 x 5.75 mourning ribbon worn by United States Military Railroad soldiers attending to the funeral train of President Abraham Lincoln as it
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Abraham Lincoln142 - Abraham Lincoln
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Unsigned original 2.5 x 4 carte-de-visite featuring two small albumen portraits of President Abraham Lincoln and First Lady Mary Todd Lincoln within a
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Abraham Lincoln143 - Abraham Lincoln
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Original printed proclamation, 5.5 x 8.75, three pages on two adjoining sheets, dated April 12, 1865. Three proclamations made by President Abraham Li
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Abraham Lincoln144 - Abraham Lincoln
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Limited edition facsimile of an 1860 Republican Election ticket, 3 x 7, listing Abraham Lincoln for president and Hannibal Hamlin as vice president. I
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Richard Nixon145 - Richard Nixon
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ALS signed “Dick,” one page, 7.25 x 10.5, personal letterhead, August 20, 1989. Letter to his friend, newspaper publisher Helen Copley, suggesting she
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Richard Nixon146 - Richard Nixon
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TLS as president signed “RN,” one page, 7 x 10.5, White House letterhead, April 10, 1973. Letter to Florida Congressman Bill Young, in full: "I...
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Richard Nixon147 - Richard Nixon
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TLS as president signed “RN,” one page, 7 x 10.5, White House letterhead, November 18, 1972. Letter to DeSales Harrison, a board chairman of the Coca-
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Richard Nixon148 - Richard Nixon
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Unsigned glossy 6.5 x 8.5 photo of President Richard Nixon with Air Force General and Mrs. Thomas A. Aldrich, displayed in an irregularly trimmed mat.
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Richard Nixon and Spiro Agnew149 - Richard Nixon and Spiro Agnew
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Sterling silver commemorative plate issued by the Franklin Mint to honor the second inauguration of President Richard Nixon and Vice President Spiro A
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Presidential Pennants150 - Presidential Pennants
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Collection of 15 presidential pennants from throughout the 20th century, ranging in size from 18 x 7 to 29 x 12, all but one produced for inauguration
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