RR Auction: Fine Autographs and Artifacts featuring Science and Technology

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RR Auction’s June Fine Autographs & Artifacts sale offers more than 800 lots, headlined by special Science & Technology and Animation sections. We begin by tracing the history of science in a series of over fifty items, to include an autograph of Isaac Newton, a letter from Albert Einstein on the Unified Field Theory, a celestial map flown to the moon on Apollo 15, and an archive from the career of Carl Sagan. Our robust Animation feature boasts a wealth of production art from Walt Disney Studios, used for classics like Snow White, Fantasia, Pinocchio, and Sleeping Beauty. All this is in addition to our typical diverse selection of items—from presidents to pop stars. 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 June 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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U. S. Grant103 - U. S. Grant
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Partly-printed DS as president, one page, 7.75 x 10, March 3, 1875. President Grant authorizes and directs "the Secretary of State to affix the...
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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Rutherford B. Hayes104 - Rutherford B. Hayes
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Partly-printed vellum DS as president, signed “R. B. Hayes,” one page, 15.75 x 19.5, December 21, 1880. President Hayes appoints John M. Orchard as an
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Rutherford B. Hayes105 - Rutherford B. Hayes
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Partly-printed DS, one page, 5 x 5.25, dated 1887. Issued to the Standing Committee of the Electors, Hayes has signed and filled out a nomination form
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Rutherford B. Hayes106 - Rutherford B. Hayes
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ANS as president, one page, 6.75 x 4, March 31, 1877. A warm note on an album page, in full: "Sincerely your Friend, R. B. Hayes, Washington, 3...
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James Garfield107 - James Garfield
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ALS signed “Ja. Garfield,” one page, lightly lined, 7.25 x 8.75, April 18, 1870. Letter to S. B. Harmer, in full: "Yours of the 16th is receive...
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James A. Garfield108 - James A. Garfield
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Extremely rare partly-printed vellum DS as president, one page, 15.75 x 19.5, March 22, 1881. President Garfield appoints Louis J. Guliok "a Fi...
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Estimate : 6,000.00 - 8,000.00
 
 
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James A. Garfield109 - James A. Garfield
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ALS signed “J. A. Garfield,” one page both sides, 7.75 x 9.75, February 22, 1874. Letter to L. S. Abbott, a clerk in the Treasury department, about go
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James A. Garfield110 - James A. Garfield
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ALS signed “J. A. Garfield,” one page, 7.75 x 10, Forty-First Congress U.S. letterhead, September 12, 1874. Letter to Hon. A. C. Phillips, U. S. Consu
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Chester A. Arthur111 - Chester A. Arthur
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ALS as president signed "Chester A. Arthur," two pages on two adjoining sheets, 3.75 x 6.25, Executive Mansion letterhead, March 18, 1884....
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Chester A. Arthur112 - Chester A. Arthur
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Partly-printed DS, signed “C. A. Arthur,” one page, 8.5 x 14, March 20, 1875. Port of New York Oath of Office by which Philip Haefele assumes the posi
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Grover Cleveland113 - Grover Cleveland
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Partly-printed vellum DS as president, one page, 14.5 x 18.5, February 8, 1897. President Cleveland appoints Walter S. Burke as a "Passed Assis...
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Grover Cleveland114 - Grover Cleveland
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ALS as president, three pages on two adjoining sheets, 4.5 x 7, Executive Mansion letterhead, August 28, 1894. Letter to lawyer and politician D. Cady
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Benjamin Harrison115 - Benjamin Harrison
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Scarce ALS as president signed “Benj. Harrison,” one page, 4.75 x 7.75, Executive Mansion letterhead, November 16, 1890. Letter to Hon. C. C. Hines, i
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Estimate : 2,000.00 - 2,500.00
 
 
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Benjamin Harrison116 - Benjamin Harrison
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Crisp partly-printed vellum DS as president, signed “Benj. Harrison,” one page, 15.75 x 19.25, July 12, 1892. President Harrison appoints John M. Orch
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William McKinley117 - William McKinley
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Partly-printed DS as president, one page, 16 x 20.5, December 24, 1900. President McKinley appoints Robert M. Barton as "Second Lieutenant in t...
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William McKinley118 - William McKinley
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Partly-printed DS as president, one page, 19.75 x 16, September 21, 1898. President McKinley appoints William M. Wherry as "Brigadier General o...
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William McKinley and Garret Hobart119 - William McKinley and Garret Hobart
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Vintage sepia matte-finish 8.5 x 6.5 photo of President McKinley and Vice President Hobart seated in a horse-drawn carriage on Lake Champlain, signed
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Estimate : 1,400.00 - 1,600.00
 
 
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Theodore Roosevelt120 - Theodore Roosevelt
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TLS as president, one page, 7 x 8.75, White House letterhead, February 17, 1908. Letter to Gutzon Borglum, the sculptor of Mount Rushmore, in full: “T
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Estimate : 3,000.00 - 4,000.00
 
 
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Theodore Roosevelt121 - Theodore Roosevelt
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TLS signed “T. Roosevelt,” one page, 6.25 x 7.5, The Outlook letterhead, February 2, 1912. Letter to Mr. Henry W. Coe, hinting at his intention to ann
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Theodore Roosevelt122 - Theodore Roosevelt
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ALS, one page both sides, 5.25 x 8, The Kenmore letterhead, December 28, 1883. Letter to fellow New York Assemblyman Philip Garbutt, soliciting his su
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Theodore Roosevelt123 - Theodore Roosevelt
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Desirable partly-printed vellum DS as president, one page, 15.75 x 19.75, February 27, 1906. President Roosevelt appoints John M. Orchard as a "...
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Theodore Roosevelt124 - Theodore Roosevelt
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Self-contained partial partly-printed DS, signed “T. Roosevelt,” one page, 8 x 3.5, September 29, 1900. Document by which Roosevelt, as governor of Ne
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Theodore Roosevelt125 - Theodore Roosevelt
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Partial TLS, two pages, 7.75 x 3.5 and 7 x 9.5, no date but circa 1913. In full: "I earnestly hope that the citizens of the Third District of M...
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Theodore Roosevelt and William H. Taft126 - Theodore Roosevelt and William H. Taft
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Attractive partly-printed DS, signed “signed "Theodore Roosevelt" as president and "Wm. H. Taft" as secretary of war, one page, ...
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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William H. Taft127 - William H. Taft
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ALS as chief justice signed "Wm. H. Taft," two pages on two adjoining sheets, 5.75 x 7.75, Supreme Court of the United States letterhead, ...
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Estimate : 3,300.00 - 3,500.00
 
 
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William H. Taft128 - William H. Taft
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TLS as president signed “Wm. H. Taft,” eight pages, 8 x 10.5, White House letterhead, March 14, 1912. Lengthy letter to Senator William P. Dillingham
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Woodrow Wilson129 - Woodrow Wilson
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Limited edition vintage matte-finish 10.25 x 13.5 bust-length portrait of Wilson, numbered 2/25, signed in pencil by Wilson. Also signed and numbered
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Woodrow Wilson130 - Woodrow Wilson
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TLS, two pages, 7.75 x 9.75, State of New Jersey, Executive Department letterhead, June 28, 1911. Letter to R. T. Hale, in part: "I am sincerel...
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Woodrow Wilson131 - Woodrow Wilson
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World War I-dated typed statement as president, one page, 6.5 x 7.5, White House letterhead, circa 1917. In full: "The Bible is the word of lif...
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Estimate : 500.00 - 700.00
 
 
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Calvin Coolidge132 - Calvin Coolidge
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Scarce ALS as president, 7 x 8.75, White House letterhead, February 14, 1929. Letter to artist Frank O. Salisbury, who painted a portrait of Coolidge
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Estimate : 2,000.00 - 3,000.00
 
 
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Franklin D. Roosevelt133 - Franklin D. Roosevelt
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DS as president, two pages, 7.5 x 11, April 20, 1939. A document issued “to the Senate of the United States.” In part: “I transmit herewith a conventi
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Franklin D. Roosevelt134 - Franklin D. Roosevelt
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TLS, one page, 7 x 9, White House letterhead, August 10, 1937. Letter to L. F. Livingston at the Main Post Office Building in Atlanta, in full: &quo...
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Harry S. Truman135 - Harry S. Truman
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TLS signed “Harry,” one page, 8 x 10.5, United States Senate letterhead, May 3, 1937. Letter to his future secretary of the treasury, Col. John W. Sny
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Harry S. Truman136 - Harry S. Truman
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TLS as president, two pages, 14 x 8.75, White House letterhead, January 20, 1948. Letter to George Rothwell Brown, in full: “I can't tell you ho...
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Harry S. Truman137 - Harry S. Truman
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Fantastic vintage glossy 10 x 8 photo President Truman having dinner with John R. Steelman, Admirals William D. Leahy and Marc A. Mitscher, Secretary
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Dwight D. Eisenhower138 - Dwight D. Eisenhower
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Sought-after TMS, seventeen pages, 8.25 x 13.25, January 10, 1957. An original White House manuscript of Eisenhower's annual message to the Cong...
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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John F. Kennedy139 - John F. Kennedy
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Rare World War II-dated ALS signed “Love, Jack,” on both sides of a folded 3.5 x 2.5 note card, no date but postmarked February 17, 1945. Letter to El
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Estimate : 10,000.00 - 15,000.00
 
 
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Jacqueline Kennedy140 - Jacqueline Kennedy
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ALS signed “Jackie,” one page, lightly-lined, 5 x 7.25, no date. Letter to Geoffrey Bennison, a London interior designer and antique dealer. In part:
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Estimate : 700.00 - 900.00
 
 
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John F. Kennedy141 - John F. Kennedy
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John and Jackie Kennedy’s personally-owned leatherbound photograph album commemorating their family vacation on Hyannisport in 1959, measuring 13.75 x
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Estimate : 6,000.00 - 6,500.00
 
 
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John F. Kennedy142 - John F. Kennedy
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Remarkable partial handwritten manuscript draft, unsigned, 14 pages, 5 x 8, no date but circa August 1952. Fragment of an early draft for Kennedy’s sp
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Estimate : 5,000.00 - 6,000.00
 
 
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John F. Kennedy143 - John F. Kennedy
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One-of-a-kind typed speech notes annotated by Kennedy, two pages, 8.5 x 11, no date but circa September 1960. Typed list of seven jokes, headed &quo...
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Estimate : 3,500.00 - 4,000.00
 
 
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John F. Kennedy144 - John F. Kennedy
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Sought-after ALS signed “Jack,” one page both sides, 6.25 x 9, Congress of the United States letterhead, no date but postmarked June 11, 1951. Letter
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Estimate : 3,000.00 - 4,000.00
 
 
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John F. Kennedy145 - John F. Kennedy
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Handsome engraving of the White House, 6 x 4, displayed below the original 11.25 x 9.5 presentation mat, signed and inscribed in black ink as presiden
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Estimate : 2,800.00 - 3,200.00
 
 
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John F. Kennedy146 - John F. Kennedy
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Sterling silver Sacred Heart medallion and necklace gifted to President-elect John F. Kennedy and Jacqueline Kennedy upon the birth of their son John
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Estimate : 2,200.00 - 2,500.00
 
 
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John F. Kennedy147 - John F. Kennedy
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Exquisite Rosary bead necklace gifted to President-elect John F. Kennedy and Jacqueline Kennedy upon the birth of their son John F. Kennedy, Jr., on N
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John F. Kennedy148 - John F. Kennedy
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TLS signed “John Kennedy,” one page, 7.25 x 10, Congress of the United States letterhead, December 7, 1950. Letter to Grace Oliva, in full: "Th...
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Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,000.00
 
 
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John F. Kennedy149 - John F. Kennedy
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Rare TMS as president, sixteen pages, 8.5 x 14, January 30, 1961. An original White House manuscript of Kennedy's first State of the Union addre...
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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John F. Kennedy and Richard Nixon: 1960 Presidential Debate150 - John F. Kennedy and Richard Nixon: 1960 Presidential Debate
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Momentous vintage 10.75 x 10.75 behind-the-scenes photo of the first-ever televised presidential debate between Senator John F. Kennedy and Vice Presi
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Estimate : 15,000.00 - 25,000.00
 
 
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John F. Kennedy Family Photos151 - John F. Kennedy Family Photos
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Exceptional assemblage of over 100 photographs and original negatives from the personal collection of Mary Gallagher, the secretary to Senator John F.
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Estimate : 5,000.00 - 6,000.00
 
 
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Lyndon B. Johnson152 - Lyndon B. Johnson
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Resistol silverbelly cowboy hat made for Johnson to be given out at his ranch, size 6 3/4, with a satin lining featuring an outline of the state of Te
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Estimate : 6,600.00 - 7,000.00
 
 
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