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Mozart composes his “Serenade in D Major.” Thomas Paine defends the “Age of Reason.” “Norma Jeane” begins her modeling career. Steve Jobs leaves Apple. History converges in RR Auction’s March 2017 Fine Autograph and Artifact Auction, which features over 800 lots spanning history, popular culture, science, and the arts. 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 March 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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1George WashingtonRR Auction
ALS signed “Go: Washington,” one page both sides, 8 x 9.5, May 12, 1799. Seven months before his death, Washington writes from Mount Vernon to John Ma
Estimate : 25,000.00 - 30,000.00
3George Washington and Thomas JeffersonRR Auction
Highly desirable partly-printed DS, signed “G:o Washington” as president and "Th: Jefferson" as secretary of state, one page, 12.75 x 15.7...
Estimate : 20,000.00 - 25,000.00
4John AdamsRR Auction
Exceptional LS, one page, 7.75 x 9.75, February 20, 1818. Letter addressed to "Le Ray de chaumont Esquire," James Donatien le Ray de Chaum...
Estimate : 10,000.00 - 25,000.00
5Abigail AdamsRR Auction
Scarce ALS signed “A. A.,” one page, 7.25 x 5.75, no date. Letter to the wife of her son Thomas B. Adams, addressed, "Dear Daughter," in p...
Estimate : 2,500.00 - 3,000.00
6Thomas JeffersonRR Auction
Exceptional partly-printed DS, signed “Th: Jefferson,” one page, 9 x 15, July 16, 1790. Broadside publishing an act passed by the Congress of the Unit
Estimate : 8,000.00 - 10,000.00
7Thomas JeffersonRR Auction
Third-person ALS as president, one page, 7.75 x 9.5, July 13, 1805. In full: "Th: Jefferson presents his compliments & his thanks to Mr. Bu...
Estimate : 7,500.00 - 8,500.00
8Thomas JeffersonRR Auction
Post-presidential ink franking signature, "free, Thomas Jefferson," on an off-white 2.25 x 1 slip clipped from a free-franked address pane...
Estimate : 1,800.00 - 2,200.00
9James MadisonRR Auction
Free frank panel, 4.75 x 3, addressed in Madison's hand to "D'Alembert Thornton, Philadelphia," and franked in the upper right, &q...
Estimate : 500.00 - 700.00
10James MadisonRR Auction
Portion of a vellum partly-printed DS as president, one page, 8.5 x 8.75, November 28, 1814. President Madison grants a plot of one hundred acres to J
Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
11James MonroeRR Auction
Partly-printed vellum DS as president, one page, 16 x 9.5, February 6, 1822. President Monroe grants Lawrence and Joseph Thompson a parcel of land &...
Estimate : 700.00 - 900.00
12James Monroe and John Quincy AdamsRR Auction
Scarce partly-printed DS, signed “James Monroe" as president and "John Quincy Adams" as secretary of state, one page, 20.75 x 16.5, S...
Estimate : 2,000.00 - 2,500.00
13John Quincy AdamsRR Auction
ALS as president signed “J. Q. Adams,” one page, 6.75 x 4.5, June 1, 1828. Letter to "James Monroe Esq'r," in full: "Learning fro...
Estimate : 800.00 - 1,200.00
14John Quincy AdamsRR Auction
ALS, one page, 7.75 x 7.25, September 20, 1820. Letter to E. J. Coale, in full: "I pray you and Mrs. Coale to accept my very grateful acknowled...
Estimate : 700.00 - 900.00
15John Quincy AdamsRR Auction
Free franked mailing cover with the address panel measuring 6.25 x 3.5, addressed in another hand to "Th. G. Thornton Esquire, Marshal U.S., Sa...
Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
16Presidents and NotablesRR Auction
Pair of early leather-bound subscription ledgers for "Portraits of the Presidents," each 4.25 x 6.75, used by publisher Charles A. Wakefie...
Estimate : 4,000.00 - 5,000.00
17Andrew JacksonRR Auction
ALS, one page, 7.5 x 8.25, January 2, 1845. Letter to Thomas Dawson, expressing his condolences over the loss of his father, Moses Dawson, in full: ...
Estimate : 4,000.00 - 5,000.00
18Andrew JacksonRR Auction
Partly-printed DS as president, one page, 20.5 x 16.25, November 13, 1833. Four-language ship’s paper issued to “Joseph Spooner master or commander of
Estimate : 800.00 - 1,200.00
19Martin Van BurenRR Auction
ALS as president signed “M. Van Buren,” one page, 7.75 x 9.25, September 8, 1837. Letter to Thomas W. Olcott, the president of the Mechanics and Farme
Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
20William Henry HarrisonRR Auction
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-
Estimate : 17,000.00 - 19,000.00
21John TylerRR Auction
ALS, three pages on two adjoining sheets, 8.25 x 10, April 2, 1832. Letter to Governor James Iredell, Jr., of North Carolina. In part: “Your letter co
Estimate : 2,000.00 - 2,500.00
22James K. PolkRR Auction
Signed book: Register of Debates in Congress, Part II of Vol. IX. Washington: Gales and Seaton, 1833. Hardcover, 6.75 x 10, approximately 640 pages. B
Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,000.00
23Zachary TaylorRR Auction
LS as president-elect signed “Z. Taylor,” one page, 8.75 x 10.75, November 20, 1848. Letter to notable New Orleans banker James Robb, in full: "...
Estimate : 1,200.00 - 1,500.00
24Zachary TaylorRR Auction
Scarce LS as president signed “Z. Taylor,” one page, 8 x 10, July 23, 1849. Letter to Benjamin Seaver, in part: "I have only received your favo...
Estimate : 1,200.00 - 1,500.00
25Millard FillmoreRR Auction
LS, one page, 7.25 x 8.75, September 27, 1857. Letter to Z. C. Lee, in full: "I have yours of the 26th in relation to the public meeting in you...
Estimate : 800.00 - 1,200.00
26James BuchananRR Auction
Partly-printed vellum DS as president, one page, 14 x 17, May 20, 1859. President Buchanan appoints David Kindleberger as "an Assistant Surgeon...
Estimate : 500.00 - 700.00
27Abraham LincolnRR Auction
Superb partly-printed DS as president, one page, 22 x 17, September 26, 1861. Four-language ship’s paper issued to “Joshua V. Davis master or commande
Estimate : 8,000.00 - 12,000.00
28Abraham LincolnRR Auction
ALS as president signed “A. Lincoln,” one page, 5 x 8, July 30, 1862. Letter to Secretary of War Edwin M. Stanton, in full: "Col. John N. Purvi...
Estimate : 10,000.00 - 15,000.00
29Abraham LincolnRR Auction
Civil War-dated ANS signed “A. Lincoln,” one page, 3.25 x 2, October 10, 1861. In full: "Sec. of War, please see Col. Barret, and see if you ca...
Estimate : 6,000.00 - 8,000.00
30Abraham LincolnRR Auction
Civil War–dated handwritten endorsement, signed as president, “A. Lincoln,” dated September 9, 1861, on the reverse of the second integral page of a l
Estimate : 5,500.00 - 6,500.00
31Abraham LincolnRR Auction
Civil War-dated partly-printed DS as president, one page, 16 x 13.75, October 20, 1864. President Lincoln appoints C. F. Adae of Cincinnati as "...
Estimate : 5,500.00 - 6,500.00
32Abraham LincolnRR Auction
Civil War-dated hand-addressed mailing envelope as president, 8.75 x 4, addressed by Lincoln to esteemed Union General William Tecumseh Sherman, &qu...
Estimate : 3,500.00 - 4,500.00
33Mary Todd LincolnRR Auction
Partial ALS, one page, 5 x 5.25, no date but likely circa 1868–1875. Final paragraph of a longer letter, in full: "I have concluded to leave he...
Estimate : 3,000.00 - 4,000.00
34Abraham LincolnRR Auction
Two items: a Union Presidential Ticket for the November 8, 1864, election in Siskiyou County, California, 3 x 8.5, featuring the text, “For President
Estimate : 700.00 - 900.00
35Andrew JohnsonRR Auction
ALS, one page both sides, 7.75 x 9.75, May 15, 1851. Boldly penned letter to John H. Keyser, in part: "Your letter of the 6th ult. was received...
Estimate : 5,600.00 - 6,000.00
36Andrew JohnsonRR Auction
Partly-printed DS as president, one page, 14 x 9.5, June 23, 1865. President Johnson appoints Stillman E. Dana as "Deputy Postmaster at Portage...
Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
37U. S. GrantRR Auction
Partly-printed DS as president, one page, both sides, 10.5 x 15.5, April 9, 1875. President Grant authorizes James M. Leary to take “Charles Claremont
Estimate : 1,800.00 - 2,200.00
38U. S. GrantRR Auction
Civil War-dated ALS signed “U. S. Grant, Maj. Gnl.,” one page both sides, 7.75 x 9.75, embossed Congress letterhead, July 18, 1863. Written from Vicks
Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,000.00
39U. S. GrantRR Auction
President Grant’s gorgeous personally-owned table knife, measuring 10.75? long, featuring a beautiful pearl handle carved with maple leaf designs and
Estimate : 1,200.00 - 1,500.00
40James A. GarfieldRR Auction
Partly-printed DS as president, one page, 8 x 10, June 6, 1881. Extremely rare document issued from the Executive Mansion, suspending John T. Gibson f
Estimate : 6,800.00 - 7,200.00
41James A. GarfieldRR Auction
Signed book: Proceedings of the State Board of Equalization, begun and held in the City of Columbus, Ohio, November 7, 1859. Columbus: Richard Nevins,
Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,000.00
42James A. GarfieldRR Auction
A lovely cloth-edged 6.75 x 8.5 frame with a green cloth mat subtly decorated in a floral pattern, with an oval opening encircled by gold ribbon, disp
Estimate : 500.00 - 700.00
43Grover ClevelandRR Auction
ALS as president, four pages on two adjoining sheets, 5 x 8, Executive Mansion letterhead, July 10, 1887. Letter to Spencer Borden, in part: "I...
Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
44William McKinleyRR Auction
ALS signed “Wm. McKinley, Jr.,” one page, 7.75 x 10, James McKinley & Co. letterhead, May 21, 1881. In part: "Your paper of 13th is excepti...
Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
45William McKinleyRR Auction
Partly-printed DS as president, one page, 15.5 x 19, January 16, 1899. President McKinley appoints Sidney R. Wiley as "Captain of the Third Vol...
Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
46Theodore RooseveltRR Auction
ALS, two pages on two adjoining sheets, 4.5 x 6.75, black-bordered stationery, May 4, [1884]. Letter to Edwin Packard, in part: "Mr. Doty has w...
Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
47Theodore RooseveltRR Auction
TLS as president, two pages, 8 x 10.5, White House letterhead, November 4, 1903. Letter to Judge Edgar R. Spencer, in full: "I have received yo...
Estimate : 800.00 - 1,200.00
48Theodore RooseveltRR Auction
TLS, one page, 7.75 x 9.25, personal letterhead, March 19, 1915. Letter to his friend Judge William L. Ransom. In part: "I agree entirely with ...
Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
49Theodore RooseveltRR Auction
Partial TLS, one page, 7 x 4, no date but circa 1902. In full: "It is getting to be a case as to whether I can longer permit great damage to be...
Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
50Theodore RooseveltRR Auction
Partly-printed vellum DS as president, one page, 15.5 x 19, May 19, 1908. President Roosevelt appoints Edward H. Campbell as "Lieutenant in the...
Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
51William H. TaftRR Auction
President Taft’s exceptional personally-owned and -used two-piece inkwell desk set, consisting of a robust glass inkwell set upon an ornate silver bas
Estimate : 4,200.00 - 4,500.00