RR Auction: Fine Autographs and Artifacts

Partial ADS signed within the text, one page, 7.5 x 2, no date but circa late 1760s to mid 1770s. A section of a property survey penned entirely in Wa

Partly-printed DS as president, signed “G:o Washington,” one page, 12.75 x 15.25, December 10, 1794. Three-language ship’s papers, in French, English,

Hand-addressed panel, 5.5 x 2.25, addressed by Adams to “The Honourable Benjamin W. Crowningshield, Secretary for the Department of the Navy, Washingt

Memoires de Maximilien de Bethune, duc de Sully, principal ministre de Henri le Grand, Vol. 8. Nouvelle Edition. Londres, 1767. Bound in contemporary

Partly-printed vellum DS, signed “Th: Jefferson” as president and “James Madison” as secretary of state, one page, 15.5 x 8.75, January 22, 1806. Pres

Interesting collection of four ink signatures on individual off-white slips from different time periods, clipped from a variety of formats including a

Partly-printed DS as president, one page, 12.25 x 2.75, May 1, 1824. Bottom portion of a land grant, nicely signed by Monroe and countersigned by Comm

Partly-printed DS as president, one page, 13 x 10, November 27, 1820. Land grant issued to John Wise, "late a private in the Worths company, of...

Partly-printed DS as president, one page, 20.25 x 16.5, December 15, 1821. Four-language ship’s papers issued to “Reuben Ray master or commander of th

Partly-printed vellum DS as president, signed “J. Q. Adams,” one page, 15.25 x 9.5, October 1, 1825. President Adams grants almost 160 acres of land i

Boldly penned ALS, one page, 7.25 x 3, no date. Brief letter to a gentleman, in full: “I received this morning, the papers herewith enclosed, from the

Partly-printed DS as president, one page, 19.5 x 15, August 21, 1835. Four-language ship’s papers issued to “Job Collins master or commander of the Sh

Ink signature, “I am sir respectfully yr mo, ob, serv, Andrew Jackson,” on an off-white 5.75 x 1.5 slip clipped from the close of a letter. In fine co

Bank check, 6 x 2.5, filled out and signed by Harrison, “W. H. Harrison,” payable to W. Neville for $10.00, no date, but 1830s. Harrison also crosses

War-dated partly-printed vellum DS as president, one page, 13.5 x 17.5, June 27, 1846. President Polk appoints Henry M. Vandeven as “Assistant Quarter

Ink signature, as president, “Z. Taylor,” on an off-white irregularly trimmed 5.75 x 2 slip, clipped from a larger document dated January 4, 1850, in

Partly-printed DS as president, one page, 14.5 x 10, August 31, 1850. President Fillmore appoints John L. Gallagher “Third Auditor of the Treasury of

Manuscript DS as president, one page, 7.75 x 8.25, August 19, 1853. President Pierce appoints “Charles E. Mix to be acting Commissioner of Indian Affa

LS signed “Frank. Pierce,” one page both sides, 7.5 x 9.75, December 14, 1848. Letter to President James K. Polk. In part: “I take the liberty to comm

Partly-printed DS as president, one page, 21.75 x 16.75, no date but circa 1857–1860. Unissued four-language ship’s paper, left blank and signed in ad

Civil War–dated handwritten endorsement, signed as president, “A. Lincoln,” dated September 27, 1864, penned on the reverse of the second integral pag

Choice ANS as president, signed “Lincoln,” one page, 5 x 2.75, no date. In full: “Please send your papers and brief (if you have any) for appointments

Partly-printed DS as president, one page, 7.25 x 9, December 17, 1864. President Lincoln directs “the Secretary of State to affix the Seal of the Unit

Partly-printed DS as president, one page, 14.75 x 14.25, August 10, 1864. President Lincoln appoints Delano T. Smith as “District Tax Commissioner for

Striking color 13 x 16 chromolithographic oval portrait of President Abraham Lincoln, showing him in a distinguished head-and-shoulders pose, produced

Partial partly-printed DS as president, one page, 14.25 x 5, May 19, 1864. The conclusion of an official document, in part: “In Testimony Whereof I ha

Elegant limited edition Abraham Lincoln rollerball pen by Krone, numbered 26/28, housed in an attractive 7 x 9 x 3.75 custom wood case. The cap and ba

American lawyer (1818–1891) best known as Lincoln’s law partner from 1841. DS, signed “W. H. Herndon,” one page, 8 x 9.75, September 22, 1848. A legal

Choice partly-printed vellum DS as president, one page, 15.75 x 19.5, March 12, 1868. President Johnson appoints Royal B. Bradford as “a Master in the

Partly-printed vellum DS as president, one page, 15.5 x 19.75, July 22, 1869. President Grant appoints Charles A. Copp as “an Ensign in the Navy.” Nea

ALS, one page, 8 x 10.25, Mexican Southern Railroad Company letterhead, July 24, 1883. Letter to A. D. Shaw. In full: “Not having been at my office fo

Bold ink signature, “U. S. Grant,” on an off-white 2.5 x .75 lightly-lined slip affixed to a larger album page. In fine condition.

Partly-printed DS as president, one page, 7.75 x 9.75, March 11, 1876. President Grant orders the secretary of state to “affix the Seal of the United

Leatherbound autograph album, 7 x 4.25, signed inside in ink by over thirty political figures, very few signed back-to-back, including: Rutherford B.

Large and visually impressive ink signature, signed and dated as president, “James A. Garfield, April 25, 1881,” on an off-white 6 x 4 slip. Archivall

Hardcover leatherbound autograph album, 7.5 x 9.25, signed inside, as president, “Chester A. Arthur, April 12, 1884,” and also signed by seven members

Partly-printed vellum DS as president, one page, 14.25 x 17.75, October 21, 1882. President Arthur appoints James S. Phillips to “the grade of Assista

Partly-printed vellum DS as president, one page, 17.75 x 11.75, January 25, 1886. President Cleveland appoints “John G. Walker, a Captain in the Navy…

The Fletcher National Bank check, 7 x 2.75, filled out in another hand and signed by Harrison, “Benj. Harrison,” payable to Julius C. Walk & Son...

Enormous commemorative silk embroidery tapestry headed with the words, “In Memory of Our Famous Cruise Around the World,” 24.5 x 41.5, designed by acc

Impressive matte-finish 13 x 10.25 photo of the Harvard Board of Overseers taken in November 1913 by Newcombe & Robinson of Boston, affixed to i...

Ink signature and inscription, “A Mme. Dumont, with all good wishes from Theodore Roosevelt, April 9th 1909,” on an off-white 5 x 7.75 card featuring

Signed book: Message of the Governor of the State of New York, 1900. Bound in soft Moroccan leather, 8.25 x 10.25, 53 pages. Nicely signed on the fina

TLS as president, one page, 7 x 8.75, White House letterhead, December 16, 1908. Letter to the War Department. In full: “Mr. Taft saw me the other day

Partly-printed vellum DS, signed “Theodore Roosevelt” as president and “Wm. H. Taft” as secretary of war, one page, 15 x 19, March 24, 1904. President

TLS signed “Wm. H. Taft,” four pages, 8 x 10.5, personal letterhead, January 5, 1920. Letter to newspaper correspondent Gus J. Karger, discussing the

Crisp bank check, 6.5 x 2.75, filled out and signed by Coolidge, payable to himself for $50, September 29, 1915, also endorsed on the reverse. In fine

Impressive archive of 62 TLSs from Herbert Hoover, most to either friend and assistant Lewis Strauss or his presidential secretary Lawrence Richey, sp

TLS signed “Herbert,” one page, 7.25 x 10.5, personal letterhead, December 26, 1958. Letter to his trusted friend and assistant Lewis Strauss, thankin

TLS as president, two pages, 8 x 10.5, White House letterhead, October 25, 1940. Letter to Otto S. Beyer, chairman of the National Mediation Board. In

DS as president, one page, 10 x 14, May 15, 1944. Document authorizing Laurence A. Steinhardt, the American ambassador at Ankara, Turkey, to “meet and

Original unsigned 20 x 28 World War II poster from 1943, listing the eight common principles of policy set forth in the Atlantic Charter developed by

TLS as president, one page, 7 x 8.75, White House letterhead, September 20, 1947. Letter to ardent social reformer bishop Bromley Oxnam, in part: “I f

Historic and scarce matte-finish 9.75 x 8 UPI News photo of Truman holding the front page of the November 3, 1948, Chicago Tribune with its headline p

ANS as president signed “H. S. T.,” one page, 5 x 8, White House letterhead, no date. Note to Secretary of the Treasury John Snyder concerning a lengt

Matte-finish 14.75 x 10.75 photo of President Truman and his cabinet gathered around a conference table, signed in the lower border in fountain pen by

DS as president, one page, 6.5 x 8, no date. Citation for a Bronze Star Medal to Mr. Eden Brenes “as Assistant to the Office of Strategic Services Rep

Handsome color 9.25 x 11.75 print of Truman’s official White House portrait painted by Greta Kempton, affixed to a slightly larger mount, and signed a

Series 1935 D silver certificate one dollar bill, signed on the portrait side in fountain pen. Significant toning and slight scattered creasing, other

TLS as president signed “D.E.,” one page, 8 x 10.5, White House letterhead, February 20, 1953. Letter to his older brother Edgar, in part: “The Head o

War-dated TLS, one page, 6 x 8, Office of the Supreme Commander letterhead, October 27, 1944. Letter to Lillian A. Farnan, in full: “I was deeply touc

TLS, one page, 7 x 10.25, personal letterhead, July 13, 1967. Letter to his older brother Edgar, in full: “The people that conduct these Oral History

Unsigned glossy 7 x 5 photo of John F. Kennedy with John O’Rourke at a Knights of Columbus communion breakfast in Northampton, Massachusetts, on March

TLS signed “Jack,” one page, 6.25 x 9, House of Representatives letterhead, March 27, 1951. Letter to Eileen O’Rourke, the wife of Massachusetts repre

TLS signed “John Kennedy,” one page, 6.25 x 9, House of Representatives letterhead, February 23, 1952. Letter to Eileen O’Rourke, the wife of Massachu

ALS signed “Jack,” three pages on two sheets, 8 x 10.5, United States Senate letterhead, no date but postmarked April 14, 1955. Letter to Massachusett

Secretarially signed TLS with a postscript in Kennedy’s hand, one page, 6 x 8, United States Senate letterhead, January 7, 1955. Letter to Mr. and Mrs

Two unsigned Western Union telegrams sent to Raymond O’Connell: one from Senator John F. Kennedy, 8 x 5.75, May 25, 1955, in full: “Mrs Kennedy and I

Clip-on gold-tone presidential campaign pin in the shape of PT-109, engraved with the lettering, “Kennedy 60,” measuring 1.75? long, given by Kennedy

Flyer for John F. Kennedy’s appearance in Springfield, Massachusetts, on the day before the 1960 presidential election, one page, 8.5 x 11, November 7

Unsigned semi-glossy 7.25 x 9.25 photo of the young John F. Kennedy with Eleanor Roosevelt. Affixed to a thick mount. In very good condition, with ove

Collection of twelve pieces of Massachusetts representative John O’Rourke’s ephemera from the inauguration of John F. Kennedy on January 20, 1961, inc

Important dictated manuscript in the Melanesian dialect of Roviana, five pages, 7.75 x 9.75, no date but circa 1961. Biuku Gasa's own account of...

ALS signed “W. F. Liebenow,” nine pages, 8.5 x 11, October 17, 1988. A detailed letter describing the circumstances surrounding the sinking of PT-109

Flyer for a debate to be held at the University of Toronto's Hart House on November 14, 1957, one page, 5.5 x 8, signed and inscribed on the rev...

Exceptional glossy 6.25 x 8 composite photo of Kennedy bordered by images of his cabinet, presented in an off-white 11 x 13.5 mat, signed on the mat i

Partly-printed DS as president, one page, 19.25 x 15.25, May 12, 1962. President Kennedy appoints Dr. Walter Johnson of Illinois “a Member of the Unit

TLS as president, one page, 6 x 8.5, pale green White House letterhead, March 29, 1961. Letter of thanks for a book sent by Lewis Mumford of New York.

Fountain pen signature, “John F. Kennedy, U. S. Senator, Mass—June 1953,” on an off-white 5 x 3 card. In fine condition, with light toning. Originally

Unsigned program for Kennedy’s famous birthday celebration held at Madison Square Garden on May 19, 1962, titled ‘Happy Birthday, Mr. President,’ two

Esterbrook dipping pen used by President Kennedy to sign Executive Order 10988, entitled ‘Employee-Management Cooperation in the Federal Service.’ The

Assistant White House Press Secretary Malcolm Kilduff’s personally-owned and -used green vinyl souvenir document portfolio case, 15 x 11, gilt-stamped

ANS signed “Jackie,” at the end of a letter by John F. Kennedy’s secretary Evelyn Lincoln, one page, 6.25 x 9.25, White House letterhead, May 1, 1962.

Scarce color 13.25 x 9.75 photo of the front of the White House, affixed to its original 17.5 x 14.25 mount, and signed on the mount in blue ballpoint

Collection of fifty commemorative pens used during the signing of major consumer legislation and landmark laws of the Lyndon B. Johnson administration

Printed uncirculated presidential proclamation, signed as president, “Lyndon B. Johnson,” 9.25 x 16.75, declaring a day of National Thanksgiving. In p

TLS, one page, 6.25 x 8.5, personal letterhead, January 28, 1969. Letter to former Secretary of State Robert S. McNamara, in full: “I have had many oc

Two items: a color glossy 8 x 10 portrait of Johnson, signed and inscribed in the lower border in fountain pen, “For Arnold Gates, with warm best wish

TLS as president signed “RN,” one page, 6.75 x 9, White House letterhead, June 12, 1973. Letter to Representative C. W. ‘Bill’ Young, in full: “I have

Two TLSs, both signed, “Dick Nixon,” each one page, 7.25 x 10.5, personal letterhead. Both letters are to Helen Copley, the widow of newspaper publish

TLS as president signed “Dutch,” one page, 7 x 10.5, White House letterhead, June 27, 1984. Letter to his longtime friend Lydia ‘Hup’ MacArthur. In fu

Two unique souvenir proclamation typescripts, each one page on embossed presidential sheets, 8.25 x 12.75, featuring the text of Reagan’s proclamation

Uncommon personal check, 6 x 2.75, filled out and signed by Reagan, payable to Mr. Michael Gray for $50, October 9, 1989. In fine condition. Gray was

TLS as president signed “Dutch,” one page, 6.75 x 8.75, White House letterhead, October 1, 1984. Letter to Lydia Hupfer McArthur, in part: “Thanks so

Two letters, each one page, 7.25 x 10.5, personal letterhead, dated August 18, 2000, and addressed to Peter Paul. First, an ALS from Bill Clinton as p

Desirable color matte-finish 10 x 8 photo of the five presidents who served between 1969 and 1993, signed by each in black felt tip, “George Bush,” “R

Executive Mansion card boldly signed in black ink, “Chester A. Arthur.” Mild bends, slight soiling, and toned tape remnants to reverse, otherwise fine

ALS, one page both sides, 4.5 x 7, Westland letterhead, June 17, 1897. Letter to Gen. Francis H. Appleton. In full: “I acknowledge with thanks your co

TLS as president signed “Wm H. Taft,” one page, 7 x 8.75, White House letterhead, June 19, 1912. Letter to General Felix Agnus, in full: “I want to se

TLS signed “Wm. H. Taft,” one page, 8 x 10, Supreme Court of the United States letterhead, August 5, 1921. Letter to publisher Cyrus Curtis, in part: