RR Auction: Fine Autographs and Artifacts

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With an opening section chronicling the history of science and technology, this month’s RR Auction Fine Autograph and Artifact sale boasts over 800 extraordinary lots. Among the highlights offered are an Einstein autograph letter, lunar surface–flown items, a historic letter signed by King Henry VIII, and a vast selection of animation artwork. RR Auction is a globally recognized and trusted auction house specializing in rare and remarkable documents, manuscripts, autographs, and historical artifacts. Join us as we make history selling history in December 2016.
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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Dave Scott’s Apollo 15 Lunar Orbit-Flown Photography Chart54 - Dave Scott’s Apollo 15 Lunar Orbit-Flown Photography Chart
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Exceptional flown Apollo 15 lunar orbit chart, folded to 13 x 7.5, signed and flight-certified in the photography legend in black felt tip, “Flown to
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Estimate : 20,000.00 - 30,000.00
 
 
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Dave Scott’s Apollo 15 Lunar Surface-Used PLSS/RCU Cover55 - Dave Scott’s Apollo 15 Lunar Surface-Used PLSS/RCU Cover
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Portable Life Support System (PLSS) Remote Control Unit (RCU) dust cover, measuring 1.5? in diameter and .5? tall, featuring a black and silver stripe
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Estimate : 15,000.00 - 20,000.00
 
 
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Dave Scott’s Apollo 15 Lunar Surface-Flown License Plate56 - Dave Scott’s Apollo 15 Lunar Surface-Flown License Plate
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Flown aluminum ‘lunar rover license plate,’ 1.5 x 1, marked with the registration number “LRV 001,” with “MOON” as the home state, the year 1971, and
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Estimate : 8,000.00 - 10,000.00
 
 
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Dave Scott’s Lunar Surface-Used Rover ‘Bearing Map’57 - Dave Scott’s Lunar Surface-Used Rover ‘Bearing Map’
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Remarkable lunar map used on the surface of the moon during the first two Apollo 15 EVAs, labeled “Hadley Rille, EVA-I, 1 of 2, EVA–II, 1 of 3,” one p
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Estimate : 30,000.00 - 50,000.00
 
 
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Dave Scott’s Apollo 15 Lunar Surface-Flown LM Data File Clip58 - Dave Scott’s Apollo 15 Lunar Surface-Flown LM Data File Clip
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Dave Scott’s flown data file clip carried aboard the lunar module Falcon during the Apollo 15 mission, 1.75 x 2.25 x 1, with a swatch of Velcro affixe
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Estimate : 4,000.00 - 6,000.00
 
 
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CIAM/NASA Wind Tunnel Test Model59 - CIAM/NASA Wind Tunnel Test Model
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Remarkable complete aerodynamic wind tunnel test model from Russia’s Central Institute of Aviation Motors, the largest aerospace engine testing facili
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Estimate : 6,000.00 - 8,000.00
 
 
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Vint Cerf and Bob Kahn 1974 Internet Paper60 - Vint Cerf and Bob Kahn 1974 Internet Paper
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Scarce and historically significant publication: “A Protocol for Packet Network Communications” by Vinton G. Cerf and Robert E. Kahn in IEEE Transacti
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Estimate : 8,000.00 - 10,000.00
 
 
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4004 Unicom Calculator61 - 4004 Unicom Calculator
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Rare UniCom 141P calculator, a groundbreaking piece of computing equipment as it used the Intel 4004, the first commercially available microprocessor
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Estimate : 8,000.00 - 10,000.00
 
 
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Bill Gates62 - Bill Gates
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Co-founder of Microsoft considered one of the wealthiest people in the world (born 1955). Original 3.5 x 2 Microsoft business card naming Gates as “Ch
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Bill Gates63 - Bill Gates
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Scarce 8-inch floppy disc, signed and inscribed in silver ink, “Good luck Bill, Bill Gates.” In fine condition.
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Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
 
 
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Apple: Ronald Wayne65 - Apple: Ronald Wayne
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Co-founder of Apple Computer along with Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak (born 1934). Laserprint copy of the original logo design for Apple Computer Co.,
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Apple: Steve Wozniak66 - Apple: Steve Wozniak
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Signed book: iWoz [Chinese Edition]. Beijing, China: Beijing Normal University Press, 2007. Softcover, 6.75 x 9.5, 244 pages. Signed on the title page
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Apple IIc Early Prototype Computer67 - Apple IIc Early Prototype Computer
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Sought-after Apple IIc prototype computer, identified on the bottom with a green “Apple Computer Inc.” label bearing an ink Apple inspection stamp, ch
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Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,000.00
 
 
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Technology Executives68 - Technology Executives
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Collection of six items signed by leaders of significant tech companies, predominately consisting of magazine covers from Time, some inscribed, includ
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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George Washington70 - George Washington
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Sought-after ink signature as president, “G:o Washington,” on an off-white 8.75 x 2.25 slip clipped from a document, circa 1794–1795, countersigned by
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Estimate : 4,500.00 - 5,000.00
 
 
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Thomas Jefferson and James Madison71 - Thomas Jefferson and James Madison
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Partly-printed DS as president, signed “Th: Jefferson” as president and “James Madison” as secretary of state, one page, 20.5 x 16, November 26, 1806.
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Estimate : 4,000.00 - 6,000.00
 
 
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James Madison72 - James Madison
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Signed book from the personal collection of President James Madison: Clio: or, a discourse on taste. Addressed to a young lady. By I. U. [James Usher]
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Estimate : 15,000.00 - 20,000.00
 
 
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James Madison73 - James Madison
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Full free frank, measuring 9.75 x 8 unfolded with a center panel of 5 x 3.5, boldly franked at the top by Madison, “Free, James Madison,” and addresse
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John Quincy Adams74 - John Quincy Adams
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Signed book: Poems by Samuel Rogers. London: T. Cadell, 1834. Hardcover (contemporary morocco-grained sheep), 5.5 x 8, 295 pages. Signed and inscribed
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Estimate : 8,000.00 - 10,000.00
 
 
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John Quincy Adams75 - John Quincy Adams
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Partly-printed vellum DS as president, signed “J. Q. Adams,” one page, 15.75 x 9.75, May 25, 1825. President Adams grants John Talbert of Butler Count
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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William Henry Harrison76 - William Henry Harrison
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Signed book: Voyage to South America, Vol. II by Don George Juan and Don Antonia de Ulloa. Second edition. London: L. Davis and C. Reymers, 1760. Hard
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Estimate : 8,000.00 - 10,000.00
 
 
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John Tyler77 - John Tyler
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Partly-printed vellum DS as president, one page, 13.75 x 17.25, February 3, 1844. President Tyler appoints John Pope as “a Commander in the Navy.” Sig
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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John Tyler78 - John Tyler
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Partly-printed vellum DS as president, one page, 15 x 9.5, November 7, 1844. President Tyler approves a land grant in which “Jonathan Hunt of Mobile C
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Estimate : 500.00 - 700.00
 
 
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Millard Fillmore79 - Millard Fillmore
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Very rare 2.5 x 3.5 carte-de-visite portrait of Fillmore in a bust-length pose, signed in ink, “Millard Fillmore, 1867,” who also signs on the reverse
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Estimate : 8,000.00 - 9,000.00
 
 
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Millard Fillmore80 - Millard Fillmore
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Signed ten-volume set of books from the collection of Millard Fillmore: The Library of American Biography, Volumes I–X. NY: Harper & Brothers, 1...
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Estimate : 6,000.00 - 8,000.00
 
 
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Millard Fillmore81 - Millard Fillmore
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ALS, one page, 4.5 x 4, May 4, 1857. Response to an autograph collector, in full: “I have yours of the 1st ult. and regret to say that I can not furni
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Franklin Pierce82 - Franklin Pierce
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Signed book: The Constitution by W. Hickey. Seventh edition. Philadelphia: T. K. and P. G. Collins, 1854. Hardcover, 5 x 7.5, 521 pages. Signed and in
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Estimate : 6,000.00 - 8,000.00
 
 
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Franklin Pierce83 - Franklin Pierce
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Signed book: The Playmate by Joseph Cundall. Boston: Wm. Crosby & H. P. Nichols, circa 1847. Hardcover, 6.25 x 8.25, 411 pages. Signed and inscr...
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Estimate : 8,000.00 - 10,000.00
 
 
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James Buchanan84 - James Buchanan
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Partly-printed DS as president, one page, 15 x 9.25, March 2, 1861. Buchanan appoints Alfred Ray “First Lieutenant of the ‘Rock Creek Cavalry’ of the
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Estimate : 500.00 - 700.00
 
 
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James Buchanan85 - James Buchanan
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James Buchanan’s personally-owned and –used law book, entitled “Constitutional Law,” published by Philadelphia’s Abraham Small in 1822, hardcover with
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Estimate : 3,000.00 - 4,000.00
 
 
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James Buchanan86 - James Buchanan
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ALS, four pages on two adjoining sheets, 5.25 x 8.25, December 22, 1855. Letter to Hon. Peter D. Vroom, written while serving as minister to the Unite
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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Mary Todd Lincoln87 - Mary Todd Lincoln
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Signed book: The Life of Marie Antoinette. Second edition. London: Hurst and Blackett, 1877. Hardcover, 5.5 x 8, 432 pages. Signed on the half-title p
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Abraham Lincoln88 - Abraham Lincoln
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ANS signed “A. Lincoln,” one page, 3.25 x 2, February 25, 1865. In full: “Allow the bearer, Roger A. Pryor, to pass to Gen. Grant, and report to him f
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Estimate : 6,000.00 - 8,000.00
 
 
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Andrew Johnson89 - Andrew Johnson
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Fantastic 2.25 x 4 carte-de-visite portrait of Johnson in near profile, boldly signed on the reverse in black ink, “Andrew Johnson, Feb. 14th 1869.” E
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Estimate : 2,000.00 - 2,500.00
 
 
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U. S. Grant90 - U. S. Grant
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Civil War-dated ALS signed “U. S. Grant, Maj: Genl,” one page, lightly-lined both sides, 5 x 8, April 14, 1863. Letter to Major General McPherson, in
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Estimate : 2,000.00 - 3,000.00
 
 
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U. S. Grant91 - U. S. Grant
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Highly appealing carte-de-visite bust-length portrait of the revered Union general, signed in black ink, “U. S. Grant, Lt. Gen. U. S. A.” Published by
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Estimate : 2,000.00 - 3,000.00
 
 
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U. S. Grant92 - U. S. Grant
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Uncommon partly-printed vellum DS, one page, 15.75 x 19.5, March 26, 1869. President Grant appoints Albert G. Caldwell as “Lieutenant Commander in the
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,000.00
 
 
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U. S. Grant93 - U. S. Grant
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Partly-printed DS as president, one page, 8 x 10, March 26, 1870. President Grant directs the “Secretary of State to affix the Seal of the United Stat
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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U. S. Grant94 - U. S. Grant
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ALS, one page, 4.75 x 7.75, April 27, 1882. Letter to Messrs. Fitch & Fox, in full: “You are authorized to draw on me at three days signal for t...
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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Rutherford B. Hayes95 - Rutherford B. Hayes
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Partly-printed vellum DS as president, signed “R. B. Hayes,” one page, 14 x 18, June 12, 1879. President Hayes appoints William C. Forbush as a “Capta
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Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
 
 
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James A. Garfield96 - James A. Garfield
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Civil War–dated ALS signed “J. A. Garfield,” one page both sides, 8 x 10, December 22, 1862. Letter to a colonel, in part: “Allow me, though late to o
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Estimate : 500.00 - 700.00
 
 
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James A. Garfield and Charles Guiteau97 - James A. Garfield and Charles Guiteau
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Two items: an ink signature, “J. A. Garfield, Hiram, Ohio,” on an off-white 4.25 x 2 card; and an ink signature, “Charlie Guiteau,” on a lightly line
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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Grover Cleveland98 - Grover Cleveland
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Original 4.25 x 6.5 cabinet photo of Cleveland, signed below in black ink, “Grover Cleveland, May 24, 1892.” Published by the Otto Sarony Studio of Ne
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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William McKinley and the 1884 Congress99 - William McKinley and the 1884 Congress
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Exceptionally clean leatherbound autograph album 7.5 x 9.5, signed inside by approximately 318 members of the 1884 Congress, highlighted by William Mc
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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William McKinley100 - William McKinley
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Signed book: Speeches and Addressed of William McKinley. First edition. NY: Doubleday & McClure Co., 1900. Hardcover, 6 x 8.5, 388 pages. Signed...
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Estimate : 4,000.00 - 5,000.00
 
 
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William McKinley101 - William McKinley
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Vintage matte-finish 8 x 6 group photo of President and First Lady McKinley seated on a raised platform with the vice president, the second lady, and
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Estimate : 1,400.00 - 1,600.00
 
 
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William McKinley102 - William McKinley
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Partly-printed vellum DS as president, one page, 14 x 18, February 15, 1901. President McKinley appoints William C. Forbush as a “Lieutenant Colonel o
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Theodore Roosevelt103 - Theodore Roosevelt
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TLS as president, one page, 6.5 x 8.5, White House letterhead, October 7, 1905. Letter to New York Congressman Herbert Parsons, in part: “Having waite
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Theodore Roosevelt104 - Theodore Roosevelt
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ALS in pencil, one page, 7.75 x 9.75, December 2, 1909. Letter to a Mr. Horne, written while “On Safari.” In full: “I have such sympathy with your pro
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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Theodore Roosevelt105 - Theodore Roosevelt
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LS, one page, 6.75 x 9.25, Oyster Bay letterhead, September 24, 1918. Letter to Frank Wilkinson, in part: “I am sorry I cannot be with you…but I am ma
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Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
 
 
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