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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Theodore Roosevelt106 - Theodore Roosevelt
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TLS, one page, 8 x 10.5, Navy Department letterhead, May 4, 1898. Letter to Hon. James Eckels of the Commercial National Bank in Chicago. In full: “I
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William H. Taft107 - William H. Taft
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World War 1-dated TLS signed “Wm. H. Taft,” three pages, 8 x 10.25, personal letterhead, August 10, 1918. Letter to Gus J. Karger of The Times–Star, i
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Woodrow Wilson108 - Woodrow Wilson
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President Woodrow Wilson’s personally-used chair from Central Presbyterian Church in Washington, DC, bearing an engraved plaque on the top rail, “This
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 2,000.00
 
 
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Woodrow Wilson109 - Woodrow Wilson
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Limited edition vintage matte-finish 14 x 18 photo of an artistic portrait of Woodrow Wilson by artist Frederick Reynolds, numbered 46/300, signed in
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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Franklin D. Roosevelt110 - Franklin D. Roosevelt
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Desirable bank check, 6.5 x 2.75, filled out and signed by Roosevelt as president, “Franklin D. Roosevelt,” payable to veterinarian George Lauder Stri
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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Harry S. Truman111 - Harry S. Truman
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TLS, one page, 7.25 x 10.5, personal letterhead, May 3, 1961. Letter to Herbert S. Bailey, Jr., the director and editor at the Princeton University Pr
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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Harry S. Truman112 - Harry S. Truman
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Uncommon signed book: Log of the President’s Trip to the Berlin Conference. Spiral-bound softcover, 9 x 10.75, 140 pages. Signed on the front cover in
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Dwight D. Eisenhower113 - Dwight D. Eisenhower
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Two TLSs, both signed “Ike,” one page, 7 x 10.25, personal letterhead. Both letters are addressed to Eisenhower’s former White House Chief of Staff Wi
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John F. Kennedy114 - John F. Kennedy
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Uncommon swatch of dark blue seat leather from the 1961 Lincoln Continental X-100 presidential limousine Kennedy was riding in at the time of his assa
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,200.00
 
 
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John F. Kennedy115 - John F. Kennedy
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TLS signed “Jack,” one page, 6.25 x 8, United States Senate letterhead, January 15, 1955. Letter to Marian and Jim Fitzgerald, in full: “I want to tha
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John F. Kennedy116 - John F. Kennedy
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TLS signed “John,” one page, 6.25 x 9, United States Senate letterhead, June 13, 1955. Letter to Marian Fitzgerald, in full: “I want you to know that
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John F. Kennedy117 - John F. Kennedy
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Unused original “Press Section, Balcony Only” ticket, number 1349, 2.5 x 6, to the ‘Texas Welcome Dinner’ presented in honor of President John F. Kenn
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Lyndon B. Johnson118 - Lyndon B. Johnson
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TLS as president, one page, 6.5 x 8.5, White House letterhead, March 17, 1965. Letter to Ohio congressman Michael Joseph Kirwan, in full: “Your telegr
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Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,500.00
 
 
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Richard Nixon and Cabinet119 - Richard Nixon and Cabinet
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Desirable color textured semi–glossy 9.75 x 7.75 official White House photo of President Nixon and his cabinet, signed and inscribed in blue ink by Ni
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Estimate : 3,000.00 - 4,000.00
 
 
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Richard Nixon120 - Richard Nixon
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Two TLSs, both signed “RN,” one page, 7.25 x 10.5, personal letterhead. Both letters are addressed to journalist Joseph Kingsbury–Smith. The earlier l
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Richard Nixon121 - Richard Nixon
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TLS as president signed “RN,” one page, 6.75 x 8.75, White House letterhead, January 23, 1973. Letter to James S. Copley, chairman of Copley Newspaper
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Ronald Reagan122 - Ronald Reagan
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ALS, one page both sides, 6.5 x 4, personal stationery, April 15 (no year but circa 2002-2003). Letter to R. S. Michalicek, in full (spelling and gram
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Estimate : 2,500.00 - 3,500.00
 
 
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First Ladies123 - First Ladies
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Color satin-finish 10 x 8 photo of six first ladies posing together in chronological order, signed in felt tip by Lady Bird Johnson, Betty Ford, Rosal
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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Presidents and First Ladies124 - Presidents and First Ladies
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Amazing color satin-finish 11 x 8.5 photo taken at the 2004 opening of the Clinton Presidential Center in Little Rock, signed in the lower border in b
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Estimate : 4,000.00 - 5,000.00
 
 
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Abraham Lincoln125 - Abraham Lincoln
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Two items: a striking color 13.25 x 16.25 chromolithographic oval portrait of Abraham Lincoln, showing him in a distinguished head-and-shoulders pose,
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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