RR Auction: Fine Autographs and Artifacts

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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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James K. Polk22 - James K. Polk
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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
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Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,000.00
 
 
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Zachary Taylor23 - Zachary Taylor
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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: "...
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Estimate : 1,200.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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Zachary Taylor24 - Zachary Taylor
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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...
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Estimate : 1,200.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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Millard Fillmore25 - Millard Fillmore
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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...
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,200.00
 
 
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James Buchanan26 - James Buchanan
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Partly-printed vellum DS as president, one page, 14 x 17, May 20, 1859. President Buchanan appoints David Kindleberger as "an Assistant Surgeon...
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Estimate : 500.00 - 700.00
 
 
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Abraham Lincoln27 - Abraham Lincoln
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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
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Estimate : 8,000.00 - 12,000.00
 
 
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Abraham Lincoln28 - Abraham Lincoln
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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...
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Estimate : 10,000.00 - 15,000.00
 
 
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Abraham Lincoln29 - Abraham Lincoln
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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...
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Estimate : 6,000.00 - 8,000.00
 
 
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Abraham Lincoln30 - Abraham Lincoln
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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
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Estimate : 5,500.00 - 6,500.00
 
 
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Abraham Lincoln31 - Abraham Lincoln
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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 "...
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Estimate : 5,500.00 - 6,500.00
 
 
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Abraham Lincoln32 - Abraham Lincoln
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Civil War-dated hand-addressed mailing envelope as president, 8.75 x 4, addressed by Lincoln to esteemed Union General William Tecumseh Sherman, &qu...
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Estimate : 3,500.00 - 4,500.00
 
 
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Mary Todd Lincoln33 - Mary Todd Lincoln
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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...
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Estimate : 3,000.00 - 4,000.00
 
 
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Abraham Lincoln34 - Abraham Lincoln
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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
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Estimate : 700.00 - 900.00
 
 
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Andrew Johnson35 - Andrew Johnson
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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...
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Estimate : 5,600.00 - 6,000.00
 
 
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Andrew Johnson36 - Andrew Johnson
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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...
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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U. S. Grant37 - U. S. Grant
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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
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Estimate : 1,800.00 - 2,200.00
 
 
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U. S. Grant38 - U. S. Grant
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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
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Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,000.00
 
 
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U. S. Grant39 - U. S. Grant
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President Grant’s gorgeous personally-owned table knife, measuring 10.75? long, featuring a beautiful pearl handle carved with maple leaf designs and
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Estimate : 1,200.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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James A. Garfield40 - James A. Garfield
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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
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Estimate : 6,800.00 - 7,200.00
 
 
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James A. Garfield41 - James A. Garfield
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Signed book: Proceedings of the State Board of Equalization, begun and held in the City of Columbus, Ohio, November 7, 1859. Columbus: Richard Nevins,
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Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,000.00
 
 
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