RR Auction: Fine Autographs and Artifacts

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RR Auction’s August Fine Autographs & Artifacts sale offers more than 900 lots, headlined by a special World War II section that tells the story of a war that defined a generation. In addition to this historic offering, headlining items include an important letter by King Henry VIII related to a treaty negotiation, a 1919 letter from Einstein to his ex-wife and children, a remarkable pair of letters by John Lennon about his breakup with Cynthia, and a flag fragment from Horatio Nelson's HMS Victory. 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 August 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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Theodore Roosevelt215 - Theodore Roosevelt
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Partly-printed vellum DS as president, one page, 15.25 x 18.75, January 16, 1907. President Roosevelt appoints Renier J. Straettan as "Assistan...
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Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
 
 
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Theodore Roosevelt and William H. Taft216 - Theodore Roosevelt and William H. Taft
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Partly-printed vellum DS, signed "Theodore Roosevelt" as president and "Wm. H. Taft" as secretary of war, one page, 15.5 x 20.5,...
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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William H. Taft217 - William H. Taft
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Signed book: Inaugural Address of President Taft. Washington, DC: Government Printing Office, 1909. Hardcover, 5.75 x 8.25, 68 pages. Signed on the ti
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Estimate : 3,500.00 - 4,000.00
 
 
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William H. Taft218 - William H. Taft
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Signed book: Recollections of Full Years by Mrs. William Howard Taft. First edition. NY: Dodd, Mead & Company, 1914. Hardcover, 6.5 x 9, 395 pag...
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Estimate : 3,000.00 - 3,500.00
 
 
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William H. Taft219 - William H. Taft
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Ideal vintage matte-finish 3.25 x 5.25 postcard portrait of Taft, signed in fountain pen, "Wm. H. Taft, July 9, 1913." Matted and framed t...
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Estimate : 500.00 - 700.00
 
 
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Woodrow Wilson220 - Woodrow Wilson
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Complete book set: History of the American People, Volumes 1–5. NY: Harper & Brothers, 1902. Hardcovers, 6 x 8.75. Neatly signed on an opening p...
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,000.00
 
 
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Warren G. Harding221 - Warren G. Harding
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Partly-printed DS as president, one page both sides, 10.5 x 16, June 5, 1922. Extradition document issued by President Harding, in part: "Where...
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Estimate : 500.00 - 700.00
 
 
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Calvin Coolidge222 - Calvin Coolidge
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Scarce ALS as president, one page, 5.5 x 9.25, White House letterhead, May 3, 1924. Letter to De Lancey Kountze, in full: “It was a pleasure to have a
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Estimate : 1,600.00 - 1,800.00
 
 
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Calvin Coolidge223 - Calvin Coolidge
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Signed book: The Autobiography of Calvin Coolidge. First edition, limited issue, numbered 664/1000. NY: Cosmopolitan Book Corporation, 1929. Hardcover
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Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,000.00
 
 
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Herbert Hoover224 - Herbert Hoover
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TLS as president, one page, 6.5 x 8.5, White House letterhead, August 1, 1929. Letter to Edward H. Benjamin, in full: "Many thanks for your not...
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,000.00
 
 
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Franklin D. Roosevelt225 - Franklin D. Roosevelt
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Appealing DS as president, one page, 10 x 13.75, October 23, 1936. President Roosevelt appoints Elise F. Musser as a "delegate of the United St...
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Estimate : 1,400.00 - 1,600.00
 
 
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Harry S. Truman226 - Harry S. Truman
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Important TLS, one page, 8 x 10.5, United States Senate letterhead, September 11, 1944. Letter to reporter Joseph Lieb written just two months after h
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Estimate : 3,000.00 - 4,000.00
 
 
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Harry S. Truman227 - Harry S. Truman
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DS as president, one page, 11 x 10.25, March 1, 1948. Certificate of Merit presented to Henri Gaston Busignes “for outstanding fidelity and meritoriou
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Estimate : 1,400.00 - 1,600.00
 
 
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Dwight D. Eisenhower228 - Dwight D. Eisenhower
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TLS signed “Ike E.,” one page, 7 x 10.25, personal letterhead, January 16, 1965. Letter to Eisenhower’s former White House Chief of Staff Wilton B. Pe
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Estimate : 500.00 - 700.00
 
 
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Jacqueline Kennedy230 - Jacqueline Kennedy
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Signed book: Profiles in Courage. NY: Harper & Brothers, 1956. Hardcover with dust jacket, 6 x 8.5, 266 pages. Signed on the dedication page in ...
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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Jacqueline Kennedy231 - Jacqueline Kennedy
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Two items: an unsigned handwritten note written at the top of a TLS addressed to "Mrs. Aristotle Onassis" by Commander Albert L. Casassa, ...
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Estimate : 2,200.00 - 2,500.00
 
 
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John F. Kennedy232 - John F. Kennedy
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Partly-printed DS, one page, 22.5 x 18.5, May 23, 1963. President Kennedy appoints J. Curtis Counts, of California as "a Member of the National...
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Estimate : 4,000.00 - 6,000.00
 
 
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John F. Kennedy: PT-109233 - John F. Kennedy: PT-109
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William 'Bud' Liebenow (1920–2017) was a naval lieutenant who guided his PT-157 vessel into Japanese territory to rescue John F. Kennedy and...
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Estimate : 1,200.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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Jacqueline Kennedy and Family234 - Jacqueline Kennedy and Family
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Felt tip signatures, "Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis," "Ted Kennedy," "Eunice Kennedy Shriver," and "Ethel Kennedy,&q...
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Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
 
 
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Lyndon B. Johnson235 - Lyndon B. Johnson
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Partly-printed DS as president, one page, 23 x 19, February 4, 1966. President Johnson appoints William J. Tudor of Illinois as "a Member of th...
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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