RR Auction: Fine Autographs and Artifacts

Partly-printed vellum DS as president, one page, 15.25 x 18.75, January 16, 1907. President Roosevelt appoints Renier J. Straettan as "Assistan...

Partly-printed vellum DS, signed "Theodore Roosevelt" as president and "Wm. H. Taft" as secretary of war, one page, 15.5 x 20.5,...

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

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...

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...

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...

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...

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

Signed book: The Autobiography of Calvin Coolidge. First edition, limited issue, numbered 664/1000. NY: Cosmopolitan Book Corporation, 1929. Hardcover

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...

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...

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

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

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

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 ...

Two items: an unsigned handwritten note written at the top of a TLS addressed to "Mrs. Aristotle Onassis" by Commander Albert L. Casassa, ...

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...

William 'Bud' Liebenow (1920–2017) was a naval lieutenant who guided his PT-157 vessel into Japanese territory to rescue John F. Kennedy and...

Felt tip signatures, "Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis," "Ted Kennedy," "Eunice Kennedy Shriver," and "Ethel Kennedy,&q...

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...

Uncommon ALS signed “RN,” one page, 7.25 x 10.5, personal letterhead, January 8, 1991. Thank-you letter for a birthday gift, in part: “Again I am in y

Nancy Reagan's personally-owned black satin clutch purse by Renaud Pellegrino of Paris, France, featuring a scallop-edged flap with magnetic clo...

Glass jar emblazoned with the presidential seal and Reagan's facsimile signature, measuring 5.5? tall and 4? in diameter, given by President Rea...

Extremely rare ALS as president, one page, 6.5 x 4, embossed White House stationery, no date. Response to a woman entreating for greater awareness and

Ink signature, “James Buchanan,” on an off-white 4 x 1 slip. In fine condition, with a few creases to left side, one affecting opening stroke of signa

Color glossy 9.75 x 8 photo of Soviet General Secretary Mikhail Gorbachev and President Bush conversing aboard the cruise liner Maksim Gorkiy during t

ALS, one page both sides, 6.25 x 4.5, personal letterhead, September 23, 1979. Letter to Ron Wade, in full: "The first President I met was Dwig...

Unsigned handwritten draft of a letter by Vice President Bush, three pages, 7.25 x 10.5, Stouffer’s Inn on the Square letterhead, no date but circa Ma

Handsome engraved portrait of President Bush by the Bureau of Engraving and Printing, 6 x 8, signed below in blue ballpoint by Bush. In very fine cond

Signed book: Decision Points. Later printing. NY: Crown Publishers, 2010. Hardcover with dust jacket, 6.5 x 9.5, 497 pages. Signed on an opening page

Three books: a copy of Decision Points, hardcover with dust jacket, signed and inscribed on a bookplate affixed to the first free end page in black fe

Color satin-finish 10 x 8.25 photo of President Carter greeting the astronauts of Apollo 11, signed in the lower border in black felt tip, "Bes...

Color limited edition 30 x 25 giclee print of a Carter painting entitled ‘Christmas in Plains,’ numbered printer’s proof 4/10, signed in blue pencil,

Two yearbooks: a 40th anniversary United States Naval Academy class of 1947 yearbook, leather-bound hardcover, 9 x 11.25, 360 pages, signed below his

Two yearbooks: an 25th anniversary United States Naval Academy class of 1947 yearbook, leather-bound hardcover, 9.25 x 12.25, 288 pages, signed on the

Two items: a program for the 2002 Nobel Peace Prize Award Ceremony held in Oslo on December 10, 2002, 5.75 x 8.25, signed on the front cover in black

Color limited edition 24 x 18.75 print of a 2012 Charles Funk painting entitled 'Hospitality,' showing President Carter at the Maranatha Bap...

Georgia School of Technology 1943 Blue Print yearbook, leather-bound hardcover, 9.5 x 12.5, 328 pages, signed next to his freshman class photo on page

Handsome glossy 7.25 x 9 photo of Carter, signed and inscribed in blue ballpoint, "To Kurt Wittman, Jimmy Carter.” Matted and framed to an over...

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 th...

Neat ink signature, "Grover Cleveland, August 1892,” on an off-white 3.5 x 2 evenly clipped card. In fine condition.

Scarce ALS as president, one page, 6.25 x 4.25, presidential stationery card, January 26, 1995. Letter to Henry Leon and Judy Ritzenthaler, in full: “

Rare grouping of items relating to the commissioning of the USS Harry S. Truman (CVN–75) on July 25, 1998, at the Naval Station in Norfolk, Virginia,

Patriotic 2012 Democratic "Gotta Vote" campaign sign, 17 x 11, signed in black felt tip by Clinton. In fine condition. Accompanied by four...

Felt tip signature, "Go Hillary, Bill Clinton, 11-1-16,” on a white 4.5 x 2.75 card. In very fine condition, with a JSA label affixed to the lo...

Signed book: My Life. First edition. NY: Alfred A. Knopf, 2004. Hardcover with dust jacket, 6.5 x 9.5, 957 pages. Signed on the title page in blue fel

Two books: a first edition of Giving, hardcover with dust jacket, signed on the title page in black ink, "Bill Clinton"; and a first editi...

Menu booklet for a testimonial dinner in honor of Frank B. Hall at the Hotel Vendome in Boston on February 18, 1921, 4.5 x 7.25, four pages, signed on

TLS, one page, 8.5 x 11, personal letterhead, May 10, 1929. Letter to Darwin P. Kingsley, in full: "It occurs to me that if you would ask Mr. M...

Ink signature, "Dwight D. Eisenhower,” on the reverse of an off-white 3.25 x 2.25 calling card belonging to "Mrs. Edgar N. Eisenhower.&quo...

Signed book: Works of Michael de Montaigne, Vol. III. Later printing. NY: H. W. Derby, 1861. Rebound hardcover, 5.25 x 7.5, 510 pages. Crisply signed

TLS signed “Jerry Ford,” two pages, 8 x 10.5, personal Congress letterhead, February 5, 1972. Letter to Ed Hornburg on a variety of important national

Two items: a glossy 8 x 10 photo of Ford sitting at his desk, signed and inscribed in the lower border in black felt tip, "To Ronald E. Wade, b...

Two limited first edition books, both signed “Gerald R. Ford,” including: a copy of Humor and the Presidency, numbered 76/150, signed on the colophon

Signed book: A Time to Heal. First edition. NY: Harper & Row, 1979. Hardcover with dust jacket, 6.5 x 9.5, 454 pages. Signed and inscribed on th...

Partly-printed DS as president, one page, 18 x 14, March 13, 1922. President Harding appoints Shirley P. Cox as "Postmaster at Mobeetie, in the...

Fletcher's Bank check, 7.5 x 2.75, filled out in another hand and signed by Harrison, "Benj. Harrison," payable to Robert B. Keith for...

Partly-printed DS as president, signed "R. B. Hayes," one page, 7.75 x 10, September 6, 1877. President Hayes directs the "Secretary ...

Partly-printed DS as governor of Ohio, signed “R. B. Hayes,” one page, 13.75 x 17, April 15, 1868. Hayes appoints Curtis Hall "to be Justice of...

Signed book: The Ordeal of Woodrow Wilson. First edition, limited issue, numbered 385/500. NY: McGraw-Hill, 1958. Hardcover with slipcase, 6.5 x 9.25,

Signed book: The Challenge to Liberty. First edition. NY: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1934. Hardcover, 6 x 8, 212 pages. Signed on the first free e...

Signed book: Addresses Upon the American Road: 1955–1960. First edition. Caldwell, Idaho: The Caxton Printers, 1961. Hardcover with dust jacket, 6 x 8

Vintage sepia matte-finish 9 x 13 seated portrait of Hoover by Harris & Ewing, signed and inscribed in fountain pen, “To Frearas Hoag, with kind...

Two books: a softcover copy of The Choices We Face, signed on the opening page in blue ballpoint, "LBJ"; and a second printing of A White ...

Rare ANS as president on an official 4 x 2.25 card embossed with the presidential seal, no date. Note to Robert Perry in Bethesda Naval Hospital. In f

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

Signed book: The Vantage Point. UK printing. London: Weidenfeld and Nicolson, 1972. Hardcover with dust jacket, 6.5 x 9.5, 630 pages. Signed on an ope

Unused original "Press Section, Balcony Only" ticket, number 1366, 2.5 x 6, to the 'Texas Welcome Dinner' presented in honor of Pr...

Incredible glossy 10 x 8 photo of President Kennedy with Heisman Trophy winner Ernie Davis and two other members of the Syracuse University football t

Partly-printed DS as president, one page, 21 x 16, April 18, 1899. President McKinley appoints George H. McManus as "First Lieutenant of Artill...

Official White House envelope bearing a special ‘R. Nixon’ postmark from Berlin on February 27, 1969, 7.25 x 3.75, signed along the bottom in black fe

TLS as president signed “RN,” 7 x 10.5, White House letterhead, November 30, 1972. Letter to Jack Dreyfus, in full: "As I look back to the resu...

TLS as president signed “RN,” one page, 6.75 x 9, White House letterhead, February 1, 1973. Letter to Daniel Patrick Moynihan at the Department of Sta

Signed book: No More Vietnams. First edition. NY: Arbor House, 1985. Hardcover with dust jacket, 6 x 8.5, 240 pages. Signed and inscribed on the half-

Signed book: No More Vietnams. First edition. NY: Arbor House, 1985. Hardcover with dust jacket, 6 x 8.5, 240 pages. Signed and inscribed on the half-

TLS, one page, 8.5 x 11, Mudge, Stern, Baldwin & Todd letterhead, September 13, 1963. Letter to Rocco Ameduri of the Bradley Avenue Republican a...

Felt tip signature, "Barack Obama,” on a white 9.5 x 6.5 envelope to which the address of the Senate was added, evidently as a sort of 'fre...

Dual-sided "Obama for Illinois" campaign sign from his 2004 Senate bid, 26.25 x 16, vertically signed and inscribed in the first letter of...

Program for the 86th Annual Dinner Meeting of the Illinois Manufacturer’s Association held on November 28, 1979, at the Chicago Marriott Hotel, 5.5 x

ALS signed “RR,” one lightly-lined page, both sides, 8 x 10, dated in another hand June 7, 1967. In part: “Out of a clear sky I have first rec’d the f

TLS, one page, 6 x 9.25, White House letterhead, December 12, 1939. Letter to her voice teacher, Mrs. von Hesse, in part: "I shall be delighted...

TLS as president, one page, 7 x 8.75, White House letterhead, November 10, 1936. Letter to David Bendann, in part: "I am delighted with those e...

TLS as president, one page, 7 x 8.75, White House letterhead, January 20, 1934. Letter to Governor C. D. Buck of Delaware, in full: "I have rec...

TLS, one page, 8 x 10.5, Navy Department, Assistant Secretary's Office letterhead, November 3, 1917. Letter to prominent Massachusetts lawyer an...

DS, one page, 7.5 x 10.25, January 28, 1916. Official memorandum from the 'Secretary of the Navy,' in part: "Forwarded herewith is noti...

DS as president, one page, 8 x 8.5, circa May–June 1934. Typed document headed "Tentative Draft of Direction from the President to the Secretar...

TLS, one page, 7.25 x 9, Fidelity and Deposit Company of Maryland letterhead, July 9, 1923. Letter to William H. Kelley, in part: "I understand...

TLS, one page, 8 x 10.5, State of New York, Executive Chamber letterhead, June 18, 1930. Letter to Nelson C. Brown of Syracuse University’s New York S

TLS, one page, 8 x 10.5, Assistant Secretary of the Navy letterhead, July 29, 1920. Letter to William M. Cameron, in full: "I greatly appreciat...

TLS, one page, 8 x 10.5, State of New York, Executive Chamber letterhead, January 12, 1931. Letter to Herbert H. Gunnison, in full: "I received...

Well-preserved partly-printed vellum DS as president, signed “Wm. H. Taft,” one page, 15.25 x 19.25, May 18, 1910. President Taft appoints Alfred Mort

TLS as president signed “Wm. H. Taft,” one page, 7 x 6.5, White House letterhead, May 8, 1909. Letter to the American minister to the Argentine Republ

Partly-printed DS, signed "Wm. H. Taft," one page, 7.25 x 3, no date. An Internal Revenue Distillery Warehouse Stamp, No. R8184342, 1878 s...

Ink signature, "Wm. H. Taft, Oct. 30th 1927,” on an off-white 3.5 x 2 card. Nicely double-matted and framed to an overall size of 10 x 9. In fi...

Partly-printed DS as president, signed “Wm. H. Taft,” one page, 16.5 x 12.5, January 13, 1910. President Taft appoints Samuel L. Thompson of Tennessee

Ink signature and inscription, as president, “To Hon. John W. Snyder, with best wishes, Harry S. Truman, The White House 1/21/47,” on an off-white 7.5

TLS, one page, 7.25 x 10.5, personal letterhead, July 15, 1955. Letter to Phil Kerby, editor of Frontier, in part: "Thank you very much for you...

TLS, 7.25 x 8.5, personal letterhead, May 12, 1964. Letter to Jack Burke of the University of Wisconsin News Service, in full: "Thank you for y...

TLS, one page, 7 x 9.75, personal letterhead, April 26, 1955. Letter to Gilbert J. Tilbry, in full: "Thank you a lot for yours of the 15th, enc...

Attractive color program cover featuring a painting by Nicola Veronica symbolizing America's right to vote, published by the International Photo...