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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Richard Nixon236 - Richard Nixon
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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
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Estimate : 2,000.00 - 2,500.00
 
 
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Nancy Reagan237 - Nancy Reagan
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Nancy Reagan's personally-owned black satin clutch purse by Renaud Pellegrino of Paris, France, featuring a scallop-edged flap with magnetic clo...
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Estimate : 3,500.00 - 4,000.00
 
 
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Ronald Reagan238 - Ronald Reagan
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Glass jar emblazoned with the presidential seal and Reagan's facsimile signature, measuring 5.5? tall and 4? in diameter, given by President Rea...
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Estimate : 3,500.00 - 4,000.00
 
 
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Barack Obama239 - Barack Obama
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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
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Estimate : 7,000.00 - 8,000.00
 
 
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James Buchanan240 - James Buchanan
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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
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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George Bush241 - George Bush
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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
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,200.00
 
 
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George Bush242 - George Bush
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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...
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,000.00
 
 
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George Bush243 - George Bush
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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
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Estimate : 500.00 - 700.00
 
 
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George Bush244 - George Bush
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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
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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George W. Bush245 - George W. Bush
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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
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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George W. Bush and Family246 - George W. Bush and Family
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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
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Jimmy Carter247 - Jimmy Carter
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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...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Jimmy Carter248 - Jimmy Carter
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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,
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Jimmy Carter249 - Jimmy Carter
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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
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Jimmy Carter250 - Jimmy Carter
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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
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Jimmy Carter251 - Jimmy Carter
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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
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Jimmy Carter252 - Jimmy Carter
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Color limited edition 24 x 18.75 print of a 2012 Charles Funk painting entitled 'Hospitality,' showing President Carter at the Maranatha Bap...
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Jimmy Carter253 - Jimmy Carter
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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
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Jimmy Carter254 - Jimmy Carter
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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...
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Grover Cleveland255 - Grover Cleveland
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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...
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Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
 
 
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Grover Cleveland256 - Grover Cleveland
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Neat ink signature, "Grover Cleveland, August 1892,” on an off-white 3.5 x 2 evenly clipped card. In fine condition.
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Bill Clinton257 - Bill Clinton
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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: “
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Estimate : 1,600.00 - 1,800.00
 
 
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Bill Clinton258 - Bill Clinton
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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,
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Bill Clinton259 - Bill Clinton
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Patriotic 2012 Democratic "Gotta Vote" campaign sign, 17 x 11, signed in black felt tip by Clinton. In fine condition. Accompanied by four...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Bill Clinton260 - Bill Clinton
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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...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Bill Clinton261 - Bill Clinton
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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
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Bill and Hillary Clinton262 - Bill and Hillary Clinton
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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...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Calvin Coolidge263 - Calvin Coolidge
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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
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Calvin Coolidge264 - Calvin Coolidge
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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...
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Dwight D. Eisenhower265 - Dwight D. Eisenhower
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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...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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