RR Auction: Fine Autographs and Artifacts

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RR Auction celebrates Presidents’ Day in February 2018! Our featured section boasts autographs from every American president, including a variety of virtually unobtainable examples—an Abraham Lincoln land grant, a James A. Garfield autograph letter as president, and a Theodore Roosevelt speech are among the highlights. Other top items include: Olympic medals and torches; artistic autographs from the likes of Matisse, Picasso, and Renoir; literary letters by Proust, Kafka, Dickens, and Voltaire; and autographs of music icons such as the Beatles, Rolling Stones, and Woody Guthrie. 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 February 2018.
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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Andrew Jackson21 - Andrew Jackson
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Partly-printed vellum DS as president, one page, 15.75 x 9.5, December 1, 1830. President Jackson grants William S. Fleming a tract of land in "...
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Estimate : 700.00 - 900.00
 
 
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Martin Van Buren22 - Martin Van Buren
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ALS as president signed “M. Van Buren,” one page, 8 x 9.75, June 15, 1839. Letter to William C. Waddell, in full: "It is my intention to leave ...
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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Martin Van Buren23 - Martin Van Buren
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ALS as secretary of state, signed "M. Van Buren," one page, 7.75 x 9.75, May 5, 1829. Letter to General Samuel Smith, in part: "I enc...
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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Martin Van Buren24 - Martin Van Buren
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Partly-printed DS as president, signed “M. Van Buren,” one page, 7.5 x 7.25, June 10, 1840. President Van Buren authorizes and directs "the Sec...
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Estimate : 500.00 - 700.00
 
 
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Martin Van Buren25 - Martin Van Buren
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Hand-addressed free frank panel, 4.25 x 3.25, addressed by Van Buren to “Thomas N. Carr, Esq, New York,” and franked in the upper right, “Free, M. Van
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Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
 
 
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William Henry Harrison26 - William Henry Harrison
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Extremely rare autograph endorsement signed, presumably as president, "W. H. Harrison, W. H. Henderson, an old soldier of mine, Private drawer,...
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Estimate : 20,000.00 - 25,000.00
 
 
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William Henry Harrison27 - William Henry Harrison
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ALS as Whig candidate for president, signed “W. H. Harrison,” one page, 7.75 x 10, July 23, 1840. Letter to Rufus Reed, Thomas Sile, and "other...
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Estimate : 8,000.00 - 10,000.00
 
 
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William Henry Harrison28 - William Henry Harrison
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ALS signed "Willm H. Harrison," one page, 8 x 12.75, October 14, 1811. Letter to General John Gibson, written as Governor of the Indiana T...
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Estimate : 2,000.00 - 2,500.00
 
 
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John Tyler29 - John Tyler
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Manuscript DS as president, one page, 9.25 x 13.75, July 9, 1844. Document reads, in part: “Whereas…David Babe alias William Brown, was convicted of m
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Estimate : 1,200.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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John Tyler30 - John Tyler
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ALS as president, one page, 8 x 10, January 26, 1842. Letter to prominent Philadelphia lawyer Horace Binney, in full: "I took the liberty, on b...
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Estimate : 3,000.00 - 4,000.00
 
 
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John Tyler31 - John Tyler
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Partly-printed DS as president, signed “J. Tyler,” one page, 21.5 x 16.5, July 24, 1844. Four-language ship's paper issued to "John Swift, ...
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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James K. Polk32 - James K. Polk
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ALS as president, one page, 8 x 10, February 9, 1848. Letter "To The Secretary of War," William L. Marcy, in full: "I desire to send ...
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Estimate : 15,000.00 - 20,000.00
 
 
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James K. Polk33 - James K. Polk
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Elaborate ink signature, "I Have the Honor to be, Very Respectfully, yr obt & very Hmbl Servt, James K. Polk," clipped from the close ...
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Estimate : 700.00 - 900.00
 
 
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Zachary Taylor34 - Zachary Taylor
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Scarce partly-printed DS as president, signed “Z. Taylor,” one page, 21.5 x 16.75, November 28, 1849. Four-language ship's paper issued to "...
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Estimate : 3,000.00 - 4,000.00
 
 
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Zachary Taylor35 - Zachary Taylor
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ALS as president, signed “Z. Taylor,” one page, 5 x 8, November 27, 1849. Boldly penned letter to Secretary of the Interior Thomas Ewing, in full: &...
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Estimate : 20,000.00 - 25,000.00
 
 
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Millard Fillmore36 - Millard Fillmore
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Signed books from Millard Fillmore's personal library: History of the Great Reformation of the Sixteenth Century in Germany, Switzerland, &c...
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Estimate : 3,000.00 - 4,000.00
 
 
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Millard Fillmore37 - Millard Fillmore
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ALS, one page, 5 x 8, March 28, 1857. Letter to Hamilton Fish. In full: “Perceiving that the Senate ordered some extra copies of the Opinions of the S
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Estimate : 3,000.00 - 4,000.00
 
 
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Millard Fillmore38 - Millard Fillmore
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ALS as vice president, one page, 5 x 7.25, July 9, 1850. Letter to William Rich, in full: "I have your note of the 8th inst. enclosing a sealed...
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Estimate : 2,000.00 - 2,500.00
 
 
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Millard Fillmore39 - Millard Fillmore
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Partly-printed DS as president, one page, 8 x 10.25, December 20, 1850. President Fillmore authorizes and directs the secretary of state to “affix the
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Millard Fillmore40 - Millard Fillmore
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ALS, one page, 5 x 7.75, February 25, 1857. Letter to E. H. Wade, in full: “I have your letter desiring to know whether in my opinion the ‘Missouri Co
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Estimate : 2,000.00 - 2,500.00
 
 
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