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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William H. Taft101 - William H. Taft
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ALS as president signed “Wm. H. Taft,” four pages on two adjoining sheets, 4.5 x 7, White House letterhead, July 22, 1911. Letter to his aunt, Delia T
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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Woodrow Wilson103 - Woodrow Wilson
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Fantastic pairing of letters signed by President Wilson: a TLS as president, one page, 5.25 x 8, White House letterhead, May 17, 1916, addressed to Se
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Estimate : 8,000.00 - 10,000.00
 
 
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Warren G. Harding104 - Warren G. Harding
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Remarkable AMS in pencil as president, eleven pages, 5.25 x 8, no date but circa July 1921. Harding’s draft for a message to Congress on July 26, 1921
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Estimate : 3,500.00 - 4,500.00
 
 
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Warren G. Harding105 - Warren G. Harding
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ALS as president, one page, 7 x 9, White House letterhead, December 23, 1922. Letter to his sister Abigail, in full: "Enclosed find a little Ch...
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Estimate : 8,000.00 - 10,000.00
 
 
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Calvin Coolidge106 - Calvin Coolidge
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ALS as president, one page, 7 x 9, White House letterhead, July 6, 1925. Letter to A. P. Mason, in full: "Your note is received. Thank you. I a...
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Estimate : 4,000.00 - 6,000.00
 
 
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Calvin Coolidge107 - Calvin Coolidge
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Handsome matte-finish 10.75 x 13.75 bust-length portrait of President Coolidge, signed and inscribed in fountain pen, "To Leonard Wheeler, With...
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Herbert Hoover108 - Herbert Hoover
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ALS in pencil, likely as president, signed “H. H.,” one page, 5.5 x 8, no date. Letter to "Akerson," his White House Press Secretary Georg...
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Estimate : 10,000.00 - 12,000.00
 
 
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Herbert Hoover109 - Herbert Hoover
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Uncommon ALS in pencil, one page, 8.25 x 6.75, Western Union letterhead, November 4, 1928. Letter to "David Hinshaw, Republican National Commit...
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Estimate : 2,000.00 - 2,500.00
 
 
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Herbert Hoover110 - Herbert Hoover
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Scarce original pencil sketches made by President Herbert Hoover on an off-white 8.5 x 11 sheet. Hoover’s abstract doodles consist of various geometri
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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Franklin D. Roosevelt111 - Franklin D. Roosevelt
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ALS as president, one page, 7 x 8.75, White House letterhead, February 19, 1934. Letter to Frank C. Deering, in full: "Some day I shall hope to...
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Estimate : 20,000.00 - 25,000.00
 
 
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Franklin D. Roosevelt112 - Franklin D. Roosevelt
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President Roosevelt’s personally-owned and -used fine quality brown leather matchbook, measuring 2 x 2.25 closed, featuring his gilt-embossed initials
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,200.00
 
 
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Franklin D. Roosevelt113 - Franklin D. Roosevelt
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TLS as president, one page, 8 x 10.5, White House letterhead, April 4, 1938. Letter to Mrs. Thomas F. McAllister, director of the Democratic National
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Estimate : 500.00 - 700.00
 
 
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Franklin D. Roosevelt114 - Franklin D. Roosevelt
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Handsome 10.5 x 13.5 engraved portrait of President Roosevelt, boldly signed below the image in fountain pen. Framed and in fine condition, with just
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Franklin D. Roosevelt115 - Franklin D. Roosevelt
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TLS, one page, 8 x 10.5, State of New York, Executive Chamber letterhead, June 25, 1931. Letter to W. Kingsland Macy of the Republican State Committee
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Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
 
 
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Harry S. Truman116 - Harry S. Truman
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ALS as president, one page, 7 x 8.75, White House letterhead, May 9, 1948. Letter to John R. Steelman, his chief of staff, in full: "Your birth...
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Estimate : 4,000.00 - 6,000.00
 
 
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Harry S. Truman117 - Harry S. Truman
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Uncommon signed book: Log of the President’s Trip to the Berlin Conference. Spiral-bound softcover, 9 x 10.75, 140 pages. Signed on the front cover in
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Estimate : 2,000.00 - 2,500.00
 
 
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Harry S. Truman118 - Harry S. Truman
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Unique DS as president, signed “Harry S. Truman,” one page, 14 x 11, no date but circa 1949. A calligraphically inscribed certificate, in full: &quo...
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Estimate : 2,000.00 - 2,500.00
 
 
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Harry S. Truman119 - Harry S. Truman
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TLS, one page, 7.25 x 10.5, personal letterhead, March 19, 1956. Letter to Thomas E. Turner of the Central Texas Bureau, in full: "Thank you ve...
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Estimate : 500.00 - 700.00
 
 
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Harry S. Truman120 - Harry S. Truman
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Handsome matte-finish 7.25 x 11.25 head-and-shoulders photo of President Truman, signed and inscribed in the lower border in fountain pen, "To ...
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Harry S. Truman121 - Harry S. Truman
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Impressive matte-finish 9.5 x 13.25 Harris & Ewing portrait of Truman, signed and inscribed in the lower border in fountain pen, "Kind rega...
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Harry S. Truman and Cabinet122 - Harry S. Truman and Cabinet
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Outstanding oversized matte-finish 14.5 x 10.5 Harris and Ewing photo of Truman and his cabinet, taken in January 1950, signed in the lower border in
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Dwight D. Eisenhower123 - Dwight D. Eisenhower
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Signed book: Crusade in Europe. First edition, limited issue, numbered 983/1426. NY: Doubleday, 1948. Hardcover with slipcase, 7 x 10, 559 pages. Sign
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Estimate : 3,000.00 - 4,000.00
 
 
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Dwight D. Eisenhower124 - Dwight D. Eisenhower
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Leather-bound guest log for the U.S.S. Des Moines CA–134, 8.5 x 10.75, signed on the seventh page in fountain pen as president, “Des Moines—with her c
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Estimate : 2,000.00 - 2,500.00
 
 
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Dwight D. Eisenhower125 - Dwight D. Eisenhower
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Vintage matte-finish 7.75 x 9.75 Bachrach portrait of Eisenhower in a bust-length pose and wearing his five-star military uniform, signed and inscribe
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Dwight D. Eisenhower126 - Dwight D. Eisenhower
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TLS as president, signed “Thanks again—sincerely, D. E.,” six pages, 8 x 10.5, White House letterhead, December 10, 1953. Incredible letter to his for
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Estimate : 8,000.00 - 10,000.00
 
 
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Dwight D. Eisenhower127 - Dwight D. Eisenhower
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TLS as president, signed "D. E.," two pages, 7 x 10.25, White House letterhead, May 6, 1958. Letter to businessman Irving Geist. In part: ...
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Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,500.00
 
 
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Dwight D. Eisenhower128 - Dwight D. Eisenhower
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TLS signed “D. E.,” one page, 7 x 10.25, White House letterhead, June 9, 1960. Letter to James S. Copley, chairman of Copley Newspapers, in full: &q...
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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Dwight D. Eisenhower129 - Dwight D. Eisenhower
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Matte-finish 7.25 x 9.5 head-and-shoulders photo of Eisenhower, signed and inscribed in the lower border in fountain pen, "For Frank Madson, wi...
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Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
 
 
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Jacqueline Kennedy130 - Jacqueline Kennedy
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Exceptional ALS signed “Jackie, xxxxx,” four pages, 4.75 x 7.75, United States Lines letterhead, no date but circa August 1955. Letter to her mother J
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Estimate : 2,000.00 - 2,500.00
 
 
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Jacqueline Kennedy131 - Jacqueline Kennedy
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Gold vermeil on sterling silver cigarette case by Tiffany & Co., gifted by Jackie Kennedy to Helen Lempart Westbrook in 1966. The elegant case m...
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Estimate : 1,200.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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Jacqueline Kennedy132 - Jacqueline Kennedy
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ALS signed “Jackie Kennedy,” one page, 6.25 x 9.25, personal letterhead, no date but circa 1960. Letter to artist Franz Bueb, in part: "For Chr...
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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Jacqueline Kennedy133 - Jacqueline Kennedy
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Personal check, 8.25 x 3, filled out in type and signed by Kennedy, "Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis," payable to Mary Hopkins for $25, Decembe...
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,000.00
 
 
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Jacqueline Kennedy134 - Jacqueline Kennedy
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TLS signed “All my happy New Year wishes, Jackie,” one page, 5.75 x 7.75, 1040 Fifth Avenue letterhead, postmarked January 12, 1994. Letter to Elisa S
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Jacqueline Kennedy135 - Jacqueline Kennedy
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Signed book: One Special Summer. Limited signed first edition of 500 copies. NY: Delacorte Press, 1974. Hardcover in dust jacket, 11 x 13.25, signed i
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John F. Kennedy136 - John F. Kennedy
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ALS as president, signed “Cordially, Jack,” one page, 8 x 10.5, White House letterhead, no date. Letter to "Dear Chic," in full: "I w...
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Estimate : 8,000.00 - 10,000.00
 
 
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John F. Kennedy137 - John F. Kennedy
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John F. Kennedy’s personally owned cream-colored silk scarf from A. Sulka & Company, worn by Kennedy during his tenure as a congressman and into...
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Estimate : 6,000.00 - 8,000.00
 
 
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John F. Kennedy138 - John F. Kennedy
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Partly-printed DS as president, one page, 23 x 19, March 15, 1961. President Kennedy appoints "Arthur J. Goldberg, Secretary of Labor…a Member ...
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Estimate : 3,000.00 - 4,000.00
 
 
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John F. Kennedy139 - John F. Kennedy
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Color glossy 8.25 x 7 photo of President Kennedy meeting with Wally Schirra and his family in the Oval Office, affixed to its original 10.75 x 10.5 mo
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Estimate : 2,800.00 - 3,200.00
 
 
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John F. Kennedy140 - John F. Kennedy
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Vintage matte-finish 7.5 x 9.25 photo of Kennedy taken after being nominated as the Democratic presidential candidate in August of 1960, affixed to th
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Lyndon B. Johnson142 - Lyndon B. Johnson
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Supremely rare ALS as president, signed “L. B. J.,” one page, 5 x 7.25, White House letterhead, dated "Monday 13th." Letter to "Marg,...
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Estimate : 25,000.00 - 30,000.00
 
 
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Lyndon B. Johnson143 - Lyndon B. Johnson
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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
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Estimate : 1,400.00 - 1,600.00
 
 
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The Johnsons144 - The Johnsons
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Scarce color glossy 11.5 x 8.25 photo of the Johnson family posing on the White House lawn, showing Luci Johnson and husband Pat Nugent, the president
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Richard Nixon145 - Richard Nixon
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Excessively rare ALS as president, one page both sides, 6.75 x 8.75, White House letterhead, December 14, 1971. Letter to General and Mrs. Aldrich, th
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Estimate : 20,000.00 - 25,000.00
 
 
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Richard Nixon146 - Richard Nixon
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War-dated TLS as president, signed “Dick,” one page, 7 x 10.25, White House letterhead, June 16, 1969. Letter to actor Jimmy Stewart and his wife Glor
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Estimate : 6,000.00 - 8,000.00
 
 
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Gerald Ford147 - Gerald Ford
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Rare grouping of three items relating to President Ford’s address to the Conference Board at the Sheraton-Park Hotel in Washington, D.C., on January 2
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Estimate : 15,000.00 - 20,000.00
 
 
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Jimmy Carter148 - Jimmy Carter
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ALS as president, signed “Jimmy,” two pages, 7 x 10.5, White House letterhead, March 25, 1977. Letter to West Virginia Senator Jennings Randolph, in f
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Estimate : 15,000.00 - 20,000.00
 
 
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Ronald Reagan149 - Ronald Reagan
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ALS as president, one page, 6.75 x 9, White House letterhead, no date. Letter to actor Jonathan Winters, in full: "It was good to hear from you...
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Estimate : 5,000.00 - 7,000.00
 
 
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George Bush150 - George Bush
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ALS as president, one page, 6.25 x 4.25, The President stationery card with embossed golden seal, January 22, 1990. Letter to Douglass Campbell, in fu
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Estimate : 5,000.00 - 7,000.00
 
 
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George Bush151 - George Bush
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ALS signed “GB,” one page both sides, 6.25 x 4.25, Walker's Point letterhead, August 20, 1999. Letter to Harold Wiesenthal, in full: "I’m s...
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Estimate : 500.00 - 700.00
 
 
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George Bush152 - George Bush
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ALS, one page both sides, 6.25 x 8.5, personal letterhead, February 8, 1997. Letter to Louisiana State University’s men’s basketball coach Dale Brown
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Estimate : 500.00 - 700.00
 
 
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