RR Auction: Fine Autographs and Artifacts

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With more than 1,000 lots, RR Auction’s May Fine Autographs and Artifacts auction features an impressive assortment of historic collectibles. This month includes a special Literature section, with rare and significant items such as an illustrated, autographed manuscript of Hermann Hesse’s "Piktor's Verwandlungen"; Anton Chekhov's “Stories and Tales,” inscribed; a handwritten quotation from Guo Moruo; and many more top authors like Joyce, Tolkien, Orwell, Sartre, Sendak and Whitman. The Music section features incredible original artwork by Frederic Chopin; a 350-page “Who’s Who in Rock & Roll,” signed by hundreds of the genre’s greatest musicians; and a fully signed Beatles autograph with additional, rare signature from Ray Charles. This catalog also includes items from US History, Space, Art, Entertainment and more. 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 May 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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Lyndon B. Johnson303 - Lyndon B. Johnson
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TLS as president, one page, 7 x 10.25, White House letterhead, October 19, 1965. Letter to Reverend Daniel A. Poling, editor of the Christian Herald,
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,000.00
 
 
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Richard Nixon304 - Richard Nixon
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ALS signed “Dick,” one page, 7.25 x 10.5, personal letterhead, August 20, 1989. Letter to his friend, newspaper publisher Helen Copley, suggesting she
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Estimate : 2,000.00 - 2,500.00
 
 
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Ronald Reagan305 - Ronald Reagan
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Handwritten draft for a speech by Reagan, unsigned, five pages plus one correction slip, 8.5 x 11, for an address before the Gridiron Club on March 11
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Estimate : 2,500.00 - 3,000.00
 
 
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Richard Nixon306 - Richard Nixon
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Two items: a TLS as president, signed "RN," one page, 6.5 x 8.5, White House letterhead, October 20, 1972, to Pennsylvania Congressman Law...
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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Bill and Hillary Clinton307 - Bill and Hillary Clinton
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DS, signed “William J. Clinton" and "Hillary Rodham Clinton,” eight pages, 8.5 x 11, June 4, 2010. A "Confidential Settlement Agreeme...
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Estimate : 2,000.00 - 2,500.00
 
 
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George Bush308 - George Bush
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Unsigned handwritten draft by Vice President Bush, three pages, 7.25 x 10.5, Stouffer’s Inn on the Square letterhead, no date but circa March/April 19
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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George W. Bush309 - George W. Bush
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TLS as president, one page, 6.75 x 8.75, White House letterhead, October 16, 2008. Letter to Robert R. Williams, in full: "Congratulations on y...
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Jimmy Carter310 - Jimmy Carter
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Group of five first edition books, each hardcover with dust jacket, signed on an opening page in black ink or felt tip, "J. Carter," with ...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter311 - Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter
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Group of five color laserprint photos of Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter during their time in the White House, 8.5 x 11 and 11 x 8.5, each signed in black f
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Jimmy Carter312 - Jimmy Carter
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Three collector's edition books from the Easton Press: White House Diary, Turning Point, and Beyond the White House. Each book is leather-bound ...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Bill Clinton313 - 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 : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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Bill Clinton314 - Bill Clinton
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Glossy 10 x 8.25 laserprint photo of President Bill Clinton with White House intern-turned-paramour Monica Lewinsky, signed in black felt tip by Clint
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Bill Clinton315 - Bill Clinton
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Newsmax magazine from November 2007, 98 pages, 8 x 10.5, showing a close-up of Clinton smiling against a light blue background with white text reading
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Bill Clinton316 - Bill Clinton
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Signed book: My Life. Limited edition, numbered 1028/1500. NY: Alfred A. Knopf, 2004. Clothbound hardcover with slipcase, 6.75 x 9.75, 957 pages. Sign
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Calvin Coolidge317 - Calvin Coolidge
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Distinguished matte-finish 9.5 x 13 portrait of Coolidge by Harris & Ewing of Washington D.C., signed and inscribed in fountain pen, "To J....
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Calvin Coolidge318 - Calvin Coolidge
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TLS, one page, 8.5 x 11, personal letterhead, July 30, 1930. Letter to C. C. Sherlock of the Ladies Home Journal, in full: "Your wire has just ...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Dwight D. Eisenhower319 - Dwight D. Eisenhower
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Partly-printed DS, one page, 13.75 x 11.75, February 11, 1953. President Eisenhower designates Joseph M. Gazzam, Jr., to “serve as a member of The Ann
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Dwight D. Eisenhower320 - Dwight D. Eisenhower
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Handsome high-quality matte-finish 8 x 10 gelatin print of Eisenhower at his desk by Murray of New York, neatly signed in the lower border in fountain
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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First Ladies321 - First Ladies
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Group of three checks signed by former residents of the White House: a 1903 personal check filled out and signed by Frances Cleveland, "Frances...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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James A. Garfield322 - James A. Garfield
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Free franked mailing envelope, 5.75 x 3.25, addressed by Garfield to "B. A. Hinsdale, 86 Clinton St., Cleveland, Ohio," and franked in the...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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