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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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Warren G. Harding323 - Warren G. Harding
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Partly-printed DS as president, one page, 18 x 14, February 27, 1922. President Harding appoints Arthur R. Merritt as a "Postmaster at Egypt, i...
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Benjamin Harrison324 - Benjamin Harrison
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Fletcher & Sharpe's Bank check, 6.5 x 2.75, filled out and signed by Harrison, "Benj. Harrison," payable to L. S. Ayres & Co. ...
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Herbert Hoover325 - Herbert Hoover
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Three post-presidency TLSs from Herbert Hoover, each one page, 7.25 x 10.5, dated between April and May 1938, personal letterhead. Each addressed to E
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Herbert Hoover326 - Herbert Hoover
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Partly-printed DS as president, one page, 18.5 x 14, December 17, 1929. President Hoover appoints Albert L. Watson of Pennsylvania as a "United...
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Herbert Hoover327 - Herbert Hoover
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Handsome matte-finish 9.75 x 12.5 portrait of the 31st American president, signed and inscribed in fountain pen, "To J. Butler Wright, with kin...
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Herbert Hoover328 - Herbert Hoover
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TLS, one page, 7.25 x 10.5, personal letterhead, March 20, 1963. Written from his home at the Waldorf-Astoria Towers, a letter to Don Lohbeck, in full
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Andrew Johnson329 - Andrew Johnson
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Pencil signature as governor of Tennessee and vice president–elect, "Andrew Johnson, Nov 17th 1864,” on an off-white 3 x 1.5 slip. Matted and f...
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Lyndon and Lady Bird Johnson330 - Lyndon and Lady Bird Johnson
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Signed book: The Vantage Point. First edition. NY: Holt, Rinehart and Winston, 1971. Hardcover with dust jacket, 6.5 x 9.5, 636 pages. Signed and insc
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Lyndon B. Johnson331 - Lyndon B. Johnson
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TLS signed “Lyndon,” one page, 8 x 10.5, United States Senate letterhead, May 16, 1952. Letter to California Congressman Jack Z. Anderson, in full: ...
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Lyndon B. Johnson332 - Lyndon B. Johnson
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Signed book: This America. First edition. NY: Random House, 1966. Hardcover with dust jacket, 8.75 x 11.75, 174 pages. Signed and inscribed on the fir
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Lyndon B. Johnson333 - Lyndon B. Johnson
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Signed book: A Family Album. First edition. NY: McGraw-Hill, 1965. Hardcover with dust jacket, 6.5 x 8.25, 146 pages. Signed on the half-title page in
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John F. Kennedy334 - John F. Kennedy
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Unused original "Press Section, Balcony Only" ticket, number 1388, 2.5 x 6, to the 'Texas Welcome Dinner' presented in honor of Pr...
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Abraham Lincoln335 - Abraham Lincoln
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Front page of The Fort Dodge Republican from Fort Dodge, Iowa, issued on October 4, 1862, 16.25 x 22.25, featuring one of the earliest printings of th
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William McKinley336 - William McKinley
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Partly-printed DS as president, one page, 20 x 15, September 12, 1899. President McKinley appoints Wallace N. Batchelder as "First Lieutenant i...
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Pat Nixon337 - Pat Nixon
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ALS, one page both sides, measuring 6 x 7.5 open, personal stationery card, no date. Letter to George Viegelmann, in full: "What a thoughtful f...
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Richard Nixon338 - Richard Nixon
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Signed book: The Memoirs of Richard Nixon. First edition. NY: Grosset & Dunlap, 1978. Clothbound hardcover with slipcase, 7.25 x 10, 1120 pages....
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Richard Nixon339 - Richard Nixon
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Signed book: Real Peace: A Strategy for the West. Limited first edition, one of 1000 privately printed copies, NY: 1983. Hardcover with dust jacket, 5
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Richard Nixon340 - Richard Nixon
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TLS signed “Dick Nixon,” one page, 8.5 x 11, Office of the President–Elect letterhead, December 9, 1968. Letter to Pennsylvania Congressman Edwin D. E
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Richard Nixon341 - Richard Nixon
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TLS, one page, 7.25 x 10.5, personal letterhead, November 25, 1966. Letter to Dick Hyman, in part: "Due to a very heavy backlog of mail, this i...
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Presidents and First Ladies342 - Presidents and First Ladies
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Attractive official engraved portrait of the White House by the Bureau of Engraving and Printing, 7 x 5.75, signed in ink or felt tip by George and Ba
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Ronald Reagan343 - Ronald Reagan
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TLS as president signed “Ron,” one page, 7 x 10.5, White House letterhead, December 2, 1986. Letter to Dolores M. Ballachino in Boulder City, Nevada.
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Ronald Reagan344 - Ronald Reagan
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TLS as president, signed “Ronald,” one page, 6.75 x 8.75, White House letterhead, November 9, 1982. Reagan writes to the Sisco family in Healdsburg, C
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Ronald Reagan and George Bush345 - Ronald Reagan and George Bush
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Impressive oversized color canvas print of Reagan and Bush, matted and framed to an overall size of 28.75 x 28, signed and inscribed on the mat in bla
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William H. Taft346 - William H. Taft
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TLS signed “Wm. H. Taft,” one page, 5.25 x 8.75, War Department letterhead, June 28, 1908. Letter to John L. Cadwalader, in full: "I have recei...
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Harry S. Truman347 - Harry S. Truman
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TLS, one page, 7 x 10, personal letterhead, January 16, 1958. Letter to Lawrence Spivak, the moderator of Meet the Press, in full: “In reply to your l
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Donald Trump348 - Donald Trump
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Color glossy 8.5 x 10.75 photo of Barack Obama's State of Hawaii 'Certificate of Live Birth,' signed in blue felt tip by Donald Trump. I...
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,200.00
 
 
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Donald Trump349 - Donald Trump
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DS, one page, 8.5 x 11, no date but circa 1980s. Letter of agreement between Benjamin and Gloria Engel and Donald Trump, in which the latter assigns...
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Donald Trump350 - Donald Trump
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Signed book: The Art of the Deal. First edition. NY: Random House, 1987. Hardcover with dust jacket, 6.5 x 9.5, 246 pages. Signed on first free end pa
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Donald Trump351 - Donald Trump
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Embroidered white fabric flag for the Trump National Doral Golf Club in Miami, 17 x 12.5, signed in the center in black felt tip by Donald Trump. Fold
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Donald Trump and Mike Pence352 - Donald Trump and Mike Pence
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Iconic red "Make America Great Again" cotton cap with Velcro back, popularized during the presidential campaign of Donald Trump, prominent...
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