RR Auction: Fine Autographs and Artifacts

Ornately engraved partly-printed vellum DS, signed “G:o Washington,” one page, 20 x 13.75, December 10, 1785. A Society of Cincinnati membership certi

Attractively penned free-franked address panel, 6.25 x 3.5, accomplished entirely in Washington's own hand, "To John Parke Custis Esq'r...

Partly-printed DS as president, one page, 21.5 x 17.5, April 2, 1799. Four-language ship's paper issued to "Elkanah Talman of New Bedford, ...

Very desirable free-franked address panel, 4.75 x 3.5, addressed and dated in another hand, "Quincy, M., July 15th, Mrs. Elizabeth Peabody, Atk...

ALS signed “Ja's Monroe,” one page, 7.75 x 9.5, March 6, 1792. Letter to "The honble Mr. Giles," in full: "I had appropriated in ...

Partly-printed vellum DS as president, one page, 15.5 x 9.75, April 15, 1825. President Monroe grants John Allen of Monroe County, Indiana, a tract of

Ink signature, "J. Q. Adams,” on an off-white 1.75 x .75 slip, dated "1826" in another hand. Affixed to a slightly larger slip and in...

Full free frank, measuring 9.75 x 8 with a center panel of 5.25 x 3.25, postmarked May 6 [circa 1829–31], addressed by Van Buren to "Genl. Samu...

ALS, one page both sides, 7.75 x 9.75, November 17, 1851. Letter to the Hon. Robert F. Stockton, a commodore notable for the capture of California dur

Partly-printed DS as president, one page, 17.75 x 11.25, July 16, 1861. President Lincoln appoints Jonathan C. Havens as "Deputy Postmaster at ...

Rare free-franked transmittal envelope, 5.5 x 3, addressed in Lincoln's hand to "Hon. S. L. Casey, National Hotel," and franked in the...

Original limited edition 1.75 x 1.75 swatch of black horsehair upholstery, numbered 18/85, removed from the ‘Lincoln Courting Couch,’ a sofa owned by

Partly-printed DS as president, one page, 8 x 10, March 26, 1870. President Grant directs the "Secretary of State to affix the Seal of the Unit...

Choice ink signature, "U. S. Grant,” on an off-white 3.25 x 1.25 slip. Handsomely cloth-matted and framed with a portrait of General Grant at C...

Twice-signed partly-printed DS, signed “R. B. Hayes, Notary Public,” one page both sides, 8 x 12.5, May 10, 1852. Warranty deed concerning the sale of

ALS signed “J. A. Garfield,” one page, 7.75 x 10.5, May 19, 1871. Letter to Wallace J. Ford in Corry, Pennsylvania, in part: "I have read with ...

LS signed “J. A. Garfield,” one page, 7.75 x 10, May 7, 1873. Letter to the Hon. John Peter Robison in Cleveland, in part: "Your letter is exac...

ALS signed “J. A. Garfield,” one page, 5 x 8, October 21, 1873. Letter to the Hon. John Peter Robison, in full: "I have just returned home, fro...

Partly-printed DS as president, one page, 8 x 10, March 24, 1885. President Cleveland authorizes and directs the "Secretary of State to cause t...

Attractive partly-printed vellum DS as president, one page, 15.5 x 19.5, August 31, 1893. President Cleveland appoints John H. Janeway as "Depu...

World War I-dated TLS, one page, 8.5 x 10.25, May 12, 1915. Written from Walnut Park in Syracuse, a letter to noted book publisher Irving Putnam, in f

Partly-printed vellum DS as president, one page, 15.75 x 20.25, December 26, 1901. President Roosevelt appoints Samuel B. Pearson as "First Lie...

TLS, one page, 6.5 x 7.75, The Outlook letterhead, May 5, 1911. Letter to Edward B. Clark, in full; "I thank you for your note, and am interest...

Striking oversized matte-finish 9.75 x 11.75 portrait of Taft taken by Pach Bros. in 1908, affixed to its original 13.5 x 16.75 studio mount, signed a

Huge matte-finish 14.75 x 18 photo of President Wilson signing a document with his private secretary Joseph Patrick Tumulty by his side, signed in fou

Partly-printed DS as president, one page, 15.75 x 20, December 27, 1926. President Coolidge appoints Paul L. Reed as a "Civil Engineer in the N...

ALS, one page, 7 x 8.75, White House letterhead, August 12, 1930. Letter to "Mr. Thomas Edison, West Orange, N.J.," in full: "I have ...

Original pencil sketch by Franklin D. Roosevelt showing the White House librarian, Mary Eben, kissing a man named Louie, accomplished on a brown 7 x 9

Fantastic matte-finish 10 x 8 photo of President Roosevelt meeting with five-year-old Phyllis Smith to kick off the annual Red Cross roll call, neatly

Unusual vintage matte-finish 6.75 x 9.25 photo of Roosevelt wearing a kingly makeshift robe and crown and holding fireplace tongs, signed and inscribe

TLS as president, one page, 7 x 8.75, White House letterhead, December 18, 1945. Letter to Barnet Nover of the Washington Post, in full: "I app...

Impressive printed World War II proclamation, one page, 14.75 x 21.75, May 8, 1945. A lithographic proclamation, issued the day following the German s

ALS, one page, 6.5 x 8.5, personal letterhead, July 24, 1958. Letter to the Hon. Robert P. Weatherford, the mayor of Truman's hometown, Independ...

Press release, five pages on four sheets, 8 x 14, January 19, 1949. Mimeographed press release of Harry S. Truman's inaugural address, signed at...

Souvenir typescript of General Dwight Eisenhower’s Order of the Day on June 6, 1944, delivered upon the D-Day invasion of France, 5.5 x 8.75, removed

TLS as president, one page, 8 x 10.5, White House letterhead, March 20, 1958. Letter to Secretary of Defense Neil H. McElroy, in full: "I have ...

Uncommon TMS, 8.25 x 13.25, January 10, 1957. An original White House manuscript of Eisenhower's annual message to the Congress on the State of ...

Handsome 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 t

ALS signed “Jack Kennedy, Lt. USNR,” one page both sides, 7.25 x 10.5, postmarked February 23, 1944. Written from Boston's New England Baptist H...

John F. Kennedy's personally-owned and -used leather golf club cover, 10.5? in length, consisting of soft brown leather covers with stitched off...

Official White House photographer Cecil Stoughton's personal photo album containing 22 original vintage color 8 x 10 photos of President John F....

TLS signed “John Kennedy,” one page, 7.5 x 9.75, United States Senate letterhead, February 27, 1956. Letter to Mrs. Sam Bernstein, who has offered Ken

TLS as president signed “John Kennedy,” one page, 7 x 10.25, White House letterhead, September 8, 1961. Letter to noted writer and critic Lewis Mumfor

Handwritten notes by John F. Kennedy on both sides of a 6.25 x 9.25 sheet of United States Senate letterhead. Penned in blue ballpoint, the unsigned n

TLS as president, one page, 6.75 x 8.75, White House letterhead, March 21, 1963. A "Memorandum for the Secretary of Defense," Robert McNam...

Glossy 10 x 8 photo of the swearing-in ceremony of President John F. Kennedy's cabinet, signed in black felt tip by Jacqueline Kennedy, Dean Rus...

Significant steel-nib fountain pen used by President Lyndon B. Johnson to sign the ‘Joint Resolution to Authorize the United States Secret Service to

Partly-printed DS as president, one page, 22.75 x 18.75, January 18, 1969. President Johnson appoints James MacGregor Burns of Massachusetts as &quo...

TLS, one page, 7 x 10.25, White House letterhead, May 27, 1965. Letter to California Governor Pat Brown, in part: "Thank you for the thoughtful...

Impressive manuscript DS as president, one page, 14.5 x 18.5, 1965. Fantastic hand-illuminated presentation certificate for the National Medal of Scie