RR Auction: Fine Autographs and Artifacts

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RR Auction's March Fine Autograph and Artifact sale is highlighted by a featured literature section, offering a remarkable array of autographs from literary legends—from American icons like F. Scott Fitzgerald, Ernest Hemingway, Mark Twain, and Henry David Thoreau, to world-renowned authors such as Leo Tolstoy, Boris Pasternak, Victor Hugo, Vladimir Nabokov, and Maxim Gorky, it is a robust selection of exemplary material. Political leaders are also well-represented, with outstanding items including signatures of Mao Zedong and Zhou Enlai, autograph letters by Vladimir Lenin, a letter signed by Sun Yat-sen, and a superb George Washington document associated with the Revolutionary War. Rounding out the catalog are items from the realms of music, Hollywood, sports, art, space, and aviation. 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 March 2019.
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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Ronald and Nancy Reagan and Mikhail Gorbachev51 - Ronald and Nancy Reagan and Mikhail Gorbachev
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Glossy 10 x 8 photo of the Reagans and Gorbachev in the rain, signed and inscribed in black felt tip by Nancy Reagan, "To Samuel Kloda, Best wi...
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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George Bush52 - George Bush
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Two items, comprising an ALS as president and a "George Bush" Timex wristwatch. First is an ALS as president, one page both sides, 6.25 x ...
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Estimate : 6,000.00 - 8,000.00
 
 
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George Bush53 - George Bush
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ALS as president, one page both sides, 6.25 x 4.25, presidential letterhead, September 19, 1989. Letter to Pulitzer Prize–winning journalist Richard B
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Estimate : 2,000.00 - 3,000.00
 
 
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George W. Bush54 - George W. Bush
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TLS as president, one page, 6.75 x 8.75, White House letterhead, December 21, 2007. Letter to Eileen G. Slocum, a stalwart of the Republican Party in
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Barbara Bush55 - Barbara Bush
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TLS, one page, 6.25 x 8.5, The Vice President's House letterhead, April 9, 1982. Letter to "Gary," in part: "It's so refreshi...
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George Bush56 - George Bush
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Signed book: A World Transformed. Second printing. NY: Alfred A. Knopf, 1998. Hardcover with dust jacket, 6.5 x 9.5, 590 pages. Signed on a bookplate
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George Bush57 - George Bush
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ALS as vice president, one page both sides, 6.25 x 4.25, vice presidential letterhead, March 24, 1987. Letter to Dr. Ray H. Hayes in Louisville, Kentu
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Jimmy Carter58 - Jimmy Carter
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Two signed photos: a color satin-finish 8 x 10 photo of Carter in a suit and tie, signed and inscribed in the lower border in black felt tip, "...
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Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter59 - Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter
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Attractive pair of color photos of Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter, 8 x 10 and 10 x 8, both signed in black felt tip by the Carters. In overall very fine co
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Frances Cleveland60 - Frances Cleveland
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ALS signed “Frances F. Cleveland,” two pages, 4 x 6, Executive Mansion letterhead, no date but "Sunday Evening." Letter to "Mr. Grisc...
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Bill Clinton61 - Bill Clinton
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TLS as governor, one page, 8.5 x 11, State of Arkansas letterhead, September 14, 1989. Letter D. L. Moffat, in part: "Thank you for your letter...
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Bill Clinton62 - Bill Clinton
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Color glossy 8 x 10 full-length photo of Bill Clinton wearing denim and holding a golfing wedge, signed in blue felt tip. In fine condition, with slig
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Calvin Coolidge63 - Calvin Coolidge
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TLS as president, one page, 7 x 9.25, White House letterhead, September 28, 1923. Letter to John Hays Hammond of the United States Coal Commission, in
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Calvin Coolidge64 - Calvin Coolidge
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Personal check, 8.25 x 3.25, filled out and signed by Coolidge, payable to clerk J. A. Crasin for $1, January 4, 1912. Mounted and matted with an engr
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Gerald Ford65 - Gerald Ford
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Two items signed by Ford: a satin-finish 8 x 10 photo of Ford at a rally for Connecticut gubernatorial candidate Ronald A. Sarasin, signed in black fe
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Gerald Ford66 - Gerald Ford
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Signed book: The Thirty-eighth President. Limited edition, numbered 202/300. Reno, Nevada: Jack Bacon & Company, 2001. Clothbound hardcover, 8.2...
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Warren G. Harding67 - Warren G. Harding
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Uncommon TLS as president, two pages on two adjoining sheets, 7 x 8.75, White House letterhead, April 14, 1921. Letter to Senator Frank B. Willis, in
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Benjamin Harrison68 - Benjamin Harrison
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TLS signed “Benj. Harrison,” one page, 8.5 x 11, personal letterhead, February 20, 1889. Two weeks before taking office as president, a letter to Sena
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Benjamin Harrison69 - Benjamin Harrison
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Fletcher & Sharpe's Bank check, 7.75 x 3, filled out and signed by Harrison, "Benj. Harrison," payable to First Presby Church for ...
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Rutherford B. Hayes70 - Rutherford B. Hayes
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Stationery envelope of the Military Order of the Loyal Legion of the United States, 6.25 x 3.5, addressed in Hayes's hand to "Col. H. G. Ot...
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Lyndon B. Johnson71 - Lyndon B. 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 in fount
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Lyndon B. Johnson72 - Lyndon B. Johnson
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TLS signed “L.B.J.,” one page, 7 x 8.75, personal letterhead, January 3, 1973. Letter to Brigadier General DeWitt C. Smith, in full: "I appreci...
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John F. Kennedy73 - John F. Kennedy
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Cecil Stoughton's own original vintage color glossy 7 x 5 photo of Caroline Kennedy sitting with her father John F. Kennedy aboard the Honey Fit...
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John F. Kennedy74 - John F. Kennedy
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Original 6.25 x 5 invitation to the "First Anniversary Mass in memory of John Fitzgerald Kennedy," celebrated by Richard Cardinal Cushing ...
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Abraham Lincoln75 - Abraham Lincoln
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Scarce textured matte-finish 4.75 x 7 photo of the famous 'McNulty-Butler' portrait of President Abraham Lincoln, taken at Springfield, Illi...
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Abraham Lincoln, George Washington, and U. S. Grant76 - Abraham Lincoln, George Washington, and U. S. Grant
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Group of three 2.5 x 4 carte-de-visite portraits: one showing President Abraham Lincoln in a three-quarter-length pose, published by E. &. H. T....
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Richard Nixon78 - Richard Nixon
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TLS signed “RN,” one page, 7.25 x 10.5, personal letterhead, August 13, 1976. Letter to talent agent Irving Paul Lazar, thanking him for kind wishes a
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Richard Nixon79 - Richard Nixon
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Three TLSs by Nixon, each one page, dated from 1964 to 1992: one signed "Dick," personal letterhead, June 29, 1964 ("It was most thou...
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Richard Nixon80 - Richard Nixon
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Special 'First Day of Issue' postcard issued by the Nixon Library featuring an image of the president's meeting with Elvis Presley, 7 x ...
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Richard Nixon81 - Richard Nixon
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Vintage matte-finish 8 x 10 photo of Vice President Nixon by Arnold Newman, signed and inscribed in fountain pen, "To my friend and former '...
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Richard Nixon82 - Richard Nixon
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Glossy 8 x 9.75 photo of Richard Nixon speaking at a microphone stand, signed in blue felt tip, "R. Nixon." In fine condition, with a smal...
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Presidents83 - Presidents
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Ink signatures of five American presidents on individual slips or cards ranging in size from 1.75 x .75 to 4.75 x 1.75, which includes the following p
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Ronald Reagan84 - Ronald Reagan
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Color satin-finish 9.75 x 7.75 photo of President Reagan seated in the Oval Office during a television broadcast, signed and inscribed in the lower bo
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Ronald Reagan85 - Ronald Reagan
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Program for a reception honoring Ronald Reagan by the Republican Coordinating Council of the 13th Assembly District, held at the Holiday Bowl in Haywa
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Ronald Reagan86 - Ronald Reagan
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Ink signature, "Ronald Reagan,” on a white 3.5 x 2.75 sheet. In fine condition.
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Ronald Reagan87 - Ronald Reagan
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Glossy 8 x 10 bust-length photo of Governor Ronald Reagan, signed and inscribed in black felt tip, "To Nancy—with very best wishes, Ronald Reag...
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Ronald Reagan88 - Ronald Reagan
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Color satin-finish 10 x 8 photo of President Reagan being presented with a quilt in the Oval Office, signed in the lower border in black ink, "...
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Ronald Reagan89 - Ronald Reagan
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Signed book: Speaking My Mind. First edition. NY: Simon & Schuster, 1989. Hardcover with dust jacket, 6.5 x 9.5, 432 pages. Signed on a bookplat...
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Franklin D. Roosevelt90 - Franklin D. Roosevelt
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TLS, one page, 8 x 10.5, State of New York Executive Chamber letterhead, December 20, 1929. Letter to the Hon. Arthur S. Tomkins, a justice of the New
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Franklin D. Roosevelt91 - Franklin D. Roosevelt
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TLS as president, one page, 8 x 10.5, White House letterhead, June 5, 1942. Letter to C. Gerard Dodge in New York, in part: "Your interest in t...
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Franklin D. Roosevelt92 - Franklin D. Roosevelt
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TLS as president, one page, 8 x 10.5, White House letterhead, November 16, 1936. Letter to Harold L. Ickes, Federal Emergency Administrator of Public
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Franklin D. Roosevelt93 - Franklin D. Roosevelt
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TLS, one page, 7.75 x 10.25, Assistant Secretary of the Navy letterhead, July 17, 1920. Letter to Frank Waters at Sailors' Snug Harbor on Staten...
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Franklin D. Roosevelt94 - Franklin D. Roosevelt
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Autograph endorsement as president, "B. O'C, Yes—fine—FDR," at the conclusion of a letter written by Charles Engelhard to Basil O'...
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Theodore Roosevelt95 - Theodore Roosevelt
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TLS signed “T. Roosevelt,” one page, 8.5 x 11, Metropolitan letterhead, September 13, 1917. Letter to William M. Robb in Hartford, in full: "I ...
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Theodore Roosevelt96 - Theodore Roosevelt
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TLS, one page, 6.75 x 7.5, The Outlook letterhead, May 13, 1913. Letter to Mrs. Leonard E. Opdycke, in full: "I greatly appreciated the little ...
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William H. Taft97 - William H. Taft
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TLS signed “Wm. H. Taft,” one page, 8 x 10.5, Office of the Civil Governor of the Philippine Islands letterhead, July 19, 1901. Letter to Lazard Kahn,
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William H. Taft98 - William H. Taft
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TLS signed “Wm. H. Taft,” one page, 5.5 x 9, War Department letterhead, January 13, 1908. Letter to the Hon. Joel P. Heatwole, who represented Minneso
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Harry S. Truman99 - Harry S. Truman
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TLS, one page, 7.25 x 10.5, personal letterhead, October 21, 1953. Letter to R. K. Allerton, Jr., a public relations officer at Underwood. In full: ...
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Harry S. Truman100 - Harry S. Truman
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City Bank of Kansas City check, 6.25 x 2.75, filled out and signed by Truman, payable to William P. Francisco for $20, August 15, 1925. In fine condit
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Harry S. Truman101 - Harry S. Truman
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TLS, one page, 7.25 x 10.5, personal letterhead, May 20, 1964. Letter to John Montgomery of the Junction City Daily Union, in full: "Thank you ...
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